Our Common Ground With Janice Graham

  OUR COMMON GROUND         with Janice Graham  Speaking Truth to Power and Ourselves  OUR Guest:  Neill Franklin and Jim Geirach Exec. Director and Director L.E.A.P. FIXING THE WAR on Drugs: The Question of Prohibition  Email Us:  OCGINFO@ourcommonground.com ?Twitter:  @JaniceOCG ?Facebook: OUR COMMON GROUND with Janice Graham ?COMMUNITY FORUM?Website   

OUR COMMON GROUND         with Janice Graham  Speaking Truth to Power and Ourselves  OUR Guest:  Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo  She blew the whistle on race discrimination and corruption in the EPA, winning the largest settlement ever by any federal government employee. We discuss her ordeal and victories and her new book,No Fear: A Whistleblowers Triumph over Corruption and Retaliation at the EPA.  Email Us:  OCGINFO@ourcommonground.com  Twitter:  @JaniceOCG l Facebook: OUR COMMON GROUND with Janice Graham l COMMUNITY FORUM?Website   

Author, Jeff Sharlet, “Sweet Heaven When I Die:  Faith, Faithlessness, and the Country in Between” He is the author of "The Family" James Gierach, L.E.A.P. on PBS Premiere of Ken Burn's  “Prohibition" Join us on Facebook In our off-air discussion forum  We are the Black university “on the air”.  

 The Troy Davis Murder We are all diminished by the barbaric practice of capital punishment, and distressed that it is carried out in our name. Like so many others, we feel traumatized, betrayed, and violated by a government that is entrusted to protect us and keep us safe. Wednesday’s actions by the state force us to return to one of the fundamental questions that we ask at OUR COMMON GROUND: What kind of society are we that expends such massive resources – financial, psychological and, dare we suggest spiritual – on the execution of a single person to avenge the needs of a family or group, while ignoring the basic needs of entire communities? In the face of so much doubt, the absence of guilt . . . it was not an execution, IT WAS MURDER. Returning to OUR COMMON GROUND once again to inform, guide and to examine the event, our grief and our response. Scholar/Activist Dr. Raymnd Winbush Poli-Cultural Writer & Activist, Organizer Kevin Gray “Speaking Truth to Power and OURSELVES”  Web   Facebook    

OUR COMMON GROUND Today, the GA Pardons Board denied clemency in the case of Troy Davis. He is scheduled for EXECUTION on September 21, 2011 at 7:00 pm ET. Tonight we STAND and WATCH with his family.  OUR COMMON GROUND Troy Davis Vigil will broadcast each evening until September 22, 2011.  It is indeed, Winter in America

OUR COMMON GROUND Today, the GA Pardons Board denied clemency in the case of Troy Davis. He is scheduled for EXECUTION on September 21, 2011 at 7:00 pm ET. Tonight we STAND and WATCH with his family.  OUR COMMON GROUND Troy Davis Vigil will broadcast each evening until September 22, 2011.  It is indeed, Winter in America

OUR COMMON GROUND Today, the GA Pardons Board held the clemency hearing on the case of Troy Davis.   He has been scheduled for EXECUTION on September 21, 2011 at 7:00 pm ET despite the unraveling of the evidence and testimony used to find him guility.  An innocent man being put to death.  What did you do to stop this injustice. Learn more about this case and why the Board should STOP THIS EXECUTION of a man where there is TOO MUCH DOBUT ! If this Board does not grant Mr. Davis clemency and stay this execution, OUR COMMON GROUND will broadcast each evening until September 22, 2011.   YOUR THOUGHTS AND REPORTS. OPEN MIC 

Troy Davis and the Death Penalty The order was signed on Sept. 6, at 3:53 p.m. “Within a time period commencing at noon on the 21st day of September … Troy Anthony Davis shall be executed by the Department of Corrections.” Troy Anthony Davis was convicted and sentenced to death in 1991 . . . the case against him has completely fallen apart Did we wait too long to mobilize on the issue of the death penalty? Read more Framing and  informing the  political, social and cultural issues critical to the African-American community.  OUR COMMON GROUND with Janice Graham

     This Week . . . Chauncey DeVega  He is a resplendent purveyor of negro wisdom, collector of Black wit and brilliant serious race analyst.  “Speaking TRUTH to POWER and OURSELVES” Framing and  informing the  political, social and cultural issues critical to the African-American community.   Facebook In our off-air discussion forum  Broadcasting Black and Bold for 20 Years

"The Black Eye in the Storm" The King Memorial: Civil Rights on the Mall Affirmative Action in the Era of Obama “Speaking TRUTH to POWER and OURSELVES” Framing and  informing the  political, social and cultural issues critical to the African-American community.  Featuring guests, topics and information that define solutions, invoking the best thought, ideas and purpose to build a stronger voice in the our communities. Join us on Facebook In our off-air discussion forum  We are the Black university “on the air”.  

             OUR COMMON GROUND                 with Janice Graham “Speaking TRUTH to POWER and OURSELVES” Framing and  informing the  political, social and cultural issues critical to the African-American community.  Featuring guests, topics and information that define solutions, invoking the best thought, ideas and purpose to build a stronger voice in the our communities. Join us on Facebook In our off-air discussion forum  We are the Black university “on the air”.  

Civil Rights: Are We Losing The Gains of the 1960s ?          Voter Rights - Employment- Lending OUR GUEST:  Barbara Arnwine, National Director The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law “Speaking TRUTH to POWER and OURSELVES”   Join us on Facebook In our off-air discussion forum      We are the Black university “on the air”.  

Compromise or Concessions at What Price ? OUR COMMON GROUND SPECIAL Hosted by Janice Graham and Dr. Wilmer Leon 10 pm ET "Compromise or Concessions at Whatt Price? " is a commentary published by by Dr. Wilmer Leon, host "Inside the Issues with Wilmer Leon", XM/Sirius Radio. Tonight, in this Special Broadcast, we discuss these implications with you.  Dr. Leon and Janice will host a discussion of the commentary, taking your calls and analysis of the impact of the deficit ceiling deal made by the President.                         Live and Call-In   10pm ET   Read the full commentary here.

Racial Coding and Priming in American Politics Guest:  Dr. Vincent Hutchings Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan and a Rese   arch Professor at the Institute for Social Research.  He is currently the University of Michigan Principal Investigator for the American National Election Study for the 2012 election cycle.                 URBAN PROGRESSIVE TALK RADIO Celebrating 20 Years of Black Radio Talk that Matters ? SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER and OURSELVES ? ALTERNATIVE ~ ACTIVIST ~ EMPOWERMENT  TALK RADIO "Transforming Truth to POWER one show at a time" Contact us:  OCGinfo@ourcommonground.com On the Web:  www.ourcommonground.com  

             OUR COMMON GROUND                 with Janice Graham “Speaking TRUTH to POWER and OURSELVES” Framing and  informing the  political, social and cultural issues critical to the African-American community.  Featuring guests, topics and information that define solutions, invoking the best thought, ideas and purpose to build a stronger voice in the our communities. Join us on Facebook In our off-air discussion forum  We are the Black university “on the air”.  

OUR COMMON GROUND SPECIAL                    July 18, 2011     10 pm ET   She was a "poster child for INJUSTICE in America   Our Special Guest: Kemba Smith, author, "Poster Child: The Kemba Smith Story"   Learn more about her story “Speaking TRUTH to POWER and OURSELVES” Framing and informing the political, social and cultural issues critical to the African-American community. Featuring guests, topics and information that define solutions, invoking the best thought, ideas and purpose to build a stronger voice in the our communities.   Join us on FaceBook

OUR COMMON GROUND                with Janice Graham   Our Guest: Dr. Jared Ball, Professor of Commnication Studies, Morgan State University Radio Host and Producer; Columnist, "Black Agenda Report "; Author Framing and  informing the  political, social and cultural issues critical to the African-American community.  On the Web  Facebook  Off-Air-Community

OUR COMMON GROUND    Our Guest: Dr. Jared Ball, Professor of Commnication Studies, Morgan State University Radio Host and Producer; Columnist, "The Black Agenda Report "; and author “Speaking TRUTH to POWER and OURSELVES” Framing and informing the political, social and cultural issues critical to the African-American community. Featuring guests, topics and information that define solutions, invoking the best thought, ideas and purpose to build a stronger voice in the our communities. Join us on Facebook

OUR COMMON GROUND           with Janice Graham" Black Women's Blueprint: The Policing of Girls" OUR GUEST: Farah  Tanis, Founder  It's time to stop sexual assault by the police and demand police accountability!  The recent conclusion of criminal proceedings against former NYPD officers Kenneth Mata and Franklin Moreno on charges of raping a woman they were called to assist serves as an important wake-up call.   Black Women’s Blueprintis is a civil and human rights organization working to develop a culture where women of African descent are fully empowered and where gender, race and other disparities are erased. For more information or to get involved email: blueprintny@gmail.com Join us OCG onFaceBook Web:  www. ourcommonground.com Community Center: www.ourcommonground-talk.ning.com  

OUR COMMON GROUND with Janice Graham Tonight: "The Politics of Debt and Credit: The Profits of Your Score"  Our Guest: Rodney Anderson, author, “Credit 911: Secrets and Strategies for Saving Your Financial Life”      “Speaking TRUTH to POWER and OURSELVES” Framing and informing the political, social and cultural issues critical to the African-American community. Join us on Facebook   ?• OCG  off-air discussion forum         We are the Black university “on the air”