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Sharon Neilson joins the show. She is the project manager for woodland academy child development center. Sharon talks to us about Children First’s Racial Equity Committee "The Childcare Crunch: The Economic Impact of A Day Without Childcare"

Alex Jacquez former Special Assistant to President Biden for Economic Development and Industrial Strategy joins the show. He is currently Chief of Policy & Advocacy at Groundwork Collaborative. He talks to us about how President Trump’s disastrous tariff policies are already hitting small businesses and manufacturers, the backbone of the US industrial base.

Dr. Delana Wardlaw and Dr. Elana McDonald are board certified physicians and they are twins. The doctors talk to us about new cancer research pioneered by Memorial Sloan Kettering points to a strong alternative to chemotherapy, surgery and radiation for some forms of cancer.

Leslie Fields-Cruz is the executive director of Black Public Media. Black Public Media supports the development of visionary content creators and distributes

stories about the global Black experience to inspire a more equitable and inclusive future.

Leslie joins the show to talk about Black Public Media currently being on target to hit $2 million in funding this year for film and immersive projects through its "PitchBLACK Forum" — the largest pitch competition of its kind in the United States for independent filmmakers & creative technologists who create Black content.

Allison Russell is a Grammy-winning Canadian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and activist known for her powerful blend of folk, Americana, blues, and roots music.

Allison joins the show to talk about the content of her music, her career journey working in the entertainment industry, and the May 2nd show she has at the Philadelphia Theatre of the Living Arts. She also spoke about working the country/Americana roots genre ,and whether Beyonce’s country success hurt or helped Blacks in country music.

George Dines is the host of the podcast, "The Common Sense Millionaire": a podcast that gives listeners financial tips on how to be smarter from a financial and investment perspective.

Georgre joins the show to talk about whether he believes the US will go into a recession in the rise of PResident Donald Trump's tariffs, multiple state suing Donald Trump over his tariffs, and more.

Michael Tillery is a sports reporter. He has written for SLAM magazine, New York Times, Sportskeeda, Bleacher Report, The Nation, Sacramento Mag, The Shadow League, and Landscape — which was formerly The Undefeated.

Michael joins the show to talk about college football star, Shedeur Sanders, dropping to the 5th round in the 2025 NFL Draft. He also talks about the Philadelphia Eagles taking linebacker Jihaad Campbell from Alabama with the 31st overall pick in the draft, Eagles star running back, Saquon Barkley, hanging out with Donald Trump before the team visit to the White House, and more.

In this next edition of our 'Brightness in Black' series, Program Director Kelvin Phillips , talks to us about Tony Royster's powerful story of how drumming became his life's calling.

Actress Anisa Nyell Johnson joins the show. Anisa talks to us about her journey from Franklin Learning Center to starring on NBC’s 'Found'

Diana L. Hilaire joins the show. She is the founder of 'When She Comes Home", a wellness brand that creates selfcare gift baskets for black mothers, who are navigating the sacred space in the post partum journey