Truce between the Crips and the Bloods

From http://www.rhdca.org/holistic.html

This week marks the 20th anniversary of the Crips and Bloods true. Aqeela Sherills shares how he helped organize and maintain the peace treaty.

LISTEN to Aqeela's STORY

Emmett Till

Emmett Till and Trayvon Martin (Photos via the Grio.com and lgbtpov.com)

Mike Wiley is an award-winning solo actor who portrays 36 characters in a film called "Dar He: The Lynching of Emmett Till." Mike shares the similarities he's discovered through research between Emmett's murder in the 50s and the Trayvon Martin killing.

LISTEN to Mike's STORY!
(Starts at 12:52)

Follow Up - Letter Pack for To Climb A Tree

Hear what listeners had to say about Mr. William Hubbard's story. The recently retired 78-year-old arborist worked for nearly 60 years at UNC climbing trees without spikes for protecting.

Fast Forward to 25:19
LISTEN TO Mr. William CLICK HERE

Words To A Black Son

Hear how Detric Goss and her 14-year-old son Tupac are talking about the Florida teenager Trayvon Martin's death. Watch Detric's Youtube video about the million hoodie march.

LISTEN to Detric's Story HERE

To Climb A Tree

Photo Credit: Anita Shontel Woodley

For 58 years, Mr. William Hubbard climbed and cared for trees at the University of North Carolina. Hear how he maintained on the job and why he waited to retire at a few years shy 80.

Listen to Mr. William's Story Here

I filmed, edited, and produced this short video as the interview unfolded in the field. Enjoy!

See Mr. Hubbard in Action

Parent Teacher Conferences in the Grocery Aisle

Reuben Jackson is a teacher in Vermont who encourages his students to use their "poet's eye" on assignments.

LISTEN to Ruben's Story (Click Here)

PANELIST - Media Expert Forum

A Panel of Triangle Area Media Experts

Linkedin Live Raleigh Event

A Business Networking and Socialpreneuer Forum

Co-Hosted by the Triangle Association of Black Journalists

March 13, 2012

The topic is "Learn the Best Ways to Connect, Engage, and Get the Coverage Your Business Needs from A Panel of Media Experts." - Brett Chambers, Ayana Hernandez, Anita Shontel Woodley - The Journalist, Producer and Storyteller Jennifer Lawrence! Snipes will serve on the panel.

Anita Shontel Woodley
Radio Producer
WUNC-FM The Story

Monica Barnes
Director of Community Affairs
WTVD ABC 11

Jennifer Lawrence Snipes
Director of Marketing
The Independent Magazine

Panel Moderated By:

Brett Chambers
TABJ President & NCCU Professor

Hit Me

David Drury and Dusty Wisniew share their adventures as members of a Christian card-counting team and how they justified participating in the business in a documentary movie called, "Holy Rollers."

Listen to David & Dusty's Story
(2nd Interview starting at 24:52)

Landing in the Water - At Night

When Cathy Maready's small aircraft crashed into the Atlantic Ocean she did not expect to survive because of something her mother taught her as a child.

Hear Cathy's Story
(3rd Story, Starts at 32:00)

Throwing the Distance

In this follow-up John Collins shares how he broke the current Guinness world record for the longest distance traveled by a paper aircraft.

Hear John's Follow-up Story
(2nd story, starts at 28:10)

Making the Perfect Glider

John Collins is attempting to break the current Guinness World Record for the longest distance traveled by a paper aircraft with a new design.

Hear John's Story

A Man and his Song for America

Michael Johnathon explores creating an opera based on the Woody Guthrie American Folk Song "This Land is Your Land."

Hear Micheal's Story
(2nd Interview, starts at 32:00)

Fresh Eyes on America's Healthcare

Pharmacist Reddy Annapereddy quit his job at Rite Aid to start his own successful business providing medicine care to patients with in-home service.

LISTEN to Reddy's Story

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Don Cornelius: Love, peace and soul

Thomas Torain and Brett Chambers share their memories of the creator and host of Soul Train, Don Cornelius.

LISTEN TO THOMAS & BRETT

(Starts at 40 minutes)

Principal for a Day

Mark Goldsmith was principal for a day at Riker's Island Prison and now runs a program that helps formerly incarcerated men discover their passions and find careers .

LISTEN TO MARK

(2nd Story)

Picked Up

Sahid Limon is an undocumented Bangladeshi man living in the U.S. After being picked up by I.C.E, he was granted a one year stay in the U.S. before he's ordered to return to his home country. Sahid has not lived there since he fled at 9 years old with is family.

(2nd Story)

HEAR SAHID'S STORY

Truffles Unlimited

Hear a story I produced about Ian Purkayastha who created a business out of selling Truffle mushrooms as a teen and now is making a great living at it.

HEAR Ian's Story HERE

DOUBLE FEATURE - Finding A Life's Work on A Freedom Ride & Witness to Freedom and Song

Lew Zuchman shares his story about joining the civil rights Freedom Riders movement when he was 19 years old and eventually serving time in jail side by side with black riders.

Also, in the second half of the show Bernice Johnson Reagon recalls her time singing protest songs with "The Freedom Singers" as a way to secure equal rights in the civil rights movement.

(You can Hear her original interview with us here.)

Hear LEW & BERNICE's Stories HERE

Breaking Down The Score

Vasu Kalkarni started a basketball software company after playing the sport in college. Vasu tells how he's revolutionizing how the game is watched by players and recruiters.

Hear VASU's Story HERE

(2nd Interview)

1-on-1 Interview: MAZZ SWIFT & Anita

Mazz Swift shares the story of how she developed a deep relationship with her electronic violin. Listen in as the two create original, compelling music throughout a conversation with The Story's Producer Anita Woodley.

LISTEN HERE to Mazz's Story

(Fast Forward to @ 31 minutes)

Photo credit: ©Nisha Sondhe

(Mazz Swift & Her Violin)