It’s something – unfortunately – we all experience at some point in our lives whether you’re a man, woman, transgendered, straight, or LGBTQ+ – harassment in any form is a part of our lives. This week – we bring you hollaback! – a global, people-powered movement to end harassment in all its forms. Their motto – we all deserved to be who we are, wherever we are.

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On this PowerPLAY RePLAY - To say my guest today is multi-talented, is quite the understatement. Joseph Reitman has appeared in major motion pictures including The Perfect Storm, Money Monster, and Lady in the Water, to name a few. He is also known for his roles on television series: Happy, 37 Problems, and Ray Donovan. But I remember Joe break dancing with some of our other classmates on the streets near Brookline High School. 

What I didn’t know was the one major battle we both have fought and can talk about today.

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On this special Thanksgiving edition of the PowerPLAY Show - Edwin Sumpter has spent his career with the who’s who in Boston entertainment – even spending time in a limo with Stevie Wonder! This week, the entertainment journalist is on to discuss his latest project for the Music Museum of New England – A profile of Boston’s own Elma Lewis. Her life, her love, her contribution to the culture of Boston and why everyone should know her name. 

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Fade up – cue music – dissolve still store – cut live – fade to black. Words my guest this week has uttered for decades – and he had a little cameo in front of the camera as well. For 40 years, Stephen Lucas directed the major news stories that changed our world, and this week, he talks about his path, what he misses and doesn’t miss – and what’s next for the newly retired young man!

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Medina Dixon, the top-ranked girls’ basketball prospect in the nation when she led Cambridge Rindge & Latin to a state title in 1981 -  died Monday morning from pancreatic cancer.

The 6-foot-3 Medina went on to win an NCAA title at Old Dominion in 1985, was the leading scorer on the 1992 Women’s Dream Team that won bronze at the Barcelona Summer Olympics, and played 10 years of pro basketball in Italy, Japan, and Russia.

In 1997, Medina Dixon was elected to the Cambridge Rindge & Latin Hall of Fame and in 2011, became the seventh women’s basketball player to have her number retired at Old Dominion.

Then this past Spring, Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School Retired Medina’s number, #44 in a ceremony with her past coaches, teammates and guests. Medina was unable to attend the ceremony live but thanked everyone virtually.

This week on a special edition of the PowerPLAY Show - we will hear again from some of her closest friends and teammates about the powerhouse everyone called The Ice Woman.

To Medina’s wife, family and friends, my greatest sympathies go out to you during this time. I’m so proud I was able to meet her, if only for a fraction of her life. I know she’s be truly missed.

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My guests this week know what it means to be a power couple – and they’re using their power to influence a stronger, God-fearing generation of young people.

They work in ministering the next generation of youth – she is a best-selling author…he is, too!  And there's no stopping them! The Power Couple – Brandon and Crystal McLean!

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Clennon King has spent much of his life as a journalist, documentarian, and social justice champion. His work transcends print, radio, and television. 

As an award-winning content creator, he has delivered stories most have never heard of: the passage at St. Augustine and the story of a 1960 lynching. In addition, he’s tackled some of our most important issues: like covid’s impact, voter suppression, and the Black Lives Matter movement.

At heart, he is a true champion of truth and justice in all its forms and I’m proud to have spent just a tiny bit of my career with him.

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Mrs. Marion King was a young, pregnant mother who – while delivering clothes to jailed demonstrators in Camila Georgia on July 23 ,1962, was violented attacked by white police officers while her three young children watched in horror. 

The attack on Mrs. King resulted in her losing her child. Her three children, Dr. Jonathan T. King, Dr. Edward Dubois King and Abena King have spent decades fighting to right the wrong done to their mother. Their hope is to put their mother’s attack in historical context and have the City of Camila recognize, own up and acknowledge what happened and make it right.

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Diana DiZoglio is a Massachusetts state senator representing the 1st Essex District in the Massachusetts Senate since 2019. The district includes her home city of Methuen as well as Newburyport, Haverhill, Merrimac, Amesbury, Salisbury, and four of eight precincts in North Andover.

Earlier this year, Senator DiZoglio announced her candidacy for Massachusetts state auditor.

As the daughter of a single mother, who had her at 17, Diana has always had to fight for the things that have mattered to her. 

After serving in the legislature as an aide, and years of work for local nonprofits and community organizations, she won her first race for public office in 2012. In 2018 she was elected to the State Senate.

Currently, Diana serves as the Chair of the Joint Committee on Export Development and Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government, where she uses her experience as a champion for the people of Massachusetts to advocate for transparency and accountability in our government.

She is running for higher office to make sure that no one — no matter their background — receives different treatment on Beacon Hill. 

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O'Neil Anderson is a collegiate athlete with over 10 years of health and wellness experience. He holds a master’s degree in applied nutrition from the University of New England. He holds multiple nutrition and fitness certifications and has worked with over 100 clients to improve their overall health. 

He is a certified transformational nutrition coach through the Institute of Transformational Nutrition, which focuses on functional medicine and nutrition healing protocols. 

He has spent the past few years working directly with functional medicine doctors in their New York clinics, leading their functional nutrition programs. There, he has been able to guide patients and clients to reverse and improve digestive diseases including colitis, acid reflux, IBS, chronic constipation and the likes through his nutrition and lifestyle program. 

With a depth of experience, knowledge, and continued learning he is equipped to support his clients' health from multiple angles. 

O'Neil is deeply passionate about health and wellness, and it shows in his work and his personal life.

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