Tomlinson Hill: The Remarkable Story Of Two Families Who Share The Tomlinson Name – One White, One Black By Chris Tomlinson chats with Dr. Alvin

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Let Me Be Clear: Barack Obama’s War On Millennials, And One Woman’s Case For Hope By Katie Kieffer chats with Dr. Alvin

Katie Kieffer Click Here To Listen “Let me be clear.” It was his come-hither call, his winsome whistle, his lingual lure. Barack Obama employed this phrase to sell his lies as maxims and his ineptitude as expertise. From JFK to Bill Clinton, America has experienced charming and coy presidents. But the most charming and coy is Obama, who seduced a generation of 95 million young Americans he used for his own political gain. Katie Kieffer is a gutsy commentator who gives it back to Barack. She turns his words against him. She grabs the high bar of transparency that Obama set for himself and snaps it with her wit. In Let Me Be Clear, Kieffer [...]

By |July 22nd, 2014|African Americans, History, Politics, Pop Culture|Comments Off on Let Me Be Clear: Barack Obama’s War On Millennials, And One Woman’s Case For Hope By Katie Kieffer chats with Dr. Alvin

Bouts Of Mania: Ali, Frazier, Foreman And An America On The Ropes By Richard Hoffer chats with Dr. Alvin

 Richard Hoffer Click Here To Listen The fights resonate still: The Fight of the Century, Down Goes Frazier!, The Rumble in the Jungle, The Thrilla in Manila. And the fighters, too-- Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman—three complicated and competitive men who happened to be vying for sport's biggest prize when boxing was still a national reassurance and its champion a cultural resource. They fought five times for that title, from 1971 to 1975, ranging across the globe, and their struggles, triumphs, and defeats echo through the years as well.

By |July 22nd, 2014|African Americans, Biography, History, Politics, Sports|Comments Off on Bouts Of Mania: Ali, Frazier, Foreman And An America On The Ropes By Richard Hoffer chats with Dr. Alvin

Mississippi Eyes: The Story And Photography Of The Southern Documentary Project By Matt Herron chats with Dr. Alvin

Matt Herron Click Here To Listen Mississippi Eyes is the chronicle of the events and the powerful witness of five young photographers in The Southern Documentary Project, working during the pivotal summer of 1964 in the segregated South. Together they captured the sometimes violent, sometimes miraculous process of social change as segregation resisted then gave way to a new beginning toward social justice.

By |July 22nd, 2014|African Americans, History, Law, Politics|Comments Off on Mississippi Eyes: The Story And Photography Of The Southern Documentary Project By Matt Herron chats with Dr. Alvin

Crash Course: The Life Lessons My Students Taught Me By Kim Bearden chats with Dr. Alvin

Kim Bearden Click Here To Listen   The inspiring true story of a teacher’s experiences with her students and the life lessons she learned that can help others find joy and success. Crash Course chronicles the life lessons that Kim Bearden has learned during an award-winning career in education that has spanned three decades. Kim has taught more than 2,000 students, and each has shown her something about the world and the abundant capacity for love, resilience, and appreciation that we all possess. By sharing her students’ stories, she teaches their inspiring lessons to us all. Throughout the ups and downs of her professional and personal life, Kim found that her students were the light that [...]

By |July 17th, 2014|African Americans, Biography, Education|Comments Off on Crash Course: The Life Lessons My Students Taught Me By Kim Bearden chats with Dr. Alvin

Factory Man: How One Furniture Maker Battled Offshoring, Stayed Local – And Helped Save An American Town By Beth Macy chats with Dr. Alvin

Beth Macy Click Here To Listen   With over $500 million a year in sales, the Bassett Furniture Company was once the world's biggest wood furniture manufacturer. Run by the same powerful Virginia family for a century, it was also the center of life in Bassett, Virginia -- an unincorporated town that existed solely to fuel the business. But beginning in the 1980s, the Bassett company suffered from an influx of cheap Asian furniture as the first wave of imports struck, and ultimately moved nearly all its production to Asia. Only one man fought back: John Bassett III, a shrewd and determined third-generation factory man who used grit, tenacity, and will to compete against China [...]

By |July 15th, 2014|African Americans, Biography, Business|Comments Off on Factory Man: How One Furniture Maker Battled Offshoring, Stayed Local – And Helped Save An American Town By Beth Macy chats with Dr. Alvin

“If I’m going to sing like someone else, then I don’t need to sing at all.” Billie Holiday

By |July 4th, 2014|African Americans, Music, Quotes|Comments Off on “If I’m going to sing like someone else, then I don’t need to sing at all.” Billie Holiday

“I could’ve lost my mind wanted to give up so many times but God was my anchor a consistent way maker yes I’m grateful God covered me.” Donald Lawrence : Dr. Alvin Sing-A-Long

Donald Lawrence-You Covered Me with Hezekiah Walker Click To Here Dr. Alvin’s Sing-A-Long "You Covered Me" by Donald Lawrence featuring Hezekiah Walker I could've lost my mind wanted to give up so many times but God was my anchor a consistent way maker yes I'm grateful God covered me Well the enemy came against me attacked my body and my ministry but what God ordains he will maintain yes I'm grateful he covered me You covered me hands of protection all around me if not for your grace and your mercy thank you Lord you covered me I failed so many times but your love divine you touched this soul of mine and restored me [...]

By |July 2nd, 2014|African Americans, Gospel, Music, Spirituality|Comments Off on “I could’ve lost my mind wanted to give up so many times but God was my anchor a consistent way maker yes I’m grateful God covered me.” Donald Lawrence : Dr. Alvin Sing-A-Long