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Special Guest for January 19th Rev. Benjamin P. Campbell studied political science and political economy at Williams College in Massachusetts, and studied theology as a Rhodes Scholar at the Queen's College in Oxford. He received a Master's in Divinity and an honorary Doctorate in Divinity from the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria. |
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Special Guest for January 4th Dr. Kim is from the University of North Carolina. A native of Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Allen graduated with a B.S. in Education and Social Policy from Northwestern University in 1989. For over a decade, she has been both a student of the environmental justice movement and an activist for environmental justice. Dr. Allen will discss the pending bills in the Virginia General Assembly addressing the issue of Stop Virginia's Restrictive Voting Bills: Stop HB 9 and SB 1 from passing in the Virginia General Assembly |
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Special Guest for December 15th A native of Hampton, Va., London played defensive back at Richmond from 1979-82. London graduated from Richmond in 1983 with a bachelor's degree in sociology and a year later received a degree in law enforcement from the Richmond Police Academy, serving as a detective for the street crimes unit from November of 1984 to July of 1989. The Dallas Cowboys signed him as a free agent in 1983. |
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Special Guest for December 2nd Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries is a native of Brooklyn, New York, he received his B.A. in history from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia in 1994, his M.A. in American history from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina in 1997, and his Ph.D. in twentieth century American history from Duke University in 2002. Dr. Jeffries will discuss the use of the term "uppity and black folks" and the education of ex-slaves immediately after the civil war. |
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Special Guest for December 2nd Mr. Moran will discuss recent political developments in Virginia, the 2012 race for the US Senate seat and the future of the party in Virginia.
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Special Guest for December 2nd Curly Neal, the original ambassador of basketball and one of the most popular players in Globetrotter history, serves as the Director of Special Projects for the Orlando Magic, Public Relations for the Harlem Globetrotters and Spokesperson for Siemens Corp.
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Special Guest for November 30th Colleen Owens has been volunteering with the Richmond Tea Party for three years. She is trying to make up for a lifetime of not being involved and informed on the steady progressive brainwashing going on in our country. |
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Special Guest for November18th Raymond H. Boone is the founder, editor and publisher of the Richmond Free Press, a progressive, prize-winning weekly newspaper with a readership of more than 135,000. Mr Boone will discuss "Occupy Richmond is now just a stones throw away from Mayor Dwight Jones. The group is now occupying the front lawn of the Richmond Free Press Editor Raymond Boone.") WWBT-12 Richmond, VA. Telephone interview. |
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Special Guest for November 8th Former Governor Tim Kaine will discuss the 2011 November elections in Virginia, his campaign for the US Senate and 2012 election of President Obama in Virginia. |
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Special Guest for November 3rd Dr. Derby is currently working on a three-year action oriented research project on human trafficking and child domestic servitude in Ghana. She graduated from Florida International University in 2005 with a Ph.D. in comparative sociology. |
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Special Guest for October 18th Representative will discuss President Obama's Job Bill and other efforts to promote employment by the administration. Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards of Fort Washington represents Maryland’s 4th Congressional District comprising portions of Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties. She was sworn in as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 110th Congress in June 2008, and began her first full-term in the 111th Congress in 2009. |
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Special Guest for October 18th Christine Todd Whitman was sworn in as EPA Administrator on January 31, 2001, a position she held until the spring of 2003. Prior to that, Whitman served as the 50th Governor of New Jersey. Whitman was New Jersey's first female governor. She appointed New Jersey's first African American State Supreme Court Justice, its first female State Supreme Court Chief Justice and its first female Attorney General. Since 2006, Christie Whitman has co-chaired the Clean and Safe Energy Coalition (CASEnergy) with Dr. Patrick Moore, co-founder and former leader of Greenpeace. She was in Richmond, Virginia attending any energy conference called by the Governor. |
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Special Guest for October 4th Bill is the CEO of LowCards.com a free consumer resource helping people understand the complex world of credit cards. He is the co-author of "The Credit Card Guidebook". He is a frequent financial contributor on Forbes, The Street and The Christian Science Monitor. Bill will discuss the rise in ATM fees and the cost of using credit/debit cards today. |
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Special Guest for October 3rd Congressman Scott will discuss the President's jobs bill, Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) relationship with the President and pending redistrict bill for the Commonwealth of Virginia. |
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Special Guest for October 5th Lynn C. Toler, is the judge on the television series Divorce Court. Toler is a native of Columbus, Ohio. She earned an undergraduate degree in English and American Literature from Harvard (1981) and a Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania Law School (1984). Judge Toler is the author of My Mother's Rules: A Practical Guide to Becoming an Emotional Genius. |
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Special Guest for September 23rd Received his B.A. in history from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia in 1994, his M.A. in American history from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina in 1997, and his Ph.D. in twentieth century American history from Duke University in 2002. He is the author of the newly released BLOODY LOWNDES: CIVIL RIGHTS AND BLACK POWER IN ALABAMA'S BLACK BELT (New York University Press, 2009). BLOODY LOWNDES tells the remarkable story of the local people and SNCC organizers who ushered in the Black Power era by transforming rural Lowndes County, Alabama. |
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Special Guest for September 22nd Dr. Elizabeth Prodromou, a religious freedom expert, will discuss bills in numerous states that have been introduced with the intention of ‘banning’ Shariah – and why, though maybe well-intentioned, such measures are ill-advised and have the potential to backfire. Dr. Prodromou is the Assistant Professor of International Relations. (BA, Tufts University; MALD, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy; SM and PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology). |
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Special Guest for September 20th Miller is a five-time Emmy award winner for his critically acclaimed half-hour, live talk show "Dennis Miller Live" which had a nine year run on HBO. He was the host and executive producer of CNBC's "Dennis Miller", a topical interview talk show featuring reasoned discourse, opinion and humor. Additionally, Miller has appeared on many politically oriented television talk shows. |
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Special Guest for September 19th Professor Tobias will discuss President Obama's judicial appointments and the impact on the system. In a recent Associate Press interview Prof. Tobias stated, "It's really amazing," said Carl Tobias, a law professor at the University of Richmond who wrote about the increasing diversity on the federal bench during Obama's administration in an article in the Washington University Law Review. "Obama has nominated as many as were sitting on the bench when he was inaugurated." |
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Special Guest for September 15th Dr. Joseph will discuss incarceration and the best selling book by Professor Michelle Alexander, "The New Jim Crow"
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Special Guest for September 15th Mr. Basso discussed scams following the earthquake, hurricane and flood on the east coast.
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Special Guest for July 1st Dr. Mirta M. Martin serves as Dean of the School of Business and Professor of Management at Virginia State University. Dr. Martin holds a baccalaureate degree in psychology, political science and French from Duke University; a master of business administration (MBA) degree from the University of Richmond; and a doctorate with an emphasis on strategic management and leadership from Virginia Commonwealth University. Born in Havana, Cuba, and an immigrant to the United States, Dr. Martin is fluent in four foreign languages. |
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Special Guest for June 23rd Major General Jeffrey S. Buchanan, Director for Strategic Effects, J9, United States Forces-Iraq in Baghdad, Iraq. Major General Buchanan coordinates and implements political, economic and communications activities on behalf of USF-I. Major General Buchanan also serves as the USF-I spokesman. Major General Buchanan is a graduate of the University of Arizona and the US Military Academy.
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Special Guest for June 23rd Dr. Jeffries is an associate professor of African American history and holds a joint appointment with the Kirwan Institute and the Department of History. Dr. Jeffries specializes in twentieth century African American history and has an expertise in the Civil Rights-Black Power Movement. His current book project investigates the African American Freedom Struggle in Lowndes County, Alabama, which gave birth in 1966 to the Lowndes County Freedom Party, an all Black, independent, political party that was also the original Black Panther Party. |
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Special Guest for June 20th Blake worked on the Obama for America campaign, first as Deputy Political Director and Constituency Outreach Director in Iowa and as Deputy Director and Political Director in Michigan. Prior to that, Blake was the Director of External Affairs for the Michigan House of Representatives serving in Michigan Speaker of the House Andy Dillon's cabinet. Before that appointment, Blake successfully co-organized three state house campaigns in the 2006 election cycle. Blake is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism from Northwestern University. |
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Special Guest for June 20th Dr. Spencer-Fields has documented her journey from child star to successful professional in the new book, Through the Fire... Journal Of A Child Star.
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Special Guest for June 10th Dr. Robert Holsworth (Dr. Bob) was the guest on The Jack Gravely Show on WLEE 990 AM Radio discussing the 2011 Redistricting Plans in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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Special Guest for June 8th Craig Littlepage, the ninth Athletic Director (AD) in the history of the University of Virginia and the first African American named AD in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in June 2001. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School. Mr. Littlepage will discuss the state of college athletics, the demands of being an AD and should college athletes received some type of compensation.
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Special Guest for June 6th Wade Henderson, President and CEO, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Washington, DC. Mr. Henderson will discuss the general state of civil rights issues today, and how the 2011 budget process will impacts those rights. Mr. Henderson is a graduate of Howard University and the Rutgers University School of Law.
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Special Guest for May 26th Bruce is a City Council Member of Richmond, Virginia.
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Special Guest for May 26th Larry Hagin will be on the show from the Planning and Government Relations of GRTC; Richmond, VA.
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Special Guest for April 22nd Doug Fritz is the President, Richmond International Raceway (RIR), Richmond, Virginia. Mr. Fritz will discuss the state of racing in Richmond and within NASCAR.
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Special Guest for April 20th Philip Blumel, is President of U.S. Term Limits, a single-issue advocacy group based in Fairfax, VA, and a certified financial planner working out of downtown West Palm Beach, FL. Mr. Blumel will discuss Senator DeMint's recent bill to limit terms in the House and Senate.
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Special Guest for April 14th Virginia Democrat Terry McAuliffe is a businessman, entrepreneur, and Democratic Party leader from Fairfax County. Mr. McAuliffe ran for the Governor of Virginia in 2009 and came in second place. He will discuss the future of Virginia and jobs.
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Special Guest for April 11th Dr. Earl W. Jackson, a minister, lawyer, author and a Tea Party activist will be the guest on the show monday, April 11, 2011. Dr. Jackson recently announced his candidacy for the Virginia 2012 US Senate seat. Bishop Jackson is the founder of the Exodus Faith Ministries in Chesapeake, Virginia.
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Special Guest for April 8th Doctor M. Rick Turner has recently retired as Dean of UVa's Office of African-American Affairs and has served as President of the Albemarle-Charlottesville NAACP. He is at work on a book about his experiences in higher education.
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Special Guest for March 29th On the show, Mr. Miller and I discussed the history, meaning and use of term "Uncle Tom" by people in this country.
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Special Guest for February 10th The former Chairwoman of the Virginia Tea Party Patriot Federation has filed paperwork and will stand for the Republican nomination to the U.S. Senate.
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Special Guest for January 28th Professor Jones is currently a Scholar in Residence and Visiting Professor, Martin Luther King, Jr Research & Education Institute,Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA; and, author,with Stuart Connelly of the recent book, BEHIND THE DREAM-The Making of the Speech That Transformed A Nation,published by Palgrave Macmillan.
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Special Guest for January 27th Wilhelmina Leigh has done work throughout her career in the areas of health policy, housing policy, income security/asset building, and labor market issues. Previously a principal analyst at the U.S. Congressional Budget Office, Dr. Leigh also worked for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (U.S. Department of Labor), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Urban Institute, and the National Urban League Research Department.
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Special Guest for January 24th MBL president, Oliver Singleton is incredibly well-connected, and he can open doors to all sorts of great opportunities. I think one of the most compelling reasons to join The MBL is because unlike when you join the local chapter of the chamber of commerce. President Singleton will discuss the Women Who Mean Business Summit, scheduled for Friday, January 28, 2011, at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. The keynote speaker will be Suze Orman, Personal Finance Expert.
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Special Guest for January 19th A professional football player who was an outstanding defensive player for the Kansas City Chiefs in the 1960s and ’70s, overturning the stereotype that African Americans could not handle the key defensive position of middle linebacker. He was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1986. Hall of framer Lanier was recently appointed by Commissioner Roger Goodell to serve the newly created National Football League Player Safety Advisory Panel. Willie played for 10 years in the position some say is the most violent and demanding position in the NFL......middle linebacker. He will discuss hits, injuries, concussions and how the NFL must address those issues. |
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Special Guest for January 4th Dr. Robert Holsworth discussed Virginia Politics. Dr. Bob will give us a review of the politics and policy for 2011 in Virginia. He also discussed upcoming political races in the commonwealth, the general political landscape in the state and issues on the table for the 2011 General Assembly, opening Wednesday, January 12, 2011. |
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Special Guest for January 5th We were excited to have Saad on the show. Some of the topics for discussion were the Harvey Bridge and the Slave Burial Grounds. |
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Special Guest for December 8th Kelly McBride is a writer, teacher and one of the country’s leading voices when it comes to media ethics. She has been on the faculty of The Poynter Institute for eight years. The world’s largest newsrooms, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, NPR and the BBC, frequently quote her expertise |
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Special Guest for December 3rd The Nine Lives of Marion Barry, Former Mayor, Washington, DC., will be available on DVD soon. In preparation for the launch, The Jack Gravely Show will interview one of the film directors Toby Oppenheimer on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 @ 11:05 AM. Former Mayor Berry was extended an invitation to appear on the show. |
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Special Guest for December 1st The Nine Lives of Marion Barry, Former Mayor, Washington, DC., will be available on DVD soon. In preparation for the launch, The Jack Gravely Show will interview one of the film directors Toby Oppenheimer on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 @ 11:05 AM. Former Mayor Berry was extended an invitation to appear on the show. |
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Special Guest for November 19th Dr. Lewis and I discussed his Summer 2010 article in The Crisis Magazine entitles, "The Heavy Burdens of Black College Athletes." He is also the author of a new book entitle, Ballers of the New School: Race and Sports in America. |
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Special Guest for October 20th As Attorney General, it is my responsibility to protect the safety and public welfare of our citizens. I also provide legal advice and representation to the Governor and executive agencies, state boards and commissions, and institutions of higher education. |
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Special Guest for September 30th Dr. Cook discussed an analysis he recently completed on the Governor's plan to privatize the sell of liquor in Virginia. Dr. Cook has a MBA and PhD from Virginia Tech and was the Chair, Department of Economics, University of Richmond from 1985-1997. |
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Special Guest for September 28th An active public servant in the city of Richmond for over 35 years. Dwight Jones has entrenched himself in the social and political realms of the city of Richmond. Throughout his tenure he has worked for causes that positively affirm his beliefs and efforts that uplift not only his immediate constituency, but also the city and state at large. |
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Special Guest for September 3rd Gerard Robinson is the president of the Black Alliance for Educational Options. BAEO is a national nonprofit, nonpartisan organization whose mission is to actively support parental choice to empower families and to increase quality educational options for Black children. Prior to his position at BAEO, Mr. Robinson served as a senior research associate for the School Choice Demonstration Project at the University of Arkansas from 2006 to 2007, and as a senior fellow at the Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University from 2004 to 2006. Mr. Robinson has published various articles on education. |
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Special Guest for September 3rd at 10:05am Becoming the first black mayor of Richmond, Virginia, in 1977, a feat that ushered in a new political era for this onetime capital of the Civil War Confederacy. Marsh's five-year tenure was a contentious one, but the changes he brought to the city remained in place a quarter-century later. Marsh was first elected to the Richmond City Council in 1966. At the time, the city was a of conservative Southern values. It had served as the capital of the Confederacy, the organization of Southern states whose determination to maintain the practice of slavery caused them to from the Union and sparked the U.S. Civil War. |
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Special Guest for August 25th at 10:05am Executive Director, Virginia Assembly of Independent Baptist which is one group opposing Gov. Bob McDonnell over liquor store issues. |
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Special Guest for August 13th at 10:05am Legendary football coach Willard Bailey of St. Paul's College, Norfolk State University and Virginia Union University. |
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Special Guest for August 10th at 10:05am Professionally, Doug is the Executive Director of the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy working to "build a more just and compassionate Commonwealth" on behalf of a unique Christian, Jewish, and Islamic partnership. Doug is a graduate of James Madison University (B.S.), Lexington Theological Seminary (M.Div.). He was named a Sorensen Fellow by the University of Virginia and the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership program. |
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Special Guest for August 6th at 10:05am Sara Bereika has been making order out of chaos for close to 10 years. Sara is a Certified Professional Organizer® and travels the country as an expert on the A&E hit series "Hoarders." She is a proud member of The National Association of Professional Organizers and serves on the board for the NAPO Richmond Chapter. |
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Special Guest for July 27th at 10:05am Terry Meyers is the Chancellor Professor of English at the College of William and Mary, where he's taught since 1970. Although his academic specialty is Victorian poetry, he has long been interested in the history of the College and especially in its history regarding slavery and Jim Crow segregation. His research has led to discoveries overlooked in most sources, including both a tobacco planation the College operated with slave labor in the 18th Century and, more surprisingly, both the College's commitment in the mid-18th Century to the religious education of local blacks and the College's institutional association with the Bray School. |
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Special Guest for July 21st at 10:05am Robert Romano is the Senior Editor of Americans for Limited Government (ALG) News Bureau. He grew up in a suburban Long Island township, Rocky Point, where he graduated from high school. He studied and graduated with a Bachelor’s of Arts in Political Science from Stony Brook University with the Class of 2008. In his free time, he composes music on piano, paints, and writes fiction. Mr. Romano discused the article written by Bill Wilson, President, Americans for Limited Government entitled: "The Surplus In Virginia Is Not Real", July 18, 2010 |
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Special Guest for July 12th at 9:25am The Cambridge Police Department is scheduled to release an independent review of the arrest of leading African American Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. by a white police officer last year. The incident made national headlines and sparked a national debate on race relations that reached all the way to the White House. Harvard law professor Charles Ogletree acted as counsel to professor Gates throughout the incident, which he documents along with other incidents of racial profiling in his new book, "The Presumption of Guilt: The Arrest of Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Race, Class and Crime in America." |
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