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You are cordially invited to tune in to Designing Your Life with Carla, Friday April 12 at 4:00 pm (est) as Carla Armstrong interviews John T. Wills; author, speaker, former professor, teacher, publisher, blogger, a contributor to newspapers and online magazines.
He is the Executive Producer of the most dynamic and exciting literary radio show on the Internet airwaves; “The Book Tree Radio Show” designed to promote literacy, showcase authors, writers, wordsmiths, poets and other relevant content to empower the minds of a broad base community.
John will be sharing thoughts For Women Only and discussing his new book, "Legacy - A New Season". It is the sequel and the continuation of "Just a Season" and a stand-alone story rich in history on a subject rarely explained to children of this generation concerning the African American struggle.
From his Publicist: John is currently scheduling speaking engagements, book signing. He is available for all media contacts, interviews and opportunities as a contributing writer.
It was on this day in 1926 that a two-man black-face comedy series "Sam 'n' Henry" debuted on Chicago's WGN radio station. Two years later, after changing its name to "Amos 'n' Andy," the show became one of the most popular radio programs in American history. The show later became one of the first television series to depict black people as something other than maids and servants.
Though the creators and the stars of the radio show, Freeman Gosden and Charles Carrell, were both white, the characters they played were two black men from the Deep South who moved to Chicago to seek their fortunes. Black-face performances by whites were normal for the time. This was the result of the famous Jim Crow character popular around the Civil War that white actors performed in the "black-face" tradition. Gosden and Carrell, both vaudeville performers, were doing a Chicago comedy act in black-face when an employee at the Chicago Tribune suggested they create a radio show.
When "Sam 'n' Henry" debuted it became an immediate hit. In 1928, Gosden and Carrell took their act to a rival station, the Chicago Daily News' WMAQ. When they discovered WGN owned the rights to their characters' names, they simply changed them. As their new contract gave Gosden and Carrell the right to syndicate the program, the popularity of "Amos 'n' Andy" soon exploded. Over the next 22 years, the show would become the highest-rated comedy in radio history, attracting more than 40 million listeners.
By 1951, when "Amos 'n' Andy" came to television, changing attitudes about race and concerns about racism had virtually wiped out the practice of black-face With Alvin Childress and Spencer Williams took over for Gosden and Carrell, the show was the first TV series to feature an all-black cast and the only one of its kind for the next 20 years. This did not stop African-American advocacy groups and eventually the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from criticizing both the radio and TV versions of "Amos 'n' Andy" for promoting racial stereotypes. These protests led to the TV show's cancellation in 1953.
The final radio broadcast of "Amos 'n' Andy" aired on November 25, 1960. Fast forward to the trash we see depicting African Americans in television shows today. Was Amos 'n' Andy really a negative upon society? Imagery is very important and in my opinion the show should be praised for showing a people long denied the spotlight represented as professionals in a time of separate but equal. The truth of the matter is that this show in large part contributed greatly to removing the horrible practice of “ black-face”.
Could it have been that the society at large did not want the African American to think they could live the American dream? And that’s my Thought Provoking Perspective…
The John T. Wills Book Tree Radio Show welcome’s acclaimed Author George C. Fraser as our very special guest on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 8:30 PM (est). Mr. Fraser has held leadership positions with Procter & Gamble, the United Way, and Ford Motor Company. He wrote three acclaimed books: Success Runs in Our Race; The Complete Guide to Effective Networking in the African American Community and Race for Success; The Ten Best Business Opportunities for Blacks in America and most recently, Click: Ten Truths to Building Extraordinary Relationships.
Mr. Fraser publishes the award-winning SuccessGuide Worldwide: The Networking Guide to Black Resources. He is the founder of the annual PowerNetworking Conference, where thousands of Black professionals, business owners, and community leaders gather to discuss and do business with each other.
Anthony Reeves Esq. said of Mr. Fraser:
"If you could call certain people a "Fountain of Information", then George Fraser would be an OCEAN. In order to truly appreciate the wealth of knowledge he has to share, spend 2 minutes speaking with him and you will feel infinitely smarter."
He has appeared on CNN and in The Wall Street Journal. Over the past decade, the prestigious publication, Vital Speeches of the Day, has selected, reprinted and distributed worldwide, five of his speeches--a first for any professional speaker in America, regardless of color. Upscale magazine named him one of the "Top 50 power brokers in Black America," and Black Enterprise magazine called him "Black America’s #1 Networker" and featured him on a cover issue. Personal growth "guru" Stephen Covey called him a "masterful teacher."
You really don’t want to miss this broadcast!!! Call in and speak with our guest Call in number: (718) 506-1699.
Yolanda
M. Johnson-Bryant, also known as That Literary Lady, is an author,
freelance writer, public speaker and consultant. Yolanda became a
published author in 2004, with her debut novel “My Daughter’s Keeper.”
She followed up with her sophomore novel in 2005 with “Circumstances.”
In 2012 she released “Revelations” and is pegged to release “27 Flagship
Cove” in January 2013.
Yolanda began writing at an early age. She
wrote poetry as a child and wrote lyrics to songs performed by her high
school girl band. She knew this writing thing was more than just a
hobby when, in 1999, she entered a short story contest sponsored by
Playboy Magazine and Fastweb.com. Yolanda won the first place prize of
$1500. From there she started her first manuscript and nearly a dozen
story lines were created.
After sending letters to agents and
getting a rejection letter from one agent and no response at all from
another, Yolanda set out to learn everything she could about the
publishing and literary industry and decided to self-publish her work.
After experiencing various growing pangs in the industry, she decided to
be a resource and help other writers and authors who sought to
self-publish. She consults writers in the processes of self-publishing,
marketing, social media and entrepreneurship.
Having an
educational background in computer sciences and information technology,
Yolanda has also been fascinated with the evolution and advances of
technology and social media venues. She always strives to be on the
cutting edge of technology and social promotion.
Yolanda often
offers consultation, workshops and classes advocating both youth and
adult literacy. Through her company, Literary Wonders! and Literary
Wonders Kids!, she conducts scholarship and anthology projects and
considers herself a valuable resource to the literary and publishing
communities.
Yolanda gives workshops and classes in the community
to promote literacy and entrepreneurship. She has participated with such
organizations as the Greensboro Public Library, Christians in the
Marketplace, The Nussbaum Center of Entrepreneurship and Women’s
Entrepreneurship Learning and Leading, (W.E.L.L.). She currently
volunteers with Junior Achievement, the Volunteer Center of Greensboro
and is a mentor for The Women’s Resource Center’s New Choices Program.
Yolanda
is the Area 42 Governor for North Carolina District 37, Division E
Toastmasters. She serves as Vice President of Education for
Speakerpreneur Toastmasters, is a current and charter member of
MprovMasters Toastmasters and is the Assistant Division Governor of PR
for Division E Toastmasters.
Hello
all! I am Yolanda M. Johnson-Bryant, also known as that Literary Lady.
I’m originally from Denver, Colorado but currently live in the Piedmont
Triad area of North Carolina with my wonderful husband. I am the author
of several books, the latest being Revelations. I am currently working
on a few titles due out in 2013. I am a freelance writer and columnist. I
am also the host of “On the Air With That Literary Lady” which is
podcasted on iTunes. I am the mother of two grown children and three
beautiful grandchildren.
What is your current or most recent project?
I
have several projects in the works. I recently created Sweethearts of
the Triad, an organization that recognizes women entrepreneurs and
community servers. We will be having our first annual Sweetheart of the
Year Luncheon in December. I am working on 27 Flagship Cove, my first
novel in the Tommie Lane Christian Thriller Series; Someone to Watch
Over Me, my first teen book and the first book in my That Literary Lady
Knows Series, that will address everything from public speaking to
publishing, to social media.
What are you planning to write next?
I
will continue with my Tommie Lane Christian Thriller Series, the That
Literary Lady Knows Series, and a novel about domestic violence. In
addition, readers have told me they’d like to see more of Renee
Matthews, so I will be penning that at the end of 2013.
Are you a member of a writers group? Have you attended writing courses or seminars? Have these been helpful to you?
Currently,
I a member of several online writing groups. I have weaned off most of
my offline writing groups due to my busy schedule. I attend writing
workshop on a regular as well as conduct them. I find that some are
helpful, while others aren’t helpful. That isn’t to say they are not
helpful to someone that is less experienced.
Have you other interests outside of writing? What do you do with your spare time?
I
know this is an oxymoron for a writer to say, but I also love to read.
In addition, I love to spend time with my husband, talking trash about
sports—he’s a Broncos fan and I’m a Cowboys fan. I love interior
decorating, so I’m always doing something around the house. I also do a
lot of community work.
What’s the most useful ‘how to’ advice you’ve encountered?
Being
a business owner, my writing often takes a backseat to my clients. With
that being said, the most useful advice, not necessarily how-to, came
from my husband recently. He said, “Babe, you’re always helping everyone
else. You’ve helped people that were less experienced than you, now
they have more books out than you. You need to take some time to do
you.” And, this is so true. It’s okay to help others, but not at the
risk of losing your dream.
Tell us a little about your book(s).
Circumstances
– Renee Matthews is desperately searching for inner peace and her
rightful place in life. She is daunted by a mentally abusive,
self-proclaimed spiritual mother—Barbara Jean Jackson—who keeps her torn
between her personal insecurities and her desire to love and to be
loved.
She succumbs to fear as she turns down the proposal of
long-time friend, Charlie Thatcher, in fear of his racist mother. Trying
to reclaim her life, Renee falls in love with Stuart Humphries, a man
she met over the Internet. Within Stuart’s past, lies a secret that even
he has yet to learn while within Renee’s past, a secret lies in wait
for its resurrection, with hopes of destroying everyone, including
Renee.
Revelations – In Circumstances, Renee Matthews left behind
the painful memories of Denver and her mother, Barbara Jean, for
promises of happiness in San Diego. With a prominent position at one of
the country’s largest securities firm, Renee has found financial
security, self-acceptance, friendship, and love with Stuart
Humphries—this is until Barbara Jean interrupts her wedding with a
bombshell of a secret that will change everyone’s life forever.
Now,
the tables have turned. Barbara Jean has fallen ill, and the only
person she can count on is her daughter. In spite of all Barbara Jean
has done to destroy Renee, she is at her mother’s side. Being ill
doesn’t change Barbara Jean’s feelings for her daughter and Renee soon
finds out why it is that her mother despises her so much.
The more
time Renee spends in Denver with her ailing mother and her family, the
more family secrets are revealed. Renee wonders if she will survive the
revelations that make up her world, or if her mother will ultimately
destroy her.
27 Flagship Cove – Detective Tommie Lane is a veteran
of the Greensboro Police Department and following in her father’s
footsteps. A serial killer is on the loose and he’s targeting prominent
Christian women and leaving a trail all the way from Denver to
Greensboro. Det. Lane and her crew must catch the killer before she
becomes one of the “Holy Roller” killer’s victims.
What genre do you consider yourself?
I
hate putting myself in a box because you’ll never know which direction
I’ll come from, but if I absolutely had to put myself in a category, it
would simply be women’s issues. Everything I write is geared towards
women, whether it is a fiction title, a non-fiction title or a business
title, but it can be utilized by all.
Why do you write? Is it
something you’ve always done, or always wanted to do? Or is it something
that you started fairly recently?
I write because it enables me
to express myself and be creative. In the interim, I am able to help
others. God has given me many revelations and things to write about, not
to mention, my life is full of great material. If I could do nothing
else, I would write. If I didn’t get paid for it, I’d still write.
Writing is who and what I am.
God
has anointed Rebecca Greene to write and she shares her gift in the
novels, blogs and devotionals that she publishes for the Glory of God
and the up building of His kingdom. Her books include Sisters in the Name of Love and the series, Dear Diary 15.
Her books are written with one purpose in mind and that is to bring
healing to the broken hearted. Rebecca's books have generated a faithful
audience who frequently express how much her books have touched them.
Rebecca
also writes a monthly devotional for the organization, Sisters Pushing
Ahead, Inc. Women Ministries (S.P.A.) which is a women's ministry that
focuses on bringing healing and refreshing to women. Rebecca publishes a
monthly newsletter for her organization, "Who Am I Ministries", and
organization that deals with the issue of self image and insecurity.
Rebecca has led in the capacity of a youth mentor for thirteen years in
conjunction with her home church as we as personal and one on one
mentoring.
She has been invited to other ministries, radio and
television broadcasts and various functions to pass on the message that
God has given her for the youth of today. She is excited about this
vision that God has given her and by the grace of God, she is walking in
her anointing to fulfill God's purpose!!!
To request a speaking engagement, an interview and/or book signing, with Rebecca Greene, contact her at rcbeccasbooks@mexom.
Sisters in the Name of Love
is the Christian woman's answer to Waiting to Exhale. It answers the
question that sisters all over the world have asked at some time in
their lives. Where do broken hearts go? They should be going to Christ!
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tell us what you’re writing about and where our audience can get your
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There
was a time until the early 1960s when the terms to describe those of
African descent, like me — African-American or Black or Afro-American —
were almost unheard of. I remember a distinct conversation with a friend
discussing descriptive terms for ourselves in 1963 or ’64. The term
“black” was just coming into vogue and he didn’t like it one bit. Call
me a Negro,” he said, “but don’t call me black”.
Now, the word
“Negro” (publications used a lower case “n”) has almost become a
pejorative, so I was a little surprised when my pastor, the Rev. Willie
Reid, used it during Thursday’s revival. “Back when we were Negroes,” he
said, and listed several things that were different about black life in
America back then.
That got me to thinking. Back when we were
Negroes in the 1950s, “only 9 percent of black families with children
were headed by a single parent,” according to “The Black Family: 40
Years of Lies” by Kay Hymowitz. “Black children had a 52 percent chance
of living with both their biological parents until age 17. In 1959,
“only 2 percent of black children were reared in households in which the
mother never married.”
But now that we’re African-Americans,
according to Hymowitz, those odds of living with both parents had
“dwindled to a mere 6 percent” by the mid-1980s. And check this, in Bibb
County (GEORGIA), more than 70 percent of the births in the
African-American community are to single mothers.
Back when we
were Negroes and still fighting in many parts of the country for the
right to vote, we couldn’t wait for the polls to open. We knew our
friends, family and acquaintances had died getting us the ballot. Dogs
and fire hoses were used to keep us away and still we came. But now that
we’re African-Americans, in a city of 47,000 registered — predominately
black voters — more than 30,000 didn’t show up at the polls July 19.
Back
when we were Negroes, we had names like Joshua, Aaron, Paul, Esther,
Melba, Cynthia and Ida. Now that we are African Americans, our names are
bastardized versions of alcohol from Chivas to Tequila to
C(S)hardonney. And chances the names have an unusual spelling.
Back
when we were Negroes, according to the Trust For America’s Health’s “F
as in Fat,” report, “only four states had diabetes rates above 6
percent. … The hypertension rates in 37 states about 20 years ago were
more than 20 percent.” Now that we’re African-Americans, that report
shows, “every state has a hypertension rate of more than 20 percent,
with nine more than 30 percent. Forty-three states have diabetes rates
of more than 7 percent, and 32 have rates above 8 percent. Adult obesity
rates for blacks topped 40 percent in 15 states, 35 percent in 35
states and 30 percent in 42 states and Washington, D.C.
Back when
we were Negroes, the one-room church was the community center that
everyone used. Now that we’re African-Americans, our churches have
lavish — compared to back-in-the-day churches — community centers that
usually sit empty because the last thing the new church wants to do is
invite the community in.
Back when we were Negroes, we didn’t have
to be convinced that education was the key that opened the lock of
success, but now that we’re African-Americans, more than 50 percent of
our children fail to graduate high school. In Bibb County last year, the
system had a dropout rate of 53.4 percent.
Back when we were
Negroes, the last thing a young woman wanted to look like was a harlot
and a young man a thug, but now that we’re African Americans, many of
our young girls dress like hootchie manas and our young boys imitate
penitentiary custom and wear their pants below the butt line. If I could
reverse all of the above by trading the term “African-American” for
“Negro,” what do you think I’d do?
Charles E. Richardson - The Telegraph’s editorial page editor.
All I can say to this is Amen thank you Mr. Richardson and that’s my Thought Provoking Perspective…
We heard you, and we’re on our way back to the internet airwaves! On Wednesday, September 5th at 8:00 PM (EST), The Book Tree Radio Show is pleased to announce its re-launch on BlogTalkRadio!
We heard you, and we’re on our way back to the internet airwaves! On Wednesday, September 5th at 8:00 PM (EST), The Book Tree Radio Show is pleased to announce its re-launch on BlogTalkRadio! Thousands and thousands of you listened every week as we showcased an illustrious array of authors and their extraordinary and diverse stories, tales, biographies, histories and inspirations.
You’ve made it known how much you’ve missed listening and the great opportunities that were given many of you to shine in our spotlight. I would like to extend a great promotional opportunity on the night of our return for all authors, poets, writers, and friends to call in to the show to welcome us back and to tell our audience what you’re currently doing.
Prior to taking a hiatus to complete several projects my guests on the “Book Tree” have included Iyanla Vansant, Janks Morton, Michelle Alexander, Brenda Lee Eager of Jerry Butler fame (to name a few) to which guests such as these bring a huge audience. However, I want to provide exposure to the new, unknown and aspirating authors to introduce and promote your work.
We have a new waiting list of hundreds who have sent requests for guest interviews as we return to the airwaves in a few weeks! We’re excited, and it’s great to know that you are so excited, too! We’ll be bringing you the best and most interesting features possible, so tell all of your friends to tune in with you!
John T. Wills, author of “Just a Season” and his new release “Legacy – A New Season” is the founder and host of the show. Silver Rae Fox, The Book Tree Radio Show’s original co-host, is joining John for this momentous launch of the Book Tree Radio Show’s return. Again, I am personally inviting you to call in and let us know what you’re doing, tell us what you’re writing about and where our audience can get your projects.
If you are as passionate about literacy as I am; join Silver and I for what is going to be an exciting evening on the night that The Book Tree Radio Show returns to the airwaves… Stay tuned - you don’t want to miss it!
A season is a time characterized by a particular circumstance, suitable to an indefinite period of time associated with a divine phenomenon that some call life. One of the first things I learned in this life was that it is a journey. During this passage through time I have come to realize that there are milestones, mountains, and valleys that everyone will encounter.
Sometimes the challenge of life seems unbearable and when those times appear I reach inside to where my faith is stored. There I find the inspiration, courage, and motivation that fill my soul with gratitude for having been given a life that has enriched my soul. So much so that in those times of trouble, when the bridges are hard to cross and the road gets rough, I hear a gentle voice reciting words once spoken by the Prophet Isaiah: “Fear not for I am with you.”
I receive an epiphany sometime ago upon reading the dates inscribed on the tombstone, for example, 1981 – 2001. I asked myself, what does this really mean? The beginning and the end, surely, but in the final analysis it is just a tiny little dash that represents the whole life of a person. I fall to my knees realizing the profound impact of that thought causing me to look to the heavens and wonder. If someone, for whatever reason, were to tell the story concealed within my dash.
So I ask you to consider what might your “Dash” reveal? And that’s my Thought Provoking Perspective for this Sunday morning!
It gives me great pleasure to announce the return of “The Book Tree Radio Show” designed to bring the words of others to life by promoting literacy. My guests will include authors, poets, publishers, book clubs, or simply writers passionate about the written word. The Book Tree will air each Wednesday at 8:30 PM (est) beginning September 5th, 2012 with a special guest each week for your enjoyment. Be sure to tune in!
Legacy – A New Season the sequel to Just a Season is now available on Kindle:
It’s hard to imagine that not too long ago, and even today, there were and are still firsts with respect to the first Colored, Negro, Black, or African American to do this or that. The amazing radio personality Hal Jackson did it before it was believed possible.
He broke through the color wall on the radio in Washington in the 1930s, pushed the District’s major clothing retailers to let blacks into their dressing rooms and restrooms in the ’40s and became the first black host on a national broadcast network in the 50s – and I for one honor him.
Through most of the second half of the last century, many black New Yorkers grew up knowing Mr. Jackson as a radio DJ whose smiling face appeared on billboards across the city. Decades before that, Mr. Jackson was a household name in black Washington, which is what impressed me about him. Being from the area I remember the broadcasting giant and civil rights pioneer who repeatedly found ways to smash through barriers.
In the mid-1930s, he won free entry into Griffith Stadium as a volunteer to clear trash during Washington Senators games where no blacks were allowed to enter the press box. The Negro League’s Homestead Grays also played there where Mr. Jackson eventually was allowed to narrate some Gray’s games to the crowd in the ballpark. At the time, Negro League games were not broadcast on the radio in Washington.
He wrote a proposal to present “The Bronze Review,” a program of entertainment, interviews and news, but Mr. Jackson said nothing about having a black host. The station’s white executives had no idea that “bronze” was then the classy term for “negro” in Washington’s black community.
On his debut night, Mr. Jackson arrived at WINX with his first guest, Mary McLeod Bethune, President Franklin Roosevelt’s director of Negro affairs. They waited outside until 15 minutes before airtime to minimize the chance that station managers might bar them from the air. The show went on, devoted to a discussion about Washington’s blighted black neighborhoods. “The Bronze Review,” hosted guests such as first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, entertainer Lena Horne and Rep. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (D-N.Y.) becoming a nightly must-listen show for black Washington.
By the mid-1940s, Mr. Jackson was doing sports and his late-night talk show on WINX and spinning “race records,” as songs by black artists were then known, during morning drive time on WOOK in Silver Spring. He performed commercials in rhyme and urged listeners to join his Good Deed Club, collecting toys and books for charities.
In 1949, Mr. Jackson by then was the host of a television variety show broadcast from the Howard Theatre. He organized a picket on Connecticut Avenue, then the city’s most prestigious shopping boulevard, against retailers who sold to black customers but refused to let them use the dressing rooms or restrooms. The protest worked: Stores changed their policies.
In 1954, a New York station, WMCA, lured Mr. Jackson to Manhattan to create the city’s first integrated air staff. Mr. Jackson’s “All-American Revue” was designed to appeal to black and white listeners with music by Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan and Xavier Cugat.
Within a couple of years, Mr. Jackson was again on the air virtually around the clock at white- and black-owned stations. By the late 1950s, Mr. Jackson had added a children’s TV show that featured New York’s first integrated studio audience. It was round this time that Irving Rosenthal, the owner of Palisades Amusement Park, asked Mr. Jackson to host weekend concerts at the theme park and the DJ’s face was plastered on billboards around New York.
Mr. Jackson worked as a popular DJ up and down the east coast; Washington, New York, a midday show at WANN in Annapolis and an evening gig on Baltimore’s WSID as well as owning several radio stations. In 1995, Mr. Jackson was the first black elected to the Radio Hall of Fame. Every black or minority working on radio or in television owe this man a debut of gratitude. Or maybe I’ll say it this way – “They stand on the shoulders of this Giant”.
After paying homage, and much deserved, I will use Mr. Jackson’s nightly sign-off reflected his peripatetic life: “I’ve got to pack the shellac and hit the track, but I’ll be back.” And that’s my Thought Provoking Perspective…
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I am so honored to have my very good friend the incomparable Jackie (Morganfield) Lambert who happens to be the great niece of the legendary blues man Muddy Waters. Thankfully, she has so graciously offered to empower you with her insight and wisdom. Jackie offers a powerful commentary on "LET'S TALK ABOUT IT" every Tuesday night at 9:00 PM (est) on Spreaker.com with me and the Wild & Wonderful Brenda White. You must join us for the fastest growing political talk show on the air talk where we talk about the political news of the day and all the crazy goings-on in our country.
On May 31st in the year 2000, Americans were introduced to a television show called “Survivor”. It was the first program in the TV genre known as “reality TV’. Since “Survivor’s” debut, a slew of shows following this format have flooded the American airwaves. And, even though these shows aren’t real – reality – they provide entertainment to millions of American households.
This year, another reality series has hit the airwaves. This series is called the Republican Presidential Debates. This series has given us a lot of memorable dialogue. For example, reality TV star Michelle Bachman declared that no American should have to pay taxes. And in his supporting role, Rick Santorum told us that racial profiling is necessary to good order and peace in the kingdom. Series co-star Herman Cain gave us 9-9-9 and guest star Rick Perry gave us, well, um - a performance memorable only for its forget ability.
Yes, the Republican Presidential Debates have given Americans hours and hours of entertainment. The sad part is that as the “stars” are voted off the list of presidential contenders in the upcoming Republican primaries, the candidate that remains will be running for the highest office in the land. With the serious problems facing our nation, do we want “reality TV” spilling over into our reality? What would the very REAL consequences be to our society? I cringe to think of it! Let’s talk about that!
I have been very busy with my new projects and my friend the incomparable Jackie (Morganfield) Lambert who happens to be the great niece of the legendary blues man Muddy Waters has so graciously offer to empower you with her insight and wisdom.
Jackie offers a powerful commentary on "LET'S TALK ABOUT IT" every Tuesday night at 9:00 PM (est) on Spreaker.com with me and the Wild & Wonderful Brenda White. You must join us for the fastest growing political talk show on the air.
What, exactly, is a Congressional Super Committee? I would describe it as the bastard child of ideological intransigence and legislative cowardice. If you find that assessment somewhat harsh, consider this. The fiscal problems that the nation faces are known. We know how we got into this cycle of debt and deficit and we know how to correct it. Because the cure for what ails us may be of temporary inconvenience to a few powerful interest groups, there appears to be an appalling absence of political will in our Congress to set things right.
The intransigence comes from elected members of Congress who cling to old ideas that have been proven to be destructive and unjust but, for some reason, they cannot let these ideas go. Heaven forbid that any of these members of Congress would take the radical step of thinking for themselves.
The super committee was supposed to save us all from these twin evils. Imagine my surprise when I heard that the Congressional Super Committee that was charged with the task of pulling our nation away from the edge of the abyss of financial ruin – FAILED. It failed so utterly and completely that one must wonder why we have a congress at all? Will someone please remind me of what’s so super about the committee? Let’s talk about that!
I don’t have to tell you that we are living in very difficult times. The political world is in disarray, the nation is in distress, and there are mighty forces using what amounts to brainwashing tactics upon us the citizens. We have witness history so significant that our forefathers could never have imagined in their day.
With that said, the activism within us wants to lend a voice to what some may view as the voiceless. The answer, we feel, is a dynamic new talk show that will focus on the political news and topics of the day. But, the best part is it features you as our very special guest.
From the "Thought Provoking", John T. Wills and the amazing songstress, the world renowned "Wild & Wonderful" Brenda White comes this exciting, unusual and (if you know Brenda) FUNNY, political talk show. This show is designed for real everyday people to call in and express their views on the issues of the day or to just speak their piece. We are providing a platform for us to come together or more simply put “Keep it Real”.
In addition to John and Brenda’s weekly discussions with our listeners; the show will also feature Mrs. Jacqueline Lambert who will provide hard-hitting political commentary that you don’t want to miss, as well as other invited guests to speak truth to reality. The wonderful "BRENDA LEE EAGER" of “Ain’t Understanding Mellow” fame with the great Jerry Butler has allowed us to use her new recording as the show’s theme - "WE ARE ONE!" Jim Black & Friends, John T. Wills and Brenda White wish to express our sincere gratitude to Ms. Eager for her support. We offer thanks and blessings for the use of this "EMPOWERING" song.
So, if you have an opinion, and who doesn’t, concerning our nation’s direction and political “goings on”. Just join Brenda and John each Monday evening from 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm (EST) on BlogTalkRadio. Do us a big favor; tell your friends and bring the kids because there are forces among us who are trying to turn back the hands of time, and you know who they are!
I say “free your mind and you’re A$$ will follow”.
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You are cordially invited to tune in to Designing Your Life with Carla, Friday April 12 at 4:00 pm (est) as Carla Armstrong interviews John T. Wills; author, speaker, former professor, teacher, publisher, blogger, a contributor to newspapers and online magazines.
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