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Perspectives with Condace Pressley

Condace Pressley

Perspectives with Condace Pressley is an hour where conversation about the ways we may be different actually shows us how much we really have in common.

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00:19:38

Perspectives S35/Ep42 Arts Clayton Paints the town...

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2023/09/25

Arts Clayton has worked to enrich the lives of the residents of Clayton County for more than 30 years. The gallery, at 136 South Main Street in Jonesboro, plans to paint the town beginning Saturday, September 30 with the start of an International Arts, Music & Film Festival. The event is produced in collaboration with City Council Chair Jeff Turner and is an effort to cultivate the spirit of Art among the people in the community with an emphasis on youth and others to be a part of the creative flow

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00:24:54

Perspectives S35/Ep41 A unique approach in fight to...

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2023/09/25

In the fight to defeat addiction, are people in recovery winning the daily battle? Aware Recovery Care believes it offers a unique tool to helping people in recovery win the fight. Their program delivers treatment in the privacy of the home with a focus on personalized care with the family's involvement. The program began in Connecticut with input from specialists at Yale University and has expanded into eleven states including Georgia. Laura Perry, Director of Family Wellness for Aware Recovery

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00:20:00

Perspectives S35/Ep40 Take a magical journey through...

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2023/09/18

Corazon Lopez yearns to finally start training as a babaylan (a mystical healer and spirit guide) under her powerful guardian, Aunt Tina. As soon as her magic awakens, Corazon plans to bring her parents back from the dead and no longer have to rely on a soul key to allow visits with their ghosts for a few hours every Saturday night. But when a vengeful ghost steals Corazon’s precious key, the fragile balance between the human world and the spirit world is thrown out of whack. Aunt Tina reveals that

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00:24:47

Perspectives S35/Ep39 The Harvest

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2023/09/11

Atlanta-based, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doug Blackmon looks back on his experience as a member of the first class of Black and white students to attend all 12 grades together in Leland, MS in a new documentary, The Harvest. The film has already been named a finalist for the Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film. The Harvest is a deeply personal depiction of one Southern town's painful struggle to integrate its public schools and the continuing repercussions still felt in the

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00:19:52

Perspectives S35/Ep38 Kool and the Gang: The Most...

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2023/09/11

Their list of hits is endless. Songs including Celebration, Ladies Night, Get Down on It, Cherish, Jungle Boogie, Too Hot and many more make Kool and the Gang the most sampled artists in Hip Hop. The band formed in 1964 and continues to perform with 2 of its original members including Robert "Kool" Bell. Kool and the Gang will be performing at Mable House Amphitheater in Cobb County on Saturday, September 16th. Founder Robert Bell dishes the dirt and talks the hits with Condace Pressley on this

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00:24:55

Perspectives S35/Ep37 Black QBs in the NFL: 14...

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2023/09/11

2023’s Super Bowl LVII marked the first time that the two starting quarterbacks were Black. Even though the majority of NFL players are Black—and have been for decades—this milestone came in the second century of the league’s history, a history that would be incomplete without taking race into account. In ROCKET MEN: The Black Quarterbacks Who Revolutionized Pro Football sports journalist John Eisenberg relates the definitive history of Black quarterbacks in the NFL. Based on in-depth interviews of

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00:19:34

Perspectives S35/Ep36HIV/AIDS Awareness

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2023/09/05

In the United States, Blacks/African Americans are disproportionately impacted by HIV compared to other races and ethnicities. In 2021, there were approximately 36,100 new HIV diagnoses and Black/African Americans made up 40% of the new cases; of which 39% were Black/African American men who have sex with men. If current HIV diagnoses rates persist, about 1 in 2 Black men who have sex with men (MSM) will be diagnosed with HIV during their lifetime. But HIV is no longer a death sentence. People with

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00:24:50

Perspectives S35/Ep35 Connecting Women in Business

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2023/09/05

Runway model turned entrepreneur Dr. Kimberly McNair shares her secret to success September 21, 2023 at the 10th Annual Women on the Move summit at Porsche' North American Headquarters. McNair turned a chance meeting with actor Wesley Snipes into a growing and thriving business. Now her goal is to empower and inspire women and men of diverse backgrounds to do the same. Telling McNair "no" means she did not ask the correct question to win a "yes." Not only is she helping others to grow their

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Perspectives S35/Ep34 Workplace Productivity Post a...

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2023/08/28

A major debate post the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic centers on workplace productivity in a remote workspace. Sumit Gupta is an executive leadership coach and founder of the Deploy Yourself School of Leadership. He is an expert in helping teams achieve exponential results while working together with joy, meaning and satisfaction. The key to this success Sumit argues is listening to your team. Also on the show today is Kathleen Bertrand, Executive Producer of the Bronze Lens Film Festival in Atlanta

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Perspectives S35/Ep33 Community Servant Ronnie Mabra

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2023/08/14

Ronnie Mabra is a community servant. He served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2013 to 1016. He's an alum of both the Georgia Tech Institute of Technology and the University of Georgia School of Law. He's an attorney with a heart for service - to his clients and to his community. The Fayetteville native is the son of a small businessman who also played in the NFL. His mother taught school. They poured the values of education and leadership into Ronnie early on and it shows in how he

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00:24:00

Perspectives S35/Ep32 First Thing First, Dream

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2023/08/14

The COVID-19 pandemic affected everyone, especially kids. For Kyallan Parker the challenges were great - transitioning from a private school to virtual learning to eventually a public school. Kyallan was quiet and withdrawn and about to be labeled as a student with a behavior problem. His mother Krystle knew that he liked to journal and she encouraged him to do so. Later the pair learned that Kyallan battled ADHD, attention deficit hyperactive disorder and attention deficit disorder. Three year

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00:19:36

Perspectives S35/Ep31 When you're in the car, make...

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2023/07/24

The nonprofit organization Drive Toward a Cure challenges every licensed driver to make every mile spent on the road count for a cause. This effort seeks to raise awareness and research dollars for Parkinson's Disease. During the "75 Days of Summer" campaign, drivers are encouraged to log their mileage and recruit supporters to sponsor their travels. There are chances to win prizes and do some good for the community. Vikas Chinnan is our guest. He's an Atlanta native now living in California

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00:24:00

Perspectives S35/Ep30 Assistance for Veterans who...

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2023/07/24

Recently, the L.E.A.R.N Foundation opened a brick and mortar location in Dallas, GA. This nonprofit seeks to provide innovative and structured educational outreach programs to veterans. The organization has a new program, Veterans Upward Bound which will allow qualified veterans to have free access to services barring them to educational success. This is one of three similar programs in Georgia. To qualify, veterans must live in one of these Georgia counties: Bartow, Carroll, Douglas, Floyd,

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00:23:53

Perspectives S35/Ep29: Making the difference in the...

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2023/07/06

AileyCamp, the nationally acclaimed summer program that uses dance as a means to stretch the minds, bodies, and spirits of middle-school students, launches in Atlanta this week in partnership with Purpose Built Schools Atlanta and continues through July 14 at Luther J. Price Middle School. Aligning with Atlanta’s “Year of the Youth” initiative announced by Mayor Dickens, the six-week, full scholarship program helps students ages 11-14 reach their full potential with classes in dance, personal

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00:24:49

Perspectives S35/Ep28: Winning the traffic race by...

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2023/07/06

Georgia Public Service Commission Vice Chair Tim Echols joins Perspectives to talk winning the road race by driving an EV. The 13th annual Georgia Clean Energy Roadshow educational series, hosted by PSC Vice Chairman Tim Echols and produced by Event Energy Partners together with Clean Cities Georgia, kicks off June 23rd with four tour-stops in Savannah, Augusta, Peachtree City, and Albany. Four half-day events designed for fleet operators, local government, industry, MPOs, and other community

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00:24:29

Perspectives S35/Ep27: Maggie Lena Walker: A Right...

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2023/06/21

Today we talk with author Ruth P. Watson about A Right Worthy Woman. This work of historical fiction follows the remarkable true story of Maggie Lena Walker and Virginia’s Black Wall Street. Maggie Lena Walker was the daughter of a formerly enslaved woman who eventually became the first Black woman to establish and preside over a bank in the United States. As a child, Maggie helped her mother with her laundry service, opening her eyes to the overwhelming discrepancy between Black residents and her

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00:24:57

Perspectives S35/Ep26: Yes Please! 7 Ways to Say I'm...

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2023/06/21

In YES PLEASE!, author, CEO and certified executive and personal coach L. Michelle Smith draws upon positive psychology, neuroscience, and the experiences of high-performing professional Black women, including herself, to reveal the seven secrets for success for the “double disadvantaged” in senior executive leadership positions, most notably tapping into positive emotion. Her book emphasizes the importance of Black women prioritizing their happiness as a pathway to achieving their career

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00:24:44

Perspectives S35/Ep24: Alaya Dawn Johnson and the...

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2023/06/13

Alaya Dawn Johnson is an award-winning author of speculative fiction for adults and young adults. Her most recent novel, The Library of Broken Worlds, introduces the reader to Freida, the daughter of a library god who has spent her entire life exploring the library's ever changing tunnels and communing with the gods. In the winding underground tunnels of the library, a heinous secret lies buried -- and Freida is the only one who can uncover it. Her unbelievable access makes her unique and dangerous

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Perspectives S35/Ep25: Surviving a COVID summer and a...

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2023/06/13

Summer season has arrived and the concern over COVID continues to decline. Nonetheless, a new variant that comes with an unusual, new symptom is gaining traction in the U.S. XBB.1.16 or Archturus is responsible for a growing share of new infections which often begin with an eye infection in addition to other cold-like symptoms like coughing and sneezing. We speak with HHS Regional Director Antrell Tyson about how to avoid exposure and stay healthy. Then, it's a conversation with Atlanta's own Goodie

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Perspectives S35/Ep23 Learning more about the fight...

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2023/05/31

National Brain Tumor Society, the largest patient advocacy organization in the United States committed to curing brain tumors and improving the lives of patients and families, will host the inaugural 2023 Brain Tumor Walk & Race at The Battery - Atlanta on June 3, 2023. Hundreds of local volunteers and participants—including patients, survivors, caregivers, families and friends, research scientists, medical providers, and local businesses—will walk and run for a critical cause: conquering and curing

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