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Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Author Of Our Damaged Democracy: We the People Must Act Chats On DrAlvin.Com

Click Here To Listen Joseph Califano-Our Damaged Democracy This authoritative and passionate primer on the three branches of government reveals the changes—political, cultural, constitutional, technological, institutional—that render our government completely dysfunctional, and the urgent need to fix our democracy before it’s too late. If you’ve been watching the news and worrying that our democracy no longer works, this book will help you understand why you’re right. There is colossal concentration of power in the Presidency. Congress is crippled by partisanship and dependence on special interest money. The Supreme Court and many lower federal courts are riven by politics. Add politically fractured and fragile media, feckless campaign finance laws, rampant income and education inequality, and multicultural [...]

By |February 15th, 2018|History, Politics|Comments Off on Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Author Of Our Damaged Democracy: We the People Must Act Chats On DrAlvin.Com
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They Knew Lincoln Edited By Kate Masur Chats On DrAlvin.Com

Click Here To Listen Kate Masur Originally published in 1942 and now reprinted for the first time, They Knew Lincoln is a classic in African American history and Lincoln studies. Part memoir and part history, the book is an account of John E. Washington's childhood among African Americans in Washington, DC, and of the black people who knew or encountered Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln. Washington recounted stories told by his grandmother's elderly friends--stories of escaping from slavery, meeting Lincoln in the Capitol, learning of the president's assassination, and hearing ghosts at Ford's Theatre. He also mined the US government archives and researched little-known figures in Lincoln's life, including William Johnson, who accompanied Lincoln from [...]

By |February 13th, 2018|African Americans, Biography, History, Politics|Comments Off on They Knew Lincoln Edited By Kate Masur Chats On DrAlvin.Com
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Professor Allan J. Lichtman, Author Of The Case For Impeachment Chats On DrAlvin.Com

Click Here To Listen Allan J. Lichtman NATIONAL BESTSELLER “Lichtman has written what may be the most important book of the year.” —The Hill "It is still striking to see the full argument unfold and realize that you don’t have to be a zealot to imagine some version of it happening. . . . Lies. Abuse of power. Treason. Crimes against humanity. Martial law. Lichtman throws everything Trump’s way." —Washington Post Published to coincide with the first anniversary of Donald J. Trump’s inauguration and updated with new material and a new introduction, a paperback edition of the critically acclaimed, national bestseller that makes the case for impeaching the 45th president of the United States In [...]

By |January 18th, 2018|Current Affairs, Politics|Comments Off on Professor Allan J. Lichtman, Author Of The Case For Impeachment Chats On DrAlvin.Com
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NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Monchiere’ Holmes-Jones

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading African Americans Monchiere Holmes-Jones Monchiere’ Holmes-Jones is the Chief Brand Curator of MOJO Marketing + PR, a results-driven marketing professional seeking to energize brands of corporate marketing teams, small businesses, and women business owners across the South. Her dynamic 14 year career in marketing, pr, and brand campaigns consists of: innovative brand experiences, corporate marketing campaigns and campaign management, media planning, strategy, brand building and launches, event activation, community relations, strategic partnerships, and public relations experience. Specifically, in major industries like automotive, gaming, healthcare, higher education, tech, quick service restaurants. Her body of work and current clientele includes a range of big brands such as Hiller Plumbing [...]

By |January 15th, 2018|African Americans, Biography, Charity, Nashville Business, Nashville Leading 100, Politics|Comments Off on NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Monchiere’ Holmes-Jones
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NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Mariah L. Cole, J.D.

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading African Americans Mariah Cole Mariah L. Cole, J.D. is an advocate for social justice and cares deeply about equitable policies that address the underlying causes of racial and ethnic disparities in health and economic status. As the Director of Program Management in the RWJF Center for Health Policy at Meharry Medical College, she administers a Certificate in Health Policy academic program, which primarily focuses on health disparities and health equity. In her role, she manages the day-to-day activities of the grant-funded Center and holds an Instructor appointment in the School of Graduate Studies and Research where she has taught a course highlighting the role of social determinants [...]

By |January 11th, 2018|African Americans, Biography, Nashville Business, Nashville Leading 100, Politics, Women|Comments Off on NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Mariah L. Cole, J.D.
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NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Ashford Hughes, Sr.

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading African Americans Ashford Hughes Ashford Hughes Sr., in November of 2015 was appointed by newly elected Mayor Megan Barry to serve in her administration as Senior Advisor to Workforce, Diversity and Inclusion through the Office of Economic and Community Development. In this role he seeks to engage, convene and lead in developing workforce strategies that connect residents with training opportunities that lead to career pathways to success. His portfolio is also focused on identifying disparities in city programs and services, and helping create ways for city departments to address these gaps. This role will also work with community groups and organizations to ensure equal access to city [...]

By |December 20th, 2017|African Americans, Biography, Government, Nashville Business, Nashville Leading, Politics|Comments Off on NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Ashford Hughes, Sr.
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Keith Koffler, Author Of Bannon: Always the Rebel Chats On DrAlvin.Com

Click Here To Listen Keith Koffler "By now, everyone in America knows Steve Bannon, the force of nature who has shaped the Trump presidency more than anyone except Trump himself. If you want to know what's behind that force of nature—if you want to know Steve Bannon the man—this is the indispensable book for you." —DAVID HOROWITZ, author of Big Agenda. He helped engineer one of the greatest upsets in political history—the election of Donald J. Trump as president of the United States. And he's far from done. Now he wants to restore America—its prosperity, its sense of self, and its ability to survive a perilous twenty-first century. To do that, former Trump White House [...]

By |December 5th, 2017|Biography, Government, Politics|Comments Off on Keith Koffler, Author Of Bannon: Always the Rebel Chats On DrAlvin.Com
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Russell Shorto, Author Of Revolution Song: A Story of American Freedom Chats On DrAlvin.Com

Click Here To Listen Russell Shorto From the author of the acclaimed history The Island at the Center of the World, an intimate new epic of the American Revolution that reinforces its meaning for today. Russell Shorto’s work has been praised as “first-rate intellectual history” (Wall Street Journal), “literary alchemy” (Chicago Tribune) and simply “astonishing” (New York Times). In his epic new book, Russell Shorto takes us back to the founding of the American nation, drawing on diaries, letters and autobiographies to flesh out six lives that cast the era in a fresh new light. They include an African man who freed himself and his family from slavery, a rebellious young woman who abandoned her [...]

By |November 27th, 2017|African Americans, Biography, Government, History, Leadership, Politics, War|Comments Off on Russell Shorto, Author Of Revolution Song: A Story of American Freedom Chats On DrAlvin.Com
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