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Host: Lesa Marie Belle

Host: Lesa Marie Belle   Inspring Gospel Music. Comtemporary and Traditional

BED TIME HORROR STORIES: "THEIR EFFECT ON THE ADULT MIND" "An Analysis of Grimm's Fairy Tales" Michelle 4X and Harold Muhammad With Special Guest: Tracyann Williams is the Director of Academic Advising in the School of Undergraduate Studies at The New School. She is also an Instructor of Literature, offering courses since 1998 in African American studies, gender studies, and literature. She also taught Composition and Literature at LaGuardia College/CUNY for several years. She has received numerous awards and recognition including the Distinguished University Teaching Award from The New School in 2004 and a Helena Rubenstein Foundation fellowship. Her current research focuses on mixed race women in modern fictions.

The Divas of Culture: Michelle Materre and Aisha Karefa-Smart speak with,     Calypso Rose an exuberant and inspiring ambassador for the Caribbean, is the uncontested and much decorated diva of Calypso music. With more than 800 recorded songs, she continues to be a pioneer and champion of women’s rights, as she travels the world making music. French-Cameroonian filmmaker Pascale Obolo spends four years with Calypso Rose on a very personal journey. Traveling to Paris, New York, Trinidad and Tobago and to her ancestral home in Africa, we learn more about Calypso Rose in each place, and the many faces and facets of her life. The daughter of an illiterate Trinidadian fisherman, Calypso Rose was one of ten children, who at the age of 9 was sent to live with relatives in Tobago. At 15 she wrote her first song and launched  her career.  Jojopahmaria Nsoroma returns for the third of a six-part series on the Age of Illumination – the post-modern evolution of humanity.  Crystal Renée Emery’s professional background s

With Your Host: Rudolph Muhammad

Join us this week on TRU SKOOL,  with your host Shango Blake, for our Pt.2 talk with Dr. Bessie W. Blake: Educator, Author, and Lecturer Dr. Blake was recently invited to be a guest of Congress; which honored the 100th anniversary of the birth of Rosa Parks, The Mother of The Civil Rights Movement by unveiling a statue of Mrs. Parks and placing it in the Statuary of the Capitol. We will be discussing the importance of Adult Education Programs, and developing the next generations of authors within our community. Dr. Bessie W, . Blake, author and winner of USA Book News’ 2007 Best Book Award for Speak to the Mountain, is an internationally known educator.  She started her professional career in the NYC public school system teaching English at middles schools in Corona and Springfield Gardens, Queens.  Her interest in alternative modes of learning led her to serve three years as an instructor at Muhammad University of Islam in Harlem.  Inspired by her work with parents, she earned her doctorate in curriculum an

Host: Queen Nzingha Interviews: Sundan Muhammad  Youth Creation Community Outreach  Founded in 1999 by husband and wife, Reamer and Sudan Muhammad. As a way of serving the community, they would visit shelters for the homeless and serve soup, sandwiches, juice, and donated shoes and clothing. In 2004, Bedside Harp was added to their program where Indigo Bleu, Sudan's eldest daughter would play in hospitals and nursing homes to aid in healing the sick.The harp is a healing instrument that repairs damaged cells in the body.In February of 2012, they launched a Youth Creation Community Outreach Magazine, designed to focus on the positive achievemnts of people in the community, recognize Pioneers who have paved the way for us and aid the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan by displaying Islam and civilization throughout their magazine. 

With Your Host: Jason X

El Presidente Hugo Chebez (Revoluntionaray? Dictator? or Hero?) The "Time For Truth" Team with Special Guest Abel Muhammad, the Latino Representative of the Nation Of Islam. Do an in-depth analysis into the life and times of: Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was the President of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013. He was formerly the leader of the Fifth Republic Movement political party from its foundation in 1997.

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LaShawn Allen-Muhammad, CEO, The Entrepreneurs of New York. Will Host A Tribute To Honor The Memory of  Lou Myers: Actor Lou Myers, best known for his role as ornery restaurant owner Mr. Gaines on the television series "A Different World," has died at age 76. A native of Chesapeake, W.Va., Myers had returned to the state and lived in the Charleston area. His TV credits included "NYPD Blue," ''E.R.," ''The Cosby Show," ''Touched by an Angel," and more. He also appeared in a number of films, including "Tin Cup," ''How Stella Got Her Groove Back," ''Wedding Planner" and more.   "A Different World" ran from 1987-93 and originally starred Lisa Bonet from "Cosby" fame. Myers said he owed his introduction to Hollywood to Bill Cosby.     Myers also appeared on Broadway including "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" African American Style and "Oprah Winfrey's The Color Purple." In 2005, the Appalachian Education Initiative listed Myers as one of 50 "Outstanding Creative Artists" from the state of West Virginia and featured him in

Host: Lesa Marie Belle Inspiring Gospel Music

Host: Lesa Marie Belle   Inspring Gospel Music. Comtemporary and Traditional

James Mtume and the NSMS Team continue the discussion on  the Impact of Music On the Soul, Body and Mind

THE SCIENCE OF MUSIC, IMPACT AND EMOTION. With Co-Host: Michelle 4X and Harold Muhammad Special Guest: Philadelphia born percussionist James Mtume has done something unique in the music business: he has had a successful career while preserving his integrity. A successful session man, songwriter, bandleader, and producer, Mtume bowed out of the music business in the mid-'80s, when he felt the quality and history of R&B was slipping away, only to return triumphantly to lend his stellar ear and deep knowledge of black music to neo-R&B acts like Mary J. Blige. Mtume, the son of jazz saxophonist Jimmy Heath, first made in-roads into the music business in the early '70s when he moved from the city of brotherly love to New York. There he met and played with greats such as Freddie Hubbard and Sonnie Rollins, before being asked to join Miles Davis' touring group as a percussionist. Mtume spent five years with Miles and leveraged the prestigious position to become a session man, playing on Lonnie Liston Smith

The Divas of Culture: Michelle Materre and Aisha Karefa-Smart

With Your Host: Rudolph Muhammad

Rosa Parks: The Woman Behind The Legacy Shango Blake The Hip Hip Principal interviews:   Dr. Bessie W. Blake friend and aide to Mother Rosa Parks, and former Dean of The College Of New Rochelle. This educator, author, and lecturer has recently been a guest of Congress, spending time with President Obama and First lady Michelle Obama, to witness the unveiling of The Rosa Parks Statue in the Statuary of the Rotunda. In this part 1 interview she will give her insights regarding Mother Parks legacy and the 100th anniversary of her birth.

FROM PAIN TO PURPOSE   Special Guest: Amber Lyons is an Ordained Elder, who preaches and teaches the unadulterated gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. Being a strong woman of faith and diligently serving in ministry to assist in birthing the visions and dreams of others, did not exempt her from living a secret life filled with years of abuse. She wore a mask to hide the pain and suffering, however, she yet remained faithful to her call to the Lord and her spiritual leaders. Amber emerged from that dark place in her life as a successful Survivor and Thrives with a Passion to help others suffering in silence.

POLICTICS AND YOUR FURTURE  With Your Host: Jason X and  Forrest Muhammad Special Guest is:   LETITIA "Tish" JAMES   District 35 - Council Member - Working Families Letitia James first entered the New York City Council in 2003, as the representative for District 35, Clinton Hill, Fort Greene; parts of Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, Bedford Stuyvesant. Letitia is Chair of the Committee on Economic Development and the Committee on Sanitation & Solid Waste Management. Letitia also sits on Committees on Contracts; Small Business.