Flashpoint

Host and KYW Newsradio Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about the interracial marriage. Farrah Parkes and Brad Linder, producers of the Loving Project are guests. Then, our newsmaker of the week is the Philadelphia School District plan to re-open schools later this month. Sandra Dungee Glenn of the Pennsylvania State Board of Education discusses. Finally, the Patriot Homecare Changemaker of the week is Dr. Christine Meyer, founder of Pa COVID Vaccine Matchmaker. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host and KYW Newsradio Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about the recent rise of Black women in leadership positions. Rutgers Law Professor Stacy Hawkins joins Christine Jacobs, executive director of Represent PA. Then, our newsmaker of the week is Keir Bradford-Grey, Chief of the Defender Association of Philadelphia. Finally, the Patriot Homecare Changemaker of the week is Adam McNeil, founder of SistaTalkPHL.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host and KYW Newsradio Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about community accountability as Philadelphia faces a new uptick in gun violence in 2021. Bilal Qayyum, founder of Father’s Day Rally Committee and Terrance Harrell also known as No Gun Zone on Instagram are guests. Then, our newsmaker of the week is Philadelphia City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier. Finally, the Patriot Homecare Changemaker of the week is Vanesse Lloyd Sgambati, founder of the African American Children’s Book Project.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host and KYW Newsradio Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw’s first year on the job. She became the first Black woman to fill the post last February. Then, the Patriot Homecare Changemaker of the week is Tiny WPA. Co-founder, Alex Gilliam is guest.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host and KYW Newsradio Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in light of covid19 racial unrest and more. Jeanne Theoharris author of A More Beautiful and Terrible History: The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History is guest. Then, Sue Ming Yeh and Chester Hollman III are newsmakers discussing COVID19 and prison. Finally, King Day of Service Organizer Todd Bernstein is the Patriot Homecare changemaker of the week. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host an KYW Newsradio Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about what’s ahead for the GOP in light of the insurrection at the US Capitol by Trump supporters. Rina Shah, Charlie Gerow, and William Rosenberg join the show. Then, the Patriot Homecare Changemaker of the week is Black Music City Project. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host and KYW Newsradio Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about what’s ahead in 2021 for the pandemic, politics and race. Molly Harrar, David Dix and Stacy Hawkins. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This weekend on Flashpoint, host Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about coping with covid19 isolation during the holidays. Dr. Eric Speigel and Fredricka Maister are guests in this segment. The newsmaker of the week is education. Sandra Dungree Glenn of Philadelphia Community Stakeholders is guest. The Patriot Homecare Changemaker of the week is Sisterhood Inc. Founder Rev. Dr. Hilda Covington is guest. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host and KYW Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about the new COVID-19 vaccine. Recent surveys show that half of Americans are reluctant to get the shot. Why? Dr. Allison Buttenheim and Dr. Ala Stanford are guests. The Patriot Homeware Changemaker of the week is the William Penn Foundation. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host and KYW Newsradio Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about the impact of the pandemic on gender roles in families. Dr. George James joins Marni Puente and Jeff Stein. The newsmaker is author Michael Eric Dyson on his new book, “Longtime Coming: Reckoning with Race in America.” Finally- the Patriot Homecare changemaker is Anton Moore, executive producer of the new docuseries, Weight of Death. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host and KYW Newsradio Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about the law and tradition of American’s democratic transition of power. Dr. Claire Finkelstein, a Penn Law professor and Director of Center for Ethics and Rule of Law is guest.  The newsmaker is the Pennsylvania’s purple suburbs. Jaime Parrapatto, founder of Turn Pa Blue discusses what Democrats did right for Election 2020. Finally- the Patriot Homecare changemaker is Just Cause. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host and KYW Newsradio Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about what exit polls say about the outcome of Election Day. Larry Ceisler, Principal of Larry Ceisler Media and Jasmine Sessoms, founder of She Can Win discuss future of Democratic party.  The newsmaker is the GOP. Republican Influencer and conservative radio host Dean Malik explains why GOP leaders lack faith in the electoral process. Finally- the Patriot Homecare changemaker is Savannah Zeaman of Savannah’s Lemonade Stand. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host and KYW Newsradio Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about recent police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. Parents Kathy Brant and Walter Wallace Senior speak about what happened. Attorney Shaka Johnson explains why they do not want the officers charged with murder. The newsmaker is Senator Bernie Sanders. Finally- the Patriot Homecare changemaker is Cheryl Ann Wadlington of Evoluer House. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host and KYW Newsradio Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about recent polls showing young men of color are attracted to President Donald Trump in stark contrast to young women of color. Guests include Rafael Collazo: Director of Political Affairs for the UnidosUS Action Fund and Randy Robinson founder of Right for Philadelphia. The newsmaker of the week is the misinformation and conspiracy theories on social media. Factchecker.org’s Sara Hale Spencer is guest. Finally- the Patriot Homecare changemakers are Rev Chandra Williams and Pa State Rep Donna Bullock. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host and KYW Newsradio Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about the Trump administration’s impact on federal courts. Guests include Penn Law Professor Kermit Roosevelt and Drexel Law Professor Lisa Tucker. Newsmaker is Visit Philadelphia CEO Jeff Guaracino. Finally- the Patriot Homecare changemakers are Eric Marsh of The Fathering Circle and Toby Fraser of Lutheran Settlement House. LINK: https://we.tl/t-Bb4qPHzxCq To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host and KYW Newsradio Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about non-voters in Pennsylvania and beyond. In 2016, it 41 percent of eligible voters- or nearly 100 million Americans- in did not vote in the general election. Why do so many American opt of our democracy? Who are these individuals? How does their decision not to engage impact politics? We look at the 100 Million Project, a survery of 12,000 non-voters, released earlier this year by the Knight Foundation, as well as a recent poll of young Black Philadelphians, as a backdrop on this discussion of non-voters. Evette Alexander, director of learning and impact with the Knight Foundation and Bishop Dwayne Royster, Interim Executive Director of POWER provide expertise on this topic. Our newsmaker of the week is Seth Williams. In this encore presentation of an interview heard first on KYW Newsradio, Philadelphia’s former district attorney discusses his transformation while serving three years in federal prison. In 2017, Willi

Host and Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg talks to former Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams about coming off of house arrest and rebuilding his life after three years in prison. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host and KYW Newsradio Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg asks burning questions about transracial adoption. Dr. Joseph Crumbly, therapist and expert on transracial adoption and kinship care joins Stefani Moon a former program manager with Open Arms Adoption and adoptive mother of Black children and new transracial adoptive parents Nate and Julia Overly. The newsmaker of the week is Dan Pearson a Black son of white parents. Finally, the Patriot Homecare Changemaker is Abington-Ambler Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity discussing get out the vote effort. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The longtime Osage Avenue block captain who lobbied five mayors to get the Osage-Pine neighborhood rebuilt after the MOVE Bombing has died. Flashpoint host and KYW Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg went to West Philadelphia and spoke to those who knew Gerald Wayne Renfrow best about his legacy. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host and KYW Newsradio Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about the mental health and suicide prevention in the age of covid19. In this special edition of the show, "I'm Listening," we explore the impact that the pandemic, job loss, racial unrest and more are having on mental health. The Centers for Disease Control recently issued a report saying that one in four young adults has reported suicidal thoughts. Some experts fear that the trauma from these unprecedented times could cause a tsunami effect- where society does not actually see a mental health crisis until months, perhaps years after the pandemic subsides. So how do we mitigate the issues that brewing and save lives? Julie Peticca, Director of Crisis Intervention at Montgomery County Emergency Services joins D. Trevor Evans a Licensed Clinical Social Worker from the Men's Center, Phillip J. Roundtree, a social worker and mental health coach and Founder of Quadify LLC and Sarah-Ashley Andrews, who founded Dare to Hope af