Sean Vereen is the President & CEO of “Heights Philadelphia”: an organization that is dedicated to giving young people, especially Black, Latino, and first-generation-to-college students from low-income communities, real educational and professional opportunities post high school graduation.

Sean joins the show to talk about what Heights Philadelphia is, and to further discuss its initiatives. He also goes into what economic mobility is, and how it applies to the futures of students in Philadelphia.

Brian Vines is the Deputy Editor for Consumer Reports an independent, nonprofit member organization that works side by side with consumers for truth, transparency, and fairness in the marketplace. In his role at Consumer Reports, Brian examines inequities in the marketplace, in an effort to ensure fairness for consumers.

Brian joins the show to talk about how Black people can better take care of their bodies to prevent contracting various skin cancers.

Kimberly Seals-Allers joins the show. She is the Author & Founder of 'Irth App', and tells us how it can serve as and advocate for maternal care.

Two fierce advocates for birth justice and maternal care join the show. Nia Nchami, a certified doula and Workforce Development Program Manager at Maternity Care Coalition, and Jamiylah Miller, Program Manager of Doula Services and Community Initiatives with the Montco Mamas program at MCC.

Annette John Hall and Kamala Allen of Upsilon Delta Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., join the show to talk about an upcoming event, "Keep Your Bans Off Our Books."

As the Trump administration threatens to walk away from the negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, national security expert Malcolm Nance joins us to talk about the implications for America.

Vic Walczak joins the show. He is the Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania. Vic talks to us about the lawsuit challenging allegedly illegal deportations by the Trump administration.

Katie Mitchell is a storyteller and bookseller. Katie lives, works, and writes in Atlanta, Georgia. Her online and pop-up Black bookstore, Good Books, has been featured in The New York Times, NBC, NPR, PBS, and many other outlets.

Katie joins the show to further discuss her book, "Prose to the People". This book centers profiles of over fifty Black bookstores from the Northeast to the mid-Atlantic, the South, and the West Coast, complete with stunning original and archival photography. Katie also talks about an event on May 1st 2025 in promotion of Prose to the People in Philadelphia, at the African American Museum with Glory Edim and March Lamont Hill.

Sarah Huffman is a reporter at Technical.ly: an organization that runs several outlets focusing on tech news, serving markets in New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Delaware, and the District of Columbia. Rebecca Grant is the senior director of life sciences and innovation for the city's Department of Commerce.

They both join the show to talk about the opportunities and challenges our life sciences ecosystem faces. They also discuss the layoffs of a company called, “Spark Therapeutics”. They touched on the impact Spark had, and what it means for the region.

Dr. Gbolahan Okubadejo is a board-certified and fellowship-trained spinal and orthopedic surgeon with 20 years of experience. He leads The Institute for Comprehensive Spine Care, with offices across the New York Metropolitan area.

Dr. Okubadejo joins the show to talk about the various spinal health disparities that exist in the Black Community. He also goes over the most common spinal conditions affecting Black patients, and how to prevent them.