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Congressional Dish274: Norfolk Southern Train Derailment in East PalestineOn February 3rd, a train carrying 20 cars with poisonous, flammable chemicals derailed in East Palestine, OH. In this episode, we’re going to get some answers. Using testimony from four Congressional hearings, community meeting footage, National Transportation Safety Board preliminary reports, and lots of articles from local and mainstream press, you will learn what Congress is being told as they write the Rail Safety Act, which both parts of Congress are working on in response to the East Palestine train derailment. Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Contribute monthly or a lump sum via Support Congressional Dish via (donations per epis...
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Enlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 40 - No Church In The WildShow Credit: WERA-FM, 96.7|Show Title: No Church In The Wild
Colin Kaepernick's story highlights so many problematic stances the NFL takes regarding the relationship between the owners and its players. Attorney Charles Coleman Jr., has been following this closer than I ever would and he will join me to talk about the protest, the boycott and how kneeling turned into a fight for our rights.
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Enlighten Me is a newstalk program that aims to educate and inform. From historical perspectives to modern day stories, we will focus our attention on the issues...
2019-11-2434 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 39 - DETROITShow Credit: WERA-FM, 96.7|Show Title: DETROIT
Not only are we still in the middle of a couple of wars overseas that we can’t seem to finish, but our government is currently going through it’s own constitutional crisis. This might be the single biggest challenge of our generation. Nothing of this magnitude can be created in a vacuum, so Scott Kurashige, author of The Fifty-Year Rebellion: How the U.S. Political Crisis Began In Detroit will join me to talk about how in many ways, Detroit echos the current U.S. political system.
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2019-11-2326 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 38 - Spotlight: Stacey AbramsShow Credit: WERA-FM, 96.7|Show Title: Spotlight: Stacey Abrams
In the first installment of Spotlight on Enlighten Me, the former Georgia House Minority Leader will join me, and you may be surprised at how she views being a single black woman running for office. Her story is inspiring for everyone who seeks to challenge themselves in life, and I hope you find it informative and enlightening.
Enlighten Me Wednesday 4-5p ET WERA-FM 96.7|@EnlightenMeWERA
Enlighten Me is a newstalk program that aims to educate and inform. From historical perspectives to modern day stories, we will focus our attention on the issues t...
2019-11-2232 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 37 - Care In ChaosShow Credit: WERA-FM, 96.7|Show Title: Care In Chaos
As the debate over healthcare looms in the form of “repeal and replace”, or “just repeal” or “try to replace at another more convenient time”, the good folks over at Rewire News have peered into a byproduct of the debate.On the program today, the women behind the doc: Calla Hales, the 27 year old administrator who works at the abortion clinic and Lindsay Beyerstein an award winning investigative journalist and the woman behind the lens. They will join me to talk about how these top down policies affect the local community.
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2019-11-2128 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 36 - What Are YOU Doing For Preparedness?Show Credit: WERA-FM, 96.7|Show Title: What Are YOU Doing For Preparedness?
"Why is propaganda so much more successful when it stirs up hatred than when it tries to stir up friendly feeling?" - Bertrand Russell
On the program, Elizabeth (Liza) Goitein, Co-Director of the Liberty & National Security Program at the Brennan Center will give her analysis of former FBI director James Comey as well at Attorney General Jeff Sessions testimony in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee. Grab your popcorn.
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2019-11-2025 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 35 - Ripple Of HopeShow Credit: WERA-FM, 96.7|Show Title: Ripple Of Hope
The three years after John F Kennedy’s death proved to be a pivotal time not only for Robert Kennedy, but for the Democratic party itself. Author John Bohrer will join me to discuss his book The Revolution of Robert Kennedy: From Power To Protest After JFK to talk about the parallels between the 60’s and today.
Enlighten Me Wednesday 4-5p ET WERA-FM 96.7|@EnlightenMeWERA
Enlighten Me is a news talk program that aims to educate and inform. From historical perspectives to modern day stories, we will focus our attention on the issu...
2019-11-1935 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 34 - CHIP[ping] WICShow Credit: WERA-FM, 96.7|Show Title: CHIP[ping] WIC
According to the most recent data by the Census Bureau “Almost two-thirds (65 percent) of children, lived in households that participated in at least one or more of the following government aid programs: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), Medicaid, and the National School Lunch Program.”
So when the proposed fiscal government budget aims to cut important health and welfare programs that a majority of children in the US rely on, citizens and lawmakers on both sides of...
2019-11-1820 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 33 - Usual SuspectsShow Credit: WERA-FM, 96.7|Show Title: Usual Suspects
On the program, Hillman award winner Adele Stan, columnist for the American Prospect, will join us to give her analysis on the latest developments with the FBI investigation into the Trump campaign colluding with Russia. Also, did misogyny play a role into former FBI Director James Comey’s letter to congress on Clinton’s e-mails? Adele offers her insight on what might have led to the release of Comey’s letter just days before the election.
Enlighten Me Wednesday 4-5p ET WERA-FM 96.7|@EnlightenMeWERA
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2019-11-1728 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 32 - C.R.E.A.M.Show Credit: WERA-FM, 96.7|Show Title: C.R.E.A.M.
If there is anything I have learned these past few years regarding economic policies that have shaped the American worker, inequality and the forces behind it are what make the U.S. economy function the way it does. A small percentage of the population gets rich, while the rest fight for crumbs at the bottom.
An Atlantic piece highlighted MIT economist Peter Temin's new book, The Vanishing Middle Class: Prejudice and Power in a Dual Economy. I am please to have Peter on the show to outline the factors that...
2019-11-1733 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 31 - S.O.S.Show Credit: WERA-FM, 96.7|Show Title: S.O.S.
On the program, Tasha Eurich, author of Insight, shows us that we are not as self aware as we think. She’ll also outline steps on how to truly see ourselves clearly. It could probably help a lot of people in the political sphere right about now.
ALSO– A couple of new indie films that deserve support are making themselves known on the internet. Penny Hollis, director of Maxine and The Birthday Gift, opens up about mental health awareness and the black community.
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2019-11-1635 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 30 - With Every Minute, Seize The Chance To Turn It AroundShow Credit: WERA-FM, 96.7|Show Title: With Every Minute, Seize The Chance To Turn It Around
The new administration is currently seeking to eliminate Title X family planning funding, as well as add Teresa Manning to the Department of Health and Human Services where she will oversee the department assigned to women’s health and family planning for low income and uninsured women.
On the program to discuss this, Jessica Mason Pieklo, Vice President, Law and the Courts for Rewire. If you haven’t been keeping up to date on this, her recent piece on the Trump administration and birth control will...
2019-11-1430 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 29 - The Power of the PeopleShow Credit: WERA-FM|Show Title: The Power of the People
US District Court judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos ruled in Texas recently that SB 14, the voter ID Bill passed in 2011 was passed with the intent to discriminate against minority voters. This is something civil rights leaders, voting rights advocates and legal scholars have been fighting against for years. It begs the question, would this same level of advocacy be applied to other cases like this across the country.
I’m not a lawyer, but good thing I know a few good ones. On the program today, Ezra Rosenberg, Co-Director of the Voti...
2019-11-1333 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 28 - The Complexity of WomenShow Credit: WERA-FM|Show Title: The Complexity of Women
On the program, Zoe Carpenter of The Nation has been looking into African American maternal birth rates. If we claim to care about black babies, let’s care about what has happened to them from the start.
Also, how did certain topics become single issue deal breakers in political discourse? And where did women of color, specifically African American women stand as they straddled the fence of wanting civil and equal rights while at the same time promoting and protecting their strong pro-family stance?
Marjorie Spruill, author of Divided We Stand delv...
2019-11-1148 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 27 - Inspire. Empower. Stand Up.Show Credit: WERA-FM, 96.7|Show Title: Inspire. Empower. Stand Up.
As a young teen, I always wondered what my mother did at the conferences she attended in Washington, DC. One year, she brought back a t-shirt with the AAUW logo. On it, was a phrase that I have seen throughout the years. “When women succeed, America succeeds.” So i’m happy to come full circle with Abigail Lewis, Vice President of Leadership Program and Campus Initiatives at AAUW to talk about #StandUpToSexism, the campaign highlighting how everyday sexism affects women in leadership.
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2019-11-1033 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 26 - FortitudeShow Credit: WERA-FM, 96.7|Show Title: Fortitude
On the program, Dr. E. Faye Williams, President & CEO of the National Congress of Black Women talks about the history of the organization as well as her role in protecting the rights of black women.
Also, the Center for American Progress released their report, The Pillars of Equity: A Vision for Economic Security and Reproductive Justice. I’ll have Heidi Williamson, Senior Policy Analyst for the Center for American Progress on the program to shed some light on how to ensure equality in regards to health and economics for women.
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2019-11-0948 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 25 - Binders Full Of WomenShow Credit: WERA-FM, 96.7|Show Title: Binders Full Of Women
On the program, Rewire Federal policy reporter Christine Grimaldi talks about #ADayWithoutAWoman as well as her piece regarding the American Health Care Act, the proposal from House Republicans regarding health care in America. Opponents argue it has changed a lot of provisions that helped family planning, women’s health and access to affordable care.
Enlighten Me Wednesday 4-5p ET WERA-FM 96.7|@EnlightenMeWERA
Enlighten Me is a news talk program that aims to educate and inform. From historical perspectives to modern day stories, we will focus ou...
2019-11-0817 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 24 - Because of Them, We CanShow Credit: WERA-FM, 96.7|Show Title: Because of Them, We Can
Black women’s contributions to this society have been enormous, far ranging and all encompassing. On today’s program Dr. Tracee Jamison-Hooks, a research Electrical Engineer for the NASA Goddard Spaceflight Program. She was also the first African American to receive a PhD in Electrical Engineering at North Carolina State A&T University. I’ll talk to her about the challenges of the past and future for african american women in STEM.
Enlighten Me Wednesday 4-5p ET WERA-FM 96.7|@EnlightenMeWERA
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2019-11-0736 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 23 - Fight The PowerShow Credit: WERA-FM, 96.7|Show Title: Fight The Power
On the program, civil rights activist Kevin Alexander Gray will talk about the history of the civil rights struggle, as well as his views on the administrations outreach toward African-Americans during black history month. Cinematographer Hans Charles will also join the program to talk about his latest film, The 13th.
Enlighten Me Wednesday 4-5p ET WERA-FM 96.7|@EnlightenMeWERA
Enlighten Me is a news talk program that aims to educate and inform. From historical perspectives to modern day stories, we will focus our attention on the issues that everyone deals with — be it pol...
2019-11-0648 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 22 - Black Love, Black PowerShow Credit: WERA-FM, 96.7| Show Title: Black Love, Black Power
Stefanie Brown James and Quentin James are committed to engaging the African American electorate to empower themselves. Their decades of service in community engagement and progressive politics led them to found The Collective PAC, and organization dedicated to building Black political power by recruiting, training, funding and electing progressive black candidates on the local, state and federal level.
Join me as I talk to them about their story as well as what they see in the future for The Collective.
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2019-11-0628 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 21 - Past Is PrologueShow credit: WERA-FM, 96.7|Show Title: Past is Prologue
“How can a community that evolved for more than 100 years only carry on in the memories of a few surviving members?”
On the program today, Jason Green, the co-producer of The Quince Orchard Project will answer these questions and more. As a fifth generation descendant of the area, I’m sure he can provide some much needed context.
It’s Black History Month on Enlighten Me. Trust me, this is the escape you need.
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2019-11-0426 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 18 - There Are No Children HereShow Credit: WERA-FM, 96.7|Show Title: There Are No Children Here https://enlightenmeonwera.com/2017/01/18/11-18-17-false-prophets-leading-no-one/
On the program, Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, Director of the Hamilton Project and Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution will join me. She has been studying issues related to reducing child poverty and education policy. She was a panelist at the Center on Budget Policy Priorities regarding Reducing Poverty with former Chairman of the council of Economic Advisors Jason Furman. She’ll talk about her concerns as well as steps she has examined to reduce poverty in America.
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2019-06-0324 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 19 - The ResistanceShow Credit: WERA-FM, 96.7|Show Title: The Resistance https://enlightenmeonwera.com/2017/01/25/01-25-17-the-resistance/
I talked to Adele Stan, Contributor for The American Prospect on her thoughts on the women's March on Washington and what we need to do to move forward. Her recent piece on intersectionality and feminism is a must read.
The Women’s March put out action steps for the first 100 days. What will you do for The Resistance?
Enlighten Me Wednesday 4-5p ET WERA-FM 96.7|@EnlightenMeWERA
Enlighten Me is a news talk program that aims to educate and inform. From historical perspectives to modern day stories, we wi...
2019-06-0332 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 20 - Black Girl MagicShow Credit: WERA-FM, 96.7|Show Title: Black Girl Magic https://enlightenmeonwera.com/2017/02/01/02-01-17-black-girl-magic/
It wouldn’t be Black History month to me if I didn’t start off by showcasing powerful black women. Why? Because who tried to save the world? Exactly.
On the program, Tara Murray, former Deputy Legal Director of the London-based human rights non profit Reprieve, where she represented over 30 Guantanamo prisoners in federal district court proceedings. She also led the organizations first investigation into civilian casualties in drone strikes in Pakistan — an investigation that has expanded to include Yemen and the horn of Africa. I’ll get h...
2019-06-0322 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 17 - #LetGirsLearnShow Credit: WERA-FM,96.7|Show Title: #LetGirsLearn https://enlightenmeonwera.com/2017/01/11/1-11-17-letgirlslearn/
First Lady Michelle Obama has put her name behind Let Girls Learn, the initiative to “address challenges preventing adolescent girls from attaining a quality education that empowers them to reach their full potential.”
On the program, Adaku Oneyka-Crawford, Counsel for Education at the National Women’s Law Center. She’s been examining the school to prison pipeline for black girls and will talk about #LetHerLearn a new toolkit from NWLC that hopes to end targeted policies that deny them their right to an education.
Because we’ve seen what can h...
2019-06-0330 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 16 - Give us, Us FreeShow Credit: WERA-FM, 96.7|Show Title: Give us, Us Free https://enlightenmeonwera.com/2017/01/04/1-04-17-give-us-us-free/
What would you say if I told you that almost 40 percent of people currently in the American prison system are incarcerated unnecessarily? That’s the latest report from the Brennan Center, which gave recommendations on how to reduce the prison population as well as steps to change how we deliver justice to people who commit lower level crimes.
On the program, Lauren-Brooke Eisen, the Senior Counsel for the Brennan Center’s Justice Program who will talk about their latest report.
2019-06-0230 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 15 - If At First You Don't Succeed, Dust Yourself Off And Try AgainShow Credit: WERA-FM,96.7|Show Title: If At First You Don't Succeed, Dust Yourself Off And Try Again https://enlightenmeonwera.com/2016/12/14/12-14-16-if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-dust-yourself-off-and-try-again/
On the program today, civil rights attorney Charles Coleman will talk about the mistrial in the case of Walter Scott, the man who was shot in the back by South Carolina Officer Michael Slager, and the paths toward delivering justice on what should be cut and dry cases.
Also, Lori Tharps on colorism in our communities and how to deal with issues of race and class with regards to color.
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2019-06-0251 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 14 - The 13thShow Credit: WERA-FM, 96.7|Show Title: The 13th https://enlightenmeonwera.com/2016/12/07/12-07-16-the-13th/
This is the premise upon which Ava Duvernay seeks answers for what has happened to black and brown communities across the United States after the 13th amendment was ratified 151 years ago on Dec. 6th 1865. If you have yet to see the film, you need to watch it.
On the program, Hans Charles, the visual artist behind the film whose images captured in the documentary will explain what it means to create films with purpose and how the 13th amendment and modern...
2019-06-0243 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 13 - It's The Media, StupidShow Credit: WERA-FM, 96.7|Show Title: It's The Media, Stupid https://enlightenmeonwera.com/2016/11/30/11-30-16-its-the-media-stupid/
Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief of Rewire says we can’t let Donald Trump control the press. I’ll get her take on how the free press should report during a Donald Trump presidency.
Enlighten Me Wednesday 4-5p ET WERA-FM 96.7|@EnlightenMeWERA
Enlighten Me is a news talk program that aims to educate and inform. From historical perspectives to modern day stories, we will focus our attention on the issues that everyone deals with — be it policy, health, education, the ec...
2019-06-0127 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 12 - The Trump EffectShow Credit: WERA-FM, 96.7|Show Title: The Trump Effect https://enlightenmeonwera.com/2016/11/16/11-16-16-the-trump-effect/
Steve Snyder, Editorial Director of The 74 will join the program. The 74 has compiled more than 140 instances of school bullying and intimidation since Donald Trump was elected.
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Enlighten Me is a news talk program that aims to educate and inform. From historical perspectives to modern day stories, we will focus our attention on the issues that everyone deals with — be it policy, health, education, the economy, current events and race.
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2019-06-0132 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 11 - When Women Succeed, America SucceedsShow Credit: WERA-FM, 96.7|Show Title: When Women Succeed, America Succeeds https://enlightenmeonwera.com/2016/10/26/10-26-16-when-women-succeed-america-succeeds/
What would happen with a feminist in the White House? or, How would women go about getting the fair pay we truly deserve? And even after the election — Our children. How have they been affected by this presidential election?
On today’s program i’ll revisit these topics with Lily Eskelsen Garcia, President of the National Education Association, Doreen Mattingly, Author of A Feminist in the White House and Lilly Ledbetter, namesake of the Lilly Ledbetter fair pay act.
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2019-06-0154 min
Choose to be CuriousCuriosity to Go, Ep. 53: Raising QuestionsLearning to ask more and better questions, with The Right Question Institute's (RQI) Andrew Minigan and WERA's own Enlighten Me host, Andrea Cambron. #QFT #parenting #questions
2019-05-1506 min
Choose to be CuriousEp. #66: Current Affairs, Kids & Curiosity with Andrea CambronAndrea Cambron, producer and host of "Enlighten Me", encourages our curiosity about current affairs -- and invites kids' attention there as well. So what happens when children actually start asking questions about what's going on in the world around them? Making the case for choosing to be curious, even when it's complicated -- maybe especially when it's complicated.
Join us next time when Stan Kang of Educational Theatre Company celebrates curiosity's part in theater arts, just in time for ETC's 20th anniversary.
2018-11-0427 min
Choose to be CuriousCuriosity to Go, Ep 39: Teach the Children WellFilm-maker Brian Grazer wrote: “Curiosity—asking questions—isn’t just a way of understanding the world. It’s a way of changing it.” In some ways, that’s really what Choose to be Curious is about -- and its certainly what this segment addresses with select tips from current affairs radio host Andrea Cambron and students of Central Falls High School's class on "How to Change the World."
2018-11-0405 min
Choose to be CuriousEp. #65: Capturing the Bandwidth of Curiosity with Todd KashdanTodd B. Kashdan's work was one of the first places I encountered an explicit call for *choosing* to be curious. I'm fascinated by his latest research illuminating what he calls the "full bandwidth" of curiosity. He grapples with curiosity in all its multidimensional, technicolor glory.
Join us next time when Andrea Cambron, producer and host of news show Enlighten Me, explores curiosity, current affairs and kids. Ensuring a curious next generation!
2018-10-1728 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 10 - America, Oh What A NightShow credit from WERA-FM 96.7|Show Title: America, Oh What A night
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In what the polls, the pundits and everyone but the people thought to be the case, Donald Trump became the President-elect of this here United States.
I give my thoughts and analysis with Adele Stan, the Washington editor for Alternet. She has been covering the 2016 campaign for Alternet and the American Prospect and I am happy to bring her perspective to the table.
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2018-08-1425 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 9 - Dark And LovelyShow credit from WERA-FM 96.7|Show Title: Dark And Lovely
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Indian American Aswathi Thomas wrote a piece in Huffington Post on the effects that colorism have had on her and other dark skinned Indian Americans in the hopes that we can dismantle the stereotype that fair skin equates to beauty. I talked to Lori Tharps about her new book, Same Family, Different Colors: Confronting Colorism in America’s diverse families on how colorism affects people across the diaspora.
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2018-08-1430 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 8 - Work. Life. Balance.Show credit from WERA-FM 96.7|Show Title: Work. Life. Balance.
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A new report from the Center for American Progress crunches the numbers. Parents are stretching themselves thin when it comes to the misalignment between our children’s school schedules and our work schedules. We’ll find out what their recommendations are to create some work life balance.
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2018-08-1423 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 7 - Started From The Bottom Now We HereShow credit from WERA-FM 96.7|Show Title: Started From The Bottom Now We Here
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I had a conversation with Alejandro Danois, author of The Boys of Dunbar: A Story of Love Hope and Basketball on the ’81-’82 Baltimore Dunbar Poets basketball team. It’s about basketball but so much more.
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2018-08-1425 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 6 - Each One, Teach OneShow credit from WERA-FM 96.7|Show Title: Each One, Teach One|https://enlightenmeonwera.com/2016/10/05/10-05-16-each-one-teach-one/
Education is the focus of today’s program, I talked to National Education Association (NEA) President Lily Eskelsen Garcia about the Trump Effect during National anti-bullying awareness month.
Also, Soledad O’Brien joined me to talk about her push to rethink high school.
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2018-07-2943 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 5 - We Should All Be FeministsShow credit from WERA-FM 96.7|Show Title: We Should All Be Feminists|https://enlightenmeonwera.com/2016/09/28/09-28-16-we-should-all-be-feminists/
Hillary Clinton is inching closer to the White House. But will she be the first proclaimed feminist? I talked to Doreen Mattingly on her book A Feminist in the White House: Midge Costanza, the Carter years and America’s culture wars. You’d be surprised at what’s still relevant today.
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2018-07-2930 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 4 - Pay It ForwardShow credit from WERA-FM 96.7|Show Title: Pay It Forward
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On the 5th anniversary of the Troy Davis execution I had a conversation with De’Jaun Davis Correia on his uncle’s legacy and what propels him to move forward.
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2018-07-2939 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 3 - Pay Me What You Owe MeShow credit from WERA-FM 96.7|Show Title: Pay Me What You Owe Me|
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The report from the Census bureau on Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States showed wages between men and women have stayed the same since pre-recession times (2007). That’s almost 10 years! (White)Women’s wages currently stand at 80% of what a man makes…the statistics are worse for Black, Latino and Asian women. I talked to Lilly Ledbetter, the namesake of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act President Obama signed into office as the first piece of legislation of his ad...
2018-07-2931 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 2 - If You Don't Stand For Something You'll Fall For AnythingShow credit from WERA-FM 96.7|Show Title: If You Don't Stand For Something You'll Fall For Anything|https://enlightenmeonwera.com/2016/09/07/09-07-16-on-wera-96-7-fm-4-5p-et-if-you-dont-stand-for-something-youll-fall-for-anything/
Colin Kaepernick’s silent protest and Jesse Williams speech at the BET awards has sparked a major discussion around patriotism, racial inequality, injustice, police brutality and how protests are handled throughout the country. We'll talk to civil rights leader and Executive Director of Color of Change Rashad Robinsion on protests, the message and the media.
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2018-03-0356 minEnlighten MeEnlighten Me - Episode 1 - America's Child Care CrisisShow credit from WERA-FM 96.7|Show Title: America's Childcare Crisis |https://enlightenmeonwera.com/2016/06/30/americas-childcare-crisis/
Rasheed Maalik, a policy analyst at the Center for American Progress will discuss his latest research on the economic dilemmas that families face when they can't afford adequate childcare.
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2018-03-0355 min
Book Lounge by LibbyEp. #174 -- Turn Back Time With Historical FictionAndrea and Christina are back and this time they are talking with Jill about historical fiction! Along with deep diving into their shared love of Tudor history, the women also discuss World War II historical fiction and offer some young adult options as well. Books Mentioned In This Episode: A Mad, Wicked Folly by Sharon Biggs Waller The Forbidden Orchid by Sharon Biggs Waller The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr Atonement by Ian MacEwan Something Strange and D...
2017-11-161h 06