http://www.wsbradio.com/s/av/podcasts/Perspectives with Condace Pressley is an hour where conversation about the ways we may be different actually shows us how much we really have in common.en-usStreamGuys RecastCox Media GroupCondace PressleyPerspectives with Condace Pressley is an hour where conversation about the ways we may be different actually shows us how much we really have in common.noepisodichttps://od-cmg.streamguys1.com/atlanta/atl750/20210322141336-2021Perspectives.pnghttp://www.wsbradio.com/s/av/podcasts/community,affairsPerspectives with Condace Pressley is an hour where conversation about the ways we may be different actually shows us how much we really have in common.feedback@wsbradio.comCondace PressleyThere are movies we watch… and then there are stories that stay with us. For more than two decades, audiences have laughed with them, argued about them, rooted for them, and maybe even seen pieces of themselves in them. The friendships, the romance, the ambition, the mistakes, and the complicated, beautiful work of growing up and growing older. From the original film to television and now into a brand-new chapter, our next guest has continued to invite us into one of the most enduring friend groups in modern storytelling. Filmmaker, writer, and director Malcolm D. Lee joins us today to talk about bringing The Best Man universe into a new season of life through his latest book—catching up with these beloved characters as they navigate midlife, relationships, change, and what comes after happily ever after.9c37d740-6369-11f1-9096-9d2fd01abc46full00:25:00Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:39:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noThere are movies we watch… and then there are stories that stay with us. For more than two decades, audiences have laughed with them, argued about them, rooted for them, and maybe even seen pieces of themselves in them. The friendships, the romance, the ambition, the mistakes, and the complicated, beautiful work of growing up and growing older. From the original film to television and now into a brand-new chapter, our next guest has continued to invite us into one of the most enduring friend groups in modern storytelling. Filmmaker, writer, and director Malcolm D. Lee joins us today to talk about bringing The Best Man universe into a new season of life through his latest book—catching up with these beloved characters as they navigate midlife, relationships, change, and what comes after happily ever after.Condace PressleyThere are movies we watch… and then there are stories that stay with us. For more than two decades, audiences have laughed with them, argued about them, rooted for them, and maybe even seen pieces of themselves in them. The friendships, the romance, the ambition, the mistakes, and the complicated, beautiful work of growing up and growing older. From the original film to television and now into a brand-new chapter, our next guest has continued to invite us into one of the most enduring friend groups in modern storytelling. Filmmaker, writer, and director Malcolm D. Lee joins us today to talk about bringing The Best Man universe into a new season of life through his latest book—catching up with these beloved characters as they navigate midlife, relationships, change, and what comes after happily ever after.community,affairsToday we’re talking about food, culture, community, and a creative new way to experience Atlanta. Two sisters have turned a love for storytelling and dining into something interactive and intentional. Their company, Clues & Culture, takes guests on a self-guided culinary journey through Atlanta neighborhoods, using curated clues to lead people to Black-owned restaurants and hidden gems across the city. It’s part food experience, part cultural exploration, and part celebration of community connection.47cade00-5dda-11f1-8a6b-2fb58e8d6f89full00:25:00Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:49:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noToday we’re talking about food, culture, community, and a creative new way to experience Atlanta. Two sisters have turned a love for storytelling and dining into something interactive and intentional. Their company, Clues & Culture, takes guests on a self-guided culinary journey through Atlanta neighborhoods, using curated clues to lead people to Black-owned restaurants and hidden gems across the city. It’s part food experience, part cultural exploration, and part celebration of community connection.Condace PressleyToday we’re talking about food, culture, community, and a creative new way to experience Atlanta. Two sisters have turned a love for storytelling and dining into something interactive and intentional. Their company, Clues & Culture, takes guests on a self-guided culinary journey through Atlanta neighborhoods, using curated clues to lead people to Black-owned restaurants and hidden gems across the city. It’s part food experience, part cultural exploration, and part celebration of community connection.community,affairsImagine walking away from a marriage with less than twenty dollars in your pocket and somehow finding the courage to rebuild not just your finances, but your entire identity. My guest today did exactly that. Lainika E. Johnson turned one of the lowest moments of her life into the foundation for a thriving business in an industry where few expected her to succeed. Today, she’s recognized as a leader in sustainability and waste reduction, proving that setbacks do not have to define your future. This is a conversation about resilience, reinvention, purpose, and power. Lainika E. Johnson, is founder of Eco in the City, sustainability expert, entrepreneur, and a powerful example of what can happen when resilience meets purpose. Her story reminds us that sometimes the most difficult chapters of our lives become the very foundation for our greatest growth. You can learn more about her work and mission online at Eco in the City.c66562c0-5951-11f1-8fb9-8d1e914b8cf3full00:25:00Tue, 26 May 2026 17:22:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noImagine walking away from a marriage with less than twenty dollars in your pocket and somehow finding the courage to rebuild not just your finances, but your entire identity. My guest today did exactly that. Lainika E. Johnson turned one of the lowest moments of her life into the foundation for a thriving business in an industry where few expected her to succeed. Today, she’s recognized as a leader in sustainability and waste reduction, proving that setbacks do not have to define your future. This is a conversation about resilience, reinvention, purpose, and power. Lainika E. Johnson, is founder of Eco in the City, sustainability expert, entrepreneur, and a powerful example of what can happen when resilience meets purpose. Her story reminds us that sometimes the most difficult chapters of our lives become the very foundation for our greatest growth. You can learn more about her work and mission online at Eco in the City.Condace PressleyImagine walking away from a marriage with less than twenty dollars in your pocket and somehow finding the courage to rebuild not just your finances, but your entire identity. My guest today did exactly that. Lainika E. Johnson turned one of the lowest moments of her life into the foundation for a thriving business in an industry where few expected her to succeed. Today, she’s recognized as a leader in sustainability and waste reduction, proving that setbacks do not have to define your future. This is a conversation about resilience, reinvention, purpose, and power. Lainika E. Johnson, is founder of Eco in the City, sustainability expert, entrepreneur, and a powerful example of what can happen when resilience meets purpose. Her story reminds us that sometimes the most difficult chapters of our lives become the very foundation for our greatest growth. You can learn more about her work and mission online at Eco in the City.community,affairsIt’s a decision that takes just minutes, but has the power to save and transform lives for years to come. Across Georgia, thousands of people are waiting for a second chance, for healing, for hope. And that hope often begins with a simple “yes” to organ, tissue, and eye donation. But for many, questions remain. What does it really mean to be a donor? Who does it help? And why is the need so urgent right now? Today we’re joined by two leaders on the front lines of this life-saving work: Dr. Clark Kensinger with the Piedmont Transplant Institute and Hope Weed of LifeLink of Georgia. Together, they’ll help us understand the impact of donation, the milestone anniversary of a groundbreaking donor care unit here in Atlanta, and what each of us can do to make a difference.b4c03de0-5395-11f1-a1ab-3df96df63586full00:25:00Tue, 19 May 2026 10:13:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noIt’s a decision that takes just minutes, but has the power to save and transform lives for years to come. Across Georgia, thousands of people are waiting for a second chance, for healing, for hope. And that hope often begins with a simple “yes” to organ, tissue, and eye donation. But for many, questions remain. What does it really mean to be a donor? Who does it help? And why is the need so urgent right now? Today we’re joined by two leaders on the front lines of this life-saving work: Dr. Clark Kensinger with the Piedmont Transplant Institute and Hope Weed of LifeLink of Georgia. Together, they’ll help us understand the impact of donation, the milestone anniversary of a groundbreaking donor care unit here in Atlanta, and what each of us can do to make a difference.Condace PressleyIt’s a decision that takes just minutes, but has the power to save and transform lives for years to come. Across Georgia, thousands of people are waiting for a second chance, for healing, for hope. And that hope often begins with a simple “yes” to organ, tissue, and eye donation. But for many, questions remain. What does it really mean to be a donor? Who does it help? And why is the need so urgent right now? Today we’re joined by two leaders on the front lines of this life-saving work: Dr. Clark Kensinger with the Piedmont Transplant Institute and Hope Weed of LifeLink of Georgia. Together, they’ll help us understand the impact of donation, the milestone anniversary of a groundbreaking donor care unit here in Atlanta, and what each of us can do to make a difference.community,affairsSometimes the most powerful stories begin with a simple question: Who are you, and where have you been? For journalist Melanie D.G. Kaplan, that question came after adopting her beagle, Hammy a gentle dog who had spent nearly four years inside a research laboratory. What started as curiosity about one dog’s past quickly opened the door to a much larger and more complicated world one where millions of animals are still used each year in research, testing, and education. In her book, Lab Dog: A Beagle and His Human Investigate the Surprising World of Animal Research, Kaplan takes us behind laboratory doors, introducing us to the people on all sides of this issue researchers, activists, veterinarians, and lawmakers while also piecing together the story of Hammy himself. It’s part investigation… part love story… and ultimately, a thoughtful look at the relationship between humans and the animals we both cherish and rely on.2d390990-4f13-11f1-a025-85958e08a929full00:25:00Wed, 13 May 2026 16:27:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noSometimes the most powerful stories begin with a simple question: Who are you, and where have you been? For journalist Melanie D.G. Kaplan, that question came after adopting her beagle, Hammy a gentle dog who had spent nearly four years inside a research laboratory. What started as curiosity about one dog’s past quickly opened the door to a much larger and more complicated world one where millions of animals are still used each year in research, testing, and education. In her book, Lab Dog: A Beagle and His Human Investigate the Surprising World of Animal Research, Kaplan takes us behind laboratory doors, introducing us to the people on all sides of this issue researchers, activists, veterinarians, and lawmakers while also piecing together the story of Hammy himself. It’s part investigation… part love story… and ultimately, a thoughtful look at the relationship between humans and the animals we both cherish and rely on.Condace PressleySometimes the most powerful stories begin with a simple question: Who are you, and where have you been? For journalist Melanie D.G. Kaplan, that question came after adopting her beagle, Hammy a gentle dog who had spent nearly four years inside a research laboratory. What started as curiosity about one dog’s past quickly opened the door to a much larger and more complicated world one where millions of animals are still used each year in research, testing, and education. In her book, Lab Dog: A Beagle and His Human Investigate the Surprising World of Animal Research, Kaplan takes us behind laboratory doors, introducing us to the people on all sides of this issue researchers, activists, veterinarians, and lawmakers while also piecing together the story of Hammy himself. It’s part investigation… part love story… and ultimately, a thoughtful look at the relationship between humans and the animals we both cherish and rely on.community,affairsIt’s decision season for thousands of students and families across our community. The acceptance letters are in… the choices are narrowing… and now comes the question that can feel just as overwhelming as getting in—how do we pay for college? For many families, the process is filled with emotion, pressure, and uncertainty. Do you choose the dream school? The affordable one? And is there a way to do both—without taking on a lifetime of debt? On today's show we’re talking about a smarter path forward—one that blends strategy, purpose, and financial reality. My guest is Shellee Howard, Founder and CEO of College Ready, an award-winning college admissions and financial strategist who has helped families earn more than 80 million dollars in scholarships.f0eb2b60-495f-11f1-bcdb-9f251fbbbb76full00:25:00Wed, 06 May 2026 10:22:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noIt’s decision season for thousands of students and families across our community. The acceptance letters are in… the choices are narrowing… and now comes the question that can feel just as overwhelming as getting in—how do we pay for college? For many families, the process is filled with emotion, pressure, and uncertainty. Do you choose the dream school? The affordable one? And is there a way to do both—without taking on a lifetime of debt? On today's show we’re talking about a smarter path forward—one that blends strategy, purpose, and financial reality. My guest is Shellee Howard, Founder and CEO of College Ready, an award-winning college admissions and financial strategist who has helped families earn more than 80 million dollars in scholarships.Condace PressleyIt’s decision season for thousands of students and families across our community. The acceptance letters are in… the choices are narrowing… and now comes the question that can feel just as overwhelming as getting in—how do we pay for college? For many families, the process is filled with emotion, pressure, and uncertainty. Do you choose the dream school? The affordable one? And is there a way to do both—without taking on a lifetime of debt? On today's show we’re talking about a smarter path forward—one that blends strategy, purpose, and financial reality. My guest is Shellee Howard, Founder and CEO of College Ready, an award-winning college admissions and financial strategist who has helped families earn more than 80 million dollars in scholarships.community,affairsA growing number of Americans are turning to artificial intelligence for health advice some for convenience, others because they feel they have no better option. But a new national poll reveals many are relying on these tools without ever seeking professional care. Today, we’re talking with board-certified psychiatrist Dr. Teejay Tripp about the promise, the risks, and what you need to know to protect your mental health in an increasingly digital world. As helpful as technology can be, our mental health is still deeply human and it deserves care that goes beyond an algorithm. If you’re struggling, don’t stop at the screen. Reach out, talk to someone, and take that next step toward real support.2ab46da0-4268-11f1-8b7b-0f06843b67c6full00:25:00Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:33:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noA growing number of Americans are turning to artificial intelligence for health advice some for convenience, others because they feel they have no better option. But a new national poll reveals many are relying on these tools without ever seeking professional care. Today, we’re talking with board-certified psychiatrist Dr. Teejay Tripp about the promise, the risks, and what you need to know to protect your mental health in an increasingly digital world. As helpful as technology can be, our mental health is still deeply human and it deserves care that goes beyond an algorithm. If you’re struggling, don’t stop at the screen. Reach out, talk to someone, and take that next step toward real support.Condace PressleyA growing number of Americans are turning to artificial intelligence for health advice some for convenience, others because they feel they have no better option. But a new national poll reveals many are relying on these tools without ever seeking professional care. Today, we’re talking with board-certified psychiatrist Dr. Teejay Tripp about the promise, the risks, and what you need to know to protect your mental health in an increasingly digital world. As helpful as technology can be, our mental health is still deeply human and it deserves care that goes beyond an algorithm. If you’re struggling, don’t stop at the screen. Reach out, talk to someone, and take that next step toward real support.community,affairsThere are some stories that entertain and then there are stories that ask something of us. What happens when faith is tested by unimaginable loss? When identity is reshaped by survival? And when two communities each marked by deep historical pain find connection in the most unexpected way? Today, we’re talking about a novel that lives in those questions. The Last Dekrepitzer by Howard Langer. This is a story about loss—but also about what we rebuild through faith, through love, through music, and through one another. The Last Dekrepitzer reminds us that even across cultures, histories, and unimaginable pain, there is still the possibility of connection and maybe even healing.301282b0-3ceb-11f1-88b2-255adf5b831dfull00:25:00Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:57:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noThere are some stories that entertain and then there are stories that ask something of us. What happens when faith is tested by unimaginable loss? When identity is reshaped by survival? And when two communities each marked by deep historical pain find connection in the most unexpected way? Today, we’re talking about a novel that lives in those questions. The Last Dekrepitzer by Howard Langer. This is a story about loss—but also about what we rebuild through faith, through love, through music, and through one another. The Last Dekrepitzer reminds us that even across cultures, histories, and unimaginable pain, there is still the possibility of connection and maybe even healing.Condace PressleyThere are some stories that entertain and then there are stories that ask something of us. What happens when faith is tested by unimaginable loss? When identity is reshaped by survival? And when two communities each marked by deep historical pain find connection in the most unexpected way? Today, we’re talking about a novel that lives in those questions. The Last Dekrepitzer by Howard Langer. This is a story about loss—but also about what we rebuild through faith, through love, through music, and through one another. The Last Dekrepitzer reminds us that even across cultures, histories, and unimaginable pain, there is still the possibility of connection and maybe even healing.community,affairsThink back for a moment to middle school that in-between space where you’re trying to figure out who you are, where you belong, and why it can sometimes feel like everyone else got a guidebook you didn’t. For many of us, those feelings don’t just disappear—they grow up with us. My guest has taken those tender, awkward, and deeply human moments and turned them into something both funny and profoundly relatable. Sara Amini is an actress, voice artist, and now author of Mixed Feelings, a semi-autobiographical graphic memoir that explores identity, friendship, family, and what it means to live between cultures—and sometimes between worlds. And while this story is told through the eyes of a young girl, its message speaks to all of us.48189c30-3cea-11f1-bf62-e9bf6f78dfb4full00:25:00Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:49:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noThink back for a moment to middle school that in-between space where you’re trying to figure out who you are, where you belong, and why it can sometimes feel like everyone else got a guidebook you didn’t. For many of us, those feelings don’t just disappear—they grow up with us. My guest has taken those tender, awkward, and deeply human moments and turned them into something both funny and profoundly relatable. Sara Amini is an actress, voice artist, and now author of Mixed Feelings, a semi-autobiographical graphic memoir that explores identity, friendship, family, and what it means to live between cultures—and sometimes between worlds. And while this story is told through the eyes of a young girl, its message speaks to all of us.Condace PressleyThink back for a moment to middle school that in-between space where you’re trying to figure out who you are, where you belong, and why it can sometimes feel like everyone else got a guidebook you didn’t. For many of us, those feelings don’t just disappear—they grow up with us. My guest has taken those tender, awkward, and deeply human moments and turned them into something both funny and profoundly relatable. Sara Amini is an actress, voice artist, and now author of Mixed Feelings, a semi-autobiographical graphic memoir that explores identity, friendship, family, and what it means to live between cultures—and sometimes between worlds. And while this story is told through the eyes of a young girl, its message speaks to all of us.community,affairsYou know, some of the most powerful leadership training in this country didn’t happen in a boardroom… it happened in the Black church. From leading choirs to organizing communities, from speaking in front of a congregation to learning how to bring people together — generations of leaders have been shaped in those spaces, often long before they ever held a formal title. Well, my guest today has written a fascinating new book that explores exactly that idea. It’s called Call and Response: 10 Leadership Lessons from the Black Church, and it looks at how culture, faith, and community have quietly prepared so many people to lead in every area of life. I’m joined now by author and leadership expert L. Michelle Smith.aedba8c0-3356-11f1-b566-f782b3e40b70full00:25:00Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:23:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noYou know, some of the most powerful leadership training in this country didn’t happen in a boardroom… it happened in the Black church. From leading choirs to organizing communities, from speaking in front of a congregation to learning how to bring people together — generations of leaders have been shaped in those spaces, often long before they ever held a formal title. Well, my guest today has written a fascinating new book that explores exactly that idea. It’s called Call and Response: 10 Leadership Lessons from the Black Church, and it looks at how culture, faith, and community have quietly prepared so many people to lead in every area of life. I’m joined now by author and leadership expert L. Michelle Smith.Condace PressleyYou know, some of the most powerful leadership training in this country didn’t happen in a boardroom… it happened in the Black church. From leading choirs to organizing communities, from speaking in front of a congregation to learning how to bring people together — generations of leaders have been shaped in those spaces, often long before they ever held a formal title. Well, my guest today has written a fascinating new book that explores exactly that idea. It’s called Call and Response: 10 Leadership Lessons from the Black Church, and it looks at how culture, faith, and community have quietly prepared so many people to lead in every area of life. I’m joined now by author and leadership expert L. Michelle Smith.community,affairsAmerican higher education is at a crossroads. Colleges and universities are facing enormous pressures from shifting demographics and rising costs to political scrutiny, artificial intelligence, and questions about the real value of a degree. So what happens next? My guest today says the moment we’re in is not just a crisis it’s an opportunity. Arthur Levine, president of Brandeis University and coauthor of the new book From Upheaval to Action: What Works in Changing Higher Ed, has spent years studying how colleges are responding to one of the most significant transformations in their history. And today, we’re talking about what’s changing, what’s working and what the future of higher education may look like.d739f220-2a12-11f1-875e-cf843925e5fdfull00:25:00Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:23:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noAmerican higher education is at a crossroads. Colleges and universities are facing enormous pressures from shifting demographics and rising costs to political scrutiny, artificial intelligence, and questions about the real value of a degree. So what happens next? My guest today says the moment we’re in is not just a crisis it’s an opportunity. Arthur Levine, president of Brandeis University and coauthor of the new book From Upheaval to Action: What Works in Changing Higher Ed, has spent years studying how colleges are responding to one of the most significant transformations in their history. And today, we’re talking about what’s changing, what’s working and what the future of higher education may look like.Condace PressleyAmerican higher education is at a crossroads. Colleges and universities are facing enormous pressures from shifting demographics and rising costs to political scrutiny, artificial intelligence, and questions about the real value of a degree. So what happens next? My guest today says the moment we’re in is not just a crisis it’s an opportunity. Arthur Levine, president of Brandeis University and coauthor of the new book From Upheaval to Action: What Works in Changing Higher Ed, has spent years studying how colleges are responding to one of the most significant transformations in their history. And today, we’re talking about what’s changing, what’s working and what the future of higher education may look like.community,affairsToday on Perspectives, we’re exploring a quiet but profound shift happening in American life. Nearly one in four U.S. adults — more than 50 million people — do not have children. Yet our financial systems, estate laws, and even our expectations around aging still assume that adult children will eventually step in to help make decisions or provide care. So what happens when that assumption doesn’t exist? My guest today, Dr. Jay Zigmont, says millions of Americans are facing what he calls a “fiduciary void” — a growing gap between how people actually live and how financial and legal systems are designed. Dr. Zigmont is a Certified Financial Planner, TEDx speaker, and founder of Childfree Wealth® and Childfree Trust®, where he studies how childfree adults are redefining legacy, caregiving, and long-term planning.97e1d5e0-248f-11f1-bff8-cfa5e97b87a7full00:25:00Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:02:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noToday on Perspectives, we’re exploring a quiet but profound shift happening in American life. Nearly one in four U.S. adults — more than 50 million people — do not have children. Yet our financial systems, estate laws, and even our expectations around aging still assume that adult children will eventually step in to help make decisions or provide care. So what happens when that assumption doesn’t exist? My guest today, Dr. Jay Zigmont, says millions of Americans are facing what he calls a “fiduciary void” — a growing gap between how people actually live and how financial and legal systems are designed. Dr. Zigmont is a Certified Financial Planner, TEDx speaker, and founder of Childfree Wealth® and Childfree Trust®, where he studies how childfree adults are redefining legacy, caregiving, and long-term planning.Condace PressleyToday on Perspectives, we’re exploring a quiet but profound shift happening in American life. Nearly one in four U.S. adults — more than 50 million people — do not have children. Yet our financial systems, estate laws, and even our expectations around aging still assume that adult children will eventually step in to help make decisions or provide care. So what happens when that assumption doesn’t exist? My guest today, Dr. Jay Zigmont, says millions of Americans are facing what he calls a “fiduciary void” — a growing gap between how people actually live and how financial and legal systems are designed. Dr. Zigmont is a Certified Financial Planner, TEDx speaker, and founder of Childfree Wealth® and Childfree Trust®, where he studies how childfree adults are redefining legacy, caregiving, and long-term planning.community,affairsDementia is a word that touches more families than many of us realize. Behind the diagnosis are real people — parents, spouses, friends — and caregivers trying to navigate an often overwhelming journey. Next week in Roswell, a nonprofit dedicated to restoring dignity and purpose for older adults is bringing together national experts and local leaders for an important conversation about care, innovation, and compassion. It’s called the Take On Dementia Symposium, hosted by the nonprofit Second Wind Dreams. Joining me today is the organization's director of development Anna Wyatt.39be8fa0-248f-11f1-870a-f3b3e74ac72ffull00:25:00Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:58:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noDementia is a word that touches more families than many of us realize. Behind the diagnosis are real people — parents, spouses, friends — and caregivers trying to navigate an often overwhelming journey. Next week in Roswell, a nonprofit dedicated to restoring dignity and purpose for older adults is bringing together national experts and local leaders for an important conversation about care, innovation, and compassion. It’s called the Take On Dementia Symposium, hosted by the nonprofit Second Wind Dreams. Joining me today is the organization's director of development Anna Wyatt.Condace PressleyDementia is a word that touches more families than many of us realize. Behind the diagnosis are real people — parents, spouses, friends — and caregivers trying to navigate an often overwhelming journey. Next week in Roswell, a nonprofit dedicated to restoring dignity and purpose for older adults is bringing together national experts and local leaders for an important conversation about care, innovation, and compassion. It’s called the Take On Dementia Symposium, hosted by the nonprofit Second Wind Dreams. Joining me today is the organization's director of development Anna Wyatt.community,affairsMarch is National Nutrition Month, and with spring break right around the corner, many of us are thinking about resetting our routines—maybe getting a little more rest, getting outside more, and hopefully making healthier choices when it comes to what we eat. But here’s a statistic that may surprise you. According to the UnitedHealth Foundation’s America’s Health Rankings Report, only 7.4 percent of adults report eating the recommended daily amount of fruits and vegetables. That means the vast majority of us know healthy eating matters… but putting it into practice can be a challenge. Poor nutrition is linked to serious health conditions like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and obesity, yet many people simply aren’t sure where to begin or how to make sustainable changes. Joining me today is Courtney Schauder, Health Engagement Consultant with UnitedHealthcare of Georgia. She works with individuals and communities to help people understand the role nutrition plays in long-term health and to make healthier eating feel practical and achievable.d507dd30-1be8-11f1-a5a5-45a24b93790cfull00:25:00Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:45:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noMarch is National Nutrition Month, and with spring break right around the corner, many of us are thinking about resetting our routines—maybe getting a little more rest, getting outside more, and hopefully making healthier choices when it comes to what we eat. But here’s a statistic that may surprise you. According to the UnitedHealth Foundation’s America’s Health Rankings Report, only 7.4 percent of adults report eating the recommended daily amount of fruits and vegetables. That means the vast majority of us know healthy eating matters… but putting it into practice can be a challenge. Poor nutrition is linked to serious health conditions like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and obesity, yet many people simply aren’t sure where to begin or how to make sustainable changes. Joining me today is Courtney Schauder, Health Engagement Consultant with UnitedHealthcare of Georgia. She works with individuals and communities to help people understand the role nutrition plays in long-term health and to make healthier eating feel practical and achievable.Condace PressleyMarch is National Nutrition Month, and with spring break right around the corner, many of us are thinking about resetting our routines—maybe getting a little more rest, getting outside more, and hopefully making healthier choices when it comes to what we eat. But here’s a statistic that may surprise you. According to the UnitedHealth Foundation’s America’s Health Rankings Report, only 7.4 percent of adults report eating the recommended daily amount of fruits and vegetables. That means the vast majority of us know healthy eating matters… but putting it into practice can be a challenge. Poor nutrition is linked to serious health conditions like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and obesity, yet many people simply aren’t sure where to begin or how to make sustainable changes. Joining me today is Courtney Schauder, Health Engagement Consultant with UnitedHealthcare of Georgia. She works with individuals and communities to help people understand the role nutrition plays in long-term health and to make healthier eating feel practical and achievable.community,affairsYou’ve probably heard the phrase “your health is your wealth.” But for many people in the Black community, achieving and maintaining good health can come with unique challenges. From higher rates of chronic illnesses like heart disease and diabetes, to disparities in access to care and preventative screenings, the reality is that health outcomes are not always equal. That’s why conversations around education, prevention, and advocacy are so important. Today we’re talking about an organization working to close those gaps and empower people to take charge of their wellbeing. Black Health Matters has been traveling the country bringing together medical experts, wellness advocates, and community leaders to focus on the health issues that disproportionately impact African Americans. Joining me today is Rosalyn Young Daniels, creator of the Black Health Matters initiative and is helping lead these important conversations about awareness, prevention, and healthier living.cc2b9470-17e5-11f1-9f51-ed59c609a46afull00:25:00Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:13:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noYou’ve probably heard the phrase “your health is your wealth.” But for many people in the Black community, achieving and maintaining good health can come with unique challenges. From higher rates of chronic illnesses like heart disease and diabetes, to disparities in access to care and preventative screenings, the reality is that health outcomes are not always equal. That’s why conversations around education, prevention, and advocacy are so important. Today we’re talking about an organization working to close those gaps and empower people to take charge of their wellbeing. Black Health Matters has been traveling the country bringing together medical experts, wellness advocates, and community leaders to focus on the health issues that disproportionately impact African Americans. Joining me today is Rosalyn Young Daniels, creator of the Black Health Matters initiative and is helping lead these important conversations about awareness, prevention, and healthier living.Condace PressleyYou’ve probably heard the phrase “your health is your wealth.” But for many people in the Black community, achieving and maintaining good health can come with unique challenges. From higher rates of chronic illnesses like heart disease and diabetes, to disparities in access to care and preventative screenings, the reality is that health outcomes are not always equal. That’s why conversations around education, prevention, and advocacy are so important. Today we’re talking about an organization working to close those gaps and empower people to take charge of their wellbeing. Black Health Matters has been traveling the country bringing together medical experts, wellness advocates, and community leaders to focus on the health issues that disproportionately impact African Americans. Joining me today is Rosalyn Young Daniels, creator of the Black Health Matters initiative and is helping lead these important conversations about awareness, prevention, and healthier living.community,affairsIn celebration of Women’s History Month, Perspectives highlights a powerful gathering of women leaders working to uplift and empower communities across DeKalb County. Host Condace Pressley sits down with Carla Morrison, CEO of Chit Chat Communications and producer of the 15th Annual Women’s History Month Celebration; wellness expert Rev. Theresa Waters-Dunston; and Clarkston Mayor Beverly Burks. Together they discuss the inspiration behind this year’s theme, “Celebrating Women of Color… DeKalb Women Speak: An Inclusive Sisterhood,” and the importance of creating spaces where women can connect, support one another, and lead with purpose. The conversation explores leadership, wellness, public service, and the power of sisterhood in strengthening communities.ae75dfa0-17e4-11f1-b302-d374216c6a19full00:25:00Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:05:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noIn celebration of Women’s History Month, Perspectives highlights a powerful gathering of women leaders working to uplift and empower communities across DeKalb County. Host Condace Pressley sits down with Carla Morrison, CEO of Chit Chat Communications and producer of the 15th Annual Women’s History Month Celebration; wellness expert Rev. Theresa Waters-Dunston; and Clarkston Mayor Beverly Burks. Together they discuss the inspiration behind this year’s theme, “Celebrating Women of Color… DeKalb Women Speak: An Inclusive Sisterhood,” and the importance of creating spaces where women can connect, support one another, and lead with purpose. The conversation explores leadership, wellness, public service, and the power of sisterhood in strengthening communities.Condace PressleyIn celebration of Women’s History Month, Perspectives highlights a powerful gathering of women leaders working to uplift and empower communities across DeKalb County. Host Condace Pressley sits down with Carla Morrison, CEO of Chit Chat Communications and producer of the 15th Annual Women’s History Month Celebration; wellness expert Rev. Theresa Waters-Dunston; and Clarkston Mayor Beverly Burks. Together they discuss the inspiration behind this year’s theme, “Celebrating Women of Color… DeKalb Women Speak: An Inclusive Sisterhood,” and the importance of creating spaces where women can connect, support one another, and lead with purpose. The conversation explores leadership, wellness, public service, and the power of sisterhood in strengthening communities.community,affairsIt is a fund raising event and tons of fun for Atlanta and the Georgia State University Community. Go Dancing with the Panthers on Monday, March 2, 2026, 6:30pm at the Rialto Center for the Arts. The event will bring together the schools most beloved faculty, staff, alumni, students and athletic leaders for a dazzling dance competition. There are even local celebrities and community leaders acting as judges. We go in depth on why this event matters and who will benefit with the first lady of Georgia State University, Bridget Blake.544c5e70-1416-11f1-a57a-9326f9cccd87full00:25:00Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:46:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noIt is a fund raising event and tons of fun for Atlanta and the Georgia State University Community. Go Dancing with the Panthers on Monday, March 2, 2026, 6:30pm at the Rialto Center for the Arts. The event will bring together the schools most beloved faculty, staff, alumni, students and athletic leaders for a dazzling dance competition. There are even local celebrities and community leaders acting as judges. We go in depth on why this event matters and who will benefit with the first lady of Georgia State University, Bridget Blake.Condace PressleyIt is a fund raising event and tons of fun for Atlanta and the Georgia State University Community. Go Dancing with the Panthers on Monday, March 2, 2026, 6:30pm at the Rialto Center for the Arts. The event will bring together the schools most beloved faculty, staff, alumni, students and athletic leaders for a dazzling dance competition. There are even local celebrities and community leaders acting as judges. We go in depth on why this event matters and who will benefit with the first lady of Georgia State University, Bridget Blake.community,affairsOn the program today, an introduction to a new author. This is a gripping story about secrets, loyalty and consequences. Lori Miller Kase joins Perspectives to discuss her debut novel, The Accident. It is a psychological thriller set in a seemingly quiet Connecticut town. The story unravels after a popular high school football player is killed in a hit and run accident. What follows is a suspenseful "whodunit" that delves deep into themes of family dynamics, teen love, loyalty, guilt, identity, the law, and the line between right and wrong. Kase is a creative writing graduate of Wesleyan and former reporter-trainee at The New York Times. This interview first aired in Jan '26.5cd4b1d0-0e9a-11f1-9baa-8f01f330a2b3full00:25:00Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:19:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noOn the program today, an introduction to a new author. This is a gripping story about secrets, loyalty and consequences. Lori Miller Kase joins Perspectives to discuss her debut novel, The Accident. It is a psychological thriller set in a seemingly quiet Connecticut town. The story unravels after a popular high school football player is killed in a hit and run accident. What follows is a suspenseful "whodunit" that delves deep into themes of family dynamics, teen love, loyalty, guilt, identity, the law, and the line between right and wrong. Kase is a creative writing graduate of Wesleyan and former reporter-trainee at The New York Times. This interview first aired in Jan '26.Condace PressleyOn the program today, an introduction to a new author. This is a gripping story about secrets, loyalty and consequences. Lori Miller Kase joins Perspectives to discuss her debut novel, The Accident. It is a psychological thriller set in a seemingly quiet Connecticut town. The story unravels after a popular high school football player is killed in a hit and run accident. What follows is a suspenseful "whodunit" that delves deep into themes of family dynamics, teen love, loyalty, guilt, identity, the law, and the line between right and wrong. Kase is a creative writing graduate of Wesleyan and former reporter-trainee at The New York Times. This interview first aired in Jan '26.community,affairsThe Black Health Matters Expo and Summit returns to Atlanta on Saturday, February 21, 2026. The event moves this year to Atlanta's Friendship Baptist Church. It is a day of health education, free screenings, movement and connection. Rosalyn Young Daniels, the expo's founder and CEO joins Perspectives to talk about what attendees can expect and experience.0f0f9380-0e99-11f1-9d08-0dbf1f443556full00:25:00Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:11:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noThe Black Health Matters Expo and Summit returns to Atlanta on Saturday, February 21, 2026. The event moves this year to Atlanta's Friendship Baptist Church. It is a day of health education, free screenings, movement and connection. Rosalyn Young Daniels, the expo's founder and CEO joins Perspectives to talk about what attendees can expect and experience.Condace PressleyThe Black Health Matters Expo and Summit returns to Atlanta on Saturday, February 21, 2026. The event moves this year to Atlanta's Friendship Baptist Church. It is a day of health education, free screenings, movement and connection. Rosalyn Young Daniels, the expo's founder and CEO joins Perspectives to talk about what attendees can expect and experience.community,affairsFew artistic institutions carry the weight of history, excellence, and cultural truth quite like the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. For more than six decades, Ailey has told our stories—stories of struggle and triumph, sorrow and joy—through movement that speaks when words fall short. Today, I’m joined by a woman who understands that legacy not just as a scholar and leader, but as a steward of its future. Alicia Graf Mack is a celebrated dancer, educator, and now one of the guiding voices helping shape the next chapter of Ailey—where tradition meets innovation, and where new generations see themselves reflected on the world’s greatest stages. And the Super Bowl is today. We talk with former GM, analyst, player and author - Frank Lombardi about his book Football Done Right.5102fbd0-03bb-11f1-829d-05813247d29cfull00:25:00Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:21:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noFew artistic institutions carry the weight of history, excellence, and cultural truth quite like the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. For more than six decades, Ailey has told our stories—stories of struggle and triumph, sorrow and joy—through movement that speaks when words fall short. Today, I’m joined by a woman who understands that legacy not just as a scholar and leader, but as a steward of its future. Alicia Graf Mack is a celebrated dancer, educator, and now one of the guiding voices helping shape the next chapter of Ailey—where tradition meets innovation, and where new generations see themselves reflected on the world’s greatest stages. And the Super Bowl is today. We talk with former GM, analyst, player and author - Frank Lombardi about his book Football Done Right.Condace PressleyFew artistic institutions carry the weight of history, excellence, and cultural truth quite like the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. For more than six decades, Ailey has told our stories—stories of struggle and triumph, sorrow and joy—through movement that speaks when words fall short. Today, I’m joined by a woman who understands that legacy not just as a scholar and leader, but as a steward of its future. Alicia Graf Mack is a celebrated dancer, educator, and now one of the guiding voices helping shape the next chapter of Ailey—where tradition meets innovation, and where new generations see themselves reflected on the world’s greatest stages. And the Super Bowl is today. We talk with former GM, analyst, player and author - Frank Lombardi about his book Football Done Right.community,affairsIf you made a New Year’s resolution to eat better, feel better, or take better care of yourself—and you’ve already slipped—you’re not alone. In fact, January 9th has earned the nickname “Quitter’s Day,” when many people quietly give up on the goals they set just days earlier. But what if the problem isn’t discipline—what if it’s trying to change everything at once? My guest today believes better health doesn’t require perfection, privilege, or a PhD in nutrition. It starts with intention, access, and small daily habits that add up over time. Leslie Zinn is the founder and CEO of Arden’s Garden, a second-generation, woman-owned Atlanta company started more than 30 years ago by her late mother, Arden Zinn. What began with a single juicer has grown into 19 brick-and-mortar locations—many in food deserts—and a growing national footprint. Leslie is passionate about clean eating, functional nutrition, and reminding us that food is more than fuel—it’s information for the body. And she says one of the simplest tools for reclaiming our health might already be sitting on our kitchen counter.96b5dcc0-039c-11f1-852d-1d7b0a715480full00:25:00Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:43:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noIf you made a New Year’s resolution to eat better, feel better, or take better care of yourself—and you’ve already slipped—you’re not alone. In fact, January 9th has earned the nickname “Quitter’s Day,” when many people quietly give up on the goals they set just days earlier. But what if the problem isn’t discipline—what if it’s trying to change everything at once? My guest today believes better health doesn’t require perfection, privilege, or a PhD in nutrition. It starts with intention, access, and small daily habits that add up over time. Leslie Zinn is the founder and CEO of Arden’s Garden, a second-generation, woman-owned Atlanta company started more than 30 years ago by her late mother, Arden Zinn. What began with a single juicer has grown into 19 brick-and-mortar locations—many in food deserts—and a growing national footprint. Leslie is passionate about clean eating, functional nutrition, and reminding us that food is more than fuel—it’s information for the body. And she says one of the simplest tools for reclaiming our health might already be sitting on our kitchen counter.Condace PressleyIf you made a New Year’s resolution to eat better, feel better, or take better care of yourself—and you’ve already slipped—you’re not alone. In fact, January 9th has earned the nickname “Quitter’s Day,” when many people quietly give up on the goals they set just days earlier. But what if the problem isn’t discipline—what if it’s trying to change everything at once? My guest today believes better health doesn’t require perfection, privilege, or a PhD in nutrition. It starts with intention, access, and small daily habits that add up over time. Leslie Zinn is the founder and CEO of Arden’s Garden, a second-generation, woman-owned Atlanta company started more than 30 years ago by her late mother, Arden Zinn. What began with a single juicer has grown into 19 brick-and-mortar locations—many in food deserts—and a growing national footprint. Leslie is passionate about clean eating, functional nutrition, and reminding us that food is more than fuel—it’s information for the body. And she says one of the simplest tools for reclaiming our health might already be sitting on our kitchen counter.community,affairsLast week, the American Cancer Society released its annual Cancer Statistics Report—and there’s some news that truly matters for families everywhere. For the first time, the five-year survival rate for all cancers combined has reached 70 percent. At the same time, cancer remains the second leading cause of death in this country, with more than two million new diagnoses expected this year. Joining us now is Dr. Shanthi Sivendran, Senior Vice President of Cancer Treatment Support at the American Cancer Society, to help us understand what this progress means, where challenges remain, and how patients and families can get support today.69455b40-039c-11f1-a545-4b0ecb97b626full00:25:00Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:41:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noLast week, the American Cancer Society released its annual Cancer Statistics Report—and there’s some news that truly matters for families everywhere. For the first time, the five-year survival rate for all cancers combined has reached 70 percent. At the same time, cancer remains the second leading cause of death in this country, with more than two million new diagnoses expected this year. Joining us now is Dr. Shanthi Sivendran, Senior Vice President of Cancer Treatment Support at the American Cancer Society, to help us understand what this progress means, where challenges remain, and how patients and families can get support today.Condace PressleyLast week, the American Cancer Society released its annual Cancer Statistics Report—and there’s some news that truly matters for families everywhere. For the first time, the five-year survival rate for all cancers combined has reached 70 percent. At the same time, cancer remains the second leading cause of death in this country, with more than two million new diagnoses expected this year. Joining us now is Dr. Shanthi Sivendran, Senior Vice President of Cancer Treatment Support at the American Cancer Society, to help us understand what this progress means, where challenges remain, and how patients and families can get support today.community,affairsIt’s a new year, a new mindset—and for a lot of Atlantans, new fitness goals. But every January, doctors also see a spike in injuries from people who jump in too fast. Joining us is Dr. Trevor Turner, a physician specializing in performance and regenerative medicine at Pravida Health. He’s here to help us get stronger, not sidelined, and explain how to protect our knees and backs while pursuing a healthier ‘new you.'ab751f10-f7d7-11f0-9b29-01822f50ebe4full00:25:00Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:14:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noIt’s a new year, a new mindset—and for a lot of Atlantans, new fitness goals. But every January, doctors also see a spike in injuries from people who jump in too fast. Joining us is Dr. Trevor Turner, a physician specializing in performance and regenerative medicine at Pravida Health. He’s here to help us get stronger, not sidelined, and explain how to protect our knees and backs while pursuing a healthier ‘new you.'Condace PressleyIt’s a new year, a new mindset—and for a lot of Atlantans, new fitness goals. But every January, doctors also see a spike in injuries from people who jump in too fast. Joining us is Dr. Trevor Turner, a physician specializing in performance and regenerative medicine at Pravida Health. He’s here to help us get stronger, not sidelined, and explain how to protect our knees and backs while pursuing a healthier ‘new you.'community,affairsThriving Together Atlanta is about to unveil the Mobile Art Experience, transforming a MARTA bus into an immersive space for art, healing, and community connection. The bus will launch its multi-event tour on January 12, 2026, from 11am-3pm at the King Center, located at 449 Auburn Ave. NE, Atlanta, GA 30312, during a public, community-centered arts and wellness activation at the King Center’s 2026 MLK Day Kickoff Celebration. This event honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Week and Atlanta’s rich cultural legacy and will feature performances by Atlanta’s own vocalist Bria Anai, a sound bowl healing session led by Kymestri Wellness, and King Center listening booths with health equity history content.60691e50-f0d6-11f0-9ad6-17d403384f5bfull00:25:00Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:07:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noThriving Together Atlanta is about to unveil the Mobile Art Experience, transforming a MARTA bus into an immersive space for art, healing, and community connection. The bus will launch its multi-event tour on January 12, 2026, from 11am-3pm at the King Center, located at 449 Auburn Ave. NE, Atlanta, GA 30312, during a public, community-centered arts and wellness activation at the King Center’s 2026 MLK Day Kickoff Celebration. This event honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Week and Atlanta’s rich cultural legacy and will feature performances by Atlanta’s own vocalist Bria Anai, a sound bowl healing session led by Kymestri Wellness, and King Center listening booths with health equity history content.Condace PressleyThriving Together Atlanta is about to unveil the Mobile Art Experience, transforming a MARTA bus into an immersive space for art, healing, and community connection. The bus will launch its multi-event tour on January 12, 2026, from 11am-3pm at the King Center, located at 449 Auburn Ave. NE, Atlanta, GA 30312, during a public, community-centered arts and wellness activation at the King Center’s 2026 MLK Day Kickoff Celebration. This event honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Week and Atlanta’s rich cultural legacy and will feature performances by Atlanta’s own vocalist Bria Anai, a sound bowl healing session led by Kymestri Wellness, and King Center listening booths with health equity history content.community,affairsOn today's show we are joined by one of the nation’s leading voices on property law and racial justice, Professor Bernadette Atuahene—Harvard and Yale–trained scholar and author of the powerful new book PLUNDERED: How Racist Policies Undermine Black Homeownership in America. As the country marks 70 years since the Montgomery Bus Boycott, her work reminds us that the civil rights struggle did not end on the bus—it continues in America’s neighborhoods, in our tax systems, and in the policies that determine who gets to build wealth and who gets robbed of it. Professor Atuahene weaves meticulous research with the stories of two Detroit families to expose how a century of predatory governance has stripped Black communities of wealth, stability, and opportunity. I’m honored to welcome her to the program.72699bf0-ed8e-11f0-8975-4ff6173e3836full00:25:00Fri, 09 Jan 2026 13:04:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noOn today's show we are joined by one of the nation’s leading voices on property law and racial justice, Professor Bernadette Atuahene—Harvard and Yale–trained scholar and author of the powerful new book PLUNDERED: How Racist Policies Undermine Black Homeownership in America. As the country marks 70 years since the Montgomery Bus Boycott, her work reminds us that the civil rights struggle did not end on the bus—it continues in America’s neighborhoods, in our tax systems, and in the policies that determine who gets to build wealth and who gets robbed of it. Professor Atuahene weaves meticulous research with the stories of two Detroit families to expose how a century of predatory governance has stripped Black communities of wealth, stability, and opportunity. I’m honored to welcome her to the program.Condace PressleyOn today's show we are joined by one of the nation’s leading voices on property law and racial justice, Professor Bernadette Atuahene—Harvard and Yale–trained scholar and author of the powerful new book PLUNDERED: How Racist Policies Undermine Black Homeownership in America. As the country marks 70 years since the Montgomery Bus Boycott, her work reminds us that the civil rights struggle did not end on the bus—it continues in America’s neighborhoods, in our tax systems, and in the policies that determine who gets to build wealth and who gets robbed of it. Professor Atuahene weaves meticulous research with the stories of two Detroit families to expose how a century of predatory governance has stripped Black communities of wealth, stability, and opportunity. I’m honored to welcome her to the program.community,affairsToday on Perspectives — a conversation every leader, founder, dreamer, and do-it-yourself-er needs to hear. Mark Rampolla is the visionary entrepreneur behind ZICO Coconut Water and a mission-driven investor whose companies have reshaped entire industries. Now, after building and scaling more than a hundred companies, he’s turning his wisdom inward. His new book, An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Freedom, challenges everything we think we know about success — and what it really means to live free. Mark Rampolla joins us now.dbca1bf0-e2ab-11f0-b069-5bacd52a147bfull00:25:00Fri, 26 Dec 2025 16:38:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noToday on Perspectives — a conversation every leader, founder, dreamer, and do-it-yourself-er needs to hear. Mark Rampolla is the visionary entrepreneur behind ZICO Coconut Water and a mission-driven investor whose companies have reshaped entire industries. Now, after building and scaling more than a hundred companies, he’s turning his wisdom inward. His new book, An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Freedom, challenges everything we think we know about success — and what it really means to live free. Mark Rampolla joins us now.Condace PressleyToday on Perspectives — a conversation every leader, founder, dreamer, and do-it-yourself-er needs to hear. Mark Rampolla is the visionary entrepreneur behind ZICO Coconut Water and a mission-driven investor whose companies have reshaped entire industries. Now, after building and scaling more than a hundred companies, he’s turning his wisdom inward. His new book, An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Freedom, challenges everything we think we know about success — and what it really means to live free. Mark Rampolla joins us now.community,affairsToday on Perspectives — we explore the extraordinary world of scent with one of its true pioneers. Sue Phillips is a global fragrance expert, a former executive for brands like Tiffany, Lancôme, and Elizabeth Arden, and the creative force behind Scenterprises and the Sue Phillips Fragrance boutique. She’s crafted perfumes for stars from Zendaya to Jamie Foxx, and helped hundreds regain their sense of smell after COVID. Her book, The Power of Perfume, reveals how fragrance can shape identity, confidence, healing, and joy.84bc4ea0-e2ab-11f0-a0ad-8715d031962ffull00:25:00Fri, 26 Dec 2025 16:30:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noToday on Perspectives — we explore the extraordinary world of scent with one of its true pioneers. Sue Phillips is a global fragrance expert, a former executive for brands like Tiffany, Lancôme, and Elizabeth Arden, and the creative force behind Scenterprises and the Sue Phillips Fragrance boutique. She’s crafted perfumes for stars from Zendaya to Jamie Foxx, and helped hundreds regain their sense of smell after COVID. Her book, The Power of Perfume, reveals how fragrance can shape identity, confidence, healing, and joy.Condace PressleyToday on Perspectives — we explore the extraordinary world of scent with one of its true pioneers. Sue Phillips is a global fragrance expert, a former executive for brands like Tiffany, Lancôme, and Elizabeth Arden, and the creative force behind Scenterprises and the Sue Phillips Fragrance boutique. She’s crafted perfumes for stars from Zendaya to Jamie Foxx, and helped hundreds regain their sense of smell after COVID. Her book, The Power of Perfume, reveals how fragrance can shape identity, confidence, healing, and joy.community,affairsToday we’re taking a delightful dive into the weird, witty, and wonderfully informative world of Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader. For 38 years, these books have turned our quick moments — and our not-so-quick ones — into mind-expanding adventures filled with trivia, odd quotes, wild history, and laugh-out-loud facts. Joining me is Brian Boone, a longtime writer, editor, and the voice behind so many of the stories that have made the Bathroom Reader a beloved staple in millions of homes. He’s here to talk about the brand-new Know It All Bathroom Reader, where comic book science, forgotten TV channels, strange research studies, and quirky geography all come to life.e5eb5fb0-db70-11f0-a91d-bf44324c8e11full00:24:52Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:41:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noToday we’re taking a delightful dive into the weird, witty, and wonderfully informative world of Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader. For 38 years, these books have turned our quick moments — and our not-so-quick ones — into mind-expanding adventures filled with trivia, odd quotes, wild history, and laugh-out-loud facts. Joining me is Brian Boone, a longtime writer, editor, and the voice behind so many of the stories that have made the Bathroom Reader a beloved staple in millions of homes. He’s here to talk about the brand-new Know It All Bathroom Reader, where comic book science, forgotten TV channels, strange research studies, and quirky geography all come to life.Condace PressleyToday we’re taking a delightful dive into the weird, witty, and wonderfully informative world of Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader. For 38 years, these books have turned our quick moments — and our not-so-quick ones — into mind-expanding adventures filled with trivia, odd quotes, wild history, and laugh-out-loud facts. Joining me is Brian Boone, a longtime writer, editor, and the voice behind so many of the stories that have made the Bathroom Reader a beloved staple in millions of homes. He’s here to talk about the brand-new Know It All Bathroom Reader, where comic book science, forgotten TV channels, strange research studies, and quirky geography all come to life.community,affairsToday, we’re celebrating legacy, faith, and the power of music as we welcome some of the extraordinary artists behind Black Nativity: A Gospel Christmas Musical Experience—a limited Atlanta engagement that blends gospel greats with the next generation of rising stars. It’s a story of tradition, community, and joy, and we’re thrilled to share it with you. Black Nativity returns December 4th through the 21st at the Ferst Center for the Arts. It’s a powerful holiday tradition you don’t want to miss. For tickets and group packages, visit DominionTix.com.e80a7ba0-d6c5-11f0-93b1-4f57c4545959full00:20:05Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:13:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noToday, we’re celebrating legacy, faith, and the power of music as we welcome some of the extraordinary artists behind Black Nativity: A Gospel Christmas Musical Experience—a limited Atlanta engagement that blends gospel greats with the next generation of rising stars. It’s a story of tradition, community, and joy, and we’re thrilled to share it with you. Black Nativity returns December 4th through the 21st at the Ferst Center for the Arts. It’s a powerful holiday tradition you don’t want to miss. For tickets and group packages, visit DominionTix.com.Condace PressleyToday, we’re celebrating legacy, faith, and the power of music as we welcome some of the extraordinary artists behind Black Nativity: A Gospel Christmas Musical Experience—a limited Atlanta engagement that blends gospel greats with the next generation of rising stars. It’s a story of tradition, community, and joy, and we’re thrilled to share it with you. Black Nativity returns December 4th through the 21st at the Ferst Center for the Arts. It’s a powerful holiday tradition you don’t want to miss. For tickets and group packages, visit DominionTix.com.community,affairsOn today’s Perspectives, we’re talking about finding our voice in a world where speaking up can feel risky. Eighty-four percent of Americans say they’re afraid to express their true opinions. Dr. Chloe Carmichael, clinical psychologist and author of Can I Say That?, joins me to share practical tools for healthier conversations, stronger relationships, and the emotional freedom that comes from using our voice fearlessly.99acbac0-d6c3-11f0-8d6b-8d183fff7ebbfull00:00:01Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:58:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noOn today’s Perspectives, we’re talking about finding our voice in a world where speaking up can feel risky. Eighty-four percent of Americans say they’re afraid to express their true opinions. Dr. Chloe Carmichael, clinical psychologist and author of Can I Say That?, joins me to share practical tools for healthier conversations, stronger relationships, and the emotional freedom that comes from using our voice fearlessly.Condace PressleyOn today’s Perspectives, we’re talking about finding our voice in a world where speaking up can feel risky. Eighty-four percent of Americans say they’re afraid to express their true opinions. Dr. Chloe Carmichael, clinical psychologist and author of Can I Say That?, joins me to share practical tools for healthier conversations, stronger relationships, and the emotional freedom that comes from using our voice fearlessly.community,affairsToday on Perspectives, we’re joined by someone whose story continues to inspire people across Georgia and far beyond. Mohamed Massaquoi first made his mark at the University of Georgia, where he became a team captain, a first-team All-SEC wide receiver, and one of the most respected leaders in the Bulldog program. He went on to play in the NFL — but his most powerful work has come after football. In 2017, a near-fatal ATV accident resulted in the amputation of his left hand, an experience that could have defined him. Instead, it transformed him. Mo reimagined his identity, expanded his purpose, and today he’s an organizational psychologist and founder of VESSOL, guiding leaders and teams through disruption, reinvention, and cultural change. And now, he’s amplifying those conversations through his brand-new Atlanta-based podcast, Same Game, Different Turf. Recorded right here in the city, Mo sits down with some of Atlanta’s most inspiring voices to explore how high performers navigate life’s biggest transitions and come out stronger. His journey is about resilience, clarity, and the courage to rewrite your story.4fd7a9c0-d6c3-11f0-964f-7defde3daa9afull00:25:00Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:52:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noToday on Perspectives, we’re joined by someone whose story continues to inspire people across Georgia and far beyond. Mohamed Massaquoi first made his mark at the University of Georgia, where he became a team captain, a first-team All-SEC wide receiver, and one of the most respected leaders in the Bulldog program. He went on to play in the NFL — but his most powerful work has come after football. In 2017, a near-fatal ATV accident resulted in the amputation of his left hand, an experience that could have defined him. Instead, it transformed him. Mo reimagined his identity, expanded his purpose, and today he’s an organizational psychologist and founder of VESSOL, guiding leaders and teams through disruption, reinvention, and cultural change. And now, he’s amplifying those conversations through his brand-new Atlanta-based podcast, Same Game, Different Turf. Recorded right here in the city, Mo sits down with some of Atlanta’s most inspiring voices to explore how high performers navigate life’s biggest transitions and come out stronger. His journey is about resilience, clarity, and the courage to rewrite your story.Condace PressleyToday on Perspectives, we’re joined by someone whose story continues to inspire people across Georgia and far beyond. Mohamed Massaquoi first made his mark at the University of Georgia, where he became a team captain, a first-team All-SEC wide receiver, and one of the most respected leaders in the Bulldog program. He went on to play in the NFL — but his most powerful work has come after football. In 2017, a near-fatal ATV accident resulted in the amputation of his left hand, an experience that could have defined him. Instead, it transformed him. Mo reimagined his identity, expanded his purpose, and today he’s an organizational psychologist and founder of VESSOL, guiding leaders and teams through disruption, reinvention, and cultural change. And now, he’s amplifying those conversations through his brand-new Atlanta-based podcast, Same Game, Different Turf. Recorded right here in the city, Mo sits down with some of Atlanta’s most inspiring voices to explore how high performers navigate life’s biggest transitions and come out stronger. His journey is about resilience, clarity, and the courage to rewrite your story.community,affairsAs the holidays approach, many of us are juggling joy with stress, expectations, and even loneliness. Nearly nine in ten American adults say something causes them stress this time of year. Today, we’re talking with Laura Snyder about how to navigate the season with more peace, more balance — and maybe even a little more joy.4f830610-c95f-11f0-9baa-a91a0f206f74full00:25:00Mon, 24 Nov 2025 11:54:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noAs the holidays approach, many of us are juggling joy with stress, expectations, and even loneliness. Nearly nine in ten American adults say something causes them stress this time of year. Today, we’re talking with Laura Snyder about how to navigate the season with more peace, more balance — and maybe even a little more joy.Condace PressleyAs the holidays approach, many of us are juggling joy with stress, expectations, and even loneliness. Nearly nine in ten American adults say something causes them stress this time of year. Today, we’re talking with Laura Snyder about how to navigate the season with more peace, more balance — and maybe even a little more joy.community,affairsToday we’re tackling a crisis affecting families across America: Black women are nearly 3.5 times more likely to die around childbirth than white women. The First Ladies Health Initiative is bringing its national Maternal Health Tour to Atlanta with Born to Thrive, and Co-Executive Director Marquis Alston joins me with real solutions — and real hope.d92b7210-c3dd-11f0-b1b0-bf135d9f314bfull00:25:00Mon, 17 Nov 2025 11:47:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noToday we’re tackling a crisis affecting families across America: Black women are nearly 3.5 times more likely to die around childbirth than white women. The First Ladies Health Initiative is bringing its national Maternal Health Tour to Atlanta with Born to Thrive, and Co-Executive Director Marquis Alston joins me with real solutions — and real hope.Condace PressleyToday we’re tackling a crisis affecting families across America: Black women are nearly 3.5 times more likely to die around childbirth than white women. The First Ladies Health Initiative is bringing its national Maternal Health Tour to Atlanta with Born to Thrive, and Co-Executive Director Marquis Alston joins me with real solutions — and real hope.community,affairsStrong families build strong communities — but too many children and parents are still facing barriers that keep them from thriving. The Annie E. Casey Foundation has long been a leader in shining a light on what kids and families need to succeed, using data and research to drive real change. Joining me now is Lisa Lawson , President and CEO of The Annie E. Casey Foundation. She’s here to help us understand what the latest findings reveal about child well-being — and what’s working in communities right here in Georgia to help families move forward. Her book is Thrive and expands on the foundations "Thrive by 25" effort to ensure adolescents between 14 and 24 have what they need to be successful.e5bdf0d0-c00b-11f0-93fa-8b25e7f1a24bfull00:24:59Wed, 12 Nov 2025 14:58:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noStrong families build strong communities — but too many children and parents are still facing barriers that keep them from thriving. The Annie E. Casey Foundation has long been a leader in shining a light on what kids and families need to succeed, using data and research to drive real change. Joining me now is Lisa Lawson , President and CEO of The Annie E. Casey Foundation. She’s here to help us understand what the latest findings reveal about child well-being — and what’s working in communities right here in Georgia to help families move forward. Her book is Thrive and expands on the foundations "Thrive by 25" effort to ensure adolescents between 14 and 24 have what they need to be successful.Condace PressleyStrong families build strong communities — but too many children and parents are still facing barriers that keep them from thriving. The Annie E. Casey Foundation has long been a leader in shining a light on what kids and families need to succeed, using data and research to drive real change. Joining me now is Lisa Lawson , President and CEO of The Annie E. Casey Foundation. She’s here to help us understand what the latest findings reveal about child well-being — and what’s working in communities right here in Georgia to help families move forward. Her book is Thrive and expands on the foundations "Thrive by 25" effort to ensure adolescents between 14 and 24 have what they need to be successful.community,affairsIf you’ve been dragging a little since the clocks changed, you’re not alone. The end of Daylight Saving Time can wreak havoc on our sleep cycles — and with our busy lives, who among us is really getting enough rest anyway? Joining me now to talk about the importance of good sleep health — and how a lack of it can affect everything from our focus to our physical well-being — is Lori Oliver, co-founder of The Inactive Company. She’s on a mission to help us all understand why slowing down, unplugging, and getting quality rest might just be the most productive thing we can do4a7f4c00-c009-11f0-89e6-d52520780661full00:24:54Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:57:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noIf you’ve been dragging a little since the clocks changed, you’re not alone. The end of Daylight Saving Time can wreak havoc on our sleep cycles — and with our busy lives, who among us is really getting enough rest anyway? Joining me now to talk about the importance of good sleep health — and how a lack of it can affect everything from our focus to our physical well-being — is Lori Oliver, co-founder of The Inactive Company. She’s on a mission to help us all understand why slowing down, unplugging, and getting quality rest might just be the most productive thing we can doCondace PressleyIf you’ve been dragging a little since the clocks changed, you’re not alone. The end of Daylight Saving Time can wreak havoc on our sleep cycles — and with our busy lives, who among us is really getting enough rest anyway? Joining me now to talk about the importance of good sleep health — and how a lack of it can affect everything from our focus to our physical well-being — is Lori Oliver, co-founder of The Inactive Company. She’s on a mission to help us all understand why slowing down, unplugging, and getting quality rest might just be the most productive thing we can docommunity,affairsOctober is National Women’s Small Business Month, a time to celebrate women entrepreneurs and the impact they make on our economy and our communities. My guest today is one of those women — Dr. Gina Williams, founder and owner of Mobility Health Physical Therapy, a concierge practice in New York City bringing healing directly to clients’ homes, offices, or clinics. Dr. Williams believes posture is power, movement is medicine, and healing happens one breath at a time. We’ll talk about her journey as a small business owner, her philosophy of care, and how she helps people move better and live better.446f4350-b368-11f0-a5aa-29e693894434full00:24:59Mon, 27 Oct 2025 14:04:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noOctober is National Women’s Small Business Month, a time to celebrate women entrepreneurs and the impact they make on our economy and our communities. My guest today is one of those women — Dr. Gina Williams, founder and owner of Mobility Health Physical Therapy, a concierge practice in New York City bringing healing directly to clients’ homes, offices, or clinics. Dr. Williams believes posture is power, movement is medicine, and healing happens one breath at a time. We’ll talk about her journey as a small business owner, her philosophy of care, and how she helps people move better and live better.Condace PressleyOctober is National Women’s Small Business Month, a time to celebrate women entrepreneurs and the impact they make on our economy and our communities. My guest today is one of those women — Dr. Gina Williams, founder and owner of Mobility Health Physical Therapy, a concierge practice in New York City bringing healing directly to clients’ homes, offices, or clinics. Dr. Williams believes posture is power, movement is medicine, and healing happens one breath at a time. We’ll talk about her journey as a small business owner, her philosophy of care, and how she helps people move better and live better.community,affairsAs the world reacts to news of more hostages released in the Middle East, we’re reminded how deeply stories shape our understanding of hope and humanity. My guest, Rabbi Dr. Miriam Udel of Emory University, explores that very idea in her new book, Modern Jewish Worldmaking Through Yiddish Children’s Literature. She reveals how early 20th-century Jewish writers used children’s stories to build a moral world — one grounded in empathy, justice, and joy. She and I talk about what those stories can still teach us about raising thoughtful, compassionate kids in challenging times.c09d02c0-b367-11f0-b188-61b4dc4f886dfull00:25:00Mon, 27 Oct 2025 13:58:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noAs the world reacts to news of more hostages released in the Middle East, we’re reminded how deeply stories shape our understanding of hope and humanity. My guest, Rabbi Dr. Miriam Udel of Emory University, explores that very idea in her new book, Modern Jewish Worldmaking Through Yiddish Children’s Literature. She reveals how early 20th-century Jewish writers used children’s stories to build a moral world — one grounded in empathy, justice, and joy. She and I talk about what those stories can still teach us about raising thoughtful, compassionate kids in challenging times.Condace PressleyAs the world reacts to news of more hostages released in the Middle East, we’re reminded how deeply stories shape our understanding of hope and humanity. My guest, Rabbi Dr. Miriam Udel of Emory University, explores that very idea in her new book, Modern Jewish Worldmaking Through Yiddish Children’s Literature. She reveals how early 20th-century Jewish writers used children’s stories to build a moral world — one grounded in empathy, justice, and joy. She and I talk about what those stories can still teach us about raising thoughtful, compassionate kids in challenging times.community,affairsToday on Perspectives, we’re talking about the future of healthcare and what it means to be a better ancestor. A special article in the New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst introduces the Better Ancestor Framework—a bold new approach to transforming a healthcare system that too often has been shaped by structural racism, and instead reimagining one rooted in healing, trust, and justice for all. The article's three authors driving this work are Dr. Somava Saha, Executive Director of WE in the World, Kellie Easton, President and CEO of Action4Equity, and Kenneth Reid, Chief Operating Officer at Action4Equity. My guest on the show today is Dr. Saha. Together, they’re asking a powerful question: What kind of healthcare system do we want to leave behind for future generations? During this conversation, we'll explore their new Better Ancestor Framework, the cultural wisdom that inspired it, and how it’s already helping communities across the country build a fairer, more humane healthcare system.6f967360-a862-11f0-9322-c9651ca402adfull00:25:00Mon, 13 Oct 2025 13:26:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noToday on Perspectives, we’re talking about the future of healthcare and what it means to be a better ancestor. A special article in the New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst introduces the Better Ancestor Framework—a bold new approach to transforming a healthcare system that too often has been shaped by structural racism, and instead reimagining one rooted in healing, trust, and justice for all. The article's three authors driving this work are Dr. Somava Saha, Executive Director of WE in the World, Kellie Easton, President and CEO of Action4Equity, and Kenneth Reid, Chief Operating Officer at Action4Equity. My guest on the show today is Dr. Saha. Together, they’re asking a powerful question: What kind of healthcare system do we want to leave behind for future generations? During this conversation, we'll explore their new Better Ancestor Framework, the cultural wisdom that inspired it, and how it’s already helping communities across the country build a fairer, more humane healthcare system.Condace PressleyToday on Perspectives, we’re talking about the future of healthcare and what it means to be a better ancestor. A special article in the New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst introduces the Better Ancestor Framework—a bold new approach to transforming a healthcare system that too often has been shaped by structural racism, and instead reimagining one rooted in healing, trust, and justice for all. The article's three authors driving this work are Dr. Somava Saha, Executive Director of WE in the World, Kellie Easton, President and CEO of Action4Equity, and Kenneth Reid, Chief Operating Officer at Action4Equity. My guest on the show today is Dr. Saha. Together, they’re asking a powerful question: What kind of healthcare system do we want to leave behind for future generations? During this conversation, we'll explore their new Better Ancestor Framework, the cultural wisdom that inspired it, and how it’s already helping communities across the country build a fairer, more humane healthcare system.community,affairsFew relationships shaped the 19th century as profoundly as that between President Abraham Lincoln and the great abolitionist and orator Frederick Douglass. Their story is not just about politics and policy; it’s about the complicated, evolving connection between two men navigating a nation at war with itself. Our guest today is Jonathan W. White, co-author with Lucas Morel of the compelling new book Measuring the Man: The Writings of Frederick Douglass on Abraham Lincoln. The book offers a front-row seat to history through Douglass’s own words, revealing his hopes, frustrations, and his eventual respect for Lincoln. It even includes newly discovered letters that shed fresh light on both leaders.fd3bfc90-a861-11f0-ad4e-f1c72a441170full00:24:59Mon, 13 Oct 2025 13:17:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noFew relationships shaped the 19th century as profoundly as that between President Abraham Lincoln and the great abolitionist and orator Frederick Douglass. Their story is not just about politics and policy; it’s about the complicated, evolving connection between two men navigating a nation at war with itself. Our guest today is Jonathan W. White, co-author with Lucas Morel of the compelling new book Measuring the Man: The Writings of Frederick Douglass on Abraham Lincoln. The book offers a front-row seat to history through Douglass’s own words, revealing his hopes, frustrations, and his eventual respect for Lincoln. It even includes newly discovered letters that shed fresh light on both leaders.Condace PressleyFew relationships shaped the 19th century as profoundly as that between President Abraham Lincoln and the great abolitionist and orator Frederick Douglass. Their story is not just about politics and policy; it’s about the complicated, evolving connection between two men navigating a nation at war with itself. Our guest today is Jonathan W. White, co-author with Lucas Morel of the compelling new book Measuring the Man: The Writings of Frederick Douglass on Abraham Lincoln. The book offers a front-row seat to history through Douglass’s own words, revealing his hopes, frustrations, and his eventual respect for Lincoln. It even includes newly discovered letters that shed fresh light on both leaders.community,affairsHYPE was founded in 2017 out of the realization that tech is for everyone, but it doesn’t include everyone. My guest today is Kristina Newton, founder and CEO of HYPE—Hope for Youth, Inc.—a nonprofit dedicated to empowering girls of color to pursue and lead in technology. What began as a grassroots effort is now a nationally recognized movement, impacting thousands of young women with opportunities to code, to lead, and to see themselves in the tech careers of the future. HYPE is rewriting the story of tech by empowering girls of color to lead the industry forward. The nonprofit envisions a world where every girl belongs in tech, leads with confidence, and builds the future on her own terms.e9f42ee0-a3ae-11f0-aa2d-6d2646cb41e8full00:25:00Tue, 07 Oct 2025 13:47:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noHYPE was founded in 2017 out of the realization that tech is for everyone, but it doesn’t include everyone. My guest today is Kristina Newton, founder and CEO of HYPE—Hope for Youth, Inc.—a nonprofit dedicated to empowering girls of color to pursue and lead in technology. What began as a grassroots effort is now a nationally recognized movement, impacting thousands of young women with opportunities to code, to lead, and to see themselves in the tech careers of the future. HYPE is rewriting the story of tech by empowering girls of color to lead the industry forward. The nonprofit envisions a world where every girl belongs in tech, leads with confidence, and builds the future on her own terms.Condace PressleyHYPE was founded in 2017 out of the realization that tech is for everyone, but it doesn’t include everyone. My guest today is Kristina Newton, founder and CEO of HYPE—Hope for Youth, Inc.—a nonprofit dedicated to empowering girls of color to pursue and lead in technology. What began as a grassroots effort is now a nationally recognized movement, impacting thousands of young women with opportunities to code, to lead, and to see themselves in the tech careers of the future. HYPE is rewriting the story of tech by empowering girls of color to lead the industry forward. The nonprofit envisions a world where every girl belongs in tech, leads with confidence, and builds the future on her own terms.community,affairsThe 100 Black Men of Atlanta has been a cornerstone of our community since 1986, mentoring, empowering, and creating opportunities for thousands of young people through its flagship Project Success and other initiatives. On October 4th, they will gather for the annual 100 Honors Gala, celebrating not just excellence and achievement, but also the legacy and future of Atlanta’s youth. Joining me now is Aaron Swain, Chairman of the Board of the 100 Black Men of Atlanta. Aaron, welcome to Perspectivesbeb53890-9fdd-11f0-9948-93680e12d4dafull00:25:00Thu, 02 Oct 2025 17:11:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noThe 100 Black Men of Atlanta has been a cornerstone of our community since 1986, mentoring, empowering, and creating opportunities for thousands of young people through its flagship Project Success and other initiatives. On October 4th, they will gather for the annual 100 Honors Gala, celebrating not just excellence and achievement, but also the legacy and future of Atlanta’s youth. Joining me now is Aaron Swain, Chairman of the Board of the 100 Black Men of Atlanta. Aaron, welcome to PerspectivesCondace PressleyThe 100 Black Men of Atlanta has been a cornerstone of our community since 1986, mentoring, empowering, and creating opportunities for thousands of young people through its flagship Project Success and other initiatives. On October 4th, they will gather for the annual 100 Honors Gala, celebrating not just excellence and achievement, but also the legacy and future of Atlanta’s youth. Joining me now is Aaron Swain, Chairman of the Board of the 100 Black Men of Atlanta. Aaron, welcome to Perspectivescommunity,affairsFrom September 25th through the 28th, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church will be alive with the sound of worship, fellowship, and empowerment during the Reinvigorate Women’s Weekend. It’s a four-day gathering that has quickly become one of the most celebrated women’s events in the nation—drawing women from every walk of life to be renewed spiritually, emotionally, and mentally. Joining me today is Dr. Karri Bryant, First Lady and Pastor of New Birth, who leads this incredible experience and continues to inspire women across the country through her ministry and her vision for Reinvigorate.72908b80-9279-11f0-90e5-95b6229b1847full00:24:57Mon, 15 Sep 2025 16:15:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noFrom September 25th through the 28th, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church will be alive with the sound of worship, fellowship, and empowerment during the Reinvigorate Women’s Weekend. It’s a four-day gathering that has quickly become one of the most celebrated women’s events in the nation—drawing women from every walk of life to be renewed spiritually, emotionally, and mentally. Joining me today is Dr. Karri Bryant, First Lady and Pastor of New Birth, who leads this incredible experience and continues to inspire women across the country through her ministry and her vision for Reinvigorate.Condace PressleyFrom September 25th through the 28th, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church will be alive with the sound of worship, fellowship, and empowerment during the Reinvigorate Women’s Weekend. It’s a four-day gathering that has quickly become one of the most celebrated women’s events in the nation—drawing women from every walk of life to be renewed spiritually, emotionally, and mentally. Joining me today is Dr. Karri Bryant, First Lady and Pastor of New Birth, who leads this incredible experience and continues to inspire women across the country through her ministry and her vision for Reinvigorate.community,affairsAs Americans, we often describe our nation as founded on freedom and equality. Yet we know the reality is more complicated. For more than 200 years, chattel slavery stripped millions of Africans and their descendants of their freedom, dignity, and humanity. It’s a history that shaped every corner of American life — our economy, our politics, even our public health. And yet, today, there are voices attempting to minimize or even erase that truth. Our guest today is Dr. Tawainna Houston — a naturopathic physician, educator, and founder of Black CELL Consulting. In her new book Black Wellness Barriers, she explores how slavery’s legacy still manifests in Black communities through generational trauma, systemic exclusion, and persistent health inequities. Together, we’ll discuss what happens when history is denied, and why preserving cultural truth is vital to healing and justice.2276fe00-9279-11f0-acbf-0f3bc03923d9full00:25:00Mon, 15 Sep 2025 16:12:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noAs Americans, we often describe our nation as founded on freedom and equality. Yet we know the reality is more complicated. For more than 200 years, chattel slavery stripped millions of Africans and their descendants of their freedom, dignity, and humanity. It’s a history that shaped every corner of American life — our economy, our politics, even our public health. And yet, today, there are voices attempting to minimize or even erase that truth. Our guest today is Dr. Tawainna Houston — a naturopathic physician, educator, and founder of Black CELL Consulting. In her new book Black Wellness Barriers, she explores how slavery’s legacy still manifests in Black communities through generational trauma, systemic exclusion, and persistent health inequities. Together, we’ll discuss what happens when history is denied, and why preserving cultural truth is vital to healing and justice.Condace PressleyAs Americans, we often describe our nation as founded on freedom and equality. Yet we know the reality is more complicated. For more than 200 years, chattel slavery stripped millions of Africans and their descendants of their freedom, dignity, and humanity. It’s a history that shaped every corner of American life — our economy, our politics, even our public health. And yet, today, there are voices attempting to minimize or even erase that truth. Our guest today is Dr. Tawainna Houston — a naturopathic physician, educator, and founder of Black CELL Consulting. In her new book Black Wellness Barriers, she explores how slavery’s legacy still manifests in Black communities through generational trauma, systemic exclusion, and persistent health inequities. Together, we’ll discuss what happens when history is denied, and why preserving cultural truth is vital to healing and justice.community,affairsSunday, September 7th, we celebrate Grandparents Day—a time to honor the wisdom, sacrifice, and love of those who came before us. My guest today, Walter Pryor, has captured that spirit in a moving new memoir titled This Leaves Me Okay: Race, Legacy, and Letters from My Grandmother. For nearly 30 years, Walter’s grandmother, Lucille “Mama Celie” Hatch Eldridge, wrote him weekly letters. She was a woman who had only completed the eighth grade, worked as a live-in maid, and yet, with pen and paper, built a bridge of encouragement and hope that carried her grandson from boyhood to manhood. Through her words and Walter’s reflections, the book shines a light on the rural Arkansas Black experience and reminds us of the power of family legacy, resilience, and love across generations.876fcac0-8ce4-11f0-994d-f35b305dd6a0full00:24:58Mon, 08 Sep 2025 13:47:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noSunday, September 7th, we celebrate Grandparents Day—a time to honor the wisdom, sacrifice, and love of those who came before us. My guest today, Walter Pryor, has captured that spirit in a moving new memoir titled This Leaves Me Okay: Race, Legacy, and Letters from My Grandmother. For nearly 30 years, Walter’s grandmother, Lucille “Mama Celie” Hatch Eldridge, wrote him weekly letters. She was a woman who had only completed the eighth grade, worked as a live-in maid, and yet, with pen and paper, built a bridge of encouragement and hope that carried her grandson from boyhood to manhood. Through her words and Walter’s reflections, the book shines a light on the rural Arkansas Black experience and reminds us of the power of family legacy, resilience, and love across generations.Condace PressleySunday, September 7th, we celebrate Grandparents Day—a time to honor the wisdom, sacrifice, and love of those who came before us. My guest today, Walter Pryor, has captured that spirit in a moving new memoir titled This Leaves Me Okay: Race, Legacy, and Letters from My Grandmother. For nearly 30 years, Walter’s grandmother, Lucille “Mama Celie” Hatch Eldridge, wrote him weekly letters. She was a woman who had only completed the eighth grade, worked as a live-in maid, and yet, with pen and paper, built a bridge of encouragement and hope that carried her grandson from boyhood to manhood. Through her words and Walter’s reflections, the book shines a light on the rural Arkansas Black experience and reminds us of the power of family legacy, resilience, and love across generations.community,affairsToday on Perspectives, we’re focusing on health where it matters most — in our communities. My guest is Dr. Verneda Bachus Curry, the CEO of Healing Community Health. Under her leadership, the organization has been working to close healthcare gaps, improve access, and bring a holistic approach to healing that addresses both body and mind. We’ll talk about the biggest challenges facing families today, the role of prevention and education, and how Healing Community Health is helping people live stronger, healthier lives.ddeb0940-88e8-11f0-aaec-6167a5f5c51bfull00:25:00Wed, 03 Sep 2025 12:05:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noToday on Perspectives, we’re focusing on health where it matters most — in our communities. My guest is Dr. Verneda Bachus Curry, the CEO of Healing Community Health. Under her leadership, the organization has been working to close healthcare gaps, improve access, and bring a holistic approach to healing that addresses both body and mind. We’ll talk about the biggest challenges facing families today, the role of prevention and education, and how Healing Community Health is helping people live stronger, healthier lives.Condace PressleyToday on Perspectives, we’re focusing on health where it matters most — in our communities. My guest is Dr. Verneda Bachus Curry, the CEO of Healing Community Health. Under her leadership, the organization has been working to close healthcare gaps, improve access, and bring a holistic approach to healing that addresses both body and mind. We’ll talk about the biggest challenges facing families today, the role of prevention and education, and how Healing Community Health is helping people live stronger, healthier lives.community,affairsAs summer winds down, many families are feeling a mix of excitement and anxiety as young adults prepare to head off to college, begin new jobs, or even take a gap year. For students, this season of transition can bring emotional shifts and uncertainty. For parents, it can be a challenge to strike the right balance between staying involved and supporting their child’s independence. With data showing that 60% of college students report experiencing mental or behavioral health challenges, it’s clear that this is an issue families can’t ignore. Today, we’re joined by Courtney Schauder, a Registered Dietitian and Health Engagement Consultant with UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual. She’s here to share timely, practical advice for parents on how to support their children’s mental health during this important life stage.c515fb00-8455-11f0-b8e7-4dace4778b03full00:25:00Thu, 28 Aug 2025 16:24:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noAs summer winds down, many families are feeling a mix of excitement and anxiety as young adults prepare to head off to college, begin new jobs, or even take a gap year. For students, this season of transition can bring emotional shifts and uncertainty. For parents, it can be a challenge to strike the right balance between staying involved and supporting their child’s independence. With data showing that 60% of college students report experiencing mental or behavioral health challenges, it’s clear that this is an issue families can’t ignore. Today, we’re joined by Courtney Schauder, a Registered Dietitian and Health Engagement Consultant with UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual. She’s here to share timely, practical advice for parents on how to support their children’s mental health during this important life stage.Condace PressleyAs summer winds down, many families are feeling a mix of excitement and anxiety as young adults prepare to head off to college, begin new jobs, or even take a gap year. For students, this season of transition can bring emotional shifts and uncertainty. For parents, it can be a challenge to strike the right balance between staying involved and supporting their child’s independence. With data showing that 60% of college students report experiencing mental or behavioral health challenges, it’s clear that this is an issue families can’t ignore. Today, we’re joined by Courtney Schauder, a Registered Dietitian and Health Engagement Consultant with UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual. She’s here to share timely, practical advice for parents on how to support their children’s mental health during this important life stage.community,affairsThis week on Perspectives, we take a closer look at the urgent issue of Black maternal health and what recent changes in Georgia’s Medicaid program could mean for pregnant women across the state. Governor Kemp’s plan to extend certain Medicaid programs has the potential to dramatically affect healthcare access and outcomes, especially for Black mothers who already face disproportionate risks in pregnancy and childbirth. Joining the conversation is Dr. William Alexander, a nationally recognized healthcare quality leader and President of Alexander Healthcare Consulting. With decades of experience in healthcare quality improvement, population health, and health equity—including service on Georgia’s Maternal Mortality Review Committee—Dr. Alexander brings deep expertise to the discussion. Together, we explore the opportunities, challenges, and next steps needed to improve maternal health outcomes and create a more equitable healthcare system for Georgia’s families.67b1be10-8455-11f0-999b-853665d85c68full00:25:00Thu, 28 Aug 2025 16:18:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noThis week on Perspectives, we take a closer look at the urgent issue of Black maternal health and what recent changes in Georgia’s Medicaid program could mean for pregnant women across the state. Governor Kemp’s plan to extend certain Medicaid programs has the potential to dramatically affect healthcare access and outcomes, especially for Black mothers who already face disproportionate risks in pregnancy and childbirth. Joining the conversation is Dr. William Alexander, a nationally recognized healthcare quality leader and President of Alexander Healthcare Consulting. With decades of experience in healthcare quality improvement, population health, and health equity—including service on Georgia’s Maternal Mortality Review Committee—Dr. Alexander brings deep expertise to the discussion. Together, we explore the opportunities, challenges, and next steps needed to improve maternal health outcomes and create a more equitable healthcare system for Georgia’s families.Condace PressleyThis week on Perspectives, we take a closer look at the urgent issue of Black maternal health and what recent changes in Georgia’s Medicaid program could mean for pregnant women across the state. Governor Kemp’s plan to extend certain Medicaid programs has the potential to dramatically affect healthcare access and outcomes, especially for Black mothers who already face disproportionate risks in pregnancy and childbirth. Joining the conversation is Dr. William Alexander, a nationally recognized healthcare quality leader and President of Alexander Healthcare Consulting. With decades of experience in healthcare quality improvement, population health, and health equity—including service on Georgia’s Maternal Mortality Review Committee—Dr. Alexander brings deep expertise to the discussion. Together, we explore the opportunities, challenges, and next steps needed to improve maternal health outcomes and create a more equitable healthcare system for Georgia’s families.community,affairsFor far too long, the skincare industry has overlooked the needs of people with melanin-rich skin, leaving many of us searching for solutions that simply don’t work. But that’s changing—thanks in part to two remarkable doctors who are bringing science, care, and celebration back to brown skin. Dr. Gauri Desai, a pathologist with nearly 25 years of experience, and her husband, Dr. Abhijit Desai, an expert in aesthetic dermatology, are the founders of Brownkind—a skincare line designed specifically for people of color. Their mission is not about fixing skin, but honoring it. Today, they join me to talk about common myths, what our skin really needs as we head into fall, and how to care for melanin-rich skin at every stage of life. Dr. Gauri Desai, Dr. Abhijit Desai—welcome to the show."d89eda60-7949-11f0-b7c8-c50f5f9aab54full00:24:59Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:01:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noFor far too long, the skincare industry has overlooked the needs of people with melanin-rich skin, leaving many of us searching for solutions that simply don’t work. But that’s changing—thanks in part to two remarkable doctors who are bringing science, care, and celebration back to brown skin. Dr. Gauri Desai, a pathologist with nearly 25 years of experience, and her husband, Dr. Abhijit Desai, an expert in aesthetic dermatology, are the founders of Brownkind—a skincare line designed specifically for people of color. Their mission is not about fixing skin, but honoring it. Today, they join me to talk about common myths, what our skin really needs as we head into fall, and how to care for melanin-rich skin at every stage of life. Dr. Gauri Desai, Dr. Abhijit Desai—welcome to the show."Condace PressleyFor far too long, the skincare industry has overlooked the needs of people with melanin-rich skin, leaving many of us searching for solutions that simply don’t work. But that’s changing—thanks in part to two remarkable doctors who are bringing science, care, and celebration back to brown skin. Dr. Gauri Desai, a pathologist with nearly 25 years of experience, and her husband, Dr. Abhijit Desai, an expert in aesthetic dermatology, are the founders of Brownkind—a skincare line designed specifically for people of color. Their mission is not about fixing skin, but honoring it. Today, they join me to talk about common myths, what our skin really needs as we head into fall, and how to care for melanin-rich skin at every stage of life. Dr. Gauri Desai, Dr. Abhijit Desai—welcome to the show."community,affairsToday we’re diving into a powerful conversation about the future of work—and why college isn’t the only path to success. My guest is Marion Skinner, the dynamic founder and CEO of Workforce Career Centers. With a new campus opening in Atlanta, backed by partners like Microsoft, Grady Health, and Atlanta Public Schools, Marion is helping close the skilled labor gap with zero-debt, hands-on training for in-demand careers. From construction to culinary arts, from AI to healthcare—this is career readiness reimagined.aa92d880-714b-11f0-bff2-6dd59fc16207full00:25:00Mon, 04 Aug 2025 10:49:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noToday we’re diving into a powerful conversation about the future of work—and why college isn’t the only path to success. My guest is Marion Skinner, the dynamic founder and CEO of Workforce Career Centers. With a new campus opening in Atlanta, backed by partners like Microsoft, Grady Health, and Atlanta Public Schools, Marion is helping close the skilled labor gap with zero-debt, hands-on training for in-demand careers. From construction to culinary arts, from AI to healthcare—this is career readiness reimagined.Condace PressleyToday we’re diving into a powerful conversation about the future of work—and why college isn’t the only path to success. My guest is Marion Skinner, the dynamic founder and CEO of Workforce Career Centers. With a new campus opening in Atlanta, backed by partners like Microsoft, Grady Health, and Atlanta Public Schools, Marion is helping close the skilled labor gap with zero-debt, hands-on training for in-demand careers. From construction to culinary arts, from AI to healthcare—this is career readiness reimagined.community,affairsToday, we’re taking a deep and, at times, uncomfortable look at something many of us take for granted—what’s on our plates. My guest is Dr. John Sanbonmatsu, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and one of the leading voices in animal ethics today. His powerful new book, The Omnivore’s Deception: What We Get Wrong about Meat, Animals, and Ourselves, challenges nearly everything we think we know about food, health, and our relationship with animals. With compassion, evidence, and urgency, Dr. Sanbonmatsu argues that our global appetite for meat isn’t just harmful—it’s a moral crisis. What’s at stake isn’t just animal welfare, but the future of our planet, public health, and maybe even our own humanity.5e3b4540-6e3e-11f0-9885-fde9c2836e0cfull00:25:01Thu, 31 Jul 2025 13:42:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noToday, we’re taking a deep and, at times, uncomfortable look at something many of us take for granted—what’s on our plates. My guest is Dr. John Sanbonmatsu, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and one of the leading voices in animal ethics today. His powerful new book, The Omnivore’s Deception: What We Get Wrong about Meat, Animals, and Ourselves, challenges nearly everything we think we know about food, health, and our relationship with animals. With compassion, evidence, and urgency, Dr. Sanbonmatsu argues that our global appetite for meat isn’t just harmful—it’s a moral crisis. What’s at stake isn’t just animal welfare, but the future of our planet, public health, and maybe even our own humanity.Condace PressleyToday, we’re taking a deep and, at times, uncomfortable look at something many of us take for granted—what’s on our plates. My guest is Dr. John Sanbonmatsu, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and one of the leading voices in animal ethics today. His powerful new book, The Omnivore’s Deception: What We Get Wrong about Meat, Animals, and Ourselves, challenges nearly everything we think we know about food, health, and our relationship with animals. With compassion, evidence, and urgency, Dr. Sanbonmatsu argues that our global appetite for meat isn’t just harmful—it’s a moral crisis. What’s at stake isn’t just animal welfare, but the future of our planet, public health, and maybe even our own humanity.community,affairsBeware of the sharks. They leave blood in the water! Today we’re joined by mega bestselling and award-winning author Tiffany D. Jackson, a master of suspense known for gripping YA thrillers like The Weight of Blood and White Smoke. Now, she’s taking her signature storytelling talents to a younger audience with her middle-grade debut, Blood in the Water—a chilling mystery set on Martha’s Vineyard, blending murder, history, and unforgettable characters. Blood in the Water isn’t just a gripping mystery—it’s a love letter to curiosity, culture, and courage. Tiffany D. Jackson continues to challenge and captivate readers of all ages, and now younger readers can join the thrill ride too. The book is out now—grab a copy, share it with a young reader in your life, and prepare to be hooked.7e174b00-60da-11f0-ac49-f1a1a3be565bfull00:25:01Mon, 14 Jul 2025 12:44:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noBeware of the sharks. They leave blood in the water! Today we’re joined by mega bestselling and award-winning author Tiffany D. Jackson, a master of suspense known for gripping YA thrillers like The Weight of Blood and White Smoke. Now, she’s taking her signature storytelling talents to a younger audience with her middle-grade debut, Blood in the Water—a chilling mystery set on Martha’s Vineyard, blending murder, history, and unforgettable characters. Blood in the Water isn’t just a gripping mystery—it’s a love letter to curiosity, culture, and courage. Tiffany D. Jackson continues to challenge and captivate readers of all ages, and now younger readers can join the thrill ride too. The book is out now—grab a copy, share it with a young reader in your life, and prepare to be hooked.Condace PressleyBeware of the sharks. They leave blood in the water! Today we’re joined by mega bestselling and award-winning author Tiffany D. Jackson, a master of suspense known for gripping YA thrillers like The Weight of Blood and White Smoke. Now, she’s taking her signature storytelling talents to a younger audience with her middle-grade debut, Blood in the Water—a chilling mystery set on Martha’s Vineyard, blending murder, history, and unforgettable characters. Blood in the Water isn’t just a gripping mystery—it’s a love letter to curiosity, culture, and courage. Tiffany D. Jackson continues to challenge and captivate readers of all ages, and now younger readers can join the thrill ride too. The book is out now—grab a copy, share it with a young reader in your life, and prepare to be hooked.community,affairsToday we’re speaking with Debra Morrison, a best-selling author, transformational speaker, and the powerhouse behind We Can Do It Women. With more than 45 years in the financial industry, Debra is on a mission to help women—especially those over 60—step out of invisibility, reclaim their power, and take control of their financial futures. She’s known for making money talk relatable, practical, and even inspiring. Get ready for a conversation that’s equal parts wisdom, empowerment, and action.2159e300-60da-11f0-bf02-9b1a03c770aafull00:25:03Mon, 14 Jul 2025 12:41:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noToday we’re speaking with Debra Morrison, a best-selling author, transformational speaker, and the powerhouse behind We Can Do It Women. With more than 45 years in the financial industry, Debra is on a mission to help women—especially those over 60—step out of invisibility, reclaim their power, and take control of their financial futures. She’s known for making money talk relatable, practical, and even inspiring. Get ready for a conversation that’s equal parts wisdom, empowerment, and action.Condace PressleyToday we’re speaking with Debra Morrison, a best-selling author, transformational speaker, and the powerhouse behind We Can Do It Women. With more than 45 years in the financial industry, Debra is on a mission to help women—especially those over 60—step out of invisibility, reclaim their power, and take control of their financial futures. She’s known for making money talk relatable, practical, and even inspiring. Get ready for a conversation that’s equal parts wisdom, empowerment, and action.community,affairsToday on Perspectives, we’re diving into a topic that’s shaping the future—AI and the trust we place in it. From tools like ChatGPT to the systems running behind the scenes, artificial intelligence is everywhere. But how do we know it’s safe? And what’s really happening with our data? Joining me is Hillery Hunter, CTO of IBM Infrastructure, to help us understand the technology powering AI—and how companies can build it responsibly and earn consumer trust.4d3edea0-5dcb-11f0-98bb-ddc1fed18933full00:24:59Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:19:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noToday on Perspectives, we’re diving into a topic that’s shaping the future—AI and the trust we place in it. From tools like ChatGPT to the systems running behind the scenes, artificial intelligence is everywhere. But how do we know it’s safe? And what’s really happening with our data? Joining me is Hillery Hunter, CTO of IBM Infrastructure, to help us understand the technology powering AI—and how companies can build it responsibly and earn consumer trust.Condace PressleyToday on Perspectives, we’re diving into a topic that’s shaping the future—AI and the trust we place in it. From tools like ChatGPT to the systems running behind the scenes, artificial intelligence is everywhere. But how do we know it’s safe? And what’s really happening with our data? Joining me is Hillery Hunter, CTO of IBM Infrastructure, to help us understand the technology powering AI—and how companies can build it responsibly and earn consumer trust.community,affairsMy guest today is Rosey Lee, a physician-turned-author who’s making waves in the literary world with her heartfelt storytelling. Her latest novel, A Gardin Wedding, is a beautifully layered tale about family, forgiveness, and the bonds that hold us together—even when life pulls us apart. Set against the backdrop of a much-anticipated wedding, this story invites readers into the heart of the Gardin family, where secrets, love, and legacy all come to the surface. Rosey Lee joins me now to talk about the inspiration behind the book and the power of telling authentic, joyful Black stories.0dc49a30-529e-11f0-b3fb-f9fc23dda325full00:25:00Thu, 26 Jun 2025 09:56:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noMy guest today is Rosey Lee, a physician-turned-author who’s making waves in the literary world with her heartfelt storytelling. Her latest novel, A Gardin Wedding, is a beautifully layered tale about family, forgiveness, and the bonds that hold us together—even when life pulls us apart. Set against the backdrop of a much-anticipated wedding, this story invites readers into the heart of the Gardin family, where secrets, love, and legacy all come to the surface. Rosey Lee joins me now to talk about the inspiration behind the book and the power of telling authentic, joyful Black stories.Condace PressleyMy guest today is Rosey Lee, a physician-turned-author who’s making waves in the literary world with her heartfelt storytelling. Her latest novel, A Gardin Wedding, is a beautifully layered tale about family, forgiveness, and the bonds that hold us together—even when life pulls us apart. Set against the backdrop of a much-anticipated wedding, this story invites readers into the heart of the Gardin family, where secrets, love, and legacy all come to the surface. Rosey Lee joins me now to talk about the inspiration behind the book and the power of telling authentic, joyful Black stories.community,affairsIn this episode of Perspectives, Dr. Otto E. Stallworth, Jr. joins the conversation to discuss A Gathering of Voices, a powerful new anthology from the Longwood Writers Workshop. Alongside authors Denise Billings, Charles Floyd Johnson, Denise Nicholas, GW Williams, and Hattie Winston, Stallworth shares vibrant, introspective stories rooted in resilience, wisdom, and lived experience. With a foreword by Phylicia Rashad, the collection highlights the universal truths found in memoir and creative reflection — all born from a writers’ circle that began around a dining room table and endured through the pandemic.e9944540-4bb6-11f0-b063-4583d82f71effull00:25:00Tue, 17 Jun 2025 15:04:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noIn this episode of Perspectives, Dr. Otto E. Stallworth, Jr. joins the conversation to discuss A Gathering of Voices, a powerful new anthology from the Longwood Writers Workshop. Alongside authors Denise Billings, Charles Floyd Johnson, Denise Nicholas, GW Williams, and Hattie Winston, Stallworth shares vibrant, introspective stories rooted in resilience, wisdom, and lived experience. With a foreword by Phylicia Rashad, the collection highlights the universal truths found in memoir and creative reflection — all born from a writers’ circle that began around a dining room table and endured through the pandemic.Condace PressleyIn this episode of Perspectives, Dr. Otto E. Stallworth, Jr. joins the conversation to discuss A Gathering of Voices, a powerful new anthology from the Longwood Writers Workshop. Alongside authors Denise Billings, Charles Floyd Johnson, Denise Nicholas, GW Williams, and Hattie Winston, Stallworth shares vibrant, introspective stories rooted in resilience, wisdom, and lived experience. With a foreword by Phylicia Rashad, the collection highlights the universal truths found in memoir and creative reflection — all born from a writers’ circle that began around a dining room table and endured through the pandemic.community,affairsIn this episode of Perspectives, acclaimed playwright and opera director Tazewell Thompson joins us to talk about Steele Roots, a new opera premiering in Atlanta that brings to life the story of Carrie Steele Logan — founder of the nation’s oldest Black orphanage. Thompson shares his creative journey, the collaboration behind the music, and why Carrie’s legacy still resonates today. It’s a conversation about history, artistry, and the power of storytelling to honor unsung heroes.3567ce20-4bb6-11f0-8d19-df05d2d36497full00:25:01Tue, 17 Jun 2025 15:01:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noIn this episode of Perspectives, acclaimed playwright and opera director Tazewell Thompson joins us to talk about Steele Roots, a new opera premiering in Atlanta that brings to life the story of Carrie Steele Logan — founder of the nation’s oldest Black orphanage. Thompson shares his creative journey, the collaboration behind the music, and why Carrie’s legacy still resonates today. It’s a conversation about history, artistry, and the power of storytelling to honor unsung heroes.Condace PressleyIn this episode of Perspectives, acclaimed playwright and opera director Tazewell Thompson joins us to talk about Steele Roots, a new opera premiering in Atlanta that brings to life the story of Carrie Steele Logan — founder of the nation’s oldest Black orphanage. Thompson shares his creative journey, the collaboration behind the music, and why Carrie’s legacy still resonates today. It’s a conversation about history, artistry, and the power of storytelling to honor unsung heroes.community,affairsDid you know that 1 in 4 adults in the U.S. has doctor-diagnosed arthritis—and that 90% of people living with lupus are women, many of them women of color? In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Douglas White, a leading rheumatologist at Articularis Rheumatology Specialists in Sandy Springs. Dr. White breaks down the facts, myths, and treatments surrounding these often misunderstood conditions. He shares practical advice for managing symptoms, explains why early diagnosis is critical, and offers hope through the latest advances in care. Whether you're living with joint pain or supporting someone who is, this conversation will leave you informed and empowered.9063a010-455c-11f0-817c-9bf0c1942b5dfull00:24:58Mon, 09 Jun 2025 13:02:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noDid you know that 1 in 4 adults in the U.S. has doctor-diagnosed arthritis—and that 90% of people living with lupus are women, many of them women of color? In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Douglas White, a leading rheumatologist at Articularis Rheumatology Specialists in Sandy Springs. Dr. White breaks down the facts, myths, and treatments surrounding these often misunderstood conditions. He shares practical advice for managing symptoms, explains why early diagnosis is critical, and offers hope through the latest advances in care. Whether you're living with joint pain or supporting someone who is, this conversation will leave you informed and empowered.Condace PressleyDid you know that 1 in 4 adults in the U.S. has doctor-diagnosed arthritis—and that 90% of people living with lupus are women, many of them women of color? In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Douglas White, a leading rheumatologist at Articularis Rheumatology Specialists in Sandy Springs. Dr. White breaks down the facts, myths, and treatments surrounding these often misunderstood conditions. He shares practical advice for managing symptoms, explains why early diagnosis is critical, and offers hope through the latest advances in care. Whether you're living with joint pain or supporting someone who is, this conversation will leave you informed and empowered.community,affairsWe first met Bellen Woodard when she launched her project "More than Peach." The then 10-year-old began a quest to make sure "flesh" crayons are available in colors more than peach. She's back and at age 14 is advocating for another change in culture. In Ballet Brown, Woodard expands on her passion for youth leadership. When she signed up for ballet, she was surprised to learn that the default color for ballet attire was pink. In "Ballet Brown" we meet a young dancer who wants to dance in attire that looks like her.27e135a0-40cb-11f0-9ff5-39ba9006f9c1full00:25:00Tue, 03 Jun 2025 17:21:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noWe first met Bellen Woodard when she launched her project "More than Peach." The then 10-year-old began a quest to make sure "flesh" crayons are available in colors more than peach. She's back and at age 14 is advocating for another change in culture. In Ballet Brown, Woodard expands on her passion for youth leadership. When she signed up for ballet, she was surprised to learn that the default color for ballet attire was pink. In "Ballet Brown" we meet a young dancer who wants to dance in attire that looks like her.Condace PressleyWe first met Bellen Woodard when she launched her project "More than Peach." The then 10-year-old began a quest to make sure "flesh" crayons are available in colors more than peach. She's back and at age 14 is advocating for another change in culture. In Ballet Brown, Woodard expands on her passion for youth leadership. When she signed up for ballet, she was surprised to learn that the default color for ballet attire was pink. In "Ballet Brown" we meet a young dancer who wants to dance in attire that looks like her.community,affairsMillennials, the “sandwich generation,” feel this pressure more than most—juggling caregiving for aging parents, career demands, and planning for their own futures. While it might not be the most thrilling subject, it's incredibly important, particularly given that almost 70% of Americans lack proper preparation for what happens to their things once they're gone. Rachel Donnelly, an expert in estate and legacy planning, and a woman who describes herself as a "GPS for Executors", addresses this important subject with a refreshing approach, blending humor and practicality while debunking the top 5 myths that prevent people from planning in her book, "Late to Your Own Funeral. It combines irreverent advice and actionable strategies to help everyone whether planning their legacy or taking on the role of executor. It is for everyone who wants to spare their loved ones unnecessary stress.b5ef9ec0-3b23-11f0-bc96-05e5e8b39e29full00:25:00Tue, 27 May 2025 12:50:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noMillennials, the “sandwich generation,” feel this pressure more than most—juggling caregiving for aging parents, career demands, and planning for their own futures. While it might not be the most thrilling subject, it's incredibly important, particularly given that almost 70% of Americans lack proper preparation for what happens to their things once they're gone. Rachel Donnelly, an expert in estate and legacy planning, and a woman who describes herself as a "GPS for Executors", addresses this important subject with a refreshing approach, blending humor and practicality while debunking the top 5 myths that prevent people from planning in her book, "Late to Your Own Funeral. It combines irreverent advice and actionable strategies to help everyone whether planning their legacy or taking on the role of executor. It is for everyone who wants to spare their loved ones unnecessary stress.Condace PressleyMillennials, the “sandwich generation,” feel this pressure more than most—juggling caregiving for aging parents, career demands, and planning for their own futures. While it might not be the most thrilling subject, it's incredibly important, particularly given that almost 70% of Americans lack proper preparation for what happens to their things once they're gone. Rachel Donnelly, an expert in estate and legacy planning, and a woman who describes herself as a "GPS for Executors", addresses this important subject with a refreshing approach, blending humor and practicality while debunking the top 5 myths that prevent people from planning in her book, "Late to Your Own Funeral. It combines irreverent advice and actionable strategies to help everyone whether planning their legacy or taking on the role of executor. It is for everyone who wants to spare their loved ones unnecessary stress.community,affairsIn honor of Better Sleep Month, we’re joined by Atlanta-based sleep experts Lori Oliver and Jill MacRae, co-founders of The Inactive Company and creators of The Inactivators—a science-backed sleep mask designed to support deep, restorative rest. With backgrounds in performance, wellness, and technology, Lori and Jill offer practical, no-nonsense advice to help you stop chasing sleep and start optimizing it. In this conversation, we unpack the difference between sleep quantity and quality, why 8 hours isn’t always enough, and the surprising role morning light, evening walks, and screen-free rituals play in resetting your sleep cycle. Whether you’re a high achiever running on empty or just want to wake up feeling better, this episode delivers smart strategies—one small change at a time.7b9b45d0-34d1-11f0-a9d4-6169bae550bcfull00:25:00Mon, 19 May 2025 11:44:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noIn honor of Better Sleep Month, we’re joined by Atlanta-based sleep experts Lori Oliver and Jill MacRae, co-founders of The Inactive Company and creators of The Inactivators—a science-backed sleep mask designed to support deep, restorative rest. With backgrounds in performance, wellness, and technology, Lori and Jill offer practical, no-nonsense advice to help you stop chasing sleep and start optimizing it. In this conversation, we unpack the difference between sleep quantity and quality, why 8 hours isn’t always enough, and the surprising role morning light, evening walks, and screen-free rituals play in resetting your sleep cycle. Whether you’re a high achiever running on empty or just want to wake up feeling better, this episode delivers smart strategies—one small change at a time.Condace PressleyIn honor of Better Sleep Month, we’re joined by Atlanta-based sleep experts Lori Oliver and Jill MacRae, co-founders of The Inactive Company and creators of The Inactivators—a science-backed sleep mask designed to support deep, restorative rest. With backgrounds in performance, wellness, and technology, Lori and Jill offer practical, no-nonsense advice to help you stop chasing sleep and start optimizing it. In this conversation, we unpack the difference between sleep quantity and quality, why 8 hours isn’t always enough, and the surprising role morning light, evening walks, and screen-free rituals play in resetting your sleep cycle. Whether you’re a high achiever running on empty or just want to wake up feeling better, this episode delivers smart strategies—one small change at a time.community,affairsAs we recognize National Stress Awareness Month, we sit down with Dr. Stephen Palte, Chief Medical Officer for UnitedHealthcare of Georgia, to explore the real impact of stress on our minds and bodies. Dr. Palte breaks down what stress really is, why it matters, and how it can silently lead to serious health conditions like heart disease and depression if left unchecked. He shares practical, science-backed tips for managing stress—whether at work, at home, or in everyday life—and offers a fresh perspective on how Georgians can build resilience and maintain both mental and physical well-being. This is a conversation you don’t want to miss.eb792ea0-30ef-11f0-9811-4974f686cf12full00:25:01Wed, 14 May 2025 13:14:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noAs we recognize National Stress Awareness Month, we sit down with Dr. Stephen Palte, Chief Medical Officer for UnitedHealthcare of Georgia, to explore the real impact of stress on our minds and bodies. Dr. Palte breaks down what stress really is, why it matters, and how it can silently lead to serious health conditions like heart disease and depression if left unchecked. He shares practical, science-backed tips for managing stress—whether at work, at home, or in everyday life—and offers a fresh perspective on how Georgians can build resilience and maintain both mental and physical well-being. This is a conversation you don’t want to miss.Condace PressleyAs we recognize National Stress Awareness Month, we sit down with Dr. Stephen Palte, Chief Medical Officer for UnitedHealthcare of Georgia, to explore the real impact of stress on our minds and bodies. Dr. Palte breaks down what stress really is, why it matters, and how it can silently lead to serious health conditions like heart disease and depression if left unchecked. He shares practical, science-backed tips for managing stress—whether at work, at home, or in everyday life—and offers a fresh perspective on how Georgians can build resilience and maintain both mental and physical well-being. This is a conversation you don’t want to miss.community,affairsYouth sport is part of an ideal childhood, and nearly everyone—from the federal government to parents—encourages children to take part. Driven by the promise of better physical and mental health, better educational outcomes, and a better society, tens of millions of kids across the USA participate in this form of organized play. Yet, most children who enter youth sport quit by the time they reach adolescence, often due to injury or abuse, and many more are sidelined by its high financial burdens. In MORE THAN PLAY: How Law, Policy, and Politics Shape American Youth Sport, Dionne Koller, Director of the Center for Sport and the Law at the University of Baltimore, where she also serves as a law professor, delves into why youth sport has become all-consuming, costly, and, in too many cases, detrimental to boys and girls. Next we talk with Tracy Ide who has an incredible story of her mother and the gift of life she received twice from organ donors. She received both a heart and kidney transplant. Today more than 3,000 Georgians could benefit from organ or tissue transplantation. more than half of Georgians on the waiting list for a kidney transplant are African American.9943eba0-2d0c-11f0-a6c0-d3c78d198d6efull00:44:51Fri, 09 May 2025 14:15:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noYouth sport is part of an ideal childhood, and nearly everyone—from the federal government to parents—encourages children to take part. Driven by the promise of better physical and mental health, better educational outcomes, and a better society, tens of millions of kids across the USA participate in this form of organized play. Yet, most children who enter youth sport quit by the time they reach adolescence, often due to injury or abuse, and many more are sidelined by its high financial burdens. In MORE THAN PLAY: How Law, Policy, and Politics Shape American Youth Sport, Dionne Koller, Director of the Center for Sport and the Law at the University of Baltimore, where she also serves as a law professor, delves into why youth sport has become all-consuming, costly, and, in too many cases, detrimental to boys and girls. Next we talk with Tracy Ide who has an incredible story of her mother and the gift of life she received twice from organ donors. She received both a heart and kidney transplant. Today more than 3,000 Georgians could benefit from organ or tissue transplantation. more than half of Georgians on the waiting list for a kidney transplant are African American.Condace PressleyYouth sport is part of an ideal childhood, and nearly everyone—from the federal government to parents—encourages children to take part. Driven by the promise of better physical and mental health, better educational outcomes, and a better society, tens of millions of kids across the USA participate in this form of organized play. Yet, most children who enter youth sport quit by the time they reach adolescence, often due to injury or abuse, and many more are sidelined by its high financial burdens. In MORE THAN PLAY: How Law, Policy, and Politics Shape American Youth Sport, Dionne Koller, Director of the Center for Sport and the Law at the University of Baltimore, where she also serves as a law professor, delves into why youth sport has become all-consuming, costly, and, in too many cases, detrimental to boys and girls. Next we talk with Tracy Ide who has an incredible story of her mother and the gift of life she received twice from organ donors. She received both a heart and kidney transplant. Today more than 3,000 Georgians could benefit from organ or tissue transplantation. more than half of Georgians on the waiting list for a kidney transplant are African American.community,affairsSummer vacation season is heating up, and with increased concerns about air travel, many passengers are left wondering: How safe is it to fly? And how can travelers make the most of their summer journeys without the stress? Brandon Blewett—a frequent flier with "Million Miler" status and author of the Amazon #1 New Release How to Avoid Strangers on Airplanes: A Survival Guide for the Frequent Business Traveler shares not only his top travel hacks—like how to dodge the dreaded middle seat, breeze through TSA, pack like a pro, and snag extra legroom—but also his expert tips on staying fit and energized while on the go. From in-room workouts to airport-friendly snacks, Brandon has the insider strategies to keep your summer travels smooth, stress-free, and healthy. Whether you’re jetting off to the beach or hopping between cities, Brandon’s got everything you need to travel smart this summer. In his book How to Avoid Strangers on Airplanes, Brandon humorously dissects the quirks of frequent air travel, turning the challenges of airports and airplanes into relatable lessons on leadership, resilience, and adaptability.e42652c0-278f-11f0-a544-ff7218061221full00:25:00Fri, 02 May 2025 14:49:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noSummer vacation season is heating up, and with increased concerns about air travel, many passengers are left wondering: How safe is it to fly? And how can travelers make the most of their summer journeys without the stress? Brandon Blewett—a frequent flier with "Million Miler" status and author of the Amazon #1 New Release How to Avoid Strangers on Airplanes: A Survival Guide for the Frequent Business Traveler shares not only his top travel hacks—like how to dodge the dreaded middle seat, breeze through TSA, pack like a pro, and snag extra legroom—but also his expert tips on staying fit and energized while on the go. From in-room workouts to airport-friendly snacks, Brandon has the insider strategies to keep your summer travels smooth, stress-free, and healthy. Whether you’re jetting off to the beach or hopping between cities, Brandon’s got everything you need to travel smart this summer. In his book How to Avoid Strangers on Airplanes, Brandon humorously dissects the quirks of frequent air travel, turning the challenges of airports and airplanes into relatable lessons on leadership, resilience, and adaptability.Condace PressleySummer vacation season is heating up, and with increased concerns about air travel, many passengers are left wondering: How safe is it to fly? And how can travelers make the most of their summer journeys without the stress? Brandon Blewett—a frequent flier with "Million Miler" status and author of the Amazon #1 New Release How to Avoid Strangers on Airplanes: A Survival Guide for the Frequent Business Traveler shares not only his top travel hacks—like how to dodge the dreaded middle seat, breeze through TSA, pack like a pro, and snag extra legroom—but also his expert tips on staying fit and energized while on the go. From in-room workouts to airport-friendly snacks, Brandon has the insider strategies to keep your summer travels smooth, stress-free, and healthy. Whether you’re jetting off to the beach or hopping between cities, Brandon’s got everything you need to travel smart this summer. In his book How to Avoid Strangers on Airplanes, Brandon humorously dissects the quirks of frequent air travel, turning the challenges of airports and airplanes into relatable lessons on leadership, resilience, and adaptability.community,affairsAccording to LinkedIn, half of all workers are considering a career change in 2025. As government employees continue to experience layoffs in this volatile job market, they face an uncertain career future. Finding a new role in an oversaturated job market requires more than just updating a resume, it demands a strategic pivot. With more than 20 years in career strategy, Patrice Lindo, CEO of Career Nomad has helped more than 3,500 professionals pivot successfully by identifying their transferable skills and by leveraging her RNA framework. RNA stands for rebrand, network and achieve recognition. We discuss how laid off government employees can reposition their skill set to secure jobs in the private sector; the hidden job market and how networking and not online applications unlock career breakthroughs and why the traditional job search does not work in a saturated market. She shares what to do instead.85798310-278e-11f0-a77e-5fd784bead4bfull00:25:00Fri, 02 May 2025 14:41:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noAccording to LinkedIn, half of all workers are considering a career change in 2025. As government employees continue to experience layoffs in this volatile job market, they face an uncertain career future. Finding a new role in an oversaturated job market requires more than just updating a resume, it demands a strategic pivot. With more than 20 years in career strategy, Patrice Lindo, CEO of Career Nomad has helped more than 3,500 professionals pivot successfully by identifying their transferable skills and by leveraging her RNA framework. RNA stands for rebrand, network and achieve recognition. We discuss how laid off government employees can reposition their skill set to secure jobs in the private sector; the hidden job market and how networking and not online applications unlock career breakthroughs and why the traditional job search does not work in a saturated market. She shares what to do instead.Condace PressleyAccording to LinkedIn, half of all workers are considering a career change in 2025. As government employees continue to experience layoffs in this volatile job market, they face an uncertain career future. Finding a new role in an oversaturated job market requires more than just updating a resume, it demands a strategic pivot. With more than 20 years in career strategy, Patrice Lindo, CEO of Career Nomad has helped more than 3,500 professionals pivot successfully by identifying their transferable skills and by leveraging her RNA framework. RNA stands for rebrand, network and achieve recognition. We discuss how laid off government employees can reposition their skill set to secure jobs in the private sector; the hidden job market and how networking and not online applications unlock career breakthroughs and why the traditional job search does not work in a saturated market. She shares what to do instead.community,affairsFrom bestselling and Coretta Scott King Author Honor Award-winning author, Sharon G. Flake, THE FAMILY I’M IN delves deep into the complex relationships between Black boys and their fathers, exploring the challenges of growing up and defining what it truly means to be a man. Following her groundbreaking novel THE SKIN I’M IN and its powerful sequel THE LIFE I’M IN, Flake returns with a story that resonates with a new generation of readers. THE FAMILY I’M IN introduces John-John and Caleb, childhood friends who are facing the triumphs and struggles of becoming young men in a world full of generational expectations, societal pressures, and uncertain futures. Together, John-John and Caleb navigate family illness, divorced parents, difficult teachers, and relationships with girls who think they have all the answers. As they search for their own identities, they wrestle with the idea of being “nice” kids who want to be seen for who they truly are.6869e2c0-278d-11f0-9d54-65b8e5c3d916full00:24:57Fri, 02 May 2025 14:37:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noFrom bestselling and Coretta Scott King Author Honor Award-winning author, Sharon G. Flake, THE FAMILY I’M IN delves deep into the complex relationships between Black boys and their fathers, exploring the challenges of growing up and defining what it truly means to be a man. Following her groundbreaking novel THE SKIN I’M IN and its powerful sequel THE LIFE I’M IN, Flake returns with a story that resonates with a new generation of readers. THE FAMILY I’M IN introduces John-John and Caleb, childhood friends who are facing the triumphs and struggles of becoming young men in a world full of generational expectations, societal pressures, and uncertain futures. Together, John-John and Caleb navigate family illness, divorced parents, difficult teachers, and relationships with girls who think they have all the answers. As they search for their own identities, they wrestle with the idea of being “nice” kids who want to be seen for who they truly are.Condace PressleyFrom bestselling and Coretta Scott King Author Honor Award-winning author, Sharon G. Flake, THE FAMILY I’M IN delves deep into the complex relationships between Black boys and their fathers, exploring the challenges of growing up and defining what it truly means to be a man. Following her groundbreaking novel THE SKIN I’M IN and its powerful sequel THE LIFE I’M IN, Flake returns with a story that resonates with a new generation of readers. THE FAMILY I’M IN introduces John-John and Caleb, childhood friends who are facing the triumphs and struggles of becoming young men in a world full of generational expectations, societal pressures, and uncertain futures. Together, John-John and Caleb navigate family illness, divorced parents, difficult teachers, and relationships with girls who think they have all the answers. As they search for their own identities, they wrestle with the idea of being “nice” kids who want to be seen for who they truly are.community,affairsTara Roberts is a Georgia Native having graduated from Frederick M. Douglas High School. She is an award-winning journalist and author. Her book is Written in the Waters. Her work uncovers the untold stories of enslaved Africans lost to shipwrecks and the Black divers who are reclaiming this powerful history. Her journey has been featured in National Geographic and she currently is working on a sequel to this work. Our conversation speaks to the power of uncovering hidden Black history and its impact today; her personal journey from journalist to historian, the importance of Black representation in archaeology, diving, and historical storytelling and how these recovered histories connect to current conversations on identity and resilience.ce00b750-278c-11f0-aaea-af29c29a565cfull00:24:58Fri, 02 May 2025 14:19:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noTara Roberts is a Georgia Native having graduated from Frederick M. Douglas High School. She is an award-winning journalist and author. Her book is Written in the Waters. Her work uncovers the untold stories of enslaved Africans lost to shipwrecks and the Black divers who are reclaiming this powerful history. Her journey has been featured in National Geographic and she currently is working on a sequel to this work. Our conversation speaks to the power of uncovering hidden Black history and its impact today; her personal journey from journalist to historian, the importance of Black representation in archaeology, diving, and historical storytelling and how these recovered histories connect to current conversations on identity and resilience.Condace PressleyTara Roberts is a Georgia Native having graduated from Frederick M. Douglas High School. She is an award-winning journalist and author. Her book is Written in the Waters. Her work uncovers the untold stories of enslaved Africans lost to shipwrecks and the Black divers who are reclaiming this powerful history. Her journey has been featured in National Geographic and she currently is working on a sequel to this work. Our conversation speaks to the power of uncovering hidden Black history and its impact today; her personal journey from journalist to historian, the importance of Black representation in archaeology, diving, and historical storytelling and how these recovered histories connect to current conversations on identity and resilience.community,affairsEarly learning experiences shape a child’s health, growth, character and happiness. 90% of a child’s brain develops in the first five years. That is why it is so crucial for parents to partner with a trusted early education and care provider to maximize this critical time. High-quality preschool not only provides children with an educational foundation; it also offers important life skills such as cooperation, conflict resolution, sharing and socialization which they will need throughout their school years and beyond. For parents, finding a school that will support a child's cognitive, physical, emotional and developmental needs is an important decision. Dr. Amy Jackson joins us on Perspectives to discuss how introducing the right learning experiences at the right time helps meet the specific needs of children; shares the questions parents need to ask potential preschools and explains the differences in a child's milestone development.5f8994a0-10ca-11f0-aa0f-e135e0f21384full00:25:00Thu, 03 Apr 2025 15:21:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noEarly learning experiences shape a child’s health, growth, character and happiness. 90% of a child’s brain develops in the first five years. That is why it is so crucial for parents to partner with a trusted early education and care provider to maximize this critical time. High-quality preschool not only provides children with an educational foundation; it also offers important life skills such as cooperation, conflict resolution, sharing and socialization which they will need throughout their school years and beyond. For parents, finding a school that will support a child's cognitive, physical, emotional and developmental needs is an important decision. Dr. Amy Jackson joins us on Perspectives to discuss how introducing the right learning experiences at the right time helps meet the specific needs of children; shares the questions parents need to ask potential preschools and explains the differences in a child's milestone development.Condace PressleyEarly learning experiences shape a child’s health, growth, character and happiness. 90% of a child’s brain develops in the first five years. That is why it is so crucial for parents to partner with a trusted early education and care provider to maximize this critical time. High-quality preschool not only provides children with an educational foundation; it also offers important life skills such as cooperation, conflict resolution, sharing and socialization which they will need throughout their school years and beyond. For parents, finding a school that will support a child's cognitive, physical, emotional and developmental needs is an important decision. Dr. Amy Jackson joins us on Perspectives to discuss how introducing the right learning experiences at the right time helps meet the specific needs of children; shares the questions parents need to ask potential preschools and explains the differences in a child's milestone development.community,affairsMarch 2025 marks 5 years since the onset of the COVID19 Pandemic. It was a defining global crisis, reshaping every aspect of life—from healthcare and education to work and human connection. Emerging in late 2019, the virus rapidly spread across continents, claiming more than 7 million lives worldwide including 1.2 million cumulative deaths in the U.S. The crisis exposed deep vulnerabilities in public health systems and social safety nets. Lockdowns, mask mandates, and vaccine rollouts became the norm. Communities grappled with grief, isolation, and economic uncertainty. Yet amid the hardship, the pandemic also revealed extraordinary resilience, innovation, and solidarity, as people adapted, supported one another, and reimagined what it means to care for the collective good. Amy Comeau is the author of the award-winning book "Every Storm Runs Out of Rain." During COVID, Comeau led a team at Emory Healthcare as Vice President. She wrote to the team weekly. Those emails are the source for this book and a look back at that experience.8e3290c0-0c1e-11f0-9d5d-e351957ba028full00:25:00Fri, 28 Mar 2025 16:37:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noMarch 2025 marks 5 years since the onset of the COVID19 Pandemic. It was a defining global crisis, reshaping every aspect of life—from healthcare and education to work and human connection. Emerging in late 2019, the virus rapidly spread across continents, claiming more than 7 million lives worldwide including 1.2 million cumulative deaths in the U.S. The crisis exposed deep vulnerabilities in public health systems and social safety nets. Lockdowns, mask mandates, and vaccine rollouts became the norm. Communities grappled with grief, isolation, and economic uncertainty. Yet amid the hardship, the pandemic also revealed extraordinary resilience, innovation, and solidarity, as people adapted, supported one another, and reimagined what it means to care for the collective good. Amy Comeau is the author of the award-winning book "Every Storm Runs Out of Rain." During COVID, Comeau led a team at Emory Healthcare as Vice President. She wrote to the team weekly. Those emails are the source for this book and a look back at that experience.Condace PressleyMarch 2025 marks 5 years since the onset of the COVID19 Pandemic. It was a defining global crisis, reshaping every aspect of life—from healthcare and education to work and human connection. Emerging in late 2019, the virus rapidly spread across continents, claiming more than 7 million lives worldwide including 1.2 million cumulative deaths in the U.S. The crisis exposed deep vulnerabilities in public health systems and social safety nets. Lockdowns, mask mandates, and vaccine rollouts became the norm. Communities grappled with grief, isolation, and economic uncertainty. Yet amid the hardship, the pandemic also revealed extraordinary resilience, innovation, and solidarity, as people adapted, supported one another, and reimagined what it means to care for the collective good. Amy Comeau is the author of the award-winning book "Every Storm Runs Out of Rain." During COVID, Comeau led a team at Emory Healthcare as Vice President. She wrote to the team weekly. Those emails are the source for this book and a look back at that experience.community,affairsThe community is invited to stand up in the fight against breast cancer at Bubbles and Bling on Saturday, March 21, 2025 at the Foundry at Puritan Mill. The theme is Hope Rides with Us. Leave your dress up clothes at home and turn out in your favorite western wear. My guest is Cathy Scott, Vice President for Social Impact at UPS. She is an eight year breast cancer survivor and is working to become a patient navigator with Komen Georgia.deae13e0-0377-11f0-afdc-79a2d25ad15cfull00:25:00Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:31:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noThe community is invited to stand up in the fight against breast cancer at Bubbles and Bling on Saturday, March 21, 2025 at the Foundry at Puritan Mill. The theme is Hope Rides with Us. Leave your dress up clothes at home and turn out in your favorite western wear. My guest is Cathy Scott, Vice President for Social Impact at UPS. She is an eight year breast cancer survivor and is working to become a patient navigator with Komen Georgia.Condace PressleyThe community is invited to stand up in the fight against breast cancer at Bubbles and Bling on Saturday, March 21, 2025 at the Foundry at Puritan Mill. The theme is Hope Rides with Us. Leave your dress up clothes at home and turn out in your favorite western wear. My guest is Cathy Scott, Vice President for Social Impact at UPS. She is an eight year breast cancer survivor and is working to become a patient navigator with Komen Georgia.community,affairsJoining me for this episode of Perspectives is culinary expert Annette Anthony. In Always Enough: A Global Food Memoir written by Annette Anthony takes readers on a global culinary adventure. She uses her Black girl culinary experience to show that what is similar across cultures stands out just as much as their uniqueness, and that there is always enough at the table, however little or much. From Philadelphia to travels across several continents, Anthony offers a generous and eclectic collection of more than 160 recipes she developed across her lifetime. Unlike cookbooks that concentrate on food preparation and ingredients alone, Always Enough maps a life enriched by many cultures and cuisines, reflecting the author’s worlds and discovery of the crossroads of cultures and cuisines through poetry, prose and recipes. Anthony’s memoir launches from her grandparents West Philadelphia home, where their southern roots influenced meals. Then she takes us to Paris, the Ivory Coast and back to Europe where she now lives in London.b1979d70-0030-11f0-b30c-1faf431c9edffull00:25:00Thu, 13 Mar 2025 12:25:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noJoining me for this episode of Perspectives is culinary expert Annette Anthony. In Always Enough: A Global Food Memoir written by Annette Anthony takes readers on a global culinary adventure. She uses her Black girl culinary experience to show that what is similar across cultures stands out just as much as their uniqueness, and that there is always enough at the table, however little or much. From Philadelphia to travels across several continents, Anthony offers a generous and eclectic collection of more than 160 recipes she developed across her lifetime. Unlike cookbooks that concentrate on food preparation and ingredients alone, Always Enough maps a life enriched by many cultures and cuisines, reflecting the author’s worlds and discovery of the crossroads of cultures and cuisines through poetry, prose and recipes. Anthony’s memoir launches from her grandparents West Philadelphia home, where their southern roots influenced meals. Then she takes us to Paris, the Ivory Coast and back to Europe where she now lives in London.Condace PressleyJoining me for this episode of Perspectives is culinary expert Annette Anthony. In Always Enough: A Global Food Memoir written by Annette Anthony takes readers on a global culinary adventure. She uses her Black girl culinary experience to show that what is similar across cultures stands out just as much as their uniqueness, and that there is always enough at the table, however little or much. From Philadelphia to travels across several continents, Anthony offers a generous and eclectic collection of more than 160 recipes she developed across her lifetime. Unlike cookbooks that concentrate on food preparation and ingredients alone, Always Enough maps a life enriched by many cultures and cuisines, reflecting the author’s worlds and discovery of the crossroads of cultures and cuisines through poetry, prose and recipes. Anthony’s memoir launches from her grandparents West Philadelphia home, where their southern roots influenced meals. Then she takes us to Paris, the Ivory Coast and back to Europe where she now lives in London.community,affairsOn Saturday, March 8th from11am-2pm the community is invited to come out to the Porter Sanford Performing Arts Center, for a Women’s History Month Celebration. This fun and engaging program will include: Empowerment speeches, music, poetry, an awards presentation and a delectable brunch as well as line dancing and wellness activities including a fireside chat with DeKalb County history makers: CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson and Sheriff, Melody Maddox. Next we are joined by author, spoken word artist and hip-hop educator Tony Keith Jr. to talk about his book Knuckleheads, a label often assigned to challenging students. Keith flips that notion on its head.74e2aac0-f871-11ef-97c4-b13409a75d27full00:50:01Mon, 03 Mar 2025 14:33:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noOn Saturday, March 8th from11am-2pm the community is invited to come out to the Porter Sanford Performing Arts Center, for a Women’s History Month Celebration. This fun and engaging program will include: Empowerment speeches, music, poetry, an awards presentation and a delectable brunch as well as line dancing and wellness activities including a fireside chat with DeKalb County history makers: CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson and Sheriff, Melody Maddox. Next we are joined by author, spoken word artist and hip-hop educator Tony Keith Jr. to talk about his book Knuckleheads, a label often assigned to challenging students. Keith flips that notion on its head.Condace PressleyOn Saturday, March 8th from11am-2pm the community is invited to come out to the Porter Sanford Performing Arts Center, for a Women’s History Month Celebration. This fun and engaging program will include: Empowerment speeches, music, poetry, an awards presentation and a delectable brunch as well as line dancing and wellness activities including a fireside chat with DeKalb County history makers: CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson and Sheriff, Melody Maddox. Next we are joined by author, spoken word artist and hip-hop educator Tony Keith Jr. to talk about his book Knuckleheads, a label often assigned to challenging students. Keith flips that notion on its head.community,affairsMaggie Michaels DeCan is a former corporate executive who has penned a compelling and inspiring story about finding purpose. Her story and insights are most valuable as many reflect on their own goals and direction in 2025. Maggie bravely transitioned from high-profile corporate roles to dedicate her life to working for an educational nonprofit. In her newly published book, “Humbled on Purpose,” Maggie describes her humorous leap from a C-suite position at a major holiday brand to leading the Children’s Development Academy. What's particularly impactful about Maggie's story is that it emerges from the depths of childhood trauma – including a difficult relationship with a functioning alcoholic father and the loss of her mother to postpartum depression when she was just ten months old. These experiences shaped her unique leadership style, “scar-based leadership,” which emphasizes the importance of embracing failures and vulnerabilities to build authenticity and trust in both personal and professional relationships. Today, Maggie is an executive coach, speaker, consultant, and author, leveraging her extensive experience across the faith-based, nonprofit, and corporate sectors.eab010a0-f2ed-11ef-9638-ddd79f4eb9a2full00:25:05Mon, 24 Feb 2025 14:21:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noMaggie Michaels DeCan is a former corporate executive who has penned a compelling and inspiring story about finding purpose. Her story and insights are most valuable as many reflect on their own goals and direction in 2025. Maggie bravely transitioned from high-profile corporate roles to dedicate her life to working for an educational nonprofit. In her newly published book, “Humbled on Purpose,” Maggie describes her humorous leap from a C-suite position at a major holiday brand to leading the Children’s Development Academy. What's particularly impactful about Maggie's story is that it emerges from the depths of childhood trauma – including a difficult relationship with a functioning alcoholic father and the loss of her mother to postpartum depression when she was just ten months old. These experiences shaped her unique leadership style, “scar-based leadership,” which emphasizes the importance of embracing failures and vulnerabilities to build authenticity and trust in both personal and professional relationships. Today, Maggie is an executive coach, speaker, consultant, and author, leveraging her extensive experience across the faith-based, nonprofit, and corporate sectors.Condace PressleyMaggie Michaels DeCan is a former corporate executive who has penned a compelling and inspiring story about finding purpose. Her story and insights are most valuable as many reflect on their own goals and direction in 2025. Maggie bravely transitioned from high-profile corporate roles to dedicate her life to working for an educational nonprofit. In her newly published book, “Humbled on Purpose,” Maggie describes her humorous leap from a C-suite position at a major holiday brand to leading the Children’s Development Academy. What's particularly impactful about Maggie's story is that it emerges from the depths of childhood trauma – including a difficult relationship with a functioning alcoholic father and the loss of her mother to postpartum depression when she was just ten months old. These experiences shaped her unique leadership style, “scar-based leadership,” which emphasizes the importance of embracing failures and vulnerabilities to build authenticity and trust in both personal and professional relationships. Today, Maggie is an executive coach, speaker, consultant, and author, leveraging her extensive experience across the faith-based, nonprofit, and corporate sectors.community,affairsPerspectives is the show where we talk about our differences only to learn more about the things that we have in common. Today, we have a very special guest—Lawanna Bradford, a savvy investor, strategic planner, and powerhouse in financial management. As the COO of The Bradford Group, she has spent decades helping individuals and businesses navigate the world of finance, real estate, and strategic growth. From innovative lending solutions to wealth-building strategies, Lawanna has a wealth of knowledge to share. She’s also a strong advocate for women in finance and believes in empowering people to achieve financial freedom. In this conversation, we’ll dive into her investment philosophy, strategies for success, and how she stays ahead of market trends. Get ready for a masterclass in smart investing with Lawanna Bradford.926c5b40-e7eb-11ef-94ad-4f8687e15eb0full00:25:00Mon, 10 Feb 2025 13:58:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noPerspectives is the show where we talk about our differences only to learn more about the things that we have in common. Today, we have a very special guest—Lawanna Bradford, a savvy investor, strategic planner, and powerhouse in financial management. As the COO of The Bradford Group, she has spent decades helping individuals and businesses navigate the world of finance, real estate, and strategic growth. From innovative lending solutions to wealth-building strategies, Lawanna has a wealth of knowledge to share. She’s also a strong advocate for women in finance and believes in empowering people to achieve financial freedom. In this conversation, we’ll dive into her investment philosophy, strategies for success, and how she stays ahead of market trends. Get ready for a masterclass in smart investing with Lawanna Bradford.Condace PressleyPerspectives is the show where we talk about our differences only to learn more about the things that we have in common. Today, we have a very special guest—Lawanna Bradford, a savvy investor, strategic planner, and powerhouse in financial management. As the COO of The Bradford Group, she has spent decades helping individuals and businesses navigate the world of finance, real estate, and strategic growth. From innovative lending solutions to wealth-building strategies, Lawanna has a wealth of knowledge to share. She’s also a strong advocate for women in finance and believes in empowering people to achieve financial freedom. In this conversation, we’ll dive into her investment philosophy, strategies for success, and how she stays ahead of market trends. Get ready for a masterclass in smart investing with Lawanna Bradford.community,affairsWe begin Black History Month with conversations with two amazing Black Americans. First, I talk with Angelo Antonio Ellerbee. Ellerbee is a pioneer in the entertainment industry and has made an indelible impact on history globally as well as our culture. His career spans over five decades, during which he has represented a diverse array of clients, including Michael Jackson, Mary J. Blige, Lionel Richie, and DMX. He's penned a deeply personal memoir, "Before I Let You Go," and dedicated it to marginalized groups including the LGBTQIA+ community, survivors of domestic violence and others. Next we chat with Wren T. Brown, an actor, producer, director and founder and producing artistic director of Ebony Repertory Theatre, LA's only African American Professional theatre company. His book, "The Family Business" shares stories and many never-before-seen images from his family's four generations and more than 100-years in the arts and entertainment industry. His focus is on the Black artist in American culture.1212f1d0-e59d-11ef-b3b5-53150dfcbbf6full00:44:14Fri, 07 Feb 2025 15:34:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noWe begin Black History Month with conversations with two amazing Black Americans. First, I talk with Angelo Antonio Ellerbee. Ellerbee is a pioneer in the entertainment industry and has made an indelible impact on history globally as well as our culture. His career spans over five decades, during which he has represented a diverse array of clients, including Michael Jackson, Mary J. Blige, Lionel Richie, and DMX. He's penned a deeply personal memoir, "Before I Let You Go," and dedicated it to marginalized groups including the LGBTQIA+ community, survivors of domestic violence and others. Next we chat with Wren T. Brown, an actor, producer, director and founder and producing artistic director of Ebony Repertory Theatre, LA's only African American Professional theatre company. His book, "The Family Business" shares stories and many never-before-seen images from his family's four generations and more than 100-years in the arts and entertainment industry. His focus is on the Black artist in American culture.Condace PressleyWe begin Black History Month with conversations with two amazing Black Americans. First, I talk with Angelo Antonio Ellerbee. Ellerbee is a pioneer in the entertainment industry and has made an indelible impact on history globally as well as our culture. His career spans over five decades, during which he has represented a diverse array of clients, including Michael Jackson, Mary J. Blige, Lionel Richie, and DMX. He's penned a deeply personal memoir, "Before I Let You Go," and dedicated it to marginalized groups including the LGBTQIA+ community, survivors of domestic violence and others. Next we chat with Wren T. Brown, an actor, producer, director and founder and producing artistic director of Ebony Repertory Theatre, LA's only African American Professional theatre company. His book, "The Family Business" shares stories and many never-before-seen images from his family's four generations and more than 100-years in the arts and entertainment industry. His focus is on the Black artist in American culture.community,affairsSeven years ago, the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, headquartered in Battle Creek, Michigan established a National Day of Racial Healing. It's always the Tuesday following the MLK Holiday and was created as an opportunity for all Americans to consider having an important, and sometimes uncomfortable conversation on racial healing. My guest is La June Montgomery Tabron, President and CEO of the foundation who has written a couple of important books on this topic. One is written for adults, "How We Heal" and she's also penned a companion book for children on the same topic called "Our Differences Make Us Stronger." Both are available everywhere books are sold.b6d21780-e006-11ef-8f3d-9f092905b97efull00:25:01Fri, 31 Jan 2025 13:00:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noSeven years ago, the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, headquartered in Battle Creek, Michigan established a National Day of Racial Healing. It's always the Tuesday following the MLK Holiday and was created as an opportunity for all Americans to consider having an important, and sometimes uncomfortable conversation on racial healing. My guest is La June Montgomery Tabron, President and CEO of the foundation who has written a couple of important books on this topic. One is written for adults, "How We Heal" and she's also penned a companion book for children on the same topic called "Our Differences Make Us Stronger." Both are available everywhere books are sold.Condace PressleySeven years ago, the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, headquartered in Battle Creek, Michigan established a National Day of Racial Healing. It's always the Tuesday following the MLK Holiday and was created as an opportunity for all Americans to consider having an important, and sometimes uncomfortable conversation on racial healing. My guest is La June Montgomery Tabron, President and CEO of the foundation who has written a couple of important books on this topic. One is written for adults, "How We Heal" and she's also penned a companion book for children on the same topic called "Our Differences Make Us Stronger." Both are available everywhere books are sold.community,affairsFathers Incorporated is currently recruiting fathers for their Gentle Warriors Academy fatherhood program where they are striving for the largest graduation to date - 100 fathers who have completed a fatherhood-centered curriculum that will begin taking place two days a week for two hours on topics such as, but not limited to conflict resolution, visioning, emotional wellness, integrity, responsibility, communication, temperament, masculinity and more. My guests on the show are Project Director Javin Foreman and recent graduate Troy Sledge.8f244640-d82c-11ef-b319-8501cbd501fcfull00:25:01Tue, 21 Jan 2025 13:12:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noFathers Incorporated is currently recruiting fathers for their Gentle Warriors Academy fatherhood program where they are striving for the largest graduation to date - 100 fathers who have completed a fatherhood-centered curriculum that will begin taking place two days a week for two hours on topics such as, but not limited to conflict resolution, visioning, emotional wellness, integrity, responsibility, communication, temperament, masculinity and more. My guests on the show are Project Director Javin Foreman and recent graduate Troy Sledge.Condace PressleyFathers Incorporated is currently recruiting fathers for their Gentle Warriors Academy fatherhood program where they are striving for the largest graduation to date - 100 fathers who have completed a fatherhood-centered curriculum that will begin taking place two days a week for two hours on topics such as, but not limited to conflict resolution, visioning, emotional wellness, integrity, responsibility, communication, temperament, masculinity and more. My guests on the show are Project Director Javin Foreman and recent graduate Troy Sledge.community,affairsWe are in the season where college-bound students are learning about early or delayed admission to their preferred schools. They are working on those college essays and wondering if they have enough community service to balance their academics to make an "ideal" student for their ideal college of choice. Level All is an organization that is working to level the playing field when it comes to what students and families may not know about the college admissions process. They call it the hidden curriculum. My guests on the program are Level All co-founder and CEO Kevin Kenney and his College Director, Afiya Johnson-Thornton. Level All provides its students with digestible nuggets of information about the admissions process.54b84ee0-d1d9-11ef-b94b-69418292ea45full00:24:57Mon, 13 Jan 2025 12:04:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noWe are in the season where college-bound students are learning about early or delayed admission to their preferred schools. They are working on those college essays and wondering if they have enough community service to balance their academics to make an "ideal" student for their ideal college of choice. Level All is an organization that is working to level the playing field when it comes to what students and families may not know about the college admissions process. They call it the hidden curriculum. My guests on the program are Level All co-founder and CEO Kevin Kenney and his College Director, Afiya Johnson-Thornton. Level All provides its students with digestible nuggets of information about the admissions process.Condace PressleyWe are in the season where college-bound students are learning about early or delayed admission to their preferred schools. They are working on those college essays and wondering if they have enough community service to balance their academics to make an "ideal" student for their ideal college of choice. Level All is an organization that is working to level the playing field when it comes to what students and families may not know about the college admissions process. They call it the hidden curriculum. My guests on the program are Level All co-founder and CEO Kevin Kenney and his College Director, Afiya Johnson-Thornton. Level All provides its students with digestible nuggets of information about the admissions process.community,affairsTwo years have passed since ChatGPT was launched, and while many industries are still getting used to the idea, the legal field is taking full advantage. Reviewing legal evidence to find a “smoking gun” can be a major time commitment for legal professionals. But with new AI products, lawyers, paralegals, and district attorneys are getting work done faster than ever before. On the show is Everlaw Chief Legal Officer, Gloria Lee. She says many of us have an image in our minds of legal teams in a backroom, with stacks of bankers’ boxes filled with documents in them – perhaps in a Suits episode, or the Pelican Brief – but today, legal teams are using generative AI to tame those mountains of digital data. In an era driven by AI and innovation, legal professionals are working alongside this technology, tapping it like a new Smart Intern, to help lay the groundwork for cases more efficiently.1cec0ce0-cd48-11ef-bba4-31fa2e34a7a9full00:25:02Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:20:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noTwo years have passed since ChatGPT was launched, and while many industries are still getting used to the idea, the legal field is taking full advantage. Reviewing legal evidence to find a “smoking gun” can be a major time commitment for legal professionals. But with new AI products, lawyers, paralegals, and district attorneys are getting work done faster than ever before. On the show is Everlaw Chief Legal Officer, Gloria Lee. She says many of us have an image in our minds of legal teams in a backroom, with stacks of bankers’ boxes filled with documents in them – perhaps in a Suits episode, or the Pelican Brief – but today, legal teams are using generative AI to tame those mountains of digital data. In an era driven by AI and innovation, legal professionals are working alongside this technology, tapping it like a new Smart Intern, to help lay the groundwork for cases more efficiently.Condace PressleyTwo years have passed since ChatGPT was launched, and while many industries are still getting used to the idea, the legal field is taking full advantage. Reviewing legal evidence to find a “smoking gun” can be a major time commitment for legal professionals. But with new AI products, lawyers, paralegals, and district attorneys are getting work done faster than ever before. On the show is Everlaw Chief Legal Officer, Gloria Lee. She says many of us have an image in our minds of legal teams in a backroom, with stacks of bankers’ boxes filled with documents in them – perhaps in a Suits episode, or the Pelican Brief – but today, legal teams are using generative AI to tame those mountains of digital data. In an era driven by AI and innovation, legal professionals are working alongside this technology, tapping it like a new Smart Intern, to help lay the groundwork for cases more efficiently.community,affairsAre you ready to get a jump start on your mental health this holiday season? The holidays are supposed to be the most joyous time of the year, but this is not always the case, especially for those who suffer from a mental illness. According to National Alliance on Mental Illness study 64% of people with mental illness report holidays make their conditions worse. Depression. Anxiety. Trauma. Addiction. Do the holidays trigger these areas for you? It doesn’t have to be like this. There is a road to healing that can bring you inner peace, even during the holidays. And the key lies not in your mind, but in your soul. In SOUL SETTING: Listen to Your Soul Instead of Your Mind, Levy draws on his personal experience with depression, trauma, suicidal ideation, addiction, and recovery to guide you toward a better way to deal with conflict. He breaks down complex and confusing concepts and shows you how to apply a new way of being to your life. Healing is possible. After a lifetime of suffering, Levy is now free of the struggles he had with mental illness. In Soul Setting, he shows you how to be free of the drama and demons that plague your life. LEVY is a father, husband, grandfather, entrepreneur, and real estate developer in Ontario. For the last 15 years he has lived free of the demons that were ruining his life—depression, anxiety, addiction, and suicidal thoughts. Soul Setting is his first book.635bf0d0-cd45-11ef-8c66-5fd1ac96fbebfull00:25:00Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:16:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noAre you ready to get a jump start on your mental health this holiday season? The holidays are supposed to be the most joyous time of the year, but this is not always the case, especially for those who suffer from a mental illness. According to National Alliance on Mental Illness study 64% of people with mental illness report holidays make their conditions worse. Depression. Anxiety. Trauma. Addiction. Do the holidays trigger these areas for you? It doesn’t have to be like this. There is a road to healing that can bring you inner peace, even during the holidays. And the key lies not in your mind, but in your soul. In SOUL SETTING: Listen to Your Soul Instead of Your Mind, Levy draws on his personal experience with depression, trauma, suicidal ideation, addiction, and recovery to guide you toward a better way to deal with conflict. He breaks down complex and confusing concepts and shows you how to apply a new way of being to your life. Healing is possible. After a lifetime of suffering, Levy is now free of the struggles he had with mental illness. In Soul Setting, he shows you how to be free of the drama and demons that plague your life. LEVY is a father, husband, grandfather, entrepreneur, and real estate developer in Ontario. For the last 15 years he has lived free of the demons that were ruining his life—depression, anxiety, addiction, and suicidal thoughts. Soul Setting is his first book.Condace PressleyAre you ready to get a jump start on your mental health this holiday season? The holidays are supposed to be the most joyous time of the year, but this is not always the case, especially for those who suffer from a mental illness. According to National Alliance on Mental Illness study 64% of people with mental illness report holidays make their conditions worse. Depression. Anxiety. Trauma. Addiction. Do the holidays trigger these areas for you? It doesn’t have to be like this. There is a road to healing that can bring you inner peace, even during the holidays. And the key lies not in your mind, but in your soul. In SOUL SETTING: Listen to Your Soul Instead of Your Mind, Levy draws on his personal experience with depression, trauma, suicidal ideation, addiction, and recovery to guide you toward a better way to deal with conflict. He breaks down complex and confusing concepts and shows you how to apply a new way of being to your life. Healing is possible. After a lifetime of suffering, Levy is now free of the struggles he had with mental illness. In Soul Setting, he shows you how to be free of the drama and demons that plague your life. LEVY is a father, husband, grandfather, entrepreneur, and real estate developer in Ontario. For the last 15 years he has lived free of the demons that were ruining his life—depression, anxiety, addiction, and suicidal thoughts. Soul Setting is his first book.community,affairsMelissa Davey, age 74, retired from a lengthy corporate career in 2016 to pursue her second act and dream of becoming a filmmaker. At age 65, after a day on the set with the famous Director M. Night Shyamalan, she decided to take a risk and left her career to jump into the unknown. Pursuing her dream of becoming a filmmaker became a reality in late 2018 when Melissa completed her first film, Beyond Sixty, a feature length documentary about women over the age of sixty. During 2019 Melissa’s film was accepted by and screened at 8 film festivals throughout the United States and Canada, winning awards and confirming that it is never too late to learn something new. Melissa recently completed her second documentary, Climbing into Life, the story of Dierdre Wolownick who is the mother of Alex Honnold (Free Solo). The film has been accepted into thirteen film festivals so far and won has won several awards so far.06c1c2b0-cd45-11ef-8b85-e7679453e06dfull00:24:59Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:14:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noMelissa Davey, age 74, retired from a lengthy corporate career in 2016 to pursue her second act and dream of becoming a filmmaker. At age 65, after a day on the set with the famous Director M. Night Shyamalan, she decided to take a risk and left her career to jump into the unknown. Pursuing her dream of becoming a filmmaker became a reality in late 2018 when Melissa completed her first film, Beyond Sixty, a feature length documentary about women over the age of sixty. During 2019 Melissa’s film was accepted by and screened at 8 film festivals throughout the United States and Canada, winning awards and confirming that it is never too late to learn something new. Melissa recently completed her second documentary, Climbing into Life, the story of Dierdre Wolownick who is the mother of Alex Honnold (Free Solo). The film has been accepted into thirteen film festivals so far and won has won several awards so far.Condace PressleyMelissa Davey, age 74, retired from a lengthy corporate career in 2016 to pursue her second act and dream of becoming a filmmaker. At age 65, after a day on the set with the famous Director M. Night Shyamalan, she decided to take a risk and left her career to jump into the unknown. Pursuing her dream of becoming a filmmaker became a reality in late 2018 when Melissa completed her first film, Beyond Sixty, a feature length documentary about women over the age of sixty. During 2019 Melissa’s film was accepted by and screened at 8 film festivals throughout the United States and Canada, winning awards and confirming that it is never too late to learn something new. Melissa recently completed her second documentary, Climbing into Life, the story of Dierdre Wolownick who is the mother of Alex Honnold (Free Solo). The film has been accepted into thirteen film festivals so far and won has won several awards so far.community,affairsAmidst the political rhetoric of getting “tough on crime,” RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND LIVED RELIGION opens thoughtful discussions of a way to reduce crime by making communities safer and more supportive. Many of us associate “restorative justice” with international truth and reconciliation commissions spurred by human rights atrocities such as apartheid. In the US, it typically refers to small-scale efforts that divert alleged wrongdoers from the standard path of time behind bars. Studies of such initiatives affirm their value for reducing recidivism—by as much as 44 percent when compared with prison—and improving perceptions of fairness and satisfaction with the justice process among both offenders and victims. Yet, making our criminal punishment system feel “kinder and gentler” isn’t enough. In RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND LIVED RELIGION: Transforming Mass Incarceration in Chicago, Jason A. Springs, Professor of Religion, Ethics, and Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame, shows how restorative justice has the potential to overcome the racism embedded in the American justice system’s culture of retribution and violence. To make the case for restorative justice’s transformative power, the author calls for a holistic approach to concrete, purposeful practices that foster moral and spiritual forms of association between people.b3a05a90-cd44-11ef-b634-01eac0b881fefull00:25:01Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:11:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noAmidst the political rhetoric of getting “tough on crime,” RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND LIVED RELIGION opens thoughtful discussions of a way to reduce crime by making communities safer and more supportive. Many of us associate “restorative justice” with international truth and reconciliation commissions spurred by human rights atrocities such as apartheid. In the US, it typically refers to small-scale efforts that divert alleged wrongdoers from the standard path of time behind bars. Studies of such initiatives affirm their value for reducing recidivism—by as much as 44 percent when compared with prison—and improving perceptions of fairness and satisfaction with the justice process among both offenders and victims. Yet, making our criminal punishment system feel “kinder and gentler” isn’t enough. In RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND LIVED RELIGION: Transforming Mass Incarceration in Chicago, Jason A. Springs, Professor of Religion, Ethics, and Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame, shows how restorative justice has the potential to overcome the racism embedded in the American justice system’s culture of retribution and violence. To make the case for restorative justice’s transformative power, the author calls for a holistic approach to concrete, purposeful practices that foster moral and spiritual forms of association between people.Condace PressleyAmidst the political rhetoric of getting “tough on crime,” RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND LIVED RELIGION opens thoughtful discussions of a way to reduce crime by making communities safer and more supportive. Many of us associate “restorative justice” with international truth and reconciliation commissions spurred by human rights atrocities such as apartheid. In the US, it typically refers to small-scale efforts that divert alleged wrongdoers from the standard path of time behind bars. Studies of such initiatives affirm their value for reducing recidivism—by as much as 44 percent when compared with prison—and improving perceptions of fairness and satisfaction with the justice process among both offenders and victims. Yet, making our criminal punishment system feel “kinder and gentler” isn’t enough. In RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND LIVED RELIGION: Transforming Mass Incarceration in Chicago, Jason A. Springs, Professor of Religion, Ethics, and Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame, shows how restorative justice has the potential to overcome the racism embedded in the American justice system’s culture of retribution and violence. To make the case for restorative justice’s transformative power, the author calls for a holistic approach to concrete, purposeful practices that foster moral and spiritual forms of association between people.community,affairsTel Aviv University has written a moving and captivating book about the devastating power of words. OCCUPIED WORDS: What the Holocaust Did to Yiddish offers insights into the phenomenon of Khurbn Yiddish—the Yiddish of the Holocaust—and what it says about the role of language in genocide and survival. Pollin-Galay explores how a new strain of Yiddish emerged out of the need among Jews to describe an unprecedented reality—the brutality, imprisonment, and dehumanization within the ghettos and death camps of Nazi occupation—that defied not only comprehension but also normal, prewar forms of conversation. Pollin-Galay seeks to understand why people chose Yiddish lexicography as a means of witnessing the Holocaust. Ultimately, Occupied Words speaks to broader debates about cultural genocide, asking how we might rethink the concept of genocide through the framework of language.4d0db140-cd44-11ef-b800-210f44a88fe4full00:19:59Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:08:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noTel Aviv University has written a moving and captivating book about the devastating power of words. OCCUPIED WORDS: What the Holocaust Did to Yiddish offers insights into the phenomenon of Khurbn Yiddish—the Yiddish of the Holocaust—and what it says about the role of language in genocide and survival. Pollin-Galay explores how a new strain of Yiddish emerged out of the need among Jews to describe an unprecedented reality—the brutality, imprisonment, and dehumanization within the ghettos and death camps of Nazi occupation—that defied not only comprehension but also normal, prewar forms of conversation. Pollin-Galay seeks to understand why people chose Yiddish lexicography as a means of witnessing the Holocaust. Ultimately, Occupied Words speaks to broader debates about cultural genocide, asking how we might rethink the concept of genocide through the framework of language.Condace PressleyTel Aviv University has written a moving and captivating book about the devastating power of words. OCCUPIED WORDS: What the Holocaust Did to Yiddish offers insights into the phenomenon of Khurbn Yiddish—the Yiddish of the Holocaust—and what it says about the role of language in genocide and survival. Pollin-Galay explores how a new strain of Yiddish emerged out of the need among Jews to describe an unprecedented reality—the brutality, imprisonment, and dehumanization within the ghettos and death camps of Nazi occupation—that defied not only comprehension but also normal, prewar forms of conversation. Pollin-Galay seeks to understand why people chose Yiddish lexicography as a means of witnessing the Holocaust. Ultimately, Occupied Words speaks to broader debates about cultural genocide, asking how we might rethink the concept of genocide through the framework of language.community,affairsDiabetes can damage the eyes, kidneys, nerves, and heart, and is linked to some types of cancer. Preventing diabetes and taking charge of your health as soon as possible after diagnosis may help you prevent these health problems. This can include building healthy lifestyle habits, taking medicines on time, managing your stress, and working with your health care team to get the personal care you need. In honor of National Diabetes Month this November, we talk with Dr. Griffin Rodgers to raise awareness about the impacts of diabetes. Next a conversation with Jor-El Caraballo about self-care for men. His Self-Care for Black Men became a popular guidebook with features in Men’s Health, Prevention, Self and more. Leaning into that success, Caraballo’s guided audio meditation program MEDITATIONS FOR BLACK MEN is filled with unique insights and tools for Black men everywhere to prioritize mental health, empowering listeners to create a deeper connection with their mind, body, and spirit over the course of ten guided meditations. For Black men, self-care too often feels like a luxury. But being in touch with your emotions, deepening sensory awareness, and taking time to quiet the busy mind are essential tools for a healthy lifestyle. Mindfulness can be a pathway to emotional and psychological freedom. Over the course of ten guided meditations, this audio program covers topics such as redefining Black masculinity, connecting with your ancestors, and creating sacred space, as well as physical practices such as breath work and a walking meditation. The program closes with affirmations: short, positive messages to further instill self-confidence and emotional well-being.c9998b90-cd43-11ef-a19c-e387b7544a8dfull00:23:55Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:06:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noDiabetes can damage the eyes, kidneys, nerves, and heart, and is linked to some types of cancer. Preventing diabetes and taking charge of your health as soon as possible after diagnosis may help you prevent these health problems. This can include building healthy lifestyle habits, taking medicines on time, managing your stress, and working with your health care team to get the personal care you need. In honor of National Diabetes Month this November, we talk with Dr. Griffin Rodgers to raise awareness about the impacts of diabetes. Next a conversation with Jor-El Caraballo about self-care for men. His Self-Care for Black Men became a popular guidebook with features in Men’s Health, Prevention, Self and more. Leaning into that success, Caraballo’s guided audio meditation program MEDITATIONS FOR BLACK MEN is filled with unique insights and tools for Black men everywhere to prioritize mental health, empowering listeners to create a deeper connection with their mind, body, and spirit over the course of ten guided meditations. For Black men, self-care too often feels like a luxury. But being in touch with your emotions, deepening sensory awareness, and taking time to quiet the busy mind are essential tools for a healthy lifestyle. Mindfulness can be a pathway to emotional and psychological freedom. Over the course of ten guided meditations, this audio program covers topics such as redefining Black masculinity, connecting with your ancestors, and creating sacred space, as well as physical practices such as breath work and a walking meditation. The program closes with affirmations: short, positive messages to further instill self-confidence and emotional well-being.Condace PressleyDiabetes can damage the eyes, kidneys, nerves, and heart, and is linked to some types of cancer. Preventing diabetes and taking charge of your health as soon as possible after diagnosis may help you prevent these health problems. This can include building healthy lifestyle habits, taking medicines on time, managing your stress, and working with your health care team to get the personal care you need. In honor of National Diabetes Month this November, we talk with Dr. Griffin Rodgers to raise awareness about the impacts of diabetes. Next a conversation with Jor-El Caraballo about self-care for men. His Self-Care for Black Men became a popular guidebook with features in Men’s Health, Prevention, Self and more. Leaning into that success, Caraballo’s guided audio meditation program MEDITATIONS FOR BLACK MEN is filled with unique insights and tools for Black men everywhere to prioritize mental health, empowering listeners to create a deeper connection with their mind, body, and spirit over the course of ten guided meditations. For Black men, self-care too often feels like a luxury. But being in touch with your emotions, deepening sensory awareness, and taking time to quiet the busy mind are essential tools for a healthy lifestyle. Mindfulness can be a pathway to emotional and psychological freedom. Over the course of ten guided meditations, this audio program covers topics such as redefining Black masculinity, connecting with your ancestors, and creating sacred space, as well as physical practices such as breath work and a walking meditation. The program closes with affirmations: short, positive messages to further instill self-confidence and emotional well-being.community,affairsIt’s never too late to make a career change even after 40. Jeannie Jacobs MD, a former OB-GYN, knows this all too well. Her journey from medicine to becoming a curator of a successful lifestyle brand "Just Jeannie" is a testament to her resilience and audacity. Over two decades, Dr. Jacobs assisted in the miracle of birth. However, her transformative journey began when she decided to pursue her passion for cooking, DIY projects, and interior design. Her unique brand, "Just Jeannie," makes luxury living accessible and relatable, demystifying the concept of luxury, and emphasizing the importance of living authentically. Her successful debut product, the Luminosity candle, is a carefully crafted creation that blends the soothing power of aromatherapy with the symbolism of illumination. It serves as a beacon of hope and inspiration for women embarking on their personal development journeys.88966b60-cd43-11ef-91ea-0373fbb6d209full00:25:00Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:04:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noIt’s never too late to make a career change even after 40. Jeannie Jacobs MD, a former OB-GYN, knows this all too well. Her journey from medicine to becoming a curator of a successful lifestyle brand "Just Jeannie" is a testament to her resilience and audacity. Over two decades, Dr. Jacobs assisted in the miracle of birth. However, her transformative journey began when she decided to pursue her passion for cooking, DIY projects, and interior design. Her unique brand, "Just Jeannie," makes luxury living accessible and relatable, demystifying the concept of luxury, and emphasizing the importance of living authentically. Her successful debut product, the Luminosity candle, is a carefully crafted creation that blends the soothing power of aromatherapy with the symbolism of illumination. It serves as a beacon of hope and inspiration for women embarking on their personal development journeys.Condace PressleyIt’s never too late to make a career change even after 40. Jeannie Jacobs MD, a former OB-GYN, knows this all too well. Her journey from medicine to becoming a curator of a successful lifestyle brand "Just Jeannie" is a testament to her resilience and audacity. Over two decades, Dr. Jacobs assisted in the miracle of birth. However, her transformative journey began when she decided to pursue her passion for cooking, DIY projects, and interior design. Her unique brand, "Just Jeannie," makes luxury living accessible and relatable, demystifying the concept of luxury, and emphasizing the importance of living authentically. Her successful debut product, the Luminosity candle, is a carefully crafted creation that blends the soothing power of aromatherapy with the symbolism of illumination. It serves as a beacon of hope and inspiration for women embarking on their personal development journeys.community,affairsA cancer diagnosis can change our lives and the lives of our loved ones in an instant. It leaves us seeking answers to myriad questions and searching for hope. In The Cancer Journey, Dr. Chadi Nabhan demystifies this complex disease and offers a compassionate guide to understanding your diagnosis and treatment options. With decades of experience treating oncology patients, Dr. Nabhan answers your essential questions about cancer, including how it develops, how it is diagnosed, how it is treated, and how to prevent it from returning. He provides suggestions for how readers can prepare for their first visit to a cancer specialist, what questions to ask the health care team, and insider tips for getting second opinions and clinical trials. This comprehensive guide covers screening, survivorship, the art of communication, complementary and integrative medicines, and the future of cancer care. For those who may be at risk or are newly diagnosed, for family members and friends seeking guidance to help their loved ones, and for non-specialist providers seeking to educate their patients, The Cancer Journey is your one-stop-shop for all the information you need.06a69490-cd43-11ef-bb3d-73450830448efull00:25:00Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:43:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noA cancer diagnosis can change our lives and the lives of our loved ones in an instant. It leaves us seeking answers to myriad questions and searching for hope. In The Cancer Journey, Dr. Chadi Nabhan demystifies this complex disease and offers a compassionate guide to understanding your diagnosis and treatment options. With decades of experience treating oncology patients, Dr. Nabhan answers your essential questions about cancer, including how it develops, how it is diagnosed, how it is treated, and how to prevent it from returning. He provides suggestions for how readers can prepare for their first visit to a cancer specialist, what questions to ask the health care team, and insider tips for getting second opinions and clinical trials. This comprehensive guide covers screening, survivorship, the art of communication, complementary and integrative medicines, and the future of cancer care. For those who may be at risk or are newly diagnosed, for family members and friends seeking guidance to help their loved ones, and for non-specialist providers seeking to educate their patients, The Cancer Journey is your one-stop-shop for all the information you need.Condace PressleyA cancer diagnosis can change our lives and the lives of our loved ones in an instant. It leaves us seeking answers to myriad questions and searching for hope. In The Cancer Journey, Dr. Chadi Nabhan demystifies this complex disease and offers a compassionate guide to understanding your diagnosis and treatment options. With decades of experience treating oncology patients, Dr. Nabhan answers your essential questions about cancer, including how it develops, how it is diagnosed, how it is treated, and how to prevent it from returning. He provides suggestions for how readers can prepare for their first visit to a cancer specialist, what questions to ask the health care team, and insider tips for getting second opinions and clinical trials. This comprehensive guide covers screening, survivorship, the art of communication, complementary and integrative medicines, and the future of cancer care. For those who may be at risk or are newly diagnosed, for family members and friends seeking guidance to help their loved ones, and for non-specialist providers seeking to educate their patients, The Cancer Journey is your one-stop-shop for all the information you need.community,affairsEllen Marks lost the love of her life to suicide. Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States and the 11th leading cause of death in Georgia, yet suicide can be prevented. Volunteers from Atlanta are joining the thousands of people who are gathering this season in towns across the United States to promote suicide prevention. The annual Atlanta Out of the Darkness Community Walk, hosted by the Georgia Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP Georgia), will take place November 3 at 1:30 p.m. in Piedmont Park. This gathering will support the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s education, research, and support for those affected by suicide. In addition to raising awareness and funds to fight suicide, the walks give those who attend a chance to connect with others and know they are not alone, whether they walk in memory or in support of a loved one or in honor of their own mental health journey. The Atlanta Out of the Darkness Community Walk is one of the hundreds of events being held nationwide this year.6b7e8b40-cd40-11ef-8c6d-e98d28b0a399full00:25:00Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:39:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noEllen Marks lost the love of her life to suicide. Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States and the 11th leading cause of death in Georgia, yet suicide can be prevented. Volunteers from Atlanta are joining the thousands of people who are gathering this season in towns across the United States to promote suicide prevention. The annual Atlanta Out of the Darkness Community Walk, hosted by the Georgia Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP Georgia), will take place November 3 at 1:30 p.m. in Piedmont Park. This gathering will support the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s education, research, and support for those affected by suicide. In addition to raising awareness and funds to fight suicide, the walks give those who attend a chance to connect with others and know they are not alone, whether they walk in memory or in support of a loved one or in honor of their own mental health journey. The Atlanta Out of the Darkness Community Walk is one of the hundreds of events being held nationwide this year.Condace PressleyEllen Marks lost the love of her life to suicide. Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States and the 11th leading cause of death in Georgia, yet suicide can be prevented. Volunteers from Atlanta are joining the thousands of people who are gathering this season in towns across the United States to promote suicide prevention. The annual Atlanta Out of the Darkness Community Walk, hosted by the Georgia Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP Georgia), will take place November 3 at 1:30 p.m. in Piedmont Park. This gathering will support the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s education, research, and support for those affected by suicide. In addition to raising awareness and funds to fight suicide, the walks give those who attend a chance to connect with others and know they are not alone, whether they walk in memory or in support of a loved one or in honor of their own mental health journey. The Atlanta Out of the Darkness Community Walk is one of the hundreds of events being held nationwide this year.community,affairsBreast cancer survivor and fierce advocate for Black women’s health, April Love, is set to host the 6th annual Pink Awards on Saturday, October 12 at the TheaterPlex in Decatur, GA. This event goes beyond recognizing achievements; it’s a powerful platform that sheds light on the devastating impact of breast cancer within the African American community and highlight the urgency of providing equal care and treatment to Black women, who are often overlooked and underserved in the fight against breast cancer. April Love, a survivor herself, understands the unique challenges faced by Black women, who are twice as likely as their White counterparts to develop aggressive forms like triple-negative breast cancer.ccdcb620-cd3f-11ef-97b8-61b73531ddc0full00:25:01Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:36:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noBreast cancer survivor and fierce advocate for Black women’s health, April Love, is set to host the 6th annual Pink Awards on Saturday, October 12 at the TheaterPlex in Decatur, GA. This event goes beyond recognizing achievements; it’s a powerful platform that sheds light on the devastating impact of breast cancer within the African American community and highlight the urgency of providing equal care and treatment to Black women, who are often overlooked and underserved in the fight against breast cancer. April Love, a survivor herself, understands the unique challenges faced by Black women, who are twice as likely as their White counterparts to develop aggressive forms like triple-negative breast cancer.Condace PressleyBreast cancer survivor and fierce advocate for Black women’s health, April Love, is set to host the 6th annual Pink Awards on Saturday, October 12 at the TheaterPlex in Decatur, GA. This event goes beyond recognizing achievements; it’s a powerful platform that sheds light on the devastating impact of breast cancer within the African American community and highlight the urgency of providing equal care and treatment to Black women, who are often overlooked and underserved in the fight against breast cancer. April Love, a survivor herself, understands the unique challenges faced by Black women, who are twice as likely as their White counterparts to develop aggressive forms like triple-negative breast cancer.community,affairsWill America be able to keep its experiment in democratic republicanism going or will it slide into oligarchy, or worse? CIARA TORRES-SPELLISCY, Professor of Law at Stetson University, offers a chilling exposé of how corporations manipulate our political system for profit and offers concrete steps for consumers and investors committed to protecting our democracy in her new book, CORPORATOCRACY: How to Protect Democracy from Dark Money and Corrupt Politicians. In CORPORATOCRACY, Torres-Spelliscy explores how America’s privately funded campaign finance system, combined with corporate greed and a tilt towards authoritarianism within the Republican Party, have placed American democracy on a knife’s edge. Drawing on key Supreme Court cases, CORPORATOCRACY reveals how major US corporations have worked to undermine practices and laws upholding democratic principles like free and fair elections through shadowy tactics from bankrolling regressive politicians to funding ghost candidates with dark money. The motive? Profit.60836380-cd3f-11ef-93f4-e1a7269cb7fafull00:24:32Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:30:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noWill America be able to keep its experiment in democratic republicanism going or will it slide into oligarchy, or worse? CIARA TORRES-SPELLISCY, Professor of Law at Stetson University, offers a chilling exposé of how corporations manipulate our political system for profit and offers concrete steps for consumers and investors committed to protecting our democracy in her new book, CORPORATOCRACY: How to Protect Democracy from Dark Money and Corrupt Politicians. In CORPORATOCRACY, Torres-Spelliscy explores how America’s privately funded campaign finance system, combined with corporate greed and a tilt towards authoritarianism within the Republican Party, have placed American democracy on a knife’s edge. Drawing on key Supreme Court cases, CORPORATOCRACY reveals how major US corporations have worked to undermine practices and laws upholding democratic principles like free and fair elections through shadowy tactics from bankrolling regressive politicians to funding ghost candidates with dark money. The motive? Profit.Condace PressleyWill America be able to keep its experiment in democratic republicanism going or will it slide into oligarchy, or worse? CIARA TORRES-SPELLISCY, Professor of Law at Stetson University, offers a chilling exposé of how corporations manipulate our political system for profit and offers concrete steps for consumers and investors committed to protecting our democracy in her new book, CORPORATOCRACY: How to Protect Democracy from Dark Money and Corrupt Politicians. In CORPORATOCRACY, Torres-Spelliscy explores how America’s privately funded campaign finance system, combined with corporate greed and a tilt towards authoritarianism within the Republican Party, have placed American democracy on a knife’s edge. Drawing on key Supreme Court cases, CORPORATOCRACY reveals how major US corporations have worked to undermine practices and laws upholding democratic principles like free and fair elections through shadowy tactics from bankrolling regressive politicians to funding ghost candidates with dark money. The motive? Profit.community,affairsMy guest is Kenneth Braswell. He leads the nonprofit organization Fathers Incorporated. The group works collaboratively with organizations around the country to identify and advocate for social and legislative changes that lead to healthy father involvement with children, regardless of the father’s marital or economic status, or geographic location. Braswell recently penned an op ed for the Atlanta Journal Constitution about why Black dads must vote and their newest initiative, Black Dads Count.9e38cf40-7f84-11ef-829d-a102b9e7d518full00:25:00Mon, 30 Sep 2024 18:28:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noMy guest is Kenneth Braswell. He leads the nonprofit organization Fathers Incorporated. The group works collaboratively with organizations around the country to identify and advocate for social and legislative changes that lead to healthy father involvement with children, regardless of the father’s marital or economic status, or geographic location. Braswell recently penned an op ed for the Atlanta Journal Constitution about why Black dads must vote and their newest initiative, Black Dads Count.Condace PressleyMy guest is Kenneth Braswell. He leads the nonprofit organization Fathers Incorporated. The group works collaboratively with organizations around the country to identify and advocate for social and legislative changes that lead to healthy father involvement with children, regardless of the father’s marital or economic status, or geographic location. Braswell recently penned an op ed for the Atlanta Journal Constitution about why Black dads must vote and their newest initiative, Black Dads Count.community,affairsAmari and the Despicable Wonders is the third and final book in his pitch-perfect middle grade fantasy series that puts a black girl at the heart of the action. The series has received tons of critical acclaim and the books have been #1 bestsellers and will soon be a major motion picture from Universal Pictures. Throughout the series, Amari grapples with what it means when entering a new magical world as the “chosen one” doesn’t erase the prejudice and discrimination she’s faced as a marginalized individual. Skillfully tackling social justice issues, including racism, classism, and prejudice, each book in the series has a thrilling fantasy-adventure plot with substance. My guest is the author B. B. Alston who originally planned to go to medical school, and leave his writing dreams behind him after a few years of querying agents to no avail. While waiting to fill out paperwork for a temporary job, he saw the #DVPit pitching event on Twitter, and pitched AMARI on a whim. His tweet got plenty of attention, and he eventually signed with an agent!aa811bf0-7f83-11ef-bb41-390beca7b3a4full00:19:42Mon, 30 Sep 2024 17:45:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noAmari and the Despicable Wonders is the third and final book in his pitch-perfect middle grade fantasy series that puts a black girl at the heart of the action. The series has received tons of critical acclaim and the books have been #1 bestsellers and will soon be a major motion picture from Universal Pictures. Throughout the series, Amari grapples with what it means when entering a new magical world as the “chosen one” doesn’t erase the prejudice and discrimination she’s faced as a marginalized individual. Skillfully tackling social justice issues, including racism, classism, and prejudice, each book in the series has a thrilling fantasy-adventure plot with substance. My guest is the author B. B. Alston who originally planned to go to medical school, and leave his writing dreams behind him after a few years of querying agents to no avail. While waiting to fill out paperwork for a temporary job, he saw the #DVPit pitching event on Twitter, and pitched AMARI on a whim. His tweet got plenty of attention, and he eventually signed with an agent!Condace PressleyAmari and the Despicable Wonders is the third and final book in his pitch-perfect middle grade fantasy series that puts a black girl at the heart of the action. The series has received tons of critical acclaim and the books have been #1 bestsellers and will soon be a major motion picture from Universal Pictures. Throughout the series, Amari grapples with what it means when entering a new magical world as the “chosen one” doesn’t erase the prejudice and discrimination she’s faced as a marginalized individual. Skillfully tackling social justice issues, including racism, classism, and prejudice, each book in the series has a thrilling fantasy-adventure plot with substance. My guest is the author B. B. Alston who originally planned to go to medical school, and leave his writing dreams behind him after a few years of querying agents to no avail. While waiting to fill out paperwork for a temporary job, he saw the #DVPit pitching event on Twitter, and pitched AMARI on a whim. His tweet got plenty of attention, and he eventually signed with an agent!community,affairsWill America be able to keep its experiment in democratic republicanism going or will it slide into oligarchy, or worse? My guest on Perspectives is Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, a professor of Law at Stetson University, Fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, and member of the board of directors of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. She offers a chilling exposé of how corporations manipulate our political system for profit and offers concrete steps on protecting our democracy in her new book, Corporatocracy: How to Protect Democracy from Dark Money and Corrupt Politicians. We discuss how America’s privately funded campaign finance system, combined with corporate greed and a tilt towards authoritarianism within the Republican Party, have placed American democracy on a knife’s edge. Drawing on key Supreme Court cases, CORPORATOCRACY reveals how major US corporations have worked to undermine practices and laws upholding democratic principles like free and fair elections through shadowy tactics from bankrolling regressive politicians to funding ghost candidates with dark money.6e95ccc0-7533-11ef-95fe-ed125fc8bcc1full00:25:01Tue, 17 Sep 2024 14:49:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noWill America be able to keep its experiment in democratic republicanism going or will it slide into oligarchy, or worse? My guest on Perspectives is Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, a professor of Law at Stetson University, Fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, and member of the board of directors of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. She offers a chilling exposé of how corporations manipulate our political system for profit and offers concrete steps on protecting our democracy in her new book, Corporatocracy: How to Protect Democracy from Dark Money and Corrupt Politicians. We discuss how America’s privately funded campaign finance system, combined with corporate greed and a tilt towards authoritarianism within the Republican Party, have placed American democracy on a knife’s edge. Drawing on key Supreme Court cases, CORPORATOCRACY reveals how major US corporations have worked to undermine practices and laws upholding democratic principles like free and fair elections through shadowy tactics from bankrolling regressive politicians to funding ghost candidates with dark money.Condace PressleyWill America be able to keep its experiment in democratic republicanism going or will it slide into oligarchy, or worse? My guest on Perspectives is Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, a professor of Law at Stetson University, Fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, and member of the board of directors of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. She offers a chilling exposé of how corporations manipulate our political system for profit and offers concrete steps on protecting our democracy in her new book, Corporatocracy: How to Protect Democracy from Dark Money and Corrupt Politicians. We discuss how America’s privately funded campaign finance system, combined with corporate greed and a tilt towards authoritarianism within the Republican Party, have placed American democracy on a knife’s edge. Drawing on key Supreme Court cases, CORPORATOCRACY reveals how major US corporations have worked to undermine practices and laws upholding democratic principles like free and fair elections through shadowy tactics from bankrolling regressive politicians to funding ghost candidates with dark money.community,affairsNow through September 19th, metro Atlantans can pause for a moment of self-care with a visit to The Unplugged for Self Care Exhibit at the Mable House Arts Center on Floyd Road in Mableton. The exhibit uitilizes the intersection of music, photography, and renowned voices to inspire individuals to relax and release more. Curators argue we need self-care especially during challenging times. Joining me for this conversation is producer and creative consultant Danese Turner. The exhibit is free and open to the public weekdays from 9am until 5pm. Next a conversation with Dr. Bernice King about the annual Beloved Community International Expo at the King Center September 7,21ad8fe0-6ec0-11ef-9ba6-9b300f5fecbdfull00:20:11Mon, 09 Sep 2024 10:16:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noNow through September 19th, metro Atlantans can pause for a moment of self-care with a visit to The Unplugged for Self Care Exhibit at the Mable House Arts Center on Floyd Road in Mableton. The exhibit uitilizes the intersection of music, photography, and renowned voices to inspire individuals to relax and release more. Curators argue we need self-care especially during challenging times. Joining me for this conversation is producer and creative consultant Danese Turner. The exhibit is free and open to the public weekdays from 9am until 5pm. Next a conversation with Dr. Bernice King about the annual Beloved Community International Expo at the King Center September 7,Condace PressleyNow through September 19th, metro Atlantans can pause for a moment of self-care with a visit to The Unplugged for Self Care Exhibit at the Mable House Arts Center on Floyd Road in Mableton. The exhibit uitilizes the intersection of music, photography, and renowned voices to inspire individuals to relax and release more. Curators argue we need self-care especially during challenging times. Joining me for this conversation is producer and creative consultant Danese Turner. The exhibit is free and open to the public weekdays from 9am until 5pm. Next a conversation with Dr. Bernice King about the annual Beloved Community International Expo at the King Center September 7,community,affairsMy guest on the show is New York Times best-selling author Ken Abraham. His book is No Address, a novel based on the soon to be released film of the same name. It vividly shows how homelessness can happen to anyone. This story offers hope, humanity and resilience as five characters - all based on real people experiencing homelessness navigate their journey. The story testifies to the enduring human spirit and the transformative power of community.83fb1b40-6ebe-11ef-b1b9-87fae31aa453full00:25:03Mon, 09 Sep 2024 10:08:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noMy guest on the show is New York Times best-selling author Ken Abraham. His book is No Address, a novel based on the soon to be released film of the same name. It vividly shows how homelessness can happen to anyone. This story offers hope, humanity and resilience as five characters - all based on real people experiencing homelessness navigate their journey. The story testifies to the enduring human spirit and the transformative power of community.Condace PressleyMy guest on the show is New York Times best-selling author Ken Abraham. His book is No Address, a novel based on the soon to be released film of the same name. It vividly shows how homelessness can happen to anyone. This story offers hope, humanity and resilience as five characters - all based on real people experiencing homelessness navigate their journey. The story testifies to the enduring human spirit and the transformative power of community.community,affairsEveryone hopes to leave a legacy once life ends. What will yours be? Have you considered the gift of saving a life? LifeLink of Georgia, the state's largest organ procurement and education organizations has launched its "infinity campaign" as a new approach to motivating and registering organ donors. The idea is to register as an organ donor to continue your life legacy. More than 3000 Georgians are on the organ transplant list. Thousands more could benefit from tissue transplantation. More than half of the patients waiting on kidney donations are African American. Joining us on Perspectives are LifeLink's executive director Katie Payne and kidney recipient Idoreyin Obuda.922f7920-6a10-11ef-95e8-551f8c96187cfull00:24:58Tue, 03 Sep 2024 11:16:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noEveryone hopes to leave a legacy once life ends. What will yours be? Have you considered the gift of saving a life? LifeLink of Georgia, the state's largest organ procurement and education organizations has launched its "infinity campaign" as a new approach to motivating and registering organ donors. The idea is to register as an organ donor to continue your life legacy. More than 3000 Georgians are on the organ transplant list. Thousands more could benefit from tissue transplantation. More than half of the patients waiting on kidney donations are African American. Joining us on Perspectives are LifeLink's executive director Katie Payne and kidney recipient Idoreyin Obuda.Condace PressleyEveryone hopes to leave a legacy once life ends. What will yours be? Have you considered the gift of saving a life? LifeLink of Georgia, the state's largest organ procurement and education organizations has launched its "infinity campaign" as a new approach to motivating and registering organ donors. The idea is to register as an organ donor to continue your life legacy. More than 3000 Georgians are on the organ transplant list. Thousands more could benefit from tissue transplantation. More than half of the patients waiting on kidney donations are African American. Joining us on Perspectives are LifeLink's executive director Katie Payne and kidney recipient Idoreyin Obuda.community,affairsMax Mayblum is on a mission. When his aunt received a cancer diagnosis, his family moved - literally to provide her care. Max saw the impact her illness had on his family and was driven to make a difference. He thought there has to be a way for family members who provide care for loved ones to have access to some resources. He was right. Mayblum, a Emory University, Goizueta Business School graduate founded Givers because of the direct care worker shortage that exists. Givers seeks to ease that burden. His program finds state programs to hire, support and pay family caregivers. His company now employs six and has helped thousands of families. Max is part of the Forbes 30 under 30 class and he did share his plans for Givers with his aunt before her death.cf1ae4c0-6a0f-11ef-8f2a-e312f2b4d0d3full00:25:00Tue, 03 Sep 2024 11:09:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noMax Mayblum is on a mission. When his aunt received a cancer diagnosis, his family moved - literally to provide her care. Max saw the impact her illness had on his family and was driven to make a difference. He thought there has to be a way for family members who provide care for loved ones to have access to some resources. He was right. Mayblum, a Emory University, Goizueta Business School graduate founded Givers because of the direct care worker shortage that exists. Givers seeks to ease that burden. His program finds state programs to hire, support and pay family caregivers. His company now employs six and has helped thousands of families. Max is part of the Forbes 30 under 30 class and he did share his plans for Givers with his aunt before her death.Condace PressleyMax Mayblum is on a mission. When his aunt received a cancer diagnosis, his family moved - literally to provide her care. Max saw the impact her illness had on his family and was driven to make a difference. He thought there has to be a way for family members who provide care for loved ones to have access to some resources. He was right. Mayblum, a Emory University, Goizueta Business School graduate founded Givers because of the direct care worker shortage that exists. Givers seeks to ease that burden. His program finds state programs to hire, support and pay family caregivers. His company now employs six and has helped thousands of families. Max is part of the Forbes 30 under 30 class and he did share his plans for Givers with his aunt before her death.community,affairsInvest Fest 2024 concludes Aug 25 at the Georgia World Congress Center. This event focuses on Black financial empowerment and Entrepreneurialism. New American Funding, an independent mortgage lender servicing more tan 263,000 customers recently launched its Black Impact Initiative, an effort to promote home ownership to Black Borrowers. My guest for this segment of Perspectives is Mosi Gatling, SVP of strategic growth at NAF. In addition to their efforts to grow the number of Black homeowners, New American Funding has also launched its Black Impact Housing Advocate Certification program, designed to foster a more inclusive and diverse landscape int he mortgage industry.3c3076a0-63f1-11ef-b1e2-a7567a4ff7c5full00:24:59Mon, 26 Aug 2024 16:15:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noInvest Fest 2024 concludes Aug 25 at the Georgia World Congress Center. This event focuses on Black financial empowerment and Entrepreneurialism. New American Funding, an independent mortgage lender servicing more tan 263,000 customers recently launched its Black Impact Initiative, an effort to promote home ownership to Black Borrowers. My guest for this segment of Perspectives is Mosi Gatling, SVP of strategic growth at NAF. In addition to their efforts to grow the number of Black homeowners, New American Funding has also launched its Black Impact Housing Advocate Certification program, designed to foster a more inclusive and diverse landscape int he mortgage industry.Condace PressleyInvest Fest 2024 concludes Aug 25 at the Georgia World Congress Center. This event focuses on Black financial empowerment and Entrepreneurialism. New American Funding, an independent mortgage lender servicing more tan 263,000 customers recently launched its Black Impact Initiative, an effort to promote home ownership to Black Borrowers. My guest for this segment of Perspectives is Mosi Gatling, SVP of strategic growth at NAF. In addition to their efforts to grow the number of Black homeowners, New American Funding has also launched its Black Impact Housing Advocate Certification program, designed to foster a more inclusive and diverse landscape int he mortgage industry.community,affairsFor Ed Rahill, a cross-country road race record holder, his goal was to share a story with his children about the importance of family and the role every member plays. This effort evolved into a book illustrating the complexities of life blended with the thrills and challenges of racing on the open road. Rahill leads readers through the exhilarating realm of cross-continental road racing, seamlessly intertwining tales of personal struggle, heartbreak, and eventual triumph. Rooted in his grandmother’s timeless wisdom, Rahill’s memoir serves as a testament to the indomitable human spirit, transcending mere storytelling to become a beacon of resilience and courage in the face of adversity.50d197f0-63f0-11ef-b118-1df0779d23dcfull00:25:01Mon, 26 Aug 2024 16:09:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noFor Ed Rahill, a cross-country road race record holder, his goal was to share a story with his children about the importance of family and the role every member plays. This effort evolved into a book illustrating the complexities of life blended with the thrills and challenges of racing on the open road. Rahill leads readers through the exhilarating realm of cross-continental road racing, seamlessly intertwining tales of personal struggle, heartbreak, and eventual triumph. Rooted in his grandmother’s timeless wisdom, Rahill’s memoir serves as a testament to the indomitable human spirit, transcending mere storytelling to become a beacon of resilience and courage in the face of adversity.Condace PressleyFor Ed Rahill, a cross-country road race record holder, his goal was to share a story with his children about the importance of family and the role every member plays. This effort evolved into a book illustrating the complexities of life blended with the thrills and challenges of racing on the open road. Rahill leads readers through the exhilarating realm of cross-continental road racing, seamlessly intertwining tales of personal struggle, heartbreak, and eventual triumph. Rooted in his grandmother’s timeless wisdom, Rahill’s memoir serves as a testament to the indomitable human spirit, transcending mere storytelling to become a beacon of resilience and courage in the face of adversity.community,affairsWe have three conversations for you in today's show. First, in 2020, a Pew Research Center report found that nearly 50% of U.S. adults felt that dating had gotten harder in recent years, with participants noting their dissatisfaction with their relationship history as well as their prospects for the future. So what happened to love? What’s behind the growing trend of "situationships" and why has this scenario been made even more precarious for Black women and other women of color? In THE END OF LOVE: Racism, Sexism, and the Death of Romance, sociologist Sabrina Strings blends historical research, personal stories, and critical analysis of popular culture to trace the path that she believes has led to the demise of romantic partnerships, with an emphasis on how racism and anti-feminist ideology have been the driving force behind it. Sabrina Strings, PhD is professor and North Hall Chair of Black Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Next a quick conversation about the 15th annual Bronzelens Film Festival opening in Atlanta on August 21st with a special screening of Peacock's Fight Night. We close the show with critical information about the reduction in price of 10 of the most expensive drugs prescribed for seniors.c0edd8a0-5e74-11ef-9f4d-558cd53d3bc4full00:48:46Mon, 19 Aug 2024 16:03:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noWe have three conversations for you in today's show. First, in 2020, a Pew Research Center report found that nearly 50% of U.S. adults felt that dating had gotten harder in recent years, with participants noting their dissatisfaction with their relationship history as well as their prospects for the future. So what happened to love? What’s behind the growing trend of "situationships" and why has this scenario been made even more precarious for Black women and other women of color? In THE END OF LOVE: Racism, Sexism, and the Death of Romance, sociologist Sabrina Strings blends historical research, personal stories, and critical analysis of popular culture to trace the path that she believes has led to the demise of romantic partnerships, with an emphasis on how racism and anti-feminist ideology have been the driving force behind it. Sabrina Strings, PhD is professor and North Hall Chair of Black Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Next a quick conversation about the 15th annual Bronzelens Film Festival opening in Atlanta on August 21st with a special screening of Peacock's Fight Night. We close the show with critical information about the reduction in price of 10 of the most expensive drugs prescribed for seniors.Condace PressleyWe have three conversations for you in today's show. First, in 2020, a Pew Research Center report found that nearly 50% of U.S. adults felt that dating had gotten harder in recent years, with participants noting their dissatisfaction with their relationship history as well as their prospects for the future. So what happened to love? What’s behind the growing trend of "situationships" and why has this scenario been made even more precarious for Black women and other women of color? In THE END OF LOVE: Racism, Sexism, and the Death of Romance, sociologist Sabrina Strings blends historical research, personal stories, and critical analysis of popular culture to trace the path that she believes has led to the demise of romantic partnerships, with an emphasis on how racism and anti-feminist ideology have been the driving force behind it. Sabrina Strings, PhD is professor and North Hall Chair of Black Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Next a quick conversation about the 15th annual Bronzelens Film Festival opening in Atlanta on August 21st with a special screening of Peacock's Fight Night. We close the show with critical information about the reduction in price of 10 of the most expensive drugs prescribed for seniors.community,affairsCollege savings plans have become even more valuable with recent changes. While 529 savings plans have traditionally been used to set aside money for education, they now offer even greater flexibility. Joining me is Dr. Edmund H Moore, a retired federal government worker and parent of two college-aged students. He provides his personal insights into navigating these plans for his own family. 529 plans have long been hailed as one of the best ways to save for your child’s college education. These state-sponsored investment accounts offer tax-free earnings and withdrawals that can be used for a variety of educational expenses, from tuition and books to computers. However, the landscape of 529 plans has significantly evolved, especially with the recent 2024 policy change allowing funds to be rolled over into Roth IRA accounts without tax penalties. Dr. Edmund H. Moore is the author of the book “Financial Freedom: Doing Nothing Is an Option,” which challenges the traditional narrative around building wealth and achieving financial independence. The book offers readers a refreshing perspective on how to achieve financial freedom without sacrificing one’s quality of life.cc100d40-58bd-11ef-a328-1d5946c64d3ffull00:25:03Mon, 12 Aug 2024 10:13:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noCollege savings plans have become even more valuable with recent changes. While 529 savings plans have traditionally been used to set aside money for education, they now offer even greater flexibility. Joining me is Dr. Edmund H Moore, a retired federal government worker and parent of two college-aged students. He provides his personal insights into navigating these plans for his own family. 529 plans have long been hailed as one of the best ways to save for your child’s college education. These state-sponsored investment accounts offer tax-free earnings and withdrawals that can be used for a variety of educational expenses, from tuition and books to computers. However, the landscape of 529 plans has significantly evolved, especially with the recent 2024 policy change allowing funds to be rolled over into Roth IRA accounts without tax penalties. Dr. Edmund H. Moore is the author of the book “Financial Freedom: Doing Nothing Is an Option,” which challenges the traditional narrative around building wealth and achieving financial independence. The book offers readers a refreshing perspective on how to achieve financial freedom without sacrificing one’s quality of life.Condace PressleyCollege savings plans have become even more valuable with recent changes. While 529 savings plans have traditionally been used to set aside money for education, they now offer even greater flexibility. Joining me is Dr. Edmund H Moore, a retired federal government worker and parent of two college-aged students. He provides his personal insights into navigating these plans for his own family. 529 plans have long been hailed as one of the best ways to save for your child’s college education. These state-sponsored investment accounts offer tax-free earnings and withdrawals that can be used for a variety of educational expenses, from tuition and books to computers. However, the landscape of 529 plans has significantly evolved, especially with the recent 2024 policy change allowing funds to be rolled over into Roth IRA accounts without tax penalties. Dr. Edmund H. Moore is the author of the book “Financial Freedom: Doing Nothing Is an Option,” which challenges the traditional narrative around building wealth and achieving financial independence. The book offers readers a refreshing perspective on how to achieve financial freedom without sacrificing one’s quality of life.community,affairsIn a culture obsessed with youth, "It's Ok to be Old" offers a paradigm shift, inviting readers to embrace the aging process and recognize the unique advantages that come with years of life experience. This timely book addresses the increasing demographic of older adults and responds to a growing demand for positive, practical approaches to aging. My guest is Patricia Greenberg, a best-selling author, drew from her extensive research and personal experiences to create this comprehensive guide. "The inspiration for this book came from observing the widespread misconceptions about aging," says Greenberg. "I wanted to provide a resource that not only challenges these beliefs but also equips individuals with the tools to age with confidence, purpose, and joy."6688b3d0-58bd-11ef-ba2a-531bd2043e5afull00:24:56Mon, 12 Aug 2024 10:11:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noIn a culture obsessed with youth, "It's Ok to be Old" offers a paradigm shift, inviting readers to embrace the aging process and recognize the unique advantages that come with years of life experience. This timely book addresses the increasing demographic of older adults and responds to a growing demand for positive, practical approaches to aging. My guest is Patricia Greenberg, a best-selling author, drew from her extensive research and personal experiences to create this comprehensive guide. "The inspiration for this book came from observing the widespread misconceptions about aging," says Greenberg. "I wanted to provide a resource that not only challenges these beliefs but also equips individuals with the tools to age with confidence, purpose, and joy."Condace PressleyIn a culture obsessed with youth, "It's Ok to be Old" offers a paradigm shift, inviting readers to embrace the aging process and recognize the unique advantages that come with years of life experience. This timely book addresses the increasing demographic of older adults and responds to a growing demand for positive, practical approaches to aging. My guest is Patricia Greenberg, a best-selling author, drew from her extensive research and personal experiences to create this comprehensive guide. "The inspiration for this book came from observing the widespread misconceptions about aging," says Greenberg. "I wanted to provide a resource that not only challenges these beliefs but also equips individuals with the tools to age with confidence, purpose, and joy."community,affairsAmerica's Dream at a Crossroads: The 2024 Presidential Election and Beyond" is a crucial primer for understanding what is at stake in the 2024 presidential election and after the election. The book suggests that the American Dream itself is up for a vote. It urges readers to consider how the outcomes of this pivotal election could redefine the pursuit of happiness, prosperity, and well-being for all Americans. My guest today is Don Iannone who offers a twelve-point strategy to avert the systemic collapse of America's political system and advance the American Dream, including major campaign reform, placing limits on special interest lobbying, and reducing the federal debt. Iannone argues the 2024 presidential election is a referendum on the American Dream. Written from a moderate conservative perspective, the book voices concerns and offers solutions that resonate throughout the political spectrum. For that reason, it is a must-read for voters, policymakers, and opinion leaders eager to contribute to a national conversation about America's future.f3a709a0-533f-11ef-8fb9-81be46f66d2ffull00:24:46Mon, 05 Aug 2024 10:30:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noAmerica's Dream at a Crossroads: The 2024 Presidential Election and Beyond" is a crucial primer for understanding what is at stake in the 2024 presidential election and after the election. The book suggests that the American Dream itself is up for a vote. It urges readers to consider how the outcomes of this pivotal election could redefine the pursuit of happiness, prosperity, and well-being for all Americans. My guest today is Don Iannone who offers a twelve-point strategy to avert the systemic collapse of America's political system and advance the American Dream, including major campaign reform, placing limits on special interest lobbying, and reducing the federal debt. Iannone argues the 2024 presidential election is a referendum on the American Dream. Written from a moderate conservative perspective, the book voices concerns and offers solutions that resonate throughout the political spectrum. For that reason, it is a must-read for voters, policymakers, and opinion leaders eager to contribute to a national conversation about America's future.Condace PressleyAmerica's Dream at a Crossroads: The 2024 Presidential Election and Beyond" is a crucial primer for understanding what is at stake in the 2024 presidential election and after the election. The book suggests that the American Dream itself is up for a vote. It urges readers to consider how the outcomes of this pivotal election could redefine the pursuit of happiness, prosperity, and well-being for all Americans. My guest today is Don Iannone who offers a twelve-point strategy to avert the systemic collapse of America's political system and advance the American Dream, including major campaign reform, placing limits on special interest lobbying, and reducing the federal debt. Iannone argues the 2024 presidential election is a referendum on the American Dream. Written from a moderate conservative perspective, the book voices concerns and offers solutions that resonate throughout the political spectrum. For that reason, it is a must-read for voters, policymakers, and opinion leaders eager to contribute to a national conversation about America's future.community,affairsWhile Americans are tuned in to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, many of the athletes competing are calling the Olympic village in Sant Denis home. This is where you will find Africa Station. Saint Denis is the site of the largest immigrant community in France. My guest for this segment of Perspectives is Oliver Nguesson, curator of Africa Station. More than just a fan zone, it is a dynamic living space where Parisians and tourists alike can immerse themselves in the richness of African Heritage. Africa station is a celebration where the Olympic spirit meets African flair. Supported by the city and the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa, the project brings together sports, culture, and community.92685210-533f-11ef-a153-65a5d1102052full00:24:39Mon, 05 Aug 2024 10:27:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noWhile Americans are tuned in to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, many of the athletes competing are calling the Olympic village in Sant Denis home. This is where you will find Africa Station. Saint Denis is the site of the largest immigrant community in France. My guest for this segment of Perspectives is Oliver Nguesson, curator of Africa Station. More than just a fan zone, it is a dynamic living space where Parisians and tourists alike can immerse themselves in the richness of African Heritage. Africa station is a celebration where the Olympic spirit meets African flair. Supported by the city and the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa, the project brings together sports, culture, and community.Condace PressleyWhile Americans are tuned in to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, many of the athletes competing are calling the Olympic village in Sant Denis home. This is where you will find Africa Station. Saint Denis is the site of the largest immigrant community in France. My guest for this segment of Perspectives is Oliver Nguesson, curator of Africa Station. More than just a fan zone, it is a dynamic living space where Parisians and tourists alike can immerse themselves in the richness of African Heritage. Africa station is a celebration where the Olympic spirit meets African flair. Supported by the city and the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa, the project brings together sports, culture, and community.community,affairsEvery day, the news delivers the same story: as a nation, we are so divided, we spend more time picking fights than solving our most urgent problems. It's exhausting and exasperating. In Remaking the Space Between Us, my guest, Diana McLain Smith invites us to see what lies behind this story: a growing trend in which more and more of us are seeking refuge in like-minded groups while distancing from groups different from our own. Although it's a natural response to the uncertainty and adversity of the past fifty years, this trend is fraying our social fabric, poisoning our politics, and weakening the moral foundation upon which our future together rests. Despite all we are up against, Smith shows why we need not—and why we must not—give up on each other or give into forces so overwhelming they make us feel powerless.4c194c70-49fd-11ef-a453-1d8f3132c6a5full00:24:59Wed, 24 Jul 2024 15:39:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noEvery day, the news delivers the same story: as a nation, we are so divided, we spend more time picking fights than solving our most urgent problems. It's exhausting and exasperating. In Remaking the Space Between Us, my guest, Diana McLain Smith invites us to see what lies behind this story: a growing trend in which more and more of us are seeking refuge in like-minded groups while distancing from groups different from our own. Although it's a natural response to the uncertainty and adversity of the past fifty years, this trend is fraying our social fabric, poisoning our politics, and weakening the moral foundation upon which our future together rests. Despite all we are up against, Smith shows why we need not—and why we must not—give up on each other or give into forces so overwhelming they make us feel powerless.Condace PressleyEvery day, the news delivers the same story: as a nation, we are so divided, we spend more time picking fights than solving our most urgent problems. It's exhausting and exasperating. In Remaking the Space Between Us, my guest, Diana McLain Smith invites us to see what lies behind this story: a growing trend in which more and more of us are seeking refuge in like-minded groups while distancing from groups different from our own. Although it's a natural response to the uncertainty and adversity of the past fifty years, this trend is fraying our social fabric, poisoning our politics, and weakening the moral foundation upon which our future together rests. Despite all we are up against, Smith shows why we need not—and why we must not—give up on each other or give into forces so overwhelming they make us feel powerless.community,affairsBlack Violin will perform at the Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre on Saturday, July 20 at 8pm. My guest for Perspectives is one half of this dynamic duo, Wil Baptiste. About this group 303 Magazine wrote, "Today, genre-defying acts dominate the music industry, and artists move between styles with a level of comfort rarely — if ever — observed before. Few of these musical shapeshifters are as original and as captivating as string instrumentalists Kev Marcus and Wil B, who fuse hip-hop and classical music together as the band, Black Violin." Will shares their back story with me, their commitment to exposing young people to their talent reaching more than 100,000 students annually via their free performances and creating new and innovative music.1dfc7ad0-447f-11ef-8b27-9d079b450121full00:24:41Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:51:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noBlack Violin will perform at the Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre on Saturday, July 20 at 8pm. My guest for Perspectives is one half of this dynamic duo, Wil Baptiste. About this group 303 Magazine wrote, "Today, genre-defying acts dominate the music industry, and artists move between styles with a level of comfort rarely — if ever — observed before. Few of these musical shapeshifters are as original and as captivating as string instrumentalists Kev Marcus and Wil B, who fuse hip-hop and classical music together as the band, Black Violin." Will shares their back story with me, their commitment to exposing young people to their talent reaching more than 100,000 students annually via their free performances and creating new and innovative music.Condace PressleyBlack Violin will perform at the Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre on Saturday, July 20 at 8pm. My guest for Perspectives is one half of this dynamic duo, Wil Baptiste. About this group 303 Magazine wrote, "Today, genre-defying acts dominate the music industry, and artists move between styles with a level of comfort rarely — if ever — observed before. Few of these musical shapeshifters are as original and as captivating as string instrumentalists Kev Marcus and Wil B, who fuse hip-hop and classical music together as the band, Black Violin." Will shares their back story with me, their commitment to exposing young people to their talent reaching more than 100,000 students annually via their free performances and creating new and innovative music.community,affairsIf you're like many people, when you think of innovation, you think of entrepreneurs. And gifted entrepreneurs have written countless books for go-getters starting their own businesses. But what if you're a visionary who wants to innovate effectively within the framework of your larger organization? It can be done says my guest Louis Gump in his new book The Inside Innovator. In this inspiring, yet practical primer, Gump shines a light on the efforts that occur behind the walls of almost every organization--from global business titans to local market leaders; from charitable nonprofits to government entities; from educational institutions to informal community groups and beyond; these are the places of the in-house innovators, the explorers, the intrapreneurs, who create value through innovation and growth, inside of a larger organization.3f937c90-447e-11ef-8180-59406ffac590full00:24:48Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:46:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noIf you're like many people, when you think of innovation, you think of entrepreneurs. And gifted entrepreneurs have written countless books for go-getters starting their own businesses. But what if you're a visionary who wants to innovate effectively within the framework of your larger organization? It can be done says my guest Louis Gump in his new book The Inside Innovator. In this inspiring, yet practical primer, Gump shines a light on the efforts that occur behind the walls of almost every organization--from global business titans to local market leaders; from charitable nonprofits to government entities; from educational institutions to informal community groups and beyond; these are the places of the in-house innovators, the explorers, the intrapreneurs, who create value through innovation and growth, inside of a larger organization.Condace PressleyIf you're like many people, when you think of innovation, you think of entrepreneurs. And gifted entrepreneurs have written countless books for go-getters starting their own businesses. But what if you're a visionary who wants to innovate effectively within the framework of your larger organization? It can be done says my guest Louis Gump in his new book The Inside Innovator. In this inspiring, yet practical primer, Gump shines a light on the efforts that occur behind the walls of almost every organization--from global business titans to local market leaders; from charitable nonprofits to government entities; from educational institutions to informal community groups and beyond; these are the places of the in-house innovators, the explorers, the intrapreneurs, who create value through innovation and growth, inside of a larger organization.community,affairsThere's a new troop leader of the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta. She's Jai Ferrell, a 5th generation Atlantan and the first woman of color to lead the Atlanta Council. She's a Spelman alumna and comes to the council from Hartsfield Jackson International Airport where she was the Chief Commercial Revenue Officer. Next we are joined by former South Carolina State Legislator and author Bakari Sellers, in Atlanta over the weekend to talk about his newest book, The Moment Thoughts on the Race Reckoning That Wasn't and How We All Can Move Forward Now. In this powerful and persuasive book, Sellers expands on the issues he addressed in his New York Times bestseller My Vanishing Country, examining national politics and policies that deeply impact not only Black people in his home state of South Carolina but the lives of millions of African Americans in communities across the nationd96b4720-325c-11ef-b855-b714d1dfc3f3full00:24:36Mon, 24 Jun 2024 13:58:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noThere's a new troop leader of the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta. She's Jai Ferrell, a 5th generation Atlantan and the first woman of color to lead the Atlanta Council. She's a Spelman alumna and comes to the council from Hartsfield Jackson International Airport where she was the Chief Commercial Revenue Officer. Next we are joined by former South Carolina State Legislator and author Bakari Sellers, in Atlanta over the weekend to talk about his newest book, The Moment Thoughts on the Race Reckoning That Wasn't and How We All Can Move Forward Now. In this powerful and persuasive book, Sellers expands on the issues he addressed in his New York Times bestseller My Vanishing Country, examining national politics and policies that deeply impact not only Black people in his home state of South Carolina but the lives of millions of African Americans in communities across the nationCondace PressleyThere's a new troop leader of the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta. She's Jai Ferrell, a 5th generation Atlantan and the first woman of color to lead the Atlanta Council. She's a Spelman alumna and comes to the council from Hartsfield Jackson International Airport where she was the Chief Commercial Revenue Officer. Next we are joined by former South Carolina State Legislator and author Bakari Sellers, in Atlanta over the weekend to talk about his newest book, The Moment Thoughts on the Race Reckoning That Wasn't and How We All Can Move Forward Now. In this powerful and persuasive book, Sellers expands on the issues he addressed in his New York Times bestseller My Vanishing Country, examining national politics and policies that deeply impact not only Black people in his home state of South Carolina but the lives of millions of African Americans in communities across the nationcommunity,affairsHow's this for an idea and the perfect gift for any dad? Free advise, endless dad jokes, resources and virtual AI-powered confidant named Sage the Owl. Men will find all this and more at Poppa University, a free, dedicated online resource and virtual community to support fathers as they raise their kids and navigate fatherhood. My guest on Perspectives is Kenneth Braswell, founder and CEO of the nonprofit Father's Incorporated. Father's Incorporated has an overall mission to improve the societal narrative and perception of fathers to ensure the definition of family includes fathers. Established in 2004, Fathers Incorporated has a unique seat at the national table, working with leaders in the White House, Congress, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Family Law, Business, Faith-based and the Responsible Fatherhood Movement. PoppaUniversity.com features a range of A range of tools and resources to empower fathers in their parenting journey; a vibrant social media community for peer interaction; Practical parenting guides, self-help videos and brochures, and referral resources; A Fatherhood Fun Hub that includes contests, directory of TV and cinema dads, and dad jokes as well as an interactive AI powered chatbot named Sage the Owl to assist dads and engaged granddads 24/7.b5008950-325b-11ef-8ffc-b91dc29e9eb8full00:24:47Mon, 24 Jun 2024 13:21:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noHow's this for an idea and the perfect gift for any dad? Free advise, endless dad jokes, resources and virtual AI-powered confidant named Sage the Owl. Men will find all this and more at Poppa University, a free, dedicated online resource and virtual community to support fathers as they raise their kids and navigate fatherhood. My guest on Perspectives is Kenneth Braswell, founder and CEO of the nonprofit Father's Incorporated. Father's Incorporated has an overall mission to improve the societal narrative and perception of fathers to ensure the definition of family includes fathers. Established in 2004, Fathers Incorporated has a unique seat at the national table, working with leaders in the White House, Congress, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Family Law, Business, Faith-based and the Responsible Fatherhood Movement. PoppaUniversity.com features a range of A range of tools and resources to empower fathers in their parenting journey; a vibrant social media community for peer interaction; Practical parenting guides, self-help videos and brochures, and referral resources; A Fatherhood Fun Hub that includes contests, directory of TV and cinema dads, and dad jokes as well as an interactive AI powered chatbot named Sage the Owl to assist dads and engaged granddads 24/7.Condace PressleyHow's this for an idea and the perfect gift for any dad? Free advise, endless dad jokes, resources and virtual AI-powered confidant named Sage the Owl. Men will find all this and more at Poppa University, a free, dedicated online resource and virtual community to support fathers as they raise their kids and navigate fatherhood. My guest on Perspectives is Kenneth Braswell, founder and CEO of the nonprofit Father's Incorporated. Father's Incorporated has an overall mission to improve the societal narrative and perception of fathers to ensure the definition of family includes fathers. Established in 2004, Fathers Incorporated has a unique seat at the national table, working with leaders in the White House, Congress, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Family Law, Business, Faith-based and the Responsible Fatherhood Movement. PoppaUniversity.com features a range of A range of tools and resources to empower fathers in their parenting journey; a vibrant social media community for peer interaction; Practical parenting guides, self-help videos and brochures, and referral resources; A Fatherhood Fun Hub that includes contests, directory of TV and cinema dads, and dad jokes as well as an interactive AI powered chatbot named Sage the Owl to assist dads and engaged granddads 24/7.community,affairsMichael Hoffen and the protagonist in his new book are both teenagers, but there’s quite an age gap between them—about 4,000 years. In Hoffen’s new book, BE A SCRIBE: Working For a Better Life in Ancient Egypt, he brings to life the story of a young Egyptian, Pepi, whose father, Kheti, is intent on getting his son a job in the royal court. Hoffen, who has been translating ancient texts since middle school, became fascinated by a 4,000-year-old or so piece of literature from ancient Egypt’s Middle Kingdom known as The Instruction of Khety, or “The Satire of the Trades.” Under the guidance and collaboration of his two co-authors, Egyptologists Christian Casey and Jen Thum, Hoffen spent three-and-a-half years translating hieroglyphics to modern-day prose and gathering images to tell their story. Beyond the words, which reveal a wit that transcends 4,000 years, ancient Egypt comes to life with more than 100 beautiful images of vibrant and colorful ancient Egyptian artifacts, paintings, graphics and illustrations that are featured throughout the book. This young author, a scribe himself, has given us a tale that helps us to see just how little the human condition has not changed in thousands of years. Parents still want the best for their children and teenagers face important decisions as they set out on their career path. I hope that you enjoy our conversation.64715bc0-2ce2-11ef-9c32-4fe68ffe2854full00:24:05Mon, 17 Jun 2024 14:43:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noMichael Hoffen and the protagonist in his new book are both teenagers, but there’s quite an age gap between them—about 4,000 years. In Hoffen’s new book, BE A SCRIBE: Working For a Better Life in Ancient Egypt, he brings to life the story of a young Egyptian, Pepi, whose father, Kheti, is intent on getting his son a job in the royal court. Hoffen, who has been translating ancient texts since middle school, became fascinated by a 4,000-year-old or so piece of literature from ancient Egypt’s Middle Kingdom known as The Instruction of Khety, or “The Satire of the Trades.” Under the guidance and collaboration of his two co-authors, Egyptologists Christian Casey and Jen Thum, Hoffen spent three-and-a-half years translating hieroglyphics to modern-day prose and gathering images to tell their story. Beyond the words, which reveal a wit that transcends 4,000 years, ancient Egypt comes to life with more than 100 beautiful images of vibrant and colorful ancient Egyptian artifacts, paintings, graphics and illustrations that are featured throughout the book. This young author, a scribe himself, has given us a tale that helps us to see just how little the human condition has not changed in thousands of years. Parents still want the best for their children and teenagers face important decisions as they set out on their career path. I hope that you enjoy our conversation.Condace PressleyMichael Hoffen and the protagonist in his new book are both teenagers, but there’s quite an age gap between them—about 4,000 years. In Hoffen’s new book, BE A SCRIBE: Working For a Better Life in Ancient Egypt, he brings to life the story of a young Egyptian, Pepi, whose father, Kheti, is intent on getting his son a job in the royal court. Hoffen, who has been translating ancient texts since middle school, became fascinated by a 4,000-year-old or so piece of literature from ancient Egypt’s Middle Kingdom known as The Instruction of Khety, or “The Satire of the Trades.” Under the guidance and collaboration of his two co-authors, Egyptologists Christian Casey and Jen Thum, Hoffen spent three-and-a-half years translating hieroglyphics to modern-day prose and gathering images to tell their story. Beyond the words, which reveal a wit that transcends 4,000 years, ancient Egypt comes to life with more than 100 beautiful images of vibrant and colorful ancient Egyptian artifacts, paintings, graphics and illustrations that are featured throughout the book. This young author, a scribe himself, has given us a tale that helps us to see just how little the human condition has not changed in thousands of years. Parents still want the best for their children and teenagers face important decisions as they set out on their career path. I hope that you enjoy our conversation.community,affairsMy guest on Perspectives is Atlanta's Milton Jones. He is the national president of The 100 Black Men of America, an organization founded 38 years ago and recognized as the nation's premiere African American led youth mentoring organization. The national organization staged its 2024 conference in Atlanta, a conference which featured a visit and address by Vice President Kamala Harris. In March, the organization launched its "Real Men Vote" initiative focused on delivering critical voter education and engagement ahead of the 2024 Presidential election. 100 Black Men, Inc. is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life and enhancing education and economic opportunities for all African Americans. Through mentorship, education, health & wellness, and economic empowerment, the organization is committed to initiatives that empower community members to become self-sufficient shareholders in the economic and social fabric of the communities they serve.b7eea8d0-2ce1-11ef-b7fe-256c68bbed4afull00:24:37Mon, 17 Jun 2024 14:27:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noMy guest on Perspectives is Atlanta's Milton Jones. He is the national president of The 100 Black Men of America, an organization founded 38 years ago and recognized as the nation's premiere African American led youth mentoring organization. The national organization staged its 2024 conference in Atlanta, a conference which featured a visit and address by Vice President Kamala Harris. In March, the organization launched its "Real Men Vote" initiative focused on delivering critical voter education and engagement ahead of the 2024 Presidential election. 100 Black Men, Inc. is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life and enhancing education and economic opportunities for all African Americans. Through mentorship, education, health & wellness, and economic empowerment, the organization is committed to initiatives that empower community members to become self-sufficient shareholders in the economic and social fabric of the communities they serve.Condace PressleyMy guest on Perspectives is Atlanta's Milton Jones. He is the national president of The 100 Black Men of America, an organization founded 38 years ago and recognized as the nation's premiere African American led youth mentoring organization. The national organization staged its 2024 conference in Atlanta, a conference which featured a visit and address by Vice President Kamala Harris. In March, the organization launched its "Real Men Vote" initiative focused on delivering critical voter education and engagement ahead of the 2024 Presidential election. 100 Black Men, Inc. is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life and enhancing education and economic opportunities for all African Americans. Through mentorship, education, health & wellness, and economic empowerment, the organization is committed to initiatives that empower community members to become self-sufficient shareholders in the economic and social fabric of the communities they serve.community,affairsFamily Food Fest Atlanta is a multicultural Father's Day charity fundraiser and food-tasting celebration where we celebrate fathers and men who impact their families and community. The 501(C)3 nonprofit Atlanta Culinary Charities, whose mission is to work with boys and girls in after-school programs and on weekends, produces this event each year on Father's Day. Longtime Atlanta resident Diane Larche' founded the event a decade ago. She lost her battle to pancreatic cancer earlier this year. Her team has rallied and the event is on again in 2024 in her honor. My guests on the show are the new Event manager, Patty Garret and Chef coordinator and food expert extraordinaire, Kevin Ashford. Family Food Fest takes place on Father's Day, June 16 from 3pm-6pm at the Georgia Freight Depot.8223f250-2a86-11ef-9d3f-23dde400d8d0full00:24:48Fri, 14 Jun 2024 14:40:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noFamily Food Fest Atlanta is a multicultural Father's Day charity fundraiser and food-tasting celebration where we celebrate fathers and men who impact their families and community. The 501(C)3 nonprofit Atlanta Culinary Charities, whose mission is to work with boys and girls in after-school programs and on weekends, produces this event each year on Father's Day. Longtime Atlanta resident Diane Larche' founded the event a decade ago. She lost her battle to pancreatic cancer earlier this year. Her team has rallied and the event is on again in 2024 in her honor. My guests on the show are the new Event manager, Patty Garret and Chef coordinator and food expert extraordinaire, Kevin Ashford. Family Food Fest takes place on Father's Day, June 16 from 3pm-6pm at the Georgia Freight Depot.Condace PressleyFamily Food Fest Atlanta is a multicultural Father's Day charity fundraiser and food-tasting celebration where we celebrate fathers and men who impact their families and community. The 501(C)3 nonprofit Atlanta Culinary Charities, whose mission is to work with boys and girls in after-school programs and on weekends, produces this event each year on Father's Day. Longtime Atlanta resident Diane Larche' founded the event a decade ago. She lost her battle to pancreatic cancer earlier this year. Her team has rallied and the event is on again in 2024 in her honor. My guests on the show are the new Event manager, Patty Garret and Chef coordinator and food expert extraordinaire, Kevin Ashford. Family Food Fest takes place on Father's Day, June 16 from 3pm-6pm at the Georgia Freight Depot.community,affairsExact figures are not available. However, it is estimated that nearly one in 5 individuals have self-injured themselves at some point in their lives. The highest likelihood of this behavior emerges in young people between the ages of 14 and 22 years old. My guest on Perspectives is Amanda Beausoleil. She was motivated by her own struggles with self-injury to build a solution for others. That solution is SIRA, The Self-Injury Recovery & Awareness organization. It's a nonprofit that helps people recover by use of an effective and powerful peer-support group model. The services SIRA offers are not bound by geography as anyone in need can seek access to SIRA's resources.f2347780-2a85-11ef-96fd-e7b296ce1d30full00:25:00Fri, 14 Jun 2024 14:32:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noExact figures are not available. However, it is estimated that nearly one in 5 individuals have self-injured themselves at some point in their lives. The highest likelihood of this behavior emerges in young people between the ages of 14 and 22 years old. My guest on Perspectives is Amanda Beausoleil. She was motivated by her own struggles with self-injury to build a solution for others. That solution is SIRA, The Self-Injury Recovery & Awareness organization. It's a nonprofit that helps people recover by use of an effective and powerful peer-support group model. The services SIRA offers are not bound by geography as anyone in need can seek access to SIRA's resources.Condace PressleyExact figures are not available. However, it is estimated that nearly one in 5 individuals have self-injured themselves at some point in their lives. The highest likelihood of this behavior emerges in young people between the ages of 14 and 22 years old. My guest on Perspectives is Amanda Beausoleil. She was motivated by her own struggles with self-injury to build a solution for others. That solution is SIRA, The Self-Injury Recovery & Awareness organization. It's a nonprofit that helps people recover by use of an effective and powerful peer-support group model. The services SIRA offers are not bound by geography as anyone in need can seek access to SIRA's resources.community,affairsMy guest is David Manuel. He's a father, arts advocate and community activist. 10 years ago, he received a life saving liver transplant. He's founded the "I Am A Father 5K Run/Walk, an event uniting male-focused organizations and directing donations to youth programs like the Piedmont Hospital Foundation and others with a priority on strengthening families from the fatherhood perspective. This year's 5K walk/run is Saturday, June 8th starting at Privi at The Mall at Stonecrest in Parking Lot C. Festivities begin at 8am with an energizing warm-up session led by Stepp Steward. The event will feature appearances by Q Parker from the R&B group 112 as well as a special message from Atlanta's own Ludacris. To learn more or to get involved, visit www.iamafather5K.org.0146ae50-21dd-11ef-a69d-f192fa9895d4full00:20:00Mon, 03 Jun 2024 14:04:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noMy guest is David Manuel. He's a father, arts advocate and community activist. 10 years ago, he received a life saving liver transplant. He's founded the "I Am A Father 5K Run/Walk, an event uniting male-focused organizations and directing donations to youth programs like the Piedmont Hospital Foundation and others with a priority on strengthening families from the fatherhood perspective. This year's 5K walk/run is Saturday, June 8th starting at Privi at The Mall at Stonecrest in Parking Lot C. Festivities begin at 8am with an energizing warm-up session led by Stepp Steward. The event will feature appearances by Q Parker from the R&B group 112 as well as a special message from Atlanta's own Ludacris. To learn more or to get involved, visit www.iamafather5K.org.Condace PressleyMy guest is David Manuel. He's a father, arts advocate and community activist. 10 years ago, he received a life saving liver transplant. He's founded the "I Am A Father 5K Run/Walk, an event uniting male-focused organizations and directing donations to youth programs like the Piedmont Hospital Foundation and others with a priority on strengthening families from the fatherhood perspective. This year's 5K walk/run is Saturday, June 8th starting at Privi at The Mall at Stonecrest in Parking Lot C. Festivities begin at 8am with an energizing warm-up session led by Stepp Steward. The event will feature appearances by Q Parker from the R&B group 112 as well as a special message from Atlanta's own Ludacris. To learn more or to get involved, visit www.iamafather5K.org.community,affairsMy guest is Ken Block, author of DISPROVEN: My Unbiased Search for Voter Fraud for the Trump Campaign, the Data that Shows Why He Lost, and How We Can Improve Our Elections. Looking back on the day he signed the contract with Donald Trump’s second presidential campaign, Ken Block says, “I had no idea then how finding so little would lead to so much.” The day after the 2020 presidential election, a lawyer for former U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign called Block, a registered Republican and former gubernatorial candidate in Rhode Island, and asked if his firm, Simpatico Software Systems, would look for voter fraud. Block knew somebody was going to do it—and he knew he could do it honestly, thoroughly, and impartially. So, he took the job. In DISPROVEN: My Unbiased Search for Voter Fraud for the Trump Campaign, the Data that Shows Why He Lost, and How We Can Improve Our Elections Block describes what happened next—including another unexpected phone call early in the morning of February 23, 2023. “There is never a good time to receive a call from the FBI,” Block says. The phone call was followed by three subpoenas. We discuss the work Block did for the Trump campaign, what he did and didn’t find, and the Trump supporters who kept claiming fraud. DISPROVEN offers suggestions of how new federal laws might fix things. “I am an optimist,” he writes, but he is also a realist and remains dedicated to this work. “My involvement in these matters will continue until these cases end.”078d6210-21dc-11ef-97dc-e3df6a6e3b1ffull00:40:02Mon, 03 Jun 2024 13:56:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noMy guest is Ken Block, author of DISPROVEN: My Unbiased Search for Voter Fraud for the Trump Campaign, the Data that Shows Why He Lost, and How We Can Improve Our Elections. Looking back on the day he signed the contract with Donald Trump’s second presidential campaign, Ken Block says, “I had no idea then how finding so little would lead to so much.” The day after the 2020 presidential election, a lawyer for former U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign called Block, a registered Republican and former gubernatorial candidate in Rhode Island, and asked if his firm, Simpatico Software Systems, would look for voter fraud. Block knew somebody was going to do it—and he knew he could do it honestly, thoroughly, and impartially. So, he took the job. In DISPROVEN: My Unbiased Search for Voter Fraud for the Trump Campaign, the Data that Shows Why He Lost, and How We Can Improve Our Elections Block describes what happened next—including another unexpected phone call early in the morning of February 23, 2023. “There is never a good time to receive a call from the FBI,” Block says. The phone call was followed by three subpoenas. We discuss the work Block did for the Trump campaign, what he did and didn’t find, and the Trump supporters who kept claiming fraud. DISPROVEN offers suggestions of how new federal laws might fix things. “I am an optimist,” he writes, but he is also a realist and remains dedicated to this work. “My involvement in these matters will continue until these cases end.”Condace PressleyMy guest is Ken Block, author of DISPROVEN: My Unbiased Search for Voter Fraud for the Trump Campaign, the Data that Shows Why He Lost, and How We Can Improve Our Elections. Looking back on the day he signed the contract with Donald Trump’s second presidential campaign, Ken Block says, “I had no idea then how finding so little would lead to so much.” The day after the 2020 presidential election, a lawyer for former U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign called Block, a registered Republican and former gubernatorial candidate in Rhode Island, and asked if his firm, Simpatico Software Systems, would look for voter fraud. Block knew somebody was going to do it—and he knew he could do it honestly, thoroughly, and impartially. So, he took the job. In DISPROVEN: My Unbiased Search for Voter Fraud for the Trump Campaign, the Data that Shows Why He Lost, and How We Can Improve Our Elections Block describes what happened next—including another unexpected phone call early in the morning of February 23, 2023. “There is never a good time to receive a call from the FBI,” Block says. The phone call was followed by three subpoenas. We discuss the work Block did for the Trump campaign, what he did and didn’t find, and the Trump supporters who kept claiming fraud. DISPROVEN offers suggestions of how new federal laws might fix things. “I am an optimist,” he writes, but he is also a realist and remains dedicated to this work. “My involvement in these matters will continue until these cases end.”community,affairsSelected as winner of the inaugural 96-Hour Opera Project Showcase in 2022, Forsyth County is Flooding (with the Joy of Lake Lanier) is the first new opera launched from the annual competition. Joining us on Perspectives are the creative genius' behind the story and the music - writer / director Adamma Ebo and her fiancé' Marcus Norris. Their one-act dark comedy explores some of Georgia’s terrifying, uncomfortable, and uncanny happenings at Lake Lanier in Forsyth County, Georgia. In what might just be a modern-day ghost story: a private detective and a witch, who claims to be connected to spirits are hired to uncover a weird supernatural mystery happening—puddles. Everywhere … It premieres on June 15, 2024 at 8 PM. The performance will be at the Martin Luther King Performing Arts Center on the Morehouse College campus. The opera also reflects an environmental and spiritual retribution by unknown forces for the lake's creation. The opera is sung in English and includes explicit language.65931b30-1d3a-11ef-bddf-4944292f0f4afull00:24:19Tue, 28 May 2024 16:30:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noSelected as winner of the inaugural 96-Hour Opera Project Showcase in 2022, Forsyth County is Flooding (with the Joy of Lake Lanier) is the first new opera launched from the annual competition. Joining us on Perspectives are the creative genius' behind the story and the music - writer / director Adamma Ebo and her fiancé' Marcus Norris. Their one-act dark comedy explores some of Georgia’s terrifying, uncomfortable, and uncanny happenings at Lake Lanier in Forsyth County, Georgia. In what might just be a modern-day ghost story: a private detective and a witch, who claims to be connected to spirits are hired to uncover a weird supernatural mystery happening—puddles. Everywhere … It premieres on June 15, 2024 at 8 PM. The performance will be at the Martin Luther King Performing Arts Center on the Morehouse College campus. The opera also reflects an environmental and spiritual retribution by unknown forces for the lake's creation. The opera is sung in English and includes explicit language.Condace PressleySelected as winner of the inaugural 96-Hour Opera Project Showcase in 2022, Forsyth County is Flooding (with the Joy of Lake Lanier) is the first new opera launched from the annual competition. Joining us on Perspectives are the creative genius' behind the story and the music - writer / director Adamma Ebo and her fiancé' Marcus Norris. Their one-act dark comedy explores some of Georgia’s terrifying, uncomfortable, and uncanny happenings at Lake Lanier in Forsyth County, Georgia. In what might just be a modern-day ghost story: a private detective and a witch, who claims to be connected to spirits are hired to uncover a weird supernatural mystery happening—puddles. Everywhere … It premieres on June 15, 2024 at 8 PM. The performance will be at the Martin Luther King Performing Arts Center on the Morehouse College campus. The opera also reflects an environmental and spiritual retribution by unknown forces for the lake's creation. The opera is sung in English and includes explicit language.community,affairsThe issue of reproductive rights for women is on the ballot in the Georgia Primary race for Supreme Court Justice as well as for other candidates offering themselves for office in the aftermath of the Dobbs decision in June 2022. The nonprofit chromatic black along with other organizations and a group of concerned citizens are staging a series of public meetings to educate the community. The series is branded as "2024 & Beyond: Creating Our Shared Future” Town Hall – Reproductive Rights. The conversations center on shaping a more equitable future for all and seek to unpack "Project 2025" The Heritage Foundation's Vision for America, widely referred to as the MAGA Plan. The host of panelists will dive deep into Project 2025’s efforts to dismantle Roe vs. Wade and decades of women’s reproductive rights progress. “Project 2025 is a continuation of a calculated assault on our bodily autonomy, spearheaded by well-funded groups with deep ties to influential policymakers and Supreme Court justices,” says Abeni Bloodworth, chief executive officer and founder, chromatic black™. Bloodworth is my guest today on Perspectives.028d42f0-16d5-11ef-b1c8-cfd934095bd4full00:24:18Mon, 20 May 2024 13:03:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noThe issue of reproductive rights for women is on the ballot in the Georgia Primary race for Supreme Court Justice as well as for other candidates offering themselves for office in the aftermath of the Dobbs decision in June 2022. The nonprofit chromatic black along with other organizations and a group of concerned citizens are staging a series of public meetings to educate the community. The series is branded as "2024 & Beyond: Creating Our Shared Future” Town Hall – Reproductive Rights. The conversations center on shaping a more equitable future for all and seek to unpack "Project 2025" The Heritage Foundation's Vision for America, widely referred to as the MAGA Plan. The host of panelists will dive deep into Project 2025’s efforts to dismantle Roe vs. Wade and decades of women’s reproductive rights progress. “Project 2025 is a continuation of a calculated assault on our bodily autonomy, spearheaded by well-funded groups with deep ties to influential policymakers and Supreme Court justices,” says Abeni Bloodworth, chief executive officer and founder, chromatic black™. Bloodworth is my guest today on Perspectives.Condace PressleyThe issue of reproductive rights for women is on the ballot in the Georgia Primary race for Supreme Court Justice as well as for other candidates offering themselves for office in the aftermath of the Dobbs decision in June 2022. The nonprofit chromatic black along with other organizations and a group of concerned citizens are staging a series of public meetings to educate the community. The series is branded as "2024 & Beyond: Creating Our Shared Future” Town Hall – Reproductive Rights. The conversations center on shaping a more equitable future for all and seek to unpack "Project 2025" The Heritage Foundation's Vision for America, widely referred to as the MAGA Plan. The host of panelists will dive deep into Project 2025’s efforts to dismantle Roe vs. Wade and decades of women’s reproductive rights progress. “Project 2025 is a continuation of a calculated assault on our bodily autonomy, spearheaded by well-funded groups with deep ties to influential policymakers and Supreme Court justices,” says Abeni Bloodworth, chief executive officer and founder, chromatic black™. Bloodworth is my guest today on Perspectives.community,affairsThe decisions we make now will define our economy and the health of our planet. My guest on the show today is Bob Keefe, author of the new book, "Clean Economy NOW: Stories from the Front Lines of an American Business Revolution,” in which Keefe offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the corridors of power in Congress, where pivotal climate policies are being crafted. From bustling assembly lines to dusty mines, Keefe takes readers on a journey through the very spaces where the foundation of a cleaner economy is being laid. However, he also sounds a point of caution, highlighting the potential consequences if we allow our elected officials to backtrack on these vital policies. The book includes detailed data from E2 about the more than 200 major clean energy projects announced in just the first year of the landmark Inflation Reduction Act, and insights from E2’s research into the economic impacts of these projects, including hundreds of thousands of jobs and more than $150 billion added to the U.S. GDP.22ae0100-16d3-11ef-a13d-c9772d0679edfull00:25:09Mon, 20 May 2024 12:51:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noThe decisions we make now will define our economy and the health of our planet. My guest on the show today is Bob Keefe, author of the new book, "Clean Economy NOW: Stories from the Front Lines of an American Business Revolution,” in which Keefe offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the corridors of power in Congress, where pivotal climate policies are being crafted. From bustling assembly lines to dusty mines, Keefe takes readers on a journey through the very spaces where the foundation of a cleaner economy is being laid. However, he also sounds a point of caution, highlighting the potential consequences if we allow our elected officials to backtrack on these vital policies. The book includes detailed data from E2 about the more than 200 major clean energy projects announced in just the first year of the landmark Inflation Reduction Act, and insights from E2’s research into the economic impacts of these projects, including hundreds of thousands of jobs and more than $150 billion added to the U.S. GDP.Condace PressleyThe decisions we make now will define our economy and the health of our planet. My guest on the show today is Bob Keefe, author of the new book, "Clean Economy NOW: Stories from the Front Lines of an American Business Revolution,” in which Keefe offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the corridors of power in Congress, where pivotal climate policies are being crafted. From bustling assembly lines to dusty mines, Keefe takes readers on a journey through the very spaces where the foundation of a cleaner economy is being laid. However, he also sounds a point of caution, highlighting the potential consequences if we allow our elected officials to backtrack on these vital policies. The book includes detailed data from E2 about the more than 200 major clean energy projects announced in just the first year of the landmark Inflation Reduction Act, and insights from E2’s research into the economic impacts of these projects, including hundreds of thousands of jobs and more than $150 billion added to the U.S. GDP.community,affairsAs another school year winds down, we are reminded of the teachers who've made a difference in our lives. Teacher Appreciation Week comes at the end of may and ABC News journalist Deborah Roberts has curated a collection of essays and musings from celebrity friends and colleagues who share how teachers changed them, imparted life lessons, and helped them to get where they are today. Contributors include dancer Misty Copeland, chef Rachel Ray, actors Brook Shields and Octavia Spencer as well as colleagues Robin Roberts, Jenna Bush-Hager and Oprah Winfrey.8682f340-1142-11ef-a1ae-a3328b19af3dfull00:24:47Mon, 13 May 2024 11:01:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noAs another school year winds down, we are reminded of the teachers who've made a difference in our lives. Teacher Appreciation Week comes at the end of may and ABC News journalist Deborah Roberts has curated a collection of essays and musings from celebrity friends and colleagues who share how teachers changed them, imparted life lessons, and helped them to get where they are today. Contributors include dancer Misty Copeland, chef Rachel Ray, actors Brook Shields and Octavia Spencer as well as colleagues Robin Roberts, Jenna Bush-Hager and Oprah Winfrey.Condace PressleyAs another school year winds down, we are reminded of the teachers who've made a difference in our lives. Teacher Appreciation Week comes at the end of may and ABC News journalist Deborah Roberts has curated a collection of essays and musings from celebrity friends and colleagues who share how teachers changed them, imparted life lessons, and helped them to get where they are today. Contributors include dancer Misty Copeland, chef Rachel Ray, actors Brook Shields and Octavia Spencer as well as colleagues Robin Roberts, Jenna Bush-Hager and Oprah Winfrey.community,affairsSince 2015, the Annie . Casey Foundation has tracked neighborhood, education and economic data by rase to assess disparities in the community and to highlight solutions for policymakers, business and community leaders. Joining me for Perspectives is Kweku Forstall, director of the Foundation's Atlanta Civic Site. While the focus of the report primarily is Atlanta and Fulton County, the insights and impact of the Foundation's findings are far-reaching across metro Atlanta. Forstall shares where some progress is being made as well as the many opportunities which still lie ahead.ee8550c0-1141-11ef-b3bb-dbaa2dccab76full00:24:21Mon, 13 May 2024 10:54:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noSince 2015, the Annie . Casey Foundation has tracked neighborhood, education and economic data by rase to assess disparities in the community and to highlight solutions for policymakers, business and community leaders. Joining me for Perspectives is Kweku Forstall, director of the Foundation's Atlanta Civic Site. While the focus of the report primarily is Atlanta and Fulton County, the insights and impact of the Foundation's findings are far-reaching across metro Atlanta. Forstall shares where some progress is being made as well as the many opportunities which still lie ahead.Condace PressleySince 2015, the Annie . Casey Foundation has tracked neighborhood, education and economic data by rase to assess disparities in the community and to highlight solutions for policymakers, business and community leaders. Joining me for Perspectives is Kweku Forstall, director of the Foundation's Atlanta Civic Site. While the focus of the report primarily is Atlanta and Fulton County, the insights and impact of the Foundation's findings are far-reaching across metro Atlanta. Forstall shares where some progress is being made as well as the many opportunities which still lie ahead.community,affairsThe Hurricane Agnes Flood of 1972 was the costliest in American history up to that time, with damage sweeping across eight states, and Tim Palmer, then a land-use planner in central Pennsylvania, lived at the storm’s epicenter. During the first day of torrential rain, he had no idea that the impending flood would inundate whole cities by surprise, overtop dams no one ever expected to fill, sever levees, and transform the place where he, and many others, had been living so peaceably into a war zone. In SEEK HIGHER GROUND: The Natural Solution to Our Urgent Flooding Crisis, Palmer, now an award-winning environmental writer and photographer, goes beyond his personal experience as a flood victim to focus on the larger—and critical—issue of flooding in America. Pairing historical perspectives with in-depth journalism, Palmer explores where we’ve gone wrong in our approach to managing flooding and what we must do differently as global warming continues to spur floods of greater intensity, duration, and frequency.db731b10-0e43-11ef-82e9-890852cc4275full00:25:06Thu, 09 May 2024 15:34:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noThe Hurricane Agnes Flood of 1972 was the costliest in American history up to that time, with damage sweeping across eight states, and Tim Palmer, then a land-use planner in central Pennsylvania, lived at the storm’s epicenter. During the first day of torrential rain, he had no idea that the impending flood would inundate whole cities by surprise, overtop dams no one ever expected to fill, sever levees, and transform the place where he, and many others, had been living so peaceably into a war zone. In SEEK HIGHER GROUND: The Natural Solution to Our Urgent Flooding Crisis, Palmer, now an award-winning environmental writer and photographer, goes beyond his personal experience as a flood victim to focus on the larger—and critical—issue of flooding in America. Pairing historical perspectives with in-depth journalism, Palmer explores where we’ve gone wrong in our approach to managing flooding and what we must do differently as global warming continues to spur floods of greater intensity, duration, and frequency.Condace PressleyThe Hurricane Agnes Flood of 1972 was the costliest in American history up to that time, with damage sweeping across eight states, and Tim Palmer, then a land-use planner in central Pennsylvania, lived at the storm’s epicenter. During the first day of torrential rain, he had no idea that the impending flood would inundate whole cities by surprise, overtop dams no one ever expected to fill, sever levees, and transform the place where he, and many others, had been living so peaceably into a war zone. In SEEK HIGHER GROUND: The Natural Solution to Our Urgent Flooding Crisis, Palmer, now an award-winning environmental writer and photographer, goes beyond his personal experience as a flood victim to focus on the larger—and critical—issue of flooding in America. Pairing historical perspectives with in-depth journalism, Palmer explores where we’ve gone wrong in our approach to managing flooding and what we must do differently as global warming continues to spur floods of greater intensity, duration, and frequency.community,affairsWhen last we talked with Archie L. Jones, he'd recently founded his NxGen COACH Network for leaders and its companion podcast. He's recently published a book, "The Treasure You Seek: A Guide to Developing and Leveraging Your Leadership Capital." He's also coaching and mentoring small business leaders including Terri-Nichelle Bradley who joins us on today's show. Bradley is founder of the Atlanta Based Brown Toy Box. Her female and minority-owned toy business has achieved great growth. She credits much of that success to the lessons learned and coaching from Jones. Together we discuss what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur, seeing the blind spots that get in your own way and pathways to success. Jones' book is available wherever you buy books.64b3fb20-0e43-11ef-be0c-4145b3ba45ecfull00:25:13Thu, 09 May 2024 14:59:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noWhen last we talked with Archie L. Jones, he'd recently founded his NxGen COACH Network for leaders and its companion podcast. He's recently published a book, "The Treasure You Seek: A Guide to Developing and Leveraging Your Leadership Capital." He's also coaching and mentoring small business leaders including Terri-Nichelle Bradley who joins us on today's show. Bradley is founder of the Atlanta Based Brown Toy Box. Her female and minority-owned toy business has achieved great growth. She credits much of that success to the lessons learned and coaching from Jones. Together we discuss what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur, seeing the blind spots that get in your own way and pathways to success. Jones' book is available wherever you buy books.Condace PressleyWhen last we talked with Archie L. Jones, he'd recently founded his NxGen COACH Network for leaders and its companion podcast. He's recently published a book, "The Treasure You Seek: A Guide to Developing and Leveraging Your Leadership Capital." He's also coaching and mentoring small business leaders including Terri-Nichelle Bradley who joins us on today's show. Bradley is founder of the Atlanta Based Brown Toy Box. Her female and minority-owned toy business has achieved great growth. She credits much of that success to the lessons learned and coaching from Jones. Together we discuss what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur, seeing the blind spots that get in your own way and pathways to success. Jones' book is available wherever you buy books.community,affairsA Pew Research study shows that most (56%) support DEI efforts in the workplace. However, employers’ main concern remains performance, but what they fail to realize is employee performance is synonymous with confidence at work. For many people of color, they do not always have self-assurance on the job because they are fighting to be included, their ideas to be valued and to have a voice. Career Consultant Velera Wilson, who is the Founder of Positive Identity of Atlanta, says, “It’s really important that employers find ways to create a work culture that allows workers to truly thrive so they can all be high performers regardless of their background.” Wilson, the author of the award-winning book “You’re Absolutely Worth It: Release Self-Doubt, Embrace Confidence, and Own Your Yes,” joins Perspectives to discuss 5 Ways to Create A Work Culture for Diverse Talent to Thrive.2f69ae00-0668-11ef-8527-ff290c6e7d3afull00:24:49Mon, 29 Apr 2024 15:33:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noA Pew Research study shows that most (56%) support DEI efforts in the workplace. However, employers’ main concern remains performance, but what they fail to realize is employee performance is synonymous with confidence at work. For many people of color, they do not always have self-assurance on the job because they are fighting to be included, their ideas to be valued and to have a voice. Career Consultant Velera Wilson, who is the Founder of Positive Identity of Atlanta, says, “It’s really important that employers find ways to create a work culture that allows workers to truly thrive so they can all be high performers regardless of their background.” Wilson, the author of the award-winning book “You’re Absolutely Worth It: Release Self-Doubt, Embrace Confidence, and Own Your Yes,” joins Perspectives to discuss 5 Ways to Create A Work Culture for Diverse Talent to Thrive.Condace PressleyA Pew Research study shows that most (56%) support DEI efforts in the workplace. However, employers’ main concern remains performance, but what they fail to realize is employee performance is synonymous with confidence at work. For many people of color, they do not always have self-assurance on the job because they are fighting to be included, their ideas to be valued and to have a voice. Career Consultant Velera Wilson, who is the Founder of Positive Identity of Atlanta, says, “It’s really important that employers find ways to create a work culture that allows workers to truly thrive so they can all be high performers regardless of their background.” Wilson, the author of the award-winning book “You’re Absolutely Worth It: Release Self-Doubt, Embrace Confidence, and Own Your Yes,” joins Perspectives to discuss 5 Ways to Create A Work Culture for Diverse Talent to Thrive.community,affairsDr. John Lipman is a leading interventional radiologist and guest on the program. In our conversation, we delve into the critical issue of fibroids in women's health. The discussion covers what fibroids are, their symptoms, and the risk factors that contribute to their development. We explore various treatment options, with a particular focus on Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE), a minimally invasive technique championed by Dr. Lipman. Our conversation examines the advantages of UFE over traditional surgical methods, its impact on fertility, and patient recovery expectations. Additionally, we discuss the role of lifestyle changes in managing fibroids, recent advances in treatment, and the importance of patient education. Dr. Lipman also sheds light on healthcare disparities and future directions in the treatment of fibroids, offering valuable advice for women currently battling this condition.b34a2150-0667-11ef-81e5-518d1c8c079cfull00:24:51Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:53:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noDr. John Lipman is a leading interventional radiologist and guest on the program. In our conversation, we delve into the critical issue of fibroids in women's health. The discussion covers what fibroids are, their symptoms, and the risk factors that contribute to their development. We explore various treatment options, with a particular focus on Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE), a minimally invasive technique championed by Dr. Lipman. Our conversation examines the advantages of UFE over traditional surgical methods, its impact on fertility, and patient recovery expectations. Additionally, we discuss the role of lifestyle changes in managing fibroids, recent advances in treatment, and the importance of patient education. Dr. Lipman also sheds light on healthcare disparities and future directions in the treatment of fibroids, offering valuable advice for women currently battling this condition.Condace PressleyDr. John Lipman is a leading interventional radiologist and guest on the program. In our conversation, we delve into the critical issue of fibroids in women's health. The discussion covers what fibroids are, their symptoms, and the risk factors that contribute to their development. We explore various treatment options, with a particular focus on Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE), a minimally invasive technique championed by Dr. Lipman. Our conversation examines the advantages of UFE over traditional surgical methods, its impact on fertility, and patient recovery expectations. Additionally, we discuss the role of lifestyle changes in managing fibroids, recent advances in treatment, and the importance of patient education. Dr. Lipman also sheds light on healthcare disparities and future directions in the treatment of fibroids, offering valuable advice for women currently battling this condition.community,affairsThe Decatur chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity will sponsor Protecting Our Women At All Costs, a health fair and discussion focused on combating domestic violence. Bodae Vogt joins me to discuss their efforts in DeKalb this weekend. The event will take place at Greenforest McCalep Christian Academy, 3250 Rainbow Dr., Decatur, GA., on Saturday, April 27th. Speakers will include Dekalb County Sheriff Melody Maddox, April Ross, executive director of Georgia Commission on Family Violence and Georgia State Rep. Omari Crawford. In addition to speakers and resource tables for assistance and counsel, the event will also feature self-defense expert Brandy Chris. The fair begins at 10 a.m. and concludes at 1 p.m.249b6440-00e3-11ef-bc31-8b552f2602f6full00:18:52Mon, 22 Apr 2024 14:59:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noThe Decatur chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity will sponsor Protecting Our Women At All Costs, a health fair and discussion focused on combating domestic violence. Bodae Vogt joins me to discuss their efforts in DeKalb this weekend. The event will take place at Greenforest McCalep Christian Academy, 3250 Rainbow Dr., Decatur, GA., on Saturday, April 27th. Speakers will include Dekalb County Sheriff Melody Maddox, April Ross, executive director of Georgia Commission on Family Violence and Georgia State Rep. Omari Crawford. In addition to speakers and resource tables for assistance and counsel, the event will also feature self-defense expert Brandy Chris. The fair begins at 10 a.m. and concludes at 1 p.m.Condace PressleyThe Decatur chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity will sponsor Protecting Our Women At All Costs, a health fair and discussion focused on combating domestic violence. Bodae Vogt joins me to discuss their efforts in DeKalb this weekend. The event will take place at Greenforest McCalep Christian Academy, 3250 Rainbow Dr., Decatur, GA., on Saturday, April 27th. Speakers will include Dekalb County Sheriff Melody Maddox, April Ross, executive director of Georgia Commission on Family Violence and Georgia State Rep. Omari Crawford. In addition to speakers and resource tables for assistance and counsel, the event will also feature self-defense expert Brandy Chris. The fair begins at 10 a.m. and concludes at 1 p.m.community,affairsDuring National Crime Victims Rights Week, local law enforcement jurisdictions work to raise awareness among survivors of the rights they have. Solicitor-General Keith Gammage reports that approximately every two days, someone in Georgia is murdered in an incident of domestic violence. Victim Advocates are available to help. In Fulton County call 404-612-6883 for assistance, court related questions or to speak with a victim advocate or to obtain family counseling. Solicitor Gammage and others from his office are my guests for this episode of Perspectives.b8add910-00e2-11ef-8f3c-7713492ed289full00:25:09Mon, 22 Apr 2024 14:53:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noDuring National Crime Victims Rights Week, local law enforcement jurisdictions work to raise awareness among survivors of the rights they have. Solicitor-General Keith Gammage reports that approximately every two days, someone in Georgia is murdered in an incident of domestic violence. Victim Advocates are available to help. In Fulton County call 404-612-6883 for assistance, court related questions or to speak with a victim advocate or to obtain family counseling. Solicitor Gammage and others from his office are my guests for this episode of Perspectives.Condace PressleyDuring National Crime Victims Rights Week, local law enforcement jurisdictions work to raise awareness among survivors of the rights they have. Solicitor-General Keith Gammage reports that approximately every two days, someone in Georgia is murdered in an incident of domestic violence. Victim Advocates are available to help. In Fulton County call 404-612-6883 for assistance, court related questions or to speak with a victim advocate or to obtain family counseling. Solicitor Gammage and others from his office are my guests for this episode of Perspectives.community,affairsMore than a third of Americans (35%) do not plan on discussing the transfer of wealth with their families, according to new research from Edward Jones. Despite this, nearly half of Americans (48%) plan to leave an inheritance. This is all part of the Great Wealth Transfer, when Baby Boomers and the Silent Generation will pass down an estimated $84.4 trillion in assets through 2045. Talking about inheritance can be uncomfortable and nearly impossible to separate emotions from financial decisions, but experts say it’s critical for family harmony. Olivia Ewing with Edward Jones is my guest to discuss why these conversations are critical now, more than ever.cf516b00-f689-11ee-93ff-b1edf17a7c30full00:25:15Tue, 09 Apr 2024 10:55:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noMore than a third of Americans (35%) do not plan on discussing the transfer of wealth with their families, according to new research from Edward Jones. Despite this, nearly half of Americans (48%) plan to leave an inheritance. This is all part of the Great Wealth Transfer, when Baby Boomers and the Silent Generation will pass down an estimated $84.4 trillion in assets through 2045. Talking about inheritance can be uncomfortable and nearly impossible to separate emotions from financial decisions, but experts say it’s critical for family harmony. Olivia Ewing with Edward Jones is my guest to discuss why these conversations are critical now, more than ever.Condace PressleyMore than a third of Americans (35%) do not plan on discussing the transfer of wealth with their families, according to new research from Edward Jones. Despite this, nearly half of Americans (48%) plan to leave an inheritance. This is all part of the Great Wealth Transfer, when Baby Boomers and the Silent Generation will pass down an estimated $84.4 trillion in assets through 2045. Talking about inheritance can be uncomfortable and nearly impossible to separate emotions from financial decisions, but experts say it’s critical for family harmony. Olivia Ewing with Edward Jones is my guest to discuss why these conversations are critical now, more than ever.community,affairsColorectal cancer has jumped from being the fourth leading cause of cancer death in men and women under 50 years old to first in men and second in women in less than two decades. The American Cancer Society recommends that people at average risk of colorectal cancer start regular screening at age 45. By increasing screening rates in people 45 to 49 years old, including awareness of convenient, noninvasive stool tests, we can help reverse this trend. Dr. Bruce Waldholtz of the American Cancer Society tell us that in Georgia, only 64% of people aged 45 and older are up to date on their colorectal screening. Among adults aged 45 to 50, 80% are not getting screened. ACS estimates 4,940 people in Georgia will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2024 and 1,660 will die from the disease. Screening can detect polyps and other problems before they become cancer and detect colorectal cancer early when it may be easier to treat. Early-stage colorectal cancer typically does not cause symptoms, which is why planning a screening schedule based on patient risk is so important.70c77300-f689-11ee-9ade-0b99b5f9bc11full00:24:22Tue, 09 Apr 2024 10:49:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noColorectal cancer has jumped from being the fourth leading cause of cancer death in men and women under 50 years old to first in men and second in women in less than two decades. The American Cancer Society recommends that people at average risk of colorectal cancer start regular screening at age 45. By increasing screening rates in people 45 to 49 years old, including awareness of convenient, noninvasive stool tests, we can help reverse this trend. Dr. Bruce Waldholtz of the American Cancer Society tell us that in Georgia, only 64% of people aged 45 and older are up to date on their colorectal screening. Among adults aged 45 to 50, 80% are not getting screened. ACS estimates 4,940 people in Georgia will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2024 and 1,660 will die from the disease. Screening can detect polyps and other problems before they become cancer and detect colorectal cancer early when it may be easier to treat. Early-stage colorectal cancer typically does not cause symptoms, which is why planning a screening schedule based on patient risk is so important.Condace PressleyColorectal cancer has jumped from being the fourth leading cause of cancer death in men and women under 50 years old to first in men and second in women in less than two decades. The American Cancer Society recommends that people at average risk of colorectal cancer start regular screening at age 45. By increasing screening rates in people 45 to 49 years old, including awareness of convenient, noninvasive stool tests, we can help reverse this trend. Dr. Bruce Waldholtz of the American Cancer Society tell us that in Georgia, only 64% of people aged 45 and older are up to date on their colorectal screening. Among adults aged 45 to 50, 80% are not getting screened. ACS estimates 4,940 people in Georgia will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2024 and 1,660 will die from the disease. Screening can detect polyps and other problems before they become cancer and detect colorectal cancer early when it may be easier to treat. Early-stage colorectal cancer typically does not cause symptoms, which is why planning a screening schedule based on patient risk is so important.community,affairsNo family prepares for cancer. The local nonprofit Cure Childhood Cancer does. Central to the group’s mission is supporting families devastated by a childhood cancer diagnosis. My guest today for Perspectives is Kristin Connor, Cure Childhood Cancer’s Chief Executive Officer. March is the Month of Giving for Jersey Mike's subs and 100-percent of all sales this week are going to charity. Cure Childhood Cancer will benefit this week by your having lunch, a snack or taking the team after practice to a Jersey Mike's Subs in Atlanta, Athens, Macon, and Columbus. Only 4% of every federal dollar spent goes to fight pediatric cancer. Connor says Wednesday is the day you can make a big impact. Last year the effort raised nearly $500,000 for the organization.37844010-eade-11ee-b729-513203323692full00:24:11Mon, 25 Mar 2024 14:25:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noNo family prepares for cancer. The local nonprofit Cure Childhood Cancer does. Central to the group’s mission is supporting families devastated by a childhood cancer diagnosis. My guest today for Perspectives is Kristin Connor, Cure Childhood Cancer’s Chief Executive Officer. March is the Month of Giving for Jersey Mike's subs and 100-percent of all sales this week are going to charity. Cure Childhood Cancer will benefit this week by your having lunch, a snack or taking the team after practice to a Jersey Mike's Subs in Atlanta, Athens, Macon, and Columbus. Only 4% of every federal dollar spent goes to fight pediatric cancer. Connor says Wednesday is the day you can make a big impact. Last year the effort raised nearly $500,000 for the organization.Condace PressleyNo family prepares for cancer. The local nonprofit Cure Childhood Cancer does. Central to the group’s mission is supporting families devastated by a childhood cancer diagnosis. My guest today for Perspectives is Kristin Connor, Cure Childhood Cancer’s Chief Executive Officer. March is the Month of Giving for Jersey Mike's subs and 100-percent of all sales this week are going to charity. Cure Childhood Cancer will benefit this week by your having lunch, a snack or taking the team after practice to a Jersey Mike's Subs in Atlanta, Athens, Macon, and Columbus. Only 4% of every federal dollar spent goes to fight pediatric cancer. Connor says Wednesday is the day you can make a big impact. Last year the effort raised nearly $500,000 for the organization.community,affairsMEQ stands for Mindset, Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Qualities and is the foundation Dr. Sabine Charles uses to coach leaders and executives. Charles is an author, public speaker and professional certification exam tutor. Charles believes leadership is not just about vision; it's about creating a connection that inspires. She says with Leadership MEQ, her students develop the skills to lead not just with strategy, but also with heart. Charles puts her theories to the test via virtual leadership seminars and a hybrid course and gratitude and growth retreat this fall.1ecb8f10-eadd-11ee-9359-e134906fd963full00:24:43Mon, 25 Mar 2024 14:16:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noMEQ stands for Mindset, Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Qualities and is the foundation Dr. Sabine Charles uses to coach leaders and executives. Charles is an author, public speaker and professional certification exam tutor. Charles believes leadership is not just about vision; it's about creating a connection that inspires. She says with Leadership MEQ, her students develop the skills to lead not just with strategy, but also with heart. Charles puts her theories to the test via virtual leadership seminars and a hybrid course and gratitude and growth retreat this fall.Condace PressleyMEQ stands for Mindset, Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Qualities and is the foundation Dr. Sabine Charles uses to coach leaders and executives. Charles is an author, public speaker and professional certification exam tutor. Charles believes leadership is not just about vision; it's about creating a connection that inspires. She says with Leadership MEQ, her students develop the skills to lead not just with strategy, but also with heart. Charles puts her theories to the test via virtual leadership seminars and a hybrid course and gratitude and growth retreat this fall.community,affairsTheir stories will stun you. In collaboration with the local Atlanta Morehouse School of Medicine, a national quantitative study was conducted to shed light on the prevalence and impact of pain inequity among Black communities. The study surveyed 2,000 Americans and revealed 93% of Black individuals feel the impact of pain on their day-to-day lives with 83% facing negative experiences when seeking help managing pain, and 3 out of 4 acknowledging bias in pain diagnosis and treatment. On today's show we talk with Inaayah. She's local. She's a dedicated pre-med student, and pain equity advocate. We also talk with Derek who shares his perspective as a black male migraine sufferer since childhood, shedding light on the challenges of having one's pain dismissed. Derek's experiences, including a concerning visit to the ER and witnessing his father's stroke, underscore the urgency of believing and validating individuals dealing with chronic pain.e4746960-e7a8-11ee-9ed1-4b601c8d6185full00:24:50Thu, 21 Mar 2024 12:27:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noTheir stories will stun you. In collaboration with the local Atlanta Morehouse School of Medicine, a national quantitative study was conducted to shed light on the prevalence and impact of pain inequity among Black communities. The study surveyed 2,000 Americans and revealed 93% of Black individuals feel the impact of pain on their day-to-day lives with 83% facing negative experiences when seeking help managing pain, and 3 out of 4 acknowledging bias in pain diagnosis and treatment. On today's show we talk with Inaayah. She's local. She's a dedicated pre-med student, and pain equity advocate. We also talk with Derek who shares his perspective as a black male migraine sufferer since childhood, shedding light on the challenges of having one's pain dismissed. Derek's experiences, including a concerning visit to the ER and witnessing his father's stroke, underscore the urgency of believing and validating individuals dealing with chronic pain.Condace PressleyTheir stories will stun you. In collaboration with the local Atlanta Morehouse School of Medicine, a national quantitative study was conducted to shed light on the prevalence and impact of pain inequity among Black communities. The study surveyed 2,000 Americans and revealed 93% of Black individuals feel the impact of pain on their day-to-day lives with 83% facing negative experiences when seeking help managing pain, and 3 out of 4 acknowledging bias in pain diagnosis and treatment. On today's show we talk with Inaayah. She's local. She's a dedicated pre-med student, and pain equity advocate. We also talk with Derek who shares his perspective as a black male migraine sufferer since childhood, shedding light on the challenges of having one's pain dismissed. Derek's experiences, including a concerning visit to the ER and witnessing his father's stroke, underscore the urgency of believing and validating individuals dealing with chronic pain.community,affairsEXCEPTIONAL: Being the Exception to the Rule outlines a journey of supporting everyone - from small business stakeholders and entrepreneurs to seasoned executives - to define their passion for success while cementing their purpose. Cassius Butts is an accomplished executive who has found success as a business strategist and trusted advisor. He has served or advised officials in four United States presidential administrations (Bush, Obama, Trump, and Biden). He is now focused on helping to create blueprint solutions for C-suite executives, small businesses, and private/public sector entities. Cassius Butts believes your life plan is based on finding your passion, figuring out who you really are, wanting to know why you're here, and creating experiences that are driven by your very own purpose. For most people, that journey doesn't start until later in life or after a significant event. He shares that event and how it shaped his future on this episode of Perspectives.51991f80-e7a8-11ee-923f-453ece8076c6full00:24:50Thu, 21 Mar 2024 12:20:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noEXCEPTIONAL: Being the Exception to the Rule outlines a journey of supporting everyone - from small business stakeholders and entrepreneurs to seasoned executives - to define their passion for success while cementing their purpose. Cassius Butts is an accomplished executive who has found success as a business strategist and trusted advisor. He has served or advised officials in four United States presidential administrations (Bush, Obama, Trump, and Biden). He is now focused on helping to create blueprint solutions for C-suite executives, small businesses, and private/public sector entities. Cassius Butts believes your life plan is based on finding your passion, figuring out who you really are, wanting to know why you're here, and creating experiences that are driven by your very own purpose. For most people, that journey doesn't start until later in life or after a significant event. He shares that event and how it shaped his future on this episode of Perspectives.Condace PressleyEXCEPTIONAL: Being the Exception to the Rule outlines a journey of supporting everyone - from small business stakeholders and entrepreneurs to seasoned executives - to define their passion for success while cementing their purpose. Cassius Butts is an accomplished executive who has found success as a business strategist and trusted advisor. He has served or advised officials in four United States presidential administrations (Bush, Obama, Trump, and Biden). He is now focused on helping to create blueprint solutions for C-suite executives, small businesses, and private/public sector entities. Cassius Butts believes your life plan is based on finding your passion, figuring out who you really are, wanting to know why you're here, and creating experiences that are driven by your very own purpose. For most people, that journey doesn't start until later in life or after a significant event. He shares that event and how it shaped his future on this episode of Perspectives.community,affairsThroughout the country, we’ve seen anti-voter legislation, political violence, and targeted misinformation. All of this is meant to create deliberate barriers to participating in our electoral process. The Leadership Conference wants to empower people, especially young people of color, to be the change they want to see in the system because we know that for our democracy to work for all of us, it must include us all. And Still I Vote (ASIV) is a campaign of The Leadership Conference Education Fund that recognizes when we wield our power at the ballot box, we can deliver for our communities. The goal of the ASIV campaign is to engage, educate, and increase civic participation so we can protect our freedoms and strengthen our democracy. One of the ways we are failing as a democracy is our criminal-legal system, which is plagued with inequities. The objective of Vision for Justice (V4J) is to provide specific information about how to improve the criminal-legal system, to help hold our elected leaders accountable, and to amplify the urgent need for a new paradigm for public safety. For there to be justice for all, changes such as passing sentencing reform, improving prison conditions, and helping formerly incarcerated people reintegrate into society must occur to create a system that acknowledges the humanity of all people.a15334e0-dfdd-11ee-9809-b76155109d67full00:24:36Mon, 11 Mar 2024 14:27:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noThroughout the country, we’ve seen anti-voter legislation, political violence, and targeted misinformation. All of this is meant to create deliberate barriers to participating in our electoral process. The Leadership Conference wants to empower people, especially young people of color, to be the change they want to see in the system because we know that for our democracy to work for all of us, it must include us all. And Still I Vote (ASIV) is a campaign of The Leadership Conference Education Fund that recognizes when we wield our power at the ballot box, we can deliver for our communities. The goal of the ASIV campaign is to engage, educate, and increase civic participation so we can protect our freedoms and strengthen our democracy. One of the ways we are failing as a democracy is our criminal-legal system, which is plagued with inequities. The objective of Vision for Justice (V4J) is to provide specific information about how to improve the criminal-legal system, to help hold our elected leaders accountable, and to amplify the urgent need for a new paradigm for public safety. For there to be justice for all, changes such as passing sentencing reform, improving prison conditions, and helping formerly incarcerated people reintegrate into society must occur to create a system that acknowledges the humanity of all people.Condace PressleyThroughout the country, we’ve seen anti-voter legislation, political violence, and targeted misinformation. All of this is meant to create deliberate barriers to participating in our electoral process. The Leadership Conference wants to empower people, especially young people of color, to be the change they want to see in the system because we know that for our democracy to work for all of us, it must include us all. And Still I Vote (ASIV) is a campaign of The Leadership Conference Education Fund that recognizes when we wield our power at the ballot box, we can deliver for our communities. The goal of the ASIV campaign is to engage, educate, and increase civic participation so we can protect our freedoms and strengthen our democracy. One of the ways we are failing as a democracy is our criminal-legal system, which is plagued with inequities. The objective of Vision for Justice (V4J) is to provide specific information about how to improve the criminal-legal system, to help hold our elected leaders accountable, and to amplify the urgent need for a new paradigm for public safety. For there to be justice for all, changes such as passing sentencing reform, improving prison conditions, and helping formerly incarcerated people reintegrate into society must occur to create a system that acknowledges the humanity of all people.community,affairsFriday, March 15 will be a special evening at Atlanta Symphony Hall as Oleksandr Stoianov and his wife Kateryna Kukhar, founder and principal dancers of the Grand Kyiv Ballet will be performing Gisselle in Atlanta. Theirs is a harrowing and dramatic story as the couple is living in the US - in Seattle, WA because of the war in their homeland. A portion of proceeds from the event will be directed toward the renovation effort of the Kyiv State Choreographic College in Kyiv. The performance is one of the couple's 60 city national tour. They learned of the invasion at the worst possible time. He was in France. She was in Germany. The kids were in Kyiv. They have since been reunited and their daughter is adapting well to live in the USA. So is their son who wants to play soccer professionally. You'll fall in love with this couple and their family.52416cb0-dfdd-11ee-b508-535ddcc21a6cfull00:24:50Mon, 11 Mar 2024 14:17:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)noFriday, March 15 will be a special evening at Atlanta Symphony Hall as Oleksandr Stoianov and his wife Kateryna Kukhar, founder and principal dancers of the Grand Kyiv Ballet will be performing Gisselle in Atlanta. Theirs is a harrowing and dramatic story as the couple is living in the US - in Seattle, WA because of the war in their homeland. A portion of proceeds from the event will be directed toward the renovation effort of the Kyiv State Choreographic College in Kyiv. The performance is one of the couple's 60 city national tour. They learned of the invasion at the worst possible time. He was in France. She was in Germany. The kids were in Kyiv. They have since been reunited and their daughter is adapting well to live in the USA. So is their son who wants to play soccer professionally. You'll fall in love with this couple and their family.Condace PressleyFriday, March 15 will be a special evening at Atlanta Symphony Hall as Oleksandr Stoianov and his wife Kateryna Kukhar, founder and principal dancers of the Grand Kyiv Ballet will be performing Gisselle in Atlanta. Theirs is a harrowing and dramatic story as the couple is living in the US - in Seattle, WA because of the war in their homeland. A portion of proceeds from the event will be directed toward the renovation effort of the Kyiv State Choreographic College in Kyiv. The performance is one of the couple's 60 city national tour. They learned of the invasion at the worst possible time. He was in France. She was in Germany. The kids were in Kyiv. They have since been reunited and their daughter is adapting well to live in the USA. So is their son who wants to play soccer professionally. You'll fall in love with this couple and their family.community,affairsRecently, during the 'State of Black Fathers in Fulton County' Forum, two of the leading voices on fatherhood, Fathers Incorporated and the Moynihan Institute for Fatherhood Research and Policy, released their latest report: "The Dynamics of Atlanta Black Dads: Unpacking the Myths and Realities of Non-Resident Fatherhood in Fulton County, Georgia". On Perspectives we go one-on-one with the founder and CEO of both organizations, Kenneth Braswell on this one-of-a-kind research report. Braswell's hope is that the findings will have far reaching implications and impact across the nation as the new cornerstone in understanding and addressing the unique challenges and triumphs of Black fathers.e196e760-da6c-11ee-88d4-195cb9c77943fullfalse00:24:30Mon, 04 Mar 2024 15:12:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Recently, during the 'State of Black Fathers in Fulton County' Forum, two of the leading voices on fatherhood, Fathers Incorporated and the Moynihan Institute for Fatherhood Research and Policy, released their latest report: "The Dynamics of Atlanta Black Dads: Unpacking the Myths and Realities of Non-Resident Fatherhood in Fulton County, Georgia". On Perspectives we go one-on-one with the founder and CEO of both organizations, Kenneth Braswell on this one-of-a-kind research report. Braswell's hope is that the findings will have far reaching implications and impact across the nation as the new cornerstone in understanding and addressing the unique challenges and triumphs of Black fathers.Condace PressleyRecently, during the 'State of Black Fathers in Fulton County' Forum, two of the leading voices on fatherhood, Fathers Incorporated and the Moynihan Institute for Fatherhood Research and Policy, released their latest report: "The Dynamics of Atlanta Black Dads: Unpacking the Myths and Realities of Non-Resident Fatherhood in Fulton County, Georgia". On Perspectives we go one-on-one with the founder and CEO of both organizations, Kenneth Braswell on this one-of-a-kind research report. Braswell's hope is that the findings will have far reaching implications and impact across the nation as the new cornerstone in understanding and addressing the unique challenges and triumphs of Black fathers.community,affairsAnxious students at the University of Georgia returned to class Feb 26 following the murder of Augusta University nursing student Laken Hope Riley. Authorities found Riley dead after a run near a lake on campus. Barb Jordan is my guest on Perspectives. She is the founder of an organization called Always BEV or Always Be Vigilant. Jordan is an educator and public speaker who lost her sister to homicide. She teaches women to use situational awareness to protect themselves from predators. She points out warning signs and red flags. She is a frequent guest on college campuses with useful tips and habits women can use to minimize danger to themselves.d052d970-da6b-11ee-948c-a91eece0b297fullfalse00:24:13Mon, 04 Mar 2024 15:01:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Anxious students at the University of Georgia returned to class Feb 26 following the murder of Augusta University nursing student Laken Hope Riley. Authorities found Riley dead after a run near a lake on campus. Barb Jordan is my guest on Perspectives. She is the founder of an organization called Always BEV or Always Be Vigilant. Jordan is an educator and public speaker who lost her sister to homicide. She teaches women to use situational awareness to protect themselves from predators. She points out warning signs and red flags. She is a frequent guest on college campuses with useful tips and habits women can use to minimize danger to themselves.Condace PressleyAnxious students at the University of Georgia returned to class Feb 26 following the murder of Augusta University nursing student Laken Hope Riley. Authorities found Riley dead after a run near a lake on campus. Barb Jordan is my guest on Perspectives. She is the founder of an organization called Always BEV or Always Be Vigilant. Jordan is an educator and public speaker who lost her sister to homicide. She teaches women to use situational awareness to protect themselves from predators. She points out warning signs and red flags. She is a frequent guest on college campuses with useful tips and habits women can use to minimize danger to themselves.community,affairsAll of us know that language matters, that some words paint a picture of an old way of looking at social issues. So, because the words we use have the power to influence how we view others, PETA’s humane education division, TeachKind, has created a new language guide—Words Matter—that’s packed with lessons, lists of animal-friendly idioms, and everything else educators need to help children learn to use language that’s kind and respectful to animals. Educator All of us know that language matters, that some words paint a picture of an old way of looking at social issues. So, because the words we use have the power to influence how we view others, PETA’s humane education division, TeachKind, has created a new language guide—Words Matter—that’s packed with lessons, lists of animal-friendly idioms, and everything else educators need to help children learn to use language that’s kind and respectful to animals. As Words Matter explains, old expressions like “more than one way to skin a cat” normalize violence toward animals—but fun expressions like “more than one way to peel a potato,” or even just calling an animal “he,” “she,” or “they” versus “it,” are easy ways to instill the idea that animals are living beings deserving of consideration, not inanimate objects. This benefits everyone: Teaching children from a young age to use inclusive language helps them feel empathy for everyone, including their peers, and helps them grow into kind adults. Lisbet Chiriboga joins us to explain, old expressions like “more than one way to skin a cat” normalize violence toward animals—but fun expressions like “more than one way to peel a potato,” or even just calling an animal “he,” “she,” or “they” versus “it,” are easy ways to instill the idea that animals are living beings deserving of consideration, not inanimate objects. This benefits everyone: Teaching children from a young age to use inclusive language helps them feel empathy for everyone, including their peers, and helps them grow into kind adults.3d531480-d4d5-11ee-858c-afe861f7e2c8fullfalse00:24:15Mon, 26 Feb 2024 12:28:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)All of us know that language matters, that some words paint a picture of an old way of looking at social issues. So, because the words we use have the power to influence how we view others, PETA’s humane education division, TeachKind, has created a new language guide—Words Matter—that’s packed with lessons, lists of animal-friendly idioms, and everything else educators need to help children learn to use language that’s kind and respectful to animals. Educator All of us know that language matters, that some words paint a picture of an old way of looking at social issues. So, because the words we use have the power to influence how we view others, PETA’s humane education division, TeachKind, has created a new language guide—Words Matter—that’s packed with lessons, lists of animal-friendly idioms, and everything else educators need to help children learn to use language that’s kind and respectful to animals. As Words Matter explains, old expressions like “more than one way to skin a cat” normalize violence toward animals—but fun expressions like “more than one way to peel a potato,” or even just calling an animal “he,” “she,” or “they” versus “it,” are easy ways to instill the idea that animals are living beings deserving of consideration, not inanimate objects. This benefits everyone: Teaching children from a young age to use inclusive language helps them feel empathy for everyone, including their peers, and helps them grow into kind adults. Lisbet Chiriboga joins us to explain, old expressions like “more than one way to skin a cat” normalize violence toward animals—but fun expressions like “more than one way to peel a potato,” or even just calling an animal “he,” “she,” or “they” versus “it,” are easy ways to instill the idea that animals are living beings deserving of consideration, not inanimate objects. This benefits everyone: Teaching children from a young age to use inclusive language helps them feel empathy for everyone, including their peers, and helps them grow into kind adults.Condace PressleyAll of us know that language matters, that some words paint a picture of an old way of looking at social issues. So, because the words we use have the power to influence how we view others, PETA’s humane education division, TeachKind, has created a new language guide—Words Matter—that’s packed with lessons, lists of animal-friendly idioms, and everything else educators need to help children learn to use language that’s kind and respectful to animals. Educator All of us know that language matters, that some words paint a picture of an old way of looking at social issues. So, because the words we use have the power to influence how we view others, PETA’s humane education division, TeachKind, has created a new language guide—Words Matter—that’s packed with lessons, lists of animal-friendly idioms, and everything else educators need to help children learn to use language that’s kind and respectful to animals. As Words Matter explains, old expressions like “more than one way to skin a cat” normalize violence toward animals—but fun expressions like “more than one way to peel a potato,” or even just calling an animal “he,” “she,” or “they” versus “it,” are easy ways to instill the idea that animals are living beings deserving of consideration, not inanimate objects. This benefits everyone: Teaching children from a young age to use inclusive language helps them feel empathy for everyone, including their peers, and helps them grow into kind adults. Lisbet Chiriboga joins us to explain, old expressions like “more than one way to skin a cat” normalize violence toward animals—but fun expressions like “more than one way to peel a potato,” or even just calling an animal “he,” “she,” or “they” versus “it,” are easy ways to instill the idea that animals are living beings deserving of consideration, not inanimate objects. This benefits everyone: Teaching children from a young age to use inclusive language helps them feel empathy for everyone, including their peers, and helps them grow into kind adults.community,affairsThe Black Health Matters Summit and Expo returns to Atlanta March 2. Rosalyn Young Daniels joins Perspectives to discuss how the event delivers vital health education through impactful and enlightening interactive events where attendees can engage directly with leading health and wellness experts and advocates. The event will be held at The Loudermilk Conference Center, 40 Courtland St. NE, Atlanta, GA 30303, from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM EST. The event is FREE, open to the community, and as a hybrid event, attendees can enjoy the offerings either in-person or virtually. Attendees will be treated to stimulating and informative panel discussions and presentations, energizing fitness sessions, and free health screenings and immunizations. Complimentary breakfast and lunch and parking will be offered, and FREE giveaways and prizes will be distributed throughout the day. To register go to www.bhm2024wintersummit.com.c1c26380-d4d4-11ee-bcae-f5d415e2e2b4fullfalse00:25:05Mon, 26 Feb 2024 12:20:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)The Black Health Matters Summit and Expo returns to Atlanta March 2. Rosalyn Young Daniels joins Perspectives to discuss how the event delivers vital health education through impactful and enlightening interactive events where attendees can engage directly with leading health and wellness experts and advocates. The event will be held at The Loudermilk Conference Center, 40 Courtland St. NE, Atlanta, GA 30303, from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM EST. The event is FREE, open to the community, and as a hybrid event, attendees can enjoy the offerings either in-person or virtually. Attendees will be treated to stimulating and informative panel discussions and presentations, energizing fitness sessions, and free health screenings and immunizations. Complimentary breakfast and lunch and parking will be offered, and FREE giveaways and prizes will be distributed throughout the day. To register go to www.bhm2024wintersummit.com.Condace PressleyThe Black Health Matters Summit and Expo returns to Atlanta March 2. Rosalyn Young Daniels joins Perspectives to discuss how the event delivers vital health education through impactful and enlightening interactive events where attendees can engage directly with leading health and wellness experts and advocates. The event will be held at The Loudermilk Conference Center, 40 Courtland St. NE, Atlanta, GA 30303, from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM EST. The event is FREE, open to the community, and as a hybrid event, attendees can enjoy the offerings either in-person or virtually. Attendees will be treated to stimulating and informative panel discussions and presentations, energizing fitness sessions, and free health screenings and immunizations. Complimentary breakfast and lunch and parking will be offered, and FREE giveaways and prizes will be distributed throughout the day. To register go to www.bhm2024wintersummit.com.community,affairsThe Smyrna community is celebrating Black History Month with a Celebration Dinner with Dr. Daniel Black, author of the novel, Don’t Cry for Me. The dinner will be held Friday, February 23, at 5:30 p.m. at Smyrna Community Center. Dr. Daniel Black is an award-winning novelist, professor, activist, mentor and public speaker. His published works include They Tell Me of Home, The Sacred Place, Perfect Peace, Twelve Gates to the City, The Coming, Listen to the Lambs, Don’t Cry for Me, and Black on Black. His novel, The Coming, was published to broad critical acclaim in 2015 and is a first-hand account of the trauma and triumph of Africans aboard a slave ship in the 16th century. Dr. Black has a Ph.D. in African American Studies and has spent the majority of his 30 academic years as a professor of African American Studies at his beloved alma mater, Clark Atlanta University. The Black History Month Celebration Dinner includes dinner, a presentation by Dr. Black, and book signing. Book sales will be available on site, courtesy of Bookmiser. Dinner is catered by Chef Mark Brown and will feature contemporary Southern cuisine.7dfa8540-d01b-11ee-acdf-5f69ec6aedc0fullfalse00:24:51Tue, 20 Feb 2024 12:07:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)The Smyrna community is celebrating Black History Month with a Celebration Dinner with Dr. Daniel Black, author of the novel, Don’t Cry for Me. The dinner will be held Friday, February 23, at 5:30 p.m. at Smyrna Community Center. Dr. Daniel Black is an award-winning novelist, professor, activist, mentor and public speaker. His published works include They Tell Me of Home, The Sacred Place, Perfect Peace, Twelve Gates to the City, The Coming, Listen to the Lambs, Don’t Cry for Me, and Black on Black. His novel, The Coming, was published to broad critical acclaim in 2015 and is a first-hand account of the trauma and triumph of Africans aboard a slave ship in the 16th century. Dr. Black has a Ph.D. in African American Studies and has spent the majority of his 30 academic years as a professor of African American Studies at his beloved alma mater, Clark Atlanta University. The Black History Month Celebration Dinner includes dinner, a presentation by Dr. Black, and book signing. Book sales will be available on site, courtesy of Bookmiser. Dinner is catered by Chef Mark Brown and will feature contemporary Southern cuisine.Condace PressleyThe Smyrna community is celebrating Black History Month with a Celebration Dinner with Dr. Daniel Black, author of the novel, Don’t Cry for Me. The dinner will be held Friday, February 23, at 5:30 p.m. at Smyrna Community Center. Dr. Daniel Black is an award-winning novelist, professor, activist, mentor and public speaker. His published works include They Tell Me of Home, The Sacred Place, Perfect Peace, Twelve Gates to the City, The Coming, Listen to the Lambs, Don’t Cry for Me, and Black on Black. His novel, The Coming, was published to broad critical acclaim in 2015 and is a first-hand account of the trauma and triumph of Africans aboard a slave ship in the 16th century. Dr. Black has a Ph.D. in African American Studies and has spent the majority of his 30 academic years as a professor of African American Studies at his beloved alma mater, Clark Atlanta University. The Black History Month Celebration Dinner includes dinner, a presentation by Dr. Black, and book signing. Book sales will be available on site, courtesy of Bookmiser. Dinner is catered by Chef Mark Brown and will feature contemporary Southern cuisine.community,affairsOn this Super Bowl Sunday, we sit down with three-time Super Bowl-winning executive and strategist Michael Lombardi. In his book Football Done Right, he's setting the record straight on the coaches, players and history of the NFL. He that takes readers on the ultimate journey through the NFL's history where he presents his calls on the greatest players and coaches the sport has ever seen. Lombardi has done it all—from scout to executive to coach—and with this book, he tackles all aspects of the sport, channeling his 35+ years of experience with the NFL into an all-encompassing celebration of the game. From “Monday Night Football” to Super Bowl Sunday, the NFL is a dominating force in the lives of millions of fans who tune in and passionately cheer for their favorite teams. And when the games are over, the conversation is just getting started. Through his incisive analysis, first-person experience, and hard stats, Lombardi makes a definitive case for the most influential coaches and best players, while also honoring the many change makers, trade negotiators, and sportscasters who played an essential role in popularizing the game that we recognize today.9d445e30-cd00-11ee-acbd-bd43250e3ce6fullfalse00:24:59Fri, 16 Feb 2024 13:16:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)On this Super Bowl Sunday, we sit down with three-time Super Bowl-winning executive and strategist Michael Lombardi. In his book Football Done Right, he's setting the record straight on the coaches, players and history of the NFL. He that takes readers on the ultimate journey through the NFL's history where he presents his calls on the greatest players and coaches the sport has ever seen. Lombardi has done it all—from scout to executive to coach—and with this book, he tackles all aspects of the sport, channeling his 35+ years of experience with the NFL into an all-encompassing celebration of the game. From “Monday Night Football” to Super Bowl Sunday, the NFL is a dominating force in the lives of millions of fans who tune in and passionately cheer for their favorite teams. And when the games are over, the conversation is just getting started. Through his incisive analysis, first-person experience, and hard stats, Lombardi makes a definitive case for the most influential coaches and best players, while also honoring the many change makers, trade negotiators, and sportscasters who played an essential role in popularizing the game that we recognize today.Condace PressleyOn this Super Bowl Sunday, we sit down with three-time Super Bowl-winning executive and strategist Michael Lombardi. In his book Football Done Right, he's setting the record straight on the coaches, players and history of the NFL. He that takes readers on the ultimate journey through the NFL's history where he presents his calls on the greatest players and coaches the sport has ever seen. Lombardi has done it all—from scout to executive to coach—and with this book, he tackles all aspects of the sport, channeling his 35+ years of experience with the NFL into an all-encompassing celebration of the game. From “Monday Night Football” to Super Bowl Sunday, the NFL is a dominating force in the lives of millions of fans who tune in and passionately cheer for their favorite teams. And when the games are over, the conversation is just getting started. Through his incisive analysis, first-person experience, and hard stats, Lombardi makes a definitive case for the most influential coaches and best players, while also honoring the many change makers, trade negotiators, and sportscasters who played an essential role in popularizing the game that we recognize today.community,affairsJennifer Hernandez is far from an overnight success. In her memoir, No One Can Stop Me But Me, she shares her journey from trauma to recovery. She challenges others facing hardships to allow themselves to say, "I deserve more." Her story demonstrates how anyone courageous enough to help themselves can change their narrative and impact not only their own lives positively, but also the lives of others. Hernandez is an award-winning entrepreneur and single mother of four with 18 years in the mortgage industry. Her passion today is helping others like her find their way into their first homes. She ranks in the top one-percent of loan officers nationwide, is a top woman originator and holds the #1 position for FHA lending in her home state of Illinois.276eb8c0-cc35-11ee-b24c-b34631e67c40fullfalse00:24:59Thu, 15 Feb 2024 12:53:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Jennifer Hernandez is far from an overnight success. In her memoir, No One Can Stop Me But Me, she shares her journey from trauma to recovery. She challenges others facing hardships to allow themselves to say, "I deserve more." Her story demonstrates how anyone courageous enough to help themselves can change their narrative and impact not only their own lives positively, but also the lives of others. Hernandez is an award-winning entrepreneur and single mother of four with 18 years in the mortgage industry. Her passion today is helping others like her find their way into their first homes. She ranks in the top one-percent of loan officers nationwide, is a top woman originator and holds the #1 position for FHA lending in her home state of Illinois.Condace PressleyJennifer Hernandez is far from an overnight success. In her memoir, No One Can Stop Me But Me, she shares her journey from trauma to recovery. She challenges others facing hardships to allow themselves to say, "I deserve more." Her story demonstrates how anyone courageous enough to help themselves can change their narrative and impact not only their own lives positively, but also the lives of others. Hernandez is an award-winning entrepreneur and single mother of four with 18 years in the mortgage industry. Her passion today is helping others like her find their way into their first homes. She ranks in the top one-percent of loan officers nationwide, is a top woman originator and holds the #1 position for FHA lending in her home state of Illinois.community,affairsMental health issues can affect anyone. One in 5 American adults experienced a mental health condition in a given year. One in 6 young people have experienced depression. It's okay not to be okay and it is as important to ask for help. Often, people in crisis or in need of help seek to connect with a professional with whom they can relate. Frederick Walker is one such person. He is founder of Walker Family Services, an Atlanta-based mental health treatment center. What makes Frederick additionally skilled at his craft, he too has battled mental health challenges. His center has been open and active for a decade now and growing. Walker is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner (CPRP). That is, he has mastered the principles of psychiatric rehabilitation and understand how to implement them in practice.99ecbbb0-c44d-11ee-83a8-4f6ed4381d03fullfalse00:24:28Mon, 05 Feb 2024 11:29:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Mental health issues can affect anyone. One in 5 American adults experienced a mental health condition in a given year. One in 6 young people have experienced depression. It's okay not to be okay and it is as important to ask for help. Often, people in crisis or in need of help seek to connect with a professional with whom they can relate. Frederick Walker is one such person. He is founder of Walker Family Services, an Atlanta-based mental health treatment center. What makes Frederick additionally skilled at his craft, he too has battled mental health challenges. His center has been open and active for a decade now and growing. Walker is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner (CPRP). That is, he has mastered the principles of psychiatric rehabilitation and understand how to implement them in practice.Condace PressleyMental health issues can affect anyone. One in 5 American adults experienced a mental health condition in a given year. One in 6 young people have experienced depression. It's okay not to be okay and it is as important to ask for help. Often, people in crisis or in need of help seek to connect with a professional with whom they can relate. Frederick Walker is one such person. He is founder of Walker Family Services, an Atlanta-based mental health treatment center. What makes Frederick additionally skilled at his craft, he too has battled mental health challenges. His center has been open and active for a decade now and growing. Walker is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner (CPRP). That is, he has mastered the principles of psychiatric rehabilitation and understand how to implement them in practice.community,affairsAlan Stein says, "you own your career. I'll help you to accelerate it." Stein is the man behind Kadima Careers an organization dedicated to helping ambitious professionals get more interviews, better jobs and better income. He established Kadima Careers to address the inefficiencies, biases, and illogical hiring process that hinders great candidates from achieving great careers. Kadima helps people land great jobs faster with more pay at the world's best companies. Alan has been a global leader and hiring manager at Google, Meta, Salesforce, American Express, and Tableau among others. We also spend time with The College Board's Dr. Brandi Waters talking about the new AP African American Studies course. It is a college-level interdisciplinary introductory course that covers the history and experiences of African Americans in the United States within the broader context of the African diaspora. Students will explore diverse topics such as early African societies and the roots of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, the Great Migration and the Civil Rights Movement, and the Black is Beautiful movement of the 1970s. This revised framework will be used when the course is formally launched in the 2024-25 academic year.2b15ade0-b706-11ee-b901-c74aba6dc3d4fullfalse00:49:54Fri, 19 Jan 2024 13:56:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Alan Stein says, "you own your career. I'll help you to accelerate it." Stein is the man behind Kadima Careers an organization dedicated to helping ambitious professionals get more interviews, better jobs and better income. He established Kadima Careers to address the inefficiencies, biases, and illogical hiring process that hinders great candidates from achieving great careers. Kadima helps people land great jobs faster with more pay at the world's best companies. Alan has been a global leader and hiring manager at Google, Meta, Salesforce, American Express, and Tableau among others. We also spend time with The College Board's Dr. Brandi Waters talking about the new AP African American Studies course. It is a college-level interdisciplinary introductory course that covers the history and experiences of African Americans in the United States within the broader context of the African diaspora. Students will explore diverse topics such as early African societies and the roots of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, the Great Migration and the Civil Rights Movement, and the Black is Beautiful movement of the 1970s. This revised framework will be used when the course is formally launched in the 2024-25 academic year.Condace PressleyAlan Stein says, "you own your career. I'll help you to accelerate it." Stein is the man behind Kadima Careers an organization dedicated to helping ambitious professionals get more interviews, better jobs and better income. He established Kadima Careers to address the inefficiencies, biases, and illogical hiring process that hinders great candidates from achieving great careers. Kadima helps people land great jobs faster with more pay at the world's best companies. Alan has been a global leader and hiring manager at Google, Meta, Salesforce, American Express, and Tableau among others. We also spend time with The College Board's Dr. Brandi Waters talking about the new AP African American Studies course. It is a college-level interdisciplinary introductory course that covers the history and experiences of African Americans in the United States within the broader context of the African diaspora. Students will explore diverse topics such as early African societies and the roots of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, the Great Migration and the Civil Rights Movement, and the Black is Beautiful movement of the 1970s. This revised framework will be used when the course is formally launched in the 2024-25 academic year.community,affairsIn this stirring tribute to Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King, Jr., their granddaughter, Yolanda — a national civil rights figure in her own right — is ready to lead in this powerful picture book text! With inspiration from Langston Hughes and deep love for her grandparents, Yolanda King shows the world that young people are strong enough to carry on their elders' legacy while creating a new path for themselves. Her words are meaningful and universal, painting an expressive tableau of the issues facing young people today — racial equality, bullying, gun violence, climate change, disease, community, empowerment, inclusion, and more. Yolanda's words will comfort and inspire the next generation of dreamers.5a62ac50-ae79-11ee-9738-b90986d81f9afullfalse00:24:30Mon, 08 Jan 2024 16:55:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)In this stirring tribute to Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King, Jr., their granddaughter, Yolanda — a national civil rights figure in her own right — is ready to lead in this powerful picture book text! With inspiration from Langston Hughes and deep love for her grandparents, Yolanda King shows the world that young people are strong enough to carry on their elders' legacy while creating a new path for themselves. Her words are meaningful and universal, painting an expressive tableau of the issues facing young people today — racial equality, bullying, gun violence, climate change, disease, community, empowerment, inclusion, and more. Yolanda's words will comfort and inspire the next generation of dreamers.Condace PressleyIn this stirring tribute to Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King, Jr., their granddaughter, Yolanda — a national civil rights figure in her own right — is ready to lead in this powerful picture book text! With inspiration from Langston Hughes and deep love for her grandparents, Yolanda King shows the world that young people are strong enough to carry on their elders' legacy while creating a new path for themselves. Her words are meaningful and universal, painting an expressive tableau of the issues facing young people today — racial equality, bullying, gun violence, climate change, disease, community, empowerment, inclusion, and more. Yolanda's words will comfort and inspire the next generation of dreamers.community,affairsThe first Perspectives of 2024 features a conversation with debut author Rosey Lee. Her debut novel is The Gardins of Edin. A little about the story - when the bonds in their family begin to fray, four Black women fight to preserve their legacy, heal their wounds, and move forward together in this heartwarming contemporary debut novel with loose parallels to beloved women from the Bible. Rosey Lee writes stories about complicated families and complex friendships, but a happy ending is guaranteed.e71a8e70-ae78-11ee-bd70-15a6fb2519c8fullfalse00:24:32Mon, 08 Jan 2024 16:44:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)The first Perspectives of 2024 features a conversation with debut author Rosey Lee. Her debut novel is The Gardins of Edin. A little about the story - when the bonds in their family begin to fray, four Black women fight to preserve their legacy, heal their wounds, and move forward together in this heartwarming contemporary debut novel with loose parallels to beloved women from the Bible. Rosey Lee writes stories about complicated families and complex friendships, but a happy ending is guaranteed.Condace PressleyThe first Perspectives of 2024 features a conversation with debut author Rosey Lee. Her debut novel is The Gardins of Edin. A little about the story - when the bonds in their family begin to fray, four Black women fight to preserve their legacy, heal their wounds, and move forward together in this heartwarming contemporary debut novel with loose parallels to beloved women from the Bible. Rosey Lee writes stories about complicated families and complex friendships, but a happy ending is guaranteed.community,affairsPerspectives ends 2023 with a conversation with journalist and author Jennie Miller Helderman and her book, As the Sycamore Grows. Helderman originally had been assigned to write a magazine story about Ginger, an abuse survivor turned advocate. Her story yielded this book. Helderman takes us inside Ginger and Mike's harrowing tale. She talks with both the survivor, her abuser, other family members, friends and others who knew the couple. During the COVID-19 Pandemic the number of domestic abuse cases grew dramatically because of isolation is one of the main tools in an abuser's arsenal of weapons.d18d0c70-a9b3-11ee-8c6c-9b1cd3aef9fdfullfalse00:23:50Tue, 02 Jan 2024 15:05:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Perspectives ends 2023 with a conversation with journalist and author Jennie Miller Helderman and her book, As the Sycamore Grows. Helderman originally had been assigned to write a magazine story about Ginger, an abuse survivor turned advocate. Her story yielded this book. Helderman takes us inside Ginger and Mike's harrowing tale. She talks with both the survivor, her abuser, other family members, friends and others who knew the couple. During the COVID-19 Pandemic the number of domestic abuse cases grew dramatically because of isolation is one of the main tools in an abuser's arsenal of weapons.Condace PressleyPerspectives ends 2023 with a conversation with journalist and author Jennie Miller Helderman and her book, As the Sycamore Grows. Helderman originally had been assigned to write a magazine story about Ginger, an abuse survivor turned advocate. Her story yielded this book. Helderman takes us inside Ginger and Mike's harrowing tale. She talks with both the survivor, her abuser, other family members, friends and others who knew the couple. During the COVID-19 Pandemic the number of domestic abuse cases grew dramatically because of isolation is one of the main tools in an abuser's arsenal of weapons.community,affairsInfertility is a complex, heart-wrenching condition that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, affects one in six couples. And while infertility is widely perceived as a “women’s issue,” approximately one-third of infertility among heterosexual couples is male-related. To aggravate matters, surveys indicate that more than 60 percent of people struggling with infertility do not tell even their close family and friends. With INFERTILITIES, A Curation curators and editors Elizabeth Horn, Maria Novotny, and Robin Silbergleid seek to break through the silence, shame, stigma, and isolation surrounding trouble with conceiving or bearing a child, while also demonstrating how central creativity is to grieving and healing. Through personal stories, vignettes, poetry, and works of visual art, this collection captures the anxiety, fear, frustration, anger, stress, and sadness familiar to everyone living with infertility.1b56f9c0-9de8-11ee-8143-43cc9b83d038fullfalse00:24:49Mon, 18 Dec 2023 14:41:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Infertility is a complex, heart-wrenching condition that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, affects one in six couples. And while infertility is widely perceived as a “women’s issue,” approximately one-third of infertility among heterosexual couples is male-related. To aggravate matters, surveys indicate that more than 60 percent of people struggling with infertility do not tell even their close family and friends. With INFERTILITIES, A Curation curators and editors Elizabeth Horn, Maria Novotny, and Robin Silbergleid seek to break through the silence, shame, stigma, and isolation surrounding trouble with conceiving or bearing a child, while also demonstrating how central creativity is to grieving and healing. Through personal stories, vignettes, poetry, and works of visual art, this collection captures the anxiety, fear, frustration, anger, stress, and sadness familiar to everyone living with infertility.Condace PressleyInfertility is a complex, heart-wrenching condition that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, affects one in six couples. And while infertility is widely perceived as a “women’s issue,” approximately one-third of infertility among heterosexual couples is male-related. To aggravate matters, surveys indicate that more than 60 percent of people struggling with infertility do not tell even their close family and friends. With INFERTILITIES, A Curation curators and editors Elizabeth Horn, Maria Novotny, and Robin Silbergleid seek to break through the silence, shame, stigma, and isolation surrounding trouble with conceiving or bearing a child, while also demonstrating how central creativity is to grieving and healing. Through personal stories, vignettes, poetry, and works of visual art, this collection captures the anxiety, fear, frustration, anger, stress, and sadness familiar to everyone living with infertility.community,affairsAshley Kirkwood struggled to get into law school. Her struggle was so real that she literally camped out in the admissions office until they let her in. She worked hard and transferred to Northwestern Law graduating at the top of her class. She tells me she felt unseen and underutilized at her firm. So she quit a job paying her more than $300,000 a year to go into business for herself. Now she runs a law firm and a speaking business. Her book is Speak Your Way to Cash.634fbf00-984a-11ee-9dc9-bf95478f6687fullfalse00:24:53Mon, 11 Dec 2023 11:21:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Ashley Kirkwood struggled to get into law school. Her struggle was so real that she literally camped out in the admissions office until they let her in. She worked hard and transferred to Northwestern Law graduating at the top of her class. She tells me she felt unseen and underutilized at her firm. So she quit a job paying her more than $300,000 a year to go into business for herself. Now she runs a law firm and a speaking business. Her book is Speak Your Way to Cash.Condace PressleyAshley Kirkwood struggled to get into law school. Her struggle was so real that she literally camped out in the admissions office until they let her in. She worked hard and transferred to Northwestern Law graduating at the top of her class. She tells me she felt unseen and underutilized at her firm. So she quit a job paying her more than $300,000 a year to go into business for herself. Now she runs a law firm and a speaking business. Her book is Speak Your Way to Cash.community,affairsThe growing prominence of hybrid work situations makes it easier now more than ever for people to earn extra money. The challenge in a thriving gig economy is knowing what to do and when to start. A new survey from Index by Pinger shows that 67% of Americans have a small business, have a side hustle or do freelance work. My guest is Steve Strauss, the small business columnist for Inc. Magazine. He says there are some side hustles that are more practical to start earning money right away with the least amount of money invested. We talk about the questions to ask before taking on another gig, corners to cut to save time, apps and hacks to save money and the low hanging fruit that you may not have realized you're qualified to do.544769d0-92cd-11ee-9b55-c33e72010689fullfalse00:24:00Mon, 04 Dec 2023 11:43:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)The growing prominence of hybrid work situations makes it easier now more than ever for people to earn extra money. The challenge in a thriving gig economy is knowing what to do and when to start. A new survey from Index by Pinger shows that 67% of Americans have a small business, have a side hustle or do freelance work. My guest is Steve Strauss, the small business columnist for Inc. Magazine. He says there are some side hustles that are more practical to start earning money right away with the least amount of money invested. We talk about the questions to ask before taking on another gig, corners to cut to save time, apps and hacks to save money and the low hanging fruit that you may not have realized you're qualified to do.Condace PressleyThe growing prominence of hybrid work situations makes it easier now more than ever for people to earn extra money. The challenge in a thriving gig economy is knowing what to do and when to start. A new survey from Index by Pinger shows that 67% of Americans have a small business, have a side hustle or do freelance work. My guest is Steve Strauss, the small business columnist for Inc. Magazine. He says there are some side hustles that are more practical to start earning money right away with the least amount of money invested. We talk about the questions to ask before taking on another gig, corners to cut to save time, apps and hacks to save money and the low hanging fruit that you may not have realized you're qualified to do.community,affairsLeBron James is the protagonist in two very American tales: one, a success story the nation loves because it shows its benevolence; the other, the latest installment in an ongoing chronicle of racial hatred. He’s the poor boy from a “broken” home in a poverty-stricken neighborhood who makes good. He’s also the poor Black boy who makes good, then at the apex of his career finds that the N-word has been spray-painted across the gate to his home. Despite his unmatched skill, success and popularity, James has never been fully free from the entrenched racism and anti-blackness in American life. His story, of both success and adversity, represents a larger story of how conflicts and tensions off the court always make it into the game and how athletes of color reckon with their ascent to fame while still living in a deeply racist society. In THE BOOK OF JAMES: The Power, Politics, and Passion of LeBron, my guest Valerie Babb offers a cultural commentary on anti-blackness in America using the NBA all-star, gold medal Olympian, four-time NBA champion, and four-time finals MVP as a sort of case study.8caffc80-92cc-11ee-a97a-33d2d94c446dfullfalse00:24:00Mon, 04 Dec 2023 11:32:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)LeBron James is the protagonist in two very American tales: one, a success story the nation loves because it shows its benevolence; the other, the latest installment in an ongoing chronicle of racial hatred. He’s the poor boy from a “broken” home in a poverty-stricken neighborhood who makes good. He’s also the poor Black boy who makes good, then at the apex of his career finds that the N-word has been spray-painted across the gate to his home. Despite his unmatched skill, success and popularity, James has never been fully free from the entrenched racism and anti-blackness in American life. His story, of both success and adversity, represents a larger story of how conflicts and tensions off the court always make it into the game and how athletes of color reckon with their ascent to fame while still living in a deeply racist society. In THE BOOK OF JAMES: The Power, Politics, and Passion of LeBron, my guest Valerie Babb offers a cultural commentary on anti-blackness in America using the NBA all-star, gold medal Olympian, four-time NBA champion, and four-time finals MVP as a sort of case study.Condace PressleyLeBron James is the protagonist in two very American tales: one, a success story the nation loves because it shows its benevolence; the other, the latest installment in an ongoing chronicle of racial hatred. He’s the poor boy from a “broken” home in a poverty-stricken neighborhood who makes good. He’s also the poor Black boy who makes good, then at the apex of his career finds that the N-word has been spray-painted across the gate to his home. Despite his unmatched skill, success and popularity, James has never been fully free from the entrenched racism and anti-blackness in American life. His story, of both success and adversity, represents a larger story of how conflicts and tensions off the court always make it into the game and how athletes of color reckon with their ascent to fame while still living in a deeply racist society. In THE BOOK OF JAMES: The Power, Politics, and Passion of LeBron, my guest Valerie Babb offers a cultural commentary on anti-blackness in America using the NBA all-star, gold medal Olympian, four-time NBA champion, and four-time finals MVP as a sort of case study.community,affairsAtlanta recently was named the 12th most fit city in America. Atlanta once was in the top 10 and Robert Bunch, CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia believes Georgia can work its way back into the top 10 when it comes to physical fitness. The ranking is based on real metrics captured by primary care physicians. As the holidays begin and communities enter into the traditional season of "eating, drinking and being merry," Bunch shares insights on how everyone in the community can enjoy the holidays without compromising their health.4046ff40-8e15-11ee-a51e-3d39423b19e8fullfalse00:18:45Tue, 28 Nov 2023 11:36:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Atlanta recently was named the 12th most fit city in America. Atlanta once was in the top 10 and Robert Bunch, CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia believes Georgia can work its way back into the top 10 when it comes to physical fitness. The ranking is based on real metrics captured by primary care physicians. As the holidays begin and communities enter into the traditional season of "eating, drinking and being merry," Bunch shares insights on how everyone in the community can enjoy the holidays without compromising their health.Condace PressleyAtlanta recently was named the 12th most fit city in America. Atlanta once was in the top 10 and Robert Bunch, CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia believes Georgia can work its way back into the top 10 when it comes to physical fitness. The ranking is based on real metrics captured by primary care physicians. As the holidays begin and communities enter into the traditional season of "eating, drinking and being merry," Bunch shares insights on how everyone in the community can enjoy the holidays without compromising their health.community,affairsBrandon Siler played college football at the University of Florida. His impressive pro football career included stops in San Diego and Kansas City. Today he's an entrepreneur, author, speaker, and mental health advocate. He founded Legacy Pro Sports with the goal of helping former NFL players who are unable to obtain NFL disability benefits. He shares his philosophy of leadership in the book Definition of a Leader. Using personal anecdotes, insights from his NFL days and revelations from his time as a Florida Gator, Siler says if you're "okay with being an average leader," his book will frustrate you.99147a80-8e14-11ee-b413-2f6ff2fbcc4ffullfalse00:24:30Tue, 28 Nov 2023 11:28:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Brandon Siler played college football at the University of Florida. His impressive pro football career included stops in San Diego and Kansas City. Today he's an entrepreneur, author, speaker, and mental health advocate. He founded Legacy Pro Sports with the goal of helping former NFL players who are unable to obtain NFL disability benefits. He shares his philosophy of leadership in the book Definition of a Leader. Using personal anecdotes, insights from his NFL days and revelations from his time as a Florida Gator, Siler says if you're "okay with being an average leader," his book will frustrate you.Condace PressleyBrandon Siler played college football at the University of Florida. His impressive pro football career included stops in San Diego and Kansas City. Today he's an entrepreneur, author, speaker, and mental health advocate. He founded Legacy Pro Sports with the goal of helping former NFL players who are unable to obtain NFL disability benefits. He shares his philosophy of leadership in the book Definition of a Leader. Using personal anecdotes, insights from his NFL days and revelations from his time as a Florida Gator, Siler says if you're "okay with being an average leader," his book will frustrate you.community,affairsAs the holiday season enters full swing, often conversation centers on the many Christmas-themed movies on television and in theaters, but what about Thanksgiving? Now in theaters is just that, "The Great Turkey Town Miracle," based on a true story years ago in California. Says star and Atlanta-based actor Cameron Arnett, it's a story of 5 loaves, 2 fishes, and 4000 turkeys. It is a story filled with universal themes of love, loss, parenting challenges, job pressures, family, faith and more. Arnett is an actor turned pastor turned pastor who is also an actor and he's is also my guest.c4dc8ae0-87ec-11ee-bb56-85c6334e6fb9fullfalse00:24:35Mon, 20 Nov 2023 15:31:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)As the holiday season enters full swing, often conversation centers on the many Christmas-themed movies on television and in theaters, but what about Thanksgiving? Now in theaters is just that, "The Great Turkey Town Miracle," based on a true story years ago in California. Says star and Atlanta-based actor Cameron Arnett, it's a story of 5 loaves, 2 fishes, and 4000 turkeys. It is a story filled with universal themes of love, loss, parenting challenges, job pressures, family, faith and more. Arnett is an actor turned pastor turned pastor who is also an actor and he's is also my guest.Condace PressleyAs the holiday season enters full swing, often conversation centers on the many Christmas-themed movies on television and in theaters, but what about Thanksgiving? Now in theaters is just that, "The Great Turkey Town Miracle," based on a true story years ago in California. Says star and Atlanta-based actor Cameron Arnett, it's a story of 5 loaves, 2 fishes, and 4000 turkeys. It is a story filled with universal themes of love, loss, parenting challenges, job pressures, family, faith and more. Arnett is an actor turned pastor turned pastor who is also an actor and he's is also my guest.community,affairsThere is simply not enough diversity among the patient population when it comes to clinical trials in health care. It's a problem that's been around for many decades. Morehouse School of Medicine is working to make a difference. The African American Heart Study is a collaboration between Amgen, the Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) and the Morehouse School of Medicine. Dr. Elizabeth Ofili, a professor of medicine at MSM and practicing cardiologist joins me to explain the new research and discuss the goal of the studio - to measure the association between Lipoprotein(a), and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in 5,000 African American individuals across the United States. ASCVD is defined as the buildup of cholesterol plaque in arteries and includes events such as heart attack and stroke.21234b30-87ec-11ee-9c71-391121d898a8fullfalse00:24:25Mon, 20 Nov 2023 15:21:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)There is simply not enough diversity among the patient population when it comes to clinical trials in health care. It's a problem that's been around for many decades. Morehouse School of Medicine is working to make a difference. The African American Heart Study is a collaboration between Amgen, the Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) and the Morehouse School of Medicine. Dr. Elizabeth Ofili, a professor of medicine at MSM and practicing cardiologist joins me to explain the new research and discuss the goal of the studio - to measure the association between Lipoprotein(a), and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in 5,000 African American individuals across the United States. ASCVD is defined as the buildup of cholesterol plaque in arteries and includes events such as heart attack and stroke.Condace PressleyThere is simply not enough diversity among the patient population when it comes to clinical trials in health care. It's a problem that's been around for many decades. Morehouse School of Medicine is working to make a difference. The African American Heart Study is a collaboration between Amgen, the Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) and the Morehouse School of Medicine. Dr. Elizabeth Ofili, a professor of medicine at MSM and practicing cardiologist joins me to explain the new research and discuss the goal of the studio - to measure the association between Lipoprotein(a), and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in 5,000 African American individuals across the United States. ASCVD is defined as the buildup of cholesterol plaque in arteries and includes events such as heart attack and stroke.community,affairsOn February 23, 2020, Dhaval Desai and his wife, Yogita, welcomed their new son into the world. With the arrival of Kaveh to join his four-year-old sister Kaiya, their family at last felt complete. “A promising year lay ahead,” he reflected. Yes, it would be chaotic—both physicians, Dhaval and Yogita would now have to juggle two demanding careers with the demands of an infant and a preschooler—but nothing they couldn’t handle. Then, a new virus arrived. In BURNING OUT ON THE COVID FRONT LINES: A Doctor’s Memoir of Fatherhood, Race and Perseverance in the Pandemic Dhaval R. Desai, M.D., offers an honest account of his life, his work, and his state of mind and well-being from March 9, 2020, when he returned. after a ten-day paternity leave, to his job at a large Atlanta hospital, through nearly three years of unprecedented chaos. As a frontline physician and healthcare leader, a devoted father to a “pandemic baby,” and a member of an ethnic minority in the South, Dr. Desai shares his unique perspective on the importance of refuting misinformation, reinforcing compassion for all patients, prioritizing self-care for healthcare providers, overcoming stigmas related to race, gender, and mental health, and restoring the public’s trust in the medical community.81ec08d0-825b-11ee-bc44-f1962d361e41fullfalse00:24:51Mon, 13 Nov 2023 13:29:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)On February 23, 2020, Dhaval Desai and his wife, Yogita, welcomed their new son into the world. With the arrival of Kaveh to join his four-year-old sister Kaiya, their family at last felt complete. “A promising year lay ahead,” he reflected. Yes, it would be chaotic—both physicians, Dhaval and Yogita would now have to juggle two demanding careers with the demands of an infant and a preschooler—but nothing they couldn’t handle. Then, a new virus arrived. In BURNING OUT ON THE COVID FRONT LINES: A Doctor’s Memoir of Fatherhood, Race and Perseverance in the Pandemic Dhaval R. Desai, M.D., offers an honest account of his life, his work, and his state of mind and well-being from March 9, 2020, when he returned. after a ten-day paternity leave, to his job at a large Atlanta hospital, through nearly three years of unprecedented chaos. As a frontline physician and healthcare leader, a devoted father to a “pandemic baby,” and a member of an ethnic minority in the South, Dr. Desai shares his unique perspective on the importance of refuting misinformation, reinforcing compassion for all patients, prioritizing self-care for healthcare providers, overcoming stigmas related to race, gender, and mental health, and restoring the public’s trust in the medical community.Condace PressleyOn February 23, 2020, Dhaval Desai and his wife, Yogita, welcomed their new son into the world. With the arrival of Kaveh to join his four-year-old sister Kaiya, their family at last felt complete. “A promising year lay ahead,” he reflected. Yes, it would be chaotic—both physicians, Dhaval and Yogita would now have to juggle two demanding careers with the demands of an infant and a preschooler—but nothing they couldn’t handle. Then, a new virus arrived. In BURNING OUT ON THE COVID FRONT LINES: A Doctor’s Memoir of Fatherhood, Race and Perseverance in the Pandemic Dhaval R. Desai, M.D., offers an honest account of his life, his work, and his state of mind and well-being from March 9, 2020, when he returned. after a ten-day paternity leave, to his job at a large Atlanta hospital, through nearly three years of unprecedented chaos. As a frontline physician and healthcare leader, a devoted father to a “pandemic baby,” and a member of an ethnic minority in the South, Dr. Desai shares his unique perspective on the importance of refuting misinformation, reinforcing compassion for all patients, prioritizing self-care for healthcare providers, overcoming stigmas related to race, gender, and mental health, and restoring the public’s trust in the medical community.community,affairsIn the early 1900s, America’s cities were teeming with immigrants whose children toiled in factories and lived in overcrowded tenements in neighborhoods plagued by disease, poverty, violence, and crime. In response, a group of social reformers embarked on a mission to protect children and mold them into productive, law-abiding citizens. Known as child-savers, these overwhelming white and well-off reformers laid the therapeutic foundation for family court. At its core was the Great Idea that judges would take the lead and provide, whether preventive or rehabilitative, personalized justice for the child. “This mandate to do good was never accomplished, not then and not now,” states Jane M. Spinak, a lawyer who has received numerous awards for her work on behalf of children and families. In The End of Family Court: How Abolishing the Court Brings Justice to Children and Families, she explores why the Great Idea persists, and how, 120 years after its inception, family court fails to do justice and often does great harm to children, their families, and their communities.f556d580-825a-11ee-85b1-859d2444f7fefullfalse00:25:00Mon, 13 Nov 2023 13:19:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)In the early 1900s, America’s cities were teeming with immigrants whose children toiled in factories and lived in overcrowded tenements in neighborhoods plagued by disease, poverty, violence, and crime. In response, a group of social reformers embarked on a mission to protect children and mold them into productive, law-abiding citizens. Known as child-savers, these overwhelming white and well-off reformers laid the therapeutic foundation for family court. At its core was the Great Idea that judges would take the lead and provide, whether preventive or rehabilitative, personalized justice for the child. “This mandate to do good was never accomplished, not then and not now,” states Jane M. Spinak, a lawyer who has received numerous awards for her work on behalf of children and families. In The End of Family Court: How Abolishing the Court Brings Justice to Children and Families, she explores why the Great Idea persists, and how, 120 years after its inception, family court fails to do justice and often does great harm to children, their families, and their communities.Condace PressleyIn the early 1900s, America’s cities were teeming with immigrants whose children toiled in factories and lived in overcrowded tenements in neighborhoods plagued by disease, poverty, violence, and crime. In response, a group of social reformers embarked on a mission to protect children and mold them into productive, law-abiding citizens. Known as child-savers, these overwhelming white and well-off reformers laid the therapeutic foundation for family court. At its core was the Great Idea that judges would take the lead and provide, whether preventive or rehabilitative, personalized justice for the child. “This mandate to do good was never accomplished, not then and not now,” states Jane M. Spinak, a lawyer who has received numerous awards for her work on behalf of children and families. In The End of Family Court: How Abolishing the Court Brings Justice to Children and Families, she explores why the Great Idea persists, and how, 120 years after its inception, family court fails to do justice and often does great harm to children, their families, and their communities.community,affairsThe Atlanta Opera presents its first mainstage event of the new season with a new co-production of Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto on Nov 4, 7, 10 and 12, 2023 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. One of the composer’s most celebrated operas, Rigoletto tells a poignant tale of love, betrayal, and revenge. We are talking with Jasmine Habersham who is singing the role of Gilda in the production. Habersham is a Georgia native who has performed globally including her international debut in this role.ef833bc0-7769-11ee-8f2b-fdba169aa72ffullfalse00:20:00Mon, 30 Oct 2023 16:15:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)The Atlanta Opera presents its first mainstage event of the new season with a new co-production of Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto on Nov 4, 7, 10 and 12, 2023 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. One of the composer’s most celebrated operas, Rigoletto tells a poignant tale of love, betrayal, and revenge. We are talking with Jasmine Habersham who is singing the role of Gilda in the production. Habersham is a Georgia native who has performed globally including her international debut in this role.Condace PressleyThe Atlanta Opera presents its first mainstage event of the new season with a new co-production of Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto on Nov 4, 7, 10 and 12, 2023 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. One of the composer’s most celebrated operas, Rigoletto tells a poignant tale of love, betrayal, and revenge. We are talking with Jasmine Habersham who is singing the role of Gilda in the production. Habersham is a Georgia native who has performed globally including her international debut in this role.community,affairsThe current war in Israel renews attention on the conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians. I invited Rabbi Pinchas Taylor to talk about Judaism and its influence. During our conversation he provides a primer on Judaism, what it means to be chosen and the role of the Messiah in the Jewish and Christian faith. He explains the conflict in Israel is more than a battle over land and helps listeners to understand why Israel is fighting to defeat Hamas.60898300-7769-11ee-93a8-a90a16f02022fullfalse00:24:47Mon, 30 Oct 2023 16:08:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)The current war in Israel renews attention on the conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians. I invited Rabbi Pinchas Taylor to talk about Judaism and its influence. During our conversation he provides a primer on Judaism, what it means to be chosen and the role of the Messiah in the Jewish and Christian faith. He explains the conflict in Israel is more than a battle over land and helps listeners to understand why Israel is fighting to defeat Hamas.Condace PressleyThe current war in Israel renews attention on the conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians. I invited Rabbi Pinchas Taylor to talk about Judaism and its influence. During our conversation he provides a primer on Judaism, what it means to be chosen and the role of the Messiah in the Jewish and Christian faith. He explains the conflict in Israel is more than a battle over land and helps listeners to understand why Israel is fighting to defeat Hamas.community,affairsGrace Harry has a great story including 30 years in the music business, but something was lacking from her life. It was something she'd not experienced since childhood. It was Joy. Harry decided to rediscover and embrace the joy in her life and she wants readers to do the same. In The Joy Strategist, Harry takes readers on a journey to explore how to find joy, how to re-discover joy and how to feel true unfettered joy and incorporate it into our everyday lives. She coaches readers with her story and her toolbox of playful activities which include reconnecting with your "inner GPS," ceasing the war you've waged against your heart; cultivating your starting 5 or the community of people closest to you and breaking free from your ego by dismantling beliefs that keep your hopes and aspirations out of grasp.8749c940-71e1-11ee-aa87-bd1378b9e148fullfalse00:25:00Mon, 23 Oct 2023 15:14:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Grace Harry has a great story including 30 years in the music business, but something was lacking from her life. It was something she'd not experienced since childhood. It was Joy. Harry decided to rediscover and embrace the joy in her life and she wants readers to do the same. In The Joy Strategist, Harry takes readers on a journey to explore how to find joy, how to re-discover joy and how to feel true unfettered joy and incorporate it into our everyday lives. She coaches readers with her story and her toolbox of playful activities which include reconnecting with your "inner GPS," ceasing the war you've waged against your heart; cultivating your starting 5 or the community of people closest to you and breaking free from your ego by dismantling beliefs that keep your hopes and aspirations out of grasp.Condace PressleyGrace Harry has a great story including 30 years in the music business, but something was lacking from her life. It was something she'd not experienced since childhood. It was Joy. Harry decided to rediscover and embrace the joy in her life and she wants readers to do the same. In The Joy Strategist, Harry takes readers on a journey to explore how to find joy, how to re-discover joy and how to feel true unfettered joy and incorporate it into our everyday lives. She coaches readers with her story and her toolbox of playful activities which include reconnecting with your "inner GPS," ceasing the war you've waged against your heart; cultivating your starting 5 or the community of people closest to you and breaking free from your ego by dismantling beliefs that keep your hopes and aspirations out of grasp.community,affairsThe weather is cooler. Halloween is near and it's a great time to curl up by the fire with a good book. We start the show this week with a brief conversation with New York Times best-selling author Shelby Mahurin. Her latest book is The Scarlet Veil. It's a dark and thrilling vampire romance set in the world of Mahurin's Serpent & Dove series of tales. Next we talk with Dr. Tabia Akintobi, Professor and Chair of Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine. MSM has partnered with the makers of Advil for the "Advil Pain Equity Project." It is a multi year commitment to help address pain inequity and racial bias in the diagnosis and treatment of pain. The initial campaign, "Believe My Pain" tells the stories of people who've experienced pain inequity. A survey of 2000 Americans found that 93-percent of Black individuals report pain impacting their day-to-day life. 83-percent report a negative experience when seeking help managing their pain, and three of four say they believe there is bias in how pain is diagnosed and treated. This project will also lead to a course at MSM to educate medical students on pain equity.311dfe40-6c63-11ee-8ee7-7f3d4b850a52fullfalse00:25:02Mon, 16 Oct 2023 15:23:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)The weather is cooler. Halloween is near and it's a great time to curl up by the fire with a good book. We start the show this week with a brief conversation with New York Times best-selling author Shelby Mahurin. Her latest book is The Scarlet Veil. It's a dark and thrilling vampire romance set in the world of Mahurin's Serpent & Dove series of tales. Next we talk with Dr. Tabia Akintobi, Professor and Chair of Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine. MSM has partnered with the makers of Advil for the "Advil Pain Equity Project." It is a multi year commitment to help address pain inequity and racial bias in the diagnosis and treatment of pain. The initial campaign, "Believe My Pain" tells the stories of people who've experienced pain inequity. A survey of 2000 Americans found that 93-percent of Black individuals report pain impacting their day-to-day life. 83-percent report a negative experience when seeking help managing their pain, and three of four say they believe there is bias in how pain is diagnosed and treated. This project will also lead to a course at MSM to educate medical students on pain equity.Condace PressleyThe weather is cooler. Halloween is near and it's a great time to curl up by the fire with a good book. We start the show this week with a brief conversation with New York Times best-selling author Shelby Mahurin. Her latest book is The Scarlet Veil. It's a dark and thrilling vampire romance set in the world of Mahurin's Serpent & Dove series of tales. Next we talk with Dr. Tabia Akintobi, Professor and Chair of Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine. MSM has partnered with the makers of Advil for the "Advil Pain Equity Project." It is a multi year commitment to help address pain inequity and racial bias in the diagnosis and treatment of pain. The initial campaign, "Believe My Pain" tells the stories of people who've experienced pain inequity. A survey of 2000 Americans found that 93-percent of Black individuals report pain impacting their day-to-day life. 83-percent report a negative experience when seeking help managing their pain, and three of four say they believe there is bias in how pain is diagnosed and treated. This project will also lead to a course at MSM to educate medical students on pain equity.community,affairsFrom award-winning author Brandy Colbert comes a new book: The Blackwoods. It's the story of four generations of a Black Hollywood family filled with ambition, fame, struggle, loss and love. Colbert masterfully weaves together the narratives of Hollis, Ardith and Blossom Blackwood. Theirs is a story where everything is personal and nothing is private.87034490-66d0-11ee-ab6b-0198664259b1fullfalse00:24:49Mon, 09 Oct 2023 13:17:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)From award-winning author Brandy Colbert comes a new book: The Blackwoods. It's the story of four generations of a Black Hollywood family filled with ambition, fame, struggle, loss and love. Colbert masterfully weaves together the narratives of Hollis, Ardith and Blossom Blackwood. Theirs is a story where everything is personal and nothing is private.Condace PressleyFrom award-winning author Brandy Colbert comes a new book: The Blackwoods. It's the story of four generations of a Black Hollywood family filled with ambition, fame, struggle, loss and love. Colbert masterfully weaves together the narratives of Hollis, Ardith and Blossom Blackwood. Theirs is a story where everything is personal and nothing is private.community,affairsIt's a simple fact. Even leaders need coaches. Archie L. Jones, Jr., a Morehouse grad, Atlanta resident, Harvard Business professor, author, executive and board director joins is my guest on the show. He's the founder and CEO of NxGen COACH Network, an organization created to help and empower the next generation of global leaders, particularly those in underinvested and underrepresented communities. He's just launched a new podcast - Training Camp for Leaders with Archie L. Jones. We talk about the goals for his podcast and much more in this episode of Perspectives.1dc0b1d0-66d0-11ee-b77c-3983b173c0adfullfalse00:24:53Mon, 09 Oct 2023 13:11:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)It's a simple fact. Even leaders need coaches. Archie L. Jones, Jr., a Morehouse grad, Atlanta resident, Harvard Business professor, author, executive and board director joins is my guest on the show. He's the founder and CEO of NxGen COACH Network, an organization created to help and empower the next generation of global leaders, particularly those in underinvested and underrepresented communities. He's just launched a new podcast - Training Camp for Leaders with Archie L. Jones. We talk about the goals for his podcast and much more in this episode of Perspectives.Condace PressleyIt's a simple fact. Even leaders need coaches. Archie L. Jones, Jr., a Morehouse grad, Atlanta resident, Harvard Business professor, author, executive and board director joins is my guest on the show. He's the founder and CEO of NxGen COACH Network, an organization created to help and empower the next generation of global leaders, particularly those in underinvested and underrepresented communities. He's just launched a new podcast - Training Camp for Leaders with Archie L. Jones. We talk about the goals for his podcast and much more in this episode of Perspectives.community,affairsOn Sunday, October 8th, V (formerly Eve Ensler) , the Tony Award-winning, best-selling author of The Vagina Monologues and Reckoning, will host an Evening of Reckoning and Rising at the Carter Center to celebrate V’s newest book Reckoning and the 25th anniversary of the V-Day movement to end violence against women, gender expansive people and the Earth. The benefit event will include readings and remarks from V (formerly Eve Ensler), V-Day Board Members Rosario Dawson, Jane Fonda, Maya Penn & Pat Mitchell; City of Joy co-Founder and Director of V-Day Congo Christine Schuler Deschryver, Joaquina Kalukango, Dr. Tanyaradzwa Tawengwa, Laura Turner Seydel and Paige Alexander.38aed7d0-6494-11ee-abd4-1537df7cf61efullfalse00:24:56Fri, 06 Oct 2023 16:58:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)On Sunday, October 8th, V (formerly Eve Ensler) , the Tony Award-winning, best-selling author of The Vagina Monologues and Reckoning, will host an Evening of Reckoning and Rising at the Carter Center to celebrate V’s newest book Reckoning and the 25th anniversary of the V-Day movement to end violence against women, gender expansive people and the Earth. The benefit event will include readings and remarks from V (formerly Eve Ensler), V-Day Board Members Rosario Dawson, Jane Fonda, Maya Penn & Pat Mitchell; City of Joy co-Founder and Director of V-Day Congo Christine Schuler Deschryver, Joaquina Kalukango, Dr. Tanyaradzwa Tawengwa, Laura Turner Seydel and Paige Alexander.Condace PressleyOn Sunday, October 8th, V (formerly Eve Ensler) , the Tony Award-winning, best-selling author of The Vagina Monologues and Reckoning, will host an Evening of Reckoning and Rising at the Carter Center to celebrate V’s newest book Reckoning and the 25th anniversary of the V-Day movement to end violence against women, gender expansive people and the Earth. The benefit event will include readings and remarks from V (formerly Eve Ensler), V-Day Board Members Rosario Dawson, Jane Fonda, Maya Penn & Pat Mitchell; City of Joy co-Founder and Director of V-Day Congo Christine Schuler Deschryver, Joaquina Kalukango, Dr. Tanyaradzwa Tawengwa, Laura Turner Seydel and Paige Alexander.community,affairsMost know Ted Turner through his many well documented successes: founder of CNN; Time Person of the Year; winner of The World Series and America's Cup; former owner of the Atlanta Braves, TBS, TNT, MGM, Hanna-Barbera, and the Atlanta Hawks. His gargantuan land holdings are now the subject of a new book, a very big, new book. Conserving America's Wildlands: The Vision of Ted Turner is a newly published compendium of stunning images shot by Ted's photojournalist son, Rhett. The two million acres under Turner land management includes everything from alligators and mountain goats to wolves, grizzly bears and migratory birds in flight. My guest is Rhett Turner.f0dfa6c0-6492-11ee-95c4-374792664afdfullfalse00:24:35Fri, 06 Oct 2023 16:48:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Most know Ted Turner through his many well documented successes: founder of CNN; Time Person of the Year; winner of The World Series and America's Cup; former owner of the Atlanta Braves, TBS, TNT, MGM, Hanna-Barbera, and the Atlanta Hawks. His gargantuan land holdings are now the subject of a new book, a very big, new book. Conserving America's Wildlands: The Vision of Ted Turner is a newly published compendium of stunning images shot by Ted's photojournalist son, Rhett. The two million acres under Turner land management includes everything from alligators and mountain goats to wolves, grizzly bears and migratory birds in flight. My guest is Rhett Turner.Condace PressleyMost know Ted Turner through his many well documented successes: founder of CNN; Time Person of the Year; winner of The World Series and America's Cup; former owner of the Atlanta Braves, TBS, TNT, MGM, Hanna-Barbera, and the Atlanta Hawks. His gargantuan land holdings are now the subject of a new book, a very big, new book. Conserving America's Wildlands: The Vision of Ted Turner is a newly published compendium of stunning images shot by Ted's photojournalist son, Rhett. The two million acres under Turner land management includes everything from alligators and mountain goats to wolves, grizzly bears and migratory birds in flight. My guest is Rhett Turner.community,affairsArts Clayton has worked to enrich the lives of the residents of Clayton County for more than 30 years. The gallery, at 136 South Main Street in Jonesboro, plans to paint the town beginning Saturday, September 30 with the start of an International Arts, Music & Film Festival. The event is produced in collaboration with City Council Chair Jeff Turner and is an effort to cultivate the spirit of Art among the people in the community with an emphasis on youth and others to be a part of the creative flow in Clayton County. My guests are Arts Clayton Executive Director Brian Hebert and Tammary Scott Dowdell, the Arts Clayton Events Chair.d76f51c0-5bd7-11ee-a64f-a58fd0e03ee9fullfalse00:19:38Mon, 25 Sep 2023 14:06:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Arts Clayton has worked to enrich the lives of the residents of Clayton County for more than 30 years. The gallery, at 136 South Main Street in Jonesboro, plans to paint the town beginning Saturday, September 30 with the start of an International Arts, Music & Film Festival. The event is produced in collaboration with City Council Chair Jeff Turner and is an effort to cultivate the spirit of Art among the people in the community with an emphasis on youth and others to be a part of the creative flow in Clayton County. My guests are Arts Clayton Executive Director Brian Hebert and Tammary Scott Dowdell, the Arts Clayton Events Chair.Condace PressleyArts Clayton has worked to enrich the lives of the residents of Clayton County for more than 30 years. The gallery, at 136 South Main Street in Jonesboro, plans to paint the town beginning Saturday, September 30 with the start of an International Arts, Music & Film Festival. The event is produced in collaboration with City Council Chair Jeff Turner and is an effort to cultivate the spirit of Art among the people in the community with an emphasis on youth and others to be a part of the creative flow in Clayton County. My guests are Arts Clayton Executive Director Brian Hebert and Tammary Scott Dowdell, the Arts Clayton Events Chair.community,affairsIn the fight to defeat addiction, are people in recovery winning the daily battle? Aware Recovery Care believes it offers a unique tool to helping people in recovery win the fight. Their program delivers treatment in the privacy of the home with a focus on personalized care with the family's involvement. The program began in Connecticut with input from specialists at Yale University and has expanded into eleven states including Georgia. Laura Perry, Director of Family Wellness for Aware Recovery Care is my guest.9cccd360-5bd6-11ee-ab17-930e665681cefullno00:24:54Mon, 25 Sep 2023 13:57:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)In the fight to defeat addiction, are people in recovery winning the daily battle? Aware Recovery Care believes it offers a unique tool to helping people in recovery win the fight. Their program delivers treatment in the privacy of the home with a focus on personalized care with the family's involvement. The program began in Connecticut with input from specialists at Yale University and has expanded into eleven states including Georgia. Laura Perry, Director of Family Wellness for Aware Recovery Care is my guest.Condace PressleyIn the fight to defeat addiction, are people in recovery winning the daily battle? Aware Recovery Care believes it offers a unique tool to helping people in recovery win the fight. Their program delivers treatment in the privacy of the home with a focus on personalized care with the family's involvement. The program began in Connecticut with input from specialists at Yale University and has expanded into eleven states including Georgia. Laura Perry, Director of Family Wellness for Aware Recovery Care is my guest.community,affairsCorazon Lopez yearns to finally start training as a babaylan (a mystical healer and spirit guide) under her powerful guardian, Aunt Tina. As soon as her magic awakens, Corazon plans to bring her parents back from the dead and no longer have to rely on a soul key to allow visits with their ghosts for a few hours every Saturday night. But when a vengeful ghost steals Corazon’s precious key, the fragile balance between the human world and the spirit world is thrown out of whack. Aunt Tina reveals that if Corazon wants her magic to awaken, then she can just lay the ghost to rest by fashioning a new soul key. With her rather bloodthirsty gecko companion, Saso, Corazon embarks on a quest through the spirit realms. But they must move quickly, for if the ghost gets through the spirit glass, all hope will be lost. Such is the story of The Spirit Glass, a new novel for middle schoolers and today we chat with the author Roshani Chokshi.e6cdab10-5641-11ee-8d14-4932fcc4e05efullno00:20:00Mon, 18 Sep 2023 10:35:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Corazon Lopez yearns to finally start training as a babaylan (a mystical healer and spirit guide) under her powerful guardian, Aunt Tina. As soon as her magic awakens, Corazon plans to bring her parents back from the dead and no longer have to rely on a soul key to allow visits with their ghosts for a few hours every Saturday night. But when a vengeful ghost steals Corazon’s precious key, the fragile balance between the human world and the spirit world is thrown out of whack. Aunt Tina reveals that if Corazon wants her magic to awaken, then she can just lay the ghost to rest by fashioning a new soul key. With her rather bloodthirsty gecko companion, Saso, Corazon embarks on a quest through the spirit realms. But they must move quickly, for if the ghost gets through the spirit glass, all hope will be lost. Such is the story of The Spirit Glass, a new novel for middle schoolers and today we chat with the author Roshani Chokshi.Condace PressleyCorazon Lopez yearns to finally start training as a babaylan (a mystical healer and spirit guide) under her powerful guardian, Aunt Tina. As soon as her magic awakens, Corazon plans to bring her parents back from the dead and no longer have to rely on a soul key to allow visits with their ghosts for a few hours every Saturday night. But when a vengeful ghost steals Corazon’s precious key, the fragile balance between the human world and the spirit world is thrown out of whack. Aunt Tina reveals that if Corazon wants her magic to awaken, then she can just lay the ghost to rest by fashioning a new soul key. With her rather bloodthirsty gecko companion, Saso, Corazon embarks on a quest through the spirit realms. But they must move quickly, for if the ghost gets through the spirit glass, all hope will be lost. Such is the story of The Spirit Glass, a new novel for middle schoolers and today we chat with the author Roshani Chokshi.community,affairsAtlanta-based, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doug Blackmon looks back on his experience as a member of the first class of Black and white students to attend all 12 grades together in Leland, MS in a new documentary, The Harvest. The film has already been named a finalist for the Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film. The Harvest is a deeply personal depiction of one Southern town's painful struggle to integrate its public schools and the continuing repercussions still felt in the community more than 50 years later.fb518a90-50da-11ee-9b10-b12d9554c5e1fullno00:24:47Mon, 11 Sep 2023 14:36:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Atlanta-based, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doug Blackmon looks back on his experience as a member of the first class of Black and white students to attend all 12 grades together in Leland, MS in a new documentary, The Harvest. The film has already been named a finalist for the Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film. The Harvest is a deeply personal depiction of one Southern town's painful struggle to integrate its public schools and the continuing repercussions still felt in the community more than 50 years later.Condace PressleyAtlanta-based, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doug Blackmon looks back on his experience as a member of the first class of Black and white students to attend all 12 grades together in Leland, MS in a new documentary, The Harvest. The film has already been named a finalist for the Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film. The Harvest is a deeply personal depiction of one Southern town's painful struggle to integrate its public schools and the continuing repercussions still felt in the community more than 50 years later.community,affairsTheir list of hits is endless. Songs including Celebration, Ladies Night, Get Down on It, Cherish, Jungle Boogie, Too Hot and many more make Kool and the Gang the most sampled artists in Hip Hop. The band formed in 1964 and continues to perform with 2 of its original members including Robert "Kool" Bell. Kool and the Gang will be performing at Mable House Amphitheater in Cobb County on Saturday, September 16th. Founder Robert Bell dishes the dirt and talks the hits with Condace Pressley on this episode of Perspectives.8b035660-50da-11ee-8c71-65c9a042c22dfullno00:19:52Mon, 11 Sep 2023 13:32:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Their list of hits is endless. Songs including Celebration, Ladies Night, Get Down on It, Cherish, Jungle Boogie, Too Hot and many more make Kool and the Gang the most sampled artists in Hip Hop. The band formed in 1964 and continues to perform with 2 of its original members including Robert "Kool" Bell. Kool and the Gang will be performing at Mable House Amphitheater in Cobb County on Saturday, September 16th. Founder Robert Bell dishes the dirt and talks the hits with Condace Pressley on this episode of Perspectives.Condace PressleyTheir list of hits is endless. Songs including Celebration, Ladies Night, Get Down on It, Cherish, Jungle Boogie, Too Hot and many more make Kool and the Gang the most sampled artists in Hip Hop. The band formed in 1964 and continues to perform with 2 of its original members including Robert "Kool" Bell. Kool and the Gang will be performing at Mable House Amphitheater in Cobb County on Saturday, September 16th. Founder Robert Bell dishes the dirt and talks the hits with Condace Pressley on this episode of Perspectives.community,affairs2023’s Super Bowl LVII marked the first time that the two starting quarterbacks were Black. Even though the majority of NFL players are Black—and have been for decades—this milestone came in the second century of the league’s history, a history that would be incomplete without taking race into account. In ROCKET MEN: The Black Quarterbacks Who Revolutionized Pro Football sports journalist John Eisenberg relates the definitive history of Black quarterbacks in the NFL. Based on in-depth interviews of players, coaches, and talent insiders, including NFL greats like Warren Moon and Ozzie Newsome, Eisenberg reveals the surprising and at times grim stories of Black quarterbacks’ struggles to be able to play in the league.e002f220-50d9-11ee-8d06-1f4c0a23d81efullno00:24:55Mon, 11 Sep 2023 13:05:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)2023’s Super Bowl LVII marked the first time that the two starting quarterbacks were Black. Even though the majority of NFL players are Black—and have been for decades—this milestone came in the second century of the league’s history, a history that would be incomplete without taking race into account. In ROCKET MEN: The Black Quarterbacks Who Revolutionized Pro Football sports journalist John Eisenberg relates the definitive history of Black quarterbacks in the NFL. Based on in-depth interviews of players, coaches, and talent insiders, including NFL greats like Warren Moon and Ozzie Newsome, Eisenberg reveals the surprising and at times grim stories of Black quarterbacks’ struggles to be able to play in the league.Condace Pressley2023’s Super Bowl LVII marked the first time that the two starting quarterbacks were Black. Even though the majority of NFL players are Black—and have been for decades—this milestone came in the second century of the league’s history, a history that would be incomplete without taking race into account. In ROCKET MEN: The Black Quarterbacks Who Revolutionized Pro Football sports journalist John Eisenberg relates the definitive history of Black quarterbacks in the NFL. Based on in-depth interviews of players, coaches, and talent insiders, including NFL greats like Warren Moon and Ozzie Newsome, Eisenberg reveals the surprising and at times grim stories of Black quarterbacks’ struggles to be able to play in the league.community,affairsIn the United States, Blacks/African Americans are disproportionately impacted by HIV compared to other races and ethnicities. In 2021, there were approximately 36,100 new HIV diagnoses and Black/African Americans made up 40% of the new cases; of which 39% were Black/African American men who have sex with men. If current HIV diagnoses rates persist, about 1 in 2 Black men who have sex with men (MSM) will be diagnosed with HIV during their lifetime. But HIV is no longer a death sentence. People with HIV who take HIV medication as prescribed and reach and maintain viral suppression cannot sexually transmit the virus to their partner. This finding highlights the importance of getting people tested for HIV and linked to HIV care and treatment if they test positive so they can get the support they need and get access to medication. Chrissy Abrahms Woodland, Director of the Division of Metropolitan HIV/AIDS Programs joins the show. A team from her organization is in Atlanta during Atlanta Black Pride to raise awareness, provide testing and support for a community at risk and to encourage people to find health care providers through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program.f4293380-4c07-11ee-bde8-03f58a20cd77fullno00:19:34Tue, 05 Sep 2023 10:13:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)In the United States, Blacks/African Americans are disproportionately impacted by HIV compared to other races and ethnicities. In 2021, there were approximately 36,100 new HIV diagnoses and Black/African Americans made up 40% of the new cases; of which 39% were Black/African American men who have sex with men. If current HIV diagnoses rates persist, about 1 in 2 Black men who have sex with men (MSM) will be diagnosed with HIV during their lifetime. But HIV is no longer a death sentence. People with HIV who take HIV medication as prescribed and reach and maintain viral suppression cannot sexually transmit the virus to their partner. This finding highlights the importance of getting people tested for HIV and linked to HIV care and treatment if they test positive so they can get the support they need and get access to medication. Chrissy Abrahms Woodland, Director of the Division of Metropolitan HIV/AIDS Programs joins the show. A team from her organization is in Atlanta during Atlanta Black Pride to raise awareness, provide testing and support for a community at risk and to encourage people to find health care providers through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program.Condace PressleyIn the United States, Blacks/African Americans are disproportionately impacted by HIV compared to other races and ethnicities. In 2021, there were approximately 36,100 new HIV diagnoses and Black/African Americans made up 40% of the new cases; of which 39% were Black/African American men who have sex with men. If current HIV diagnoses rates persist, about 1 in 2 Black men who have sex with men (MSM) will be diagnosed with HIV during their lifetime. But HIV is no longer a death sentence. People with HIV who take HIV medication as prescribed and reach and maintain viral suppression cannot sexually transmit the virus to their partner. This finding highlights the importance of getting people tested for HIV and linked to HIV care and treatment if they test positive so they can get the support they need and get access to medication. Chrissy Abrahms Woodland, Director of the Division of Metropolitan HIV/AIDS Programs joins the show. A team from her organization is in Atlanta during Atlanta Black Pride to raise awareness, provide testing and support for a community at risk and to encourage people to find health care providers through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program.community,affairsRunway model turned entrepreneur Dr. Kimberly McNair shares her secret to success September 21, 2023 at the 10th Annual Women on the Move summit at Porsche' North American Headquarters. McNair turned a chance meeting with actor Wesley Snipes into a growing and thriving business. Now her goal is to empower and inspire women and men of diverse backgrounds to do the same. Telling McNair "no" means she did not ask the correct question to win a "yes." Not only is she helping others to grow their businesses, she is also working to give more to a community of girls.2e772c20-4c07-11ee-bd0a-2f2069ca0a85fullno00:24:50Tue, 05 Sep 2023 10:02:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Runway model turned entrepreneur Dr. Kimberly McNair shares her secret to success September 21, 2023 at the 10th Annual Women on the Move summit at Porsche' North American Headquarters. McNair turned a chance meeting with actor Wesley Snipes into a growing and thriving business. Now her goal is to empower and inspire women and men of diverse backgrounds to do the same. Telling McNair "no" means she did not ask the correct question to win a "yes." Not only is she helping others to grow their businesses, she is also working to give more to a community of girls.Condace PressleyRunway model turned entrepreneur Dr. Kimberly McNair shares her secret to success September 21, 2023 at the 10th Annual Women on the Move summit at Porsche' North American Headquarters. McNair turned a chance meeting with actor Wesley Snipes into a growing and thriving business. Now her goal is to empower and inspire women and men of diverse backgrounds to do the same. Telling McNair "no" means she did not ask the correct question to win a "yes." Not only is she helping others to grow their businesses, she is also working to give more to a community of girls.community,affairsA major debate post the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic centers on workplace productivity in a remote workspace. Sumit Gupta is an executive leadership coach and founder of the Deploy Yourself School of Leadership. He is an expert in helping teams achieve exponential results while working together with joy, meaning and satisfaction. The key to this success Sumit argues is listening to your team. Also on the show today is Kathleen Bertrand, Executive Producer of the Bronze Lens Film Festival in Atlanta August 23 through 29 with more than 120 films to screen some of which are eligible for Academy Award consideration in the Short Film category.98ac6280-45c1-11ee-a34e-4195d53a19b2fullno00:45:00Mon, 28 Aug 2023 09:51:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)A major debate post the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic centers on workplace productivity in a remote workspace. Sumit Gupta is an executive leadership coach and founder of the Deploy Yourself School of Leadership. He is an expert in helping teams achieve exponential results while working together with joy, meaning and satisfaction. The key to this success Sumit argues is listening to your team. Also on the show today is Kathleen Bertrand, Executive Producer of the Bronze Lens Film Festival in Atlanta August 23 through 29 with more than 120 films to screen some of which are eligible for Academy Award consideration in the Short Film category.Condace PressleyA major debate post the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic centers on workplace productivity in a remote workspace. Sumit Gupta is an executive leadership coach and founder of the Deploy Yourself School of Leadership. He is an expert in helping teams achieve exponential results while working together with joy, meaning and satisfaction. The key to this success Sumit argues is listening to your team. Also on the show today is Kathleen Bertrand, Executive Producer of the Bronze Lens Film Festival in Atlanta August 23 through 29 with more than 120 films to screen some of which are eligible for Academy Award consideration in the Short Film category.community,affairsRonnie Mabra is a community servant. He served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2013 to 1016. He's an alum of both the Georgia Tech Institute of Technology and the University of Georgia School of Law. He's an attorney with a heart for service - to his clients and to his community. The Fayetteville native is the son of a small businessman who also played in the NFL. His mother taught school. They poured the values of education and leadership into Ronnie early on and it shows in how he shows up for his community. Today we meet the former Fayette County High School strong safety turned legal eagle and founder of Mabra Law.f580e320-3ad3-11ee-af6d-975f50914e92fullno00:20:00Mon, 14 Aug 2023 12:48:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Ronnie Mabra is a community servant. He served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2013 to 1016. He's an alum of both the Georgia Tech Institute of Technology and the University of Georgia School of Law. He's an attorney with a heart for service - to his clients and to his community. The Fayetteville native is the son of a small businessman who also played in the NFL. His mother taught school. They poured the values of education and leadership into Ronnie early on and it shows in how he shows up for his community. Today we meet the former Fayette County High School strong safety turned legal eagle and founder of Mabra Law.Condace PressleyRonnie Mabra is a community servant. He served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2013 to 1016. He's an alum of both the Georgia Tech Institute of Technology and the University of Georgia School of Law. He's an attorney with a heart for service - to his clients and to his community. The Fayetteville native is the son of a small businessman who also played in the NFL. His mother taught school. They poured the values of education and leadership into Ronnie early on and it shows in how he shows up for his community. Today we meet the former Fayette County High School strong safety turned legal eagle and founder of Mabra Law.community,affairsThe COVID-19 pandemic affected everyone, especially kids. For Kyallan Parker the challenges were great - transitioning from a private school to virtual learning to eventually a public school. Kyallan was quiet and withdrawn and about to be labeled as a student with a behavior problem. His mother Krystle knew that he liked to journal and she encouraged him to do so. Later the pair learned that Kyallan battled ADHD, attention deficit hyperactive disorder and attention deficit disorder. Three year later, Kyallan is a well adjusted seventh grader and with his mother, an author. Their book is, First Thing First, Dream. The book features excerpts from his journals and is an encouragement to other students who also battle ADD and ADHD.278a83f0-3ad3-11ee-b344-bbebb1ba2dc9fullno00:24:00Mon, 14 Aug 2023 12:39:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)The COVID-19 pandemic affected everyone, especially kids. For Kyallan Parker the challenges were great - transitioning from a private school to virtual learning to eventually a public school. Kyallan was quiet and withdrawn and about to be labeled as a student with a behavior problem. His mother Krystle knew that he liked to journal and she encouraged him to do so. Later the pair learned that Kyallan battled ADHD, attention deficit hyperactive disorder and attention deficit disorder. Three year later, Kyallan is a well adjusted seventh grader and with his mother, an author. Their book is, First Thing First, Dream. The book features excerpts from his journals and is an encouragement to other students who also battle ADD and ADHD.Condace PressleyThe COVID-19 pandemic affected everyone, especially kids. For Kyallan Parker the challenges were great - transitioning from a private school to virtual learning to eventually a public school. Kyallan was quiet and withdrawn and about to be labeled as a student with a behavior problem. His mother Krystle knew that he liked to journal and she encouraged him to do so. Later the pair learned that Kyallan battled ADHD, attention deficit hyperactive disorder and attention deficit disorder. Three year later, Kyallan is a well adjusted seventh grader and with his mother, an author. Their book is, First Thing First, Dream. The book features excerpts from his journals and is an encouragement to other students who also battle ADD and ADHD.community,affairsThe nonprofit organization Drive Toward a Cure challenges every licensed driver to make every mile spent on the road count for a cause. This effort seeks to raise awareness and research dollars for Parkinson's Disease. During the "75 Days of Summer" campaign, drivers are encouraged to log their mileage and recruit supporters to sponsor their travels. There are chances to win prizes and do some good for the community. Vikas Chinnan is our guest. He's an Atlanta native now living in California diagnosed with Parkinson's before he turned 50.68d691b0-2a4a-11ee-9107-eb8ce2931907fullno00:19:36Mon, 24 Jul 2023 12:44:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)The nonprofit organization Drive Toward a Cure challenges every licensed driver to make every mile spent on the road count for a cause. This effort seeks to raise awareness and research dollars for Parkinson's Disease. During the "75 Days of Summer" campaign, drivers are encouraged to log their mileage and recruit supporters to sponsor their travels. There are chances to win prizes and do some good for the community. Vikas Chinnan is our guest. He's an Atlanta native now living in California diagnosed with Parkinson's before he turned 50.Condace PressleyThe nonprofit organization Drive Toward a Cure challenges every licensed driver to make every mile spent on the road count for a cause. This effort seeks to raise awareness and research dollars for Parkinson's Disease. During the "75 Days of Summer" campaign, drivers are encouraged to log their mileage and recruit supporters to sponsor their travels. There are chances to win prizes and do some good for the community. Vikas Chinnan is our guest. He's an Atlanta native now living in California diagnosed with Parkinson's before he turned 50.community,affairsRecently, the L.E.A.R.N Foundation opened a brick and mortar location in Dallas, GA. This nonprofit seeks to provide innovative and structured educational outreach programs to veterans. The organization has a new program, Veterans Upward Bound which will allow qualified veterans to have free access to services barring them to educational success. This is one of three similar programs in Georgia. To qualify, veterans must live in one of these Georgia counties: Bartow, Carroll, Douglas, Floyd, Haralson, Paulding or Polk. The man behind the program Dr. Dalton Lemelle, Jr., CEO of the L.E.A.R.N. Foundation and an Air Force veteran is today's guest. His story of graduating high school with only a 5th grade reading level to earning his Ph.D. with support from the Air Force illustrates how critical programs like Veterans Upward Bound are to the community.a6b10a60-2a49-11ee-8ddb-1f224761e089fullno00:24:00Mon, 24 Jul 2023 11:59:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Recently, the L.E.A.R.N Foundation opened a brick and mortar location in Dallas, GA. This nonprofit seeks to provide innovative and structured educational outreach programs to veterans. The organization has a new program, Veterans Upward Bound which will allow qualified veterans to have free access to services barring them to educational success. This is one of three similar programs in Georgia. To qualify, veterans must live in one of these Georgia counties: Bartow, Carroll, Douglas, Floyd, Haralson, Paulding or Polk. The man behind the program Dr. Dalton Lemelle, Jr., CEO of the L.E.A.R.N. Foundation and an Air Force veteran is today's guest. His story of graduating high school with only a 5th grade reading level to earning his Ph.D. with support from the Air Force illustrates how critical programs like Veterans Upward Bound are to the community.Condace PressleyRecently, the L.E.A.R.N Foundation opened a brick and mortar location in Dallas, GA. This nonprofit seeks to provide innovative and structured educational outreach programs to veterans. The organization has a new program, Veterans Upward Bound which will allow qualified veterans to have free access to services barring them to educational success. This is one of three similar programs in Georgia. To qualify, veterans must live in one of these Georgia counties: Bartow, Carroll, Douglas, Floyd, Haralson, Paulding or Polk. The man behind the program Dr. Dalton Lemelle, Jr., CEO of the L.E.A.R.N. Foundation and an Air Force veteran is today's guest. His story of graduating high school with only a 5th grade reading level to earning his Ph.D. with support from the Air Force illustrates how critical programs like Veterans Upward Bound are to the community.community,affairsAileyCamp, the nationally acclaimed summer program that uses dance as a means to stretch the minds, bodies, and spirits of middle-school students, launches in Atlanta this week in partnership with Purpose Built Schools Atlanta and continues through July 14 at Luther J. Price Middle School. Aligning with Atlanta’s “Year of the Youth” initiative announced by Mayor Dickens, the six-week, full scholarship program helps students ages 11-14 reach their full potential with classes in dance, personal development, creative communications, and inspiring daily affirmations. Nasha Thomas, National Director of Ailey Camp/Arts in Education joins us on Perspectives today.81e2bb10-1c31-11ee-8c0b-5b7bc84222eefullno00:23:53Thu, 06 Jul 2023 14:13:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)AileyCamp, the nationally acclaimed summer program that uses dance as a means to stretch the minds, bodies, and spirits of middle-school students, launches in Atlanta this week in partnership with Purpose Built Schools Atlanta and continues through July 14 at Luther J. Price Middle School. Aligning with Atlanta’s “Year of the Youth” initiative announced by Mayor Dickens, the six-week, full scholarship program helps students ages 11-14 reach their full potential with classes in dance, personal development, creative communications, and inspiring daily affirmations. Nasha Thomas, National Director of Ailey Camp/Arts in Education joins us on Perspectives today.Condace PressleyAileyCamp, the nationally acclaimed summer program that uses dance as a means to stretch the minds, bodies, and spirits of middle-school students, launches in Atlanta this week in partnership with Purpose Built Schools Atlanta and continues through July 14 at Luther J. Price Middle School. Aligning with Atlanta’s “Year of the Youth” initiative announced by Mayor Dickens, the six-week, full scholarship program helps students ages 11-14 reach their full potential with classes in dance, personal development, creative communications, and inspiring daily affirmations. Nasha Thomas, National Director of Ailey Camp/Arts in Education joins us on Perspectives today.community,affairsGeorgia Public Service Commission Vice Chair Tim Echols joins Perspectives to talk winning the road race by driving an EV. The 13th annual Georgia Clean Energy Roadshow educational series, hosted by PSC Vice Chairman Tim Echols and produced by Event Energy Partners together with Clean Cities Georgia, kicks off June 23rd with four tour-stops in Savannah, Augusta, Peachtree City, and Albany. Four half-day events designed for fleet operators, local government, industry, MPOs, and other community leaders will feature a showcase of the latest technology Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Electric and Propane vehicles paired with a lunch and learn seminar. This year the series will also highlight federal and utility funding programs for public (EV) charging and the workforce development opportunities emerging from Georgia's booming EV ecosystem1ba86a70-1c31-11ee-9fbb-499eed95a599fullno00:24:49Thu, 06 Jul 2023 13:10:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Georgia Public Service Commission Vice Chair Tim Echols joins Perspectives to talk winning the road race by driving an EV. The 13th annual Georgia Clean Energy Roadshow educational series, hosted by PSC Vice Chairman Tim Echols and produced by Event Energy Partners together with Clean Cities Georgia, kicks off June 23rd with four tour-stops in Savannah, Augusta, Peachtree City, and Albany. Four half-day events designed for fleet operators, local government, industry, MPOs, and other community leaders will feature a showcase of the latest technology Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Electric and Propane vehicles paired with a lunch and learn seminar. This year the series will also highlight federal and utility funding programs for public (EV) charging and the workforce development opportunities emerging from Georgia's booming EV ecosystemCondace PressleyGeorgia Public Service Commission Vice Chair Tim Echols joins Perspectives to talk winning the road race by driving an EV. The 13th annual Georgia Clean Energy Roadshow educational series, hosted by PSC Vice Chairman Tim Echols and produced by Event Energy Partners together with Clean Cities Georgia, kicks off June 23rd with four tour-stops in Savannah, Augusta, Peachtree City, and Albany. Four half-day events designed for fleet operators, local government, industry, MPOs, and other community leaders will feature a showcase of the latest technology Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Electric and Propane vehicles paired with a lunch and learn seminar. This year the series will also highlight federal and utility funding programs for public (EV) charging and the workforce development opportunities emerging from Georgia's booming EV ecosystemcommunity,affairsToday we talk with author Ruth P. Watson about A Right Worthy Woman. This work of historical fiction follows the remarkable true story of Maggie Lena Walker and Virginia’s Black Wall Street. Maggie Lena Walker was the daughter of a formerly enslaved woman who eventually became the first Black woman to establish and preside over a bank in the United States. As a child, Maggie helped her mother with her laundry service, opening her eyes to the overwhelming discrepancy between Black residents and her mother’s affluent white clients. Maggie was bold and ambitious, vowing to secure the same level of home and finery for herself, and aiming to help others in her community achieve the same. She rose from a schoolteacher to a secretary-treasurer of the Independent Order of St. Luke, founder of a newspaper, a bank, and a department store. Watson describes Walker as yet another "hidden figure" in Black History whose story should be told.57b8e780-106d-11ee-ac7b-e9812b0b1be8fullno00:24:29Wed, 21 Jun 2023 14:49:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Today we talk with author Ruth P. Watson about A Right Worthy Woman. This work of historical fiction follows the remarkable true story of Maggie Lena Walker and Virginia’s Black Wall Street. Maggie Lena Walker was the daughter of a formerly enslaved woman who eventually became the first Black woman to establish and preside over a bank in the United States. As a child, Maggie helped her mother with her laundry service, opening her eyes to the overwhelming discrepancy between Black residents and her mother’s affluent white clients. Maggie was bold and ambitious, vowing to secure the same level of home and finery for herself, and aiming to help others in her community achieve the same. She rose from a schoolteacher to a secretary-treasurer of the Independent Order of St. Luke, founder of a newspaper, a bank, and a department store. Watson describes Walker as yet another "hidden figure" in Black History whose story should be told.Condace PressleyToday we talk with author Ruth P. Watson about A Right Worthy Woman. This work of historical fiction follows the remarkable true story of Maggie Lena Walker and Virginia’s Black Wall Street. Maggie Lena Walker was the daughter of a formerly enslaved woman who eventually became the first Black woman to establish and preside over a bank in the United States. As a child, Maggie helped her mother with her laundry service, opening her eyes to the overwhelming discrepancy between Black residents and her mother’s affluent white clients. Maggie was bold and ambitious, vowing to secure the same level of home and finery for herself, and aiming to help others in her community achieve the same. She rose from a schoolteacher to a secretary-treasurer of the Independent Order of St. Luke, founder of a newspaper, a bank, and a department store. Watson describes Walker as yet another "hidden figure" in Black History whose story should be told.community,affairsIn YES PLEASE!, author, CEO and certified executive and personal coach L. Michelle Smith draws upon positive psychology, neuroscience, and the experiences of high-performing professional Black women, including herself, to reveal the seven secrets for success for the “double disadvantaged” in senior executive leadership positions, most notably tapping into positive emotion. Her book emphasizes the importance of Black women prioritizing their happiness as a pathway to achieving their career aspirations since research in positive psychology has proven that happy people are successful people. Smith conducted a survey conducted with 100 high-performing professional Black women leaders and found that 90% of them felt everything but happy, attributing their gender and race as the primary obstacles to their success in corporate environments where they are not centered. Smith believes that a mindset shift is crucial for Black women to overcome these challenges and claim their rightful place in senior executive leadership roles.c7cd85d0-106c-11ee-8a9a-7b100572dcd4fullno00:24:57Wed, 21 Jun 2023 14:46:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)In YES PLEASE!, author, CEO and certified executive and personal coach L. Michelle Smith draws upon positive psychology, neuroscience, and the experiences of high-performing professional Black women, including herself, to reveal the seven secrets for success for the “double disadvantaged” in senior executive leadership positions, most notably tapping into positive emotion. Her book emphasizes the importance of Black women prioritizing their happiness as a pathway to achieving their career aspirations since research in positive psychology has proven that happy people are successful people. Smith conducted a survey conducted with 100 high-performing professional Black women leaders and found that 90% of them felt everything but happy, attributing their gender and race as the primary obstacles to their success in corporate environments where they are not centered. Smith believes that a mindset shift is crucial for Black women to overcome these challenges and claim their rightful place in senior executive leadership roles.Condace PressleyIn YES PLEASE!, author, CEO and certified executive and personal coach L. Michelle Smith draws upon positive psychology, neuroscience, and the experiences of high-performing professional Black women, including herself, to reveal the seven secrets for success for the “double disadvantaged” in senior executive leadership positions, most notably tapping into positive emotion. Her book emphasizes the importance of Black women prioritizing their happiness as a pathway to achieving their career aspirations since research in positive psychology has proven that happy people are successful people. Smith conducted a survey conducted with 100 high-performing professional Black women leaders and found that 90% of them felt everything but happy, attributing their gender and race as the primary obstacles to their success in corporate environments where they are not centered. Smith believes that a mindset shift is crucial for Black women to overcome these challenges and claim their rightful place in senior executive leadership roles.community,affairsAlaya Dawn Johnson is an award-winning author of speculative fiction for adults and young adults. Her most recent novel, The Library of Broken Worlds, introduces the reader to Freida, the daughter of a library god who has spent her entire life exploring the library's ever changing tunnels and communing with the gods. In the winding underground tunnels of the library, a heinous secret lies buried -- and Freida is the only one who can uncover it. Her unbelievable access makes her unique and dangerous. Johnson, the author, talks with us about her passion about exposing the failure of systems and repetition of history and the desire of today's teens to change the narrative to one more just.e8b67e60-0a01-11ee-b278-f13e7f5bfa1dfullno00:24:44Tue, 13 Jun 2023 10:46:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Alaya Dawn Johnson is an award-winning author of speculative fiction for adults and young adults. Her most recent novel, The Library of Broken Worlds, introduces the reader to Freida, the daughter of a library god who has spent her entire life exploring the library's ever changing tunnels and communing with the gods. In the winding underground tunnels of the library, a heinous secret lies buried -- and Freida is the only one who can uncover it. Her unbelievable access makes her unique and dangerous. Johnson, the author, talks with us about her passion about exposing the failure of systems and repetition of history and the desire of today's teens to change the narrative to one more just.Condace PressleyAlaya Dawn Johnson is an award-winning author of speculative fiction for adults and young adults. Her most recent novel, The Library of Broken Worlds, introduces the reader to Freida, the daughter of a library god who has spent her entire life exploring the library's ever changing tunnels and communing with the gods. In the winding underground tunnels of the library, a heinous secret lies buried -- and Freida is the only one who can uncover it. Her unbelievable access makes her unique and dangerous. Johnson, the author, talks with us about her passion about exposing the failure of systems and repetition of history and the desire of today's teens to change the narrative to one more just.community,affairsSummer season has arrived and the concern over COVID continues to decline. Nonetheless, a new variant that comes with an unusual, new symptom is gaining traction in the U.S. XBB.1.16 or Archturus is responsible for a growing share of new infections which often begin with an eye infection in addition to other cold-like symptoms like coughing and sneezing. We speak with HHS Regional Director Antrell Tyson about how to avoid exposure and stay healthy. Then, it's a conversation with Atlanta's own Goodie Mob, performing Father's Day weekend at Mable House Amphitheater as part of the celebration of Black Music Month and the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop.5ac714a0-0a03-11ee-9fbb-51697d95bf01fullno00:19:51Tue, 13 Jun 2023 09:50:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Summer season has arrived and the concern over COVID continues to decline. Nonetheless, a new variant that comes with an unusual, new symptom is gaining traction in the U.S. XBB.1.16 or Archturus is responsible for a growing share of new infections which often begin with an eye infection in addition to other cold-like symptoms like coughing and sneezing. We speak with HHS Regional Director Antrell Tyson about how to avoid exposure and stay healthy. Then, it's a conversation with Atlanta's own Goodie Mob, performing Father's Day weekend at Mable House Amphitheater as part of the celebration of Black Music Month and the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop.Condace PressleySummer season has arrived and the concern over COVID continues to decline. Nonetheless, a new variant that comes with an unusual, new symptom is gaining traction in the U.S. XBB.1.16 or Archturus is responsible for a growing share of new infections which often begin with an eye infection in addition to other cold-like symptoms like coughing and sneezing. We speak with HHS Regional Director Antrell Tyson about how to avoid exposure and stay healthy. Then, it's a conversation with Atlanta's own Goodie Mob, performing Father's Day weekend at Mable House Amphitheater as part of the celebration of Black Music Month and the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop.community,affairsNational Brain Tumor Society, the largest patient advocacy organization in the United States committed to curing brain tumors and improving the lives of patients and families, will host the inaugural 2023 Brain Tumor Walk & Race at The Battery - Atlanta on June 3, 2023. Hundreds of local volunteers and participants—including patients, survivors, caregivers, families and friends, research scientists, medical providers, and local businesses—will walk and run for a critical cause: conquering and curing brain tumors — once and for all. WSB-TV is partnering with NBTS and walking in memory of Jovita Moore who died from a glioblastoma in October 2021. Joining me on Perspectives is David Arons, President and CEO of NBTS.c22fe740-ffcf-11ed-891a-9bacbff7ed8cfullno00:23:50Wed, 31 May 2023 10:20:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)National Brain Tumor Society, the largest patient advocacy organization in the United States committed to curing brain tumors and improving the lives of patients and families, will host the inaugural 2023 Brain Tumor Walk & Race at The Battery - Atlanta on June 3, 2023. Hundreds of local volunteers and participants—including patients, survivors, caregivers, families and friends, research scientists, medical providers, and local businesses—will walk and run for a critical cause: conquering and curing brain tumors — once and for all. WSB-TV is partnering with NBTS and walking in memory of Jovita Moore who died from a glioblastoma in October 2021. Joining me on Perspectives is David Arons, President and CEO of NBTS.Condace PressleyNational Brain Tumor Society, the largest patient advocacy organization in the United States committed to curing brain tumors and improving the lives of patients and families, will host the inaugural 2023 Brain Tumor Walk & Race at The Battery - Atlanta on June 3, 2023. Hundreds of local volunteers and participants—including patients, survivors, caregivers, families and friends, research scientists, medical providers, and local businesses—will walk and run for a critical cause: conquering and curing brain tumors — once and for all. WSB-TV is partnering with NBTS and walking in memory of Jovita Moore who died from a glioblastoma in October 2021. Joining me on Perspectives is David Arons, President and CEO of NBTS.community,affairsMay 30 marks Memorial Day in the us; an American holiday observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Much of what we know about key historical events are learned through documentaries, school, and history books - but most vividly, is the first-hand accounts retold from our grandparents and ancestors who were alive during these periods. However, research from America’s leading biography-writing service, Story Terrace, found over half of the respondents (56%) say that much of their family history is lost because they no longer can speak with the person who knows the most about it.8be08f70-ffc6-11ed-bf23-e37290723a84fullno00:25:03Wed, 31 May 2023 10:14:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)May 30 marks Memorial Day in the us; an American holiday observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Much of what we know about key historical events are learned through documentaries, school, and history books - but most vividly, is the first-hand accounts retold from our grandparents and ancestors who were alive during these periods. However, research from America’s leading biography-writing service, Story Terrace, found over half of the respondents (56%) say that much of their family history is lost because they no longer can speak with the person who knows the most about it.Condace PressleyMay 30 marks Memorial Day in the us; an American holiday observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Much of what we know about key historical events are learned through documentaries, school, and history books - but most vividly, is the first-hand accounts retold from our grandparents and ancestors who were alive during these periods. However, research from America’s leading biography-writing service, Story Terrace, found over half of the respondents (56%) say that much of their family history is lost because they no longer can speak with the person who knows the most about it.community,affairsDuring May, we acknowledge and celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of our neighbors of Asian American and pacific islander descent. Or simply AAPI month. Asian Americans are the fastest growing racial group in Georgia and in the United States. Yet their history is rarely taught in Georgia classrooms. The group – Asian American voices for education – created and launched a heritage month kit designed for not only educators, but also parents to celebrate and teach Asian American history in Georgia classrooms. Joining us to discuss their work is Weonhee (pronounced one-he) Ann Shin, executive director of Asian American Voices for Education.87e3a610-f8d7-11ed-bf7c-932f8c71a4e3fullno00:24:33Mon, 22 May 2023 14:29:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)During May, we acknowledge and celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of our neighbors of Asian American and pacific islander descent. Or simply AAPI month. Asian Americans are the fastest growing racial group in Georgia and in the United States. Yet their history is rarely taught in Georgia classrooms. The group – Asian American voices for education – created and launched a heritage month kit designed for not only educators, but also parents to celebrate and teach Asian American history in Georgia classrooms. Joining us to discuss their work is Weonhee (pronounced one-he) Ann Shin, executive director of Asian American Voices for Education.Condace PressleyDuring May, we acknowledge and celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of our neighbors of Asian American and pacific islander descent. Or simply AAPI month. Asian Americans are the fastest growing racial group in Georgia and in the United States. Yet their history is rarely taught in Georgia classrooms. The group – Asian American voices for education – created and launched a heritage month kit designed for not only educators, but also parents to celebrate and teach Asian American history in Georgia classrooms. Joining us to discuss their work is Weonhee (pronounced one-he) Ann Shin, executive director of Asian American Voices for Education.community,affairsWE SEE EACH OTHER is a personal history of trans visibility since the beginning of moving images by Tre’vell Anderson. A literary reckoning, it unearths a transcestry that’s long existed in plain sight and in the shadows of history, and further contextualizes this present moment of increased representation. Though there have been trans memoirs and histories, there has never been a book quite like this, nor a conversation like this on Perspectives. Tre'vell says, "I don’t remember exactly when I was taught to hate myself." As the narrative unfolds, Tre’vell knits together the history of trans people on screen with stories of their life growing up and their formative experiences as a Black, trans journalist.f6d8df80-f8d6-11ed-b6bf-d935867c80edfullno00:24:50Mon, 22 May 2023 14:25:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)WE SEE EACH OTHER is a personal history of trans visibility since the beginning of moving images by Tre’vell Anderson. A literary reckoning, it unearths a transcestry that’s long existed in plain sight and in the shadows of history, and further contextualizes this present moment of increased representation. Though there have been trans memoirs and histories, there has never been a book quite like this, nor a conversation like this on Perspectives. Tre'vell says, "I don’t remember exactly when I was taught to hate myself." As the narrative unfolds, Tre’vell knits together the history of trans people on screen with stories of their life growing up and their formative experiences as a Black, trans journalist.Condace PressleyWE SEE EACH OTHER is a personal history of trans visibility since the beginning of moving images by Tre’vell Anderson. A literary reckoning, it unearths a transcestry that’s long existed in plain sight and in the shadows of history, and further contextualizes this present moment of increased representation. Though there have been trans memoirs and histories, there has never been a book quite like this, nor a conversation like this on Perspectives. Tre'vell says, "I don’t remember exactly when I was taught to hate myself." As the narrative unfolds, Tre’vell knits together the history of trans people on screen with stories of their life growing up and their formative experiences as a Black, trans journalist.community,affairsThe schoolyear is about to end and many students will still be reading below their grade level. Blame this learning gap on the COVID-19 pandemic. One woman, however, is working to make reading easier and more enjoyable for children. Author and child advocate Sherrika Myers is back with the third in her series of Lil' Herbie books. This one is Lil' Herbie's New Friend. Herbie is a little boy learning to adapt to change. He battles stuttering and is growing stronger in each new story.305829d0-f65f-11ed-831e-ef653a2b9a07fullno00:24:27Fri, 19 May 2023 11:02:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)The schoolyear is about to end and many students will still be reading below their grade level. Blame this learning gap on the COVID-19 pandemic. One woman, however, is working to make reading easier and more enjoyable for children. Author and child advocate Sherrika Myers is back with the third in her series of Lil' Herbie books. This one is Lil' Herbie's New Friend. Herbie is a little boy learning to adapt to change. He battles stuttering and is growing stronger in each new story.Condace PressleyThe schoolyear is about to end and many students will still be reading below their grade level. Blame this learning gap on the COVID-19 pandemic. One woman, however, is working to make reading easier and more enjoyable for children. Author and child advocate Sherrika Myers is back with the third in her series of Lil' Herbie books. This one is Lil' Herbie's New Friend. Herbie is a little boy learning to adapt to change. He battles stuttering and is growing stronger in each new story.community,affairsAuthor Leah Johnson always wanted to be a superhero. When she discovered writing is her superpower, she became a writer which she says is the next best thing to being a superhero. Her debut novel, You Should See Me in a Crown was a best seller and won many honors including selection as one of Time's 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time. Johnson is back with a novel for middle school students, Ellie Engle Saves Herself. This book tells a story about friendship, change and the power we have to love ourselves. Leah says she tells stories about Black girls with big hearts.48057330-edc9-11ed-af4f-13d4192a0f34fullno00:24:34Mon, 08 May 2023 12:45:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Author Leah Johnson always wanted to be a superhero. When she discovered writing is her superpower, she became a writer which she says is the next best thing to being a superhero. Her debut novel, You Should See Me in a Crown was a best seller and won many honors including selection as one of Time's 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time. Johnson is back with a novel for middle school students, Ellie Engle Saves Herself. This book tells a story about friendship, change and the power we have to love ourselves. Leah says she tells stories about Black girls with big hearts.Condace PressleyAuthor Leah Johnson always wanted to be a superhero. When she discovered writing is her superpower, she became a writer which she says is the next best thing to being a superhero. Her debut novel, You Should See Me in a Crown was a best seller and won many honors including selection as one of Time's 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time. Johnson is back with a novel for middle school students, Ellie Engle Saves Herself. This book tells a story about friendship, change and the power we have to love ourselves. Leah says she tells stories about Black girls with big hearts.community,affairsIn Georgia, hundreds of young people age out of the foster care system every year. Many of these kids have experienced varying degrees of abuse and neglect without the proper health care to help them to work through their trauma. This contributes to many former foster care children's disadvantages when entering adulthood and the workforce. Young adults who grew up in the system are less likely to find satisfactory permanent employment and often become homeless. Amerigroup Georgia and the Multi-Agency Alliance for Children (MAAC) have partnered to provide young adults who have experienced foster care with critical workforce training and employment opportunities. One such program is led by Monty Green and his IT Apprenticeship program at Elevance Health (formerly Anthem). This is a national, Labor Department IT registered program targeting foster and other underserved youth. Joining Green on the show is Bhavini Solanki, Director Amerigroup.9ab67bf0-e841-11ed-bd57-410898f46f72fullno00:24:08Mon, 01 May 2023 11:53:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)In Georgia, hundreds of young people age out of the foster care system every year. Many of these kids have experienced varying degrees of abuse and neglect without the proper health care to help them to work through their trauma. This contributes to many former foster care children's disadvantages when entering adulthood and the workforce. Young adults who grew up in the system are less likely to find satisfactory permanent employment and often become homeless. Amerigroup Georgia and the Multi-Agency Alliance for Children (MAAC) have partnered to provide young adults who have experienced foster care with critical workforce training and employment opportunities. One such program is led by Monty Green and his IT Apprenticeship program at Elevance Health (formerly Anthem). This is a national, Labor Department IT registered program targeting foster and other underserved youth. Joining Green on the show is Bhavini Solanki, Director Amerigroup.Condace PressleyIn Georgia, hundreds of young people age out of the foster care system every year. Many of these kids have experienced varying degrees of abuse and neglect without the proper health care to help them to work through their trauma. This contributes to many former foster care children's disadvantages when entering adulthood and the workforce. Young adults who grew up in the system are less likely to find satisfactory permanent employment and often become homeless. Amerigroup Georgia and the Multi-Agency Alliance for Children (MAAC) have partnered to provide young adults who have experienced foster care with critical workforce training and employment opportunities. One such program is led by Monty Green and his IT Apprenticeship program at Elevance Health (formerly Anthem). This is a national, Labor Department IT registered program targeting foster and other underserved youth. Joining Green on the show is Bhavini Solanki, Director Amerigroup.community,affairsWithin fiction lies the seeds of powerful transformation and inspiration. Some of the most inspirational guidebooks are parable, including Spencer Johnson's Who Moved My Cheese and Dr. Seuss' Oh, The Places You'll Go. Both have inspired business visionaries, entrepreneurs and graduates for decades. Joining this thoughtful collective is Ed Hajim's The Island of the Four Ps: A Modern Fable About Preparing for Your Future. Ed believes that the roadmap to success is not found by using GPS or a search engine. At the heart of the parable are the four Ps which have guided Ed over his career, passion, principle, partners and plans. He's our guest for the half hour.b43574d0-e840-11ed-9f50-07c0cd8fb454fullno00:25:00Mon, 01 May 2023 11:44:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Within fiction lies the seeds of powerful transformation and inspiration. Some of the most inspirational guidebooks are parable, including Spencer Johnson's Who Moved My Cheese and Dr. Seuss' Oh, The Places You'll Go. Both have inspired business visionaries, entrepreneurs and graduates for decades. Joining this thoughtful collective is Ed Hajim's The Island of the Four Ps: A Modern Fable About Preparing for Your Future. Ed believes that the roadmap to success is not found by using GPS or a search engine. At the heart of the parable are the four Ps which have guided Ed over his career, passion, principle, partners and plans. He's our guest for the half hour.Condace PressleyWithin fiction lies the seeds of powerful transformation and inspiration. Some of the most inspirational guidebooks are parable, including Spencer Johnson's Who Moved My Cheese and Dr. Seuss' Oh, The Places You'll Go. Both have inspired business visionaries, entrepreneurs and graduates for decades. Joining this thoughtful collective is Ed Hajim's The Island of the Four Ps: A Modern Fable About Preparing for Your Future. Ed believes that the roadmap to success is not found by using GPS or a search engine. At the heart of the parable are the four Ps which have guided Ed over his career, passion, principle, partners and plans. He's our guest for the half hour.community,affairsThere is a saying, that when you know better, you do better. As a lifelong learner, I’m delighted to welcome to perspectives Cat McAfee and Charaun Cash. McAfee is executive director of LA Amistad and Cash is executive director of VOX Atlanta. They along with Habitat for Humanity’s Joshua Rogers are participating in the American Express Leadership Academy. This six-month program seeks to equip leaders with new skills to respond to the rapidly changing needs of their communities.dd4e52b0-e5eb-11ed-9986-b7d82ccb1ef8fullno00:24:49Fri, 28 Apr 2023 11:35:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)There is a saying, that when you know better, you do better. As a lifelong learner, I’m delighted to welcome to perspectives Cat McAfee and Charaun Cash. McAfee is executive director of LA Amistad and Cash is executive director of VOX Atlanta. They along with Habitat for Humanity’s Joshua Rogers are participating in the American Express Leadership Academy. This six-month program seeks to equip leaders with new skills to respond to the rapidly changing needs of their communities.Condace PressleyThere is a saying, that when you know better, you do better. As a lifelong learner, I’m delighted to welcome to perspectives Cat McAfee and Charaun Cash. McAfee is executive director of LA Amistad and Cash is executive director of VOX Atlanta. They along with Habitat for Humanity’s Joshua Rogers are participating in the American Express Leadership Academy. This six-month program seeks to equip leaders with new skills to respond to the rapidly changing needs of their communities.community,affairsFans of the television show Power on STARZ know Councilmember Rashad Tate played by acclaimed actor Larenz Tate. What fans may not know is that Tate is the youngest of three brothers and where one goes, they all go. Lahmard is a comedian/actor and Larron runs the family business and foundation. They join me to talk about being brothers, making their grandmother proud and the importance of giving of their time, talent and treasure to their communities in both Los Angeles and hometown of Chicago.708fa840-dedb-11ed-80cd-9d7e9eabc712fullno00:19:32Wed, 19 Apr 2023 12:52:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Fans of the television show Power on STARZ know Councilmember Rashad Tate played by acclaimed actor Larenz Tate. What fans may not know is that Tate is the youngest of three brothers and where one goes, they all go. Lahmard is a comedian/actor and Larron runs the family business and foundation. They join me to talk about being brothers, making their grandmother proud and the importance of giving of their time, talent and treasure to their communities in both Los Angeles and hometown of Chicago.Condace PressleyFans of the television show Power on STARZ know Councilmember Rashad Tate played by acclaimed actor Larenz Tate. What fans may not know is that Tate is the youngest of three brothers and where one goes, they all go. Lahmard is a comedian/actor and Larron runs the family business and foundation. They join me to talk about being brothers, making their grandmother proud and the importance of giving of their time, talent and treasure to their communities in both Los Angeles and hometown of Chicago.community,affairsThe Knowledge House wants you to join them for their first in person recruitment event since COVID. The event is Saturday, April 22, 2023 from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. at Atlanta Tech Village, 3423 Piedmont Road, NE Atlanta, 30305. Founded in New York in 2014, The Knowledge House exists to close the gaps in education to employment pipeline by leading digital skills training for underserved communities. Graduation from one of their programs often yields an internship and employment with salaries in the $60-$80,000 range. We are talking with the organization's co-founder and CEO, Jerelyn Rodriguez who will be in Atlanta Saturday about the ideal candidates for their student and adult programs.015fb220-dedb-11ed-aef4-9f1a73777a44fullno00:24:20Wed, 19 Apr 2023 12:44:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)The Knowledge House wants you to join them for their first in person recruitment event since COVID. The event is Saturday, April 22, 2023 from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. at Atlanta Tech Village, 3423 Piedmont Road, NE Atlanta, 30305. Founded in New York in 2014, The Knowledge House exists to close the gaps in education to employment pipeline by leading digital skills training for underserved communities. Graduation from one of their programs often yields an internship and employment with salaries in the $60-$80,000 range. We are talking with the organization's co-founder and CEO, Jerelyn Rodriguez who will be in Atlanta Saturday about the ideal candidates for their student and adult programs.Condace PressleyThe Knowledge House wants you to join them for their first in person recruitment event since COVID. The event is Saturday, April 22, 2023 from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. at Atlanta Tech Village, 3423 Piedmont Road, NE Atlanta, 30305. Founded in New York in 2014, The Knowledge House exists to close the gaps in education to employment pipeline by leading digital skills training for underserved communities. Graduation from one of their programs often yields an internship and employment with salaries in the $60-$80,000 range. We are talking with the organization's co-founder and CEO, Jerelyn Rodriguez who will be in Atlanta Saturday about the ideal candidates for their student and adult programs.community,affairsColorectal cancer is swiftly shifting to more advanced disease and younger individuals according to Colorectal Cancer Statistics 2023, a new report on cancer facts and trends by the American Cancer Society (ACS). Researchers showed the proportion of individuals in the United States diagnosed with advanced-stage colorectal cancer increased from 52% in the mid-2000s to 60% in 2019. In addition, diagnoses of people under 55 years of age doubled from 11% (1 in 10) in 1995 to 20% (1 in 5) in 2019. Overall, in 2023, an estimated 153,020 people will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in the U.S., and 52,550 people will die from the disease. These major findings are to be published today in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, alongside its consumer-friendly companion, Colorectal Cancer Facts & Figures 2023-2025, available on cancer.org. My guest is Dr. Arif Kamal, Chief Patient Officer, American Cancer Society.8d2b4190-d02c-11ed-bbf1-ddd68c657420fullno00:24:53Fri, 31 Mar 2023 20:26:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Colorectal cancer is swiftly shifting to more advanced disease and younger individuals according to Colorectal Cancer Statistics 2023, a new report on cancer facts and trends by the American Cancer Society (ACS). Researchers showed the proportion of individuals in the United States diagnosed with advanced-stage colorectal cancer increased from 52% in the mid-2000s to 60% in 2019. In addition, diagnoses of people under 55 years of age doubled from 11% (1 in 10) in 1995 to 20% (1 in 5) in 2019. Overall, in 2023, an estimated 153,020 people will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in the U.S., and 52,550 people will die from the disease. These major findings are to be published today in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, alongside its consumer-friendly companion, Colorectal Cancer Facts & Figures 2023-2025, available on cancer.org. My guest is Dr. Arif Kamal, Chief Patient Officer, American Cancer Society.Condace PressleyColorectal cancer is swiftly shifting to more advanced disease and younger individuals according to Colorectal Cancer Statistics 2023, a new report on cancer facts and trends by the American Cancer Society (ACS). Researchers showed the proportion of individuals in the United States diagnosed with advanced-stage colorectal cancer increased from 52% in the mid-2000s to 60% in 2019. In addition, diagnoses of people under 55 years of age doubled from 11% (1 in 10) in 1995 to 20% (1 in 5) in 2019. Overall, in 2023, an estimated 153,020 people will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in the U.S., and 52,550 people will die from the disease. These major findings are to be published today in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, alongside its consumer-friendly companion, Colorectal Cancer Facts & Figures 2023-2025, available on cancer.org. My guest is Dr. Arif Kamal, Chief Patient Officer, American Cancer Society.community,affairsThe key to understanding, embracing, and unleashing your God-given uniqueness is possessing an accurate picture of your true identity. After all, if you don't know who you are, how could you ever know what you've been born to do? In Your Purpose Is Calling, Dr. Dharius Daniels, founder of Change Church, takes you on a journey of discovering your identity through a threefold solution of finding fulfillment, fit, and fruitfulness108cae90-d02c-11ed-ac01-d59aa675b0d5fullno00:24:37Fri, 31 Mar 2023 20:22:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)The key to understanding, embracing, and unleashing your God-given uniqueness is possessing an accurate picture of your true identity. After all, if you don't know who you are, how could you ever know what you've been born to do? In Your Purpose Is Calling, Dr. Dharius Daniels, founder of Change Church, takes you on a journey of discovering your identity through a threefold solution of finding fulfillment, fit, and fruitfulnessCondace PressleyThe key to understanding, embracing, and unleashing your God-given uniqueness is possessing an accurate picture of your true identity. After all, if you don't know who you are, how could you ever know what you've been born to do? In Your Purpose Is Calling, Dr. Dharius Daniels, founder of Change Church, takes you on a journey of discovering your identity through a threefold solution of finding fulfillment, fit, and fruitfulnesscommunity,affairsDespite his humble origins, Dr. Bill Pickard became the first person in his family to earn a four-year college degree. Today Dr. Pickard is CEO and chairman for multiple businesses, including VITEC LLC, Global Automotive Alliance LLC, and many more. It all started with two of his friends and a single McDonald's franchise. He guides other potential business leaders in his new book, Surviving the Shift, 7 Proven Millionaire Moves for Embracing Change and Building Wealth. His advice is golden as is his touch and he's often an Atlanta visitor with his investments in the New Black Wall Street.9b1503f0-d02b-11ed-b6ab-cfd83a2c924bfullno00:24:35Fri, 31 Mar 2023 20:12:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Despite his humble origins, Dr. Bill Pickard became the first person in his family to earn a four-year college degree. Today Dr. Pickard is CEO and chairman for multiple businesses, including VITEC LLC, Global Automotive Alliance LLC, and many more. It all started with two of his friends and a single McDonald's franchise. He guides other potential business leaders in his new book, Surviving the Shift, 7 Proven Millionaire Moves for Embracing Change and Building Wealth. His advice is golden as is his touch and he's often an Atlanta visitor with his investments in the New Black Wall Street.Condace PressleyDespite his humble origins, Dr. Bill Pickard became the first person in his family to earn a four-year college degree. Today Dr. Pickard is CEO and chairman for multiple businesses, including VITEC LLC, Global Automotive Alliance LLC, and many more. It all started with two of his friends and a single McDonald's franchise. He guides other potential business leaders in his new book, Surviving the Shift, 7 Proven Millionaire Moves for Embracing Change and Building Wealth. His advice is golden as is his touch and he's often an Atlanta visitor with his investments in the New Black Wall Street.community,affairsColorectal cancer is swiftly shifting to more advanced disease and younger individuals according to Colorectal Cancer Statistics 2023, a new report on cancer facts and trends by the American Cancer Society (ACS). Researchers showed the proportion of individuals in the United States diagnosed with advanced-stage colorectal cancer increased from 52% in the mid-2000s to 60% in 2019. In addition, diagnoses of people under 55 years of age doubled from 11% (1 in 10) in 1995 to 20% (1 in 5) in 2019. Overall, in 2023, an estimated 153,020 people will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in the U.S., and 52,550 people will die from the disease. These major findings are to be published today in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, alongside its consumer-friendly companion, Colorectal Cancer Facts & Figures 2023-2025, available on cancer.org. My guest is Dr. Arif Kamal, Chief Patient Officer, American Cancer Society.2c0f1d40-d02a-11ed-a896-83f5977ff959fullno00:24:53Fri, 31 Mar 2023 20:04:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Colorectal cancer is swiftly shifting to more advanced disease and younger individuals according to Colorectal Cancer Statistics 2023, a new report on cancer facts and trends by the American Cancer Society (ACS). Researchers showed the proportion of individuals in the United States diagnosed with advanced-stage colorectal cancer increased from 52% in the mid-2000s to 60% in 2019. In addition, diagnoses of people under 55 years of age doubled from 11% (1 in 10) in 1995 to 20% (1 in 5) in 2019. Overall, in 2023, an estimated 153,020 people will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in the U.S., and 52,550 people will die from the disease. These major findings are to be published today in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, alongside its consumer-friendly companion, Colorectal Cancer Facts & Figures 2023-2025, available on cancer.org. My guest is Dr. Arif Kamal, Chief Patient Officer, American Cancer Society.Condace PressleyColorectal cancer is swiftly shifting to more advanced disease and younger individuals according to Colorectal Cancer Statistics 2023, a new report on cancer facts and trends by the American Cancer Society (ACS). Researchers showed the proportion of individuals in the United States diagnosed with advanced-stage colorectal cancer increased from 52% in the mid-2000s to 60% in 2019. In addition, diagnoses of people under 55 years of age doubled from 11% (1 in 10) in 1995 to 20% (1 in 5) in 2019. Overall, in 2023, an estimated 153,020 people will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in the U.S., and 52,550 people will die from the disease. These major findings are to be published today in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, alongside its consumer-friendly companion, Colorectal Cancer Facts & Figures 2023-2025, available on cancer.org. My guest is Dr. Arif Kamal, Chief Patient Officer, American Cancer Society.community,affairsAs we close Black History Month we have conversations with a pair of present day history makers. Virgil Miller is President of Aflac, a Fortune 200, $22 billion dollar insurance company. He is the first African American male to sit in that chair in the C-suite. He follows the first woman to hold the role, Teresa White. Miller believes African Americans who enjoy success have a responsibility to give to their community. Miller once worked in an Aflac call center. He served this country in the United States Marine Corps and held a number of leadership roles on his way to leading Aflac. We also have a conversation with Helen Butler. Butler was among the first 100 Black students to enroll at the University of Georgia. She declined a scholarship to Spelman to study in Athens. She was on a path to the C-Suite as one of the first black comptrollers for a major corporation when her family's tradition of service called her to do other work. She leads the Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda and is credited with increasing voter registration and record voter turnout in the 2020 and 2022 elections.96974f70-b94f-11ed-a25e-c74efe396bf5fullno00:44:30Thu, 02 Mar 2023 17:02:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)As we close Black History Month we have conversations with a pair of present day history makers. Virgil Miller is President of Aflac, a Fortune 200, $22 billion dollar insurance company. He is the first African American male to sit in that chair in the C-suite. He follows the first woman to hold the role, Teresa White. Miller believes African Americans who enjoy success have a responsibility to give to their community. Miller once worked in an Aflac call center. He served this country in the United States Marine Corps and held a number of leadership roles on his way to leading Aflac. We also have a conversation with Helen Butler. Butler was among the first 100 Black students to enroll at the University of Georgia. She declined a scholarship to Spelman to study in Athens. She was on a path to the C-Suite as one of the first black comptrollers for a major corporation when her family's tradition of service called her to do other work. She leads the Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda and is credited with increasing voter registration and record voter turnout in the 2020 and 2022 elections.Condace PressleyAs we close Black History Month we have conversations with a pair of present day history makers. Virgil Miller is President of Aflac, a Fortune 200, $22 billion dollar insurance company. He is the first African American male to sit in that chair in the C-suite. He follows the first woman to hold the role, Teresa White. Miller believes African Americans who enjoy success have a responsibility to give to their community. Miller once worked in an Aflac call center. He served this country in the United States Marine Corps and held a number of leadership roles on his way to leading Aflac. We also have a conversation with Helen Butler. Butler was among the first 100 Black students to enroll at the University of Georgia. She declined a scholarship to Spelman to study in Athens. She was on a path to the C-Suite as one of the first black comptrollers for a major corporation when her family's tradition of service called her to do other work. She leads the Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda and is credited with increasing voter registration and record voter turnout in the 2020 and 2022 elections.community,affairsOwning a home remains the American Dream, especially for Black Americans. Yet barriers remain keeping this basic tool of generational wealth building out of reach. NeighborWorks America is a nonprofit organization working to help more Black Americans move from renter to home owner. Last year, the organization helped nearly 4,000 Black adults buy homes. Dr. Christie Cade, NeighborWorks America Regional Vice President joins me to talk through some of those barriers, steps prospective buyers can take to navigate successfully the housing market and how NeighborWorks America offers accelerates home ownership through education, counseling and access to lending resources. Next up, Dr. Robert A. Wynn, director of the Massey Cancer Center at Virginia Commonwealth University on his game changing program to create diversity in cancer clinical trials. Finally, one month in Georgia saw a 100% increase in the number of motorcycle fatalities. As weather improves, more cyclists will be on the road, and the state wants all drivers to keep their eyes open and maintain their distance on the road.11542180-b16b-11ed-bf76-63d0855fe5d7fullno00:49:09Mon, 20 Feb 2023 15:16:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Owning a home remains the American Dream, especially for Black Americans. Yet barriers remain keeping this basic tool of generational wealth building out of reach. NeighborWorks America is a nonprofit organization working to help more Black Americans move from renter to home owner. Last year, the organization helped nearly 4,000 Black adults buy homes. Dr. Christie Cade, NeighborWorks America Regional Vice President joins me to talk through some of those barriers, steps prospective buyers can take to navigate successfully the housing market and how NeighborWorks America offers accelerates home ownership through education, counseling and access to lending resources. Next up, Dr. Robert A. Wynn, director of the Massey Cancer Center at Virginia Commonwealth University on his game changing program to create diversity in cancer clinical trials. Finally, one month in Georgia saw a 100% increase in the number of motorcycle fatalities. As weather improves, more cyclists will be on the road, and the state wants all drivers to keep their eyes open and maintain their distance on the road.Condace PressleyOwning a home remains the American Dream, especially for Black Americans. Yet barriers remain keeping this basic tool of generational wealth building out of reach. NeighborWorks America is a nonprofit organization working to help more Black Americans move from renter to home owner. Last year, the organization helped nearly 4,000 Black adults buy homes. Dr. Christie Cade, NeighborWorks America Regional Vice President joins me to talk through some of those barriers, steps prospective buyers can take to navigate successfully the housing market and how NeighborWorks America offers accelerates home ownership through education, counseling and access to lending resources. Next up, Dr. Robert A. Wynn, director of the Massey Cancer Center at Virginia Commonwealth University on his game changing program to create diversity in cancer clinical trials. Finally, one month in Georgia saw a 100% increase in the number of motorcycle fatalities. As weather improves, more cyclists will be on the road, and the state wants all drivers to keep their eyes open and maintain their distance on the road.community,affairsFor the first time since the pandemic, the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival returns to multiple theaters around Atlanta. The Festival runs through February 21st and features 60 films from 18 countries in 16 languages. There remains a virtual option for film goers. From the 16th through February 19th, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to Atlanta at the Fox Theater. I sit down with Artistic Director Robert Battle and discuss what attendees might expect.f26c0ac0-abec-11ed-b581-f329a4be0163fullno00:19:48Mon, 13 Feb 2023 16:16:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)For the first time since the pandemic, the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival returns to multiple theaters around Atlanta. The Festival runs through February 21st and features 60 films from 18 countries in 16 languages. There remains a virtual option for film goers. From the 16th through February 19th, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to Atlanta at the Fox Theater. I sit down with Artistic Director Robert Battle and discuss what attendees might expect.Condace PressleyFor the first time since the pandemic, the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival returns to multiple theaters around Atlanta. The Festival runs through February 21st and features 60 films from 18 countries in 16 languages. There remains a virtual option for film goers. From the 16th through February 19th, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to Atlanta at the Fox Theater. I sit down with Artistic Director Robert Battle and discuss what attendees might expect.community,affairsFor Black Inventors, the road to owning patents comes with barriers. Black inventors comprise only 1.6 percent of patent holders in the United States. Moreover, gender gap in US patents leads to fewer inventions that help women. My guest is inventor Eva Jane Bunkley. She's the two time Emmy award-winning makeup artist and inventor of the Makeup Bullet®: Hi-Def Cosmetic Finger Sponge. It is one of four patents and trademarks she owns.119b4550-abec-11ed-b1dc-874a32e37a29fullno00:24:50Mon, 13 Feb 2023 16:02:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)For Black Inventors, the road to owning patents comes with barriers. Black inventors comprise only 1.6 percent of patent holders in the United States. Moreover, gender gap in US patents leads to fewer inventions that help women. My guest is inventor Eva Jane Bunkley. She's the two time Emmy award-winning makeup artist and inventor of the Makeup Bullet®: Hi-Def Cosmetic Finger Sponge. It is one of four patents and trademarks she owns.Condace PressleyFor Black Inventors, the road to owning patents comes with barriers. Black inventors comprise only 1.6 percent of patent holders in the United States. Moreover, gender gap in US patents leads to fewer inventions that help women. My guest is inventor Eva Jane Bunkley. She's the two time Emmy award-winning makeup artist and inventor of the Makeup Bullet®: Hi-Def Cosmetic Finger Sponge. It is one of four patents and trademarks she owns.community,affairsA journey for justice turned into a love story when WNBA superstar Maya Moore met Jonathan Irons. He'd been arrested, tried and wrongly convicted for a crime that he did not commit. She met him via her uncle's prison ministry. Over time they became friends. In 2019 she exited her WNBA career to commit herself full-time to winning her love's freedom. A judge overturned his conviction in March 2020. That summer he finally walked out of prison a free man. He proposed. They became engaged, married and now are parents of son. They share their inspiration story in Love and Justice, a Story of Triumph on two Different Courts. Then we talk with Dexton Deboree, CEO of the award-winning production company Falkon about Atlanta's creative economy. Deboree's company produced "The Game Plan with Shaquille O'Neal" in Atlanta. He talks about how to break into the Atlanta production industry.28744f40-a0c7-11ed-a24e-f7c60df32b2bfullno00:45:00Mon, 30 Jan 2023 10:44:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)A journey for justice turned into a love story when WNBA superstar Maya Moore met Jonathan Irons. He'd been arrested, tried and wrongly convicted for a crime that he did not commit. She met him via her uncle's prison ministry. Over time they became friends. In 2019 she exited her WNBA career to commit herself full-time to winning her love's freedom. A judge overturned his conviction in March 2020. That summer he finally walked out of prison a free man. He proposed. They became engaged, married and now are parents of son. They share their inspiration story in Love and Justice, a Story of Triumph on two Different Courts. Then we talk with Dexton Deboree, CEO of the award-winning production company Falkon about Atlanta's creative economy. Deboree's company produced "The Game Plan with Shaquille O'Neal" in Atlanta. He talks about how to break into the Atlanta production industry.Condace PressleyA journey for justice turned into a love story when WNBA superstar Maya Moore met Jonathan Irons. He'd been arrested, tried and wrongly convicted for a crime that he did not commit. She met him via her uncle's prison ministry. Over time they became friends. In 2019 she exited her WNBA career to commit herself full-time to winning her love's freedom. A judge overturned his conviction in March 2020. That summer he finally walked out of prison a free man. He proposed. They became engaged, married and now are parents of son. They share their inspiration story in Love and Justice, a Story of Triumph on two Different Courts. Then we talk with Dexton Deboree, CEO of the award-winning production company Falkon about Atlanta's creative economy. Deboree's company produced "The Game Plan with Shaquille O'Neal" in Atlanta. He talks about how to break into the Atlanta production industry.community,affairsThe United Way of Greater Atlanta's VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) wants to assure no one earning less than $60,000 a year pays to have their income taxes prepared. On Friday, January 27th, the United Way will host a webinar for interested persons and groups with information on maximizing one's tax savings. My guest is Economy - yes that is her name - Jackson, Director Asset Building Income. One thing she tells me is that it is important to file for the Earned Income Tax Credit. Also, payment apps on our phones makes it easier to track the transfer of income from one person to another.b2f2a720-9c0d-11ed-8d47-63317f278935fullno00:20:00Tue, 24 Jan 2023 11:32:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)The United Way of Greater Atlanta's VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) wants to assure no one earning less than $60,000 a year pays to have their income taxes prepared. On Friday, January 27th, the United Way will host a webinar for interested persons and groups with information on maximizing one's tax savings. My guest is Economy - yes that is her name - Jackson, Director Asset Building Income. One thing she tells me is that it is important to file for the Earned Income Tax Credit. Also, payment apps on our phones makes it easier to track the transfer of income from one person to another.Condace PressleyThe United Way of Greater Atlanta's VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) wants to assure no one earning less than $60,000 a year pays to have their income taxes prepared. On Friday, January 27th, the United Way will host a webinar for interested persons and groups with information on maximizing one's tax savings. My guest is Economy - yes that is her name - Jackson, Director Asset Building Income. One thing she tells me is that it is important to file for the Earned Income Tax Credit. Also, payment apps on our phones makes it easier to track the transfer of income from one person to another.community,affairsAs people ponder their 2023 New Year’s resolutions, the Alzheimer’s Association is encouraging everyone to include activities to reduce risk of cognitive decline on the list. Research shows that healthy lifestyle interventions may reduce the risk of cognitive decline and help reduce the risk of dementia. There are currently more than 6 million Americans age 65 and older living with Alzheimer’s, including 150,000 Georgia residents. My guest is Linda Davidson, the Executive Director of the Georgia Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.70833e80-9b4c-11ed-be84-d14277c4803efullno00:24:23Mon, 23 Jan 2023 12:26:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)As people ponder their 2023 New Year’s resolutions, the Alzheimer’s Association is encouraging everyone to include activities to reduce risk of cognitive decline on the list. Research shows that healthy lifestyle interventions may reduce the risk of cognitive decline and help reduce the risk of dementia. There are currently more than 6 million Americans age 65 and older living with Alzheimer’s, including 150,000 Georgia residents. My guest is Linda Davidson, the Executive Director of the Georgia Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.Condace PressleyAs people ponder their 2023 New Year’s resolutions, the Alzheimer’s Association is encouraging everyone to include activities to reduce risk of cognitive decline on the list. Research shows that healthy lifestyle interventions may reduce the risk of cognitive decline and help reduce the risk of dementia. There are currently more than 6 million Americans age 65 and older living with Alzheimer’s, including 150,000 Georgia residents. My guest is Linda Davidson, the Executive Director of the Georgia Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.community,affairsThe Atlanta History Center invites you to celebrate MLK Day 2023 with a tour of historic moments and artifacts at the center. There are special programs for children and talks for adults. Admission is free. All the History Center asks is that you register your attendance. Next, 30 years ago a group of guys from New York came together to change the face of hip hop music. They are Wu Tang Clan and on their anniversary the band is releasing a one of a kind project. Quantities are limited, but DJ Mathematics tells me there is more planned for the groups fans.799cc070-9b4b-11ed-8ff8-3909de6257cffullno00:25:02Mon, 23 Jan 2023 12:22:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)The Atlanta History Center invites you to celebrate MLK Day 2023 with a tour of historic moments and artifacts at the center. There are special programs for children and talks for adults. Admission is free. All the History Center asks is that you register your attendance. Next, 30 years ago a group of guys from New York came together to change the face of hip hop music. They are Wu Tang Clan and on their anniversary the band is releasing a one of a kind project. Quantities are limited, but DJ Mathematics tells me there is more planned for the groups fans.Condace PressleyThe Atlanta History Center invites you to celebrate MLK Day 2023 with a tour of historic moments and artifacts at the center. There are special programs for children and talks for adults. Admission is free. All the History Center asks is that you register your attendance. Next, 30 years ago a group of guys from New York came together to change the face of hip hop music. They are Wu Tang Clan and on their anniversary the band is releasing a one of a kind project. Quantities are limited, but DJ Mathematics tells me there is more planned for the groups fans.community,affairsApril Ryan, member of the White House Press Corps for more than 25 years now has a platform and she's putting it to use. She's written a book that's first person reporting, memoir and a love letter to the leaders who have inspired her. The book is Black Women will Save the World: An Anthem, and this Baltimore-born journalist pulls no punches in sharing her experiences especially her coverage of former President Donald J. Trump. Next we pivot and ask why are more students of color not enrolling in IB, AP and other courses in high school. The Chan Zuckerberg Foundation has given $3 million dollars to a Seattle-based nonprofit, Equal Opportunity Schools. EOS goes into schools and systems and helps leaders better identify high potential students falling through the cracks. The organization is beginning to work with the Clayton and Gwinnett County Schools. Dr. Sasha Rabkin, President of Equal Opportunity Schools is my guest.b99ef7c0-7fdc-11ed-95e5-f7eaa1534a04fullno00:48:39Mon, 19 Dec 2022 13:59:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)April Ryan, member of the White House Press Corps for more than 25 years now has a platform and she's putting it to use. She's written a book that's first person reporting, memoir and a love letter to the leaders who have inspired her. The book is Black Women will Save the World: An Anthem, and this Baltimore-born journalist pulls no punches in sharing her experiences especially her coverage of former President Donald J. Trump. Next we pivot and ask why are more students of color not enrolling in IB, AP and other courses in high school. The Chan Zuckerberg Foundation has given $3 million dollars to a Seattle-based nonprofit, Equal Opportunity Schools. EOS goes into schools and systems and helps leaders better identify high potential students falling through the cracks. The organization is beginning to work with the Clayton and Gwinnett County Schools. Dr. Sasha Rabkin, President of Equal Opportunity Schools is my guest.Condace PressleyApril Ryan, member of the White House Press Corps for more than 25 years now has a platform and she's putting it to use. She's written a book that's first person reporting, memoir and a love letter to the leaders who have inspired her. The book is Black Women will Save the World: An Anthem, and this Baltimore-born journalist pulls no punches in sharing her experiences especially her coverage of former President Donald J. Trump. Next we pivot and ask why are more students of color not enrolling in IB, AP and other courses in high school. The Chan Zuckerberg Foundation has given $3 million dollars to a Seattle-based nonprofit, Equal Opportunity Schools. EOS goes into schools and systems and helps leaders better identify high potential students falling through the cracks. The organization is beginning to work with the Clayton and Gwinnett County Schools. Dr. Sasha Rabkin, President of Equal Opportunity Schools is my guest.community,affairsWhen Anisa Palmer was on tour in the Iraqi desert she looked up and saw a familiar image. It was her mother. A woman she'd lost to breast cancer when Anisa was only 5 years old. She'd struggled with losing her mom for some time. Seeing this mirage in the desert heat gave Palmer a message. Her work, once her military service ended would be in helping women like her mom. 12 years ago, she founded I Will Survive Inc. an Atlanta-based nonprofit providing early awareness, health and wellness support and financial support for women battling breast cancer.5dce5610-74ec-11ed-a229-8d1b00869003fullno00:23:52Mon, 05 Dec 2022 16:25:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)When Anisa Palmer was on tour in the Iraqi desert she looked up and saw a familiar image. It was her mother. A woman she'd lost to breast cancer when Anisa was only 5 years old. She'd struggled with losing her mom for some time. Seeing this mirage in the desert heat gave Palmer a message. Her work, once her military service ended would be in helping women like her mom. 12 years ago, she founded I Will Survive Inc. an Atlanta-based nonprofit providing early awareness, health and wellness support and financial support for women battling breast cancer.Condace PressleyWhen Anisa Palmer was on tour in the Iraqi desert she looked up and saw a familiar image. It was her mother. A woman she'd lost to breast cancer when Anisa was only 5 years old. She'd struggled with losing her mom for some time. Seeing this mirage in the desert heat gave Palmer a message. Her work, once her military service ended would be in helping women like her mom. 12 years ago, she founded I Will Survive Inc. an Atlanta-based nonprofit providing early awareness, health and wellness support and financial support for women battling breast cancer.community,affairsDuring the holidays each year, the Jewish Christian Discovery Center (JCDC) distributes wooden Jewish Star of David Christmas Tree ornaments at metro Atlantad churches for parishioners to hang on their Christmas Trees. JCDC says it is a way to share Jesus' Jewish upbringing with Christians and to show respect for each others' faith. Given the recent rise in antisemitism. we talk with Rabbi Albert Slomovitz, a professor at Kennesaw State University about the JCDC project and get his perspective on antisemitism in the news.ba41a0e0-74eb-11ed-a65b-5fdd69798d5dfullno00:25:00Mon, 05 Dec 2022 16:18:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)During the holidays each year, the Jewish Christian Discovery Center (JCDC) distributes wooden Jewish Star of David Christmas Tree ornaments at metro Atlantad churches for parishioners to hang on their Christmas Trees. JCDC says it is a way to share Jesus' Jewish upbringing with Christians and to show respect for each others' faith. Given the recent rise in antisemitism. we talk with Rabbi Albert Slomovitz, a professor at Kennesaw State University about the JCDC project and get his perspective on antisemitism in the news.Condace PressleyDuring the holidays each year, the Jewish Christian Discovery Center (JCDC) distributes wooden Jewish Star of David Christmas Tree ornaments at metro Atlantad churches for parishioners to hang on their Christmas Trees. JCDC says it is a way to share Jesus' Jewish upbringing with Christians and to show respect for each others' faith. Given the recent rise in antisemitism. we talk with Rabbi Albert Slomovitz, a professor at Kennesaw State University about the JCDC project and get his perspective on antisemitism in the news.community,affairsTitle IX of the Education Amendment of 1972 provides that no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. This law – enacted 50 years ago – helped pave the way for equality in women’s athletics. We enter into conversation about women and sports with Sherry Boschert, an award-winning journalist and author. Her latest book is 37 Words: Title IX and Fifty Years of Fighting Sex Discrimination.c31f4590-74ea-11ed-b7b7-7d84cd5b9c07fullno00:25:08Mon, 05 Dec 2022 16:14:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972 provides that no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. This law – enacted 50 years ago – helped pave the way for equality in women’s athletics. We enter into conversation about women and sports with Sherry Boschert, an award-winning journalist and author. Her latest book is 37 Words: Title IX and Fifty Years of Fighting Sex Discrimination.Condace PressleyTitle IX of the Education Amendment of 1972 provides that no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. This law – enacted 50 years ago – helped pave the way for equality in women’s athletics. We enter into conversation about women and sports with Sherry Boschert, an award-winning journalist and author. Her latest book is 37 Words: Title IX and Fifty Years of Fighting Sex Discrimination.community,affairsIn The Black Family's Guide to College Admissions, veteran admissions experts Timothy Fields and Shereem Herndon-Brown share with us their provocative insights. They also demystify the complex process of college admissions. They answer important questions including where to apply and how to get in. Our conversation also tackles questions raised by the current social justice movement and how important it is for a student to feel as if he or she belongs on their college campus of choice. We also talk about students with special gifts such as athletics and the arts and what guidance counselors need to know but often do not share with students of color. Their book is a simple to-do guide for maximizing opportunities for Black students with application for all students interested in pursuing higher education.d688fde0-69d3-11ed-8f11-0905c2d2bc40fullno00:48:28Mon, 21 Nov 2022 13:31:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)In The Black Family's Guide to College Admissions, veteran admissions experts Timothy Fields and Shereem Herndon-Brown share with us their provocative insights. They also demystify the complex process of college admissions. They answer important questions including where to apply and how to get in. Our conversation also tackles questions raised by the current social justice movement and how important it is for a student to feel as if he or she belongs on their college campus of choice. We also talk about students with special gifts such as athletics and the arts and what guidance counselors need to know but often do not share with students of color. Their book is a simple to-do guide for maximizing opportunities for Black students with application for all students interested in pursuing higher education.Condace PressleyIn The Black Family's Guide to College Admissions, veteran admissions experts Timothy Fields and Shereem Herndon-Brown share with us their provocative insights. They also demystify the complex process of college admissions. They answer important questions including where to apply and how to get in. Our conversation also tackles questions raised by the current social justice movement and how important it is for a student to feel as if he or she belongs on their college campus of choice. We also talk about students with special gifts such as athletics and the arts and what guidance counselors need to know but often do not share with students of color. Their book is a simple to-do guide for maximizing opportunities for Black students with application for all students interested in pursuing higher education.community,affairsRetired WSB-TV anchor John Pruitt has written his first novel, Tell it True. About the book, Ambassador Andrew Young wrote, "In 1964, a decorated war veteran was murdered by Klansmen in Georgia for driving while black. As a freshman reporter, John Pruitt covered the event, and in the decades since, his name has been synonymous with truth and accuracy, a reputation he lives up to even in his powerful, unexpected, and important debut novel. I have always admired Pruitt's honest, fearless reporting of our struggle and I also believe members of the news media are among the greatest unsung heroes of the civil rights movement. Although the characters and events have been altered, TELL IT TRUE does in fact "tell it true" and in as compelling way as you're likely to find." Pruitt is my guest for this show.32123760-676d-11ed-bd79-37923a244db6fullno00:24:56Fri, 18 Nov 2022 12:02:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Retired WSB-TV anchor John Pruitt has written his first novel, Tell it True. About the book, Ambassador Andrew Young wrote, "In 1964, a decorated war veteran was murdered by Klansmen in Georgia for driving while black. As a freshman reporter, John Pruitt covered the event, and in the decades since, his name has been synonymous with truth and accuracy, a reputation he lives up to even in his powerful, unexpected, and important debut novel. I have always admired Pruitt's honest, fearless reporting of our struggle and I also believe members of the news media are among the greatest unsung heroes of the civil rights movement. Although the characters and events have been altered, TELL IT TRUE does in fact "tell it true" and in as compelling way as you're likely to find." Pruitt is my guest for this show.Condace PressleyRetired WSB-TV anchor John Pruitt has written his first novel, Tell it True. About the book, Ambassador Andrew Young wrote, "In 1964, a decorated war veteran was murdered by Klansmen in Georgia for driving while black. As a freshman reporter, John Pruitt covered the event, and in the decades since, his name has been synonymous with truth and accuracy, a reputation he lives up to even in his powerful, unexpected, and important debut novel. I have always admired Pruitt's honest, fearless reporting of our struggle and I also believe members of the news media are among the greatest unsung heroes of the civil rights movement. Although the characters and events have been altered, TELL IT TRUE does in fact "tell it true" and in as compelling way as you're likely to find." Pruitt is my guest for this show.community,affairsBlacktold is a collection of essays that are highly relevant and resonant on the topics of social justice, Black Lives matter, race and the NFL, the pandemic, the election and sports icons. Raina Kelly, editor-in-chief of Andscape, writes the forward to this collection of 33 distinct essays. Andscape is a reimagination, expansion and diversification of The Undefeated.353c1e20-5ecc-11ed-99ab-438cf7f62afdfullno00:24:00Mon, 07 Nov 2022 11:40:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Blacktold is a collection of essays that are highly relevant and resonant on the topics of social justice, Black Lives matter, race and the NFL, the pandemic, the election and sports icons. Raina Kelly, editor-in-chief of Andscape, writes the forward to this collection of 33 distinct essays. Andscape is a reimagination, expansion and diversification of The Undefeated.Condace PressleyBlacktold is a collection of essays that are highly relevant and resonant on the topics of social justice, Black Lives matter, race and the NFL, the pandemic, the election and sports icons. Raina Kelly, editor-in-chief of Andscape, writes the forward to this collection of 33 distinct essays. Andscape is a reimagination, expansion and diversification of The Undefeated.community,affairsSheldon Epps is a multi-talented director with credits on both on and off Broadway, in London and at many theatres across America. He also has an active television career having stood behind the camera of shows including The Upshaws, Frasier, Friends, Everybody Loves Raymond, Evening Shade and Sister, Sister. For five seasons he also was producer/director of the hit series "Girlfriends." He's sharing his story in a memoir: My Own Directions - A Black Man's Journey in the American Theatre. Then a conversation with the leaders of Atlanta's True Colors Theatre company on the celebration of 20 years of storytelling in the city.6b87eee0-5ecb-11ed-b8e5-855f79ac20f2fullno00:48:43Mon, 07 Nov 2022 11:29:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Sheldon Epps is a multi-talented director with credits on both on and off Broadway, in London and at many theatres across America. He also has an active television career having stood behind the camera of shows including The Upshaws, Frasier, Friends, Everybody Loves Raymond, Evening Shade and Sister, Sister. For five seasons he also was producer/director of the hit series "Girlfriends." He's sharing his story in a memoir: My Own Directions - A Black Man's Journey in the American Theatre. Then a conversation with the leaders of Atlanta's True Colors Theatre company on the celebration of 20 years of storytelling in the city.Condace PressleySheldon Epps is a multi-talented director with credits on both on and off Broadway, in London and at many theatres across America. He also has an active television career having stood behind the camera of shows including The Upshaws, Frasier, Friends, Everybody Loves Raymond, Evening Shade and Sister, Sister. For five seasons he also was producer/director of the hit series "Girlfriends." He's sharing his story in a memoir: My Own Directions - A Black Man's Journey in the American Theatre. Then a conversation with the leaders of Atlanta's True Colors Theatre company on the celebration of 20 years of storytelling in the city.community,affairsChromatic Black launches season Two of the Ida B. Wells Fund and has issued a call for entries in short filmmaking and two new categories - visual arts and creative placemaking. This season the Fund expends to offer awards ranging from $1,000 to $25,000. The Ida B. Wells Fund is open to unique storytellers with fresh perspectives, multifaceted characters and unpredictable arcs. Organization co-founder Abeni Bloodworth joins us to discuss the fund and the types of projects which make successful grant candidates.8e474a90-556f-11ed-9c35-4d7e26d5ada5fullno00:24:00Wed, 26 Oct 2022 14:35:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Chromatic Black launches season Two of the Ida B. Wells Fund and has issued a call for entries in short filmmaking and two new categories - visual arts and creative placemaking. This season the Fund expends to offer awards ranging from $1,000 to $25,000. The Ida B. Wells Fund is open to unique storytellers with fresh perspectives, multifaceted characters and unpredictable arcs. Organization co-founder Abeni Bloodworth joins us to discuss the fund and the types of projects which make successful grant candidates.Condace PressleyChromatic Black launches season Two of the Ida B. Wells Fund and has issued a call for entries in short filmmaking and two new categories - visual arts and creative placemaking. This season the Fund expends to offer awards ranging from $1,000 to $25,000. The Ida B. Wells Fund is open to unique storytellers with fresh perspectives, multifaceted characters and unpredictable arcs. Organization co-founder Abeni Bloodworth joins us to discuss the fund and the types of projects which make successful grant candidates.community,affairsRamon Hervey II is a pioneer in the toughest side of the entertainment business: the demanding work and genius of conceptualizing, molding, sustaining, and fixing the messes of celebrities. In THE FAME GAME: An Insider’s Playbook for Earning Your 15 Minutes, Hervey presents a fascinating, informative, star-studded retrospective of his career representing an impressive roster of famous people in music (like Paul McCartney, The Jacksons, and The Commodores with Lionel Richie), film (like James Caan and Nick Nolte), and pop culture (ex-wife, Vanessa Williams) from the ‘70s to today—and the challenges he overcame to compete, achieve success, and earn respect as a Black professional in a white dominated industry.b8f72f50-5571-11ed-9d43-870485458d25fullno00:49:47Wed, 26 Oct 2022 13:53:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Ramon Hervey II is a pioneer in the toughest side of the entertainment business: the demanding work and genius of conceptualizing, molding, sustaining, and fixing the messes of celebrities. In THE FAME GAME: An Insider’s Playbook for Earning Your 15 Minutes, Hervey presents a fascinating, informative, star-studded retrospective of his career representing an impressive roster of famous people in music (like Paul McCartney, The Jacksons, and The Commodores with Lionel Richie), film (like James Caan and Nick Nolte), and pop culture (ex-wife, Vanessa Williams) from the ‘70s to today—and the challenges he overcame to compete, achieve success, and earn respect as a Black professional in a white dominated industry.Condace PressleyRamon Hervey II is a pioneer in the toughest side of the entertainment business: the demanding work and genius of conceptualizing, molding, sustaining, and fixing the messes of celebrities. In THE FAME GAME: An Insider’s Playbook for Earning Your 15 Minutes, Hervey presents a fascinating, informative, star-studded retrospective of his career representing an impressive roster of famous people in music (like Paul McCartney, The Jacksons, and The Commodores with Lionel Richie), film (like James Caan and Nick Nolte), and pop culture (ex-wife, Vanessa Williams) from the ‘70s to today—and the challenges he overcame to compete, achieve success, and earn respect as a Black professional in a white dominated industry.community,affairsA groundbreaking memoir from professional NFL player, writer, and advocate R.K. Russell, who made history by becoming the first out active NFL player to identify as bisexual. In 2019, R.K. Russell broke the mold when he came out as bisexual in an essay for ESPN that ignited the sports world. Now, in his powerful memoir, The Yards Between Us he shares his story and explores his love of football, men and women, walking the devastating tightrope of keeping his sexuality secret, the tension between his private and public lives, and the importance of crashing through barriers. Told through the people and moments that have shaped him, The Yards Between Us traces the highs and lows of his life in and out of football, from his early life as a shy kid struggling with the expectations on a Black boy and the pull between his quiet nature and his athletic ability, to being drafted by his hometown team the Dallas Cowboys, and then on to seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Buffalo Bills. Through being cut, injured, and frustrating setbacks, Russell's confidence lags as the secret of his sexuality weighs heavier and heavier. And when that frustration is combined with the devastating loss of his best friend and sole confidant, the darkness that follows also brings a deep understanding that perhaps it's time to make a change. In The Yards Between Us, R.K. Russell shows us the life-changing power of embracing who you are and fighting to make space so others can do the same.3745a2e0-5570-11ed-9ca0-29835eb953edfullno00:24:50Wed, 26 Oct 2022 13:48:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)A groundbreaking memoir from professional NFL player, writer, and advocate R.K. Russell, who made history by becoming the first out active NFL player to identify as bisexual. In 2019, R.K. Russell broke the mold when he came out as bisexual in an essay for ESPN that ignited the sports world. Now, in his powerful memoir, The Yards Between Us he shares his story and explores his love of football, men and women, walking the devastating tightrope of keeping his sexuality secret, the tension between his private and public lives, and the importance of crashing through barriers. Told through the people and moments that have shaped him, The Yards Between Us traces the highs and lows of his life in and out of football, from his early life as a shy kid struggling with the expectations on a Black boy and the pull between his quiet nature and his athletic ability, to being drafted by his hometown team the Dallas Cowboys, and then on to seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Buffalo Bills. Through being cut, injured, and frustrating setbacks, Russell's confidence lags as the secret of his sexuality weighs heavier and heavier. And when that frustration is combined with the devastating loss of his best friend and sole confidant, the darkness that follows also brings a deep understanding that perhaps it's time to make a change. In The Yards Between Us, R.K. Russell shows us the life-changing power of embracing who you are and fighting to make space so others can do the same.Condace PressleyA groundbreaking memoir from professional NFL player, writer, and advocate R.K. Russell, who made history by becoming the first out active NFL player to identify as bisexual. In 2019, R.K. Russell broke the mold when he came out as bisexual in an essay for ESPN that ignited the sports world. Now, in his powerful memoir, The Yards Between Us he shares his story and explores his love of football, men and women, walking the devastating tightrope of keeping his sexuality secret, the tension between his private and public lives, and the importance of crashing through barriers. Told through the people and moments that have shaped him, The Yards Between Us traces the highs and lows of his life in and out of football, from his early life as a shy kid struggling with the expectations on a Black boy and the pull between his quiet nature and his athletic ability, to being drafted by his hometown team the Dallas Cowboys, and then on to seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Buffalo Bills. Through being cut, injured, and frustrating setbacks, Russell's confidence lags as the secret of his sexuality weighs heavier and heavier. And when that frustration is combined with the devastating loss of his best friend and sole confidant, the darkness that follows also brings a deep understanding that perhaps it's time to make a change. In The Yards Between Us, R.K. Russell shows us the life-changing power of embracing who you are and fighting to make space so others can do the same.community,affairsFor two decades, Dr. Dharius Daniels' passion has been to help people “do the work” of digging into their identity and removing the obstacles holding them back from living their lives to their fullest potential. In his latest book, Your Purpose Is Calling, Daniels has created an inspirational, encouraging guide that provides clear steps for anyone looking to overcome the obstacles that inhibit them from fully embracing themselves - like comparison, approval-seeking, and emotional injuries. Daniels takes the reader on a journey of self-discovery to break free from the “spin cycle of conformity,” which leads to a life of frustration, confusion, anxiety, and restlessness, and get to a place of contentment with clarity and direction.84cbb220-385d-11ed-934c-0140ea0afdeafullno00:24:46Mon, 19 Sep 2022 15:51:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)For two decades, Dr. Dharius Daniels' passion has been to help people “do the work” of digging into their identity and removing the obstacles holding them back from living their lives to their fullest potential. In his latest book, Your Purpose Is Calling, Daniels has created an inspirational, encouraging guide that provides clear steps for anyone looking to overcome the obstacles that inhibit them from fully embracing themselves - like comparison, approval-seeking, and emotional injuries. Daniels takes the reader on a journey of self-discovery to break free from the “spin cycle of conformity,” which leads to a life of frustration, confusion, anxiety, and restlessness, and get to a place of contentment with clarity and direction.Condace PressleyFor two decades, Dr. Dharius Daniels' passion has been to help people “do the work” of digging into their identity and removing the obstacles holding them back from living their lives to their fullest potential. In his latest book, Your Purpose Is Calling, Daniels has created an inspirational, encouraging guide that provides clear steps for anyone looking to overcome the obstacles that inhibit them from fully embracing themselves - like comparison, approval-seeking, and emotional injuries. Daniels takes the reader on a journey of self-discovery to break free from the “spin cycle of conformity,” which leads to a life of frustration, confusion, anxiety, and restlessness, and get to a place of contentment with clarity and direction.community,affairsOur guest is 11-year-old Bellen Woodard, and this is a late post. Woodard appeared on Perspectives on August 7th to discuss her career as an activist. That career began when she was only eight years old. If someone asked you to hand them “the skin-color crayon”, which color would you give them? When Bellen Woodard was asked that question, she knew they meant the peach crayon. But not everyone’s skin is peach. So she set out to change the language at her school little by little, starting by replying with: “Which one? Skin can be any number of beautiful colors.” Then Bellen decided to do more. She activated a cause and a small business. Remember, she's only 11 now. But this young trailblazer saw an awareness gap in society and created a change to fix it.8f6d2f70-3467-11ed-b2bc-0bb1cea44565fullno00:18:33Wed, 14 Sep 2022 14:49:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Our guest is 11-year-old Bellen Woodard, and this is a late post. Woodard appeared on Perspectives on August 7th to discuss her career as an activist. That career began when she was only eight years old. If someone asked you to hand them “the skin-color crayon”, which color would you give them? When Bellen Woodard was asked that question, she knew they meant the peach crayon. But not everyone’s skin is peach. So she set out to change the language at her school little by little, starting by replying with: “Which one? Skin can be any number of beautiful colors.” Then Bellen decided to do more. She activated a cause and a small business. Remember, she's only 11 now. But this young trailblazer saw an awareness gap in society and created a change to fix it.Condace PressleyOur guest is 11-year-old Bellen Woodard, and this is a late post. Woodard appeared on Perspectives on August 7th to discuss her career as an activist. That career began when she was only eight years old. If someone asked you to hand them “the skin-color crayon”, which color would you give them? When Bellen Woodard was asked that question, she knew they meant the peach crayon. But not everyone’s skin is peach. So she set out to change the language at her school little by little, starting by replying with: “Which one? Skin can be any number of beautiful colors.” Then Bellen decided to do more. She activated a cause and a small business. Remember, she's only 11 now. But this young trailblazer saw an awareness gap in society and created a change to fix it.community,affairsAfter finding her brother and saving the entire supernatural world, Amari Peters is convinced her first full summer as a Junior Agent will be a breeze. But between the fearsome new Head Minister’s strict anti-magician agenda, fierce Junior Agent rivalries, and her brother Quinton’s curse steadily worsening, Amari’s plate is full. When the secretive League of Magicians offers her a chance to stand up for magiciankind as its new leader, she declines. She’s got enough to worry about! But her refusal allows someone else to step forward, a magician with dangerous plans for the League. This challenge sparks the start of the Great Game, a competition to decide who will become the Night Brothers’ successor and determine the future of magiciankind. What a great story and our conversation with children's author B. B. Alston showcases how one kid with a vision and passion for storytelling can turn a dream into reality and entertain kids worldwide! The Great Game is both mysterious and deadly, but among the winner’s magical rewards is Quinton’s last hope—so how can Amari refuse?4d050250-3466-11ed-a9fa-7f0b87275d42fullno00:24:05Wed, 14 Sep 2022 14:44:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)After finding her brother and saving the entire supernatural world, Amari Peters is convinced her first full summer as a Junior Agent will be a breeze. But between the fearsome new Head Minister’s strict anti-magician agenda, fierce Junior Agent rivalries, and her brother Quinton’s curse steadily worsening, Amari’s plate is full. When the secretive League of Magicians offers her a chance to stand up for magiciankind as its new leader, she declines. She’s got enough to worry about! But her refusal allows someone else to step forward, a magician with dangerous plans for the League. This challenge sparks the start of the Great Game, a competition to decide who will become the Night Brothers’ successor and determine the future of magiciankind. What a great story and our conversation with children's author B. B. Alston showcases how one kid with a vision and passion for storytelling can turn a dream into reality and entertain kids worldwide! The Great Game is both mysterious and deadly, but among the winner’s magical rewards is Quinton’s last hope—so how can Amari refuse?Condace PressleyAfter finding her brother and saving the entire supernatural world, Amari Peters is convinced her first full summer as a Junior Agent will be a breeze. But between the fearsome new Head Minister’s strict anti-magician agenda, fierce Junior Agent rivalries, and her brother Quinton’s curse steadily worsening, Amari’s plate is full. When the secretive League of Magicians offers her a chance to stand up for magiciankind as its new leader, she declines. She’s got enough to worry about! But her refusal allows someone else to step forward, a magician with dangerous plans for the League. This challenge sparks the start of the Great Game, a competition to decide who will become the Night Brothers’ successor and determine the future of magiciankind. What a great story and our conversation with children's author B. B. Alston showcases how one kid with a vision and passion for storytelling can turn a dream into reality and entertain kids worldwide! The Great Game is both mysterious and deadly, but among the winner’s magical rewards is Quinton’s last hope—so how can Amari refuse?community,affairsUnlike many countries in Europe and the far East, the United States does not legally ban Muslim women from wearing a hijab or niqab, a veil worn along with the headscarf, leaving only the eyes exposed. Still, such “visibly” Muslim women in America routinely encounter disapproval, if not hostility, in public, and often deal with discrimination in the workplace. In UNRULY WOMEN: Race, Neocolonialism, and the Hijab, Falguni A. Sheth digs deeper into the widespread animosity towards Muslim women in America who, as a commitment to modesty and a sign of their religious faith, choose to cover their heads.2b32c580-28a5-11ed-99b1-6d37258da714fullno00:24:42Tue, 30 Aug 2022 15:45:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Unlike many countries in Europe and the far East, the United States does not legally ban Muslim women from wearing a hijab or niqab, a veil worn along with the headscarf, leaving only the eyes exposed. Still, such “visibly” Muslim women in America routinely encounter disapproval, if not hostility, in public, and often deal with discrimination in the workplace. In UNRULY WOMEN: Race, Neocolonialism, and the Hijab, Falguni A. Sheth digs deeper into the widespread animosity towards Muslim women in America who, as a commitment to modesty and a sign of their religious faith, choose to cover their heads.Condace PressleyUnlike many countries in Europe and the far East, the United States does not legally ban Muslim women from wearing a hijab or niqab, a veil worn along with the headscarf, leaving only the eyes exposed. Still, such “visibly” Muslim women in America routinely encounter disapproval, if not hostility, in public, and often deal with discrimination in the workplace. In UNRULY WOMEN: Race, Neocolonialism, and the Hijab, Falguni A. Sheth digs deeper into the widespread animosity towards Muslim women in America who, as a commitment to modesty and a sign of their religious faith, choose to cover their heads.community,affairsThe Rise of the Black Quarterback: What It Means for America by NFL journalist Jason Reid, chronicles the history of the treatment of Black Players in the NFL, and the breakout careers of a thrilling new generation of Black quarterbacks. The quarterback is king in the NFL. He’s the smartest guy in the room and the coolest one to boot. Nearly all of the team’s major decisions, both on and off the field—roster construction, offensive philosophy, marketing strategies, etc.—are made to capitalize on his strengths. For decades though, those “faces of the game” in the pro game were exclusively white due to positional segregation. They were told they lacked the work ethic and intelligence to comprehend NFL playbooks, couldn’t lead white men, or summon the toughness to play through pain. But after nearly a century of struggle, overcoming relentless pressures, bigotry and those racist tropes, things are quite different in today’s NFL.7c70b8c0-24a0-11ed-b033-655d56cc8d33fullno00:24:29Thu, 25 Aug 2022 13:00:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)The Rise of the Black Quarterback: What It Means for America by NFL journalist Jason Reid, chronicles the history of the treatment of Black Players in the NFL, and the breakout careers of a thrilling new generation of Black quarterbacks. The quarterback is king in the NFL. He’s the smartest guy in the room and the coolest one to boot. Nearly all of the team’s major decisions, both on and off the field—roster construction, offensive philosophy, marketing strategies, etc.—are made to capitalize on his strengths. For decades though, those “faces of the game” in the pro game were exclusively white due to positional segregation. They were told they lacked the work ethic and intelligence to comprehend NFL playbooks, couldn’t lead white men, or summon the toughness to play through pain. But after nearly a century of struggle, overcoming relentless pressures, bigotry and those racist tropes, things are quite different in today’s NFL.Condace PressleyThe Rise of the Black Quarterback: What It Means for America by NFL journalist Jason Reid, chronicles the history of the treatment of Black Players in the NFL, and the breakout careers of a thrilling new generation of Black quarterbacks. The quarterback is king in the NFL. He’s the smartest guy in the room and the coolest one to boot. Nearly all of the team’s major decisions, both on and off the field—roster construction, offensive philosophy, marketing strategies, etc.—are made to capitalize on his strengths. For decades though, those “faces of the game” in the pro game were exclusively white due to positional segregation. They were told they lacked the work ethic and intelligence to comprehend NFL playbooks, couldn’t lead white men, or summon the toughness to play through pain. But after nearly a century of struggle, overcoming relentless pressures, bigotry and those racist tropes, things are quite different in today’s NFL.community,affairsJazz remains an original, American art form and famed instrumentalist Edwin Williams and his wife Janice lead the nonprofit Jazz Matters to assure the art is appreciated in Atlanta. The couple and their organization will host a post-pandemic return to the Jazz Matters concert series with performances at the historic Joel Chandler Harris House, known locally as The Wren's Nest on August 19 and September 16, 2022. Next we talk with native Atlanta actor Jasmine Guy about her new project "The Lady Makers" now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Guy, an alum of the Northside School of the Performing Arts talks about the growing opportunities for employment in all aspects of Atlanta's thriving film and television community.9a695340-1d87-11ed-ad5d-ef285a46a3b3fullno00:24:55Tue, 16 Aug 2022 12:08:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Jazz remains an original, American art form and famed instrumentalist Edwin Williams and his wife Janice lead the nonprofit Jazz Matters to assure the art is appreciated in Atlanta. The couple and their organization will host a post-pandemic return to the Jazz Matters concert series with performances at the historic Joel Chandler Harris House, known locally as The Wren's Nest on August 19 and September 16, 2022. Next we talk with native Atlanta actor Jasmine Guy about her new project "The Lady Makers" now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Guy, an alum of the Northside School of the Performing Arts talks about the growing opportunities for employment in all aspects of Atlanta's thriving film and television community.Condace PressleyJazz remains an original, American art form and famed instrumentalist Edwin Williams and his wife Janice lead the nonprofit Jazz Matters to assure the art is appreciated in Atlanta. The couple and their organization will host a post-pandemic return to the Jazz Matters concert series with performances at the historic Joel Chandler Harris House, known locally as The Wren's Nest on August 19 and September 16, 2022. Next we talk with native Atlanta actor Jasmine Guy about her new project "The Lady Makers" now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Guy, an alum of the Northside School of the Performing Arts talks about the growing opportunities for employment in all aspects of Atlanta's thriving film and television community.community,affairsOur program today is about resilience. It’s a word used often in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic of the last 2 and a half years, but this conversation will be about resilience in a different way. My guest is Tiran Jackson. You may have heard his story in the spring of 2018 – seems like a lifetime ago. He and his wife Maleka had traveled to the Bahamas to celebrate their 15th wedding anniversary. Then tragedy struck. On an excursion to swim with feral pigs, the Jacksons boat exploded killing Maleka and critically injuring Tiran. He shares his story of survival and comeback in a new book, choosing Resilience, All Things Work Together for Good.323326f0-11ca-11ed-bb64-a5e3a46d9e28fullno00:49:39Mon, 01 Aug 2022 13:45:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Our program today is about resilience. It’s a word used often in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic of the last 2 and a half years, but this conversation will be about resilience in a different way. My guest is Tiran Jackson. You may have heard his story in the spring of 2018 – seems like a lifetime ago. He and his wife Maleka had traveled to the Bahamas to celebrate their 15th wedding anniversary. Then tragedy struck. On an excursion to swim with feral pigs, the Jacksons boat exploded killing Maleka and critically injuring Tiran. He shares his story of survival and comeback in a new book, choosing Resilience, All Things Work Together for Good.Condace PressleyOur program today is about resilience. It’s a word used often in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic of the last 2 and a half years, but this conversation will be about resilience in a different way. My guest is Tiran Jackson. You may have heard his story in the spring of 2018 – seems like a lifetime ago. He and his wife Maleka had traveled to the Bahamas to celebrate their 15th wedding anniversary. Then tragedy struck. On an excursion to swim with feral pigs, the Jacksons boat exploded killing Maleka and critically injuring Tiran. He shares his story of survival and comeback in a new book, choosing Resilience, All Things Work Together for Good.community,affairsDr. Yan Katsnelson calls premature hysterectomy in women completely unnecessary. He argues it is time to check your circle and know your status to ignite the conversation amongst women and men about fibroid disease. Every year, millions of women suffer in silence. 80-percent of Black women and 70-percent of white women will be diagnosed with debilitating fibroid disease by the age of 50. Often women are told by doctors that the only remedy is surgery, either a total abdominal hysterectomy requiring 8-10 weeks of recovery time or a myomectomy which may impact a woman's ability to carry a pregnancy to term. The solution Dr. Katsnelson argues is UFE or uterine fibroid embolization and RHOA star Cynthia Bailey is a believer. She joins Dr. Katsnelson and me to share her story of fibroid disease and how she has become an official advocate for having this important conversation.be9984d0-0c43-11ed-adbe-e9ea732b7480fullno00:24:53Mon, 25 Jul 2022 12:52:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Dr. Yan Katsnelson calls premature hysterectomy in women completely unnecessary. He argues it is time to check your circle and know your status to ignite the conversation amongst women and men about fibroid disease. Every year, millions of women suffer in silence. 80-percent of Black women and 70-percent of white women will be diagnosed with debilitating fibroid disease by the age of 50. Often women are told by doctors that the only remedy is surgery, either a total abdominal hysterectomy requiring 8-10 weeks of recovery time or a myomectomy which may impact a woman's ability to carry a pregnancy to term. The solution Dr. Katsnelson argues is UFE or uterine fibroid embolization and RHOA star Cynthia Bailey is a believer. She joins Dr. Katsnelson and me to share her story of fibroid disease and how she has become an official advocate for having this important conversation.Condace PressleyDr. Yan Katsnelson calls premature hysterectomy in women completely unnecessary. He argues it is time to check your circle and know your status to ignite the conversation amongst women and men about fibroid disease. Every year, millions of women suffer in silence. 80-percent of Black women and 70-percent of white women will be diagnosed with debilitating fibroid disease by the age of 50. Often women are told by doctors that the only remedy is surgery, either a total abdominal hysterectomy requiring 8-10 weeks of recovery time or a myomectomy which may impact a woman's ability to carry a pregnancy to term. The solution Dr. Katsnelson argues is UFE or uterine fibroid embolization and RHOA star Cynthia Bailey is a believer. She joins Dr. Katsnelson and me to share her story of fibroid disease and how she has become an official advocate for having this important conversation.community,affairsHow often do you find that your mind wanders to events in the past or worries of the future instead of what matters and what you can control in the here and now? In the book, Get Out of My Head: Creating Modern Clarity with Stoic Wisdom, author M. Andrew McConnell shows you it’s possible to achieve clarity, make good decisions, and rise in your career by illustrating that the human mind is not unlike real estate: adopting an owner’s mindset can make all the difference. Drawing on ancient Stoic philosophy, modern science, and remarkable stories of contemporary innovators in business, sports, and more, Get Out of My Head demonstrates how to effectively allocate your mental resources, set mental boundaries, and overcome challenges by seizing ownership of your own mind and channeling adversity as a vehicle for growth.82667dd0-0c42-11ed-96c1-fb2e92b828fafullno00:24:46Mon, 25 Jul 2022 12:47:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)How often do you find that your mind wanders to events in the past or worries of the future instead of what matters and what you can control in the here and now? In the book, Get Out of My Head: Creating Modern Clarity with Stoic Wisdom, author M. Andrew McConnell shows you it’s possible to achieve clarity, make good decisions, and rise in your career by illustrating that the human mind is not unlike real estate: adopting an owner’s mindset can make all the difference. Drawing on ancient Stoic philosophy, modern science, and remarkable stories of contemporary innovators in business, sports, and more, Get Out of My Head demonstrates how to effectively allocate your mental resources, set mental boundaries, and overcome challenges by seizing ownership of your own mind and channeling adversity as a vehicle for growth.Condace PressleyHow often do you find that your mind wanders to events in the past or worries of the future instead of what matters and what you can control in the here and now? In the book, Get Out of My Head: Creating Modern Clarity with Stoic Wisdom, author M. Andrew McConnell shows you it’s possible to achieve clarity, make good decisions, and rise in your career by illustrating that the human mind is not unlike real estate: adopting an owner’s mindset can make all the difference. Drawing on ancient Stoic philosophy, modern science, and remarkable stories of contemporary innovators in business, sports, and more, Get Out of My Head demonstrates how to effectively allocate your mental resources, set mental boundaries, and overcome challenges by seizing ownership of your own mind and channeling adversity as a vehicle for growth.community,affairsEating disorders do not discriminate. They impact people of every age, race, size, gender identity, sexual orientation and background. Many people who suffer from eating disorders are between the ages of 12 and 25. The nonprofit EDIN - Education and Insight on Eating DIsorders strives to serve as an Atlanta-based resource for those wanting to learn more about eating disorders, for those seeking help, and for those who provide eating disorders treatment and care. Marci Soran's son battled and defeated an eating disorder. She is the Executive Director of EDIN.4e168f80-0873-11ed-abe1-971da3a1fe7cfullno00:24:04Wed, 20 Jul 2022 15:46:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Eating disorders do not discriminate. They impact people of every age, race, size, gender identity, sexual orientation and background. Many people who suffer from eating disorders are between the ages of 12 and 25. The nonprofit EDIN - Education and Insight on Eating DIsorders strives to serve as an Atlanta-based resource for those wanting to learn more about eating disorders, for those seeking help, and for those who provide eating disorders treatment and care. Marci Soran's son battled and defeated an eating disorder. She is the Executive Director of EDIN.Condace PressleyEating disorders do not discriminate. They impact people of every age, race, size, gender identity, sexual orientation and background. Many people who suffer from eating disorders are between the ages of 12 and 25. The nonprofit EDIN - Education and Insight on Eating DIsorders strives to serve as an Atlanta-based resource for those wanting to learn more about eating disorders, for those seeking help, and for those who provide eating disorders treatment and care. Marci Soran's son battled and defeated an eating disorder. She is the Executive Director of EDIN.community,affairsDr. Nadia Lopez, acclaimed middle school founder and principal, award-winning education specialist, leadership coach and best-selling author, has a program, The Lopes Effect, which will expand to schools across the country and disrupt the school to prison pipeline. Dr. Lopez recognizes the tremendous pressures that administrators, students, teachers, and parents are under in the school environment today. From the residual shocks of school shootings to the controversies over mask-wearing, to the loss of learning caused by the Pandemic, to the debates over curriculum, Dr. Lopez works in and with schools to alleviate today's most pressing educational problems. As a sounding board when working one-on-one with teachers, she actively listens to their concerns, which often have not been heard. Additionally, she consults with parents to help them overcome issues affecting their children.24381880-02ef-11ed-ad45-b91bea758b37fullno00:24:49Wed, 13 Jul 2022 15:59:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Dr. Nadia Lopez, acclaimed middle school founder and principal, award-winning education specialist, leadership coach and best-selling author, has a program, The Lopes Effect, which will expand to schools across the country and disrupt the school to prison pipeline. Dr. Lopez recognizes the tremendous pressures that administrators, students, teachers, and parents are under in the school environment today. From the residual shocks of school shootings to the controversies over mask-wearing, to the loss of learning caused by the Pandemic, to the debates over curriculum, Dr. Lopez works in and with schools to alleviate today's most pressing educational problems. As a sounding board when working one-on-one with teachers, she actively listens to their concerns, which often have not been heard. Additionally, she consults with parents to help them overcome issues affecting their children.Condace PressleyDr. Nadia Lopez, acclaimed middle school founder and principal, award-winning education specialist, leadership coach and best-selling author, has a program, The Lopes Effect, which will expand to schools across the country and disrupt the school to prison pipeline. Dr. Lopez recognizes the tremendous pressures that administrators, students, teachers, and parents are under in the school environment today. From the residual shocks of school shootings to the controversies over mask-wearing, to the loss of learning caused by the Pandemic, to the debates over curriculum, Dr. Lopez works in and with schools to alleviate today's most pressing educational problems. As a sounding board when working one-on-one with teachers, she actively listens to their concerns, which often have not been heard. Additionally, she consults with parents to help them overcome issues affecting their children.community,affairsAmanda Brown founded her firm, Amanda Brown Olmstead Associates on June 1,1972, making her agency one of the longest serving full-service public relations firms not only in metro Atlanta but also in the Southeast. Before she married, she says people called her Amanda Brown from "out of town." This year she celebrates 50 years in business. Her boutique firm has worked in most industry segments and worked with everyone from Ambassador Andrew Young to the late C.T. Vivian. She has many great stories about her journey and what lies ahead for her and the firm.6cc69d30-02ee-11ed-b3c5-d9612c5e978cfullno00:24:55Wed, 13 Jul 2022 15:50:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Amanda Brown founded her firm, Amanda Brown Olmstead Associates on June 1,1972, making her agency one of the longest serving full-service public relations firms not only in metro Atlanta but also in the Southeast. Before she married, she says people called her Amanda Brown from "out of town." This year she celebrates 50 years in business. Her boutique firm has worked in most industry segments and worked with everyone from Ambassador Andrew Young to the late C.T. Vivian. She has many great stories about her journey and what lies ahead for her and the firm.Condace PressleyAmanda Brown founded her firm, Amanda Brown Olmstead Associates on June 1,1972, making her agency one of the longest serving full-service public relations firms not only in metro Atlanta but also in the Southeast. Before she married, she says people called her Amanda Brown from "out of town." This year she celebrates 50 years in business. Her boutique firm has worked in most industry segments and worked with everyone from Ambassador Andrew Young to the late C.T. Vivian. She has many great stories about her journey and what lies ahead for her and the firm.community,affairsJessica Nabongo loves to travel, so much so that she has visited the world’s 195 countries and 10 territories. She came away with two key lessons. First, most people are good. Second, we are more similar than we are different.” In her inspiring travelogue, The Catch Me If You Can: One Woman’s Journey to Every Country in the World, she describes her journey around the world, highlighting 100 countries with fascinating stories of adventure, culture, travel musts, and human connections.20964830-f636-11ec-b924-67fc63be97affullno00:24:40Mon, 27 Jun 2022 11:19:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Jessica Nabongo loves to travel, so much so that she has visited the world’s 195 countries and 10 territories. She came away with two key lessons. First, most people are good. Second, we are more similar than we are different.” In her inspiring travelogue, The Catch Me If You Can: One Woman’s Journey to Every Country in the World, she describes her journey around the world, highlighting 100 countries with fascinating stories of adventure, culture, travel musts, and human connections.Condace PressleyJessica Nabongo loves to travel, so much so that she has visited the world’s 195 countries and 10 territories. She came away with two key lessons. First, most people are good. Second, we are more similar than we are different.” In her inspiring travelogue, The Catch Me If You Can: One Woman’s Journey to Every Country in the World, she describes her journey around the world, highlighting 100 countries with fascinating stories of adventure, culture, travel musts, and human connections.community,affairsWhen I was a child, one of my favorite things about summer was the summer reading club. If I read a certain number of books I’d get tickets to an Atlanta braves game. This was back in the day when it was much easier for the club to give away tickets to kids – long before we became world champions. I say that to say this – if there is something your kids are doing this summer – in addition to sports, time at the pool and play dates with friends, they should be reading, and now is a great time for kids to read books with characters who look and live like we all do. Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich, is one of the authors of the young readers book, The Sun Does Shine: An Innocent Man, A Wrongful Conviction And The Long Path To Justice and Tracy Baptiste who tackles the origins of black icons with her book African Icons: Ten People who Shaped History.282f1540-f187-11ec-9b06-512de6528605fullno00:25:02Tue, 21 Jun 2022 12:16:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)When I was a child, one of my favorite things about summer was the summer reading club. If I read a certain number of books I’d get tickets to an Atlanta braves game. This was back in the day when it was much easier for the club to give away tickets to kids – long before we became world champions. I say that to say this – if there is something your kids are doing this summer – in addition to sports, time at the pool and play dates with friends, they should be reading, and now is a great time for kids to read books with characters who look and live like we all do. Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich, is one of the authors of the young readers book, The Sun Does Shine: An Innocent Man, A Wrongful Conviction And The Long Path To Justice and Tracy Baptiste who tackles the origins of black icons with her book African Icons: Ten People who Shaped History.Condace PressleyWhen I was a child, one of my favorite things about summer was the summer reading club. If I read a certain number of books I’d get tickets to an Atlanta braves game. This was back in the day when it was much easier for the club to give away tickets to kids – long before we became world champions. I say that to say this – if there is something your kids are doing this summer – in addition to sports, time at the pool and play dates with friends, they should be reading, and now is a great time for kids to read books with characters who look and live like we all do. Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich, is one of the authors of the young readers book, The Sun Does Shine: An Innocent Man, A Wrongful Conviction And The Long Path To Justice and Tracy Baptiste who tackles the origins of black icons with her book African Icons: Ten People who Shaped History.community,affairsTo know where we’re going, we first need to know where we’ve been. In her new book, The Bean Pie: A Remembering of our Family’s Faith, Fortitude, & Forgiveness, entrepreneur Tiffany Green-Abdullah explores this concept to analyze her ancestral past with her own family. The Bean Pie follows four generations of women in Tiffany’s family: Tiffany, her mother, her 2nd great aunt, and her grandmother. Green-Abdullah shares the lessons she and her family have learned by following the original bean pie recipe created by her 2nd great aunt Daisy—a recipe that has stood the test of time to become a celebrated staple in the homes of Black American Muslims. Green-Abdullah found that she has much in common with her ancestors despite growing up decades apart. She was intrigued by the fact that many of her ancestors went through similar trials and tribulations yet always found their way through.6238c9e0-eb30-11ec-a333-a34b0e112dc5fullno00:24:50Mon, 13 Jun 2022 10:37:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)To know where we’re going, we first need to know where we’ve been. In her new book, The Bean Pie: A Remembering of our Family’s Faith, Fortitude, & Forgiveness, entrepreneur Tiffany Green-Abdullah explores this concept to analyze her ancestral past with her own family. The Bean Pie follows four generations of women in Tiffany’s family: Tiffany, her mother, her 2nd great aunt, and her grandmother. Green-Abdullah shares the lessons she and her family have learned by following the original bean pie recipe created by her 2nd great aunt Daisy—a recipe that has stood the test of time to become a celebrated staple in the homes of Black American Muslims. Green-Abdullah found that she has much in common with her ancestors despite growing up decades apart. She was intrigued by the fact that many of her ancestors went through similar trials and tribulations yet always found their way through.Condace PressleyTo know where we’re going, we first need to know where we’ve been. In her new book, The Bean Pie: A Remembering of our Family’s Faith, Fortitude, & Forgiveness, entrepreneur Tiffany Green-Abdullah explores this concept to analyze her ancestral past with her own family. The Bean Pie follows four generations of women in Tiffany’s family: Tiffany, her mother, her 2nd great aunt, and her grandmother. Green-Abdullah shares the lessons she and her family have learned by following the original bean pie recipe created by her 2nd great aunt Daisy—a recipe that has stood the test of time to become a celebrated staple in the homes of Black American Muslims. Green-Abdullah found that she has much in common with her ancestors despite growing up decades apart. She was intrigued by the fact that many of her ancestors went through similar trials and tribulations yet always found their way through.community,affairsIn 1974 John Egerton wrote a book called the Americanization of Dixie. In 2022, Pulitzer Prize-winner Cynthia Tucker and award winning author Fry Gaillard carry that work forward in their book, The Southernization of America: A Story of Democracy in the Balance. In this work they take a deep dive into Nixon's Southern Strategy, the party of Reagan, the backlash against Barack Obama and so much more. Our conversation with Tucker comes days after another mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas where the souls of 19 children and 2 teachers were lost to gun violence. Tucker argues we are at a critical moment in American history. She and Gaillard call this a time of racial reckoning with democracy under siege.289dc320-e754-11ec-9566-376f82d32de8fullno00:23:44Wed, 08 Jun 2022 12:49:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)In 1974 John Egerton wrote a book called the Americanization of Dixie. In 2022, Pulitzer Prize-winner Cynthia Tucker and award winning author Fry Gaillard carry that work forward in their book, The Southernization of America: A Story of Democracy in the Balance. In this work they take a deep dive into Nixon's Southern Strategy, the party of Reagan, the backlash against Barack Obama and so much more. Our conversation with Tucker comes days after another mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas where the souls of 19 children and 2 teachers were lost to gun violence. Tucker argues we are at a critical moment in American history. She and Gaillard call this a time of racial reckoning with democracy under siege.Condace PressleyIn 1974 John Egerton wrote a book called the Americanization of Dixie. In 2022, Pulitzer Prize-winner Cynthia Tucker and award winning author Fry Gaillard carry that work forward in their book, The Southernization of America: A Story of Democracy in the Balance. In this work they take a deep dive into Nixon's Southern Strategy, the party of Reagan, the backlash against Barack Obama and so much more. Our conversation with Tucker comes days after another mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas where the souls of 19 children and 2 teachers were lost to gun violence. Tucker argues we are at a critical moment in American history. She and Gaillard call this a time of racial reckoning with democracy under siege.community,affairsMark Adam Wood aka 'The Captain' is one of the founding members of the funk band, Lakeside. The group will be performing along with Cameo and Confunkshun at the Mable House Amphitheatre on May 29. The band is originally from Dayton, Ohio and has been around for more than 40 years. He takes us back to the band's formation, their nine hit albums and the performers' balance between playing the hits audiences want to hear and their desire to share new music.f06a4700-dad9-11ec-9f51-91fb4c248151fullno00:24:19Mon, 23 May 2022 15:42:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Mark Adam Wood aka 'The Captain' is one of the founding members of the funk band, Lakeside. The group will be performing along with Cameo and Confunkshun at the Mable House Amphitheatre on May 29. The band is originally from Dayton, Ohio and has been around for more than 40 years. He takes us back to the band's formation, their nine hit albums and the performers' balance between playing the hits audiences want to hear and their desire to share new music.Condace PressleyMark Adam Wood aka 'The Captain' is one of the founding members of the funk band, Lakeside. The group will be performing along with Cameo and Confunkshun at the Mable House Amphitheatre on May 29. The band is originally from Dayton, Ohio and has been around for more than 40 years. He takes us back to the band's formation, their nine hit albums and the performers' balance between playing the hits audiences want to hear and their desire to share new music.community,affairsDuring their lifetimes, the late C.T. and Octavia Vivian collected more than 6,000 books on African American literature, history, poetry and more. The C.T. and Octavia Vivian Museum and Archives will honor their life and their legacy. DeAna Jo Vivian, their daughter-in-law heads the archive and recently honored authors including Natasha Trethewey, Taylor Branch, Tayari Jones, Ta-Nehisi Coates and Ernie Suggs with Kaleidoscope Awards for Literary Excellence. It is the first of many efforts to bring the Vivian Museum and Archives to life.d424d760-dad8-11ec-b78a-3bd8eba5fb2dfullno00:25:04Mon, 23 May 2022 15:29:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)During their lifetimes, the late C.T. and Octavia Vivian collected more than 6,000 books on African American literature, history, poetry and more. The C.T. and Octavia Vivian Museum and Archives will honor their life and their legacy. DeAna Jo Vivian, their daughter-in-law heads the archive and recently honored authors including Natasha Trethewey, Taylor Branch, Tayari Jones, Ta-Nehisi Coates and Ernie Suggs with Kaleidoscope Awards for Literary Excellence. It is the first of many efforts to bring the Vivian Museum and Archives to life.Condace PressleyDuring their lifetimes, the late C.T. and Octavia Vivian collected more than 6,000 books on African American literature, history, poetry and more. The C.T. and Octavia Vivian Museum and Archives will honor their life and their legacy. DeAna Jo Vivian, their daughter-in-law heads the archive and recently honored authors including Natasha Trethewey, Taylor Branch, Tayari Jones, Ta-Nehisi Coates and Ernie Suggs with Kaleidoscope Awards for Literary Excellence. It is the first of many efforts to bring the Vivian Museum and Archives to life.community,affairsWe first met Carmen Hope Thomas several years ago when we talked about her book, "Why Marry a Man You Don't Need." Fast forward to 2022 when we learn Thomas one night went to sleep with a headache and fatigue, and woke up completely blind the next morning. She found out her blindness was due to a brain tumor, and she was rushed to emergency surgery. After surgery, Carmen lost her hair and found research reports stating that chemicals in her preferred type of hair products could cause her brain tumor to return. So Carmen launched her own line of natural hair and skincare products brand, made from products from Jamaica where she's relocated with her family to enjoy a slower paced life.6ad4e550-d554-11ec-8bb9-c53e72db32ddfullno00:24:02Mon, 16 May 2022 15:05:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)We first met Carmen Hope Thomas several years ago when we talked about her book, "Why Marry a Man You Don't Need." Fast forward to 2022 when we learn Thomas one night went to sleep with a headache and fatigue, and woke up completely blind the next morning. She found out her blindness was due to a brain tumor, and she was rushed to emergency surgery. After surgery, Carmen lost her hair and found research reports stating that chemicals in her preferred type of hair products could cause her brain tumor to return. So Carmen launched her own line of natural hair and skincare products brand, made from products from Jamaica where she's relocated with her family to enjoy a slower paced life.Condace PressleyWe first met Carmen Hope Thomas several years ago when we talked about her book, "Why Marry a Man You Don't Need." Fast forward to 2022 when we learn Thomas one night went to sleep with a headache and fatigue, and woke up completely blind the next morning. She found out her blindness was due to a brain tumor, and she was rushed to emergency surgery. After surgery, Carmen lost her hair and found research reports stating that chemicals in her preferred type of hair products could cause her brain tumor to return. So Carmen launched her own line of natural hair and skincare products brand, made from products from Jamaica where she's relocated with her family to enjoy a slower paced life.community,affairsShe’s been called one of the most influential literary voices of a generation. Her debut novel, THE HATE U GIVE, started as a senior project in college. It was later acquired in a 13-publisher auction and debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. THE HATE U GIVE was adapted into a critically acclaimed film directed by George Tillman, Jr. The Hate U Give (2017) follows Starr Carter, a teen girl who is the only witness to her friend’s fatal shooting by a police officer. CONCRETE ROSE is set 17 years before the events of THE HATE U GIVE, following Maverick Carter, Starr’s father, as a teen. Both books are now available in paperback.8960c780-d553-11ec-bb54-c3687067b354fullno00:24:00Mon, 16 May 2022 14:59:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)She’s been called one of the most influential literary voices of a generation. Her debut novel, THE HATE U GIVE, started as a senior project in college. It was later acquired in a 13-publisher auction and debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. THE HATE U GIVE was adapted into a critically acclaimed film directed by George Tillman, Jr. The Hate U Give (2017) follows Starr Carter, a teen girl who is the only witness to her friend’s fatal shooting by a police officer. CONCRETE ROSE is set 17 years before the events of THE HATE U GIVE, following Maverick Carter, Starr’s father, as a teen. Both books are now available in paperback.Condace PressleyShe’s been called one of the most influential literary voices of a generation. Her debut novel, THE HATE U GIVE, started as a senior project in college. It was later acquired in a 13-publisher auction and debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. THE HATE U GIVE was adapted into a critically acclaimed film directed by George Tillman, Jr. The Hate U Give (2017) follows Starr Carter, a teen girl who is the only witness to her friend’s fatal shooting by a police officer. CONCRETE ROSE is set 17 years before the events of THE HATE U GIVE, following Maverick Carter, Starr’s father, as a teen. Both books are now available in paperback.community,affairsWhy are some people so good with technology? In the prevailing view, the answer is “natural ability”—and the lion’s share of those gifted just happen to be affluent white and Asian males. Beyond popular opinion, this assumption dominates education and the workplace, which not only puts women and other racial and ethnic groups at a disadvantage but also makes it harder to fight against inequities in tech. In REDEFINING GEEK: Bias and the Five Hidden Habits of Tech-Savvy Teens, Cassidy Puckett, assistant professor of sociology at Emory University, offers a fresh and surprising assessment of what it means to be good with technology. Then, a real treat - a conversation with Tony and Emmy Award-winning actor Courtney B. Vance. He reunites on screen with Aunjanue Ellis in 61st Street, a limited-run, eight episode series Sundays on AMC. Ellis, you'll recall earned an Academy Award nomination for her role in King Richard with Will Smith.12d50960-c648-11ec-a84c-e7213cf83431Per

]]>fullno00:49:20Wed, 27 Apr 2022 11:05:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Why are some people so good with technology? In the prevailing view, the answer is “natural ability”—and the lion’s share of those gifted just happen to be affluent white and Asian males. Beyond popular opinion, this assumption dominates education and the workplace, which not only puts women and other racial and ethnic groups at a disadvantage but also makes it harder to fight against inequities in tech. In REDEFINING GEEK: Bias and the Five Hidden Habits of Tech-Savvy Teens, Cassidy Puckett, assistant professor of sociology at Emory University, offers a fresh and surprising assessment of what it means to be good with technology. Then, a real treat - a conversation with Tony and Emmy Award-winning actor Courtney B. Vance. He reunites on screen with Aunjanue Ellis in 61st Street, a limited-run, eight episode series Sundays on AMC. Ellis, you'll recall earned an Academy Award nomination for her role in King Richard with Will Smith.Condace PressleyWhy are some people so good with technology? In the prevailing view, the answer is “natural ability”—and the lion’s share of those gifted just happen to be affluent white and Asian males. Beyond popular opinion, this assumption dominates education and the workplace, which not only puts women and other racial and ethnic groups at a disadvantage but also makes it harder to fight against inequities in tech. In REDEFINING GEEK: Bias and the Five Hidden Habits of Tech-Savvy Teens, Cassidy Puckett, assistant professor of sociology at Emory University, offers a fresh and surprising assessment of what it means to be good with technology. Then, a real treat - a conversation with Tony and Emmy Award-winning actor Courtney B. Vance. He reunites on screen with Aunjanue Ellis in 61st Street, a limited-run, eight episode series Sundays on AMC. Ellis, you'll recall earned an Academy Award nomination for her role in King Richard with Will Smith.community,affairsOn Easter Sunday we talk with Thomas Fellows. Fellows is an Atlanta native now living in Texas. He has written nine books which seek to interweave the Bible, his faith, history and literature. We talk about 2 of his books, one based on a small character in the classic To Kill a Mockingbird and the other based on the criminal who was crucified with Christ and asked for forgiveness.a07b9cc0-c331-11ec-9606-7b322bc49269fullno00:24:38Sat, 23 Apr 2022 13:10:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)On Easter Sunday we talk with Thomas Fellows. Fellows is an Atlanta native now living in Texas. He has written nine books which seek to interweave the Bible, his faith, history and literature. We talk about 2 of his books, one based on a small character in the classic To Kill a Mockingbird and the other based on the criminal who was crucified with Christ and asked for forgiveness.Condace PressleyOn Easter Sunday we talk with Thomas Fellows. Fellows is an Atlanta native now living in Texas. He has written nine books which seek to interweave the Bible, his faith, history and literature. We talk about 2 of his books, one based on a small character in the classic To Kill a Mockingbird and the other based on the criminal who was crucified with Christ and asked for forgiveness.community,affairsAmbassador Andrew Young recently celebrated his 90th birthday with a weeklong celebration across the city. To mark the milestone, Young collaborated with AJC race and culture reporter Ernie Suggs and longtime friend Don Bermudez to write "The Many Lives of Andrew Young" available where you find books today. Suggs talks about the urgency in writing this book now with the recent passing of the Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery, Dr. C.T. Vivian and Congressman John Lewis. What Young likes about this book is the fact that his grandchildren will enjoy reading it. Ernie and I also talk race and culture and the Oscars and the slap seen around the globe in defense of Will Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith over her battle with alopecia. That means hair loss and board certified dermatologist Dr. Chyna Steele Johnson joins me to discuss the problem and why it can be so devastating for Black women.97682340-bb5c-11ec-b3d5-09822260b120fullno00:44:34Wed, 13 Apr 2022 13:59:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Ambassador Andrew Young recently celebrated his 90th birthday with a weeklong celebration across the city. To mark the milestone, Young collaborated with AJC race and culture reporter Ernie Suggs and longtime friend Don Bermudez to write "The Many Lives of Andrew Young" available where you find books today. Suggs talks about the urgency in writing this book now with the recent passing of the Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery, Dr. C.T. Vivian and Congressman John Lewis. What Young likes about this book is the fact that his grandchildren will enjoy reading it. Ernie and I also talk race and culture and the Oscars and the slap seen around the globe in defense of Will Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith over her battle with alopecia. That means hair loss and board certified dermatologist Dr. Chyna Steele Johnson joins me to discuss the problem and why it can be so devastating for Black women.Condace PressleyAmbassador Andrew Young recently celebrated his 90th birthday with a weeklong celebration across the city. To mark the milestone, Young collaborated with AJC race and culture reporter Ernie Suggs and longtime friend Don Bermudez to write "The Many Lives of Andrew Young" available where you find books today. Suggs talks about the urgency in writing this book now with the recent passing of the Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery, Dr. C.T. Vivian and Congressman John Lewis. What Young likes about this book is the fact that his grandchildren will enjoy reading it. Ernie and I also talk race and culture and the Oscars and the slap seen around the globe in defense of Will Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith over her battle with alopecia. That means hair loss and board certified dermatologist Dr. Chyna Steele Johnson joins me to discuss the problem and why it can be so devastating for Black women.community,affairsFirst Presbyterian Church of Atlanta joins WSB Radio in its centennial celebration. Messages from the church have been on the radio and exclusively on WSB for a century. It is the oldest, and longest running radio ministry in the world. My guest is Pastor Tony Sundermeier. We talk about how the church will observe the milestone as well as the challenges in reaching the lost in the 21st century.d4c0bf70-bb5b-11ec-973b-3da22b79a328fullno00:24:48Wed, 13 Apr 2022 13:55:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta joins WSB Radio in its centennial celebration. Messages from the church have been on the radio and exclusively on WSB for a century. It is the oldest, and longest running radio ministry in the world. My guest is Pastor Tony Sundermeier. We talk about how the church will observe the milestone as well as the challenges in reaching the lost in the 21st century.Condace PressleyFirst Presbyterian Church of Atlanta joins WSB Radio in its centennial celebration. Messages from the church have been on the radio and exclusively on WSB for a century. It is the oldest, and longest running radio ministry in the world. My guest is Pastor Tony Sundermeier. We talk about how the church will observe the milestone as well as the challenges in reaching the lost in the 21st century.community,affairsBlack men have the lowest life expectancy of any major demographic group in the United States, as CDC figures affirm. Based on Census Bureau projections, the life expectancy for a Black American male born in 2020 is 74 years, nearly five years less than the life expectancy for a white newborn male. In JUST HEALTH: Treating Structural Racism to Heal America author Dayna Bowen Matthew makes a strong, evidence-based case that Black and Brown Americans are disproportionally dying young because of structural inequality and racism.c3fcc7d0-aed8-11ec-99e0-3be4e8fd0458fullno00:24:55Mon, 28 Mar 2022 15:48:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Black men have the lowest life expectancy of any major demographic group in the United States, as CDC figures affirm. Based on Census Bureau projections, the life expectancy for a Black American male born in 2020 is 74 years, nearly five years less than the life expectancy for a white newborn male. In JUST HEALTH: Treating Structural Racism to Heal America author Dayna Bowen Matthew makes a strong, evidence-based case that Black and Brown Americans are disproportionally dying young because of structural inequality and racism.Condace PressleyBlack men have the lowest life expectancy of any major demographic group in the United States, as CDC figures affirm. Based on Census Bureau projections, the life expectancy for a Black American male born in 2020 is 74 years, nearly five years less than the life expectancy for a white newborn male. In JUST HEALTH: Treating Structural Racism to Heal America author Dayna Bowen Matthew makes a strong, evidence-based case that Black and Brown Americans are disproportionally dying young because of structural inequality and racism.community,affairsGeorgia Congressman David Scott and Christopher Nunn, Executive Director of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs join Perspectives to discuss the new Georgia Housing Assistance Program. Federal legislation passed allocates $354 million dollars to Georgia homeowners in need. The money may be used to catch up on mortgage or rent payments and may be used to pay some utilities. Applicants must provide identity and financial information and payments are made directly to the creditors and not to the consumer. For more information, please visit https://georgiamortgageassistance.ga.gov/638795c0-aed8-11ec-8e24-e7b9c292621dfullno00:18:05Mon, 28 Mar 2022 15:33:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Georgia Congressman David Scott and Christopher Nunn, Executive Director of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs join Perspectives to discuss the new Georgia Housing Assistance Program. Federal legislation passed allocates $354 million dollars to Georgia homeowners in need. The money may be used to catch up on mortgage or rent payments and may be used to pay some utilities. Applicants must provide identity and financial information and payments are made directly to the creditors and not to the consumer. For more information, please visit https://georgiamortgageassistance.ga.gov/Condace PressleyGeorgia Congressman David Scott and Christopher Nunn, Executive Director of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs join Perspectives to discuss the new Georgia Housing Assistance Program. Federal legislation passed allocates $354 million dollars to Georgia homeowners in need. The money may be used to catch up on mortgage or rent payments and may be used to pay some utilities. Applicants must provide identity and financial information and payments are made directly to the creditors and not to the consumer. For more information, please visit https://georgiamortgageassistance.ga.gov/community,affairsDr. Jaqueline Dow is a research scientist who cares deeply about women's s health. When life circumstances dealt her a surprising blow, Dr. Dow was prepared to pivot with her passion: JDow fitness. Her goal is for women to look good and feel good in their clothes, especially two years at home in active wear. She launched an athleisure line that is featured in Target as part of the company's DE&I initiative, Black Beyond Measure.3b759a40-a3c2-11ec-8866-6708c4090bfffullno00:30:50Mon, 14 Mar 2022 12:53:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Dr. Jaqueline Dow is a research scientist who cares deeply about women's s health. When life circumstances dealt her a surprising blow, Dr. Dow was prepared to pivot with her passion: JDow fitness. Her goal is for women to look good and feel good in their clothes, especially two years at home in active wear. She launched an athleisure line that is featured in Target as part of the company's DE&I initiative, Black Beyond Measure.Condace PressleyDr. Jaqueline Dow is a research scientist who cares deeply about women's s health. When life circumstances dealt her a surprising blow, Dr. Dow was prepared to pivot with her passion: JDow fitness. Her goal is for women to look good and feel good in their clothes, especially two years at home in active wear. She launched an athleisure line that is featured in Target as part of the company's DE&I initiative, Black Beyond Measure.community,affairsDr. E. Dewey Smith is a minister working to end the human trafficking in our community. He is pastor of the House of Hope in Atlanta and Macon. In 2013, Dr. Smith launched The Tabitha's House, a nonprofit organization that provides housing, counseling and support to young girls rescued from human trafficking. His congregation is one of the few churches in the nation that owns a resource center and two residences that house and empower victims of human trafficking. In addition, Smith opened the Haven House, a fully staffed, professional and licensed counseling center that addresses the emotional and mental health concerns of people in the community.be6984e0-9ff1-11ec-9a7e-8dabc57f5a69fullno00:24:57Wed, 09 Mar 2022 15:38:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Dr. E. Dewey Smith is a minister working to end the human trafficking in our community. He is pastor of the House of Hope in Atlanta and Macon. In 2013, Dr. Smith launched The Tabitha's House, a nonprofit organization that provides housing, counseling and support to young girls rescued from human trafficking. His congregation is one of the few churches in the nation that owns a resource center and two residences that house and empower victims of human trafficking. In addition, Smith opened the Haven House, a fully staffed, professional and licensed counseling center that addresses the emotional and mental health concerns of people in the community.Condace PressleyDr. E. Dewey Smith is a minister working to end the human trafficking in our community. He is pastor of the House of Hope in Atlanta and Macon. In 2013, Dr. Smith launched The Tabitha's House, a nonprofit organization that provides housing, counseling and support to young girls rescued from human trafficking. His congregation is one of the few churches in the nation that owns a resource center and two residences that house and empower victims of human trafficking. In addition, Smith opened the Haven House, a fully staffed, professional and licensed counseling center that addresses the emotional and mental health concerns of people in the community.community,affairsWhat began as a single daily email of encouragement to a cancer patient and friend has turned into a movement of moments to encourage many. Susan Lax is a counselor who works with those touched by illness, grief and loving through death. From the one note to a friend there is now Morning Inspiration and a book, A Heart's Landscape: An invitation into the Garden of Moments.37b349a0-9ff1-11ec-b2b2-bd1e9c5b2baefullno00:25:01Wed, 09 Mar 2022 14:42:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)What began as a single daily email of encouragement to a cancer patient and friend has turned into a movement of moments to encourage many. Susan Lax is a counselor who works with those touched by illness, grief and loving through death. From the one note to a friend there is now Morning Inspiration and a book, A Heart's Landscape: An invitation into the Garden of Moments.Condace PressleyWhat began as a single daily email of encouragement to a cancer patient and friend has turned into a movement of moments to encourage many. Susan Lax is a counselor who works with those touched by illness, grief and loving through death. From the one note to a friend there is now Morning Inspiration and a book, A Heart's Landscape: An invitation into the Garden of Moments.community,affairsJoining me for this episode are authors Kimberlee Williams and Debby Irving. Kimberlee's new book is "Dear White Woman, Please Come Home." It is a series of 40 letters to a fictional missing white sister. Williams explores with many emotions how white women, often despite their best intentions signal to her and other Black women to proceed with caution when around them. These fictional letters are based on real events and serve as testimonies to the microaggressions that undermine and make Black and Brown women feel invisible and real friendships/relationships with white women difficult if not impossible.65b8be70-98c6-11ec-9d36-a90fbe5be6cafullno00:24:57Mon, 28 Feb 2022 12:40:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Joining me for this episode are authors Kimberlee Williams and Debby Irving. Kimberlee's new book is "Dear White Woman, Please Come Home." It is a series of 40 letters to a fictional missing white sister. Williams explores with many emotions how white women, often despite their best intentions signal to her and other Black women to proceed with caution when around them. These fictional letters are based on real events and serve as testimonies to the microaggressions that undermine and make Black and Brown women feel invisible and real friendships/relationships with white women difficult if not impossible.Condace PressleyJoining me for this episode are authors Kimberlee Williams and Debby Irving. Kimberlee's new book is "Dear White Woman, Please Come Home." It is a series of 40 letters to a fictional missing white sister. Williams explores with many emotions how white women, often despite their best intentions signal to her and other Black women to proceed with caution when around them. These fictional letters are based on real events and serve as testimonies to the microaggressions that undermine and make Black and Brown women feel invisible and real friendships/relationships with white women difficult if not impossible.community,affairsAs we round out black history month is DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond. Before becoming the DeKalb CEO, he served in the Georgia General Assembly and was the first African American elected to statewide office without having been appointed to the position first. He’s transformed the state department of family and children services, the labor department and the DeKalb county schools. But that’s not why he’s here. He’s here because he’s also a writer. His most recent book, freedom: Georgia’s anti-slavery heritage, 1733 to 1865 is listed as one of the 25 books all Georgians should read.e576ff10-98c5-11ec-8489-adf6423b5c3ffullno00:24:24Mon, 28 Feb 2022 12:36:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)As we round out black history month is DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond. Before becoming the DeKalb CEO, he served in the Georgia General Assembly and was the first African American elected to statewide office without having been appointed to the position first. He’s transformed the state department of family and children services, the labor department and the DeKalb county schools. But that’s not why he’s here. He’s here because he’s also a writer. His most recent book, freedom: Georgia’s anti-slavery heritage, 1733 to 1865 is listed as one of the 25 books all Georgians should read.Condace PressleyAs we round out black history month is DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond. Before becoming the DeKalb CEO, he served in the Georgia General Assembly and was the first African American elected to statewide office without having been appointed to the position first. He’s transformed the state department of family and children services, the labor department and the DeKalb county schools. But that’s not why he’s here. He’s here because he’s also a writer. His most recent book, freedom: Georgia’s anti-slavery heritage, 1733 to 1865 is listed as one of the 25 books all Georgians should read.community,affairsRichard Hicks leads InspirEDU a nonprofit organization working to close the digital divide in our community. Never had this become more apparent than during this pandemic when students and families did not have access to technology and/or the internet to live and to learn. Next we meet 2 Sisters of the Skies. There are fewer than 200 black female pilots on the flight deck and this nonprofit is working to grow their numbers. Stephanie Grant and Ann Marie Barry had a passion for flying as children. Now their dreams are reality and they are paying it forward to grow the numbers of women of color in aviation. Finally, we spend time with NBA Hall of Famer Don Chaney who thought his aches and pains were a result of a lifetime of playing basketball. Far from it. He is battling a heart condition called ATTR-CM. His condition is hereditary. Genetic testing uncovered it. Hereditary ATTR-CM affects primarily African Americans. A free web forum on February 28th will educate Atlanta on the symptoms and treatment for persons with ATTR-CMb2d05190-9344-11ec-a683-0d3b1c0ad100fullno00:48:20Mon, 21 Feb 2022 12:08:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Richard Hicks leads InspirEDU a nonprofit organization working to close the digital divide in our community. Never had this become more apparent than during this pandemic when students and families did not have access to technology and/or the internet to live and to learn. Next we meet 2 Sisters of the Skies. There are fewer than 200 black female pilots on the flight deck and this nonprofit is working to grow their numbers. Stephanie Grant and Ann Marie Barry had a passion for flying as children. Now their dreams are reality and they are paying it forward to grow the numbers of women of color in aviation. Finally, we spend time with NBA Hall of Famer Don Chaney who thought his aches and pains were a result of a lifetime of playing basketball. Far from it. He is battling a heart condition called ATTR-CM. His condition is hereditary. Genetic testing uncovered it. Hereditary ATTR-CM affects primarily African Americans. A free web forum on February 28th will educate Atlanta on the symptoms and treatment for persons with ATTR-CMCondace PressleyRichard Hicks leads InspirEDU a nonprofit organization working to close the digital divide in our community. Never had this become more apparent than during this pandemic when students and families did not have access to technology and/or the internet to live and to learn. Next we meet 2 Sisters of the Skies. There are fewer than 200 black female pilots on the flight deck and this nonprofit is working to grow their numbers. Stephanie Grant and Ann Marie Barry had a passion for flying as children. Now their dreams are reality and they are paying it forward to grow the numbers of women of color in aviation. Finally, we spend time with NBA Hall of Famer Don Chaney who thought his aches and pains were a result of a lifetime of playing basketball. Far from it. He is battling a heart condition called ATTR-CM. His condition is hereditary. Genetic testing uncovered it. Hereditary ATTR-CM affects primarily African Americans. A free web forum on February 28th will educate Atlanta on the symptoms and treatment for persons with ATTR-CMcommunity,affairsOn Feb 13, we meet Leah Henderson, children's author. Her book is A "Daddy Speaks Love" and is a delightfully illustrated story about the importance of a father's love for his daughter. In our conversation we also learn about Henderson's other work and her passions. Then we head over to the Alliance Theater where now through February 27th on the Coca Cola Stage is the story of Toni Stone, the first woman to play professional baseball in the Negro League. We talk with the production's director Tinashe Kajese-Bolden about this hidden figure in American History. We wrap this episode with a conversation with Kenny Blank, Executive Director of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival which continues through February 27th. The festival is virtual again this year with more than 55 films to stream at your leisure in addition to creative conversations with the film producers.3f211ea0-9009-11ec-8f86-f328222484eafullno00:49:47Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:42:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)On Feb 13, we meet Leah Henderson, children's author. Her book is A "Daddy Speaks Love" and is a delightfully illustrated story about the importance of a father's love for his daughter. In our conversation we also learn about Henderson's other work and her passions. Then we head over to the Alliance Theater where now through February 27th on the Coca Cola Stage is the story of Toni Stone, the first woman to play professional baseball in the Negro League. We talk with the production's director Tinashe Kajese-Bolden about this hidden figure in American History. We wrap this episode with a conversation with Kenny Blank, Executive Director of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival which continues through February 27th. The festival is virtual again this year with more than 55 films to stream at your leisure in addition to creative conversations with the film producers.Condace PressleyOn Feb 13, we meet Leah Henderson, children's author. Her book is A "Daddy Speaks Love" and is a delightfully illustrated story about the importance of a father's love for his daughter. In our conversation we also learn about Henderson's other work and her passions. Then we head over to the Alliance Theater where now through February 27th on the Coca Cola Stage is the story of Toni Stone, the first woman to play professional baseball in the Negro League. We talk with the production's director Tinashe Kajese-Bolden about this hidden figure in American History. We wrap this episode with a conversation with Kenny Blank, Executive Director of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival which continues through February 27th. The festival is virtual again this year with more than 55 films to stream at your leisure in addition to creative conversations with the film producers.community,affairsMy guest is Kimberly Jones. In the midst of the Black Lives Matter demonstrations in the aftermath of the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Brianna Taylor and far too many others. In six minutes and 46 seconds jones captured the hearts, minds and spirit of a community coming to grips with the racial reckoning that is upon us. Kimberly jones is Atlanta-based. She’s an activist and now an author. She’s written, "How We Can Win: Race, History and Changing the Money Game That’s Rigged. We also spend a few minutes with Robert Battle, Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returning to Atlanta February 10-13.44f40380-8847-11ec-b28f-99dad31b5336fullno00:48:49Mon, 07 Feb 2022 12:45:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)My guest is Kimberly Jones. In the midst of the Black Lives Matter demonstrations in the aftermath of the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Brianna Taylor and far too many others. In six minutes and 46 seconds jones captured the hearts, minds and spirit of a community coming to grips with the racial reckoning that is upon us. Kimberly jones is Atlanta-based. She’s an activist and now an author. She’s written, "How We Can Win: Race, History and Changing the Money Game That’s Rigged. We also spend a few minutes with Robert Battle, Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returning to Atlanta February 10-13.Condace PressleyMy guest is Kimberly Jones. In the midst of the Black Lives Matter demonstrations in the aftermath of the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Brianna Taylor and far too many others. In six minutes and 46 seconds jones captured the hearts, minds and spirit of a community coming to grips with the racial reckoning that is upon us. Kimberly jones is Atlanta-based. She’s an activist and now an author. She’s written, "How We Can Win: Race, History and Changing the Money Game That’s Rigged. We also spend a few minutes with Robert Battle, Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returning to Atlanta February 10-13.community,affairsCOVID fatigue is real and it's having an impact on our kids. One metro Atlanta company is working with school systems in Georgia and across the country to make remote learning easier and more accessible to students as well as serving as a one stop repair shop. Stratix frees up teachers to teach and IT staff to work on desktops, not mobile devices. Next, he's one to watch on the Barnes and Noble February list of writers. Antwan Eady of Savannah wrote Nigel and the Moon, a book about a boy and his dreams. He's an advocate for reading for for there being more books with characters of color in African American homes. Finally, many in Atlanta know Doug Hooker as the head of the Atlanta Regional Commission. On February 6, he'll be behind a lectern on stage conducting a symphony he wrote. Without Regard to Sex, Race, or Color debuts at the Ferst Center on the Georgia Tech campus to open Black History Month.b7521cd0-83ed-11ec-8421-3953d932e0d3fullno00:48:33Tue, 01 Feb 2022 23:53:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)COVID fatigue is real and it's having an impact on our kids. One metro Atlanta company is working with school systems in Georgia and across the country to make remote learning easier and more accessible to students as well as serving as a one stop repair shop. Stratix frees up teachers to teach and IT staff to work on desktops, not mobile devices. Next, he's one to watch on the Barnes and Noble February list of writers. Antwan Eady of Savannah wrote Nigel and the Moon, a book about a boy and his dreams. He's an advocate for reading for for there being more books with characters of color in African American homes. Finally, many in Atlanta know Doug Hooker as the head of the Atlanta Regional Commission. On February 6, he'll be behind a lectern on stage conducting a symphony he wrote. Without Regard to Sex, Race, or Color debuts at the Ferst Center on the Georgia Tech campus to open Black History Month.Condace PressleyCOVID fatigue is real and it's having an impact on our kids. One metro Atlanta company is working with school systems in Georgia and across the country to make remote learning easier and more accessible to students as well as serving as a one stop repair shop. Stratix frees up teachers to teach and IT staff to work on desktops, not mobile devices. Next, he's one to watch on the Barnes and Noble February list of writers. Antwan Eady of Savannah wrote Nigel and the Moon, a book about a boy and his dreams. He's an advocate for reading for for there being more books with characters of color in African American homes. Finally, many in Atlanta know Doug Hooker as the head of the Atlanta Regional Commission. On February 6, he'll be behind a lectern on stage conducting a symphony he wrote. Without Regard to Sex, Race, or Color debuts at the Ferst Center on the Georgia Tech campus to open Black History Month.community,affairsMore than one-third of Georgia parents with young children say they or someone in their family has had to quit a job, not take a job, or greatly change jobs in the past year because of problems with childcare. The ongoing pandemic has only aggravated the problem. For more than a decade, GEEARS, the Georgia early education alliance for ready students, works to inspire and to provide leadership for a statewide movement on quality early learning and healthy development for all children from birth through age five. Mindy Binderman is the executive director of GEEARS. Next we talk with Monique Shields the Executive Director of Breakthrough Atlanta, a nonprofit summer program for students which currently is recruiting student teachers for its 2022 program.7be80410-7d47-11ec-b1db-d9fb5d0640f7fullno00:23:47Mon, 24 Jan 2022 12:53:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)More than one-third of Georgia parents with young children say they or someone in their family has had to quit a job, not take a job, or greatly change jobs in the past year because of problems with childcare. The ongoing pandemic has only aggravated the problem. For more than a decade, GEEARS, the Georgia early education alliance for ready students, works to inspire and to provide leadership for a statewide movement on quality early learning and healthy development for all children from birth through age five. Mindy Binderman is the executive director of GEEARS. Next we talk with Monique Shields the Executive Director of Breakthrough Atlanta, a nonprofit summer program for students which currently is recruiting student teachers for its 2022 program.Condace PressleyMore than one-third of Georgia parents with young children say they or someone in their family has had to quit a job, not take a job, or greatly change jobs in the past year because of problems with childcare. The ongoing pandemic has only aggravated the problem. For more than a decade, GEEARS, the Georgia early education alliance for ready students, works to inspire and to provide leadership for a statewide movement on quality early learning and healthy development for all children from birth through age five. Mindy Binderman is the executive director of GEEARS. Next we talk with Monique Shields the Executive Director of Breakthrough Atlanta, a nonprofit summer program for students which currently is recruiting student teachers for its 2022 program.community,affairsThe year was 1964 and the stakes were high. This was the last and only chance for David Harris. He wrestled with being forthright about his race. After all, with his light skin, wavy hair, and green eyes, he could pass for white. But Harris was determined to fly airplanes as a black male pilot – even though in 1964 black men were not commercial airline pilots. This is the story Michael Cottman tells in “segregated skies” David Harris’ trailblazing journey to rise above racial barriers.ddc4c8e0-795c-11ec-94ee-815ec8339c71fullno00:25:00Wed, 19 Jan 2022 13:15:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)The year was 1964 and the stakes were high. This was the last and only chance for David Harris. He wrestled with being forthright about his race. After all, with his light skin, wavy hair, and green eyes, he could pass for white. But Harris was determined to fly airplanes as a black male pilot – even though in 1964 black men were not commercial airline pilots. This is the story Michael Cottman tells in “segregated skies” David Harris’ trailblazing journey to rise above racial barriers.Condace PressleyThe year was 1964 and the stakes were high. This was the last and only chance for David Harris. He wrestled with being forthright about his race. After all, with his light skin, wavy hair, and green eyes, he could pass for white. But Harris was determined to fly airplanes as a black male pilot – even though in 1964 black men were not commercial airline pilots. This is the story Michael Cottman tells in “segregated skies” David Harris’ trailblazing journey to rise above racial barriers.community,affairsHe's performed with the greatest jazz musicians: DIzzy Gillespie, Betty Buckley, Lou Rawls and many more. What drives Kenny Werner, artistic director of the Effortless Mastery Institute at Berklee College of Music is not playing the instrument, but becoming the instrument. His book, Becoming the Instrument: Lessons on Self-Mastery from Music to Life mixes his philosophical, spiritual perspective with his mastery of Jazz to create a life map. He argues if you clear away life's baggage and pull out the best within you and become as authentic as possible, you lift your performance in all aspects of life to the highest levels.8d3501a0-723e-11ec-b2af-27e57c1bfe88fullno00:41:44Mon, 10 Jan 2022 11:28:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)He's performed with the greatest jazz musicians: DIzzy Gillespie, Betty Buckley, Lou Rawls and many more. What drives Kenny Werner, artistic director of the Effortless Mastery Institute at Berklee College of Music is not playing the instrument, but becoming the instrument. His book, Becoming the Instrument: Lessons on Self-Mastery from Music to Life mixes his philosophical, spiritual perspective with his mastery of Jazz to create a life map. He argues if you clear away life's baggage and pull out the best within you and become as authentic as possible, you lift your performance in all aspects of life to the highest levels.Condace PressleyHe's performed with the greatest jazz musicians: DIzzy Gillespie, Betty Buckley, Lou Rawls and many more. What drives Kenny Werner, artistic director of the Effortless Mastery Institute at Berklee College of Music is not playing the instrument, but becoming the instrument. His book, Becoming the Instrument: Lessons on Self-Mastery from Music to Life mixes his philosophical, spiritual perspective with his mastery of Jazz to create a life map. He argues if you clear away life's baggage and pull out the best within you and become as authentic as possible, you lift your performance in all aspects of life to the highest levels.community,affairsThursday, January 6 at 8pm on ABC "Women of the Movement, a six-episode limited series event premiers. It is based on the true story of Emmett Till and his mother Mamie Till-Mobley. For many, it is an unknown story. Till was a 14 year old boy murdered in Mississippi for allegedly whistling at a white woman. The men arrested and charged with the crime were acquitted. Last year, the Justice Department closed the case of Till's murder. Last month, ABC screened the first 2 hours of the series and invited me to moderate a conversation featuring the series creator, co-author of the book with Till-Mobley, the actors in the production and members of Till's family. This is that conversation.f4717100-6f3f-11ec-81f5-b7cfbf6ce367fullno00:24:56Thu, 06 Jan 2022 16:21:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Thursday, January 6 at 8pm on ABC "Women of the Movement, a six-episode limited series event premiers. It is based on the true story of Emmett Till and his mother Mamie Till-Mobley. For many, it is an unknown story. Till was a 14 year old boy murdered in Mississippi for allegedly whistling at a white woman. The men arrested and charged with the crime were acquitted. Last year, the Justice Department closed the case of Till's murder. Last month, ABC screened the first 2 hours of the series and invited me to moderate a conversation featuring the series creator, co-author of the book with Till-Mobley, the actors in the production and members of Till's family. This is that conversation.Condace PressleyThursday, January 6 at 8pm on ABC "Women of the Movement, a six-episode limited series event premiers. It is based on the true story of Emmett Till and his mother Mamie Till-Mobley. For many, it is an unknown story. Till was a 14 year old boy murdered in Mississippi for allegedly whistling at a white woman. The men arrested and charged with the crime were acquitted. Last year, the Justice Department closed the case of Till's murder. Last month, ABC screened the first 2 hours of the series and invited me to moderate a conversation featuring the series creator, co-author of the book with Till-Mobley, the actors in the production and members of Till's family. This is that conversation.community,affairsIn America's Original Sin, author John Rhodehamel examines the life of John Wilkes Booth and his motive for the murder of President Abraham Lincoln. Rhodhamel argues Booth was a White Supremacist and his fear of the integration of a Black community under Lincoln threatened the life he and others like him enjoyed. Next we talk with Karen Comer Lowe, Executive Director and Chief Curator of Atlanta's Hammonds House Museum. On exhibit through the end of January is Exhibiting Culture: Highlights from the Hammonds House Museum Collection. At the center of the collection are 250 works collected by the home's former owner Dr. Otis Thrash Hammonds including work by master artist Romare Bearden and the oldest known painting by acclaimed landscape artist Robert S. Duncanson. There are also works on display showcasing the work of Black female artists including Elizabeth Catlett, Nellie Mae Rowe and Renee' Stout.45f099d0-6370-11ec-887a-419c819de230fullno00:25:12Wed, 22 Dec 2021 15:12:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)In America's Original Sin, author John Rhodehamel examines the life of John Wilkes Booth and his motive for the murder of President Abraham Lincoln. Rhodhamel argues Booth was a White Supremacist and his fear of the integration of a Black community under Lincoln threatened the life he and others like him enjoyed. Next we talk with Karen Comer Lowe, Executive Director and Chief Curator of Atlanta's Hammonds House Museum. On exhibit through the end of January is Exhibiting Culture: Highlights from the Hammonds House Museum Collection. At the center of the collection are 250 works collected by the home's former owner Dr. Otis Thrash Hammonds including work by master artist Romare Bearden and the oldest known painting by acclaimed landscape artist Robert S. Duncanson. There are also works on display showcasing the work of Black female artists including Elizabeth Catlett, Nellie Mae Rowe and Renee' Stout.Condace PressleyIn America's Original Sin, author John Rhodehamel examines the life of John Wilkes Booth and his motive for the murder of President Abraham Lincoln. Rhodhamel argues Booth was a White Supremacist and his fear of the integration of a Black community under Lincoln threatened the life he and others like him enjoyed. Next we talk with Karen Comer Lowe, Executive Director and Chief Curator of Atlanta's Hammonds House Museum. On exhibit through the end of January is Exhibiting Culture: Highlights from the Hammonds House Museum Collection. At the center of the collection are 250 works collected by the home's former owner Dr. Otis Thrash Hammonds including work by master artist Romare Bearden and the oldest known painting by acclaimed landscape artist Robert S. Duncanson. There are also works on display showcasing the work of Black female artists including Elizabeth Catlett, Nellie Mae Rowe and Renee' Stout.community,affairsFollowing a year-plus of being stuck inside because of the pandemic, live theater is slowly returning. The Alliance Theatre took the year to reimagine and build a new set for the holiday classic A Christmas Carol on the Coca Cola stage now through December 24. Additionally, a filmed version of the production is available to stream beginning December 17. Another holiday tradition has returned to the stage at the Ferst Center for the Arts on the Georgia Tech Campus. Black Nativity is an African-American telling of the Nativity story, based on the Song Play written by acclaimed African-American poet and playwright Langston Hughes. The show opens in a modern day African-American church on Christmas day, filled with testifying deacons, sanctified ladies, and down-home preaching and ultimately recreates the journey of Mary and Joseph, resplendent in African costumes, to Bethlehem, accompanied by a rousing repertoire of old-fashioned spirituals. Today with talk with the directors of both shows as well as members of each cast.f5a73ad0-5c45-11ec-80be-6b42da2410f8fullno00:24:46Mon, 13 Dec 2021 12:43:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Following a year-plus of being stuck inside because of the pandemic, live theater is slowly returning. The Alliance Theatre took the year to reimagine and build a new set for the holiday classic A Christmas Carol on the Coca Cola stage now through December 24. Additionally, a filmed version of the production is available to stream beginning December 17. Another holiday tradition has returned to the stage at the Ferst Center for the Arts on the Georgia Tech Campus. Black Nativity is an African-American telling of the Nativity story, based on the Song Play written by acclaimed African-American poet and playwright Langston Hughes. The show opens in a modern day African-American church on Christmas day, filled with testifying deacons, sanctified ladies, and down-home preaching and ultimately recreates the journey of Mary and Joseph, resplendent in African costumes, to Bethlehem, accompanied by a rousing repertoire of old-fashioned spirituals. Today with talk with the directors of both shows as well as members of each cast.Condace PressleyFollowing a year-plus of being stuck inside because of the pandemic, live theater is slowly returning. The Alliance Theatre took the year to reimagine and build a new set for the holiday classic A Christmas Carol on the Coca Cola stage now through December 24. Additionally, a filmed version of the production is available to stream beginning December 17. Another holiday tradition has returned to the stage at the Ferst Center for the Arts on the Georgia Tech Campus. Black Nativity is an African-American telling of the Nativity story, based on the Song Play written by acclaimed African-American poet and playwright Langston Hughes. The show opens in a modern day African-American church on Christmas day, filled with testifying deacons, sanctified ladies, and down-home preaching and ultimately recreates the journey of Mary and Joseph, resplendent in African costumes, to Bethlehem, accompanied by a rousing repertoire of old-fashioned spirituals. Today with talk with the directors of both shows as well as members of each cast.community,affairsOur friends in education tell me the pandemic has set learning - especially in our public schools back four years. That's not the half of it. New research from the Atlanta-based organization Learn 4 Life found the number of students applying for financial aid to go to college has fallen. The reason for fewer applications, the lack of personal interaction with a trusted adult to help a student complete the forms. The forms a complicated and require a student gather a great deal of information from their families such as IRS forms and more. Without a caring, trusted adult to help, students don't apply. There is a way to help. The United Way of Greater Atlanta will train interested adults how to fill out the forms and then point the adult to a school where their help is greatly needed. My guest is Learn4Life Executive Director Ken Zeff.7fabd9e0-5c44-11ec-ae04-276c6a5ee689fullno00:24:47Mon, 13 Dec 2021 12:37:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Our friends in education tell me the pandemic has set learning - especially in our public schools back four years. That's not the half of it. New research from the Atlanta-based organization Learn 4 Life found the number of students applying for financial aid to go to college has fallen. The reason for fewer applications, the lack of personal interaction with a trusted adult to help a student complete the forms. The forms a complicated and require a student gather a great deal of information from their families such as IRS forms and more. Without a caring, trusted adult to help, students don't apply. There is a way to help. The United Way of Greater Atlanta will train interested adults how to fill out the forms and then point the adult to a school where their help is greatly needed. My guest is Learn4Life Executive Director Ken Zeff.Condace PressleyOur friends in education tell me the pandemic has set learning - especially in our public schools back four years. That's not the half of it. New research from the Atlanta-based organization Learn 4 Life found the number of students applying for financial aid to go to college has fallen. The reason for fewer applications, the lack of personal interaction with a trusted adult to help a student complete the forms. The forms a complicated and require a student gather a great deal of information from their families such as IRS forms and more. Without a caring, trusted adult to help, students don't apply. There is a way to help. The United Way of Greater Atlanta will train interested adults how to fill out the forms and then point the adult to a school where their help is greatly needed. My guest is Learn4Life Executive Director Ken Zeff.community,affairsOn this episode we conclude our conversation with educator and social media influencer Dr. Zackory Kirk with his thoughts on the debate over Critical Race Theory and the 1619 project. Next a conversation with Morehouse College senior Elisha Talley. This 25-year-old Chemistry major from Camden, New Jersey is more than a non-traditional student who benefited greatly from his UNCF scholarship. The Mayor's Masked Ball coming up on December 18 hosted by Lynn Whitfield and featuring entertainment from singer Anthony Hamilton raises money for the United Negro College fund. Because of COVID-19 protocols, the ball has limited in person tickets. A virtual component is also available. Visit www.uncf.org for more information.858fa300-56f7-11ec-b80b-9535812fafdbfullno00:19:57Mon, 06 Dec 2021 18:42:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)On this episode we conclude our conversation with educator and social media influencer Dr. Zackory Kirk with his thoughts on the debate over Critical Race Theory and the 1619 project. Next a conversation with Morehouse College senior Elisha Talley. This 25-year-old Chemistry major from Camden, New Jersey is more than a non-traditional student who benefited greatly from his UNCF scholarship. The Mayor's Masked Ball coming up on December 18 hosted by Lynn Whitfield and featuring entertainment from singer Anthony Hamilton raises money for the United Negro College fund. Because of COVID-19 protocols, the ball has limited in person tickets. A virtual component is also available. Visit www.uncf.org for more information.Condace PressleyOn this episode we conclude our conversation with educator and social media influencer Dr. Zackory Kirk with his thoughts on the debate over Critical Race Theory and the 1619 project. Next a conversation with Morehouse College senior Elisha Talley. This 25-year-old Chemistry major from Camden, New Jersey is more than a non-traditional student who benefited greatly from his UNCF scholarship. The Mayor's Masked Ball coming up on December 18 hosted by Lynn Whitfield and featuring entertainment from singer Anthony Hamilton raises money for the United Negro College fund. Because of COVID-19 protocols, the ball has limited in person tickets. A virtual component is also available. Visit www.uncf.org for more information.community,affairsTopical conversation with educator and influencer Dr. Zackory Kirk about current events including the Atlanta Mayoral election, the race for Georgia Governor, the 2022 midterm elections, the debate over Critical Race Theory and cancel culture. Kirk is a new content creator for Linked In's education hub.77489ff0-56f6-11ec-b83b-2795c4ad88c1fullno00:25:02Mon, 06 Dec 2021 18:24:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Topical conversation with educator and influencer Dr. Zackory Kirk about current events including the Atlanta Mayoral election, the race for Georgia Governor, the 2022 midterm elections, the debate over Critical Race Theory and cancel culture. Kirk is a new content creator for Linked In's education hub.Condace PressleyTopical conversation with educator and influencer Dr. Zackory Kirk about current events including the Atlanta Mayoral election, the race for Georgia Governor, the 2022 midterm elections, the debate over Critical Race Theory and cancel culture. Kirk is a new content creator for Linked In's education hub.community,affairsMission Role Call is a nonpartisan movement working to provide America's veterans a powerful and unified voice in Washington. The organization's top priorities are ending veteran suicide, providing easier access to health care and serving as an advocate for unserved veterans. The group is led by Atlanta resident Patrick Griffith. Next, a conversation with the Executive Director of Ahimsa House, Myra Resnick. Ahimsa House helps victims of domestic violence escape their situation and provides temporary shelter for their animals. The conversation is part of our raising awareness of Georgia Gives on Giving Tuesday.096c65c0-56f4-11ec-beb3-b1625ebfb740fullno00:20:14Mon, 06 Dec 2021 17:52:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Mission Role Call is a nonpartisan movement working to provide America's veterans a powerful and unified voice in Washington. The organization's top priorities are ending veteran suicide, providing easier access to health care and serving as an advocate for unserved veterans. The group is led by Atlanta resident Patrick Griffith. Next, a conversation with the Executive Director of Ahimsa House, Myra Resnick. Ahimsa House helps victims of domestic violence escape their situation and provides temporary shelter for their animals. The conversation is part of our raising awareness of Georgia Gives on Giving Tuesday.Condace PressleyMission Role Call is a nonpartisan movement working to provide America's veterans a powerful and unified voice in Washington. The organization's top priorities are ending veteran suicide, providing easier access to health care and serving as an advocate for unserved veterans. The group is led by Atlanta resident Patrick Griffith. Next, a conversation with the Executive Director of Ahimsa House, Myra Resnick. Ahimsa House helps victims of domestic violence escape their situation and provides temporary shelter for their animals. The conversation is part of our raising awareness of Georgia Gives on Giving Tuesday.community,affairsNovember 30 is Giving Tuesday. It is Georgia's greatest day of generosity. After Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Shop Local Saturday and Cyber Monday, the community asks you go support the nonprofit organization that means something to you. For 130 years, Families First has been a change agent for families. This nonprofit seeks to accelerate families toward a permanent path of stability and success. Our vision focuses on two generations – the parent and the child – and combines critical Families First services like counseling, parenting skills and maternal health support with those of our partners in housing, education, hunger and workforce development.dac0b510-4bc9-11ec-969f-3ba78c6c569bfullno00:25:01Mon, 22 Nov 2021 13:19:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)November 30 is Giving Tuesday. It is Georgia's greatest day of generosity. After Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Shop Local Saturday and Cyber Monday, the community asks you go support the nonprofit organization that means something to you. For 130 years, Families First has been a change agent for families. This nonprofit seeks to accelerate families toward a permanent path of stability and success. Our vision focuses on two generations – the parent and the child – and combines critical Families First services like counseling, parenting skills and maternal health support with those of our partners in housing, education, hunger and workforce development.Condace PressleyNovember 30 is Giving Tuesday. It is Georgia's greatest day of generosity. After Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Shop Local Saturday and Cyber Monday, the community asks you go support the nonprofit organization that means something to you. For 130 years, Families First has been a change agent for families. This nonprofit seeks to accelerate families toward a permanent path of stability and success. Our vision focuses on two generations – the parent and the child – and combines critical Families First services like counseling, parenting skills and maternal health support with those of our partners in housing, education, hunger and workforce development.community,affairsImagine making the decision to go into business for yourself. Imagine beginning the journey in early 2020. Charise M. Williams has spent much of her career working in the nonprofit sector. In early 2020 she decided to embrace entrepreneurship as a professional leadership coach. What Williams did not anticipate was the start of a global pandemic. Nonetheless she persisted and also wrote a book, The Joy of Thriving While Black. In adversity following the deaths of Ahmad Arbery, George Floyd, Brianna Taylor and too many others to mention, Williams decided that there were more Black stories to be told and she does so in this new book.283e89c0-4bc9-11ec-ad54-05c1fb812083fullno00:25:00Mon, 22 Nov 2021 13:12:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Imagine making the decision to go into business for yourself. Imagine beginning the journey in early 2020. Charise M. Williams has spent much of her career working in the nonprofit sector. In early 2020 she decided to embrace entrepreneurship as a professional leadership coach. What Williams did not anticipate was the start of a global pandemic. Nonetheless she persisted and also wrote a book, The Joy of Thriving While Black. In adversity following the deaths of Ahmad Arbery, George Floyd, Brianna Taylor and too many others to mention, Williams decided that there were more Black stories to be told and she does so in this new book.Condace PressleyImagine making the decision to go into business for yourself. Imagine beginning the journey in early 2020. Charise M. Williams has spent much of her career working in the nonprofit sector. In early 2020 she decided to embrace entrepreneurship as a professional leadership coach. What Williams did not anticipate was the start of a global pandemic. Nonetheless she persisted and also wrote a book, The Joy of Thriving While Black. In adversity following the deaths of Ahmad Arbery, George Floyd, Brianna Taylor and too many others to mention, Williams decided that there were more Black stories to be told and she does so in this new book.community,affairsIn October, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp called a special session of the Georgia Legislature for the purposes of redistricting. This act determines who represents you in the legislature and in Congress. What influence do you have, if any in the process? We put this question to the Political Director of the Georgia ACLU, Christopher Bruce. Then we turn to a community issue. November is National Adoption Month and for 150 years Wellroot Family Services has provided support and fostered adoptions to children and teens in Georgia's foster care system. Allison Ashe leads Wellroot which was originally the Decatur Orphanage and later the United Methodist Children's Home. Now more than ever, there is a need for families of color to step up to foster and adopt children in the system.dfa9d090-4660-11ec-a201-dd1c7f9cf414fullno00:24:51Mon, 15 Nov 2021 16:05:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)In October, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp called a special session of the Georgia Legislature for the purposes of redistricting. This act determines who represents you in the legislature and in Congress. What influence do you have, if any in the process? We put this question to the Political Director of the Georgia ACLU, Christopher Bruce. Then we turn to a community issue. November is National Adoption Month and for 150 years Wellroot Family Services has provided support and fostered adoptions to children and teens in Georgia's foster care system. Allison Ashe leads Wellroot which was originally the Decatur Orphanage and later the United Methodist Children's Home. Now more than ever, there is a need for families of color to step up to foster and adopt children in the system.Condace PressleyIn October, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp called a special session of the Georgia Legislature for the purposes of redistricting. This act determines who represents you in the legislature and in Congress. What influence do you have, if any in the process? We put this question to the Political Director of the Georgia ACLU, Christopher Bruce. Then we turn to a community issue. November is National Adoption Month and for 150 years Wellroot Family Services has provided support and fostered adoptions to children and teens in Georgia's foster care system. Allison Ashe leads Wellroot which was originally the Decatur Orphanage and later the United Methodist Children's Home. Now more than ever, there is a need for families of color to step up to foster and adopt children in the system.community,affairsShe's Atlanta born and bred. She comes from a family of entrepreneurs and thrives as a successful business owner. Dr. Felicia Philips is founder of MogulCon, a 2 day workshop for Black female entrepreneurs. She teaches would-be successful business owners how to build a sustainable strategy to accelerate their businesses. Additionally she's a wife and mother and shares with us how she manages the life-work balance.23d44900-4660-11ec-b18f-7109d9e58085fullno00:24:55Mon, 15 Nov 2021 15:57:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)She's Atlanta born and bred. She comes from a family of entrepreneurs and thrives as a successful business owner. Dr. Felicia Philips is founder of MogulCon, a 2 day workshop for Black female entrepreneurs. She teaches would-be successful business owners how to build a sustainable strategy to accelerate their businesses. Additionally she's a wife and mother and shares with us how she manages the life-work balance.Condace PressleyShe's Atlanta born and bred. She comes from a family of entrepreneurs and thrives as a successful business owner. Dr. Felicia Philips is founder of MogulCon, a 2 day workshop for Black female entrepreneurs. She teaches would-be successful business owners how to build a sustainable strategy to accelerate their businesses. Additionally she's a wife and mother and shares with us how she manages the life-work balance.community,affairsMoving in The Spirit is an award-winning creative youth development organization that has worked to transform the lives of young people in Atlanta for 35 years through the art of dance. Last month Moving in the Spirit opened a new facility near the Candler/Edgewood MARTA station making the organization’s programs available to many. My guest is one of the organization’s three founders and its CEO, Dana Lupton.c58fff80-3b4a-11ec-8840-939e41037df2fullno00:19:59Mon, 01 Nov 2021 14:31:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Moving in The Spirit is an award-winning creative youth development organization that has worked to transform the lives of young people in Atlanta for 35 years through the art of dance. Last month Moving in the Spirit opened a new facility near the Candler/Edgewood MARTA station making the organization’s programs available to many. My guest is one of the organization’s three founders and its CEO, Dana Lupton.Condace PressleyMoving in The Spirit is an award-winning creative youth development organization that has worked to transform the lives of young people in Atlanta for 35 years through the art of dance. Last month Moving in the Spirit opened a new facility near the Candler/Edgewood MARTA station making the organization’s programs available to many. My guest is one of the organization’s three founders and its CEO, Dana Lupton.community,affairsBlack professionals hold only 3.2 percent of all executive or senior leadership roles in corporate America. When you drill down to the fortune 500 companies, it’s less than one percent. Why is that? A study from the consulting group McKinsey says Black employees are 23-percent less likely to say they receive a lot or quite a bit of support to advance in the workplace. Joining me to discuss is Dennis Kimbro – the best-selling author of Think and Grow Rich and Jerome Hutchinson, Jr., Founder and Chief Servant Officer of The International Career And Business Alliance. He’s also co-founder of Black Professionals’ Month.4fbc88a0-3b4a-11ec-96ae-5dd65f27c914fullno00:24:50Mon, 01 Nov 2021 14:26:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Black professionals hold only 3.2 percent of all executive or senior leadership roles in corporate America. When you drill down to the fortune 500 companies, it’s less than one percent. Why is that? A study from the consulting group McKinsey says Black employees are 23-percent less likely to say they receive a lot or quite a bit of support to advance in the workplace. Joining me to discuss is Dennis Kimbro – the best-selling author of Think and Grow Rich and Jerome Hutchinson, Jr., Founder and Chief Servant Officer of The International Career And Business Alliance. He’s also co-founder of Black Professionals’ Month.Condace PressleyBlack professionals hold only 3.2 percent of all executive or senior leadership roles in corporate America. When you drill down to the fortune 500 companies, it’s less than one percent. Why is that? A study from the consulting group McKinsey says Black employees are 23-percent less likely to say they receive a lot or quite a bit of support to advance in the workplace. Joining me to discuss is Dennis Kimbro – the best-selling author of Think and Grow Rich and Jerome Hutchinson, Jr., Founder and Chief Servant Officer of The International Career And Business Alliance. He’s also co-founder of Black Professionals’ Month.community,affairsAfter a harrowing interaction with police a a local D.C. park, Malcolm, 16, is angry and despondent and feels like nothing good ever happens for teens like him. The growing violence in his neighborhood leads his mother to send him to their family farm in Mississippi. What happens next is a fantastical journey through time to Reconstruction America. Black Was the Ink is the debut novel by Michelle Jones Coles, a civil rights attorney and mother of four sons. As a 9th generation Louisianan, she is highly attuned to the struggles African Americans have faced in overcoming the legacy of slavery and the periods of government-sanctioned discrimination that followed. This novel is best suited for readers 13 and older.f980d200-3695-11ec-8993-25691cfba4ebfullno00:24:14Tue, 26 Oct 2021 14:37:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)After a harrowing interaction with police a a local D.C. park, Malcolm, 16, is angry and despondent and feels like nothing good ever happens for teens like him. The growing violence in his neighborhood leads his mother to send him to their family farm in Mississippi. What happens next is a fantastical journey through time to Reconstruction America. Black Was the Ink is the debut novel by Michelle Jones Coles, a civil rights attorney and mother of four sons. As a 9th generation Louisianan, she is highly attuned to the struggles African Americans have faced in overcoming the legacy of slavery and the periods of government-sanctioned discrimination that followed. This novel is best suited for readers 13 and older.Condace PressleyAfter a harrowing interaction with police a a local D.C. park, Malcolm, 16, is angry and despondent and feels like nothing good ever happens for teens like him. The growing violence in his neighborhood leads his mother to send him to their family farm in Mississippi. What happens next is a fantastical journey through time to Reconstruction America. Black Was the Ink is the debut novel by Michelle Jones Coles, a civil rights attorney and mother of four sons. As a 9th generation Louisianan, she is highly attuned to the struggles African Americans have faced in overcoming the legacy of slavery and the periods of government-sanctioned discrimination that followed. This novel is best suited for readers 13 and older.community,affairsIn The Black President, the first interpretative, grand-narrative history of Barack Obama's presidency in its entirety, Claude A. Clegg III situates the former president in his dynamic, inspirational, yet contentious political context. He captures the America that made Obama's White House years possible, while insightfully rendering the America that resolutely resisted the idea of a Black chief executive, thus making conceivable the ascent of the most unlikely of his successors. In elucidating the Obama moment in American politics and culture, this book is also, at its core, a sweeping exploration of the Obama presidency's historical environment, impact, and meaning for African Americans—the tens of millions of people from every walk of life who collectively were his staunchest group of supporters and who most starkly experienced both the euphoric triumphs and dispiriting shortcomings of his years in office. In Obama's own words, his White House years were "the best of times and worst of times" for Black America. Combining lively prose with a balanced, nonpartisan portrait of Obama's successes and failures, The Black President will be required reading not only for historians, politics junkies, and Obama fans but also for anyone seeking to understand America's contemporary struggles with inequality, prejudice, and fear.c9cb10b0-31d0-11ec-bc64-a327bad79638fullno00:24:46Wed, 20 Oct 2021 13:06:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)In The Black President, the first interpretative, grand-narrative history of Barack Obama's presidency in its entirety, Claude A. Clegg III situates the former president in his dynamic, inspirational, yet contentious political context. He captures the America that made Obama's White House years possible, while insightfully rendering the America that resolutely resisted the idea of a Black chief executive, thus making conceivable the ascent of the most unlikely of his successors. In elucidating the Obama moment in American politics and culture, this book is also, at its core, a sweeping exploration of the Obama presidency's historical environment, impact, and meaning for African Americans—the tens of millions of people from every walk of life who collectively were his staunchest group of supporters and who most starkly experienced both the euphoric triumphs and dispiriting shortcomings of his years in office. In Obama's own words, his White House years were "the best of times and worst of times" for Black America. Combining lively prose with a balanced, nonpartisan portrait of Obama's successes and failures, The Black President will be required reading not only for historians, politics junkies, and Obama fans but also for anyone seeking to understand America's contemporary struggles with inequality, prejudice, and fear.Condace PressleyIn The Black President, the first interpretative, grand-narrative history of Barack Obama's presidency in its entirety, Claude A. Clegg III situates the former president in his dynamic, inspirational, yet contentious political context. He captures the America that made Obama's White House years possible, while insightfully rendering the America that resolutely resisted the idea of a Black chief executive, thus making conceivable the ascent of the most unlikely of his successors. In elucidating the Obama moment in American politics and culture, this book is also, at its core, a sweeping exploration of the Obama presidency's historical environment, impact, and meaning for African Americans—the tens of millions of people from every walk of life who collectively were his staunchest group of supporters and who most starkly experienced both the euphoric triumphs and dispiriting shortcomings of his years in office. In Obama's own words, his White House years were "the best of times and worst of times" for Black America. Combining lively prose with a balanced, nonpartisan portrait of Obama's successes and failures, The Black President will be required reading not only for historians, politics junkies, and Obama fans but also for anyone seeking to understand America's contemporary struggles with inequality, prejudice, and fear.community,affairsWhen a loved one is diagnosed with cancer – it’s scary, you feel overwhelmed, isolated and at times just alone in your feelings. Author Mike Murphy shares his spiritual love story of meeting, marrying, and losing the love of his life, Margot, to cancer. His book, LIVING IN COLOR: A Story of Love in Sickness and in Health, Murphy shares a story of a loving, bonded, couple who teamed up as a force to fight Margot’s cancer for nine years. Margot was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer at age 29 and passed away at age 38 in 2011. All proceeds from the book will be donated to The Love from Margot Foundation.630d7d30-31d0-11ec-a202-7928c6339872fullno00:24:49Wed, 20 Oct 2021 13:02:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)When a loved one is diagnosed with cancer – it’s scary, you feel overwhelmed, isolated and at times just alone in your feelings. Author Mike Murphy shares his spiritual love story of meeting, marrying, and losing the love of his life, Margot, to cancer. His book, LIVING IN COLOR: A Story of Love in Sickness and in Health, Murphy shares a story of a loving, bonded, couple who teamed up as a force to fight Margot’s cancer for nine years. Margot was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer at age 29 and passed away at age 38 in 2011. All proceeds from the book will be donated to The Love from Margot Foundation.Condace PressleyWhen a loved one is diagnosed with cancer – it’s scary, you feel overwhelmed, isolated and at times just alone in your feelings. Author Mike Murphy shares his spiritual love story of meeting, marrying, and losing the love of his life, Margot, to cancer. His book, LIVING IN COLOR: A Story of Love in Sickness and in Health, Murphy shares a story of a loving, bonded, couple who teamed up as a force to fight Margot’s cancer for nine years. Margot was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer at age 29 and passed away at age 38 in 2011. All proceeds from the book will be donated to The Love from Margot Foundation.community,affairsDr. Angella Banks aka Dr. A is leading a celebration of the late comedian Tommy Ford with a gala October 10 at the Buckhead Art Company. The Tommy Ford Legacy-a-Thon supports the Xcellence Leadership. This organization focuses on strategic areas of community leadership to develop and train future leaders.ac4105e0-31ce-11ec-aba8-67ffb95e0d08fullno00:19:20Wed, 20 Oct 2021 11:53:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Dr. Angella Banks aka Dr. A is leading a celebration of the late comedian Tommy Ford with a gala October 10 at the Buckhead Art Company. The Tommy Ford Legacy-a-Thon supports the Xcellence Leadership. This organization focuses on strategic areas of community leadership to develop and train future leaders.Condace PressleyDr. Angella Banks aka Dr. A is leading a celebration of the late comedian Tommy Ford with a gala October 10 at the Buckhead Art Company. The Tommy Ford Legacy-a-Thon supports the Xcellence Leadership. This organization focuses on strategic areas of community leadership to develop and train future leaders.community,affairsPaula Chase has been wielding inclusion like a light saber against inequality in literature for more than 13 years. She has often been referred to as a Literary Warrior saving readers through her books that are making the transition from picture book to tween and middle grade literature. With nine children’s book to her credit, Chase is a long-time advocate for both readers’ choice and diversifying the type of fiction featuring Black characters to go beyond the Black pain narrative that publishing continues to prop up as “the” average depiction of the Black experience - which is typically an urban story often marked by violence. Determined to stop the erasure of Black middle class life, in children’s literature, Chase’s goal is to create novels that showcases the cultural dynamics within the wider Black community of middle and working class.d0d5e9e0-287a-11ec-9931-3b67af609807fullno00:25:01Fri, 08 Oct 2021 15:50:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Paula Chase has been wielding inclusion like a light saber against inequality in literature for more than 13 years. She has often been referred to as a Literary Warrior saving readers through her books that are making the transition from picture book to tween and middle grade literature. With nine children’s book to her credit, Chase is a long-time advocate for both readers’ choice and diversifying the type of fiction featuring Black characters to go beyond the Black pain narrative that publishing continues to prop up as “the” average depiction of the Black experience - which is typically an urban story often marked by violence. Determined to stop the erasure of Black middle class life, in children’s literature, Chase’s goal is to create novels that showcases the cultural dynamics within the wider Black community of middle and working class.Condace PressleyPaula Chase has been wielding inclusion like a light saber against inequality in literature for more than 13 years. She has often been referred to as a Literary Warrior saving readers through her books that are making the transition from picture book to tween and middle grade literature. With nine children’s book to her credit, Chase is a long-time advocate for both readers’ choice and diversifying the type of fiction featuring Black characters to go beyond the Black pain narrative that publishing continues to prop up as “the” average depiction of the Black experience - which is typically an urban story often marked by violence. Determined to stop the erasure of Black middle class life, in children’s literature, Chase’s goal is to create novels that showcases the cultural dynamics within the wider Black community of middle and working class.community,affairsAccording to a nationwide CDC survey conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic, experiences of distress such as depressive and anxiety symptoms were 3-4 times greater than pre-pandemic periods. Additionally, more than 10 percent of respondents said they had seriously considered suicide in the past 30 days compared to just over 4% in 2018. A a CDC study published in June, suspected suicide attempt emergency department visits were higher in both girls (50.6%) and boys (3.7%) ages 12-17 during February 21–March 20, 2021 than during the same period in 2019. Jayson Rodriguez is an expert on suicide prevention from Hillside in metro Atlanta.a78a6af0-2875-11ec-9733-d70321df2de0fullno00:24:14Fri, 08 Oct 2021 15:08:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)According to a nationwide CDC survey conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic, experiences of distress such as depressive and anxiety symptoms were 3-4 times greater than pre-pandemic periods. Additionally, more than 10 percent of respondents said they had seriously considered suicide in the past 30 days compared to just over 4% in 2018. A a CDC study published in June, suspected suicide attempt emergency department visits were higher in both girls (50.6%) and boys (3.7%) ages 12-17 during February 21–March 20, 2021 than during the same period in 2019. Jayson Rodriguez is an expert on suicide prevention from Hillside in metro Atlanta.Condace PressleyAccording to a nationwide CDC survey conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic, experiences of distress such as depressive and anxiety symptoms were 3-4 times greater than pre-pandemic periods. Additionally, more than 10 percent of respondents said they had seriously considered suicide in the past 30 days compared to just over 4% in 2018. A a CDC study published in June, suspected suicide attempt emergency department visits were higher in both girls (50.6%) and boys (3.7%) ages 12-17 during February 21–March 20, 2021 than during the same period in 2019. Jayson Rodriguez is an expert on suicide prevention from Hillside in metro Atlanta.community,affairsWe saw them together – co-authors the late civil rights icon John Lewis and his congressional aide Andrew Ayden. Andrew is now an artist in residence at the creative media industries institute at Georgia State University. He continues the fight in his mentor’s name for voting rights and the other issues Lewis was passionate about. Before his death last year, Andrew and Congressman Lewis wrote a new graphic novel, RUN. It is available to everyone now.a21e4d20-1c00-11ec-8e04-4b294d9917dafullno00:24:20Wed, 22 Sep 2021 17:05:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)We saw them together – co-authors the late civil rights icon John Lewis and his congressional aide Andrew Ayden. Andrew is now an artist in residence at the creative media industries institute at Georgia State University. He continues the fight in his mentor’s name for voting rights and the other issues Lewis was passionate about. Before his death last year, Andrew and Congressman Lewis wrote a new graphic novel, RUN. It is available to everyone now.Condace PressleyWe saw them together – co-authors the late civil rights icon John Lewis and his congressional aide Andrew Ayden. Andrew is now an artist in residence at the creative media industries institute at Georgia State University. He continues the fight in his mentor’s name for voting rights and the other issues Lewis was passionate about. Before his death last year, Andrew and Congressman Lewis wrote a new graphic novel, RUN. It is available to everyone now.community,affairsMusic brings people together. Individually a song can evoke a memory, a moment a feeling. It's one of the reasons why we gather at concerts to relive a moment of youth or to remember how music makes us feel. On this show, we talk with William King, one of the original members of the Commodores. You know - that group from Tuskegee led by Lionel Richie? Well King sits with me to talk about the old school days, when RIchie left the group and how the band knew it would survive without him.3d32fe90-14af-11ec-9ccc-95ff26929919fullno00:25:23Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:22:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Music brings people together. Individually a song can evoke a memory, a moment a feeling. It's one of the reasons why we gather at concerts to relive a moment of youth or to remember how music makes us feel. On this show, we talk with William King, one of the original members of the Commodores. You know - that group from Tuskegee led by Lionel Richie? Well King sits with me to talk about the old school days, when RIchie left the group and how the band knew it would survive without him.Condace PressleyMusic brings people together. Individually a song can evoke a memory, a moment a feeling. It's one of the reasons why we gather at concerts to relive a moment of youth or to remember how music makes us feel. On this show, we talk with William King, one of the original members of the Commodores. You know - that group from Tuskegee led by Lionel Richie? Well King sits with me to talk about the old school days, when RIchie left the group and how the band knew it would survive without him.community,affairsThe journey from a dark and traumatic girlhood beneath the shadows of the Hollywood sign to that of an enlightened spiritual leader is shared in an emotional, honest and compelling memoir by Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati in Hollywood to the Himalayas: A Journey of Healing and Transformation.8c6e7960-119c-11ec-ad10-9fe3441d36b3fullno00:24:55Thu, 09 Sep 2021 13:32:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)The journey from a dark and traumatic girlhood beneath the shadows of the Hollywood sign to that of an enlightened spiritual leader is shared in an emotional, honest and compelling memoir by Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati in Hollywood to the Himalayas: A Journey of Healing and Transformation.Condace PressleyThe journey from a dark and traumatic girlhood beneath the shadows of the Hollywood sign to that of an enlightened spiritual leader is shared in an emotional, honest and compelling memoir by Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati in Hollywood to the Himalayas: A Journey of Healing and Transformation.community,affairsThe journey from a dark and traumatic girlhood beneath the shadows of the Hollywood sign to that of an enlightened spiritual leader is shared in an emotional, honest and compelling memoir by Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati in Hollywood to the Himalayas: A Journey of Healing and Transformation.5219bac0-119c-11ec-b26f-b58239cee511fullno00:23:51Thu, 09 Sep 2021 13:25:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)The journey from a dark and traumatic girlhood beneath the shadows of the Hollywood sign to that of an enlightened spiritual leader is shared in an emotional, honest and compelling memoir by Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati in Hollywood to the Himalayas: A Journey of Healing and Transformation.Condace PressleyThe journey from a dark and traumatic girlhood beneath the shadows of the Hollywood sign to that of an enlightened spiritual leader is shared in an emotional, honest and compelling memoir by Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati in Hollywood to the Himalayas: A Journey of Healing and Transformation.community,affairsBrenda Myers-Powell’s Leaving Breezy Street is a stunning debut; a heartfelt memoir about turning her life around, from a street hustling prostitute and self-described “messed up crackhead” to an advocate for victims of sex trafficking with her foundation Dreamcatcher, subject of a Sundance Award-winning documentary of the same name, and through the United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking.36ac5930-042a-11ec-b471-053c53d5ffdafullno00:25:06Mon, 23 Aug 2021 10:45:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Brenda Myers-Powell’s Leaving Breezy Street is a stunning debut; a heartfelt memoir about turning her life around, from a street hustling prostitute and self-described “messed up crackhead” to an advocate for victims of sex trafficking with her foundation Dreamcatcher, subject of a Sundance Award-winning documentary of the same name, and through the United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking.Condace PressleyBrenda Myers-Powell’s Leaving Breezy Street is a stunning debut; a heartfelt memoir about turning her life around, from a street hustling prostitute and self-described “messed up crackhead” to an advocate for victims of sex trafficking with her foundation Dreamcatcher, subject of a Sundance Award-winning documentary of the same name, and through the United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking.community,affairsHis childhood was traumatic. Abducted by his father and told that his mother was dead, Ed Hajim could have blamed society for his life challenges. Instead he decided life's adversity would make him stronger. He won a scholarship to go to college and turned a business degree into millions. Millions of dollars Ed Hajim has chosen to give away to educate other disadvantaged young people. His wife of 55 years encouraged him to put his story on a page and he does so in the book, "On the Road Less Traveled: An Unlikely Journey from the Orphanage to the Boardroom."a738a550-ff8c-11eb-8138-a992486fb9c7fullno00:35:35Tue, 17 Aug 2021 13:50:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)His childhood was traumatic. Abducted by his father and told that his mother was dead, Ed Hajim could have blamed society for his life challenges. Instead he decided life's adversity would make him stronger. He won a scholarship to go to college and turned a business degree into millions. Millions of dollars Ed Hajim has chosen to give away to educate other disadvantaged young people. His wife of 55 years encouraged him to put his story on a page and he does so in the book, "On the Road Less Traveled: An Unlikely Journey from the Orphanage to the Boardroom."Condace PressleyHis childhood was traumatic. Abducted by his father and told that his mother was dead, Ed Hajim could have blamed society for his life challenges. Instead he decided life's adversity would make him stronger. He won a scholarship to go to college and turned a business degree into millions. Millions of dollars Ed Hajim has chosen to give away to educate other disadvantaged young people. His wife of 55 years encouraged him to put his story on a page and he does so in the book, "On the Road Less Traveled: An Unlikely Journey from the Orphanage to the Boardroom."community,affairsFibroids are benign tumors in a woman's uterus. They can cause unbearable pain and lengthy menstrual cycles. Many doctors recommend surgery, either a myomectomy or a total abdominal hysterectomy to correct the problem. Dr. John Lipman, an interventional radiologist and founder of the Atlanta Fibroid Center argues surgery is not necessary. He treats women via a non-surgical procedure called uterine fibroid embolization. Legislation is pending in Congress that will bring attention to this and other health care issues facing women.bf082f30-faf6-11eb-baac-938835709150fullno00:24:18Wed, 11 Aug 2021 17:51:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Fibroids are benign tumors in a woman's uterus. They can cause unbearable pain and lengthy menstrual cycles. Many doctors recommend surgery, either a myomectomy or a total abdominal hysterectomy to correct the problem. Dr. John Lipman, an interventional radiologist and founder of the Atlanta Fibroid Center argues surgery is not necessary. He treats women via a non-surgical procedure called uterine fibroid embolization. Legislation is pending in Congress that will bring attention to this and other health care issues facing women.Condace PressleyFibroids are benign tumors in a woman's uterus. They can cause unbearable pain and lengthy menstrual cycles. Many doctors recommend surgery, either a myomectomy or a total abdominal hysterectomy to correct the problem. Dr. John Lipman, an interventional radiologist and founder of the Atlanta Fibroid Center argues surgery is not necessary. He treats women via a non-surgical procedure called uterine fibroid embolization. Legislation is pending in Congress that will bring attention to this and other health care issues facing women.community,affairsDuring the summer of 2020, Cyntellia Abrams children began to ask questions about the death of George Floyd and the protests that followed. She decided to take her kids to a protest. Then they wrote a book for children to help kids understand racial and social justice. The book is Small and Mighty: The Next Generation of Leaders.26fe5ec0-f52a-11eb-9610-89233724d189fullno00:23:58Wed, 04 Aug 2021 08:38:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)During the summer of 2020, Cyntellia Abrams children began to ask questions about the death of George Floyd and the protests that followed. She decided to take her kids to a protest. Then they wrote a book for children to help kids understand racial and social justice. The book is Small and Mighty: The Next Generation of Leaders.Condace PressleyDuring the summer of 2020, Cyntellia Abrams children began to ask questions about the death of George Floyd and the protests that followed. She decided to take her kids to a protest. Then they wrote a book for children to help kids understand racial and social justice. The book is Small and Mighty: The Next Generation of Leaders.community,affairsIf you are looking for a great summer read, pick up Karin Slaughter's new novel, False Witness. Slaughter is one of the world's most popular and acclaimed storytellers. She's written 21 novels including the Grant County and Will Trent books. She's a Georgia native and Atlanta resident. Her stand-alone novel Pieces of Her is currently in production with Netflix. False Witness introduces us to attorney Leigh Collier summoned to defend a a wealthy man charged with multiple counts of rape. Trial happens in one week and there's a reason why Collier was asked to defend him.c29d8fb0-f528-11eb-9582-213954d087abfullno00:24:36Wed, 04 Aug 2021 08:12:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)If you are looking for a great summer read, pick up Karin Slaughter's new novel, False Witness. Slaughter is one of the world's most popular and acclaimed storytellers. She's written 21 novels including the Grant County and Will Trent books. She's a Georgia native and Atlanta resident. Her stand-alone novel Pieces of Her is currently in production with Netflix. False Witness introduces us to attorney Leigh Collier summoned to defend a a wealthy man charged with multiple counts of rape. Trial happens in one week and there's a reason why Collier was asked to defend him.Condace PressleyIf you are looking for a great summer read, pick up Karin Slaughter's new novel, False Witness. Slaughter is one of the world's most popular and acclaimed storytellers. She's written 21 novels including the Grant County and Will Trent books. She's a Georgia native and Atlanta resident. Her stand-alone novel Pieces of Her is currently in production with Netflix. False Witness introduces us to attorney Leigh Collier summoned to defend a a wealthy man charged with multiple counts of rape. Trial happens in one week and there's a reason why Collier was asked to defend him.community,affairsIn this edition, we continue a conversation with entrepreneur, author and career coach L. Michelle Smith about her new book, and she teases ahead to what next for both her and her young daughter.49e942a0-e89f-11eb-9c94-bf61a280a6befullno00:25:52Mon, 19 Jul 2021 09:38:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)In this edition, we continue a conversation with entrepreneur, author and career coach L. Michelle Smith about her new book, and she teases ahead to what next for both her and her young daughter.Condace PressleyIn this edition, we continue a conversation with entrepreneur, author and career coach L. Michelle Smith about her new book, and she teases ahead to what next for both her and her young daughter.community,affairsMany people will agree these are challenging times. Between the pandemic, politics and the calls for racial justice, how we carry ourselves in the workplace can be a minefield to navigate, especially if the employee is a woman of color. Research indicates Black female workers are not only double minorities, but also doubly disadvantaged. In the second edition of her book, "No Thanks: 7 Ways to Say I'll Just Include Myself: A guide to Rockstar Leadership for Women of Color in the Workplace, L. Michelle Smith provides a roadmap of affirmations, insights advice, coaching and actionable steps that women of color can take to realize their dreams to rise to the C-Suite.d46f1d30-e89e-11eb-8921-83daae459f82fullno00:24:18Mon, 19 Jul 2021 09:30:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Many people will agree these are challenging times. Between the pandemic, politics and the calls for racial justice, how we carry ourselves in the workplace can be a minefield to navigate, especially if the employee is a woman of color. Research indicates Black female workers are not only double minorities, but also doubly disadvantaged. In the second edition of her book, "No Thanks: 7 Ways to Say I'll Just Include Myself: A guide to Rockstar Leadership for Women of Color in the Workplace, L. Michelle Smith provides a roadmap of affirmations, insights advice, coaching and actionable steps that women of color can take to realize their dreams to rise to the C-Suite.Condace PressleyMany people will agree these are challenging times. Between the pandemic, politics and the calls for racial justice, how we carry ourselves in the workplace can be a minefield to navigate, especially if the employee is a woman of color. Research indicates Black female workers are not only double minorities, but also doubly disadvantaged. In the second edition of her book, "No Thanks: 7 Ways to Say I'll Just Include Myself: A guide to Rockstar Leadership for Women of Color in the Workplace, L. Michelle Smith provides a roadmap of affirmations, insights advice, coaching and actionable steps that women of color can take to realize their dreams to rise to the C-Suite.community,affairsOne month of summer vacation is in the books. Yet there are students who miss meals when they are not in school. The nonprofit Hosea Helps works to make sure no student is hungry over the summer break with its "No Summer Hunger" effort to deliver meals to families with students who are eligible for free breakfast and lunch. In addition, on Saturday, July 17 Hosea Helps will host its annual Back to School Jamboree at the Georgia International Convention Center. Families in need will receive necessary supplies for back to school in August.d7198910-e345-11eb-b16b-1faa561bc265fullno00:19:14Mon, 12 Jul 2021 14:12:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)One month of summer vacation is in the books. Yet there are students who miss meals when they are not in school. The nonprofit Hosea Helps works to make sure no student is hungry over the summer break with its "No Summer Hunger" effort to deliver meals to families with students who are eligible for free breakfast and lunch. In addition, on Saturday, July 17 Hosea Helps will host its annual Back to School Jamboree at the Georgia International Convention Center. Families in need will receive necessary supplies for back to school in August.Condace PressleyOne month of summer vacation is in the books. Yet there are students who miss meals when they are not in school. The nonprofit Hosea Helps works to make sure no student is hungry over the summer break with its "No Summer Hunger" effort to deliver meals to families with students who are eligible for free breakfast and lunch. In addition, on Saturday, July 17 Hosea Helps will host its annual Back to School Jamboree at the Georgia International Convention Center. Families in need will receive necessary supplies for back to school in August.community,affairsWhether or not you have been impacted by COVID, you've certainly felt the stress of the past 15 months and that may have caused you neck or back pain. It is the number one reason people make an appointment to see their primary care physician. Dr. Mohamed Bydon is a Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon and author of Back and Neck Health: Mayo Clinic Guide to Preventing and Correcting Back and Neck Pain. Dr. Bydon outlines different ways to treat back and neck pain, including self-care at home, non surgical interventional approaches and also different types of surgery. A July 4th tradition returns to Atlanta this weekend - July 3 and 4 in the AJC Peachtree Road Race. This year the race will support nine nonprofits as people get their run on. One of those nonprofits is the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. The stress of the pandemic has led to an uptick in calls. Mariana Cruz, a AFSP volunteer and runner talks about some of the warning signs.3e61c9e0-d824-11eb-8bc4-eb1b38c27f5ffullno00:24:58Mon, 28 Jun 2021 10:13:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Whether or not you have been impacted by COVID, you've certainly felt the stress of the past 15 months and that may have caused you neck or back pain. It is the number one reason people make an appointment to see their primary care physician. Dr. Mohamed Bydon is a Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon and author of Back and Neck Health: Mayo Clinic Guide to Preventing and Correcting Back and Neck Pain. Dr. Bydon outlines different ways to treat back and neck pain, including self-care at home, non surgical interventional approaches and also different types of surgery. A July 4th tradition returns to Atlanta this weekend - July 3 and 4 in the AJC Peachtree Road Race. This year the race will support nine nonprofits as people get their run on. One of those nonprofits is the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. The stress of the pandemic has led to an uptick in calls. Mariana Cruz, a AFSP volunteer and runner talks about some of the warning signs.Condace PressleyWhether or not you have been impacted by COVID, you've certainly felt the stress of the past 15 months and that may have caused you neck or back pain. It is the number one reason people make an appointment to see their primary care physician. Dr. Mohamed Bydon is a Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon and author of Back and Neck Health: Mayo Clinic Guide to Preventing and Correcting Back and Neck Pain. Dr. Bydon outlines different ways to treat back and neck pain, including self-care at home, non surgical interventional approaches and also different types of surgery. A July 4th tradition returns to Atlanta this weekend - July 3 and 4 in the AJC Peachtree Road Race. This year the race will support nine nonprofits as people get their run on. One of those nonprofits is the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. The stress of the pandemic has led to an uptick in calls. Mariana Cruz, a AFSP volunteer and runner talks about some of the warning signs.community,affairsBe the Voice is a student driven movement to make being a youth a better experience. This movement for kindness, compassion and inclusion seeks to improve the school environment. Our guest Debbie Cwalina shares details about a program built on proven techniques that help young people develop their interpersonal skills.4e654ac0-d823-11eb-8dd1-0d45856fa929fullno00:24:52Mon, 28 Jun 2021 10:09:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Be the Voice is a student driven movement to make being a youth a better experience. This movement for kindness, compassion and inclusion seeks to improve the school environment. Our guest Debbie Cwalina shares details about a program built on proven techniques that help young people develop their interpersonal skills.Condace PressleyBe the Voice is a student driven movement to make being a youth a better experience. This movement for kindness, compassion and inclusion seeks to improve the school environment. Our guest Debbie Cwalina shares details about a program built on proven techniques that help young people develop their interpersonal skills.community,affairsThe Knowledge House is a New York based nonprofit whose goal is to erase the digital divide by providing free technology training. The organization is currently accepting applications for candidates. Upon completion of the 12-month program and internship, candidates often go to work for companies earning almost four times as much as they earned prior to enrolling in the FREE program. We talk with CEO and co-founder Jerelyn Rodriguez.72b57320-d38c-11eb-8835-4b70aca72d7ffullno00:25:00Tue, 22 Jun 2021 13:55:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)The Knowledge House is a New York based nonprofit whose goal is to erase the digital divide by providing free technology training. The organization is currently accepting applications for candidates. Upon completion of the 12-month program and internship, candidates often go to work for companies earning almost four times as much as they earned prior to enrolling in the FREE program. We talk with CEO and co-founder Jerelyn Rodriguez.Condace PressleyThe Knowledge House is a New York based nonprofit whose goal is to erase the digital divide by providing free technology training. The organization is currently accepting applications for candidates. Upon completion of the 12-month program and internship, candidates often go to work for companies earning almost four times as much as they earned prior to enrolling in the FREE program. We talk with CEO and co-founder Jerelyn Rodriguez.community,affairsBonnie Addario lost three family members to lung cancer. When she received the same diagnosis, she refused to be the fourth to die. She's a 16 year survivor and founder of an organization committed to finding a cure. She believes not only should lung cancer patients survive, they also should thrive. Her book, "The Living Room" profiles more than a dozen lung cancer patients whose stories will comfort and inspire readers.6e0fb380-d38b-11eb-b1fd-f1343986f2abfullno00:24:58Tue, 22 Jun 2021 13:50:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Bonnie Addario lost three family members to lung cancer. When she received the same diagnosis, she refused to be the fourth to die. She's a 16 year survivor and founder of an organization committed to finding a cure. She believes not only should lung cancer patients survive, they also should thrive. Her book, "The Living Room" profiles more than a dozen lung cancer patients whose stories will comfort and inspire readers.Condace PressleyBonnie Addario lost three family members to lung cancer. When she received the same diagnosis, she refused to be the fourth to die. She's a 16 year survivor and founder of an organization committed to finding a cure. She believes not only should lung cancer patients survive, they also should thrive. Her book, "The Living Room" profiles more than a dozen lung cancer patients whose stories will comfort and inspire readers.community,affairsOne way improve a child's mental health is to encourage him or her to go outside and play. It is an activity that has been restricted because of the pandemic. With many of those restrictions being relaxed or lifted altogether, kids are being encouraged to return to camp. We are talking with Chris Witt, senior director of WinShape Camps. He believes young people need camp this summer more than ever to shore up their mental health.aab924a0-c32d-11eb-bcb1-23db9433c902fullno00:19:36Tue, 01 Jun 2021 17:58:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)One way improve a child's mental health is to encourage him or her to go outside and play. It is an activity that has been restricted because of the pandemic. With many of those restrictions being relaxed or lifted altogether, kids are being encouraged to return to camp. We are talking with Chris Witt, senior director of WinShape Camps. He believes young people need camp this summer more than ever to shore up their mental health.Condace PressleyOne way improve a child's mental health is to encourage him or her to go outside and play. It is an activity that has been restricted because of the pandemic. With many of those restrictions being relaxed or lifted altogether, kids are being encouraged to return to camp. We are talking with Chris Witt, senior director of WinShape Camps. He believes young people need camp this summer more than ever to shore up their mental health.community,affairsThe pandemic forced kids to make just as many life adjustments as their parents, yet they are not likely to speak up and out about the issues that may be bothering them. Dr. Sharnell Myles is a licensed psychotherapist and certified clinical trauma professional who specializes in the treatment of complex trauma. Her focus is young people.dbde9e50-c32c-11eb-bb57-8924cb415de1fullno00:24:39Tue, 01 Jun 2021 17:51:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)The pandemic forced kids to make just as many life adjustments as their parents, yet they are not likely to speak up and out about the issues that may be bothering them. Dr. Sharnell Myles is a licensed psychotherapist and certified clinical trauma professional who specializes in the treatment of complex trauma. Her focus is young people.Condace PressleyThe pandemic forced kids to make just as many life adjustments as their parents, yet they are not likely to speak up and out about the issues that may be bothering them. Dr. Sharnell Myles is a licensed psychotherapist and certified clinical trauma professional who specializes in the treatment of complex trauma. Her focus is young people.community,affairsMariko Bennett took her passion for creating vision boards for herself next level by introducing it to her consulting clients. The success they are having encouraged Bennett to share her tips for success. Her book is The Blueprint to Manifesting Your Dreams.ed46b5f0-bce0-11eb-9db9-29577f1ac545fullno00:24:58Mon, 24 May 2021 17:35:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Mariko Bennett took her passion for creating vision boards for herself next level by introducing it to her consulting clients. The success they are having encouraged Bennett to share her tips for success. Her book is The Blueprint to Manifesting Your Dreams.Condace PressleyMariko Bennett took her passion for creating vision boards for herself next level by introducing it to her consulting clients. The success they are having encouraged Bennett to share her tips for success. Her book is The Blueprint to Manifesting Your Dreams.community,affairsAtlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms had two opponents going into her November race for re-election: City Council President Felecia Moore and Atlanta Attorney Sharon Gay. Then Bottoms stunned the city with the announcement that she would not seek a second term. Now the race is wide open with two new faces qualifying: City Councilmembers Antonio Brown and today's guest Andre Dickens. Each candidate is invited to share their vision for the city and how each will tackle Atlanta's growing crime problem. The outstanding question is will former Mayor Kasim Reed also run?2dcd2810-b74b-11eb-bf9b-c5acaa4835b0fullno00:24:08Mon, 17 May 2021 14:51:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms had two opponents going into her November race for re-election: City Council President Felecia Moore and Atlanta Attorney Sharon Gay. Then Bottoms stunned the city with the announcement that she would not seek a second term. Now the race is wide open with two new faces qualifying: City Councilmembers Antonio Brown and today's guest Andre Dickens. Each candidate is invited to share their vision for the city and how each will tackle Atlanta's growing crime problem. The outstanding question is will former Mayor Kasim Reed also run?Condace PressleyAtlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms had two opponents going into her November race for re-election: City Council President Felecia Moore and Atlanta Attorney Sharon Gay. Then Bottoms stunned the city with the announcement that she would not seek a second term. Now the race is wide open with two new faces qualifying: City Councilmembers Antonio Brown and today's guest Andre Dickens. Each candidate is invited to share their vision for the city and how each will tackle Atlanta's growing crime problem. The outstanding question is will former Mayor Kasim Reed also run?community,affairsFor years no one talked about what happened May 31-June 1 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Then the incident leaving hundreds dead and thousands homeless was branded as the Tulsa Race Riots when in fact it was the Tulsa Massacre. An alleged incident in an elevator of led the white community to torch what was known as Black Wall Street. What happened was not taught in schools and only now, authors like Carole Boston Weatherford are telling the story using words and images that children and adults can understand.7fe45a50-b1d8-11eb-a182-914242601fd0fullno00:24:40Mon, 10 May 2021 16:32:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)For years no one talked about what happened May 31-June 1 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Then the incident leaving hundreds dead and thousands homeless was branded as the Tulsa Race Riots when in fact it was the Tulsa Massacre. An alleged incident in an elevator of led the white community to torch what was known as Black Wall Street. What happened was not taught in schools and only now, authors like Carole Boston Weatherford are telling the story using words and images that children and adults can understand.Condace PressleyFor years no one talked about what happened May 31-June 1 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Then the incident leaving hundreds dead and thousands homeless was branded as the Tulsa Race Riots when in fact it was the Tulsa Massacre. An alleged incident in an elevator of led the white community to torch what was known as Black Wall Street. What happened was not taught in schools and only now, authors like Carole Boston Weatherford are telling the story using words and images that children and adults can understand.community,affairsNo sooner than a Minneapolis jury convicted Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, Ma'Khis Bryant was gunned down in Ohio and Andrew Brown was shot and killed in North Carolina. What's next in the fight for racial justice and police reform? Rev. Dr. Bernice King, CEO of the King Center discusses the issue. Sunday, May 9 is Mother's Day and if you are ready for a socially distanced activity, Atlanta native and world renown opera singer Morris Robinson invites you to the Concert for Unity on the lawn at the Cobb Energy and Performing Arts Center. The Sunday performance at the South Fulton Arts center is sold out.2da403d0-ac35-11eb-9054-e5cee1c22586fullno00:19:42Mon, 03 May 2021 12:19:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)No sooner than a Minneapolis jury convicted Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, Ma'Khis Bryant was gunned down in Ohio and Andrew Brown was shot and killed in North Carolina. What's next in the fight for racial justice and police reform? Rev. Dr. Bernice King, CEO of the King Center discusses the issue. Sunday, May 9 is Mother's Day and if you are ready for a socially distanced activity, Atlanta native and world renown opera singer Morris Robinson invites you to the Concert for Unity on the lawn at the Cobb Energy and Performing Arts Center. The Sunday performance at the South Fulton Arts center is sold out.Condace PressleyNo sooner than a Minneapolis jury convicted Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, Ma'Khis Bryant was gunned down in Ohio and Andrew Brown was shot and killed in North Carolina. What's next in the fight for racial justice and police reform? Rev. Dr. Bernice King, CEO of the King Center discusses the issue. Sunday, May 9 is Mother's Day and if you are ready for a socially distanced activity, Atlanta native and world renown opera singer Morris Robinson invites you to the Concert for Unity on the lawn at the Cobb Energy and Performing Arts Center. The Sunday performance at the South Fulton Arts center is sold out.community,affairsOn Saturday, May 8 at 7pm, the Atlanta chapter of the NAACP will host a virtual town hall meeting to discuss COVID vaccine and the hesitancy some people have toward taking the shot. Among the guest on the panel will be Dr. Kizzie Corbet the lead scientist behind the Moderna vaccine. The town hall meeting is free and open to all. Next a conversation about the Accion Opportunity Fund. The Fund has partnered with American Express to invest $40 million dollars in minority businesses operating for at least one year.a1839450-ac33-11eb-9f9b-b74995a29599fullno00:24:51Mon, 03 May 2021 11:40:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)On Saturday, May 8 at 7pm, the Atlanta chapter of the NAACP will host a virtual town hall meeting to discuss COVID vaccine and the hesitancy some people have toward taking the shot. Among the guest on the panel will be Dr. Kizzie Corbet the lead scientist behind the Moderna vaccine. The town hall meeting is free and open to all. Next a conversation about the Accion Opportunity Fund. The Fund has partnered with American Express to invest $40 million dollars in minority businesses operating for at least one year.Condace PressleyOn Saturday, May 8 at 7pm, the Atlanta chapter of the NAACP will host a virtual town hall meeting to discuss COVID vaccine and the hesitancy some people have toward taking the shot. Among the guest on the panel will be Dr. Kizzie Corbet the lead scientist behind the Moderna vaccine. The town hall meeting is free and open to all. Next a conversation about the Accion Opportunity Fund. The Fund has partnered with American Express to invest $40 million dollars in minority businesses operating for at least one year.community,affairsMichele Rickett is the founder and CEO of She Is Safe, a Christian nonprofit based in Atlanta, GA that for 19 years has rescued and restored women and girls from abuse and slavery in the hardest places across the globe. Last year they had over 25,000 women and girls in their lifesaving programs. Michele is also an author. Her latest book, Forgotten Girls.4f052ab0-a6bc-11eb-84b4-bdb9c9e7538cfullno00:24:32Mon, 26 Apr 2021 13:15:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Michele Rickett is the founder and CEO of She Is Safe, a Christian nonprofit based in Atlanta, GA that for 19 years has rescued and restored women and girls from abuse and slavery in the hardest places across the globe. Last year they had over 25,000 women and girls in their lifesaving programs. Michele is also an author. Her latest book, Forgotten Girls.Condace PressleyMichele Rickett is the founder and CEO of She Is Safe, a Christian nonprofit based in Atlanta, GA that for 19 years has rescued and restored women and girls from abuse and slavery in the hardest places across the globe. Last year they had over 25,000 women and girls in their lifesaving programs. Michele is also an author. Her latest book, Forgotten Girls.community,affairsThe Biden Administration announced included in the $2 trillion infrastructure and jobs package is $400 billion to combat climate change, including $60 billion for infrastructure related to green transit and $46 billion for climate-related research and development. The bill also aims to make electric-vehicle charging stations available across the country. Andreas Karelas, author of CLIMATE COURAGE: How Tackling Climate Change Can Build Community, Transform the Economy, and Bridge the Political Divide in America says that, for a long time, people have equated solving climate change with hurting the economy, and it’s simply not true.fdc32620-a6ba-11eb-b4b7-73db5f9ec38bfullno00:24:54Mon, 26 Apr 2021 13:04:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)The Biden Administration announced included in the $2 trillion infrastructure and jobs package is $400 billion to combat climate change, including $60 billion for infrastructure related to green transit and $46 billion for climate-related research and development. The bill also aims to make electric-vehicle charging stations available across the country. Andreas Karelas, author of CLIMATE COURAGE: How Tackling Climate Change Can Build Community, Transform the Economy, and Bridge the Political Divide in America says that, for a long time, people have equated solving climate change with hurting the economy, and it’s simply not true.Condace PressleyThe Biden Administration announced included in the $2 trillion infrastructure and jobs package is $400 billion to combat climate change, including $60 billion for infrastructure related to green transit and $46 billion for climate-related research and development. The bill also aims to make electric-vehicle charging stations available across the country. Andreas Karelas, author of CLIMATE COURAGE: How Tackling Climate Change Can Build Community, Transform the Economy, and Bridge the Political Divide in America says that, for a long time, people have equated solving climate change with hurting the economy, and it’s simply not true.community,affairsThe Anti-Defamation League recently honored Leah Ward Sears, former Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court with a lifetime achievement award for her work on equal justice and fair treatment of people. She joins me to talk about Georgia's new election law, the Atlanta Spa Shootings and the Derek Chauvin trial.3b283620-a15e-11eb-8a45-1f905007540cfullno00:24:47Mon, 19 Apr 2021 17:18:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)The Anti-Defamation League recently honored Leah Ward Sears, former Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court with a lifetime achievement award for her work on equal justice and fair treatment of people. She joins me to talk about Georgia's new election law, the Atlanta Spa Shootings and the Derek Chauvin trial.Condace PressleyThe Anti-Defamation League recently honored Leah Ward Sears, former Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court with a lifetime achievement award for her work on equal justice and fair treatment of people. She joins me to talk about Georgia's new election law, the Atlanta Spa Shootings and the Derek Chauvin trial.community,affairsApril is National Minority Cancer Awareness Month. Many cancer patients, especially those in underserved communities, cannot afford to take part in clinical trials that could save their lives. Racial disparities in clinical trials have long been an issue that’s just another part of the implicit bias in health care. It’s not just African Americans. Asians, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Alaska Natives are all underrepresented in trials at a time when there is growing evidence that drugs may have different effects on different populations. The Lazarex Cancer Foundation helps cancer patients who have run out of options.1f9f0500-a15d-11eb-b8c6-8d9ffcc2aefdfullno00:24:36Mon, 19 Apr 2021 16:59:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)April is National Minority Cancer Awareness Month. Many cancer patients, especially those in underserved communities, cannot afford to take part in clinical trials that could save their lives. Racial disparities in clinical trials have long been an issue that’s just another part of the implicit bias in health care. It’s not just African Americans. Asians, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Alaska Natives are all underrepresented in trials at a time when there is growing evidence that drugs may have different effects on different populations. The Lazarex Cancer Foundation helps cancer patients who have run out of options.Condace PressleyApril is National Minority Cancer Awareness Month. Many cancer patients, especially those in underserved communities, cannot afford to take part in clinical trials that could save their lives. Racial disparities in clinical trials have long been an issue that’s just another part of the implicit bias in health care. It’s not just African Americans. Asians, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Alaska Natives are all underrepresented in trials at a time when there is growing evidence that drugs may have different effects on different populations. The Lazarex Cancer Foundation helps cancer patients who have run out of options.community,affairsNext Gen Men and Women believes if a young person can see it and experience it, then he or she can be it. This metro Atlanta nonprofit works with young people from disadvantaged communities and schools them on the ways of success. Executive Director Phil Olaleye and student Cy'ierra Davis a senior at Atlanta's Creekside High discuss how Next Gen has influenced her. Next we meet Jackie Cannizzo, Executive Director of the C5 Georgia Foundation and Samira Butts a senior at Marietta High. Thanks to a grant from Chick Fil A C5 will be able to expand their program services for young people and strengthen their alumni program to keep participants better connected.71b14760-9bae-11eb-8afa-031aa0585d5afullno00:24:50Mon, 12 Apr 2021 11:34:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Next Gen Men and Women believes if a young person can see it and experience it, then he or she can be it. This metro Atlanta nonprofit works with young people from disadvantaged communities and schools them on the ways of success. Executive Director Phil Olaleye and student Cy'ierra Davis a senior at Atlanta's Creekside High discuss how Next Gen has influenced her. Next we meet Jackie Cannizzo, Executive Director of the C5 Georgia Foundation and Samira Butts a senior at Marietta High. Thanks to a grant from Chick Fil A C5 will be able to expand their program services for young people and strengthen their alumni program to keep participants better connected.Condace PressleyNext Gen Men and Women believes if a young person can see it and experience it, then he or she can be it. This metro Atlanta nonprofit works with young people from disadvantaged communities and schools them on the ways of success. Executive Director Phil Olaleye and student Cy'ierra Davis a senior at Atlanta's Creekside High discuss how Next Gen has influenced her. Next we meet Jackie Cannizzo, Executive Director of the C5 Georgia Foundation and Samira Butts a senior at Marietta High. Thanks to a grant from Chick Fil A C5 will be able to expand their program services for young people and strengthen their alumni program to keep participants better connected.community,affairsDeloris Jordan is Michael Jordan's older sister. They are four years apart. In the 33 years I've done this show, this was one of the most challenging interviews I've ever done. Of course, I am respectful of the guest, but I also want to be sure that I ask the questions that are on your mind. Deloris Jordan has turned her pain into her purpose and now travels the country as a motivational speaker. Her book is "Please Don't Jump: You are stronger than your situations. Jordan has tried to take her own life not once, but three times. She describes being sexually abused by her father and a distant relationship with her mother.1d420930-9ba9-11eb-b859-19e087cd1a0cfullno00:25:08Mon, 12 Apr 2021 10:16:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Deloris Jordan is Michael Jordan's older sister. They are four years apart. In the 33 years I've done this show, this was one of the most challenging interviews I've ever done. Of course, I am respectful of the guest, but I also want to be sure that I ask the questions that are on your mind. Deloris Jordan has turned her pain into her purpose and now travels the country as a motivational speaker. Her book is "Please Don't Jump: You are stronger than your situations. Jordan has tried to take her own life not once, but three times. She describes being sexually abused by her father and a distant relationship with her mother.Condace PressleyDeloris Jordan is Michael Jordan's older sister. They are four years apart. In the 33 years I've done this show, this was one of the most challenging interviews I've ever done. Of course, I am respectful of the guest, but I also want to be sure that I ask the questions that are on your mind. Deloris Jordan has turned her pain into her purpose and now travels the country as a motivational speaker. Her book is "Please Don't Jump: You are stronger than your situations. Jordan has tried to take her own life not once, but three times. She describes being sexually abused by her father and a distant relationship with her mother.community,affairsYou may have heard of the book: In the Footsteps Of Jesus: A Chronicle Of His Life And The Origins Of Christianity from National Geographic. Dr. Jean-Pierre Isbouts is the historian and filmmaker and author of this book in which he suggests among other things that Christ treated women as his disciples and that He and his earthly father, Joseph, worked together as carpenters building a city during the years before His ministry began.0f0edd70-966c-11eb-8f16-b336ecc14f15fullno00:24:58Mon, 05 Apr 2021 19:02:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)You may have heard of the book: In the Footsteps Of Jesus: A Chronicle Of His Life And The Origins Of Christianity from National Geographic. Dr. Jean-Pierre Isbouts is the historian and filmmaker and author of this book in which he suggests among other things that Christ treated women as his disciples and that He and his earthly father, Joseph, worked together as carpenters building a city during the years before His ministry began.Condace PressleyYou may have heard of the book: In the Footsteps Of Jesus: A Chronicle Of His Life And The Origins Of Christianity from National Geographic. Dr. Jean-Pierre Isbouts is the historian and filmmaker and author of this book in which he suggests among other things that Christ treated women as his disciples and that He and his earthly father, Joseph, worked together as carpenters building a city during the years before His ministry began.community,affairsToo often the teachers in many public schools know very little about the students in their classes. Strong Black Girls: Reclaiming Schools in Their Own Image lays bare the harm Black women and girls are expected to overcome in order to receive an education in America. This volume, edited by Danielle Apugo, Lynette Mawhinney and Afiya Mbilishaka amplifies routinely muffled voices and experiences of Black women and girls via essays, letters and poetry. The authors make clear that the strength of these women and girls should not be defined merely as an ability to survive, but also their potential to thrive.1ca33e90-966b-11eb-b666-1195048d1c9bfullno00:24:20Mon, 05 Apr 2021 18:53:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Too often the teachers in many public schools know very little about the students in their classes. Strong Black Girls: Reclaiming Schools in Their Own Image lays bare the harm Black women and girls are expected to overcome in order to receive an education in America. This volume, edited by Danielle Apugo, Lynette Mawhinney and Afiya Mbilishaka amplifies routinely muffled voices and experiences of Black women and girls via essays, letters and poetry. The authors make clear that the strength of these women and girls should not be defined merely as an ability to survive, but also their potential to thrive.Condace PressleyToo often the teachers in many public schools know very little about the students in their classes. Strong Black Girls: Reclaiming Schools in Their Own Image lays bare the harm Black women and girls are expected to overcome in order to receive an education in America. This volume, edited by Danielle Apugo, Lynette Mawhinney and Afiya Mbilishaka amplifies routinely muffled voices and experiences of Black women and girls via essays, letters and poetry. The authors make clear that the strength of these women and girls should not be defined merely as an ability to survive, but also their potential to thrive.community,affairsWhen Tonya Hicks was a girl, she wanted to work at NASA cracking codes and making discoveries. In college a professor told her that her best option with a degree in math was to be a teacher. That was not her goal. One summer she found herself on a job site where math dominated. Next thing, she's an electrician and owner of her own company making her way in a male dominated world successfully. We salute herstory during Women's History Month. Then we talk with Ginneh Baugh of the United Way of Greater Atlanta. More than 4000 people are signed up for their 21-day Racial Equity Challenge. It is a powerful opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of how inequity and racism affect our lives, our Greater Atlanta community, and the barriers it places on improving child well-being.783cc8d0-8fdf-11eb-af9e-55b833a26c4afullno00:24:58Sun, 28 Mar 2021 10:55:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)When Tonya Hicks was a girl, she wanted to work at NASA cracking codes and making discoveries. In college a professor told her that her best option with a degree in math was to be a teacher. That was not her goal. One summer she found herself on a job site where math dominated. Next thing, she's an electrician and owner of her own company making her way in a male dominated world successfully. We salute herstory during Women's History Month. Then we talk with Ginneh Baugh of the United Way of Greater Atlanta. More than 4000 people are signed up for their 21-day Racial Equity Challenge. It is a powerful opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of how inequity and racism affect our lives, our Greater Atlanta community, and the barriers it places on improving child well-being.Condace PressleyWhen Tonya Hicks was a girl, she wanted to work at NASA cracking codes and making discoveries. In college a professor told her that her best option with a degree in math was to be a teacher. That was not her goal. One summer she found herself on a job site where math dominated. Next thing, she's an electrician and owner of her own company making her way in a male dominated world successfully. We salute herstory during Women's History Month. Then we talk with Ginneh Baugh of the United Way of Greater Atlanta. More than 4000 people are signed up for their 21-day Racial Equity Challenge. It is a powerful opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of how inequity and racism affect our lives, our Greater Atlanta community, and the barriers it places on improving child well-being.community,affairsThe pandemic year has provided people a "time out" to evaluate their lives, goals and dreams. In Permission to Dream, Chris Gardner, author of The Pursuit of Happiness delivers a powerful tome on dreaming your way to the next level of your life. He argues dreams not only improve your life, but they also make the world a better place. This is a philosophical guide to turning dreams into action, right now.0ec1aa50-8fde-11eb-8ffd-09a65dbf6d1bfullno00:24:15Sun, 28 Mar 2021 10:46:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)The pandemic year has provided people a "time out" to evaluate their lives, goals and dreams. In Permission to Dream, Chris Gardner, author of The Pursuit of Happiness delivers a powerful tome on dreaming your way to the next level of your life. He argues dreams not only improve your life, but they also make the world a better place. This is a philosophical guide to turning dreams into action, right now.Condace PressleyThe pandemic year has provided people a "time out" to evaluate their lives, goals and dreams. In Permission to Dream, Chris Gardner, author of The Pursuit of Happiness delivers a powerful tome on dreaming your way to the next level of your life. He argues dreams not only improve your life, but they also make the world a better place. This is a philosophical guide to turning dreams into action, right now.community,affairsThere’s a lot of misinformation out there about the COVID-19 vaccines and many people are not getting the answers they need. Rev. Charles Maxell, Senior Pastor of The Breakthrough Fellowship has pulled together a panel of expets to answer your questions about the vaccine. It is a virtual town hall meeting on March 25, 2021 at 7pm. The forum is free and open to the public. Register to attend at www.breakthroughfellowship.org. Atlanta's South Metro - loosely described as the city south of I-20 and the counties south of Fulton pulled together a group of leaders to examine past success, discuss current challenges for economic development in the wake of Covid and to plan for the future. The session is organized by Michael Hightower, founder of the South Metro Development Outlook conference and Managing partner of The Collaborative, Georgia's largest public policy firm.e3740630-8b2a-11eb-8c51-094373520cfffullno00:23:31Mon, 22 Mar 2021 11:04:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)There’s a lot of misinformation out there about the COVID-19 vaccines and many people are not getting the answers they need. Rev. Charles Maxell, Senior Pastor of The Breakthrough Fellowship has pulled together a panel of expets to answer your questions about the vaccine. It is a virtual town hall meeting on March 25, 2021 at 7pm. The forum is free and open to the public. Register to attend at www.breakthroughfellowship.org. Atlanta's South Metro - loosely described as the city south of I-20 and the counties south of Fulton pulled together a group of leaders to examine past success, discuss current challenges for economic development in the wake of Covid and to plan for the future. The session is organized by Michael Hightower, founder of the South Metro Development Outlook conference and Managing partner of The Collaborative, Georgia's largest public policy firm.Condace PressleyThere’s a lot of misinformation out there about the COVID-19 vaccines and many people are not getting the answers they need. Rev. Charles Maxell, Senior Pastor of The Breakthrough Fellowship has pulled together a panel of expets to answer your questions about the vaccine. It is a virtual town hall meeting on March 25, 2021 at 7pm. The forum is free and open to the public. Register to attend at www.breakthroughfellowship.org. Atlanta's South Metro - loosely described as the city south of I-20 and the counties south of Fulton pulled together a group of leaders to examine past success, discuss current challenges for economic development in the wake of Covid and to plan for the future. The session is organized by Michael Hightower, founder of the South Metro Development Outlook conference and Managing partner of The Collaborative, Georgia's largest public policy firm.community,affairsAs Jewish families prepare for the upcoming Passover holiday, many wonder how best to pass down and preserve their Jewish identity in an increasingly secularized culture. Miriam Udel, a rabbi, mother, professor of Yiddish language and Literature at Emory University, introduces modern-day families to translated versions of the cherished fairy tales, fables, folklore, and poems originally written in Yiddish over a century ago In HONEY ON THE PAGE: A Treasury of Yiddish Children’s Literature.8decf930-8b28-11eb-80c6-5d9b6beb5ff8fullno00:24:17Mon, 22 Mar 2021 10:49:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)As Jewish families prepare for the upcoming Passover holiday, many wonder how best to pass down and preserve their Jewish identity in an increasingly secularized culture. Miriam Udel, a rabbi, mother, professor of Yiddish language and Literature at Emory University, introduces modern-day families to translated versions of the cherished fairy tales, fables, folklore, and poems originally written in Yiddish over a century ago In HONEY ON THE PAGE: A Treasury of Yiddish Children’s Literature.Condace PressleyAs Jewish families prepare for the upcoming Passover holiday, many wonder how best to pass down and preserve their Jewish identity in an increasingly secularized culture. Miriam Udel, a rabbi, mother, professor of Yiddish language and Literature at Emory University, introduces modern-day families to translated versions of the cherished fairy tales, fables, folklore, and poems originally written in Yiddish over a century ago In HONEY ON THE PAGE: A Treasury of Yiddish Children’s Literature.community,affairsIt's the interview everyone has been talking about - Oprah's conversation with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and take a deeper dive on the issues confronting mixed race women with Cheslie Kryst. Kryst was named MISS USA 2019, and was one of the Black Trifecta queens. She's recently been named a correspondent for the entertainment magazine EXTRA. Also, true to her legal professional roots, she recently rejoined her former law firm as Poyner Spruill's first-ever diversity advisor. Also joining us today is David Mitchell, Executive Director of the Atlanta Preservation Center to discuss Phoenix Flies, the annual celebration of the city's historic sites.b96983e0-85c7-11eb-9e60-315d9c999703fullno00:24:56Mon, 15 Mar 2021 14:34:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)It's the interview everyone has been talking about - Oprah's conversation with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and take a deeper dive on the issues confronting mixed race women with Cheslie Kryst. Kryst was named MISS USA 2019, and was one of the Black Trifecta queens. She's recently been named a correspondent for the entertainment magazine EXTRA. Also, true to her legal professional roots, she recently rejoined her former law firm as Poyner Spruill's first-ever diversity advisor. Also joining us today is David Mitchell, Executive Director of the Atlanta Preservation Center to discuss Phoenix Flies, the annual celebration of the city's historic sites.Condace PressleyIt's the interview everyone has been talking about - Oprah's conversation with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and take a deeper dive on the issues confronting mixed race women with Cheslie Kryst. Kryst was named MISS USA 2019, and was one of the Black Trifecta queens. She's recently been named a correspondent for the entertainment magazine EXTRA. Also, true to her legal professional roots, she recently rejoined her former law firm as Poyner Spruill's first-ever diversity advisor. Also joining us today is David Mitchell, Executive Director of the Atlanta Preservation Center to discuss Phoenix Flies, the annual celebration of the city's historic sites.community,affairsAs the nation marks one year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we pause to mourn the lives lost and celebrate the survivors. Nerva Altino, one half of the Altino brothers contracted coronavirus in 2020 and lost his father to the virus. So inspired by his COVID experience, Nerva wrote his autobiography, More than a Gift. He writes of immigrating to the US, mastering piano and battling bullying. Today, Nerva and his younger brother Robenson, have performed all over the world. They also teach music to New York children.6565c480-85c5-11eb-b8cf-5fa7114c65a7fullno00:24:57Mon, 15 Mar 2021 14:16:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)As the nation marks one year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we pause to mourn the lives lost and celebrate the survivors. Nerva Altino, one half of the Altino brothers contracted coronavirus in 2020 and lost his father to the virus. So inspired by his COVID experience, Nerva wrote his autobiography, More than a Gift. He writes of immigrating to the US, mastering piano and battling bullying. Today, Nerva and his younger brother Robenson, have performed all over the world. They also teach music to New York children.Condace PressleyAs the nation marks one year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we pause to mourn the lives lost and celebrate the survivors. Nerva Altino, one half of the Altino brothers contracted coronavirus in 2020 and lost his father to the virus. So inspired by his COVID experience, Nerva wrote his autobiography, More than a Gift. He writes of immigrating to the US, mastering piano and battling bullying. Today, Nerva and his younger brother Robenson, have performed all over the world. They also teach music to New York children.community,affairsDwayne Reed says only New Yorkers tease him about his name. This Chicago born middle school teacher inspires his students with rhyme. He's crafted a book for young people called Simon B. Rhymin'. He's inspired by his mom and other teachers and wants young people to believe they can be anything they dream. March 13 through the 27th marks the Atlanta Science Festival - a virtual and partially in person event all over the city. My guest is curator of the event Meisa Salaita. We close the show with a conversation with Leigh Anne Adams from Neighbor Works America. COVID-19 has made housing security even more uncertain for Americans. More than 20% of renters are at risk of eviction and the number of homeowners behind on their mortgages is at its highest level in five years. They are easy prey for bad actors who seek to scam them out of their homes. Adams discusses ways not to be scammed.8df729f0-803b-11eb-9d28-f57491e3fdb6fullno00:25:00Mon, 08 Mar 2021 12:14:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Dwayne Reed says only New Yorkers tease him about his name. This Chicago born middle school teacher inspires his students with rhyme. He's crafted a book for young people called Simon B. Rhymin'. He's inspired by his mom and other teachers and wants young people to believe they can be anything they dream. March 13 through the 27th marks the Atlanta Science Festival - a virtual and partially in person event all over the city. My guest is curator of the event Meisa Salaita. We close the show with a conversation with Leigh Anne Adams from Neighbor Works America. COVID-19 has made housing security even more uncertain for Americans. More than 20% of renters are at risk of eviction and the number of homeowners behind on their mortgages is at its highest level in five years. They are easy prey for bad actors who seek to scam them out of their homes. Adams discusses ways not to be scammed.Condace PressleyDwayne Reed says only New Yorkers tease him about his name. This Chicago born middle school teacher inspires his students with rhyme. He's crafted a book for young people called Simon B. Rhymin'. He's inspired by his mom and other teachers and wants young people to believe they can be anything they dream. March 13 through the 27th marks the Atlanta Science Festival - a virtual and partially in person event all over the city. My guest is curator of the event Meisa Salaita. We close the show with a conversation with Leigh Anne Adams from Neighbor Works America. COVID-19 has made housing security even more uncertain for Americans. More than 20% of renters are at risk of eviction and the number of homeowners behind on their mortgages is at its highest level in five years. They are easy prey for bad actors who seek to scam them out of their homes. Adams discusses ways not to be scammed.community,affairsMiseducated is a memoir from Brandon P. Flemming. He has transformed his life from college dropout to Harvard Professor. He is the founder of the Harvard Diversity Project. He attended college on a basketball scholarship, but an injury ended his career and for a moment, his education. Debate is the tool he used to transform his life and now the lives of others. He was teaching at the Ron Clark Academy when Harvard called. His book is available for pre-order now and will be available June 15.90da24c0-803a-11eb-9a27-93b679e5d137fullno00:24:44Mon, 08 Mar 2021 12:08:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Miseducated is a memoir from Brandon P. Flemming. He has transformed his life from college dropout to Harvard Professor. He is the founder of the Harvard Diversity Project. He attended college on a basketball scholarship, but an injury ended his career and for a moment, his education. Debate is the tool he used to transform his life and now the lives of others. He was teaching at the Ron Clark Academy when Harvard called. His book is available for pre-order now and will be available June 15.Condace PressleyMiseducated is a memoir from Brandon P. Flemming. He has transformed his life from college dropout to Harvard Professor. He is the founder of the Harvard Diversity Project. He attended college on a basketball scholarship, but an injury ended his career and for a moment, his education. Debate is the tool he used to transform his life and now the lives of others. He was teaching at the Ron Clark Academy when Harvard called. His book is available for pre-order now and will be available June 15.community,affairsIn this half hour of Perspectives, genealogist Nicka Sewell Smith discusses concerns people may have with sharing their DNA in ancestry research. Next a conversation with the Grammy award-winning Christian Hip Hop artist Lecrae about the work in education he's doing on Atlanta's West side. Then we talk with Delta Community Credit Union's Reina Short about their collaboration with the Martin Luther King, Sr. Collaborative to help families struggling with financial literacy during the pandemic. We close the broadcast with a conversation with Kyle Waide, CEO of the Atlanta Community Food Bank. Their biggest event, the Hunger Walk/Run goes virtual this year because of a pandemic when the need is greater than ever.be3bd340-7abf-11eb-8d67-93674f84a576fullno00:24:02Mon, 01 Mar 2021 12:51:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)In this half hour of Perspectives, genealogist Nicka Sewell Smith discusses concerns people may have with sharing their DNA in ancestry research. Next a conversation with the Grammy award-winning Christian Hip Hop artist Lecrae about the work in education he's doing on Atlanta's West side. Then we talk with Delta Community Credit Union's Reina Short about their collaboration with the Martin Luther King, Sr. Collaborative to help families struggling with financial literacy during the pandemic. We close the broadcast with a conversation with Kyle Waide, CEO of the Atlanta Community Food Bank. Their biggest event, the Hunger Walk/Run goes virtual this year because of a pandemic when the need is greater than ever.Condace PressleyIn this half hour of Perspectives, genealogist Nicka Sewell Smith discusses concerns people may have with sharing their DNA in ancestry research. Next a conversation with the Grammy award-winning Christian Hip Hop artist Lecrae about the work in education he's doing on Atlanta's West side. Then we talk with Delta Community Credit Union's Reina Short about their collaboration with the Martin Luther King, Sr. Collaborative to help families struggling with financial literacy during the pandemic. We close the broadcast with a conversation with Kyle Waide, CEO of the Atlanta Community Food Bank. Their biggest event, the Hunger Walk/Run goes virtual this year because of a pandemic when the need is greater than ever.community,affairsAncestry.com has added new records to improve online searches for descendants of slaves. Genealogist Nicka Sewell Smith explains the benefits for researchers of records from the Freedmen's Journal and new data ingested from the West Indies.1082e450-7abf-11eb-a90a-5182fe67cd3dfullno00:24:58Mon, 01 Mar 2021 12:45:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Ancestry.com has added new records to improve online searches for descendants of slaves. Genealogist Nicka Sewell Smith explains the benefits for researchers of records from the Freedmen's Journal and new data ingested from the West Indies.Condace PressleyAncestry.com has added new records to improve online searches for descendants of slaves. Genealogist Nicka Sewell Smith explains the benefits for researchers of records from the Freedmen's Journal and new data ingested from the West Indies.community,affairsThe 2021 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival goes viral. Go behind the scenes with Festival Executive Director Kenny Blank on what film fans can expect from 38 films between now and February 28th. There is a $3 discount on four family friendly films with promo code FAM2FAM. Next, health information—and misinformation—is all around us, and it can be hard to separate the two. How do we stay sane while unraveling the knots of fact and fiction to find out what we should really be concerned about, and what we can laugh off? In Viral BS, journalist, doctor, professor, and CDC-trained disease detective Seema Yasmin, driven by a need to set the record straight, dissects some of the most widely circulating medical myths and pseudoscience.2dd22ec0-7533-11eb-b59c-1b4069752fd8fullno00:25:04Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:17:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)The 2021 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival goes viral. Go behind the scenes with Festival Executive Director Kenny Blank on what film fans can expect from 38 films between now and February 28th. There is a $3 discount on four family friendly films with promo code FAM2FAM. Next, health information—and misinformation—is all around us, and it can be hard to separate the two. How do we stay sane while unraveling the knots of fact and fiction to find out what we should really be concerned about, and what we can laugh off? In Viral BS, journalist, doctor, professor, and CDC-trained disease detective Seema Yasmin, driven by a need to set the record straight, dissects some of the most widely circulating medical myths and pseudoscience.Condace PressleyThe 2021 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival goes viral. Go behind the scenes with Festival Executive Director Kenny Blank on what film fans can expect from 38 films between now and February 28th. There is a $3 discount on four family friendly films with promo code FAM2FAM. Next, health information—and misinformation—is all around us, and it can be hard to separate the two. How do we stay sane while unraveling the knots of fact and fiction to find out what we should really be concerned about, and what we can laugh off? In Viral BS, journalist, doctor, professor, and CDC-trained disease detective Seema Yasmin, driven by a need to set the record straight, dissects some of the most widely circulating medical myths and pseudoscience.community,affairsPaul Judge, the much buzzed-about Black entrepreneur and investor, has partnered with Mark Buffington and BIP Capital to form Panoramic Ventures in Atlanta. This venture capital firm launched a new $300 million fund to grow underserved, promising companies the SE and Midwest. The fund will give entrepreneurs in lesser funded regions, access to capital and expertise, to help grow tech companies in often-overlooked states; where tech companies struggle for capital. They are intentionally looking to fund outside of the typical Silicon Valley and the NE regions. This will provide funding as well as remedies for discrimination companies face when seeking funding.cf09e2e0-7531-11eb-b0c5-8180bf7bf13efullno00:24:59Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:07:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Paul Judge, the much buzzed-about Black entrepreneur and investor, has partnered with Mark Buffington and BIP Capital to form Panoramic Ventures in Atlanta. This venture capital firm launched a new $300 million fund to grow underserved, promising companies the SE and Midwest. The fund will give entrepreneurs in lesser funded regions, access to capital and expertise, to help grow tech companies in often-overlooked states; where tech companies struggle for capital. They are intentionally looking to fund outside of the typical Silicon Valley and the NE regions. This will provide funding as well as remedies for discrimination companies face when seeking funding.Condace PressleyPaul Judge, the much buzzed-about Black entrepreneur and investor, has partnered with Mark Buffington and BIP Capital to form Panoramic Ventures in Atlanta. This venture capital firm launched a new $300 million fund to grow underserved, promising companies the SE and Midwest. The fund will give entrepreneurs in lesser funded regions, access to capital and expertise, to help grow tech companies in often-overlooked states; where tech companies struggle for capital. They are intentionally looking to fund outside of the typical Silicon Valley and the NE regions. This will provide funding as well as remedies for discrimination companies face when seeking funding.community,affairsWhat do former college roommates, now retired professionals do in the middle of a pandemic and year of social unrest? They write a book! Wanda S. Lloyd and Tina McElroy Ansa, roommates at Atlanta's Spelman college and now a retired journalist, author and book publisher united as editors for Meeting at the Table: African American Women Write on Race, Culture and Community. The book is a collection of 16 essays from notables including Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Pastor Vashti Murphy McKenzie and actress Anika Noni Rose.eafddfd0-6fcc-11eb-a008-23e040bf40c0fullno00:24:54Mon, 15 Feb 2021 14:28:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)What do former college roommates, now retired professionals do in the middle of a pandemic and year of social unrest? They write a book! Wanda S. Lloyd and Tina McElroy Ansa, roommates at Atlanta's Spelman college and now a retired journalist, author and book publisher united as editors for Meeting at the Table: African American Women Write on Race, Culture and Community. The book is a collection of 16 essays from notables including Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Pastor Vashti Murphy McKenzie and actress Anika Noni Rose.Condace PressleyWhat do former college roommates, now retired professionals do in the middle of a pandemic and year of social unrest? They write a book! Wanda S. Lloyd and Tina McElroy Ansa, roommates at Atlanta's Spelman college and now a retired journalist, author and book publisher united as editors for Meeting at the Table: African American Women Write on Race, Culture and Community. The book is a collection of 16 essays from notables including Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Pastor Vashti Murphy McKenzie and actress Anika Noni Rose.community,affairsWhat do former college roommates, now retired professionals do in the middle of a pandemic and year of social unrest? They write a book! Wanda S. Lloyd and Tina McElroy Ansa, roommates at Atlanta's Spelman college and now a retired journalist, author and book publisher united as editors for Meeting at the Table: African American Women Write on Race, Culture and Community. The book is a collection of 16 essays from notables including Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Pastor Vashti Murphy McKenzie and actress Anika Noni Rose.14daf220-6fcd-11eb-9af3-e36323a0e123fullno00:24:13Mon, 15 Feb 2021 14:07:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)What do former college roommates, now retired professionals do in the middle of a pandemic and year of social unrest? They write a book! Wanda S. Lloyd and Tina McElroy Ansa, roommates at Atlanta's Spelman college and now a retired journalist, author and book publisher united as editors for Meeting at the Table: African American Women Write on Race, Culture and Community. The book is a collection of 16 essays from notables including Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Pastor Vashti Murphy McKenzie and actress Anika Noni Rose.Condace PressleyWhat do former college roommates, now retired professionals do in the middle of a pandemic and year of social unrest? They write a book! Wanda S. Lloyd and Tina McElroy Ansa, roommates at Atlanta's Spelman college and now a retired journalist, author and book publisher united as editors for Meeting at the Table: African American Women Write on Race, Culture and Community. The book is a collection of 16 essays from notables including Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Pastor Vashti Murphy McKenzie and actress Anika Noni Rose.community,affairsHave you ever heard of Rebecca Lee Crumpler? Neither had I until I talked with Dr. Melody McCloud. Rebecca Lee Crumpler was the first Black female doctor to practice medicine in the United States. Hers is quite the story as Dr. McCloud tells us.0a37b5d0-6a62-11eb-8081-77cee8b1d4d0fullno00:24:35Mon, 08 Feb 2021 17:00:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Have you ever heard of Rebecca Lee Crumpler? Neither had I until I talked with Dr. Melody McCloud. Rebecca Lee Crumpler was the first Black female doctor to practice medicine in the United States. Hers is quite the story as Dr. McCloud tells us.Condace PressleyHave you ever heard of Rebecca Lee Crumpler? Neither had I until I talked with Dr. Melody McCloud. Rebecca Lee Crumpler was the first Black female doctor to practice medicine in the United States. Hers is quite the story as Dr. McCloud tells us.community,affairsFebruary is heart month and heart disease remains a number one killer of women - claiming one in three lives. The American Heart Association's Go Red for Women movement seeks to raise awareness in the fight against heart disease and stroke in women. Anna Williams experienced both - before the age of 40.c2bcee80-6a61-11eb-bfea-d737e420dd32fullno00:24:23Mon, 08 Feb 2021 16:55:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)February is heart month and heart disease remains a number one killer of women - claiming one in three lives. The American Heart Association's Go Red for Women movement seeks to raise awareness in the fight against heart disease and stroke in women. Anna Williams experienced both - before the age of 40.Condace PressleyFebruary is heart month and heart disease remains a number one killer of women - claiming one in three lives. The American Heart Association's Go Red for Women movement seeks to raise awareness in the fight against heart disease and stroke in women. Anna Williams experienced both - before the age of 40.community,affairsNow that 2020 is in everyone's rear view mirror and the first month of 2021 is in the book, let's look ahead to the rest of the year. Stephanie Nichols is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and joins us to talk about maintaining one's mental health as the one year anniversary of the pandemic approaches.f8601570-64c4-11eb-ba3d-21f5907d34b8fullno00:24:49Mon, 01 Feb 2021 13:23:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Now that 2020 is in everyone's rear view mirror and the first month of 2021 is in the book, let's look ahead to the rest of the year. Stephanie Nichols is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and joins us to talk about maintaining one's mental health as the one year anniversary of the pandemic approaches.Condace PressleyNow that 2020 is in everyone's rear view mirror and the first month of 2021 is in the book, let's look ahead to the rest of the year. Stephanie Nichols is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and joins us to talk about maintaining one's mental health as the one year anniversary of the pandemic approaches.community,affairsThis week began with the 35th celebration of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, featured the inauguration of the 46th president of the United States and the 49th Vice President of the United States and the passing of a sports and civil rights legend, Hank Aaron. My guest is Monica Pearson who has witnessed much of Atlanta's history from behind the anchor desk at Channel 2 Action News.0afcdfd0-5feb-11eb-aa4f-edf9820e7a54fullno00:24:22Tue, 26 Jan 2021 09:15:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)This week began with the 35th celebration of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, featured the inauguration of the 46th president of the United States and the 49th Vice President of the United States and the passing of a sports and civil rights legend, Hank Aaron. My guest is Monica Pearson who has witnessed much of Atlanta's history from behind the anchor desk at Channel 2 Action News.Condace PressleyThis week began with the 35th celebration of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, featured the inauguration of the 46th president of the United States and the 49th Vice President of the United States and the passing of a sports and civil rights legend, Hank Aaron. My guest is Monica Pearson who has witnessed much of Atlanta's history from behind the anchor desk at Channel 2 Action News.community,affairsIn the aftermath of the insurrection at the White House on January 5 and the election of Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff to the United States Senate, we speak with Dr. Cynthia Neal Spence, director of the Social Justice Fellows Program at Spelman College in Atlanta about the influence of women on the vote and the differences which exist between black women voters and white women voters.94a1af90-5879-11eb-8160-d57bad9a725ffullno00:24:58Sat, 16 Jan 2021 22:03:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)In the aftermath of the insurrection at the White House on January 5 and the election of Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff to the United States Senate, we speak with Dr. Cynthia Neal Spence, director of the Social Justice Fellows Program at Spelman College in Atlanta about the influence of women on the vote and the differences which exist between black women voters and white women voters.Condace PressleyIn the aftermath of the insurrection at the White House on January 5 and the election of Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff to the United States Senate, we speak with Dr. Cynthia Neal Spence, director of the Social Justice Fellows Program at Spelman College in Atlanta about the influence of women on the vote and the differences which exist between black women voters and white women voters.community,affairsThere's a meme making the rounds suggesting 2020 made a brief exit, put on a wig and returned as 2021. Much happened to start the new year. Georgia voters unseated two Republican incumbents in a historic runoff election flipping control of the United States Senate to the Democratic Party and on the very next day supporters of President Trump staged an insurrection breaching security at the U.S. Capitol. On the program we talk with a psychologist - how do you talk about what happened at the Capitol? Then we speak with newly elected Representative NIkema Williams about her experience during the siege and we close with Rev. Dr. William Flippin, Sr. pastor of Greater Piney Grove Baptist Church about the church's influence on voting.d2a834d0-5878-11eb-a945-b187ec47e7bbfullno00:23:27Sat, 16 Jan 2021 21:52:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)There's a meme making the rounds suggesting 2020 made a brief exit, put on a wig and returned as 2021. Much happened to start the new year. Georgia voters unseated two Republican incumbents in a historic runoff election flipping control of the United States Senate to the Democratic Party and on the very next day supporters of President Trump staged an insurrection breaching security at the U.S. Capitol. On the program we talk with a psychologist - how do you talk about what happened at the Capitol? Then we speak with newly elected Representative NIkema Williams about her experience during the siege and we close with Rev. Dr. William Flippin, Sr. pastor of Greater Piney Grove Baptist Church about the church's influence on voting.Condace PressleyThere's a meme making the rounds suggesting 2020 made a brief exit, put on a wig and returned as 2021. Much happened to start the new year. Georgia voters unseated two Republican incumbents in a historic runoff election flipping control of the United States Senate to the Democratic Party and on the very next day supporters of President Trump staged an insurrection breaching security at the U.S. Capitol. On the program we talk with a psychologist - how do you talk about what happened at the Capitol? Then we speak with newly elected Representative NIkema Williams about her experience during the siege and we close with Rev. Dr. William Flippin, Sr. pastor of Greater Piney Grove Baptist Church about the church's influence on voting.community,affairsThis is the final show of 2020. My guest is Professor Michael Eric Dyson author of Long Time Coming: Reckoning with Race in America. The night of May 25, 2020 changed America. George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, was killed during an arrest in Minneapolis when a white cop suffocated him. The video of that night’s events went viral, sparking the largest protests in the nation’s history and the sort of social unrest we have not seen since the sixties. While Floyd’s death was certainly the catalyst, (heightened by the fact that it occurred during a pandemic whose victims were disproportionately of color) it was in truth the fuse that lit an ever-filling powder keg. Long Time Coming grapples with the cultural and social forces that have shaped our nation in the brutal crucible of race. In five beautifully argued chapters—each addressed to a black martyr from Breonna Taylor to Rev. Clementa Pinckney—Dyson traces the genealogy of anti-blackness from the slave ship to the street corner where Floyd lost his life—and where America gained its will to confront the ugly truth of systemic racism. Ending with a poignant plea for hope, Dyson’s exciting new book points the way to social redemption. Long Time Coming is a necessary guide to help America finally reckon with race.a738f6d0-4859-11eb-9f33-d7c26a41a4fdfullno00:24:41Sun, 27 Dec 2020 09:31:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)This is the final show of 2020. My guest is Professor Michael Eric Dyson author of Long Time Coming: Reckoning with Race in America. The night of May 25, 2020 changed America. George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, was killed during an arrest in Minneapolis when a white cop suffocated him. The video of that night’s events went viral, sparking the largest protests in the nation’s history and the sort of social unrest we have not seen since the sixties. While Floyd’s death was certainly the catalyst, (heightened by the fact that it occurred during a pandemic whose victims were disproportionately of color) it was in truth the fuse that lit an ever-filling powder keg. Long Time Coming grapples with the cultural and social forces that have shaped our nation in the brutal crucible of race. In five beautifully argued chapters—each addressed to a black martyr from Breonna Taylor to Rev. Clementa Pinckney—Dyson traces the genealogy of anti-blackness from the slave ship to the street corner where Floyd lost his life—and where America gained its will to confront the ugly truth of systemic racism. Ending with a poignant plea for hope, Dyson’s exciting new book points the way to social redemption. Long Time Coming is a necessary guide to help America finally reckon with race.Condace PressleyThis is the final show of 2020. My guest is Professor Michael Eric Dyson author of Long Time Coming: Reckoning with Race in America. The night of May 25, 2020 changed America. George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, was killed during an arrest in Minneapolis when a white cop suffocated him. The video of that night’s events went viral, sparking the largest protests in the nation’s history and the sort of social unrest we have not seen since the sixties. While Floyd’s death was certainly the catalyst, (heightened by the fact that it occurred during a pandemic whose victims were disproportionately of color) it was in truth the fuse that lit an ever-filling powder keg. Long Time Coming grapples with the cultural and social forces that have shaped our nation in the brutal crucible of race. In five beautifully argued chapters—each addressed to a black martyr from Breonna Taylor to Rev. Clementa Pinckney—Dyson traces the genealogy of anti-blackness from the slave ship to the street corner where Floyd lost his life—and where America gained its will to confront the ugly truth of systemic racism. Ending with a poignant plea for hope, Dyson’s exciting new book points the way to social redemption. Long Time Coming is a necessary guide to help America finally reckon with race.community,affairsWhile 2020 may have brought families closer together - literally - it has also placed a strain on some relationships. The baby boom which many experts forecast did not happen. Children continue to be educated at home while mom and dad are also working from home because of the pandemic. Howard and Danielle Taylor are founders of and lead Marriage on Deck and join me to discuss the five ways spouses can stay connected over the holidays. They are certified marriage coaches with the American Association of Christian Counselors. They've helped more than 4000 couples by teaching the fundamentals of marriage. The Taylors currently have a marriage workbook The Fundamentals of Marriage and a marriage talk show Tuesdays and Thursdays 3 p.m. PST/6 p.m. EST on CTN.ff2a9170-43dd-11eb-a3c3-eb69bda4ae97fullno00:24:53Mon, 21 Dec 2020 16:33:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)While 2020 may have brought families closer together - literally - it has also placed a strain on some relationships. The baby boom which many experts forecast did not happen. Children continue to be educated at home while mom and dad are also working from home because of the pandemic. Howard and Danielle Taylor are founders of and lead Marriage on Deck and join me to discuss the five ways spouses can stay connected over the holidays. They are certified marriage coaches with the American Association of Christian Counselors. They've helped more than 4000 couples by teaching the fundamentals of marriage. The Taylors currently have a marriage workbook The Fundamentals of Marriage and a marriage talk show Tuesdays and Thursdays 3 p.m. PST/6 p.m. EST on CTN.Condace PressleyWhile 2020 may have brought families closer together - literally - it has also placed a strain on some relationships. The baby boom which many experts forecast did not happen. Children continue to be educated at home while mom and dad are also working from home because of the pandemic. Howard and Danielle Taylor are founders of and lead Marriage on Deck and join me to discuss the five ways spouses can stay connected over the holidays. They are certified marriage coaches with the American Association of Christian Counselors. They've helped more than 4000 couples by teaching the fundamentals of marriage. The Taylors currently have a marriage workbook The Fundamentals of Marriage and a marriage talk show Tuesdays and Thursdays 3 p.m. PST/6 p.m. EST on CTN.community,affairs2020 featured multiple elections in practically every contest. Among those elected, Kwanza Hall to serve the remainder of the term of the late John Lewis. He's in office for a little over one month and talks about his goals for the district as he prepares to transition in January to Congresswoman-elect Nikema Williams.3e9e8020-3e1a-11eb-be84-fdde6665f9b6fullno00:25:03Mon, 14 Dec 2020 08:36:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)2020 featured multiple elections in practically every contest. Among those elected, Kwanza Hall to serve the remainder of the term of the late John Lewis. He's in office for a little over one month and talks about his goals for the district as he prepares to transition in January to Congresswoman-elect Nikema Williams.Condace Pressley2020 featured multiple elections in practically every contest. Among those elected, Kwanza Hall to serve the remainder of the term of the late John Lewis. He's in office for a little over one month and talks about his goals for the district as he prepares to transition in January to Congresswoman-elect Nikema Williams.community,affairsOn December 12, six-time Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter, legend and artist celebrates her 80th birthday with a virtual concert featuring artists with whom she's done duets. She also talks with Condace Pressley about being the new "Queen of Twitter." Also, The Alliance Theatre has reimagined its performance of "A Christmas Carol" and moved the show to the Summerhill Parking Lot at GSU Stadium. It's a drive-in performance for families now through December 21.c19bcf10-3e19-11eb-9681-9738325e0cb5fullno00:23:42Mon, 14 Dec 2020 08:28:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)On December 12, six-time Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter, legend and artist celebrates her 80th birthday with a virtual concert featuring artists with whom she's done duets. She also talks with Condace Pressley about being the new "Queen of Twitter." Also, The Alliance Theatre has reimagined its performance of "A Christmas Carol" and moved the show to the Summerhill Parking Lot at GSU Stadium. It's a drive-in performance for families now through December 21.Condace PressleyOn December 12, six-time Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter, legend and artist celebrates her 80th birthday with a virtual concert featuring artists with whom she's done duets. She also talks with Condace Pressley about being the new "Queen of Twitter." Also, The Alliance Theatre has reimagined its performance of "A Christmas Carol" and moved the show to the Summerhill Parking Lot at GSU Stadium. It's a drive-in performance for families now through December 21.community,affairsUS Democratic Senator candidate Rev. Raphael Warnock sits down with KISS 104.1FM Toni Moore to talk about the upcoming runoff.5a0f43e0-3e0b-11eb-891b-ef5fafdd3c8bfullno00:07:06Mon, 14 Dec 2020 06:52:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)US Democratic Senator candidate Rev. Raphael Warnock sits down with KISS 104.1FM Toni Moore to talk about the upcoming runoff.Condace PressleyUS Democratic Senator candidate Rev. Raphael Warnock sits down with KISS 104.1FM Toni Moore to talk about the upcoming runoff.community,affairsDecember 1 is Giving Tuesday. That's the day we are all encouraged to give to the nonprofits we care about. One nonprofit seeking your gift is the ParentPreneur Foundation. This nonprofit empowers Black ParentPreneurs to be the best parents and entrepreneurs possible so that they can leave a legacy for their children. Dollars raised on Giving Tuesday will be used to underwrite mental health therapy for ParentPreneurs because of the many challenges these individuals face.e4b5c260-3414-11eb-b283-f93db47a7076fullno00:19:54Tue, 01 Dec 2020 14:12:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)December 1 is Giving Tuesday. That's the day we are all encouraged to give to the nonprofits we care about. One nonprofit seeking your gift is the ParentPreneur Foundation. This nonprofit empowers Black ParentPreneurs to be the best parents and entrepreneurs possible so that they can leave a legacy for their children. Dollars raised on Giving Tuesday will be used to underwrite mental health therapy for ParentPreneurs because of the many challenges these individuals face.Condace PressleyDecember 1 is Giving Tuesday. That's the day we are all encouraged to give to the nonprofits we care about. One nonprofit seeking your gift is the ParentPreneur Foundation. This nonprofit empowers Black ParentPreneurs to be the best parents and entrepreneurs possible so that they can leave a legacy for their children. Dollars raised on Giving Tuesday will be used to underwrite mental health therapy for ParentPreneurs because of the many challenges these individuals face.community,affairs2020 has been the year and our city and nation have just experienced the most unusual Thanksgiving holiday in our lifetimes. As the holiday season approaches, people already battling isolation because of the pandemic now have to consider the stresses of the holiday blues. Stephanie Nichols, therapist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and owner of Mindful Therapy Works joins us to talk through the holiday blues and stresses that cause them. On December 10th, she'll stage an online workshop to help others. Register here: www.Eventbrite.com/Overcoming the Holiday Blues.3c848330-3413-11eb-9369-1f89628d7ae5fullno00:24:02Tue, 01 Dec 2020 14:06:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)2020 has been the year and our city and nation have just experienced the most unusual Thanksgiving holiday in our lifetimes. As the holiday season approaches, people already battling isolation because of the pandemic now have to consider the stresses of the holiday blues. Stephanie Nichols, therapist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and owner of Mindful Therapy Works joins us to talk through the holiday blues and stresses that cause them. On December 10th, she'll stage an online workshop to help others. Register here: www.Eventbrite.com/Overcoming the Holiday Blues.Condace Pressley2020 has been the year and our city and nation have just experienced the most unusual Thanksgiving holiday in our lifetimes. As the holiday season approaches, people already battling isolation because of the pandemic now have to consider the stresses of the holiday blues. Stephanie Nichols, therapist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and owner of Mindful Therapy Works joins us to talk through the holiday blues and stresses that cause them. On December 10th, she'll stage an online workshop to help others. Register here: www.Eventbrite.com/Overcoming the Holiday Blues.community,affairsWe are spending more time at home. As the holidays approach, why not pick up a good book? Or give one as a gift? In The End of Her, author Shari Lapena has it all: toxic men, toxic women, twists, turns and red herrings. Critics and fans both say "No one does suburban paranoia like Shari Lapena."7e2be090-3410-11eb-a89f-83940b08637ffullno00:24:58Tue, 01 Dec 2020 13:47:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)We are spending more time at home. As the holidays approach, why not pick up a good book? Or give one as a gift? In The End of Her, author Shari Lapena has it all: toxic men, toxic women, twists, turns and red herrings. Critics and fans both say "No one does suburban paranoia like Shari Lapena."Condace PressleyWe are spending more time at home. As the holidays approach, why not pick up a good book? Or give one as a gift? In The End of Her, author Shari Lapena has it all: toxic men, toxic women, twists, turns and red herrings. Critics and fans both say "No one does suburban paranoia like Shari Lapena."community,affairsIn the wake of racial justice unrest this summer, many businesses are working to create a more diverse, equitable and inclusive environment. Trudi Lebron is CEO of ScriptFlipt, a consulting organization doing work in this space. Lebron identifies as a biracial latina (racially white/black, ethnically Latina). At 16 she was a high school dropout and the mother of 2. As she struggled to make ends meet, she experienced gaps in equity and a lack of representation in many industries. WIth support of a mentor/coach, Lebron decided to leave her main job to devote herself to her side gig - working in the DE&I space. ScriptFlipt focuses on helping individuals and organizations to grow their social impact and to make a difference in community.a485c140-291b-11eb-92b2-f9fa1c842cbafullno00:24:52Tue, 17 Nov 2020 15:15:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)In the wake of racial justice unrest this summer, many businesses are working to create a more diverse, equitable and inclusive environment. Trudi Lebron is CEO of ScriptFlipt, a consulting organization doing work in this space. Lebron identifies as a biracial latina (racially white/black, ethnically Latina). At 16 she was a high school dropout and the mother of 2. As she struggled to make ends meet, she experienced gaps in equity and a lack of representation in many industries. WIth support of a mentor/coach, Lebron decided to leave her main job to devote herself to her side gig - working in the DE&I space. ScriptFlipt focuses on helping individuals and organizations to grow their social impact and to make a difference in community.Condace PressleyIn the wake of racial justice unrest this summer, many businesses are working to create a more diverse, equitable and inclusive environment. Trudi Lebron is CEO of ScriptFlipt, a consulting organization doing work in this space. Lebron identifies as a biracial latina (racially white/black, ethnically Latina). At 16 she was a high school dropout and the mother of 2. As she struggled to make ends meet, she experienced gaps in equity and a lack of representation in many industries. WIth support of a mentor/coach, Lebron decided to leave her main job to devote herself to her side gig - working in the DE&I space. ScriptFlipt focuses on helping individuals and organizations to grow their social impact and to make a difference in community.community,affairsThe United Way of Greater Atlanta is one of many nonprofit organizations distributing CARES ACT funding to people in need. Persons impacted by the pandemic who can show that they lost a job, or hours or had to stay home with children may be eligible for up to $5000 in relief money to pay back rent, late mortgage payments or overdue utility bills.e5ac46c0-2919-11eb-ba66-37852adfa663fullno00:25:02Tue, 17 Nov 2020 15:06:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)The United Way of Greater Atlanta is one of many nonprofit organizations distributing CARES ACT funding to people in need. Persons impacted by the pandemic who can show that they lost a job, or hours or had to stay home with children may be eligible for up to $5000 in relief money to pay back rent, late mortgage payments or overdue utility bills.Condace PressleyThe United Way of Greater Atlanta is one of many nonprofit organizations distributing CARES ACT funding to people in need. Persons impacted by the pandemic who can show that they lost a job, or hours or had to stay home with children may be eligible for up to $5000 in relief money to pay back rent, late mortgage payments or overdue utility bills.community,affairsOur guest is actor, author, and activist Hill Harper. Television viewers know Harper best as Hawkes on CSI New York. He currently appears Dr. Marcus Andrews on the ABC drama "The Good Doctor." He is being honored in Atlanta virtually as the winner of the Generational Barrier Breaker award from the Peachtree Village International Film Festival. Our conversation covers the COVID-19 pandemic, the influence television has had on a homebound nation, the 2020 Election and more. He’s broken barriers throughout his career – with more than 200 films and television series over the course of his career – the festival says hill harper is a beacon of light for our community932801d0-1d7c-11eb-9c25-59012e39c0a9fullno00:24:10Mon, 02 Nov 2020 20:20:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Our guest is actor, author, and activist Hill Harper. Television viewers know Harper best as Hawkes on CSI New York. He currently appears Dr. Marcus Andrews on the ABC drama "The Good Doctor." He is being honored in Atlanta virtually as the winner of the Generational Barrier Breaker award from the Peachtree Village International Film Festival. Our conversation covers the COVID-19 pandemic, the influence television has had on a homebound nation, the 2020 Election and more. He’s broken barriers throughout his career – with more than 200 films and television series over the course of his career – the festival says hill harper is a beacon of light for our communityCondace PressleyOur guest is actor, author, and activist Hill Harper. Television viewers know Harper best as Hawkes on CSI New York. He currently appears Dr. Marcus Andrews on the ABC drama "The Good Doctor." He is being honored in Atlanta virtually as the winner of the Generational Barrier Breaker award from the Peachtree Village International Film Festival. Our conversation covers the COVID-19 pandemic, the influence television has had on a homebound nation, the 2020 Election and more. He’s broken barriers throughout his career – with more than 200 films and television series over the course of his career – the festival says hill harper is a beacon of light for our communitycommunity,affairsThis clever book—part story, part writing prompt—will help boost kids’ self-esteem as they follow Lulu’s lead to discover their very own power phrase. Lulu loves her biracial family, but people are always asking what are you? Lulu hates that question. Her brother hates it too and inspires her to come up with one line that perfectly describes her so she can easily express who she is, not what she is. Author Lynnette Mawhinney is my guest. She is Chair of, and an Associate Professor in, the Department of Urban Education at Rutgers University-Newark, at which she is also affiliated faculty in the African American and African Studies Department. She helps to prepare future urban teachers for the classroom and her academic research focuses on autoethnographic explorations around biracial identity and development. Dr. Mawhinney has published four books and 27 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, including ones on biracial identity.0fb3c9e0-1d7b-11eb-acff-e14389841ca3fullno00:23:56Mon, 02 Nov 2020 20:09:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)This clever book—part story, part writing prompt—will help boost kids’ self-esteem as they follow Lulu’s lead to discover their very own power phrase. Lulu loves her biracial family, but people are always asking what are you? Lulu hates that question. Her brother hates it too and inspires her to come up with one line that perfectly describes her so she can easily express who she is, not what she is. Author Lynnette Mawhinney is my guest. She is Chair of, and an Associate Professor in, the Department of Urban Education at Rutgers University-Newark, at which she is also affiliated faculty in the African American and African Studies Department. She helps to prepare future urban teachers for the classroom and her academic research focuses on autoethnographic explorations around biracial identity and development. Dr. Mawhinney has published four books and 27 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, including ones on biracial identity.Condace PressleyThis clever book—part story, part writing prompt—will help boost kids’ self-esteem as they follow Lulu’s lead to discover their very own power phrase. Lulu loves her biracial family, but people are always asking what are you? Lulu hates that question. Her brother hates it too and inspires her to come up with one line that perfectly describes her so she can easily express who she is, not what she is. Author Lynnette Mawhinney is my guest. She is Chair of, and an Associate Professor in, the Department of Urban Education at Rutgers University-Newark, at which she is also affiliated faculty in the African American and African Studies Department. She helps to prepare future urban teachers for the classroom and her academic research focuses on autoethnographic explorations around biracial identity and development. Dr. Mawhinney has published four books and 27 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, including ones on biracial identity.community,affairsFair Fight Founder Stacey Abrams joins Perspectives to talk about her film "All In: The Fight for Democracy," an examination of voter suppression in the U.S. She also breaks down the amendments on the Georgia ballot and what voters need to know in advance of Election Day. Then, Kenny Blank, Executive Director of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival to discuss the festival's launch of its online film portal.ff727ec0-1d78-11eb-a147-7d78373a06b7fullno00:24:58Mon, 02 Nov 2020 19:41:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Fair Fight Founder Stacey Abrams joins Perspectives to talk about her film "All In: The Fight for Democracy," an examination of voter suppression in the U.S. She also breaks down the amendments on the Georgia ballot and what voters need to know in advance of Election Day. Then, Kenny Blank, Executive Director of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival to discuss the festival's launch of its online film portal.Condace PressleyFair Fight Founder Stacey Abrams joins Perspectives to talk about her film "All In: The Fight for Democracy," an examination of voter suppression in the U.S. She also breaks down the amendments on the Georgia ballot and what voters need to know in advance of Election Day. Then, Kenny Blank, Executive Director of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival to discuss the festival's launch of its online film portal.community,affairsAmbassador Andrew Young, Mike "Killer Mike" Render and Ryan Glover have joined forces to build Greenwood. Greenwood has secured $3 million in seed funding from private investors as the first digital banking platform for Black and Latinx people and business owners. Greenwood seeks to provide banking services to communities who have not had access to or good relationships with banks.a5b50c20-1d75-11eb-af7d-174263db4c0ffullno00:24:09Mon, 02 Nov 2020 19:22:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Ambassador Andrew Young, Mike "Killer Mike" Render and Ryan Glover have joined forces to build Greenwood. Greenwood has secured $3 million in seed funding from private investors as the first digital banking platform for Black and Latinx people and business owners. Greenwood seeks to provide banking services to communities who have not had access to or good relationships with banks.Condace PressleyAmbassador Andrew Young, Mike "Killer Mike" Render and Ryan Glover have joined forces to build Greenwood. Greenwood has secured $3 million in seed funding from private investors as the first digital banking platform for Black and Latinx people and business owners. Greenwood seeks to provide banking services to communities who have not had access to or good relationships with banks.community,affairs2020 will be a year for the history books because of the coronavirus pandemic, a nation divided politically and a reckoning on systemic racism. Rev. Bernice A. King is today's guest for a real conversation on systemic racism and its impact on income, education, health care and housing.03c79ff0-1d73-11eb-bea3-812e24d59f60fullno00:25:03Mon, 02 Nov 2020 19:00:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)2020 will be a year for the history books because of the coronavirus pandemic, a nation divided politically and a reckoning on systemic racism. Rev. Bernice A. King is today's guest for a real conversation on systemic racism and its impact on income, education, health care and housing.Condace Pressley2020 will be a year for the history books because of the coronavirus pandemic, a nation divided politically and a reckoning on systemic racism. Rev. Bernice A. King is today's guest for a real conversation on systemic racism and its impact on income, education, health care and housing.community,affairsMorehouse College will shine its social justice spotlight on filmmakers who use their artistry to promote activism at the second annual Human Rights Film Festival, which will be held virtually from Sept. 24-26, 2020. Films from five continents and 13 countries—from China to Gambia—are competing for the title award. Film submissions often explore the impact of race, gender identity, religion, and poverty on the areas of health care, housing, hunger, education, environmental justice, and law enforcement. Screenings, workshops, and other festivities will be held online to protect the health and safety of festival attendees during the global COVID-19 pandemic. To register for the Human Rights Film Festival, visit https://watch.eventive.org/morehousefilmfestival.4a468340-fc3f-11ea-87c1-51ff1d12e4b3fullno00:20:19Mon, 21 Sep 2020 14:12:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Morehouse College will shine its social justice spotlight on filmmakers who use their artistry to promote activism at the second annual Human Rights Film Festival, which will be held virtually from Sept. 24-26, 2020. Films from five continents and 13 countries—from China to Gambia—are competing for the title award. Film submissions often explore the impact of race, gender identity, religion, and poverty on the areas of health care, housing, hunger, education, environmental justice, and law enforcement. Screenings, workshops, and other festivities will be held online to protect the health and safety of festival attendees during the global COVID-19 pandemic. To register for the Human Rights Film Festival, visit https://watch.eventive.org/morehousefilmfestival.Condace PressleyMorehouse College will shine its social justice spotlight on filmmakers who use their artistry to promote activism at the second annual Human Rights Film Festival, which will be held virtually from Sept. 24-26, 2020. Films from five continents and 13 countries—from China to Gambia—are competing for the title award. Film submissions often explore the impact of race, gender identity, religion, and poverty on the areas of health care, housing, hunger, education, environmental justice, and law enforcement. Screenings, workshops, and other festivities will be held online to protect the health and safety of festival attendees during the global COVID-19 pandemic. To register for the Human Rights Film Festival, visit https://watch.eventive.org/morehousefilmfestival.community,affairsLast fall Usher Raymond's mom, Johnetta Patton opened her commercial kitchen to chefs who did not have a home base from which to work. She and they joined with a new online venture called Hungry. The plan was to upgrade the business person's working lunch with chef prepared food. Things were going great. Hungry expanded into seven cities including Atlanta, and then the pandemic happened and everything shut down. Hungry did not. We talk with Founder and CEO Jeff Grass. Not only are chefs still working, the business has expanded and more than one million front line workers have been served.cbe09480-f774-11ea-9c1b-fbaab6df8d85fullno00:24:05Tue, 15 Sep 2020 11:51:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Last fall Usher Raymond's mom, Johnetta Patton opened her commercial kitchen to chefs who did not have a home base from which to work. She and they joined with a new online venture called Hungry. The plan was to upgrade the business person's working lunch with chef prepared food. Things were going great. Hungry expanded into seven cities including Atlanta, and then the pandemic happened and everything shut down. Hungry did not. We talk with Founder and CEO Jeff Grass. Not only are chefs still working, the business has expanded and more than one million front line workers have been served.Condace PressleyLast fall Usher Raymond's mom, Johnetta Patton opened her commercial kitchen to chefs who did not have a home base from which to work. She and they joined with a new online venture called Hungry. The plan was to upgrade the business person's working lunch with chef prepared food. Things were going great. Hungry expanded into seven cities including Atlanta, and then the pandemic happened and everything shut down. Hungry did not. We talk with Founder and CEO Jeff Grass. Not only are chefs still working, the business has expanded and more than one million front line workers have been served.community,affairsSocial unrest around the country has many organizations in corporate America taking a second look at their policies and practices with respect to diversity, equity and inclusion. A recent Forbes magazine article notes the reason many employees who are not of color feign interest in DE&I training is a lack of interest. Donald Jenkins leads a team of trainers who seek to evolve hearts and minds on the issue of systemic racism.7a49ca10-f1fc-11ea-bafb-57c77c3b2eeafullno00:24:43Tue, 08 Sep 2020 12:51:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Social unrest around the country has many organizations in corporate America taking a second look at their policies and practices with respect to diversity, equity and inclusion. A recent Forbes magazine article notes the reason many employees who are not of color feign interest in DE&I training is a lack of interest. Donald Jenkins leads a team of trainers who seek to evolve hearts and minds on the issue of systemic racism.Condace PressleySocial unrest around the country has many organizations in corporate America taking a second look at their policies and practices with respect to diversity, equity and inclusion. A recent Forbes magazine article notes the reason many employees who are not of color feign interest in DE&I training is a lack of interest. Donald Jenkins leads a team of trainers who seek to evolve hearts and minds on the issue of systemic racism.community,affairsMartine Resnick and Eileen Lee are co-founders of the Lola is a womxn’s club and community space with a mission to amplify the voices of all womxn. Using womxn in their visual language is very intentional. They use it to be clear in their commitment to inclusivity and intersectionality for all womxn, including any person who self identifies as female. When it was safe to meet and network in person, the Lola held court in the Old Fourth Ward. Now they gather virtually and Resnick and Lee this fall will begin accepting application sfor $300,000 over a 12-month period to support Black womxn entrepreneurs and social justice organizations. This investment will include grants for start-up costs, sponsorships, access to The Lola’s community and space, in addition to programming and events aimed at amplifying the voices of Black womxn.14580d90-f1fa-11ea-90f4-89b05070b1cdfullno00:24:36Tue, 08 Sep 2020 12:34:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Martine Resnick and Eileen Lee are co-founders of the Lola is a womxn’s club and community space with a mission to amplify the voices of all womxn. Using womxn in their visual language is very intentional. They use it to be clear in their commitment to inclusivity and intersectionality for all womxn, including any person who self identifies as female. When it was safe to meet and network in person, the Lola held court in the Old Fourth Ward. Now they gather virtually and Resnick and Lee this fall will begin accepting application sfor $300,000 over a 12-month period to support Black womxn entrepreneurs and social justice organizations. This investment will include grants for start-up costs, sponsorships, access to The Lola’s community and space, in addition to programming and events aimed at amplifying the voices of Black womxn.Condace PressleyMartine Resnick and Eileen Lee are co-founders of the Lola is a womxn’s club and community space with a mission to amplify the voices of all womxn. Using womxn in their visual language is very intentional. They use it to be clear in their commitment to inclusivity and intersectionality for all womxn, including any person who self identifies as female. When it was safe to meet and network in person, the Lola held court in the Old Fourth Ward. Now they gather virtually and Resnick and Lee this fall will begin accepting application sfor $300,000 over a 12-month period to support Black womxn entrepreneurs and social justice organizations. This investment will include grants for start-up costs, sponsorships, access to The Lola’s community and space, in addition to programming and events aimed at amplifying the voices of Black womxn.community,affairsCOVID-19 impacts back to school in many ways. Some students are attending class virtually only while others are going to school sometimes in person and other times online. 2020 brings a new leader to the Atlanta Public Schools Dr. Lisa Herring, a Macon native, Spelman alum and former leader of the Birmingham City Schools.761e8fd0-f1f9-11ea-91b9-f75af4b7a402fullno00:25:09Tue, 08 Sep 2020 12:29:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)COVID-19 impacts back to school in many ways. Some students are attending class virtually only while others are going to school sometimes in person and other times online. 2020 brings a new leader to the Atlanta Public Schools Dr. Lisa Herring, a Macon native, Spelman alum and former leader of the Birmingham City Schools.Condace PressleyCOVID-19 impacts back to school in many ways. Some students are attending class virtually only while others are going to school sometimes in person and other times online. 2020 brings a new leader to the Atlanta Public Schools Dr. Lisa Herring, a Macon native, Spelman alum and former leader of the Birmingham City Schools.community,affairsNow more than ever the movement for social justice is finding allies in the white community seeking to know more about our different experiences. In "Why are All the Black Kids SItting Together in the Cafeteria and Other Conversations about Race," Spelman College President Emerita Beverly Daniel Tatum explores the life experiences that force the races to separate.a4c09f90-dbfc-11ea-a26c-a5d4b9abe3ebfullno00:24:16Tue, 11 Aug 2020 12:55:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Now more than ever the movement for social justice is finding allies in the white community seeking to know more about our different experiences. In "Why are All the Black Kids SItting Together in the Cafeteria and Other Conversations about Race," Spelman College President Emerita Beverly Daniel Tatum explores the life experiences that force the races to separate.Condace PressleyNow more than ever the movement for social justice is finding allies in the white community seeking to know more about our different experiences. In "Why are All the Black Kids SItting Together in the Cafeteria and Other Conversations about Race," Spelman College President Emerita Beverly Daniel Tatum explores the life experiences that force the races to separate.community,affairsIn his final essay, the late Congressman John Lewis described the hope he felt in his last days and the optimism that a new generation of activists would pick up his mantle. One of those activists is Hannah Gebresilassie, a young journalist turned activist fighting for black lives and the rights of all Americans to vote.d0b48960-dbfb-11ea-934d-7d86d64e1e34fullno00:25:02Tue, 11 Aug 2020 12:48:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)In his final essay, the late Congressman John Lewis described the hope he felt in his last days and the optimism that a new generation of activists would pick up his mantle. One of those activists is Hannah Gebresilassie, a young journalist turned activist fighting for black lives and the rights of all Americans to vote.Condace PressleyIn his final essay, the late Congressman John Lewis described the hope he felt in his last days and the optimism that a new generation of activists would pick up his mantle. One of those activists is Hannah Gebresilassie, a young journalist turned activist fighting for black lives and the rights of all Americans to vote.community,affairsWe are living in interesting times, where people are not necessarily as kind to one another as they could be. My guest believes kindness isn’t merely about getting along with others and being nice. She calls it a game changer in business, the door opener to opportunity and the key to authenticity and confidence. ABC News Anchor and Correspondent Adrienne Bankert is author of Your Hidden Superpower: The Kindness That Makes Your Unbeatable at Work and Connects You with Anyone.fef42d10-d1d3-11ea-8804-a75683465404fullno00:24:41Wed, 29 Jul 2020 14:36:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)We are living in interesting times, where people are not necessarily as kind to one another as they could be. My guest believes kindness isn’t merely about getting along with others and being nice. She calls it a game changer in business, the door opener to opportunity and the key to authenticity and confidence. ABC News Anchor and Correspondent Adrienne Bankert is author of Your Hidden Superpower: The Kindness That Makes Your Unbeatable at Work and Connects You with Anyone.Condace PressleyWe are living in interesting times, where people are not necessarily as kind to one another as they could be. My guest believes kindness isn’t merely about getting along with others and being nice. She calls it a game changer in business, the door opener to opportunity and the key to authenticity and confidence. ABC News Anchor and Correspondent Adrienne Bankert is author of Your Hidden Superpower: The Kindness That Makes Your Unbeatable at Work and Connects You with Anyone.community,affairsNow streaming is a 96-minute documentary about a civil rights pioneer. A legend. An icon. Georgia’s Congressman John Lewis. “John Lewis Good Trouble” is directed by dawn porter and produced by Color Farm Films. The company’s co-founder and film producer is actor and activist Erika Alexander.a2a3ef30-c572-11ea-85da-f3e06eab739efullno00:24:55Mon, 13 Jul 2020 20:35:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Now streaming is a 96-minute documentary about a civil rights pioneer. A legend. An icon. Georgia’s Congressman John Lewis. “John Lewis Good Trouble” is directed by dawn porter and produced by Color Farm Films. The company’s co-founder and film producer is actor and activist Erika Alexander.Condace PressleyNow streaming is a 96-minute documentary about a civil rights pioneer. A legend. An icon. Georgia’s Congressman John Lewis. “John Lewis Good Trouble” is directed by dawn porter and produced by Color Farm Films. The company’s co-founder and film producer is actor and activist Erika Alexander.community,affairsThe Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing in Atlanta has an idea to reimagine community policing. Dr. Catherine Meeks, the Center's Executive Director works to change hearts and minds one at a time. She invites a community to join the conversation. She argues that in the wake of the war on drugs, mass incarceration and the murders of Ahmad Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, change must happen now.2b0d3ca0-c572-11ea-8a7d-5f221aee666afullno00:24:49Mon, 13 Jul 2020 20:19:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)The Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing in Atlanta has an idea to reimagine community policing. Dr. Catherine Meeks, the Center's Executive Director works to change hearts and minds one at a time. She invites a community to join the conversation. She argues that in the wake of the war on drugs, mass incarceration and the murders of Ahmad Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, change must happen now.Condace PressleyThe Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing in Atlanta has an idea to reimagine community policing. Dr. Catherine Meeks, the Center's Executive Director works to change hearts and minds one at a time. She invites a community to join the conversation. She argues that in the wake of the war on drugs, mass incarceration and the murders of Ahmad Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, change must happen now.community,affairsTo be a great leader, you must be able to unite people from all backgrounds with seemingly competing agendas to come together under a common cause. Those words from former New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial – the current President and CEO of the National Urban League – in his new book, The Gumbo Coalition.8f7c2320-b8ea-11ea-80af-4da44eabaee5fullno00:23:36Sat, 27 Jun 2020 21:48:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)To be a great leader, you must be able to unite people from all backgrounds with seemingly competing agendas to come together under a common cause. Those words from former New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial – the current President and CEO of the National Urban League – in his new book, The Gumbo Coalition.Condace PressleyTo be a great leader, you must be able to unite people from all backgrounds with seemingly competing agendas to come together under a common cause. Those words from former New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial – the current President and CEO of the National Urban League – in his new book, The Gumbo Coalition.community,affairsMy Vanishing Country is his poetic personal history. In the book Bakari Sellers awakens us to see the crisis affecting the other “Forgotten Men & Women,” who the media seldom acknowledges. For Sellers, these are his family members, neighbors, and friends. He humanizes the struggles that shape their lives: to gain access to healthcare as rural hospitals disappear; to make ends meet as the factories they have relied on shut down and move overseas; to hold on to precious traditions as their towns erode; to forge a path forward without succumbing to despair. The book is also a love letter to fatherhood—to Sellers' father, his lodestar, whose life lessons have shaped him, and to his twins, who he hopes will embrace the Sellers family name and honor its legacy.ea679fd0-b354-11ea-813d-cd246fe35f0dfullno00:24:58Sat, 20 Jun 2020 19:09:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)My Vanishing Country is his poetic personal history. In the book Bakari Sellers awakens us to see the crisis affecting the other “Forgotten Men & Women,” who the media seldom acknowledges. For Sellers, these are his family members, neighbors, and friends. He humanizes the struggles that shape their lives: to gain access to healthcare as rural hospitals disappear; to make ends meet as the factories they have relied on shut down and move overseas; to hold on to precious traditions as their towns erode; to forge a path forward without succumbing to despair. The book is also a love letter to fatherhood—to Sellers' father, his lodestar, whose life lessons have shaped him, and to his twins, who he hopes will embrace the Sellers family name and honor its legacy.Condace PressleyMy Vanishing Country is his poetic personal history. In the book Bakari Sellers awakens us to see the crisis affecting the other “Forgotten Men & Women,” who the media seldom acknowledges. For Sellers, these are his family members, neighbors, and friends. He humanizes the struggles that shape their lives: to gain access to healthcare as rural hospitals disappear; to make ends meet as the factories they have relied on shut down and move overseas; to hold on to precious traditions as their towns erode; to forge a path forward without succumbing to despair. The book is also a love letter to fatherhood—to Sellers' father, his lodestar, whose life lessons have shaped him, and to his twins, who he hopes will embrace the Sellers family name and honor its legacy.community,affairsIn the past two weeks, our country has experienced a tremendous wave of awakening and awareness regarding racism, justice, and racial reconciliation. Responses to the long-repressed issue have been sadly mixed, but one overwhelmingly positive result has been the spread of Black voices and the call for individuals to educate themselves about the underlying problems. Carlos Whittaker, the son of a Hispanic mother and an African-Panamanian father, has been especially vigilant in his message of calling believers to see the current fabric of our country and to stop being meek and mild. “If there was ever a time to enter into the wild faith Jesus has called us to, it’s now.” His new book, Enter Wild, focuses directly on this message.196d6ea0-b00e-11ea-b67d-05666c6a9e93fullno00:24:28Tue, 16 Jun 2020 15:02:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)In the past two weeks, our country has experienced a tremendous wave of awakening and awareness regarding racism, justice, and racial reconciliation. Responses to the long-repressed issue have been sadly mixed, but one overwhelmingly positive result has been the spread of Black voices and the call for individuals to educate themselves about the underlying problems. Carlos Whittaker, the son of a Hispanic mother and an African-Panamanian father, has been especially vigilant in his message of calling believers to see the current fabric of our country and to stop being meek and mild. “If there was ever a time to enter into the wild faith Jesus has called us to, it’s now.” His new book, Enter Wild, focuses directly on this message.Condace PressleyIn the past two weeks, our country has experienced a tremendous wave of awakening and awareness regarding racism, justice, and racial reconciliation. Responses to the long-repressed issue have been sadly mixed, but one overwhelmingly positive result has been the spread of Black voices and the call for individuals to educate themselves about the underlying problems. Carlos Whittaker, the son of a Hispanic mother and an African-Panamanian father, has been especially vigilant in his message of calling believers to see the current fabric of our country and to stop being meek and mild. “If there was ever a time to enter into the wild faith Jesus has called us to, it’s now.” His new book, Enter Wild, focuses directly on this message.community,affairsThe country appears ready to have a real conversation about systemic racism. Today I'm talking with Debbie Irving, the author of Waking Up White. She's a 60 year old white woman who has had an epiphany about race in America. Her book is enlightening. The conversation is interesting. I hope you will listen. Her book published in 2014, is available where books and audio books are sold.16fd3fc0-ac5c-11ea-b7b3-972a7af6cf58fullno00:24:29Thu, 11 Jun 2020 22:18:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)The country appears ready to have a real conversation about systemic racism. Today I'm talking with Debbie Irving, the author of Waking Up White. She's a 60 year old white woman who has had an epiphany about race in America. Her book is enlightening. The conversation is interesting. I hope you will listen. Her book published in 2014, is available where books and audio books are sold.Condace PressleyThe country appears ready to have a real conversation about systemic racism. Today I'm talking with Debbie Irving, the author of Waking Up White. She's a 60 year old white woman who has had an epiphany about race in America. Her book is enlightening. The conversation is interesting. I hope you will listen. Her book published in 2014, is available where books and audio books are sold.community,affairsWe say their names. Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd. Their murders shine a white hot light on the systemic racism in America and have led to protests not only in all 50 states, but also in countries around the world. With many Americans sheltering in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 seems to be forcing us to focus on the country's original sin. People of all races are marching and demanding change. This week our conversation is with Al Vivian, CEO of Basic Diversity, a full-service cultural diversity training firm.e2bfab60-ac58-11ea-bc4a-dd6f0b6fa53ffullno00:24:59Thu, 11 Jun 2020 21:51:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)We say their names. Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd. Their murders shine a white hot light on the systemic racism in America and have led to protests not only in all 50 states, but also in countries around the world. With many Americans sheltering in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 seems to be forcing us to focus on the country's original sin. People of all races are marching and demanding change. This week our conversation is with Al Vivian, CEO of Basic Diversity, a full-service cultural diversity training firm.Condace PressleyWe say their names. Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd. Their murders shine a white hot light on the systemic racism in America and have led to protests not only in all 50 states, but also in countries around the world. With many Americans sheltering in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 seems to be forcing us to focus on the country's original sin. People of all races are marching and demanding change. This week our conversation is with Al Vivian, CEO of Basic Diversity, a full-service cultural diversity training firm.community,affairsA glimmer of hope. Those words describe the news that there may be a vaccine to combat coronavirus. If future studies go well, the vaccine could be available to the public as early as January. Josh Nathan Kazis is the health reporter for Barron's. He has studied and written extensively on vaccines. His story in Barron's is Moderna’s Coronavirus vaccine appears to work in Early trials. What comes next?89435f40-9f44-11ea-b484-b92a41785abbfullno00:24:06Tue, 26 May 2020 06:25:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)A glimmer of hope. Those words describe the news that there may be a vaccine to combat coronavirus. If future studies go well, the vaccine could be available to the public as early as January. Josh Nathan Kazis is the health reporter for Barron's. He has studied and written extensively on vaccines. His story in Barron's is Moderna’s Coronavirus vaccine appears to work in Early trials. What comes next?Condace PressleyA glimmer of hope. Those words describe the news that there may be a vaccine to combat coronavirus. If future studies go well, the vaccine could be available to the public as early as January. Josh Nathan Kazis is the health reporter for Barron's. He has studied and written extensively on vaccines. His story in Barron's is Moderna’s Coronavirus vaccine appears to work in Early trials. What comes next?community,affairsDr. Chris Hermann, an alum of both Georgia Tech and Emory University, is the brain behind one way to stay safe in if you are in the hospital. Its called clean hands safe hands and this technology was developed at the Centers for Disease Control, Emory University and the Georgia Tech Research Institute. Hospital acquired infections are the bane of the health care industry. Dr. Hermann’s clean hands safe hands uses locations and proximity sensors to remind medical staff to wash their hands. In six months, clean hands safe hands – which is in use in one in every five Georgia hospital beds has resulted in a 70 percent reduction in hospital infections. That made me wonder what application if any does this have in a COVID-19 world.af4d8e80-9bae-11ea-8163-af7588ed07bffullno00:24:28Thu, 21 May 2020 16:59:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Dr. Chris Hermann, an alum of both Georgia Tech and Emory University, is the brain behind one way to stay safe in if you are in the hospital. Its called clean hands safe hands and this technology was developed at the Centers for Disease Control, Emory University and the Georgia Tech Research Institute. Hospital acquired infections are the bane of the health care industry. Dr. Hermann’s clean hands safe hands uses locations and proximity sensors to remind medical staff to wash their hands. In six months, clean hands safe hands – which is in use in one in every five Georgia hospital beds has resulted in a 70 percent reduction in hospital infections. That made me wonder what application if any does this have in a COVID-19 world.Condace PressleyDr. Chris Hermann, an alum of both Georgia Tech and Emory University, is the brain behind one way to stay safe in if you are in the hospital. Its called clean hands safe hands and this technology was developed at the Centers for Disease Control, Emory University and the Georgia Tech Research Institute. Hospital acquired infections are the bane of the health care industry. Dr. Hermann’s clean hands safe hands uses locations and proximity sensors to remind medical staff to wash their hands. In six months, clean hands safe hands – which is in use in one in every five Georgia hospital beds has resulted in a 70 percent reduction in hospital infections. That made me wonder what application if any does this have in a COVID-19 world.community,affairsRemember those resolutions you made at the start of 2020. You were going to eat better - make smarter choices, maybe try Keto. Then a pandemic hit and you've been quarantined in your home for weeks. The stress and the uncertainty can lead you to abandon the healthy diet plan. It does not have to be that way. Dr. Anna Cabecca best known as Dr. Anna joins us to talk about how to stick to a smart meal plan. Her new book is Keto Green 16.9b081840-952b-11ea-8d85-558106eee372fullno00:24:24Wed, 13 May 2020 10:00:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Remember those resolutions you made at the start of 2020. You were going to eat better - make smarter choices, maybe try Keto. Then a pandemic hit and you've been quarantined in your home for weeks. The stress and the uncertainty can lead you to abandon the healthy diet plan. It does not have to be that way. Dr. Anna Cabecca best known as Dr. Anna joins us to talk about how to stick to a smart meal plan. Her new book is Keto Green 16.Condace PressleyRemember those resolutions you made at the start of 2020. You were going to eat better - make smarter choices, maybe try Keto. Then a pandemic hit and you've been quarantined in your home for weeks. The stress and the uncertainty can lead you to abandon the healthy diet plan. It does not have to be that way. Dr. Anna Cabecca best known as Dr. Anna joins us to talk about how to stick to a smart meal plan. Her new book is Keto Green 16.community,affairsOur challenge during this pandemic is to care for the most vulnerable among us. This is the mission of Meals on Wheels Atlanta. This nonprofit distributes 20,000 meals per week. This is double their normal distribution. The group has partnered with the city of Atlanta to fund meals for waitlisted seniors through the end of the year. They are seeking support through 2020 to continue to close the service gap. Our guest is MOWA CEO Charlene Crusoe-Ingram.430092c0-952a-11ea-84b1-8fb5746a8f0dfullno00:24:20Wed, 13 May 2020 09:32:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Our challenge during this pandemic is to care for the most vulnerable among us. This is the mission of Meals on Wheels Atlanta. This nonprofit distributes 20,000 meals per week. This is double their normal distribution. The group has partnered with the city of Atlanta to fund meals for waitlisted seniors through the end of the year. They are seeking support through 2020 to continue to close the service gap. Our guest is MOWA CEO Charlene Crusoe-Ingram.Condace PressleyOur challenge during this pandemic is to care for the most vulnerable among us. This is the mission of Meals on Wheels Atlanta. This nonprofit distributes 20,000 meals per week. This is double their normal distribution. The group has partnered with the city of Atlanta to fund meals for waitlisted seniors through the end of the year. They are seeking support through 2020 to continue to close the service gap. Our guest is MOWA CEO Charlene Crusoe-Ingram.community,affairsAs many Georgians are home sheltered in place, many are catching up on their reading. Jack Carr, a former Navy SEAL sniper discusses the third book in his James Reece series. This book is called Savage Son. Jack spent 20 years as a Navy SEAL sniper, and bases his books on actual events that he experienced while overseas, and his transition back into civilian life. SAVAGE SON tells the story of a woman on the run from a man intent on killing her in the wilderness of Siberia, and a traitorous CIA officer who has found refuge with the Russian mafia with designs on ensuring that a former Navy SEAL sniper (James Reece) is put in the ground. Half a world away, James Reece is recovering from brain surgery in the Montana wilderness, slowly putting his life back together with the help of an investigative journalist, and his longtime friend and SEAL teammate. Unbeknownst to them, the Russian mafia has set their sights on Reece in a deadly game of cat and mouse. In his most visceral and heart-pounding thriller yet, Jack Carr explores the darkest instincts of humanity through the eyes of a man who has seen both the best and the worst of it in SAVAGE SON.17f23d10-83ed-11ea-8203-a9e169eb2192

]]>fullno00:24:25Tue, 21 Apr 2020 11:27:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)As many Georgians are home sheltered in place, many are catching up on their reading. Jack Carr, a former Navy SEAL sniper discusses the third book in his James Reece series. This book is called Savage Son. Jack spent 20 years as a Navy SEAL sniper, and bases his books on actual events that he experienced while overseas, and his transition back into civilian life. SAVAGE SON tells the story of a woman on the run from a man intent on killing her in the wilderness of Siberia, and a traitorous CIA officer who has found refuge with the Russian mafia with designs on ensuring that a former Navy SEAL sniper (James Reece) is put in the ground. Half a world away, James Reece is recovering from brain surgery in the Montana wilderness, slowly putting his life back together with the help of an investigative journalist, and his longtime friend and SEAL teammate. Unbeknownst to them, the Russian mafia has set their sights on Reece in a deadly game of cat and mouse. In his most visceral and heart-pounding thriller yet, Jack Carr explores the darkest instincts of humanity through the eyes of a man who has seen both the best and the worst of it in SAVAGE SON.Condace PressleyAs many Georgians are home sheltered in place, many are catching up on their reading. Jack Carr, a former Navy SEAL sniper discusses the third book in his James Reece series. This book is called Savage Son. Jack spent 20 years as a Navy SEAL sniper, and bases his books on actual events that he experienced while overseas, and his transition back into civilian life. SAVAGE SON tells the story of a woman on the run from a man intent on killing her in the wilderness of Siberia, and a traitorous CIA officer who has found refuge with the Russian mafia with designs on ensuring that a former Navy SEAL sniper (James Reece) is put in the ground. Half a world away, James Reece is recovering from brain surgery in the Montana wilderness, slowly putting his life back together with the help of an investigative journalist, and his longtime friend and SEAL teammate. Unbeknownst to them, the Russian mafia has set their sights on Reece in a deadly game of cat and mouse. In his most visceral and heart-pounding thriller yet, Jack Carr explores the darkest instincts of humanity through the eyes of a man who has seen both the best and the worst of it in SAVAGE SON.community,affairsOur community is finding new routines in the wake of shelter in place orders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nancy Flake Johnson is President and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Atlanta. She is also on Governor Brian Kemp's Coronavirus Community Outreach Committee. The group includes leaders working to assure the most vulnerable members of metro Atlanta's community have their needs met during this unprecedented time.f35be390-80bc-11ea-bb0a-7dd7f2e96eee

]]>fullno00:23:52Fri, 17 Apr 2020 09:58:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Our community is finding new routines in the wake of shelter in place orders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nancy Flake Johnson is President and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Atlanta. She is also on Governor Brian Kemp's Coronavirus Community Outreach Committee. The group includes leaders working to assure the most vulnerable members of metro Atlanta's community have their needs met during this unprecedented time.Condace PressleyOur community is finding new routines in the wake of shelter in place orders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nancy Flake Johnson is President and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Atlanta. She is also on Governor Brian Kemp's Coronavirus Community Outreach Committee. The group includes leaders working to assure the most vulnerable members of metro Atlanta's community have their needs met during this unprecedented time.community,affairsTeresita Terry of The Nicholas House explains how the coronavirus outbreak represents a significant health risk for families experiencing homelessness. Families living in public spaces or in congregate settings, have limited access to preventive measures and rapid access to health care. Often, they are far more likely to have chronic health conditions, one of the most significant risk factors with coronavirus. We are striving to get families into a home of their own as quickly as possible to reduce their exposure. Nicholas House is also concerned about the economic impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable families as they are laid off, have their hours reduced or are unable to work due to lack of childcare while schools are closed.17126e60-792e-11ea-af1a-71061d1e3baa

]]>fullno00:24:59Tue, 07 Apr 2020 18:27:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Teresita Terry of The Nicholas House explains how the coronavirus outbreak represents a significant health risk for families experiencing homelessness. Families living in public spaces or in congregate settings, have limited access to preventive measures and rapid access to health care. Often, they are far more likely to have chronic health conditions, one of the most significant risk factors with coronavirus. We are striving to get families into a home of their own as quickly as possible to reduce their exposure. Nicholas House is also concerned about the economic impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable families as they are laid off, have their hours reduced or are unable to work due to lack of childcare while schools are closed.Condace PressleyTeresita Terry of The Nicholas House explains how the coronavirus outbreak represents a significant health risk for families experiencing homelessness. Families living in public spaces or in congregate settings, have limited access to preventive measures and rapid access to health care. Often, they are far more likely to have chronic health conditions, one of the most significant risk factors with coronavirus. We are striving to get families into a home of their own as quickly as possible to reduce their exposure. Nicholas House is also concerned about the economic impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable families as they are laid off, have their hours reduced or are unable to work due to lack of childcare while schools are closed.community,affairsDays before Governor Brian Kemp signed an Executive Order for all Georgians to stay at home and to practice safe distancing, we called Dr. Gilberte "Gigi" Bastien at Morehouse School of Medicine. The Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Morehouse School of Medicine talks with us about best practices on everything from working from home and schooling the kids to maintaining our mental health while quarantined at home.5d0e41a0-7461-11ea-a269-bbcba6550ae7

]]>fullno00:25:17Wed, 01 Apr 2020 15:30:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Days before Governor Brian Kemp signed an Executive Order for all Georgians to stay at home and to practice safe distancing, we called Dr. Gilberte "Gigi" Bastien at Morehouse School of Medicine. The Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Morehouse School of Medicine talks with us about best practices on everything from working from home and schooling the kids to maintaining our mental health while quarantined at home.Condace PressleyDays before Governor Brian Kemp signed an Executive Order for all Georgians to stay at home and to practice safe distancing, we called Dr. Gilberte "Gigi" Bastien at Morehouse School of Medicine. The Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Morehouse School of Medicine talks with us about best practices on everything from working from home and schooling the kids to maintaining our mental health while quarantined at home.community,affairsIn the groundbreaking memoir Coming Full Circle: From Jim Crow to Journalism, retired newspaper editor Wanda Lloyd opens a window on the intersection of race, gender, and culture. She also tackles the media's role in the American experiment called democracy. Her path to the role of Executive Editor of a mainstream daily newspaper was shaped by segregated social, community and educational systems, religious and home training, a strong cultural foundation and early opportunities to lead. Despite laws designed to hold her back, she succeeded.03886b40-7083-11ea-a6e8-8bacdae25e55

]]>fullno00:25:04Fri, 27 Mar 2020 18:21:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)In the groundbreaking memoir Coming Full Circle: From Jim Crow to Journalism, retired newspaper editor Wanda Lloyd opens a window on the intersection of race, gender, and culture. She also tackles the media's role in the American experiment called democracy. Her path to the role of Executive Editor of a mainstream daily newspaper was shaped by segregated social, community and educational systems, religious and home training, a strong cultural foundation and early opportunities to lead. Despite laws designed to hold her back, she succeeded.Condace PressleyIn the groundbreaking memoir Coming Full Circle: From Jim Crow to Journalism, retired newspaper editor Wanda Lloyd opens a window on the intersection of race, gender, and culture. She also tackles the media's role in the American experiment called democracy. Her path to the role of Executive Editor of a mainstream daily newspaper was shaped by segregated social, community and educational systems, religious and home training, a strong cultural foundation and early opportunities to lead. Despite laws designed to hold her back, she succeeded.community,affairsIn The Parlay Effect: How Female Connection Can Change the World, Anne Devereux-Mills uses her insights as founder of Parlay House to show how small actions can result in a meaningful boost in self-awareness, confidence and vision. Through a combination of scientific research and personal stories, The Parlay Effect offers a blueprint for anyone who is going through a life transition who wants to find and create communities that have a positive and multiplying effect in their impact.adc7eb00-7081-11ea-a854-812ab3f1a136

]]>fullno00:24:49Fri, 27 Mar 2020 18:14:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)In The Parlay Effect: How Female Connection Can Change the World, Anne Devereux-Mills uses her insights as founder of Parlay House to show how small actions can result in a meaningful boost in self-awareness, confidence and vision. Through a combination of scientific research and personal stories, The Parlay Effect offers a blueprint for anyone who is going through a life transition who wants to find and create communities that have a positive and multiplying effect in their impact.Condace PressleyIn The Parlay Effect: How Female Connection Can Change the World, Anne Devereux-Mills uses her insights as founder of Parlay House to show how small actions can result in a meaningful boost in self-awareness, confidence and vision. Through a combination of scientific research and personal stories, The Parlay Effect offers a blueprint for anyone who is going through a life transition who wants to find and create communities that have a positive and multiplying effect in their impact.community,affairsCHANGING THE EQUATION celebrates more than 50 women who have shattered the glass ceiling, defied racial discrimination, and pioneered in their fields. Award-winning author Tonya Bolden explores the black women who have changed the world of STEM in America. The book provides an inside look at groundbreaking computer scientists, doctors, inventors, physicists, pharmacists, mathematicians, aviators, and many more. In these profiles, young readers will find role models, inspirations, and maybe even reasons to be the STEM leaders of tomorrow. These stories help young readers to dream big and stay curious.e4b0a870-655d-11ea-a997-25f218812b60

]]>fullno00:24:16Fri, 13 Mar 2020 12:28:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)CHANGING THE EQUATION celebrates more than 50 women who have shattered the glass ceiling, defied racial discrimination, and pioneered in their fields. Award-winning author Tonya Bolden explores the black women who have changed the world of STEM in America. The book provides an inside look at groundbreaking computer scientists, doctors, inventors, physicists, pharmacists, mathematicians, aviators, and many more. In these profiles, young readers will find role models, inspirations, and maybe even reasons to be the STEM leaders of tomorrow. These stories help young readers to dream big and stay curious.Condace PressleyCHANGING THE EQUATION celebrates more than 50 women who have shattered the glass ceiling, defied racial discrimination, and pioneered in their fields. Award-winning author Tonya Bolden explores the black women who have changed the world of STEM in America. The book provides an inside look at groundbreaking computer scientists, doctors, inventors, physicists, pharmacists, mathematicians, aviators, and many more. In these profiles, young readers will find role models, inspirations, and maybe even reasons to be the STEM leaders of tomorrow. These stories help young readers to dream big and stay curious.community,affairsMarch is Women's History month and on the program we talk with Trina Parks, the first African American Bond girl. She appears in the movie Diamonds are Forever with Sir Sean Connery. With the passing of so many legendary black women during Black History Month including NASA's Katherine Johnson, design guru B. Smith and Ja'net DuBois from the television show "Good Times," we turn our focus to inspiring women in history. Parks will be among the women honored at a special luncheon on March 5 at the Cobb Energy Center,7031b610-5e50-11ea-ac83-ef8a9575e7e2

]]>fullno00:24:50Wed, 04 Mar 2020 13:40:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)March is Women's History month and on the program we talk with Trina Parks, the first African American Bond girl. She appears in the movie Diamonds are Forever with Sir Sean Connery. With the passing of so many legendary black women during Black History Month including NASA's Katherine Johnson, design guru B. Smith and Ja'net DuBois from the television show "Good Times," we turn our focus to inspiring women in history. Parks will be among the women honored at a special luncheon on March 5 at the Cobb Energy Center,Condace PressleyMarch is Women's History month and on the program we talk with Trina Parks, the first African American Bond girl. She appears in the movie Diamonds are Forever with Sir Sean Connery. With the passing of so many legendary black women during Black History Month including NASA's Katherine Johnson, design guru B. Smith and Ja'net DuBois from the television show "Good Times," we turn our focus to inspiring women in history. Parks will be among the women honored at a special luncheon on March 5 at the Cobb Energy Center,community,affairsWilliam Johnson is founder of The Four Corners Group. Their mission is to get young people in the juvenile justice system out of the juvenile justice system. His organization finds that impacted young people lack leadership in their lives. They seek to turn young lives around.b6dfff50-4c29-11ea-8c35-3d8e771cd01e

]]>fullno00:25:07Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:03:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)William Johnson is founder of The Four Corners Group. Their mission is to get young people in the juvenile justice system out of the juvenile justice system. His organization finds that impacted young people lack leadership in their lives. They seek to turn young lives around.Condace PressleyWilliam Johnson is founder of The Four Corners Group. Their mission is to get young people in the juvenile justice system out of the juvenile justice system. His organization finds that impacted young people lack leadership in their lives. They seek to turn young lives around.community,affairsApplications will be accepted until March 31 for medically fragile children in need of a room makeover. Sunshine on a Ranney Day is a nonprofit organization that renovates homes for children with special needs using top of the line construction and design. Through partnerships and donors we provide no cost wheelchair accessible bathrooms, dream bedrooms and in-home therapy rooms.a19aefd0-469f-11ea-af1a-1fddf430c00a

]]>fullno00:24:37Mon, 03 Feb 2020 10:06:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Applications will be accepted until March 31 for medically fragile children in need of a room makeover. Sunshine on a Ranney Day is a nonprofit organization that renovates homes for children with special needs using top of the line construction and design. Through partnerships and donors we provide no cost wheelchair accessible bathrooms, dream bedrooms and in-home therapy rooms.Condace PressleyApplications will be accepted until March 31 for medically fragile children in need of a room makeover. Sunshine on a Ranney Day is a nonprofit organization that renovates homes for children with special needs using top of the line construction and design. Through partnerships and donors we provide no cost wheelchair accessible bathrooms, dream bedrooms and in-home therapy rooms.community,affairsThe late Hosea Williams was a lieutenant in the non-violent army led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Williams would continue his public service through the nonprofit Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless. The organization is now led by his daughter Elisabeth Omilami who works to keep her father's legacy and the King legacy alive through service.c0b3bcd0-3e13-11ea-8338-fba447145d2c

]]>fullno00:24:58Thu, 23 Jan 2020 13:06:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)The late Hosea Williams was a lieutenant in the non-violent army led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Williams would continue his public service through the nonprofit Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless. The organization is now led by his daughter Elisabeth Omilami who works to keep her father's legacy and the King legacy alive through service.Condace PressleyThe late Hosea Williams was a lieutenant in the non-violent army led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Williams would continue his public service through the nonprofit Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless. The organization is now led by his daughter Elisabeth Omilami who works to keep her father's legacy and the King legacy alive through service.community,affairsIt could be the worst news a woman can hear. You have breast cancer. You will lose your hair. In the room next door is a bin with some wigs. Pick one. Better Day Givings works to make that change easier for women battling the disease with custom wigs and other support.fd356b20-371a-11ea-8a6b-bb894819f032

]]>fullno00:24:58Tue, 14 Jan 2020 15:00:00 -0600feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)It could be the worst news a woman can hear. You have breast cancer. You will lose your hair. In the room next door is a bin with some wigs. Pick one. Better Day Givings works to make that change easier for women battling the disease with custom wigs and other support.Condace PressleyIt could be the worst news a woman can hear. You have breast cancer. You will lose your hair. In the room next door is a bin with some wigs. Pick one. Better Day Givings works to make that change easier for women battling the disease with custom wigs and other support.community,affairsLooking ahead to Morehouse School of Medicine Community Engagement Day.0e2fe8f0-eaad-11e9-94c3-89de75778345

]]>fullno00:24:58Wed, 09 Oct 2019 10:52:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Looking ahead to Morehouse School of Medicine Community Engagement Day.Condace PressleyLooking ahead to Morehouse School of Medicine Community Engagement Day.community,affairsRaising breast cancer awareness with Married To Medicine's Dr. Jackie Walters.b317c6b0-eaac-11e9-aed3-231f23ecc992

]]>fullno00:24:53Wed, 09 Oct 2019 10:49:00 -0500feedback@wsbradio.com (Condace Pressley)Raising breast cancer awareness with Married To Medicine's Dr. Jackie Walters.Condace PressleyRaising breast cancer awareness with Married To Medicine's Dr. Jackie Walters.community,affairs