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Tell Us The Truth

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Tell Us The Truth is a podcast series that provides a safe space for open dialogue about systemic racism and inequity, and what we can do collectively, as a society, to bring about change. You'll hear honest discussion and frank answers from private citizens, elected officials, lawyers, community partners, youth and more. Tell Us The Truth is executive-produced and hosted by E. Duke Bennett, produced and engineered by Michael Pelosi and is in partnership with WBZ NewsRadio in Boston.

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Challenging Segregation & The Future Of The Democratic Party

February 13, 2024 22:04 - 1 hour - 152 MB

Episode 80: Challenging Segregation & The Future Of The Democratic Party Richard & Leah Rothstein are the Father and Daughter duo here to Tell Us The Truth about their new book Just Action: How To Challenge Segregation Enacted Under The Color Of Law. This incredible conversation dives deep into Sounding the Alarm on Housing Segregation Empowering Community Groups to hold Banks accountable for investing more in underserved areas Reforming the credit scoring system Providing down payment...

Gail Papp Tells Us The Truth

December 21, 2023 16:57 - 50 minutes - 116 MB

Episode 79: Gail Papp Gail Papp is the wife of Public Theater New York founder Joe Papp, and she's here to Tell Us The Truth about her new book : Public/Private: My Life with Joe Papp at the Public Theater . Gail shares info about The early Years of the Public Theater Addressing social issues through Plays Helping to launch the careers of James Earl Jones, Meryl Streep, Morgan Freeman, Denzel Washington etc. Dedication to continuing to go against the grain in order to bring about cha...

Deborah Kasdan Tells Us The Truth

November 09, 2023 23:09 - 42 minutes - 97.8 MB

Episode 78: Deborah Kasdan Author and Mental Health Advocate Deborah Kasdan is here to Tell Us The Truth about her new book : ROLL BACK THE WORLD: A Sister’s Memoir . Hear Deborah open up about How the entire family dealt with her Sister's chronic mental illness. Deborah deciding to get therapy before writing the book How mental health advocacy has provided an outlet for Deborah, her Husband and her Father Religion helping her sister's final moments end in a more positive manner Muc...

Ned Blackhawk Tells Us The Truth

July 26, 2023 19:50 - 58 minutes - 133 MB

Episode 77: Ned Blackhawk Professor Ned Blackhawk is here to Tell Us The Truth about his incredible new book The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of American History. Listen as Ned explains: Ned's preferred term to be identified as - American Indian Why he wrote about five centuries of Native and non-Native histories, from Spanish colonial exploration to the rise of Native American self-determination in the late twentieth century. How Casino Gaming helped prov...

Elizabeth Benedict Tells Us The Truth

June 20, 2023 17:03 - 55 minutes - 126 MB

Episode 77: Elizabeth Benedict Mental Health Advocate, Cancer Survivor and Author Elizabeth Benedicat is ready to Tell Us The Truth about her new book Rewriting Illness: A View of My Own. Listen as Elizabeth opens up about Her personal experiences being a Cancer Survivor, Warlike metaphors used to describe cCancer, How Doctors fears influence their comments on patients Whether or not the fear of waiting to find out you have Cancer or being officially diagnosed with Cancer is worse How ...

Reem Abdellatif Tells Us The Truth

May 15, 2023 14:47 - 59 minutes - 136 MB

Tell Us The Truth Episode 76: Reem Abdellatif Reem Abdellatif is an Egyptian American, former Award Winning Journalist and a Trauma Informed Coach. Listen as Reem opens up about her experiences covering the Arab Spring, Structural Racism around the World, working with Survivors of Trauma and more. Reem also holds nothing back sharing thoughts on whether Women should be treated equal to Men, especially in leadership, within Muslim Society. Reem covers a wide array of serious subject matter wi...

Alexandra Allred Tells Us The Truth

April 27, 2023 20:49 - 1 hour - 140 MB

Episode 75: Alexandra Allred Sports Legend Alexandra Allred Tells Us The Truth about her latest book When Women Stood: The Untold History Of Females Who Changed Sports And The World. Listen as Alex details being a founder of the US Women's Bobsled Team, Competing while 4 months Pregnant and how Alex's health and fitness were studied and used to write the Olympic Guidelines for pregnant athletes. Alex also details how it felt to interview fellow Female Athletes and some of the facts she learn...

The Endangered Species Act at 50 - Lowell Baier Tells Us The Truth

March 08, 2023 19:55 - 51 minutes - 118 MB

Episode 74: The Endangered Species Act Turns 50 The Endangered Species Act turns 50 years old this year and Lowell Baier joins Tell Us The Truth to help us celebrate. Listen as Lowell relies on his more than 58 years of experience as a practicing attorney, environmental historian and author to detail the importance of doing what we can to ensure the overall health of our Nation and World's Bio-Diversity. Lowell holds nothing back while answering questions about his latest book The Codex ...

Dr. Deborah Dash Moore Tells Us The Truth

January 27, 2023 00:13 - 47 minutes - 108 MB

Episode 73: Dr. Deborah Dash Moore International Holocaust Remembrance Day is Friday January 27th this year, and Dr Deborah Dash Moore of the Posen Library is back to help us remember. Listen as Dr. Debroah details why it is important to never forget the Holocaust, the significance of Memorial Days in general, various parts of the world the Jewish Diaspora have settled in and much more. Dr. Deborah also shares how Jewish cuisine has been impacted by Jewish people living in various parts of ...

Ariana Jasmine Tells Us The Truth

December 30, 2022 20:35 - 1 hour - 137 MB

Episode 72: Ariana Jasmine : Ariana Jasmine is an Iranian American Activist who has built such a strong following online she's in the Top 1% of all Twitch streamers. Listen as Ariana details how coping with her Mother's terminal illness inspired Ariana to use social media to bring awareness to oppressed people around the world including in the United States and Iran. What have been Ariana's highest highs and greatest challenges with being the Global face of her brand of activism. How does Ar...

Sonali Dev & Sara Polton Tell Us The Truth

December 11, 2022 04:33 - 1 hour - 147 MB

Episode 70: Sonali Dev & Sara Polton: Sonali Dev is an award winning author who has built an excellent reputation for relatable storytelling. Her latest book, The Vibrant Years, is already so well regarded it has been selected as the first book to be published by "Mindy'sBook Studio"; a publishing company created by Award Winning Actress Mindy Kaling. Listen as Sonali details what it feels like to be featured by Mindy's Book Studio, being a former classmate of former Miss Universe Aishwary...

Danielle Citron Tell Us The Truth

November 15, 2022 17:24 - 59 minutes - 137 MB

Episode 69: Online Privacy Civil Rights Should your Online Privacy be a Civil Right? Legal expert and UVA scholar Danielle Citron believes so, and in her new book The Fight For Privacy: Protecting Dignity, Identity and Love in the Digital Age, Danielle explains why in detail. Did you know there are States that don't have Revenge Porn laws? Imagine someone gains possession of an intimate photo of your or a loved one and shares it with the world without legal repercussions. This is a very REA...

Alice Rivlin Tells Us The Truth

October 07, 2022 04:10 - 53 minutes - 123 MB

Episode 68: Divided We Fall Former Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve, Alice Rivlin, began working on her book "Divided We Fall: Why Consensus Matters" back in 2017. In may of 2019, Alice passed away before the book was completed and published. Motivated to ensure Alice's final days were not lost, her Son Allan and his wife Sheri completed Divided We Fall and in this conversation you'll hear about that experience. How were they able to maintain the overall message Alice wanted the world to r...

Joshua Prager Tells Us The Truth

August 01, 2022 16:14 - 59 minutes - 136 MB

Episode 67: Roe V. Wade In the Wake of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe V. Wade, Investigative Reporter and Author Joshua Prager joins Tell Us The Truth to discuss his new book THE FAMILY ROE: An American Story. Listen as Josh details the real people behind Roe V. Wade and how the story of Norma McCorvey, aka "Jane Roe" , has ignited a fierce debate regarding Pro Life and Pro Choice that continues to affect the entire nation 50 years after it began. Josh bypasses focusing on his own...

Ira Shapiro & Ari Rabin-Havt Tell Us The Truth

June 02, 2022 22:03 - 57 minutes - 132 MB

Episode 66: Ira Shapiro & Ari Rabin-Havt Author and Political insider Ira Shapiro is making waves with his latest book The Betrayal: How Mitch McConnell and the Senate Republicans Abandoned America. Listen as Ira details how the Senate responded to the challenges posed by the Trump administration and its prospects under President Biden. What was the one betrayal that Ira feels is the greatest committed by Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans during the Trump Presidency? What can be done d...

Mary Ellen Iskenderian & Dr. Jeff Schnader Tell Us The Truth

April 26, 2022 19:08 - 1 hour - 148 MB

Episode 65: Mary Ellen Iskenderian & Dr. Jeff Schnader Women’s World Banking CEO Mary Ellen Iskenderian is making a strong statement with her new book There’s Nothing Micro About a Billion Women: Making Finance Work for Women. In this exclusive conversation, listen as Mary Ellen explains how access to reliable internet, legislation and general attitudes toward women around the world have contributed to why Finance has not worked for women historically. Mary Ellen even details how the...

Mary Ann Sieghart & Queen Marie Tell Us The Truth

March 24, 2022 19:05 - 52 minutes - 121 MB

Episode 64: Mary Ann Sieghart & Queen Marie. Acclaimed Journalist, Editor and Author, Mary Ann Sieghart, dives deep into key themes from her new book The Authority Gap: Why Women are Still Taken Less Seriously Than Men, and What We Can Do About It. Listen as Mary Ann details what she discovered while examining the wide-ranging implications of critical gender bias. Why are we as a society still failing to close the gender pay and gender authority gap despite all of the progress we've made to...

Dr. Pauline Boss & Brian Eskow Tell Us The Truth

February 25, 2022 20:07 - 1 hour - 162 MB

Episode 63: Dr. Pauline Boss & Brian Eskow Renowned Grief Counselor and Psychologist Dr. Pauline Boss has built a career legacy on challenging status quo thinking while she's made it her business to help people deal with grief as a result of various times of loss. In her new book: The Myth Of Closure: Ambiguous Loss in a Time of Pandemic and Change, Dr. Boss asks “How do we begin to cope with loss that cannot be resolved?” During this conversation on Tell Us The Truth, Dr. Boss delves dee...

Racial Equity, The Equal Act & Holocaust Remembrance Day

January 27, 2022 04:15 - 1 hour - 168 MB

Episode 62: Racial Equity, The Equal Act & Holocaust Remembrance Day Prison Reform Advocate DeJarion Nichols & Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM) President Kevin Ring believe in Racial Equity in Sentencing. In this incredible conversation, listen as both DeJarion and Kevin make the case for "The Equal Act", legislation that looks to end the disparity in sentences for offenses involving crack versus powder cocaine. How have both DeJarion and Kevin's personal experiences being incarcer...

Professor Erwin Chemerinsky Tells Us The Truth

December 24, 2021 03:14 - 30 minutes - 68.8 MB

Episode 61 : Professor Erwin Chemerinsky Erwin Chemerinsky is the Dean of UC Berkeley School of Law and in his new book, Presumed Guilty: How the Supreme Court Empowered the Police and Subverted Civil Rights. Listen as Professor Chemerinsky details how Police are nine times more likely to kill Black men than they are other Americans, nearly one in every thousand Black Men will die at the hands of an officer and so much more. Professor Chemerinsky makes the powerful argument that none of it i...

Glynda Carr & Howard W. French Tell Us The Truth

December 03, 2021 23:01 - 59 minutes - 135 MB

Episode 60 : Glynda Carr & Howard W. French Glynda Carr is the CEO Co-Founder of Higher Heights For America; An organization focused on growing Black Women’s political power from the voting booth to elected office. Listen as Glynda deep dives into the fact Black women remain severely underrepresented as officeholders at the statewide executive level, how the Election of Ayanna Pressley into Congress served as a "Blueprint" for what is proven to be possible and why Higher Heights For America ...

Jerad Alexander, USMC Tells Us The Truth

November 17, 2021 19:20 - 52 minutes - 120 MB

Episode 59 : Veterans Day with Marine Jerad Alexander It's Veterans Day & United States Marine Corps Veteran Jerad Alexander joins Tell Us The Truth to highlight his new book Volunteers: Growing Up in the Forever War. Listen as Jerad details stages in his life including growing up on Military bases raised on masculine fantasies of heroism and patriotism, to becoming a Marine and serving from 1998 - 2006 to writing about much of what he had spent his childhood dreaming of was a mirage. Jerad...

Joseph Ellis & George Chip Greenidge Tell Us The Truth

November 03, 2021 15:51 - 1 hour - 196 MB

Episode 58 : Joseph Ellis & George Chip Greenidge Pulitzer Prize Winning historian & author of the new book " The Cause: The American Revolution and its Discontents, 1773-1783" ,Joseph Ellis, pulls no punches while detailing the importance of knowing your history in order to understand what's happening in the present. In this exclusive conversation Joseph draws parallels between the American Revolution and the War in Afghanistan. How are the superpower Great Britain and modern day United St...

Scott DeLuzio Tells Us The Truth

October 18, 2021 19:07 - 48 minutes - 110 MB

Episode 57 : Scott DeLuzio Is A Surviving Son In the Book Surviving Son, Author & Military Veteran Scott DeLuzio details what it's like enlisting with his Brother and then right before a major battle being informed that his Brother lost his life. What was it like having to set aside such traumatic loss in order for Schott to keep himself and fellow Military safe? What was it like eventually making it back home and having to adjust to life post Military? Scott details the conflicting feelings...

Dara Horn Tells Us The Truth

October 02, 2021 16:21 - 58 minutes - 133 MB

Episode 56 : Dara Horn Tells Us The Truth Dara Horn is the award winning author of the new book of essays entitled People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present. Listen as Dara details why she chose such a controversial title to this book of essays, the importance of celebrating the life of those lost to tragedies like the Holocaust instead of just celebrating their death and how Dara uses humor in order to help people digest such serious subject matter. Dara also details the importa...

Eyal Press & Akeem Lloyd Tell Us The Truth

September 25, 2021 13:24 - 1 hour - 178 MB

Episode 55 : Eyal Press & Akeem Lloyd Tell Us The Truth Award winning Journalist and Author Eyal Press has gotten rave reviews for his latest book "Dirty Work : Essential Jobs and the Hidden Toll of Inequality in America. Listen as Eyal details what it was like interviewing everyone from Prison Mental Ward Workers to a Military Drone Pilot who served during the War in Afghanistan. Who are the people who have to work these jobs and what are their similarities? What is the emotional toll on th...

Professor Ada Ferrer Tells Us The Truth

September 19, 2021 04:42 - 1 hour - 154 MB

Episode 54:Professor Ada Ferrer Tells Us The Truth About Cuba 'Cuba : An American History' author Professor Ada Ferrer has dedicated her entire career to educating the masses on Cuba and its incredible history. In this exclusive interview, listen as Professor Ferrer details Cuba's long and complicated relationship with the USA, what Cuba, Jamaica and Haiti all have in common and why it's important to consider the Cuban people instead of the politics when thinking about and addressing Cuba hi...

USMC Veteran Anthony Maroun (Part 2) & Domingos Darosa Tell Us The Truth

September 10, 2021 18:38 - 1 hour - 150 MB

Tell Us The Truth Episode 53 : USMC Veteran Anthony Maroun Part 2 & Domingos Darosa It's September 11th Memorial Week and in observance of 9/11 Tell Us The Truth presents Part 2 of our exclusive conversation with United States Marine Corps Veteran & Attorney Anthony Maroun. Attorney Maroun opens up about the WMD(Weapons of Mass Destruction) and the impact this deceptive term had on his overall feelings about War. The conversation jumps to thoughts on Afghanistan and whether or not it's poss...

USMC Veteran Anthony Maroun Tells Us The Truth

September 03, 2021 18:24 - 53 minutes - 121 MB

Episode 52 : USMC Veteran Anthony Maroun Tells Us The Truth Attorney Anthony Maroun is a United States Marine Corps Veteran and he has a heck of a story to tell. After enlisting in the Marines right after 9/11, Anthony has served on missions from Haiti, to Iraq to Lebanon. Listen to part 1 of this 2 part conversation about the differences among the various nations, Anthony's family's reaction to him joining the Marines, the highs and lows of fighting in Wars around the World and much more. T...

Omari Walker Tells Us The Truth

August 28, 2021 00:17 - 53 minutes - 123 MB

Episode 51 : Omari Walker Tells Us The Truth New Heights Charter School Executive Director Omari Walker is attacking the wealth inequality issue head on. How? Each student that graduates from New Heights Charter School Brockton leaves with a two year College Degree! Fresh out of high school, New Heights Graduates are eligible for higher paying jobs and have half the higher education debt as their peers in pursuit of a four year degree. Listen as Mr. Walker details how he turned life tragedie...

Marla Smith Tells Us The Truth

August 20, 2021 18:14 - 59 minutes - 136 MB

Episode 50 : Boston's Open Air Drug Pandemic There is an open air illegal drug market at and around the intersection of Massachusetts Ave and Melnea Cass Blvd in the City of Boston. Overdoses, dirty needles in front of schools and businesses, a rise in theft and both shootings and stabbings have all increased in the area as a result of people being allowed to buy and sell drugs in this area. Listen as Marla Smith, a long time and still current resident of the "Mass and Cass" area, details th...

Boston City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo Tells Us The Truth

August 12, 2021 20:52 - 54 minutes - 124 MB

Episode 49 : Boston City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo Boston City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo is well known for taking a hard line on issues even if it means standing alone; but why? Why is Councilor Arroyo so comfortable going against the grain and how effective have his methods been thus far? In this exclusive conversation, listen as Councilor Arroyo details how his parents taught him to always speak truth to power, who his mentors in Government have been both directly and indirectly and details ...

Tammy Peeples Tells Us The Truth

August 02, 2021 19:36 - 53 minutes - 123 MB

Episode 48 : Tammy Peeples Tells Us The Truth Hall of Fame Track and Field Legend Tammy Peeples( MTSCA Hall Of Fame 2020) holds nothing back as she Tells Us The Truth about Black Women being over scrutinized and policed within competitive sports including the Olympic Games. Listen as Tammy discusses her personal Hall Of Fame Track and Field Career, succeeding despite rupturing both of her achilles and coaching kids in Track and Field. The conversation shifts to the 2020 Olympic games and Ta...

Kelsey Nicole Nelson Tells Us The Truth

July 21, 2021 15:48 - 58 minutes - 134 MB

Episode 47: Kelsey Nicole Nelson Tells Us The Truth Award Winning Fox Sports Journalist & Mentor within the National Association of Blake Journalists, Kelsey Nicole Nelson, provides insight on some of the problematic issues Black Women face within the workplace and society in general. What are some examples of systemic racism Kelsey has experienced thus far in her career? How has she overcome obstacles put in place by people trying to dismantle her personal and professional growth? What are ...

Renee P. Washington Tells Us The Truth

July 11, 2021 04:05 - 50 minutes - 116 MB

Episode 46: Black Women In Sports Media The World of sports and sports media have been rocked over comments ESPN Anchor Rachel Nichols made about fellow ESPN Anchor Maria Taylor getting an assignment over ESPN trying to correct previous diversity issues. Former Pro Soccer player and celebrated Sports Media Reporter, Renee P. Washington, joins us this week to unpack the implications of Rachel's comments and share perspective on what it's like being a Black Woman in Sports Media. What were Ren...

Episode 45: Juneteenth To Me

June 25, 2021 19:35 - 46 minutes - 107 MB

Episode 45: Juneteenth To Me Juneteenth is the newest federal holiday here in the United States of America, yet most Americans know very little about what Juneteenth is nor how to celebrate it. Instead of another routine and boring history lesson, listen as host E. Duke Bennett takes you on an audio journey you'll never forget. Hear all about how Juneteenth traditionally is celebrated in Boston including the sights, sounds, smells and tastes of the Juneteenth celebration that coincides with ...

Chris Bournea Tells Us The Truth

June 17, 2021 17:09 - 1 hour - 149 MB

Episode 44: Chris Bournea Tells Us The Truth Imagine being born to two Black Parents, they separate and then each marry White significant others. This isn't the plot of some new tv series, it's just one part of a heck of a life story of Journalist & Filmmaker Chris Bournea. Listen as Chris details his Father's philosophy regarding interracial dating and the surprising fact Chris and his family did NOT experience overt racism within their neighborhood. Chris also details the fact he felt "inv...

Manny Fresh Tells Us The Truth

June 08, 2021 19:17 - 1 hour - 146 MB

Episode 43: When You Don't Belong We learn at a young age society can often be cruel and mean spirited, but what happens when such treatment is coming from your own family? New York City of native Puerto Rican heritage, Chef Manny Fresh, opens up about the trauma of being told by many of his own family members "You're Not One Of Us". Learn how Chef Manny's clear ability to communicate both in Spanish and English plus his lighter skin tone all made him a target for being marginalized. Where d...

Episode 42: When You're Not Black Nor White Enough

May 27, 2021 21:24 - 59 minutes - 136 MB

Episode 42: When You're Not Black Nor White Enough Imagine being told that you are neither Black nor White enough to fit in despite actually being both Black and White. Apryl, a Woman born and raised in Brampton Ontario, opens up about her experiences as a culturally and racially diverse Canadian. What's it like having Parents who are both multiracial themselves and how this explains her Curly Hair, Hazel Eyes and Honey toned skin. How did Apryl react when as a Child an Adult called her a "H...

Episode 41: College Investment Racial Disparity

May 19, 2021 23:42 - 49 minutes - 113 MB

Episode 41: College Investment Racial Disparity Is there a racial disparity regarding the return on a College Education Investment ? Chief Strategy Advisor and former CEO of the Gates Foundation, Sue Desmond-Hellman and CUNY Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost, Jose Cruz, are here to provide details on this very serious issue. Listen as Dr. Sue and Dr. Jose explain their work with The Postsecondary Value Commission including info on a study the commission conducted which has sho...

Episode 40: What Happened To Mrs. Brown

May 13, 2021 21:16 - 50 minutes - 116 MB

Episode 40: What Happened To Mrs. Brown The City of Boston has been rocked by the news of a Beloved Grandmother, Delois Brown, was hit by stray bullets while sitting on her front porch! Heartbreakingly, Mrs. Brown was not able to survive this senseless tragedy. Founder and Executive Director of The New Democracy Coalition, Kevin Peterson, details how Clergy, Police and Members of The Community have all come together to raise $10,000 and offer it as a reward for anyone who provides the inform...

Jeff Joseph Tells Us The Truth

May 06, 2021 04:10 - 45 minutes - 105 MB

Episode 39: Black Men Run Black Men Run is an organization that focuses on Brotherhood, Unity and Health and the Vice Chairman of the Boston chapter, Jeff Joseph, is here to open up about all of those principles. Listen as Jeff weighs in on using fitness activities like running to build relationships with adults and youth that live in Greater Boston and beyond and how his life experiences have impacted his sensitivity to people who are actively experiencing trauma. Jeff also opens up about ...

Clementina Chery Tells Us The Truth

April 30, 2021 21:27 - 1 hour - 138 MB

Episode 38: Clementina Chery Tells Us The Truth The guilty verdict for former Officer Derrick Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd should have been a moment when The United States finally turned the corner on senseless murders yet unfortunately that has not been the case. More people, especially Black and Brown people, have been murdered by community neighbors and in some instances Law Enforcement all over the Nation since the verdict. What happens in the aftermath of a murder to the family...

George Floyd Roundtable Preview & S7even Sinz Tells Us The Truth

April 21, 2021 04:10 - 1 hour - 142 MB

Episode 37: Black Men Check In Right before the Verdict of the Derek Chauvin trail is revealed, Rapper and Actor S7even Sinz has an in-depth "Check In" with host E. Duke Bennett about a variety of topics that include the George Floyd Murder, Concerns over organizations leading Protests and issues protesters face in the aftermath, Teaching the next generation about how to survive in a world in which Black and Brown folk are targeted so often and much more. Two Black Men stepping away from any...

S7even Sinz Tells Us The Truth

April 21, 2021 04:10 - 1 hour - 142 MB

Episode 37: Black Men Check In Right before the Verdict of the Derek Chauvin trail is revealed, Rapper and Actor S7even Sinz has an in-depth "Check In" with host E. Duke Bennett about a variety of topics that include the George Floyd Murder, Concerns over organizations leading Protests and issues protesters face in the aftermath, Teaching the next generation about how to survive in a world in which Black and Brown folk are targeted so often and much more. Two Black Men stepping away from any...

The Truth About Normalized Racism

April 16, 2021 21:52 - 53 minutes - 123 MB

Episode 36: When Racism Is Normalized Imagine growing up in a society in which racism not only exists but is accepted and normalized. Unfortunately Bibi, our guest this week, doesn't have to imagine because this was her reality growing up in Italy. Listen as the first known Italian born Black Woman details the fact she didn't even know she was black until she was 8 years old, her first experiences encountering racism in Italy and how a wave of White Nationalism caused Italians she grew up wi...

Episode 35: Photos, Education & The Black Experience

April 07, 2021 04:05 - 1 hour - 151 MB

Episode 35: Photos, Education & The Black Experience Society has led us to believe the Black Experience is finite and can only be certain ways, yet all you have to do is speak to Black Folk to realize our experiences are similar to an onion; full of various layers. Alan Rolette is a Military Veteran, Former Educator and the owner of River Horse Photography. Listen as Alan details being a child growing up from humble beginnings and how years of being picked on and abused changed once he hit a...

Episode 34: Racism Against Asians In America

March 31, 2021 13:25 - 45 minutes - 104 MB

Episode 34: Racism Against Asians In America The recent coverage of racism against Asians in America has many people assuming this is a sudden and new issue when in reality it is unfortunately par for the course. Meeshie joins us this week to detail her experience growing up as an Asian American Woman in Massachusetts. What was it like being the only Asian Person in most of her classes in school? What was it like experiencing racism as a kid including people vandalizing her family's property...

Episode 33: Overcoming Mental Health Challenges & Global Racism

March 24, 2021 15:30 - 52 minutes - 119 MB

Episode 33: Overcoming Mental Health Challenges & Global Racism Ashley J Williams is enjoying a wave of positive feedback regarding her book "Thorns of A Blood Red Rose". The first time Author shares the premise of the book including being influenced by everything from Supernatural Thriller Movies and celebrated Authors like Stephen King and R.L. Stein. Ashley also opens up about her life long journey coping with Mental Health Challenges. What role has God and Family played in Ashley's journ...

Episode 32: The Truth About Racism In England

March 17, 2021 16:38 - 1 hour - 170 MB

Episode 32: The Truth About Racism In England The Megan and Harry interview special with Oprah has sparked world wide interest and discussion. One of the most common questions many are asking is: What is the Truth About Racism in England and how have the Royal Family contributed to it? Four guests discuss the matter: * Lysienne - Born and raised in London to a White German Mother and Black British Guiana Father. Lysienne's perspective as a Black Woman raised in a Multi-Racial Family in En...