Our Common Ground With Janice Graham

                OUR COMMON GROUND with Janice Graham 2014 Session Two "Confronting the New Amerikkan Empire"  In Conversation with Cynthia McKinney OUR COMMON GROUND OPENS THE 2ND Session of 2014 on July 5, 2014. We are honored to have as our guest, Cynthia McKinney former U. S. Congresswoman, international human rights activist and former Presidential candidate, to discuss domestic and foreign policy in the new Amerikkan Empire ALTERNATIVE, ACTIVIST EMPOWERMENT TALK RADIO URBAN PROGRESSIVE independent talk radio  "Of the Race and For the Race" Twitter  @JaniceOCG  #TalkthatMatters Facebook.com/OCGTALKRADIO About Us  www.ourcommongroundtalk.wordpress.com Program Information and Profiles   www.ourcommonground.ning.com Email:  OCGinfo@ourcommonground.com

                OUR COMMON GROUND with Janice Graham       This Week OUR COMMON GROUND OPEN MIC SATURDAY NIGHT >>> Nigeria in Crisis  >>> The Road to Obama's Impeachment >>> White Privilege in the Work Place ALTERNATIVE, ACTIVIST EMPOWERMENT TALK RADIO URBAN PROGRESSIVE independent talk radio  "Of the Race and For the Race" Twitter  @JaniceOCG  #TalkthatMatters Facebook.com/OCGTALKRADIO About Us  www.ourcommongroundtalk.wordpress.com Program Information and Profiles   www.ourcommonground.ning.com Email:  OCGinfo@ourcommonground.com

                OUR COMMON GROUND with Janice Graham          2014 Season                    "BLACK AMERICA: A STATE OF EMERGENCY"  Guest Co-Host: Dr. Byron E. Price  A leading scholar in the field of prison privatization, he is the author of the book, Merchandizing Prisoners: Who Really Pays for Prison Privatization published by Praeger Publishers in March 2006 and the coedited 3-volume set entitled “Prison Privatization: A Controversial Industry” by Praeger Publishers, September 2012. THE SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE Tonight: YOUR LOCAL EFFORTS PLANNING AND PROTEST STOP TALK and START ACTING Learn More How you can begin to challenge the damaging policies and programs which feed into the school to prison pipeline for children in your community.   ALTERNATIVE, ACTIVIST EMPOWERMENT TALK RADIO URBAN PROGRESSIVE independent talk radio  "Of the Race and For the Race" Twitter  @JaniceOCG  #TalkthatMatters Facebook.com/OCGTALKRADIO About Us  www.ourcommongroundtalk.wordpress.com Program Informatio

                OUR COMMON GROUND with Janice Graham          2014 Season                    "BLACK AMERICA: A STATE OF EMERGENCY"  Our Guest:  Author, Activist Educator Agyei Tyehimba, "Truth for Our Youth: A Self-Empowerment Book for Teens" Agyei Tyehimba was born and raised in the famed 'Sugar Hill' section of Harlem. His parents - George and Adrienne Stith - gave him the best of both worlds. His mother emphasized the importance of character development, education and charity, while his father developed street sense and a love for Black history and culture.In addition to teaching, Mr. Tyehimba has provided numerous workshops to help parents understand and exercise their rights and to advocate for their children's academic success. Agyei currently coordinates Boys To Men, a group providing mentorship and life management skills to middle school boys between the ages of 10 and 13. ALTERNATIVE, ACTIVIST EMPOWERMENT TALK RADIO URBAN PROGRESSIVE independent talk radio  "Of the Race and For the Race" Twi

                OUR COMMON GROUND with Janice Graham          2014 Season                    "BLACK AMERICA: A STATE OF EMERGENCY"  ALTERNATIVE, ACTIVIST EMPOWERMENT TALK RADIO April 12, 2014                OPEN MIC SATURDAY NIGHT Call In - Listen Line: 347-838-9852 The 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights ActAttorney General Eric Holder and President Obama on Civil RightsRev. Al Sharpton and the FBIThe Evolving New Black LeadershipGlen Ford, Editor of The Black Agenda Report-Racism in Media URBAN PROGRESSIVE independent talk radio  "Of the Race and For the Race" Twitter  @JaniceOCG  #TalkthatMatters Facebook.com/OCGTALKRADIO About Us  www.ourcommongroundtalk.wordpress.com Program Information and Profiles   www.ourcommonground.ning.com Email:  OCGinfo@ourcommonground.com

OUR COMMON GROUND with Janice Graham 2014 Season  "BLACK AMERICA: A STATE OF EMERGENCY"  "WITNESS FROM THE BRIDGE" Dr. Joyce A. Ladner Civil Rights Pioneer and Activist .-  Sociologist  -  Academic Leader  Public Policy Thought Leader ALTERNATIVE, ACTIVIST EMPOWERMENT TALK RADIO URBAN PROGRESSIVE independent talk radio  "Of the Race and For the Race" Twitter  @JaniceOCG  #TalkthatMatters Facebook.com/OCGTALKRADIO About Us  www.ourcommongroundtalk.wordpress.com Program Information and Profiles   www.ourcommonground.ning.com Email:  OCGinfo@ourcommonground.com

OUR COMMON GROUND with Janice Graham Challenging Violence in Africa  Guest: Anti-Violence Activist, Carmen del Rosario  Founder, Roots of Transformation Carmen del Rosario and her organiation, Roots of Transformation is committed to creating safer communities for women and girls by working with men and boys in regions of Africa.  ALTERNATIVE, ACTIVIST EMPOWERMENT TALK RADIO URBAN PROGRESSIVE independent talk radio examining global and community issues, events, thought, ideas and perspectives in and about the African-American community.  OUR COMMON GROUND features  guests who bring new ideas, creative and innovative solutions and opportunities to challenge the issues of the day. "Of the Race and For the Race" Twitter  @JaniceOCG  #TalkthatMatters Facebook.com/OCGTALKRADIO About Us  www.ourcommongroundtalk.wordpress.com Program Information and Profiles   www.ourcommonground.ning.com Email:  OCGinfo@ourcommonground.com

"Seeing Color: Colorism and the Black Community"    “If you’re black, stay back;if you’re brown, stick around; if you’re yellow, you’re mellow;if you’re white, you’re all right.”  Colorism disadvantages dark-skinned people, while privileging those with lighter skin. Research has linked colorism to smaller incomes, lower marriage rates, longer prison terms and fewer job prospects for darker-skinned people.     ALTERNATIVE, ACTIVIST EMPOWERMENT TALK RADIO URBAN PROGRESSIVE independent talk radio examining global and community issues, events, thought, ideas and perspectives in and about the African-American community.  OUR COMMON GROUND features  guests who bring new ideas, creative and innovative solutions and opportunities to challenge the issues of the day. "Of the Race and For the Race" Twitter  @JaniceOCG  #TalkthatMatters Facebook.com/OCGTALKRADIO About Us  www.ourcommongroundtalk.wordpress.com Program Information and Profiles   www.ourcommonground.ning.com Email:  OCGinfo@ourcommonground.com

"Ballers of the New School: Race and Sports in America" There is a racist beat is in the music of sports.  In challenging this traditional portrayal, scholars often characterize sport as a "microcosm of society." As such, sport has revealed the dominant attitudes and practices regarding race relations in the United States throughout the country's history.              ALTERNATIVE, ACTIVIST EMPOWERMENT TALK RADIO URBAN PROGRESSIVE independent talk radio examining global and community issues, events, thought, ideas and perspectives in and about the African-American community.  OUR COMMON GROUND features  guests who bring new ideas, creative and innovative solutions and opportunities to challenge the issues of the day. "Of the Race and For the Race" Twitter  @JaniceOCG  #TalkthatMatters Facebook.com/OCGTALKRADIO About Us  www.ourcommongroundtalk.wordpress.com Program Information and Profiles   www.ourcommonground.ning.com Email:  OCGinfo@ourcommonground.com

 “The Death of American Radio: Opportunity for Progressive Empowerment” Guest: Norman Goldman  American attorney and talk radio host. Host, The NorMAN GoldMAN Show "Where Justice is Served . . ."   ALTERNATIVE, ACTIVIST EMPOWERMENT TALK RADIO URBAN PROGRESSIVE independent talk radio examining global and community issues, events, thought, ideas and perspectives in and about the African-American community.  OUR COMMON GROUND features  guests who bring new ideas, creative and innovative solutions and opportunities to challenge the issues of the day. "Of the Race and For the Race" Twitter  @JaniceOCG  #TalkthatMatters Facebook.com/OCGTALKRADIO About Us  www.ourcommongroundtalk.wordpress.com Program Information and Profiles   www.ourcommonground.ning.com Email:  OCGinfo@ourcommonground.com

OUR COMMON GROUND BLACK HISTORY GAMES   20 Questions - 10 Points Each  Call In to pick up Bonus Questions  Call In WITH a BONUS QUESTION ALTERNATIVE, ACTIVIST EMPOWERMENT TALK RADIO     URBAN PROGRESSIVE independent talk radio examining global and community issues, events, thought, ideas and perspectives in and about the African-American community.   "Of the Race and For the Race" Twitter  @JaniceOCG  #TalkthatMatters Facebook.com/OCGTALKRADIO About Us  www.ourcommongroundtalk.wordpress.com Program Information and Profiles   www.ourcommonground.ning.com Email:  OCGinfo@ourcommonground.com

OUR COMMON GROUND with Janice Graham 2014 Season  "BLACK AMERICA: A STATE OF EMERGENCY"  Dr. La Francis Rodgers-Rose, Ph.D. Founder & CEO International Black Women's Congress  Building bridges uniting women of African descent. The growing poverty and negative stereotypes of Black women in the 21st century.  ALTERNATIVE, ACTIVIST EMPOWERMENT TALK RADIO URBAN PROGRESSIVE independent talk radio examining global and community issues, events, thought, ideas and perspectives in and about the African-American community.  OUR COMMON GROUND features  guests who bring new ideas, creative and innovative solutions and opportunities to challenge the issues of the day. "Of the Race and For the Race" Twitter  @JaniceOCG  #TalkthatMatters Facebook.com/OCGTALKRADIO About Us  www.ourcommongroundtalk.wordpress.com Program Information and Profiles   www.ourcommonground.ning.com Email:  OCGinfo@ourcommonground.com

THE JORDAN DAVIS MURDER VERDICT When White Men are Forgiven by a Jury Verdicts in counts 2,3,4 and 5. No markings on Count 1. Count 1 is "mistried." Count 2: Guilty, second degree murder. Count 3: Guilty of second degree murder. Count 4: Guilty of attempted second degree murder... Count 5 : Guilty of shooting bullets or deadly missiles...   ALTERNATIVE, ACTIVIST EMPOWERMENT TALK RADIO URBAN PROGRESSIVE independent talk radio examining global and community issues, events, thought, ideas and perspectives in and about the African-American community. "Of the Race and For the Race" Twitter  @JaniceOCG  #TalkthatMatters Facebook.com/OCGTALKRADIO About Us  www.ourcommongroundtalk.wordpress.com Program Information and Profiles   www.ourcommonground.ning.com Email:  OCGinfo@ourcommonground.com

OUR COMMON GROUND with Janice Graham 2014 Season  "BLACK AMERICA: A STATE OF EMERGENCY"  THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH WRIGHT: THE LIFE AND MINISTRY OF JEREMIAH A. WRIGHT Author, Rev. Dr Susan Smith A groundbreaking book on the prophetic ministry of Jeremiah Wright in a technological age where the Empire and its allies imagine and present Black people as human waste rather than heirs of God's creation.  ALTERNATIVE, ACTIVIST EMPOWERMENT TALK RADIO URBAN PROGRESSIVE independent talk radio  "Of the Race and For the Race" Twitter  @JaniceOCG  #TalkthatMatters Facebook.com/OCGTALKRADIO About Us  www.ourcommongroundtalk.wordpress.com Program Information and Profiles   www.ourcommonground.ning.com Email:  OCGinfo@ourcommonground.com

Queen Quet Marquetta L. Goodwine, Chief/Head of State  Gullah/Geechee Nation She iwas the first Gullah/Geechee person to speak on behalf of her people before the United Nations in Genevé, Switzerland.  The Gullah/Geechee people have been considered “a nation within a nation” from the time of chattel enslavement in the United States until they officially became an internationally recognized nation on July 2, 2000. They elected Queen Quet, Chieftess and Head-of-State for the Gullah/Geechee Nation.     ALTERNATIVE, ACTIVIST EMPOWERMENT TALK RADIO URBAN PROGRESSIVE independent talk radio examining global and community issues, events, thought, ideas and perspectives in and about the African-American community.  OUR COMMON GROUND features  guests who bring new ideas, creative and innovative solutions and opportunities to challenge the issues of the day. "Of the Race and For the Race" Twitter  @JaniceOCG  #TalkthatMatters Facebook.com/OCGTALKRADIO About Us  www.ourcommongroundtalk.wordpress.com Program I

OUR COMMON GROUND with Janice Graham The Case of the IRP6 The IRP6 case concerns an African-American company (IRP Solutions Corporation) in Colorado that developed criminal investigations software for federal, state and local law enforcement. These six owners who were convicted in 2011 for mail fraud while doing business witht he US government is a story about how prosecutorial tunnel vision created a tragic communication failure. ?The criminal justice system exists to give everyone a chance to tell their story. ?Juries decide who brings the best story to the table. ?Bad things happen when the system amplifies one story while silencing the other. URBAN PROGRESSIVE independent talk radio examining global and community issues, events, thought, ideas and perspectives in and about the African-American community.  OUR COMMON We bring new perspectivecreative and innovative solutions and opportunities to challenge the issues of the day. Twitter  @JaniceOCG  #TalkthatMatters Facebook.com/OCGTALKRADIO Web  www

OUR COMMON GROUND with Janice Graham "Wilmington On Fire" A Documentary Film   OUR GUESTS: Filmmaker, Christopher Everett Author, Larry Reni Thomas and Dr. William 'Sandy' Darity Unveiling the Secret of A White Supremacy Terrorist attack Against A Black Township In North Carolina. This event was the spring board for the white supremacy movement and Jim Crow (segregation) throughout the state of North Carolina, and the American South.       ALTERNATIVE, ACTIVIST EMPOWERMENT TALK RADIO URBAN PROGRESSIVE independent talk radio examining global and community issues, events, thought, ideas and perspectives in and about the African-American community.  OUR COMMON GROUND features  guests who bring new ideas, creative and innovative solutions and opportunities to challenge the issues of the day. "Of the Race and For the Race" Twitter  @JaniceOCG  #TalkthatMatters Facebook.com/OCGTALKRADIO About Us  www.ourcommongroundtalk.wordpress.com Program Information and Profiles   www.ourcommonground.ning.com Em

  "THE ECONOMICS OF PRIVATIZATION OF AMERICA'S PRISON SYSTEM"         We begin the 2014 Season, "BLACK AMERICA: A STATE OF EMERGENCY" by examining t the implications of the merchandising of prisoners, school to prison pipeline and the economics of the privatization of America's prisons. Dr. Price is the  co-editor of "Prison Privatization: The Many Facets of a Controversial Industry" and author of "Merchandising Prisoners: Who Really Pays for Prison Privatization?" ALTERNATIVE, ACTIVIST EMPOWERMENT TALK RADIO URBAN PROGRESSIVE independent talk radio examining global and community issues, events, thought, ideas and perspectives in and about the African-American community.  OUR COMMON GROUND features  guests who bring new ideas, creative and innovative solutions and opportunities to challenge the issues of the day. "Of the Race and For the Race" Twitter  @JaniceOCG  #TalkthatMatters Facebook.com/OCGTALKRADIO

OUR COMMONGROUND with Janice Graham                                    HERI KWANZAA ( HAPPY KWANZAA) Kwanzaa is an African American and Pan-African holiday celebrated by millions throughout the world African community, Kwanzaa brings a cultural message which speaks to the best of what it means to be African and human in the fullest sense. Tonight, we explore the Seven Priniciples and their richness in our living. ALTERNATIVE, ACTIVIST EMPOWERMENT TALK RADIO   URBAN PROGRESSIVE independent talk radio examining global and community issues, events, thought, ideas and perspectives in and about the African-American community.  OUR COMMON GROUND features  guests who bring new ideas, creative and innovative solutions and opportunities to challenge the issues of the day. "Of the Race and For the Race" Twitter  @JaniceOCG  #TalkthatMatters Facebook.com/OCGTALKRADIO About Us  www.ourcommongroundtalk.wordpress.com Program Information and Profiles   www.ourcommonground.ning.com Email:  OCGinfo@ourcommongrou

OUR COMMONGROUND with Janice Graham IN CONVERSATION with Efia Nwangaza  Human Rights Community Development Media Activist and Leader         ALTERNATIVE, ACTIVIST EMPOWERMENT TALK RADIO   URBAN PROGRESSIVE independent talk radio examining global and community issues, events, thought, ideas and perspectives in and about the African-American community.  OUR COMMON GROUND features  guests who bring new ideas, creative and innovative solutions and opportunities to challenge the issues of the day. Twitter  @JaniceOCG  #TalkthatMatters Facebook.com/OCGTALKRADIO On the Web: www.ourcommongroundtalk.wordpress.dom Email:  OCGinfo@ourcommonground.com