Flashpoint

December 1st is World AIDS Day, a time when the world unites in the fight against AIDS and supports those living with HIV. KYW Newsradio's Community Affairs reporter and Flashpoint Host Cherri Gregg sits down with Philadelphia FIGHT CEO Jane Shull regarding a recent Health Department advisory reporting an uptick in new HIV infections amoing IV drug users. NOTE: The Philadelphia Department of Health has said it is too early to conclude that their area is experiencing a new trend in HIV infection. Flashpoint airs every Saturday at 9:30pm and Sunday at 8:30am. Subscribe to the Flashpoint Podcast on the Apple Podcast, Radio.com or others apps where you get your podcast by searching "Flashpoint KYW." See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. 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 economy of giving. November kicks of what is known as the "Season of Giving." Dr. Keith Leaphart, Founder of Philanthropos...The Giving Company, Jeff Hornstein, Executive Director of the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia and Sharmain Matlock Turner, CEO of the Urban Affairs Coalition provide insights on this very timely topic. Then, our newsmaker of the week is Sam Katz, a businessman, former candidate for Philadelphia Mayor and now filmmaker who founded History Making Productions. Finally, our changemaker of the week is MenzFit, an organization that helps men in need get back to work. Founder and executive director Rhonda Willingham was the guest. Flashpoint airs every Saturday at 9:30pm and Sunday at 8:30am on KYW Newsradio. Subscribe to the Flashpoint Podcast on the Apple Podcast, Radio.com or others apps where you get your podcast by searching "Flashpoint KYW." -------   See omnystudio.com/polici

Host and KYW Newsradio cmmunity affairs reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about white supremacy. Chad Dion Lassiter, race relations expert and executive director of the Pennsylvania Commission on Human Relations, joins UPenn Political Science Professor Rogers Smith and Frank Meeink, speaker and authoer of "Autobiography of a Recovery Skinhead" in a very insightful discussion on this topic. During our newsmaker segment, we chat with Marian Schneider, president of Verified Voting, how votes are counted after Election Day. Finally, our changemaker of the week is The Charles Foundation, a non-profit working to end gun violence by giving hope to individuals on both sides of the gun. Founder Movita Johnson-Harrell discuss their latest Thanksgiving season effort. Flashpoint airs on KYW Newsradio every Saturday at 9:30pm and Sunday at 8:30am. Subscribe to the Flashpoint Podcast on the Apple Podcast, Radio.com or others apps where you get your podcast by searching "Flashpoint KYW." See omnystudio.co

Host and KYW Newsradio community affairs reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about the emotional toll divisive political messaging has had on voters. Psychologist Frank Farley, Political Communication expert David Pallent and POWER voter engagement coordinator Kendra Cochran were guests. Newsmaker is Bishop Patricia Davenport, the first African American woman elected Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America., which is 96 percent white. Finally, changemaker of the week is Bebashi Transition to Hope, a non-profit founded in 1985 to help people of color dealing with HIV and AIDS. Flashpoint airs every Saturday at 9:30pm and Sunday at 8:30am on KYW Newsradio. Subscribe to the Flashpoint Podcast on the Apple Podcast, Radio.com or others apps where you get your podcast by searching "Flashpoint KYW." See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more ab

Controversy over an innovative billboard project that would have provided funding for non-profits in the City of Camden will continue. Earlier this week the city's mayor vetoed the project despite zoning board approval. More from Flashpoint host and KYW Newsradio community affairs reporter Cherri Gregg. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. 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

A North Philadelphia woman who once marched on the front lines for voting rights in Alabama will be casting her ballot tomorrow. As KYW Newsradio community affairs reporter Cherri Gregg explains, Mrs. Bernice Jordan has an election day reminder. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. 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 how to deal with hate in the aftermath of the massacre at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. Robin Burstein, Senior Associate Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation League, Naomi Adler, President and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia and Derek Grant, Co-Director of Security for Sharon Baptist Church weigh in. During our newsmaker segment, Franklin and Marshall Pollster Terry Madonna discusses the recent polls surrounding the Mid-term election. Our changemaker of the week, Desiree Peterkin-Bell, local chair of United State of Women, discusses Galvanized Pennsylvania. Flashpoint airs every Saturday at 9:30pm and Sunday at 8:30am on KYW Newsradio. Subscribe to the Flashpoint Podcast on the Apple Podcast, Radio.com or others apps where you get your podcast by searching "Flashpoint KYW."   See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. To learn more about listener data and o

Host and KYW Newsradio community affairs reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about Women Who Work before a live studio audience at the KYW Newsradio Broadcast Center. During our first discussion, we look at women in politics. Honorable Christina Tartaglione, the Democratic State Senator representing Pennsylvania's Second Senatorial District, Jasmine Sessoms, founder of She Can Win, Dr. Dana Brown, executive director of the Pennsylvania Center for Women and Politics and Christine Flowers, an attorney and conservative columnist and radio host at 1210 WPHT. Our second panel discussion includes commentary from Rue Landau, Executive Director of the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations, Amal Bass, a staff attorney at the Women's Law Project, Farah Jimenez a Republican who is President and CEO of the Education Fund and Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown, an at-large member of Philadelphia City Council. Flashpoint airs every Saturday at 9:30pm and Sunday at 8:30am. Subscribe to the Flashpoint P

Host and KYW Newsradio community affairs reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections recent policy changes that ban shipment of books to inmates and new processes for mail. Su Ming Yeh, managing attorney at the Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project, Dr. Brian O'Neill, criminal justice radio host and West Chester University associate professor, and Michael Wilson a former juvenile lifer who spent nearly 47 years behind bars discuss various aspects of the new policies. The Newsmaker of the week is Mihir Shah, CEO of UE Life Sciences, the licensee of the technology behind iBreastExam. Finally, the Changemaker of the week is Rush Arts Philadelphia, a non-profit founded by Danny Simmons. Flashpoint airs every Saturday at 9:30pm and Sunday at 8:30am on KYW Newsradio. Subscribe to the Flashpoint Podcast on the Apple Podcast, Radio.com or others apps where you get your podcast by searching "Flashpoint KYW."   See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy i

Host and KYW community affairs reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about cannabis. Decriminalization and growing acceptance of marijuana is giving Philadelphia area residents the false impression that the drug is legal everywhere. So it's no surprise, arrests are up in the Philadelphia suburbs and in New Jersey. Marijuana activist and writer Chris Goldstein, criminal defense attorney Gary Lamanno, Co-owner of medical marijuana dispensary Steve O and DACO director Cherron Perry-Thomas dig into the issue of how to avoid arrest and cash in on cannabis. The Newsmaker of the week is City Solicitor, Marcel Pratt. Finally, the Changemaker of the week is Lupus Foundation of America Philadelphia Tri-State Chapter. More on the 27th Annual Lupus Loop is HERE:  Flashpoint airs every Saturday at 9:30pm and Sunday at 8:30am. Subscribe to the Flashpoint Podcast on the Apple Podcast, Radio.com or others apps where you get your podcast by searching "Flashpoint KYW." See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for pri

Host and KYW Newsradi community affairs reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about the what happens when development clashes with public art. Jane Golden, executive director of Mural Arts of Philadelphia, Andrew Goodman, Director of Community Engagement at the New Kensington Community Development Corporation and Claudia Smith Sherrod, a community activist and former leader of South Philadelphia H.O.M.E.S. weigh in on this important discussion during Mural Arts Month. The Newsmaker of the week is Mayor Jim Kenney who discusses his strategy for protecting Philadelphia's diverse immigrant population and his reasons for it all. All of this, as the Philadelphia International Unity Cup gears up for its Championship Game on Saturday October 13th. The Changemaker of the week is AIDS Fund Philly. Robb Reichard, executive director, discusses the non-profits revised mission. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: h

The ballot box opens this November 6th. KYW Newsradio's Community Affairs reporter Cherri Gregg sat down with writer and lecturer Lorene Carey about the student driven #VoteThatJawn initiative. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. 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 impact of the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. What will be the impact of the hearings on the mid-term elections? What about politics? Will it leave a stain on the nation's highest court? Linda Dale Hoffa, a former federal prosecutor who spent two years serving as counsel for the Senate Judiciary committee joins Larry Ceisler, politcal strategist and principal of Ceisler Media and Issue Advocacy and Christa Hayburn, a sex assault survivor and spokesperson for Women Organized Against Rape for this riveting discussion. The Newsmakers of the week are Philadelphia School Board's youngest new members- Julia Frank and Alfredo Practico. Finally, the Changemaker of the week is Mongomery County Commission on Women and Families. Vice Chair and spokesperson Teresa Harris discusses the organization's effort to empower and support organizations that advocate for women. Flashpoint airs every Saturday

Bill Cosby began his three to ten year prison sentence last night when he was checked into a state correctional facility in Montgomery County. KYW Newsradio community affairs reporter Cherri Gregg spoke to two men (Haywood "Red Dog" Fennell and J. Jondhi Harrell) who spent a collective 75 years behind the wall to find out what Cosby's new life will be like.  See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. 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

Flashpoint host and KYW Newsradio community affairs reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about a knowledge discrimination. If you've never heard of it, it's the phenomenon that occurs when employers ignore experience, intellect, non-traditional education and hidden credentials. Tens of millions of adult Americans are under-employed and underpaid because they do not possess a four-year college degree. In addition, individuals who do not attend more prestigious colleges are many times unable to fully capitalize on their education. The impact is extensive, especially on people of color and at risk communities and impact economic mobility. Is it time for educators and employers level the playing field? How can American open the door to a forgotten segment of the workforce?. Panelists this week include Dr. Peter Smith, a professor at University of Maryland University College and author of Free-range Learning in the Digital Age, Manuel Gonzalez Canche, associate professor in the Graduate School of Educa

City Council approved a resolution in June that would name a section of North 59th Street after Philadelphia's first black mayor, Wilson Goode, Sr. KYW Newsradio community affairs reporter and Flashpoint host Cherri Gregg lays out the story, including an interview with Goode. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. 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 a viral GoFundMe campaign gone wrong. It all began last year when Johnny Bobbit, a homeless veteran gave $20 to a stranded Katie McClure. To return the favor, McClure and boyfriend Mark D'Marco set up a GoFundMe account to help Bobbitt. The effort got widespread support, raising $400,000. Fast forward and Bobbitt claims the New Jersey couple didn't give him the money that was raised. He lawyered up and filed a lawsuit and now the couple could be indicted on fraud charges. What are the rules of crowdfunding online and beyond? How can donors protect themselves from fraudsters? Who must pay if a "fundraiser" turns out to be fraud. Panelists this week include Mark Roderick, an attorney with Flaster Greenberg who specializes in crowdfunding, Mu'min Islam, an attorney who represented a homeless couple that sued a non-profit that raised money on their behalf and Tom Nickels, a freelance journalist who knows Bobbit and pen

The ACLU is considering whether to take legal action against the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections after the agency banned shipment of all books to inmates inside of state prisons. KYW community affairs reporter Cherri Gregg speaks to ACLU Pa Legal Director Vic Walczak and then has an extended interview with Keir Neuringer of "Books Through Bars" about efforts to block the new policy. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. 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

A new Philadelphia art exhibit highlights the diversity of Muslim Women. KYW Newsradio community affairs reporter and Flashpoint host Cherri Gregg interviews Yuself Abdule Jaleel the artist behind Art Sanctuary's showcase, "Covered." See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. 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 healing communities following trauma. Homicides are up about six-percent in Philadelphia and there have been more than 800 shootings city wide this year. But many for those who survive the violence, there can be scars that are both visible and invisible. Trauma from violence can change a victim's brain causing post traumatic stress disorder. Many times the victims and perpertrators of violence are from the same community and, in some cases, the same family. Panelists this week include Dr. Ted Corbin, co-creator of Healing Hurt People at Drexel University, Kempis Songster, co-founder of the Redemption Project and Chantay Love, founder of Every Murder is Real Healing Center. This weekend Songster is hosting a community healing titled, "Ubuntu Philadelphia," brining together those who have committed acts of violence with families of victims. The Newsmaker of the week is the Dixie Humming Birds. Band manager and bass