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A Mayor’s Life by David Dinkins

David Dinkins Click Here To Listen How did a scrawny black kid—the son of a barber and a domestic who grew up in Harlem and Trenton—become the 106th mayor of New York City? It’s a remarkable journey. David Norman Dinkins was born in 1927, joined the Marine Corps in the waning days of World War II, went to Howard University on the G.I. Bill, graduated cum laude with a degree in mathematics in 1950, and married Joyce Burrows, whose father, Daniel Burrows, had been a state assemblyman well-versed in the workings of New York’s political machine. It was his father-in-law who suggested the young mathematician might make an even better politician once he also got [...]

By |April 20th, 2014|African Americans, Biography, Politics|Comments Off on A Mayor’s Life by David Dinkins
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An Ordinary Man by Paul Ruseabagina

Paul Rusesabagina Click Here To Listen Readers who were moved and horrified by Hotel Rwanda will respond even more intensely to Paul Rusesabagina’s unforgettable autobiography. As Rwanda was thrown into chaos during the 1994 genocide, Rusesabagina, a hotel manager, turned the luxurious Hotel Milles Collines into a refuge for more than 1,200 Tutsi and moderate Hutu refugees, while fending off their would-be killers with a combination of diplomacy and deception. In An Ordinary Man, he tells the story of his childhood, retraces his accidental path to heroism, revisits the 100 days in which he was the only thing standing between his “guests” and a hideous death, and recounts his subsequent life as a refugee and [...]

By |April 20th, 2014|African Americans, Biography, War|Comments Off on An Ordinary Man by Paul Ruseabagina
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Mavis Staples by Greg Kot

Greg Kot This is the untold story of living legend Mavis Staples—lead singer of the Staple Singers and a major figure in the music that shaped the civil rights era. Now in her seventies, Mavis has been a fixture in the music world for decades. One of the most enduring artists of popular music, she and her family fused gospel, soul, folk, and rock to transcend racism and oppression through song. Honing her prodigious talent on the Southern gospel circuit of the 1950s, Mavis and the Staple Singers went on to sell more than 30 million records, with message-oriented soul music that became a sound track to the civil rights movement—inspiring Martin Luther King Jr. [...]

By |April 18th, 2014|African Americans, Biography, Entertainment, Music, Politics, Women|Comments Off on Mavis Staples by Greg Kot
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Guardian Of The Republic By Allen West chats with Dr. Alvin

Allen Bernard West (born February 7, 1961) is an American political commentator, former member of the United States House of Representatives, and retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Florida's 22nd congressional district in the House from 2011 to 2013 and is currently a contributor for Fox News.     Listen Here

By |April 11th, 2014|African Americans, Politics, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Guardian Of The Republic By Allen West chats with Dr. Alvin
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The Big Fight By Sugar Ray Leonard chats with Dr. Alvin

01 Sugar Ray Leonard Click Here To Listen Sugar Ray Leonard is a retired professional American boxer, motivational speaker, and occasional actor. He was given the birth name Ray Charles Leonard, after his mother's favorite singer, Ray Charles. Leonard was the first boxer to earn more than $100 million in purses, won world titles in five weight divisions, and defeated future fellow International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees Wilfred Benítez, Thomas Hearns, Roberto Durán, and Marvin Hagler. Leonard was named "Boxer of the Decade" for the 1980s.  

By |January 17th, 2014|African Americans, Biography, Sports|Comments Off on The Big Fight By Sugar Ray Leonard chats with Dr. Alvin
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