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Maurice Weeks the Co-Executive Director of ACRE(Action Center on Race & the Economy) talks about his new report on Amazon. More info on Maurice Weeks and ACRE are available on Twitter at @mo87mo87 and https://www.acrecampaigns.org/. ** Podcast theme music produced by Dadrian (https://soundcloud.com/dadrian-collins-457411779)…
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Loida Lewis talks about some of the great business achievements of her late husband TLC Beatrice founder & CEO Reginald F. Lewis. More information on Reginald Lewis is available at https://reginaldflewis.com/ Also information on the documentary "Reginald F. Lewis and the Making of a Billion Dollar Empire" can be found at https://reginaldflewis.com/…
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Roland Phillips (referred to as Ronald Phillips in podcast) talks about his latest book "A Spy Named Orphan: The Enigma of Donald MaClean" - The first full biography of one of the twentieth century’s most notorious spies. ** Podcast Opening/Closing music produced by Dadrian (https://soundcloud.com/dadrian-collins-457411779)…
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Deborah G. Plant is an African American literature & Africana Studies scholar and literary critic whose special interest is the life and works of Zora Neale Hurston. She talks about the 2018 New York Times bestseller "Barracoon: The Story of the Last Black Cargo", a book recently published and written by Zora Neale Hurston more than 87 years ago.…
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Karl A. Racine, Washington DC's first independently elected Attorney General, discusses some of his accomplishments and goals for the future. More information about Attorney General Karl A. Racine is available at: https://oag.dc.gov/about-oag/our-structure-divisions/about-attorney-general Twitter: @AGKarlRacine Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dc…
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Brought to light in the Rebecca Skloot book "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" and the Oprah Winfrey produced HBO movie based on the book, Henrietta Lacks is known as the "mother of modern medicine." The Lacks Family Attorney Christina Bostic and Ron Lacks talk about the sad story of Henrietta Lacks and the current litigation between the family…
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Throughout his long career, Alex Blake has played with the greats Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Sun Ra, Art Blakey, Freddie Hubbard, McCoy Tyner, Lenny White, Stan Getz, Harry Belafonte, and the Manhattan Transfer --just to name a few. He talks about his journey from Panama City on this edition. More information about Alex Blake can be found at h…
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Sage Marie Spaeth, 3rd grader and former winner of the Roald Dahl's "Imaginormous Challenge", talks about this exciting challenge in which children from ages of 5-12 can enter their own imaginative story ideas up to 100 words. More info is available at www.imaginormouschallenge.com. ** Podcast Opening/Closing music produced by Dadrian (https://soun…
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Recorded from WPFW 89.3 FM's (www.wpfwfm.org) live broadcast from the National Council of Churches' Act 2 End Racism March and Rally hosted by Gloria Minott, Reverend Grayland Hagler, and Dr. E. Faye Williams marking the 50 year mark of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.' assassination. Ben & Jerry Ice Cream's founders Ben Cohen & Jerry Greenfield and…
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Historian and former chief of staff to Democratic Leader/Speaker Nancy Pelosoi, John A. Lawrence, talks about the roots of polarization in American politics. His new book "Class of 74: Congress after Watergate and the Roots of Partisanship" is available now. More information on John A. Lawrence's book is available at https://jhupbooks.press.jhu.edu…
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Former neo-nazi Christian Picciolini talks about his personal journey overcoming the grips of hate through "Life After Hate" - his peace advocacy organization (https://www.lifeafterhate.org/). More information about Christian Picciolini can be found at https://www.christianpicciolini.com/book & https://www.facebook.com/officialchristianpicciolini/.…
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Here is another one of my favorite interviews from the past in celebration of Black History Month. Contemporary African-American soul singer and former Death Row artist Danny Boy (DB) talks to us about the National Geographic documentary "Facing Suge Knight". Danny Boy was signed to Death Row Records when he was just 15. He will soon be releasing h…
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Enjoy this encore presentation of some of my favorite interviews in celebration of Black History Month. I had the pleasure of talking to Dr. Maya Angelou a few times and she was one my favorite people to talk to. Here is one of the interviews I did with her May of 2013. Rest in peace Dr. Maya Angelou. --Gloria Minott Legendary author Maya Angelou d…
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Author, historian,lecturer & professor Danielle McGuire talks about the story of Recy Taylor and her book "At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape, and Resistance- A New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Power" More information about Danielle McQuire is available at http://daniellemcguire.com/…
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Documentary producers Harriet Gordon & Peter Getzels discuss their latest film about Czech harpsichordist Zuzana Ruzickova who recorded the complete keyboard works of Johann Sebastian Bach. More information about Harriet Gordon & Peter Getzels as well as on the film "Zuzana: Music is Life" are available at http://www.getzelsgordon.com/about/.…
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Mary Hall Surface talks about her latest play "Color's Garden: An Adventure with the Elements of Art" - inspired by the art of Henri Matisse. More information about the play can be found at https://www.nga.gov/education/families/performances.html More information about Mary Hall Surface can be found at http://www.maryhallsurface.com/Home.html…
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Terry Jastrow & Ann Archer join me to discuss the new book “The Trial of Prisoner 043" and the organization Artists For Human Rights. More information on Terry Jastrow and his new book is available at http://www.terryjastrow.com/ More information about Ann Archer and her organization Artists For Human Rights is available at http://annearcher.com/ h…
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Recorded the day before the events in Charlottesville,VA; Van Jones touches on a variety of different topics including about his 2017 We Rise Tour, his organization Dream Corps, working with Prince, his love of comics/sci-fi, and of course living in a Trump administration. More information about Van Jones is available at http://www.vanjones.net/.…
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The very hilarious and full of life author, actor, talk show host, and former 2006 New York Green Party gubernatorial candidate Malachy McCourt talks about his latest book "Death Need Not Be Fatal." NY Daily News Article on Malachy McCourt's latest book: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/malachy-mccourt-death-not-fatal-reflects-life-article-1.314…
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In 1987, Ms. Hadjitofi was appointed Consul of Cyprus in The Netherlands. She was the youngest ever Honorary Consul appointed by Cyprus and the first female. Because of the absence of a Cypriot Embassy in the Netherlands at the time, Tasoula's activities as Honorary Consul covered all spheres, ranging from political, social, economic, cultural and …
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"All By Myself Alone" is Mary Higgins Clark's latest book released this week by Simon & Shuster. I spoke with her when "Got You Under My Skin" was published. Please enjoy a repost of one of my interviews with this amazing author. Mary Higgins Clark's books are world-wide bestsellers. In the U.S. alone, her books have sold over 80 million copies. Sh…
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"All By Myself Alone" is Mary Higgins Clark's latest book released this week by Simon & Shuster. I spoke with her when "As Time Goes By" was published. Please enjoy a repost of one of my interviews with this amazing author. Author, #1 New York Times Best Selling Author, & "Queen of Suspense" Mary Higgins Clark talks about her new thriller "As Time …
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Former CFO of Pixar/Silicon Valley lawyer Lawrence Levy talks about his book "To Pixar and Beyond: My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs" and gives us a little taste of what is was like to work with Steve Jobs & the little known graphics company Pixar. Here are a few reviews about Lawrence Levy's book "To Pixar and Beyond: My Unlikely Journey with St…
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Joan Juliet Buck talks about her latest book "The Price of Illusion" and touches on her time at Vogue Paris & her controversial profile of Asma al-Assad- wife of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. More info about Joan Juliet Buck is available at: http://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Joan-Juliet-Buck/436542627 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/16/fa…
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Private Investigator Karsten Von Hoesslin talks about "Lawless Oceans", a six episode National Geographic Channel series following him as he investigates multiple murders recorded in a viral video that took place on the high seas. For more information on Karsten & the "Lawless Oceans" tv series: http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/lawless-oceans/…
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Journalist Michael Ware discusses his new National Geographic series "Uncensored with Michael Ware" which investigates fascinating people, places, and cultures around the planet. More information on "Uncensored with Michael Ware" is available at http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/uncensored-with-michael-ware/ http://www.mickware.info/…
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Recorded on 11/19/16, I pay tribute to fellow journalist Gwen Ifill. Gwen Ifill's Washington Week Profile http://www.pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/profile/gwen-ifill Gwen Ifill, who overcame barriers as a black female journalist, dies at 61 (Washington Post) https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/gwen-ifill-journalist-who-became-staple-of-pu…
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Whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld talks about his book "Lucifer's Banker: The Untold Story On How I Destroyed Swiss Bank Secrecy" Bradley Birkenfeld is a retired investment professional and the most significant financial whistleblower in history. For more on Bradley Birkenfeld and his book "Lucifer's Banker": http://lucifersbanker.com/…
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Kelly Ripken, founder of the Kelly G. Ripken Program & National Co-Chair of A Woman's Journey talks about the award-winning annual Johns Hopkins women’s health conference- "A Woman's Journey." For more information about A Woman's Journey go to http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/awomansjourney/ For more information about Kelly Ripken: http://www.hopkins…
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