Join me and my guests; Chuck Cammarata – Host of “Why” with Chuck Cammarata, David Edmunds – Belle Valley & Elmwood Presbyterian, and Britney Knight - First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant as we discuss the social and political influence of the Evangelical movement.

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Join NEXT with Marcus Atkinson and his guests, mental health clinicians; Maurice Clarke, Chelsea Curlett, Thierno Barry, and Dr. Adrienne Dixon as they discuss mental health in the African American community.

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Join NEXT with Marcus Atkinson and his guests; Pastor and community advocate Daryl Craig, community advocate Maurice Troop, and community advocate Tammie Johnson as they discuss hard truths about the black community that we must face to move forward.

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Join Marcus and guests Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the Miami Herald; Leonard Pitts Jr., executive director of Opened Eyes; Brandon Wiley, and the CEO of Cook Media and executive director of Life Through Music; Corey Cook as they discuss fatherhood and the federal holiday passing of Juneteenth.

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Join Marcus and his guests; Rick Wellington, a retired Department of PA Corrections Officer and US Army Veteran, and; Anthony Quinn, a retired Infantry Second Lieutenant (2LT), as they discuss the events of January 6th, 2021 and the fallout afterwards.

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Join Marcus and guests: Lopez Matthews, Ph.D. Digital Librarian and Historian, Howard University; Lyn Twillie-Darby, President, Mu Nu Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc; Dr. Kephyan Sheppard, Pastor, Word of Life Fellowship Center as they discuss "the dream continues"; the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

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Join Marcus Atkinson and his guests; PA Senator Dan Laughlin; president of MCIC James Sherrod; and chief nursing officer and VP of patient services at UPMC Hamot; as they discuss COVID-19, the vaccine, and the polarizing climate surrounding our political landscape.

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Join Marcus and his guests; Kyra Taylor, and Davona Pacley from Erie's Black Wall Street, Dave Dix from Luminous Strategies LLC, and Marc Blount the host of "Blount Conversations" - as they discuss black empowerment, and economic empowerment in the Erie community.

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Marcus and his guests community advocate Fred Rush, and director of domestic violence services at SafeNet, Robyn Young. As they discuss the importance of voting and that October is domestic violence awareness month. Is someone you know trapped in an abusive relationship? Are you trying to find a safe place nearby, but don’t know how? Download RUSafe to find the hope and the help you need. Learn more, and download the app at www.RUSafe.net


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Join Marcus Atkinson and his guests: Abdullah Washington (Poet / Community Activist), Chuck Cammarata (Pastor), and Adrian D. Ewing (Community Advocate) as they discuss police reform, diversity, equity and inclusion and what it looks like as we come together as a society.

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