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Show # 95 - Women's International Day
International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. International Women's Day (IWD) has been observed since in the early 1900's - a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialized world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical ideologies. In saying so, we had impromptu topics of conversation that discussed women's achievements...and possibly failures. Nike will soon begin selling a performance hijab for Muslim women athletes. The design process took 13 months, and the final product will be available for sale in the company's Spring 2018 season. Nike said the hijab is already being worn by Emirati figure skater Zahra Lari. Fantasia Barrino suffered 2nd degree burns to her arm when she knocked over a vaporizer in her sleep. She was dozing on her tour bus Sunday with an aromatherapy vaporizer nearby. She uses it to soothe her vocal cords. We're told she thinks she rolled over onto the machine's cord, which caused hot water to spill out on her right forearm. Tameka “Tiny” Harris is venturing into new territory with her latest business endeavor. On Thursday, the singer announced that she is the now the owner of the Atlanta Heirs, a gender-mixed basketball team. The newly formed team is a part of the Global Mixed Gender Basketball league. During a visit to Atlanta radio station V-103, original Xscape members Kandi Burruss, Tameka “Tiny” Cottle and Tamika Scott dropped the bombshell that fans have been waiting decades for…the group is officially reuniting with all four original members! Lead singer LaTocha Scott was out of town and couldn’t be present during the in-studio interview, but she joined in the announcement via phone. Delta pilots First Officer Dawn Cook and Capt. Stephanie Johnson ended Black History Month and brought in Women’s History Month on the right foot—or should we say the right flight—when they made history for Delta. The women became the first African-American women to make up the cockpit crew on one of Delta’s “mainline” flights. The special guest for the show was Rapper originally from Milwakee, WI - "Gee Wiiz." Check him out everywhere at @gee_wiiz and at www.geewiizdom.com.
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By BLIS.FMInternational Women's Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. International Women's Day (IWD) has been observed since in the early 1900's - a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialized world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical ideologies. In saying so, we had impromptu topics of conversation that discussed women's achievements...and possibly failures. Nike will soon begin selling a performance hijab for Muslim women athletes. The design process took 13 months, and the final product will be available for sale in the company's Spring 2018 season. Nike said the hijab is already being worn by Emirati figure skater Zahra Lari. Fantasia Barrino suffered 2nd degree burns to her arm when she knocked over a vaporizer in her sleep. She was dozing on her tour bus Sunday with an aromatherapy vaporizer nearby. She uses it to soothe her vocal cords. We're told she thinks she rolled over onto the machine's cord, which caused hot water to spill out on her right forearm. Tameka “Tiny” Harris is venturing into new territory with her latest business endeavor. On Thursday, the singer announced that she is the now the owner of the Atlanta Heirs, a gender-mixed basketball team. The newly formed team is a part of the Global Mixed Gender Basketball league. During a visit to Atlanta radio station V-103, original Xscape members Kandi Burruss, Tameka “Tiny” Cottle and Tamika Scott dropped the bombshell that fans have been waiting decades for…the group is officially reuniting with all four original members! Lead singer LaTocha Scott was out of town and couldn’t be present during the in-studio interview, but she joined in the announcement via phone. Delta pilots First Officer Dawn Cook and Capt. Stephanie Johnson ended Black History Month and brought in Women’s History Month on the right foot—or should we say the right flight—when they made history for Delta. The women became the first African-American women to make up the cockpit crew on one of Delta’s “mainline” flights. The special guest for the show was Rapper originally from Milwakee, WI - "Gee Wiiz." Check him out everywhere at @gee_wiiz and at www.geewiizdom.com.