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Special Guest for April 12th Dr.Jeffries joined the History Department at the rank of assistant professor in autumn 2003. 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. |
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Special Guest for April 11th Attorney Jim Tresmond, of the Tresmond Law Firm, Hamburg , New York . Tresmond Law firm |
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Special Guest for March 12th Former federal criminal prosecutor Justin Fairfax announced his campaign to be elected Attorney General of Virginia on the democratic ticket. Justin served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia – one of the nation’s premier offices – in the Major Crimes and Narcotics Unit of the Alexandria Division. Justin is a graduate of Duke University and Columbia Law School. |
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Special Guest for March 12th Ms. Grossi, is the regional director at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. From the Philadelphia office, she oversees Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. Secretary Kathleen Sebelius appointed her to this position in April 2010. She will discuss the impact of the "sequester budget cuts" on programs. |
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Special Guest for March 8th Prior to joining the firm, he was the Founding Director of the Center for Public Policy and the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University. He also served as Dean and Interim Dean of the College of Humanities and Sciences, the largest unit of the 31,000 student university. Holsworth holds a bachelor’s degree from Seton Hall University and Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. |
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Special Guest for March 1st Chief Rodney is tentively schedule for friday morning, March 1 show, depending upon his schedule. Chief Monroe will discuss the demands upon his office in providing a safe and fun week of over 100,000 vistors to his city for the 2013 CIAA basketball tournament. Chief Monroe is the former police chief of Richmond and a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University. |
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Special Guest for February 26th Dr. Jackson will discuss gospel music and the impact females had on its development. She will also discuss her book, "Singing in my Soul, Black Gospel Music in a Secular Age. |
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Special Guest for February 26th Senator Tim Kaine will discuss the 2013 State of the Union address by President Obama and other issues facing Virginia and the country. |
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Special Guest for February 26th Del. O'Bannon will discuss the Transportation Package passed by the 2013 General Assembly raising the sales tax to fund roads in the state. |
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Special Guest for February 1st Dr. Jackson traces the music's unique history, profiling the careers of several singers--particularly Sister Rosetta Tharpe--and demonstrating the important role women played in popularizing gospel. In her first book, (Singing in My Soul: Black Gospel Music in a Secular Age (UNC Press, 2004), Jackson engaged music to examine black life and culture, tracing gospel from its beginnings as a mode of worship to its expansion into commercialized culture during the forties and fifties. Dr. Jackson received her M.A. at Tufts University and Ph.D. at Rutgers University. |
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Special Guest for February 1st Dr. Hasan Jeffries will discuss issues related to race and politics in America. Dr. Jeffries is graduate of Morehouse College, with master's and PhD degrees from Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. Jeffries is an Associate professor of history at The Ohio State University. Dr. Jeffries holds a joint appointment at the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity. |
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Special Guest for February 22nd Dr. Comer currently serving as a natural resources extension specialist with Cooperative Extension at Virginia State University. His professional experience includes serving as an agricultural education assistant professor at North Carolina A&T State University ; as a farm specialist with Tennessee State University ’s Small Farm Program; and as a loan officer with Farm Credit Services in Kentucky . Comer earned his bachelor’s degree in agribusiness and his master’s degree in agricultural education, both from Tennessee State University . He earned his doctorate in career and technical education from the University of Missouri. |
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Special Guest for February 13th Senator Tim Kaine will discuss the 2013 State of the Union address by President Obama and other issues facing Virginia and the country. |
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Special Guest for February 1st Dr. Jeffries specializes in 20th century African American history and has an expertise in the Civil Rights and Black Power Movements. 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) |
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Special Guest for January 30th She will discuss issues of the caucus in the 2013 |
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Special Guest for January 30th Dr. Lisa T. Moon received a B.A. degree from Spelman College |
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Special Guest for January 31st In this capacity he leads CAI's efforts to promote fiscal responsibility and sustainability by engaging the public and assisting key policymakers on a non-partisan basis to help achieve solutions to America’s federal, state and local fiscal imbalances. Previously, he served as the seventh Comptroller General of the United States and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) for almost ten years (1998-2008).
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Special Guest for January 25th Dr. Jeffries will discuss views related to the recent election and inaugural address of President Obama. Is race still a critical issue after the election of America's first Black president again? |
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Special Guest for January 24th Lawrence was recently hired head football coach, Fayetteville State University, North Carolina. Coach Kershaw is a graduate of Virginia State University and leaves his current position of Offensive Coordinator, Florida A& University in Florida. |
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Special Guest for January 23rd Ken will discuss issues related to human traffic, restoring civil rights to felons, his 2013 legislative package and plans to run for the Governor of Virginia.
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Special Guest for January 11th Terry is an American businessman and a long-time leader and political advisor for the Democratic Party. He served as chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2001 to 2005 and served as co-chairman of President Bill Clinton's 1996 campaign. He is running for Governor of Virginia in 2013.
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Special Guest for January 10th Virginia Commonwealth University. Professor Ulmschneider will discuss the world of the library on today's college campus and how technology has changed where students learn. |
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Special Guest for January 11th Scott tells the story of 38 Dakota warriors hanged—the largest government-sanctioned execution in American history. Born and raised in the Twin Cities, Scott W. Berg holds a BA in architecture from the University of Minnesota, an MA from Miami University of Ohio, and an MFA in creative writing from George Mason University, where he now teaches writing and literature.
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Special Guest for January 8th Cong. Scott discussed his recent "no vote" on the tax package and pending cuts, the Newtown shooting, issues related to crime/Mass Incarceration, educational funding and the democratic agenda for 2013 in Washington.
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Special Guest for December 18th His observations on national and Virginia politics have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, the New York Times, and numerous other papers and newsmagazines. Bob has also appeared on almost all the major American television networks, the BBC and ITN in Great Britain, and Fuji Television in Japan. He is the former Dean, Department of Political Science, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.
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Special Guest for December 18th A Park Ranger at Petersburg National Battlefield Park, Dabney holds degrees in Historic Preservation and Public History from the University of Mary Washington and the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. Mr. Dabney is an accomplished park ranger, who is well versed in the history of African Americans, the Civil War and Petersburg, Virginia.
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Special Guest for December 17th He is the Diversity Visiting Professor at the University of San Francisco, and Scholar Writer in Residence, MLK, Jr. Institute, Stanford University. The focus of Professor Jones interview will be his recent article "Gun Violence: It's Not Just the NRA or Presidential Leadership -- It's Us". |
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Special Guest for December 8th Pastor Ellison is the Vice President of Pastoral Relations and Church Ministries for the Virginia Pastors Coalition, an outreach of the Virginia Christian Alliance. He is the former Executive Director and founder of Pastors for Family Values of The Family Foundation of Virginia. |
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Special Guest for November 2nd Dr. Jeffries will discuss Race and Politics in America. Dr. Jeffries specializes in twentieth century African American history and has an expertise in the Civil Rights-Black Power Movement. Dr. Jeffries earned his B.A. in History from Morehouse College in 1994, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in African American History from Duke University in 1997 and 2002. |
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Special Guest for October 30th John is also a Management Consultant and Lawyer who lives in Austin, Texas. In 1998, Talkers Magazine selected John as one of the 100 Most Influential Radio Talk Show Hosts in America . In 1997, Headway Magazine selected John as one of the 20 Most Influential Black Conservatives in America. Doggett received his BA from Claremont Men's College, his JD from Yale Law School and his MBA from Harvard Business School. |
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Special Guest for October 26th Ms. Williams is the Producer/Co-Director of the play, Men Of Honor. Co-Owner and Producer at New Castle Publishing & Productions. She will discuss the coming play - Men of Honor. |
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Special Guest for October 26th The daughter of late President John F. Kennedy. Ms. Kennedy will be in Virginia meeting with women volunteers for President Obama's re-election campaign. Ms. Kennedy will discuss about the campaign and the priorities that drive her support of President Obama. |
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Special Guest for October 23rd Jim Messina was the White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2011 and serves as the campaign manager for Obama's 2012 re-election campaign. |
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Special Guest for October 23rd Dr. Adams has published widely on defense and national security policy, the defense policy process, and national security budgets. He is extensively used by the nation’s media for comment on U.S. national security policy. Dr. Adams will discuss the presidential debate on foreign policy and how the candidates positions may impact America's road forward. |
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Special Guest for October 19th Desiree is the daughter of the late Jimmy Roots, the well known pianist/singer from Virginia – so from an early age she was surrounded by musicians as she sang her way through the Great American Songbook. |
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Special Guest for October 17th Wayne Powell, Democratic candidate seeking the 2012 election to the U.S. House representing the 7th Congressional District of Virginia. Powell served in the U.S. Army for three decades, five years of which was on active duty. He also has a 30-year career as a lawyer, primarily as a trial lawyer. |
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Special Guest for October 17th Henry has been Professor of Law at the University of Richmond School of Law since 2004. He has published articles and essays on issues as varied as constitutional law, voting rights, employment discrimination, sexual harassment, criminal law, and evidence. He also lectures on constitutional law principles. He received both his law and undergraduate degrees from the University of Virginia. |
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Special Guest for October 9th Gary's organization is an alliance and clearinghouse for 30 Black civil rights and service organization based in Washington, DC. Gary is a UVA graduate and native of Richmond, Virginia. |
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Special Guest for October 9th They discussed a community fourm (city council and school board candidates) scheduled for Thursday, October 11, 2012 @ the Good Shepherd Baptist Church, 2223 So. Carter Road, @ 6:00 PM. |
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Special Guest for October 5th A consultant who’s worked on campaigns of John Edwards, Mark Warner and Jim Webb, has long advised Democrats on how to win the hearts and minds of Southerners, including in his 2006 book, “Foxes in the Henhouse: How the Republicans Stole the South and the Heartland, and What the Democrats Must Do to Run ’em Out.” |
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Special Guest for October 5th Ms. Valerie Jarrett discussed issues related President Obama campaign and the first debate of 2012. She was the Chief Executive Officer of The Habitat Company. She also served as Co-Chair of the Obama-Biden Presidential Transition Team, and Senior Advisor to Obama's presidential campaign.
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Special Guest for October 5th Gary's organization is an alliance and clearinghouse for 30 Black civil rights and service organization based in Washington, DC. Gary is a UVA graduate and native of Richmond, Virginia. |
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Special Guest for October 4th Dean Pernell discussed the voter suppression laws and the attempt of some Florida Republicans to remove three supreme court justices from the bench. |
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Special Guest for October 4th Arne Duncan was nominated to be Secretary of education by President-elect Barack Obama and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, 2009. |
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Special Guest for October 5th A consultant who’s worked on campaigns of John Edwards, Mark Warner and Jim Webb, has long advised Democrats on how to win the hearts and minds of Southerners, including in his 2006 book, “Foxes in the Henhouse: How the Republicans Stole the South and the Heartland, and What the Democrats Must Do to Run ’em Out.” |
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Special Guest for September 28th Dr. Hasan 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. Dr. Jeffries will engage us in a discussion of race in american politics and what is race. He will discuss recent comments related to race by conservative Ann Coulter and Sen. Scott Brown remarks "questions about Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren's Native American heritage." |
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Special Guest for September 27th Dr. Bob Holsworth is the founder of Virginia Tomorrow.com. He is also a Managing Principal of DecideSmart (www.DecideSmart.com), a company that focuses on enabling innovation to succeed. His observations on national and Virginia politics have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, the New York Times, and numerous other papers and newsmagazines. Dr. Bob will discuss the political races for the US Senate of Virginia and the President of the United States. H will also comment on the Virgil Goode, Constitution Party, impact in Virginia. |
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Special Guest for September 24th In April, 2010, Joanne Grossi was appointed by the Obama Administration as the Regional Director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for Region III, which includes the states of Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. As Regional Director, Ms. Grossi serves as the key representative in this region in working with federal, state, local and tribal officials on a wide range of health and social services issues. Ms. Grossi earned her master’s degree in International Public Policy at the Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies and completed additional graduate education at the Johns Hopkins University’s School of Public Health and Hygiene. |
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Special Guest for September 6th Assistant City Manager Eric D. Campbell. As an Assistant City Manager for the City of Charlotte, Eric D. Campbell serves as the City Manager’s Office liaison with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police, Charlotte Fire Department, the Community Relations Committee, and Business Support Services (BSS). He received his master’s degree in Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University and his bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Hampton University. |
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Special Guest for August 31st Dr.Bob Holsworth is a Managing Principal of DecideSmart. Prior to joining the firm, he was the Founding Director of the Center for Public Policy and the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University. He also served as Dean and Interim Dean of the College of Humanities and Sciences, the largest unit of the 31,000 student university. Dr. Bob will discuss the 2012 senate and presidential races in Virginia. He will also comment on the 2012 GOP convention in Tampa, Florida. |
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Special Guest for August 24th Dr. Jeffries specializes in twentieth century African American history and has an expertise in the Civil Rights-Black Power Movement. He will discuss the suppression of the vote in Ohio and others states. He will also revisit the issue of why many blacks vote and support the democratic party.
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Special Guest for August 22nd Del. McClellan will discuss comments of Cong. Todd Akin and how it may impact the female vote in the 2012 election. She will also comment on issues and policies of concern to women. Is there a republican war against women? |
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Special Guest for August 3rd Mr. Palmer discussed recent changes in the election law in the state and requirements to in the November 2012 election. Palmer is the former director of elections for the Florida Department of State, where he oversaw the 2008 presidential election and 2010 midterm elections. A former Justice Department lawyer who helped enforce federal voting laws and advised state election officials on civil rights compliance. |
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Special Guest for August 2nd During his 34 years in the U.S. Army, Wesley Clark rose to the rank of four-star general and was named director for strategic plans and policy of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. As Supreme Allied Commander and Commander in Chief of the U.S. European Command, Clark commanded Operation Allied Force, NATO’s first major combat action, which saved 1.5 million Albanians from ethnic cleansing in Kosovo. He graduated first in his class from the United States Military Academy at West Point and studied for two years at England?s Oxford University on a Rhodes scholarship. General Clark is in Virginia on behalf of President Obama speaking with military families and supporters. |
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Special Guest for July 10th Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis Obama Administration, Washington, DC. Sec Solis discussed jobs and employment opportunities created under the Obama administration. She was in Richmond to attend a conference at a local community college. |
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Special Guest for July 11th Senator John Edwards (D-Roanoke), will discuss President Obama's visit to Virginia this week and issues in the 2012 political races. |
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Special Guest for June 8th Tom will discuss scam. lies and your money. |
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Special Guest for June 11th Brian Bullock is a 1991 graduate of Virginia Union University. He has written, produced, and directed award winning film projects including the recent PBS documentary about Virginia Union University tennis champion Roland McDaniel (Bringing Home the Bacon: The Roland McDaniel Story). Brian has produced social issue documentary films addressing the death penalty (Witness to Innocence), affordable healthcare (Prescription to Save), mental illness (Matters of the Mind), and Black history awareness films. He earned an MA in Producing for Film and Video from American University in Washington, DC. |
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Special Guest for June 8th Dr. Jeffries discussed the Nat Turner Rebellion and the suppression of the vote in 2012. |
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Special Guest for June 11th Sheriff C. T. Woody was my guest on Wednesday. Sheriff Woody discussed the new jail project, family members on his staff and operationing a city jail like Richmond. |
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Special Guest for June 6th Ervin Clarke is an Owner-Publisher, of an African-American multi-media company in Richmond, Virginia. Clarke will discuss the need and challenges of building a business in the community. |
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Special Guest for May 31st Attorney Dardana Sheth will discuss the pending law suit file by the Institute for Justice on behave of the St. Joseph Abbey in Louisiana against the powerful Louisiana State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors. The issue is who can legally sell a casket in the state. The case involves Monks, lawyers, funeral directors and coffins. |
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Special Guest for May 31st Ben currently serves as the Press Secretary for the 2012 Obama reelection campaign. Prior to joining the reelection, he worked on Rahm Emanuel’s successful run for Mayor as the communications director. In 2008, Ben acted as deputy press secretary for the Obama presidential campaign and worked in the White House under Robert Gibbs as one of President Obama’s press aides. Ben previously served as press secretary to then-Senator Obama. Earlier in his career, Ben worked on Howard Dean’s 2004 presidential campaign, as the press secretary for the 2006 Sherrod Brown Senatorial race, and as press secretary and legislative aide to Illinois Representative Jan Schakowsky. Ben is originally from LaGrange, Illinois. Ben LaBolt will discuss Mitt Romney's Massachusetts record as governor, from 2003 to 2007. |
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Special Guest for May 25th Patrick has been the Executive Director, Democratic National Committee since January 2011. Mr. Gaspard will discuss the Obama plans and issues related to the 2012 election contest in Virginia and across the country. In 2006, Gaspard served as the acting political director for SEIU International during the national union’s successful effort to help Democrats capture majorities in the House and Senate. In 2004, Gaspard was the National Field Director for America Coming Together. Gaspard worked for Governor Howard Dean’s presidential campaign and numerous congressional candidates, and campaigns going back to the historic Mayoral election in New York in 1989. |
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Special Guest for May 24th The Reverend Dr. Patricia A. Gould-Champ has served faithfully as the Pastor and Founding Visionary of Faith Community Baptist Church for the past fifteen years. She holds an earned doctorate from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) and received her Master of Divinity degree summa cum laude from the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University. Dr.Gould-Champ will discuss The New Jim Crow Series, the same sex issue and other community related matters. |
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Special Guest for May 23rd Thomas James "Tom" Vilsack a member of the Democratic Party, and presently the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. Former Governor of Iowa and was confirmed by the United States Senate by unanimous consent on January 20, 2009. He will speak at the Fram Bureau in Richmond on Wednesday, May 23 and meet with minority framers to discuss Small, Minority, Socially-Disadvantaged and Beginning Farmer. |
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Special Guest for May 14th Ms. Joanne Grossi served for fives years as deputy secretary for health promotion and disease prevention at the Pennsylvania Department of Health, overseeing all of the state’s public health programs. Ms. Grossi earned her master’s degree in International Public Policy at the Johns Hopkins University. She was appointed Regional 3 Director in the Obama Administration in 2010. |
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Special Guest for May 11th Hasan 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. Dr Jeffries will discuss Race, Religion and Politics. He will also discuss why some groups use hyphen names (Asian-American, African-American, etc.) to define themselves. |
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Special Guest for May 10th Hipolito Acosta Legendary Border Patrol officer Hipolito Acosta always got his man. But in his memoir, the complexities of life along the Rio Grande remain elusive by David Romo. The Shadow Catcher: A U.S. Agent Infiltrates, by Hipolito Acosta, Lisa Pulitzer. Hipolito Acosta is the most highly decorated officer in the history of the U.S. Immigration and Nationalization Service. The son of Mexican-American migrant workers, Acosta rose through the ranks from Border Patrol Agent to a key position in the Department of Homeland Security. |
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Special Guest for April 26th Dr. Molly Michelmore, Assistant Professor of History, Washington and Lee University. Tax and Spend The Welfare State, Tax Politics, and the Limits of American Liberalism "A powerful analysis of the way the language of taxes and rights shapes the modern welfare state. Tax and Spend makes a significant argument about the nature of postwar liberalism through an examination of issues that have generally not been treated together."—Kimberly Phillips-Fein, author of Invisible Hands: The Making of the Conservative Movement from the New Deal to Reagan |
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Special Guest for April 26th Tom Reed, Director, Public Relations, Virginia State University, since 2001. Mr . Reed with discuss the recent shooting on the campus. He will also discuss policy and procedures in place to address safety concerns of the entire university community. Reed is a graduate of Virginia Tech. |
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Special Guest for April 12th Dr. Bob Holsworth is the founder of Virginia Tomorrow.com. He is also a Managing Principal of DecideSmart (www.DecideSmart.com), a company that focuses on enabling innovation to succeed. Holsworth holds a bachelor’s degree from Seton Hall University and Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His observations on national and Virginia politics have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, the New York Times, and numerous other papers and newsmagazines. Dr. Bob will discuss the 2012 session of the Virginia General Assembly, state politics and coming elections in the Commonwealth. |
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Special Guest for April 10th Anna will discuss the impact and influence of ALEC (The American Legislative Exchange Council). ALEC is responsible for over 50 bills introduced in the General Assembly in recent years. ProgressVA, is a multi-issue progressive advocacy organization that combines cutting edge online organizing and communications. Our mission is to provide a strong, credible voice in advancing progressive solutions to critical community problems. Anna graduated from the University of Virginia in 2006 (Wahoowa!) |
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Special Guest for April 10th Jeff Stier is a Senior Fellow at the National Center for Public Policy Research in Washington, D.C., and heads its Risk Analysis Division. He was the Associate Director of the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) from 1997-2010. Mr. Tier will discuss "Pink Slime", food and our school children. Jeff Stier writes, "Let's be clear: The meat product known as 'lean finely textured beef' does look gross. But so does just about every meat product - ever seen how they make pastrami? And this stuff is perfectly safe, and almost certainly healthier than its likely replacement. |
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Special Guest for April 3rd Dean LeRoy Pernell, Florida A&M University College of Law, Tallahassee, Florida. LeRoy Pernell assumed the deanship of the Florida A&M University College of Law in January 2008. For 10 years, he served as law dean at Northern Illinois University (NIU). Dean Pernell will discuss Florida's "Stand your Ground Law" and the state's grand jury system as it relates to the Trayvon Martin case. Dean Pernell earned his bachelor’s degree in government from Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1971, and received his Juris Doctor from The Ohio State University College of Law in 1974. |
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Special Guest for March 7th Henry L. Chambers, Jr., J.D. has been Professor of Law at the University of Richmond School of Law since 2004. He has published articles and essays on issues as varied as constitutional law, voting rights, employment discrimination, sexual harassment, criminal law, and evidence. He also lectures on constitutional issues. He received both his law and undergraduate degrees from the University of Virginia. Professor Chambers will discuss the Trayvon Martin case and the Supreme Court Ruling Allows Strip-Searches for Any Arrest. |
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Special Guest for March 7th Dave Robbins, the legendary men's basketball coach at Virginia Union University for 30 years, has been named for induction in the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in Kansas City, Mo. Robbins will be inducted on Sunday, November 18, at the Midland Theatre in Kansas City. The Jack Gravely Show is honored to conduct the first or one of the first interviews with Coach Robbins since the announcement. |
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Special Guest for March 7th Captain Raymond will answer questions about the the arrest of 30 protestors and the presence of the Tactical Field Force of the Virginia State Police on saturday at the state capitol in Richmond, Virginia. |
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Special Guest for February 20th Henry has been Professor of Law at the University of Richmond School of Law since 2004. He has published articles and essays on issues as varied as constitutional law, voting rights, employment discrimination, sexual harassment, criminal law, and evidence. He also lectures on constitutional law principles in the We the People: He received both his law and undergraduate degrees from the University of Virginia. Professor Chambers will discuss the legal ramification of the Limbaugh public statement related to the Georgetown law student using the terms 'slut' and 'prostitute''. Does she have a law suit? |
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Special Guest for February 22nd Jeffrey is the founding Director of the Virginia Catholic Conference, established by Bishops Loverde and DiLorenzo to advance the mutual public-policy interests of the Commonwealth’s two Catholic dioceses. We will discuss the Obama's administration policy and dispute related to contraceptives and the Catholic Church. |
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Special Guest for February 20th Tom Burrell, Marketing communications pioneer and Advertising Hall of Fame inductee Tom Burrell is credited with revolutionizing the image of African Americans in television and changing the face of American advertising. In 1996 Black Enterprise ranked Burrell Communications as sixteenth on its annual listing of the Top 100 Black Businesses in the United States, and as of 1998 his company was generating an estimated $ 168 million in annual billings and employing 162 people in offices in Chicago, New York, and Atlanta. Among the companies Burrell has provided, marketing campaigns for are Coca-Cola, McDonalds, Proctor & Gamble, Ford, Pillsbury, and many more. Mr. Burrell discussed: BRAINWASHED: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority. |
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Special Guest for February 21st 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. Dr. Jeffries earned his B.A. in History from Morehouse College in 1994, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in African American History from Duke University in 1997 and 2002. Dr. Jeffries will discuss the nre book on Malcolm X and issues related to celebrating Black History Month. |
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Special Guest for February 16th Dr. John V. Moeser, Senior Fellow, Bonner Center for Civic Engagement, University of Richmond, Professor Emeritus of Urban Studies and Planning, Virginia Commonwealth University. He will discuss race, poverty and politics in Richmond, Virginia. |
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Special Guest for February 8th Tim Kaine, Former Governor of Virginia, elected 2005; lieutenant governor of Virginia, 2001-2005; Mayor of Richmond, Va., 1998-2001; city councilor, Richmond, 1994-1998. Governor Kaine will discuss issues related to his 2012 US Senate race and what President Obama must do to win again in Virginia.
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Special Guest for February 3rd Nancy will discuss the President's recent State of the Union address and the political landscape in Virginia for the coming national and state elections. Nancy O'Brien has been a consultant and facilitator, was the first woman mayor of Charlottesville, and the first Director of the Thomas Jefferson District Planning Commission.
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Special Guest for February 3rd Sally Denton was born and raised in Nevada, where she began her journalism career in 1976. She is the author of six books. She is a Guggenheim fellow,a Woodrow Wilson public scholar, a Hoover Institute Media Fellow. She will discuss her article on Mormons and her recently released book: The Plots Against the President: FDR, A Nation in Crisis, and the Rise of the American Right. |
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Special Guest for January 26th Henry L. Chambers, Jr., teaches employment discrimination, evidence, criminal law and related courses. His research is beyond simple categorization as he published articles and essays on issues as varied as evidentiary issues in employment discrimination. Professor Chambers will discuss the supreme court's decision on placing a GPS device on the vehicle of a suspect without his knowledge.
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Special Guest for January 24th Congressman Robert C."Bobby" Scott, elected from the 3rd Congressional District in 1992. Cong. Scott will discuss the redistrict proposal passed by the Virginia Senate on Friday, January 20, 2012.
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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. Dr. Campbell is the author of a recently released book about the history of Richmond entitled, "Richmond's Unhealed History. The book will be the focus of our discuss on Thursday morning.He is the Pastoral Director of Richmond Hill, an ecumenical Christian community and retreat center on Church Hill in Richmond. Dr. Campbell is a native of Arlington, Virginia. |
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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 23rd Professor Alexander will discuss her best selling book, "The New Jim Crow - Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness". Professor Alexander joined the OSU faculty in 2005. She holds a joint appointment with the Moritz College of Law and the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity. Professor Alexander is a graduate of Stanford Law School and Vanderbilt University. She will appear at the Landmark theater, Laurel and Main Street, Richmond, Virginia, Monday, September 26, 2011, @ 7:00 PM. |
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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 30th The New Jersey Institute of Social Justice, Newark, New Jersey. We will discuss the cost, impact and victims of crime in urban America. |
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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 20th Ms. Boule will discuss the "urban legend" surrounding the postal service policy concerning African Americans Heritage Stamps. Are they destroyed? Are they printed in sufficient numbers?
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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 Jack Gravely, Host, with Mrs. Stella Edwards, Community Organizer, discussing educational issues, Friday, August 3, 2010 on his morning show from Richmond, Virginia. |
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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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