Primary Sources, Black History

Tonight we proudly present to you The Roots of Silicon Valley, with Soledad Obrien's CNN documentary The New Promised Land: Silicon Valley, Presented by Navarrow Wright Co-Founder (Russell Simmons) The Global Grind. You're Invited to Attend a discussion of the historical origins of Blacks contributions to technology.

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This is an incredible opportunity to meaningfully celebrate Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday Weekend at a historical venue, The Belmont Mansion in Philadelphia with the founder and operator, Mrs. Audrey Johnson-Thonton! 

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Panelist include, Activist Attorney Michael Coard and Technical Media Personality,Stephanie Humphrey

Join  Attorney Activist Micheal Cord and Senator Eric Adams on The Gist of Freedom ~ As a Captain in the NYPD, Adams during his 20-year career in law enforcement, co-founded 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement.

Ginger Baine-Miller President and CEO · http://www.john142vets.org Nonprofit organization serving homeless and at risk veterans through advocacy housing and supportive services.

StreetPositive.com, a division of 4Positive Knowledge (1997), was originally   established in 1999 to promote child safety among elementary school students. C.E.O. Terry Boykins has resided in the Inland Empire for nearly thirty years. He is organizer of the Million Father March and spearheads campaigns and movements that address the needs of critical social and economic issues including fatherhood, homeless youth, abuse, gangs, mentoring and more. The collaboration between Stampley and Boykins came about in 2009 after the Million Father March and Street Positive recognized fathers of disabled children. H.L. Stampley's A Fragile Child’s Cry is the true-life story of a foster father who proved that love, and perseverance can truly make an amazing difference in the life of a child victimized by shaken baby syndrome.

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Brian Fegely, William Still local historian speaks with Dr. Weldon McWillliams.

Stephanie McGuire is a black scientist  and opera Singer. Ms. McGuire is currently planning a solo show, Mezzo Laid Bare. Listen as Dave Romeo learns more about Stephanie's fantastic journey.

Dave Romeo, Black History Tours host talks with The Mahina Movement! The All Woman Trio band  combine poetry and song to create passionate music. Having deep roots from all over the world- Mexico, Ireland Tonga- Africa The Mahnia Movement music resonates globally.

Discussing the case and execution of Troy Davis. The opinions and the views of students at Hampton  University.

Join The Gist of Freedom host Jamaal Brown and Professor Faulkner as they talk about Faulkner's latest book, “Lucretia Mott’s Heresy: Abolition and Women’s Rights in Nineteenth-Century America”. In the first biography of Mott in thirty years, historian Carol Faulkner reveals the motivations of this radical egalitarian from Nantucket. and learn about the abolitionist Lucretia Mott. Temple Univ. Curator, Charles Blockson ~ "Freedom seekers, and others including Tubman, Nat Turner and Sojourner Truth, stopped at her property for food, money and shelter. Mott, a Quaker preacher had a farm in the community now known as La Mott in Cheltenham Township.