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  Original Air Date: 10/29/2009 10:00 PM UTC

  The Social Construct of Race and It's Destructiveness

  We are so saturated, disconnected, and continually reminded of and focused upon a social construct "race" and the practice of "racism" that we lose site of our "hue-manity" and the purpose and source of light we bring. As we continue the Building Capital From the Inside Out Series, pick up from last week's show highlighting deformations of racism and how race has been used to create a culture of fear. This internalized oppression takes us further away from our own internal guidance system-our very souls. Egos war with others who are different and we become the very thing we wanted to change - bigoted oppressors who want to get even. Understanding origin should never be used to oppress others as you have been oppressed. When we respond from the shadows we further segment our life and become further disconnected from our inner Self - our own guidance systems. Have we been bamboozled or is it time to lift your head and let your light shine - your true Hue-Man? GUEST: David Dalgleish was born and raised in Manchester, England; and currently lives in London, England. He has worked as a local government officer, policy development officer, and civil servant. Since 2002 he worked on a number of youth empowerment programs, which led to the development of a consultancy designed to make a positive contribution to the future, and provide solutions for problems of the past and present. He has facilitated programs with young people and adults from several countries, and has been interviewed for media productions, organized public events, participated in residential programs, presented at international conferences, and acted as an advisor to voluntary organizations and youth service providers. Much of his creative consultancy work has focused on tackling racism, media awareness, cultural capital, and social justice. David will shortly be publishing "WHERE DID RACISM COME FROM?" an educational guide to aid learning about the roots of race theories and racism.
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  • Tags:
  • Race
  • Racism
  • Oppression
  • Internal
  • Truth
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• Original Air Date: 10/22/2009 10:00 PM UTC

  Building Capital From The Inside Out: Cultural Capital or Internalized Oppression

  As we circle in we must also circle out and in those movements we interact with the natural world. It is within that vibration that a culture is developed, defined, projected and subjected. As long as we live in the natural world we cannot simply stay on the mountaintop and see – we must also come into the valley and be. Tonight we begin to explore aspects of cultural capital and how it plays out in our experiences and community life. The deformations of racism have created a culture of fear. This social construct as well as all other fears of the ‘other’ cause many to feel miserable, marginalized and they begin to internalize the inferiority or perpetuate it and that causes walls of greater separation. Some of you may call it, internalized oppression while others allow themselves to be clothed in a culture of external oppression designed to take you further away from your own internal guidance system – your very soul. It is time to stop wallowing in the pain and hurt that comes from the fear and feelings of inadequacy. My oppression is not any less or greater than yours. Join us and add to the dialogue begin to know, forgive and let go. Guests: Shannette Slaughter manifesting learning how to connect to the Macro cycles of life so that we can begin to affect the changes that occur rather than being affected and feeling powerless. The Journey within soul, reminds us that our passion is our unrealized potential. Ty Gray-EL founder of "Stress Away...Write Away: Creative Expression Experience", and also known as the Ambassador of Poetry. The Power of the Spoken Word is evident each time this Inspirational Story Teller opens his mouth. Lydell Jackson, creator of "Living Legacy Journal", an award winning professional artist for more than 25 years gained national and international exposure for his work as an illustrator, multimedia designer and animator. He has trained in animation at Disney Institute, worked on creative projects with Warner Brothers, and many others.
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  • Tags:
  • race
  • culture
  • community
  • fear
  • context
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• Original Air Date: 10/8/2009 10:00 PM UTC

  Spiritual Capital: Challenging Our Own Segmentation

  Challenging Our Own Segmentation Are you enjoying the expansion of your desires…”and you shall have dominion over all things…”yet do you have dominion of your physical and nonphysical self? You were sent to create…that all might have life. As we explore the essence of building capital on our journey through this plane of existence…how can we release ourselves from the fears we have created and focus more on our purpose and passion? We must begin to build from the inside out. Join us as we begin an eight part series on building capital starting at the spiritual core. We begin where we began. Join us and allow your soul to consciously comprehend the unique inner and outer aspects of your being and the alignment needed to fuel your passions. FEATURED GUEST: Shannette Slaughter is the author of a new book called Just Cause I: Moving from a mundane existence into Deliberate Wholeness. Learning how to connect to the Macro cycles of life so that we can begin to affect the changes that occur rather than being affected and feeling powerless. The Journey within soul, reminds us that our passion is our unrealized potential beckoning to be expressed. When we are organized and deliberate, we express our passion in a loving and righteous way. When we are unorganized and underdeveloped, our passion gets suppressed and we “act out” rather than “create.” Just Cause is the manual that moves each of us to understand our connection to humanity without ignoring our struggle and contribution as a people. “In spite of our potential we remain on the peripheral of all society. Our enslavement, colonialism and imperialism has blocked our view and made us short sited. We must move from the passenger seat of our lives into the driver’s seat. There is no better day than today-now. We have everything we need to do what ever we need to do. The work now is getting rid on those things that no longer serve us or humanity as a whole.”
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  • Tags:
  • soul
  • segmentation
  • causation
  • alignment
  • awaken
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• Original Air Date: 10/1/2009 10:00 PM UTC

  W.I.I.F.M.? - What's In It For Me

  We can dedicate ourselves to defining and redefining the problem, focusing only on the negative, or commit ourselves to collective action to address the spiritual and societal ills that many of us share in common on a day-to-day basis. When making any journey it is clearly important to have an idea of your destination, where you have been and the terrain that you have traveled and that you must travel in the future. Are you looking for answers to these 21st century questions and receive concrete, humane solutions? How do we restore our values the sense of good will? How do we recapture our sense of community, responsibility and restore our village mentality? Why are we only temporarily incensed at different forms of injustice and how do we remove our apathy and complacency and become proactive with respect to our own wellbeing? If you feel that we are being led down paths of destruction, and how do we get off the paths that are wide to destruction? How do we identify the glory and the shame that has been misplaced with respect to how we feel and how we relate to one another? Is property more valuable than human life? How do we acknowledge the value of other things beyond the dollar bill and what it can buy? At the end of the day how do we feel good about ourselves? How do we find happiness or peace in the midst of all the turmoil and life? How can I get help form me? What’s in it for me? Join us as we provide insight, understanding and solutions as we map the village’s future progress. Validate your productive and constructive values base. Reenergize! The journey begins with the first step. We don't have all of the answers but you each have a portion...we hold these truths to be self evident. We look forward to your input...our present and future depends upon it.
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  • Tags:
  • youth
  • spiritual
  • good will
  • values
  • responsibility
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• Original Air Date: 9/17/2009 10:00 PM UTC

  Is It Apathy – Selfishness, Complacency or Ubiquitous Disparity? or...Is Freedom Just Another Word?

  Our goal is not to tell you what to believe or what to do. We simply think that a better quality of knowing produces a better quality of me and you. We have had the honor and privilege over the past 22 shows of conveying and communicating from inside out. We began with the soul and have attempted to focus on family, environment, creativity, literacy, health, critical thinking, youth, culture, volunteerism, community sustainability, racism, capitalism, rap and others and come back to where we began. What are our next steps? How do we continue to support those who do care for equity, justice, and quality of life? How do we convey to those who sit on the couch and simply want to complain without seeing the impact on the whole? Our show this week addresses the question: why the apathy, disengagement, lacks of courage and excitement to bring change. If a person wants to become involved through charity, volunteering or activism, what are the steps? Is there a formula for change and how do you encourage others to become actively involved in their own survival. How does one become a better activist? One of our guests tonight will be the folk at TIA’s Way as we highlight their progress and a major upcoming event. Their choice was to get off of the couch and into the community educating as many as they can on the number of women who will die this year as a result of cervical cancer. Let us know if you would like to join us at the Cervical Cancer Walk at Ft. Dupont Park in Washington, DC. Join us as we hope to hear your thoughts and insights on the air. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYjBqJJD_wM
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  • Tags:
  • apathy
  • freedom
  • activist
  • health
  • cancer
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• Original Air Date: 9/10/2009 10:00 PM UTC

  Health Care Debate Or Is It Health Care Negate?

  Folk, you don't want to armchair this one! The health industry and it's $500 Billion profits have vested interest in keeping you confused causing fear and many people missing the point as the public is held hostage. It has been reported that over the last 2 years that 1 in 3 did not have health insurance. They feared giving up their homes or their children's education. 14,000 Americans are losing health care benefits a month. Eliminate waste, bring competition into the system, health care reform, security, stability and innuendo that you might be fined if you don't buy health care. They say that agreement has been reached on over 80% of the bill. Oh, don't forget about pre-existing conditions (profit, capitalism, profit, social, economic and political disintegration, prescription costs, profit, alleged death squads or the notion, and profit). We are paying more attention to kidnappings, movie stars, reality t.v., the Beatles, new IPods coming out, while unemployment continues to rise, homes are lost and we operate under the illusion of promoting domestic tranquility. Hello, join us and weigh in. The implications of H1N1 aka Swine Flu will place even more demands on a hurt and broken system. Hurt and broken because of the outrageous number of Americans living in what was once the richest country on the earth, cannot take care of ALL of its citizens when they need it. We will pay for this on the front or the back end. Please know, regardless of how you vote, illness and disease don't stop at dividing lines between red and blue states. Rick Tingling-Clemmons, Washington, DC ANC member, educator and activist will join us. We hope that brother Ty Gray-EL and many of you will weigh in. NOW IS THE TIME. GET INVOLVED. Oh, paste and check this out Robert Reich: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/video/video.php?v=160544446109&ref=nf
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  • Tags:
  • healthcare
  • capitalism
  • profit
  • fear
  • economic
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• Original Air Date: 9/3/2009 10:00 PM UTC

  Skipp Coon On Air: RAP - Rhythm And Poetry-Creative Expression and Art

  Dr. Christopher Johnson writes: "The messages in Hip Hop, and all forms of popular music existing within the America project can expect to be affected and for the most part controlled by corporate machinery. In fact, it is the will of the corporation beyond the innovation of the artist that must dominate the relationship in order for that relationship to exist at all." See Voxunion.com. Join us as we talk about the message and the medium to spread consciousness, pride and self-love. FEATURED GUEST: SKIPP COON has been influenced by the likes of none other than poet/musician/author, Gil Scott-Heron. Skipp's music is a reflection of the Black experience in America; and a continuation of Black music, meant to uplift the Black community. The message that Skipp conveys is aimed toward Black people having more love for themselves. Society can change only if we change it. Check Mr. Coon Out - Upcoming Mixtape Release - "There Will Be No Sophomore Slump" Skipp and his DJ/Producer, Mr. Nick's sophomore release "Freedom Summer". 8/30/09, Dallas, TX, Performing for the RBG Block Party; 9/3/09, New Orleans, Mr. Coon and Mr. Nick Opening for Kidz in the Hall and The Knux at Howlin' Wolf; 9/10/09, Baton Rouge, Opening for Rapper Big Pooh of Little Brother; 9/11/09, New Orleans, LA, Opening for Rapper Big Pooh of Little Brother Emilio agrees and further states, "in order to change society we must change the systems that govern society and in order to change the systems that govern society we must change the people who create the systems. Change begins with self. The music is simply another medium to facilitate that change - for edification and building or to belittle and destroy." Rhythm And Poetry (R.A.P.) as an art form can bring clear messages of consciousness and insight into the pride of the individual. Join Us.
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  • Tags:
  • rhythym rap hip hop
  • poetry
  • art expression creativity
  • culture
  • consciousness
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