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Kwesi Ronald Harris is  the Director of the African American Male Resource Center at Chicago State University, he is also a survivor who is still battling prostate cancer, as well as a close friend of recording star Lupe Fiasco.  A Chicago-native who has traveled coast to coast presenting about youth leadership development, alcohol, tobacco, substance abuse prevention and media advocacy. Kwesi has coached thousands of youth and adults to be committed leaders in their community by teaching character development, relationship building, violence prevention, conflict resolution and cultural reclamation.    “I challenge the young people I work with; be life long learners. Thirst for knowledge but understand knowledge is not power–information is power,”  Ronald “Kwesi” Harris

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TODAY I ASK THE QUESTION WHY? WHY DO WE EXIST? WHY CAN'T WE HAVE UNITY? THESE ARE A FEW OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WILL BE PRESENTED ON THE SHOW TODAY. LETS EXPLORE THIS QUESTION WITH GREAT CONVERSATION AND FUN HERE ON LETS TALK.

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Chike Akua has been called "an educational revolutionary."  He has been a keynote speaker at a number of colleges, universities and educational conferences nationally.  Dr. Asa Hilliard called him "a Master Teacher" and Dr. Runoko Rashidi called him, "a brilliant young African scholar with remarkable intellect, genuine humility and superlative work ethic." As a business owner and producer of African-centered educational resources, Brother Akua is the author 10 books, 10 African Origins DVDs and 30 Black History posters.  He provides training for teachers in the area of African-centered education and culturally relevant instructional strategies.  In addition, he is a Christian minister who has been in ministry for 17 years and his book African Origins of Our Faith is opening a lot of eyes and prompting a serious dialogue in the faith-based community.   Other Recent books include Education for Transformation: The Keys to Releasing the Genius of African American Students and ParentPower: The Keys to Your Chil

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Recent evnets in the NFL has demonstrated how public opinion can cause a major sports league to do about faces and go against their own rulings and beliefs. Adrian Peterson, Greg Hardy,Ray Rice and Ray McDonald all have learned just how important public opinion can truly be. Politicians often follow surveys and polls, which take into account public opinion of constituency. How many politicians actually pay attention to these polls other than around election time. Then there is the type of opinion that many of us are a casualty of everyday and that is what someone else thinks about us as people.  DOES YOUR OPINION COUNT?

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Despite the reporting over the years that spanking is for naught, many parents still seem to do it. More than half of the mothers questioned in the Pediatrics study reported spanking their kids at age 3 and at age 5. Spanking teaches hitting, it's that simple So that if you don't get your way and you're bigger than me, you can hit me to get your way. That's the lesson of spanking. A  national survey showed more than half of women and three-quarters of men in the United States believe a child sometimes needs a "good hard spanking. The majority of parents say they spank their kids. Various factors increase the likelihood, including geographic location (children in the South are spanked the most), family income (less money means more spanking), race (African-American mothers spank their children more than other ethnic groups), and religion (parents more fundamentalist in their religious beliefs spank more than those who are less so). But all in all, it's a pretty clear picture 94% of 3- and 4-year-olds

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It's not just that a greater share of African Americans are out of work. It's also that they continue to seek jobs for longer than whites do. Last month, the unemployment rate for white Americans was 5.4 percent. For black Americans, it was more than twice that, at 11.5, the numbers are down from 13.5 percent about the same time last year. Unemployment in the African American community remain in the double digits, causing alarm among some civil rights leaders.  African-American women are the only demographic in the United States whose unemployment rate has not improved over the past year, according to a National Women's Law Center analysis of the latest jobs data.   http://www.theroot.com/articles/politics/2014/08/naacp_slams_double_digit_black_unemployment_rate.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/05/black-women-employment_n_5773880.html

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Domestic violence is considered one of the most pressing issues in American society. Everyone quotes the statistics given by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence: 1 in 4 women will be victims of domestic violence at some point in their lives, 1.3 million women are assaulted by their partner every year, 85% of domestic violence reported is against women. However, in a conflicting survey taken by the CDC in 2010, it was found that 40% of the victims of severe, physical domestic violence are men. The media and government focus the most attention on the female victims of domestic violence. Men are largely silent on the issue because of the perception that men are physically stronger and should be able to subdue a female attacker easily. Those men who do report physical violence are more likely to be ridiculed–both by law enforcement and by the public–than women are.  The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was the first major law to help government agencies and victim advocates work together to fight

The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was the first major law to help government agencies and victim advocates work together to fight domestic violence, sexual assault, and other types of violence against women. It created new punishments for certain crimes and started programs to prevent violence and help victims. Over the years, the law has been expanded to provide more programs and services.  Domestic violence is considered one of the most pressing issues in American society. Everyone quotes the statistics given by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence: 1 in 4 women will be victims of domestic violence at some point in their lives, 1.3 million women are assaulted by their partner every year, 85% of domestic violence reported is against women. However, in a conflicting survey taken by the CDC in 2010, it was found that 40% of the victims of severe, physical domestic violence are men. The media and government focus the most attention on the female victims of domestic violence. Men are largely si

ALRIGHT IT'S TUESDAY AND TIME FOR GREAT CONVERSATION AND FUN. WE WILL DISCUSS QUITE A FEW TOPICS ON THE SHOW TODAY, WE WILL START WITH THE KKK RECRUITING WITH CANDIES AND FLIERS. LOUISIANA GOV. BOBBY JINDAL SUING THE GOVERNMENT OVER COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS. RAY J TAKES PLEA DEAL IN SEXUAL BATTERY CASE, WHILE A PHILADEPHIA WOMEN MUST STAND TRAIL FOR HAVING A WEAPON IN N.J. EVEN THOUGH SHE HAD A VALID PERMIT IN PHILA. AND TOLD THE OFFICER SHE HAD IT. NEW NFL DOMESTIC VOILENCE POLICY TO BE TESTED RIGHT AWAY RICK PERRY CALLING FOR OVERWHELMING FORCE AGAINST ISLAMIC FORCE. U.S. SEEKING COLITION AGAINST ISLAMIC STATE, AMID CAUTION BY ALLIES.