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Our Own Voices Live

Our Own Voices Live

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Our Own Voices Live is a radio show featuring people and stories from our community in Las Vegas and the surrounding area. America is the greatest country on earth due to its cultural diversity and not in spite of it. Our mission is to help bridge the cultural and ethnic divide in America by working together to build the greatest bridge in history to unite us OVERVIEW___________________________ From Business, Education, Leadership, Finance and more, Our Own Voices Live features shows that pr ...
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My Mortality Matters: The Voices and Lives of Black Men

Dr John G. Taylor, M.Ed., LPC; Professor, Sexuality Educator, LicensedTherapist

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Black men throughout history have been subjected to acts of violence, social injustices, racism, police brutality, internalized homophobia, and discrimination. Historically, Black men have been treated less than humans by many systems designed to protect them, such as criminal justice, educational, medical, and mental health. This podcast will focus on the lived experiences of Black men by exploring racism, discrimination, sexuality, and relationships. The voices of Black men will be amplifi ...
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I had the opportunity to interview the attorneys Mrs. Ruby Wharton and Andre Wharton about their client Brandon Calloway. Brandon was severely beaten and arrested by the police of Oakland, Tennessee in July as a result of his failure to stop for a traffic violation. His attorneys recount the incident that leads to Brandon's brutal police assault an…
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In my second interview with Min Glenn Wilson, we pick up where we left off while covering new ground. In this candid conversation, we talk about mass incarceration, gun violence, Brittany Griner, the impact of mental health, and the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v Wade. Min. Wilson is a man of wisdom, intentionality, truth, and integrity. …
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Welcome to Our Own Voices Live with your host(s): Dr. Al Gourrier and Rodney Smith Our Topic(s) today: “West Las Vegas Library Community Discussion” West Las Vegas Library Community Discussion The West Las Vegas Library is going to move! Do you know where to and what it will mean to the current facility? Have you given any community input or have y…
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Welcome to Our Own Voices Live with your hosts: Rodney Smith Our Topic(s) today: “Thankful, Hope, Empathy Love and Compassion!” Please welcome our guess: Heather Burton Berry, our local love guru If you have a question, comment or just want to listen, give us a call: (516) 531-9535. Press #1 to speak. If you are near a computer you can listen in or…
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I was humbled and honored to get a few minutes to talk with Min. Glen Wilson. Min. Wilson is a man of wisdom, intentionality, truth, and integrity. This is a conversation that I will always remember, in this candid conversation Min. Wilson discusses his parental upbringing, his battle with drug addiction, how he maintains recovery, his relationship…
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This is an episode that you will want to hear, through this conversation Morgan and I get into the details of his upbringing, defining moments that shaped his life, some glaring moments of racism that he faced, how he navigated corporate America, and his passion for entrepreneurship and helping others. Morgan E. Wilson Jr. is the former Director of…
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In this episode, I had a riveting, authentic, and life-changing conversation with Nicck Townsend. Nicck Townsend is a licensed Master Aesthetician, an award-winning professional Makeup & Eyebrow Artist servicing Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland. Nicck has over 10 years of experience working in print, television, special ev…
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In this episode, I have an eye-opening and riveting conversation with Mr. Charlie Lewis, a real estate broker in New York City and host of The Charlie Lewis Show. Charlie opens up about his feelings and thoughts around Derek Chavin's guilty verdicts in the death of George Floyd. Charlie also discusses a personal encounter with the police that is bo…
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The barbershop is the rite of passage for all Black boys and Black men. The barber has represented a form of “ therapy “ for some Black men. As a therapist, I know that therapists are “holders” of secrets and the barber in some cases is a “holder” of secrets too. In this conversation, Nafis and I navigate through the complexity, triumphs, life less…
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My guest on this episode is three amazing dancers; Zane Booker, Tommie-Waheed Evans, and Meredith Rainey. The conversation is riveting, honest, transparent, heartfelt, and liberating. Their truth about racism, discrimination, internalized homophobia, sexuality, and pride will make you want to hear more of their stories. Zane Booker has performed in…
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Welcome to Our Own Voices Live new show, E Pluribus Unum! With your hosts: Sara & Rodney Smith Our Topic(s) today: “Michele Fiore, Race and the Nevada GOP!” If you have a question, comment or just want to listen, give us a call: (516) 531-9535. Press #1 to speak Michele Fiore, Race and the Nevada GOP! A new radio show, E Pluribus Unum! Fiore and he…
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Welcome to Our Own Voices Live with your host: Rodney Smith Our Topic(s) today: “Politics & Lying” If you have a question, comment or just want to listen, give us a call: (347) 826-9600. Press #1 to speak Politics & Lying Is America losing its moral core due to partisan politics and lying? The truth more and more seems to be based on ones political…
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Welcome to Our Own Voices Live with your host, Rodney Smith Our Topic(s) today: “Black History Month the Black Agenda and Reparations” If you have a question, comment or just want to listen, give us a call: (347) 826-9600. Press #1 to speak Black History Month Feb was African American History Month or Black History Month. What did it mean to you? I…
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Welcome to Our Own Voices Live with your hosts: Rodney Smith Our Topic(s) today: “11 Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Candlelight Vigil!” If you have a question, comment or just want to listen, give us a call: (347) 826-9600. Press #1 to speak. 11 Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Candlelight Vigil The Candlelight Vigil is an…
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Welcome to Our Own Voices Live with your hosts: Rodney Smith Our Topic(s) today: “Happy New Year and the Government shutdown!” If you have a question, comment or just want to listen, give us a call: (347) 826-9600. Press #1 to speak. Happy New Year and the Government shutdown This is our first show of the New Year as it is the first Saturday of the…
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Welcome to Our Own Voices Life with your host: Rodney Smith Our Topic(s) today: “Rosa Parks, the Catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement” If you have a question, comment or just want to listen, give us a call: (347) 826-9600. Press #1 to speak. Rosa Parks, the Catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement “Lest We Forget,” is a phrase often used from milit…
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Welcome to Our Own Voices Life with your host: Rodney Smith Our Topic(s) today: “1898 Coup D'état of Wilmington North Carolina” If you have a question, comment or just want to listen, give us a call: (347) 826-9600. Press #1 to speak. 1898 Coup D'état of Wilmington North Carolina Today marks the 120th anniversary of what some called a race war, oth…
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Welcome to Our Own Voices Live with your hosts: Rodney Smith. Our Topic(s) today: “The Power of Life and Death” If you have a question, comment or just want to listen, give us a call (347) 826-9600. Press 1 to speak. The Power of Life and Death This week we experience the death of a political icon in the late Sen. John McCain and the great Queen of…
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Rant Radio has been gone for awhile but is back with a must needed focus on Black Mental Health, Behavior and Trauma focus. We will be talking about the need to change the way we see our mental health, wasy to change our culture to support collective healing. Tune in July 31st, at 5pm Central. The number to call into or listen is 347-826-9600 press…
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Welcome to Our Own Voices Live with your hosts: Angela Thomas & Rodney Smith Our Topic(s) today: “Robyn Michelle Fleming Author of Robyn-Hood Believe it’s Possible.” If you have a question, comment or just want to listen, give us a call: (347) 826-9600. Press #1 to speak Robyn Michelle Fleming Author of Robyn-Hood Believe it’s Possible. Robyn is th…
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Welcome to Our Own Voices Live with your hosts: Thomas Berry & Rodney Smith Our Topic(s) today: “BILLIONAIRES EARNED ENOUGH MONEY TO END EXTREME POVERTY SEVEN TIMES OVER. If you have a question, comment or just want to listen, give us a call: (347) 826-9600. Press #1 to speak BILLIONAIRES EARNED ENOUGH MONEY TO END EXTREME POVERTY SEVEN TIMES OVER …
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Welcome to Our Own Voices Live with your hosts: Angela Thomas & Rodney Smith Our Topic(s) today: “Merry Christmas!” If you have a question, comment or just want to listen, give us a call: (347) 826-9600. Press #1 to speak Merry Christmas! On many of our Christmas shows we like to discuss the meaning of Christmas and/or the history of Christmas. We …
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Welcome to Our Own Voices Live with your hosts: Angela Thomas & Rodney Smith Our Topic(s) today: “Is Sexual Harassment becoming Trivialized?” If you have a question, comment or just want to listen, give us a call: (347) 826-9600. Press #1 to speak Is Sexual Harassment becoming Trivialized? This week allegations of sexual harassment against another …
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Welcome to Our Own Voices Live with your hosts: Angela Thomas & Rodney Smith Our Topic(s) today: “What are you thankful for?” If you have a question, comment or just want to listen, give us a call: (347) 826-9600. Press #1 to speak What are you thankful for? We like to celebrate Thanksgiving with a show dedicated to what we are thankful for. I will…
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Welcome to Our Own Voices Live with your hosts: Angela Thomas & Rodney Smith Our Topic(s) today: “Hillary Clinton Colludes with the DNC but so what?” If you have a question, comment or just want to listen, give us a call: (347) 826-9600. Press #1 to speak Hillary Clinton Colludes with the DNC but so what? “Donna Brazile, former interim chair of the…
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Welcome to Our Own Voices Live with your hosts: Angela Thomas & Rodney Smith. Our Topic(s) today: “The Importance of Nevada Day for African Americans.” If you have a question, comment or just want to listen, give us a call (347) 826-9600. Press 1 to speak. The Importance of Nevada Day for African Americans Nevada Day commemorates the admission of t…
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Welcome to Our Own Voices Live with your hosts: Angela Thomas & Rodney Smith Our Topic(s) today: “Black Identity Extremist is COINTEL PRO 2.0!” African American History Quiz #3 How did the, “Berlin Conference,” lead to the poor state of Africa today? Black Identity Extremist is COINTEL PRO 2.0!” FBI terrorism unit says 'black identity extremists' p…
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Welcome to Our Own Voices Live with your hosts: Angela Thomas & Rodney Smith Our Topic(s) today: “The intersecting of guns, violence, politics and society!” If you have a question, comment or just want to listen, give us a call: (347) 826-9600. Press #1 to speak The Intersecting of Guns, Violence, Politics and Society! In Las Vegas last week the la…
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Welcome to Our Own Voices Live with your hosts: Angela Thomas & Rodney Smith Our Topic(s) today: “Moving the goal posts!” If you have a question, comment or just want to listen, give us a call: (347) 826-9600. Press #1 to speak Moving the goal posts! The protest started due to the treatment of African Americans at the hands of police throughout the…
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Welcome to Our Own Voices Live with your hosts: Angela Thomas & Rodney Smith Our Topic(s) today: “Dear Mr. President and the 1st Amendment!” If you have a question, comment or just want to listen, give us a call: (347) 826-9600. Press #1 to speak Dear Mr. President and the 1st Amendment!” Many of you may have heard of the flag protest controversy w…
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Welcome to Our Own Voices Live with your hosts: Angela Thomas & Rodney Smith Our Topic(s) today: “When the people lead, the leaders will follow.” If you have a question, comment or just want to listen, give us a call: (347) 826-9600. Press #1 to speak When the people lead, the leaders will follow This quote in attributed to Mahatma Gandhi. It is a …
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Welcome to Our Own Voices Live with your hosts: Angela Thomas & Rodney Smith. Our Topic(s) today: “Gate Keepers” If you have a question, comment or just want to listen, give us a call (347) 826-9600. Press 1 to speak. Gate Keepers Who are the Gate Keepers in your community and what role do they play? Here is a definition of Gate Keeper: An attendan…
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Welcome to Our Own Voices Live with your host: Rodney Smith. Our Topic(s) today: “Community Leadership” If you have a question, comment or just want to listen, give us a call (347) 826-9600. Press 1 to speak Community Leadership Community leadership is a specific form of the general concept of leadership. It is frequently based in place and so is l…
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Welcome to Our Own Voices Live with your hosts: Angela Thomas & Rodney Smith. Our Topic(s) today: “The Movie Detroit and Purple Heart Day” If you have a question, comment or just want to listen, give us a call (347) 826-9600. Press 1 to speak. Purple Heart Day The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the Presid…
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Welcome to Our Own Voices Live with your hosts: Angela Thomas & Rodney Smith. Our Topic(s) today: “Remembering Sam Smith” If you have a question, comment or just want to listen, give us a call (347) 826-9600. Press 1 to speak. Sam shared and poured a lot of him into us. Physically he is no longer with us but he will still be seen through us.” Mr. S…
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Welcome to Our Own Voices Live with your hosts: Angela Thomas & Rodney Smith Our Topic(s) today: “Politicians Lie Because we Support Them!” If you have a question, comment or just want to listen, give us a call (347) 826-9600. Press 1 to speak Politicians Lie Because we Support Them Remember growing up in the 50’s and 60’s where during school we he…
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Welcome to Our Own Voices Live with your hosts: Angela Thomas & Rodney Smith. Our Topic(s) today: “Las Vegas Raiders Stadium Jobs Flyer” If you have a question, comment or just want to listen, give us a call (347) 826-9600. Press 1 to speak. Las Vegas Raiders Stadium Jobs Flyer “A flyer promoting "pre-job recruitment sign-ups" attracted more than 7…
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Welcome to Our Own Voices Live with your hosts: Angela Thomas & Rodney Smith. Our Topic(s) today: “The Importance of Leadership and a Leader” If you have a question, comment or just want to listen, give us a call (347) 826-9600. Press 1 to speak. The Importance of Leadership and a Leader Today we will discuss what is leadership and why a leader is …
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Welcome to Our Own Voices Live with your hosts: Angela Thomas & Rodney Smith. Our Topic(s) today: “Civil Rights Act and Independence Day” If you have a question, comment or just want to listen, give us a call (347) 826-9600. Press 1 to speak. Civil Rights Act and Independence Day The Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Pub.L. 88–352, 78 Stat. 241, enacted Ju…
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Welcome to Our Own Voices Live with your hosts: Angela Thomas & Rodney Smith. Our Topic(s) today: “The Gangs that Claim Blue and Red but they are not Crips and Bloods” If you have a question, comment or just want to listen, give us a call (347) 826-9600. Press 1 to speak. The Gangs that Claim Blue and Red but they are not Crips and Bloods “A gang i…
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Welcome to Our Own Voices Live with your hosts: Angela Thomas & Rodney Smith. Our Topic(s) today: “Did Bill Maher go to far when he Calls Himself a 'House N*gga?'” If you have a question, comment or just want to listen, give us a call (347) 826-9600. Press 1 to speak. Did Bill Maher go to far when he Calls Himself a 'House N*gga?' This happened dur…
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Welcome to Our Own Voices Live with your hosts: Angela Thomas & Rodney Smith. Our Topic(s) today: “Firsthand accounts of the Massacres of Black people in Tulsa Oklahoma” If you have a question, comment or just want to listen, give us a call (347) 826-9600. Press 1 to speak. Black Wall Street Massacre's 96th Anniversary Firsthand accounts of the Mas…
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Welcome to Our Own Voices Live with your hosts: Angela Thomas & Rodney Smith Our Topic: “Memorial Day” If you have a question, comment or just want to listen, give us a call (347) 826-9600. Press 1 to speak Memorial Day The preferred name for the holiday gradually changed from "Decoration Day" to "Memorial Day," which was first used in 1882. Memori…
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Welcome to Our Own Voices Life with your hosts: Angela Thomas & Rodney Smith Our Topic(s) today: “Metropolitan Police Kill an Unarmed Black Man” If you have a question, comment or just want to listen, give us a call: (347) 826-9600. Press #1 to speak. Metropolitan Police Kill an Unarmed Black Man We need to find our collective voice on this and soo…
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Welcome to Our Own Voices Live with your hosts: Angela Thomas & Rodney Smith Our Topic(s) today: “Happy Mother’s Day!” If you have a question, comment or just want to listen, give us a call: (347) 826-9600. Press #1 to speak Happy Mother’s Day! Mother’s Day is a holiday honoring motherhood that is observed in different forms throughout the world. T…
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Welcome to Our Own Voices Life with your hosts: Angela Thomas & Rodney Smith Our Topic(s) today: “Party Politics is Destroying America” If you have a question, comment or just want to listen, give us a call: (347) 826-9600. Press #1 to speak. Party Politics is Destroying America I have come to believe that the main issue with the two party system i…
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