Saturday Mornings with Joy Keys

Special Guest: Susan Raymond---Academy Award-winning filmmakers Alan and Susan Raymond are among America’s most distinguished documentary filmmakers. The Raymonds have produced a feature length documentary on education entitled JOURNEY INTO DYSLEXIA that profiles students and adults who struggled in school and then succeeded in life. This program addresses the public’s misunderstanding of learning disabilities and demonstrates the great potential of each dyslexic individual. Included are entrepreneurs, inventors, Artist Micro Sculptor Willard Wigan and Nobel Laureate Dr. Carol Greider. http://www.videoverite.tv/pages/filmsmain-2011.html Special Guest: Lee Grossman, Interim Executive Director of the International Dyslexia Association (IDA).  Grossman came to IDA from Advance Enterprises, a global consulting firm in Washington, D.C., where he served as President and CEO.  He also spent over 20 years at the Autism Society of America (ASA), where for over 10 years he served as Chair of the Board of Directors and later President and CEO.    www.interdys.org Special Guest: Larry B. Silver, MD; Dr. Silver is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, recently retired from private practice.  He is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Georgetown Medical Center in Washington, D.C.  Prior to his current activities, he was Acting Director and Deputy Director of the National Institute of Mental Health. In 1996, he received the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry’s Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the study and treatment of Learning Disabilities. www.LDAAmerica.org

Special Guest: Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Ph.D. is the Director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and a former associate professor of history at Indiana University. Dr. Muhammad's book The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America, published by Harvard University Press, won the 2011 John Hope Franklin Best Book award in American Studies. He is now working on his second book, Disappearing Acts: The End of White Criminality in the Age of Jim Crow, which traces the historical roots of the changing demographics of crime and punishment so evident today.  http://www.nypl.org/locations/schomburg Special Guest: Marco Clark, Ph.D., is a well respected author, public speaker and veteran n the world of urban education. Dr. Marco Clark is Founder of the Richard Wright Public Charter School for Journalism and Media Arts. http://www.richardwrightpcs.org/ .He is also the founder of Broken Promise Schools, an organization that is designed to discuss critical issues in public school education. Dr. Clark is Co-Founder of PEACE through Urban Exchange, which focuses on "Preparing, Engaging, Achieving, and Creating Excellence". Teens 4 Good is a youth -led food production and nutrition business that transforms vacant lots into urban farms that grow fresh vegetables, herbs, fruit and flowers. Through hands-on entreprenuerial and educational activities, youth learn practical skills about how to create, build and sustain a socially responsible business. http://www.federationnc.org/Teens-4-Good.page

Meshell Nedegeocello's (Mee-shell N-deh-gay-o-chel-o.) records, nine to date, have offered lyrical ruminations on race, love, sex, betrayal, God, and power.  She has been nominated for 10 Grammys. Meshell was the first woman to be featured on the cover of Bass Player magazine. Her music has been featured in a number of film soundtracks including How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Lost & Delirious, Batman & Robin, Love Jones, Love & Basketball, Talk To Me, Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls,The Best Man, Higher Learning, Down in the Delta, The Hurricane, and Soul Men. Meshell Ndegeocello's new album Pour une âme Souveraine (For a Sovereign Soul), A Dedication to Nina Simone comes out on October 9th. After only ten days in the studios of guitarist Pete Min, this album was born, reflecting Meshell's admiration for the pioneering work of an artist who refused to be owned by genre, industry, or expectation. Guests on the album include Sinead O'Connor, Lizz Wright, Valerie June, Tracy Wannomae, Toshi Reagon and Cody ChesnuTT. Meshell turns over singing duties to soul singer Cody ChestnuTT in this pared down cover of Nina Simone's "Young, Gifted and Black." Check it out: http://emailunlock.com/girlie-action/meshell-ndegeocello-to-be/widget  www.meshell.com

Author Sharon G. Flake writes stories about and for young adults/children.  She has eight published books. Pinned: Award-winning author, Sharon G. Flake, presents a powerful novel about a teen boy and girl, each tackling disabilities. Autumn and Adonis have nothing in common and everything in common. Autumn is outgoing and has lots of friends. Adonis is shy and not so eager to connect with people. But even with their differences, the two have one thing in common--they're each dealing with a handicap. For Autumn, who has a learning disability, reading is a painful struggle that makes it hard to focus in class. But as her school’s most aggressive team wrestler, Autumn can take down any problem. Adonis is confined to a wheelchair. He has no legs. He can't walk or dance. But he’s a strong reader who loves books. Even so, Adonis has a secret he knows someone like Autumn can heal. The Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh declared February 16, 2010 as Sharon G. Flake Day. Ranked #1 African American author under Disney/Hyperion Books and #13 out of more than 500.   She had received numerous awards and accolades including ALA Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award for her first novel The Skin I'm In.  .Sharon’s novels have been translated into French, Spanish and Italian. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  She is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and a resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. www.sharongflake.com. 

Ryan Leslie: Born in Washington, DC and raised in 8 cities across 2 continents, I was a senior at Harvard by the age of 19. I’ve spent the last seven years producing records for a myriad of artists and releasing 2 award-winning albums of my own. I’m also passionate about technology, philanthropy and social media and I’ve been an invited speaker at schools ranging from the Thurgood Marshall Academy in Harlem to the NYU Stern School of Business. Albums 2009: Ryan Leslie 2009: Transition 2012: Les Is More   Awards 2011 / Grammy “Best Contemporary R&B Album” Nominee 2010 / Soul Train Music Award “Best New Artist” Nominee 2010 / Harvard AMBLE Vanguard Award 2009 / BET “Best Male R&B Artist” Nominee 2009 / BET “Best New Artist” Nominee New album "Les Is More" coming out this month Check out "5 Minute Freshen Up" video: http://youtu.be/k4v9JWUhveY Website: www.ryanleslie.com

Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the founding of the United Farm Workers on September 30, 2012, FROM THE JAWS OF VICTORY: The Triumph and Tragedy of Cesar Chavez and the Farm Worker Movement by Matt Garcia is the most comprehensive history ever written on the meteoric rise and precipitous decline of the United Farm Workers, the most successful farm labor union in United States history. Based on little-known sources and one-of-a-kind oral histories, author Matt Garcia revises much of what we know about the UFW. From the gripping account of the union’s grape boycott which became the defining feature of the movement, to the union’s expansion and ultimately it’s demise as the victim of its own success and Chavez’s growing instability, Garcia tells a tale of hope, triumph and disappointment.  Matt Garcia is Professor of Transborder Studies and History at Arizona State University, where he also directs the School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies, and the Program in Comparative Border Studies. He is the author of A World of Its Own.

Marcus Miller is a world renowned Grammy winning musician and producer. Marcus's M2 ("M-squared") album won the 2001 Grammy for Best Contemporary Jazz Album and was selected by Jazziz as one of the 10 Best CDs of the Year.   Marcus has appeared as a bassist on over 400 records including recordings by artists as diverse as Joe Sample, McCoy Tyner, Mariah Carey, Bill Withers, Elton John, Bryan Ferry, Frank Sinatra, and LL Cool J. In 1986, Miller collaborated with Miles Davis, producing the landmark Tutu album, the first of three Davis albums he would produce. He has also produced Al Jarreau, the Crusaders, Wayne Shorter, Take 6, Chaka Khan, and Kenny Garrett among others, and Luther Vandross. Miller produced various top selling albums for David Sanborn, including Close Up, Upfront, and 2000 Grammy winner Inside. For more than twenty years, Miller has enjoyed a musical relationship with R&B legend, Luther Vandross. Miller also daabbled in film scoring, composing for House Party (Martin Lawrence), Boomerang (Eddie Murphy and Halle Berry), Siesta (Ellen Barkin), Ladies' Man (Tim Meadows), and The Brothers (Morris Chestnut and D.L. Hughley) and Deliver Us From Eva (LL Cool J). He wrote and produced the old school hit, "Da Butt" for Spike Lee's School Daze soundtrack. Miller further surprised people by composing and performing the score to E.B. White's The Trumpet of the Swan. His new album is called Renaissance. He is joined by RubenBlades, Gretchen Parlato, Dr. John and more.   Check out www.marcusmiller.com.

Misia Denéa has a B.F.A. from Esther Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple University in Philadelphia. Misia also is a graduate of New York’s Institute of Integrative Nutrition and Washington DC's Raw Food Institute. She is a 500 hour certified yoga teacher and is a graduate  of an advanced teacher training with Faith Hunter and received her 200 hour training form Dhyana yoga. Misia's yoga classes are a vigorous vinyasa style, with a focus on flow, prana, rhythm and mindfulness. She has taught yoga and holistic health classes and workshops throughout the US and Abroad, on Capitol Hill, at conferences, Universities, to homeless individuals, to HIV positive adults and has journeyed to Belize and India to teach/practice yoga. At present Misia is working on launching YOGA FROM THE INSIDE to offer yoga to those who are incarcerated and those in under-resourced communities.

South by Southeast is the fourth installment in the Tennyson Hardwick mystery series draws actor-turned-super-sleuth Tennyson Hardwick into his most challenging case, compelling him to face the unthinkable: save his daughter or the woman he loves. Blair Underwood is an American television, film, and stage actor and director. He is perhaps best known as headstrong attorney Jonathan Rollins from the NBC legal drama L.A. Law.. He has received numerous Golden Globe Award nominations, three NAACP Image Awards and 1 Grammy Award. Blair just finished playing the lead role of Stanley in the Broadway revival of A Streetcar Named Desire. Tananrive Due, Steven Barnes and Blair Underwood co-authored "South by Southeast" , "From Cape Town with Love" and  "Casanegra" all Tennyson Hardwick novels. Tananarive Due is the American Book Award-winning author of novels, screenplays and a civil rights memoir.Due won an NAACP Image Awards in the category of Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction for “In the Night of the Heat: A Tennyson Hardwick Novel" by Blair Underwood, Tananarive Due, and Steven Barnes. Her website is at www.tananarivedue.com. Steven Barnes is an award-winning author of twenty-three novels, including the New York Times bestseller The Cestus Deception. He has been nominated for both the Hugo and CableACE awards for his work in television. Visit his website at http://diamondhour.com/AboutSteve.en.html

Exercises for every age group. Carol Dunlop, founder of Optimum Body Sculpting and the Fitness Mattrz online fitness community, is a dynamic fitness professional whose talent and innovative style has inspired many individuals to lead a healthy, fit lifestyle. She offers: * Goal-oriented Fitness Programs * Free Weight Management Tools * Proven Weight Loss Strategies You can learn more about these innovative offerings at: www.optimumbodysculpting.com

History of Voter ID laws Where can I get my ID? How much does it cost? What are acceptable forms of identification for voting? What are the deadlines? Are the laws the same in each state? ---------------------------------- Special Guests:  Linda L. Riley is Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs for Philadelphia Corporation for Aging,(PCA) the largest Area Agency on Aging in Pennsylvania and fourth largest in the country. She is also editor of PCA's Milestones Newspaper. Previous experience includes ten years as an award-winning journalist with daily newspapers in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Anita Lewis is a Legislative Program Manager at a local health insurance company. Previously, she was the Communications/Public Relations Liaison for Pennsylvania State Senator Vincent J. Hughes. She is a past president of the Philadelphia Black Public Relations Society (BPRS). Anita Lewis  was acknowledged as a Philadelphia Leader in the Philadelphia Tribune Newspaper’s Most Influential Philadelphian in both 2004 and 2005 and as one of the Philadelphia Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 in 2005. Jerry Mondesire: President of the Philadelphia Chapter of the NAACP

Robert N. Proctor is Professor of the History of Science at Stanford University and author of Cancer Wars, Racial Hygiene, and The Nazi War on Cancer. He is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In Golden Holocaust: Origins of the Cigarette Catastrophe and the Case for Abolition, Robert N. Proctor draws on reams of formerly-secret industry documents to explore how the cigarette came to be the most widely-used drug on the planet, with six trillion sticks sold per year. He paints a harrowing picture of tobacco manufacturers conspiring to block the recognition of tobacco-cancer hazards, even as they ensnare legions of scientists and politicians in a web of denial.

Nabiha Bensouda is of Danish and North-West African Roots. Her first name Nabiha means ‘Noble’. Her album ‘More Cracks’ has received great support from MTV.com as well as VH1 with already more than twelve syncs on shows such as “Basketball Wives of LA”, “Mob Wives” and SoapTv/Disney. Nabiha’s 5th top 10 Airplay hit ‘Never Played The Bass’ has turned out to be one of her strongest singles to date. Since its release, ‘Never Played the Bass’ has received heavy airplay and has peaked as #1 on the Domestic Airplay Chart in Denmark and #3 on the overall Airplay Chart (only topped by Madonna & Usher) and is now up for release in more than twelve countries. The single has been certified with Gold for sales as well as streaming in Denmark and has for more than 8 weeks been in the Top 20 on the Danish Airplay- & Dance Chart. In Denmark Nabiha has received nominations at the biggest award shows in categories such as ‘New Artist of The Year’, ‘New Talent of The Year’, ‘Female Artist Of The Year’, ‘Listeners Hit of The Year’ and ‘Urban Hit of The Year’ to mention a few. She won the award as ‘Artist Of The Year’ at The Best African Achievement Awards. Apart from award shows and nominations Nabiha has toured with James Morrison, Jason Derulo and Jamie Cullum. Nabiha had the honor of being picked to perform for HRM Queen of Denmark on her 40th anniversary celebration with all the European Royal families in attendance. WEBSITE: www.nabihamusic.com TWITTER: @nabihamusic

Thelma King Thiel’s crusade against liver disease began 41 years ago when she lost her young son Dean to a rare and fatal liver disease.  Since that time, she has been working to increase knowledge and support for liver disease research and education.  Known as “The Liver Lady,” she is a regular on Capitol Hill and in the advocacy world. Thiel has served as the administrator of three national voluntary agencies over the past four decades and is currently the Chair and CEO of Hepatitis Foundation International.  She has authored a series of 14 videos on Liver Wellness – Prevention of Hepatitis and Substance Abuse and “quick and easy” teaching tools. Her unique, motivational presentations were recognized by the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation providing her with their Above and Beyond Citizens Award The Hepatitis Foundation International (HFI) addresses multiple healthcare concerns to help Americans stay healthy by further promoting Liver Wellness in our society. http://www.hepfi.org

Chika Unigwe was born in Enugu, Nigeria, and now lives in Turnhout, Belgium. She holds a BA in English Language and Literature from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and an MA from the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. She also holds a PhD from the University of Leiden, The Netherlands, having completed a thesis entitled "In the shadow of Ala. Igbo women writing as an act of righting" in 2004. Chika Unigwe is the author of fiction, poetry, articles and educational material. She won the 2003 BBC Short Story Competition for her story "Borrowed Smile", a Commonwealth Short Story Award for "Weathered Smiles" and a Flemish literary prize for "De Smaak van Sneeuw", her first short story written in Dutch. "The Secret", another of her short pieces, was nominated for the 2004 Caine Prize. She was the recipient of a 2007 Unesco-Aschberg fellowship for creative writing, and of a 2009 Rockefeller Foundation fellowship for creative writing. Her first novel, De Feniks, was published in Dutch by Meulenhoff / Manteau in September 2005; it is the first book of fiction written by a Flemish author of African origin. Chika Unigwe published her second novel, On Black Sisters' Street (first released in Dutch under the title Fata Morgana), a tale of choices and displacement set against the backdrop of the Antwerp prostitution scene. Night Dancer, Chika Unigwe’s third novel, is based on the contrast that exists between tradition and modern life in present-day Nigeria. Mma is confronted by a concealed past when her mother, Ezi, dies unexpectedly. Ezi had left Mma’s father because he had made their servant girl pregnant. http://www.chikaunigwe.com/