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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Join Marcus Atkinson and his guests: Brian Polito - Erie school  district's superintendent, Alison Reynolds - CEO of Robert Benjamin  Wiley Charter School, and Amy Harris - Director of Community Relations  and Building Operations at Robert Benjamin Wiley Charter School, as we  discussed the challenges of reopening schools amid the COVID-19  pandemic.

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Marcus Atkinson talks with Jim Wertz (Democratic Party Chair) and Jezree Friend (Republican Party Representative) about the current political landscape. They also talk about the elections both locally and nationally.

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Marcus Atkinson talks with Sheila Silman, MS, Program Manager ECRSSA/GECAC, Amy Eisert - Executive Director Mercyhurst University Civic Institute, Jesse Tate, BS - Case Manager ECRSSA/GECAC, and Tyshun Taylor - Client Advocate ECRSSA/Downtown YMCA about a more unified Erie. About the recidivism rate in Erie County, and the funding crisis ECRSSA/GECAC currently face.

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