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In its 13th year, this show is a series of expertly facilitated conversations with world experts in a variety of disciplines. These conversations illuminate problems, issues and solutions faced and considered by aspiring and veteran leaders.

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Research Associate at University of Waterloo, Canada, Maksim Rudnev joins us to share his research on how logical thinking and empathy define wisdom. He is a quantitative social scientist interested in human values, wisdom, and social perception, as well as their development across various cultures and countries. He focuses on understanding the substance of cultural (in)variability and the methods intrinsically linked to cross-cultural inference. Tune in for this broadcast on Wednesday, September 25 @ 6pm EST!
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Join us on Wednesday, April 21 @ 11:30pm EST for a two-part informative conversation. First, my daughter, Arin, will join me to discuss the award-winning book, The Poisoned City, by Anna Clark. Ms. Clark, a journalist living in Detroit... more
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The Truancy Intervention Project (TIP) is an organization that strives to decrease chronic absenteeism by pairing trained volunteers with children and their families to provide them with the advocacy, resources and services necessary to... more
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Once a homeless teenage mother, Fatihah Abdur-Rahma is now living her dream as an Elementary School Principal in Camden. Join us on April 7 @ 12pm to hear her incredible and inspiring journey to principalship. Fatihah is a passionate... more
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Asian-American stereotypes have persisted since the early 1960s when the model minority stereotype first emerged. This broadcast is dedicated to a conversation about how Asian-Americans as the fastest growing minority group... more
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Tune into this final in the series about how black children are oriented to American Society. This broadcast features a panel of black women and mothers of girls to discuss their words of wisdom given to their daugthers. Recently, the Talk that... more
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Tune into this special 1-hour broadcast featuring a panel of incredible black men and fathers of boys to discuss the cautions and concerns about becoming a black man in America or what has been referred to as "the talk". Black men... more
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This broadcast features a special guest, author, editor and commentator, William F. Spivey. We will discuss broadly the stunning relevance of Mr. Baldwin's writings nearly 60 years ago to today's racial context in America. Additionally, we will... more
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This broadcast is the first in a 4-part series using the critically acclaimed manuscript from James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time. As part of their father-daughter book club, Dr. Perkins will introduce his daughter, Arin, as a... more
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Tune in on Thursday, March 11 @ 12pm EST for another impactful conversation expanding on the data surrounding the increase in teen suicides in the US. Dr. Crystal L. Barksdale, Chief of the Minority Mental Health Research Program for... more
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Join us on Wednesday, March 3 @ 12pm EST for an important conversation on millennial teacher and leader retention with special guest, Kami Lewis Levin. Kami is an adult learning, education leadership and curriculum design... more
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