June 2014

June 10, 2014

Attorney General Candidate Del. Aisha Braveboy

June 9, 2014 - Segment 5 - We speak with Maryland State Delegate Aisha Braveboy, who is running for the Democratic nomination for Maryland Attorney General in the June 24th primaries. She represents the 25th District in Maryland's House of Delegates.
June 10, 2014

Remembering the Six Day War/al Naksa

June 9, 2014 - Segment 3 - We discuss the 47th anniversary of the Six-Day War between Israel and several Arab nations and the beginning of 47 years of occupation. The war is known as al Naksa, or "the setback," by Palestinians.
June 10, 2014

International Roundtable: Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, Defense Spending, Syria

June 9, 2014 - Segment 2 - We host a national and international news Roundtable! Our topics include the controversy around the deal that led to the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, Obama's European visit and his proposal to spend $1 Billion for European defense, and Syria.
June 9, 2014

June 9: This Day in History

June 9, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including the election of Margaret Thatcher, Secretariat winning horse racing's Triple Crown, and the births of Robert McNamara and Johnny Ace.
June 6, 2014

The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History

June 6, 2014 - Segment 5 - We talk about the The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, an educational and eye-opening book by Elizabeth Kolbert, who has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1999.
June 6, 2014

Ralph Nader on His Book “Unstoppable: The Emerging Left-Right Alliance to Dismantle the Corporate State”

June 6, 2014 - Segment 4 - We speak with consumer advocate, lawyer, author, and former Presidential candidate Ralph Nader, who discusses his newest book Unstoppable: The Emerging Left-Right Alliance to Dismantle the Corporate State.
June 6, 2014

Remembering Derrick “OOH” Jones

June 6, 2014 - Segment 3 - We reflect upon the too-brief life and ongoing legacy of activist and youth advocate Derrick Jones, who co-founded #SaveADopeBoy, a youth job readiness and employment program located in Baltimore City targeting teens with non-traditional backgrounds. Jones died earlier this week at the age of 38. Our guest is Bobby Marvin Holmes, local activist, filmmaker and producer of Live Young Blood, and producer of The Anthony McCarthy Show on WEAA.
June 6, 2014

Remembering Yuri Kochiyama

June 6, 2014 - Segment 2 - We remember Japanese American human rights activist Yuri Kochiyama, who died Sunday. We are joined by Diane Fujino, associate professor and Chair of Asian American Studies and an affiliate faculty member of Black Studies at UC Santa Barbara, and author of Heartbeat of Struggle: The Revolutionary Life of Yuri Kochiyama andSamurai Among Panthers: Richard Aoki On Race, Resistance, and a Paradoxical Life.
June 6, 2014

June 6: This Day in History

June 6, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including the shooting of James Meredith when he was marching from Memphis to Jackson for the vote, the births of Roy Innis and Marian Wright Edelman, the deaths of Carl Jung and Stan Getz.
June 6, 2014

Health and Fitness with Chauncey Whitehead and Ernestine Shepherd

June 5, 2014 - Segment 4 - We have our monthly Health and Wellness conversation with fitness trainer and activist Chauncey Whitehead and Ernestine Shepherd, fitness trainer and the world's oldest female competitive body builder.