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Season 2023 - TNG
Show 2023-1 - Qigong, Yoga, and Meditation
Our host Carmen Stone interviews Amelia Barili, Ph.D, emerita U.C. Berkeley, who enlightens us on her systematic embodied approach for personal and community transformation
that integrates recent discoveries from neuroscience with volunteering
and contemplative practices from ancient wisdom traditions.
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Show 2023-2 - S.F. Bay Area National Black Newspaper
Our host Doris I. Mangrum interviews J.R. Valrey, editor-in-chief of the San Francisco Bay Area National Black Newspaper who enlightens us on news reporting from the
Black perspective.
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Show 2023-3 - Zakiyyah G.E. Capehart
Our host Joy Moore interviews Zakiyyah G.E. Capehart, author and spoken word artist, who shares knowledge gleaned from writing her new book "Ghana On My Mind", available on Amazon.
If you are interested in learning more about the First Voice Apprenticeship Program, click here.
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Show 2023-4 - Jeff McMillian and his new book
Our host
Gabrielle Wilson interviews Jeff McMillian who enlightens us on his new book
about jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan.
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Show 2023-5 - ToBeNu Cultural Gatherers
Our host Joy Moore interviews Zakiyyah G.E. Capehart
and her husband Bryant Bolling who enlighten us on their collaboration in the
founding of ToBeNu Cultural Gatherers. The second part of this interview
is available on our YouTube channel.
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Season 2018
Show 2018-1 - "The O'Town Passions"
The O'Town
Passions are joined in studio with producer and musician Bob Troutt and the
legendary harmonica player Kingfoot, who accompanies The Passions on "Driftin' Away".
The Passions perform several of their classics. This was our last show
recorded at the Berkeley Community Media studio located on the Berkeley High
School campus.
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Show 2018-2 - "Alex James - Interview # 2"
Alex James is interviewed by content producer Johnnie Burrell of International Media TV. Having just published the Kindle edition of NEGATIVE GRAVITY: THE MANNHEIM EFFECT (currently available on Amazon.com) Alex is working on his new book trilogy, CURSE OF THE MANDRAKE.
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Show 2018-3 - "Jerri Lange & Leo Bazille"
Leo Bazille interviews Jerri Lange and gleans information from her as she reflects on nine decades of living.
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During the year, we searched our vast archive and re-broadcasted
several shows with current relevance, including a few KWANZAA episodes. Please, check
our YOU TUBE channel to view them.
Season 2016
Show 2016-1 - "25th Anniversary Show of
Oakland Is..."
Our host and the show's creator, Jimmy
Guy, interviews our original host, Dr. Barbara EM Cannon and Kodjo Vaden, our show's new streaming content producer. The Mighty O'Town Passions perform several songs for us, and Michael Lange, who passed away in 2015, is featured in a song he performed during our 21st anniversary party.
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Show 2016-2 - "Alex James" & "The Purple Smoke Band"
Jimmy
Guy interviews author, artist, and filmmaker, Alex James, who has been a bed bound quadriplegic for the last 40 years. The Kindle edition of his book is available on Amazon.com. Following the interview, enjoy several songs performed by The Purple Smoke Band, which performed for us during our 21st
anniversary party. Michael Lange, also, performed for us.
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Season 2015
Show 2015-1 - "A Tribute to John Edward "Gator" Hines"
Our host, Zina
Hall, interviews James "JB" Brooks, director/actor/jazz singer, about his
"discovery" of the stage actor John Hines who passed-away in May 2015. JB
directed "In The Midst of Them" a play written by local playwright Terrance
Ivory and produced by the Bay Area Repretory Theatre. Email James Brooks
at jamesjbbrooks@yahoo.com or call
(510) 924-7275.
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Show 2015-2 - "Tomorrow's Answer"
Our host, Zina
Hall, interviews Monsa Nitoto, director of Tomorrow's Answer, a local outreach
resource for those individuals who are going through kidney dialysis. I-HOPES
(Information-Health Outreach Project and Education Services) is a resource for
those that require a kidney transplant. Their address: 1433 Webster St.,
Oakland, CA 94612.
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Season 2014
Show 2014-1 - "Remembering Terea Hall-Pittman" & "The Economy - On The Black Hand Side"
Our host, Yasmin Michele, interviews publisher-journalist Charles Aikens and Charles Austin about their campaign to rename the south branch of the Berkeley Public Library in honor of Terea Hall-Pittman. During segment two, our new host, Zina Hall, interviews attorney and advocate Lamont W. Allen.
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Show 2014-2 - "Intrepid Soul" & "Real Estate Today"
Our host,
Yasmin Michele, interviews pianist-composer Jabari Alii. During segment
two, Yasmin interviews gospel singer-real estate agent Zina Hall.
To puchase a CD from the group PROMISE, click-on this link:
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Show 2014-3 - "UPSURGE"
Our host, Jimmy Guy, interviews Raymond Nat Turner and Zigi Lowenberg after their performance at the Berkeley Arts Festival (July 2014).
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Show 2014-4 - "West Oakland Stories" &
"Marketing Yourself"
Our new host,
Zina Hall, interviews entrepreneur Ed Howard about his new documentary video
which hightlights the West Oakland residents of the 40's, 50's, and 60's. During segment
two, Zina interviews magazine publisher and career consultant
Stephanie C. Harper, and literary consultant and author Paulette Harper.
Click on the following links for more information.
Ed Howard (www.kakakiki.com)
www.StephanieHarper.com
www.PauletteHarper.com
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Show 2014-5 - "The Life of Michael
Lange"
Our host, Zina
Hall, interviews producer, director, voice-over talent, Beau Spinks about his
new documentary video about the prolific life of Michael Lange.
Click on the following link for more information.
Beau Spinks (www.BeauSpinks.com)
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Show 2014-6 - "UpSurge!, Letter Jam,
and Social Media Exchange"
Our host, Zina
Hall, interviews spoken word artists Raymond Nat Turner and Zigi Lowenberg about
their founding of UpSurge! Jazz. Also, interviewed are Gregory Yu of
Alpha Bound Corp., and Philip Vaden of Social Media Exchange.
Click on the
following links for more information.
UpSurge! Jazz
Letter Jam
Social Media Exchange
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Show 2014-7 - "ILE OMODE SCHOOL" &
"THE MISKITU PEOPLE"
Our host, Zina
Hall, interviews Tracy Brown of the Wo'se Community and the Ile Omode School. Also, interviewed are
Ercel Hendy
Tawska Fleurima,
author and
human rights advocate, and Gary B. Mitchell, chief advisor to the Miskitu.
Click on the
following links for more information.
Ile Omode School
Wo'se Community
Miskitu-Nation
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Season 2013
Show 2013-1 - "Economics 101"
Our host, Thomas A. Johnson, interviews attorney, long time community advocate, and former Oakland city councilman, Leo Bazile.
LeoBazile@yahoo.com - (510) 499-6202
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Show 2013-2 - "The Mike London Youth Tennis Spot"
Our host, Dr. Barbara E.M. Cannon, interviews Mike London and Alisa Harrell.
Visit their
FaceBook page for more information.
Telephone: (510) 502-0509
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Show 2013-3 - "Senior Activism and C.A.R.A."
Dr. Barbara
E.M. Cannon interviews Pauine D. Brooks, V.P. - S.E.I.U.
Visit their
website
California Alliance or telephone them at (510) 663-4086.
Office location: 600 Grand Ave., Suite 410, Oakland, CA 94610
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Show 2013-4 - "Entrepreneurs"
Dr. Barbara E.M.
Cannon interviews Sam Ennon, president of the Black Owned Beauty Supply
Association (http://www.bobsa.org),
Duke Pitcher, general manager of Bottom of the 9th Bar & Grill (http://www.bottomofthe9th.net), and James
Brooks, president of Brooks Enterprises, sings "Skylark" for us.
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Show 2013-5 - "More About B.O.B.S.A."
Our new host, Tatiana McAlister, makes her debut with this follow-up interview of Sam Ennon, president of the Black Owned Beauty Supply
Association (http://www.bobsa.org), and his associate Mr. Eddy Gumms, the promotional director.
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