Faith in Action

Religion, Policy, Activism

When people ask, "what is the biggest mistake made in the Black Panther Party?" I tell them very clearly that what we did wrong was to take God out of the movement. -Afeni Shakur (Former Black Panther and Mother of slain rapper,Tupac Shakur)


Archive for March 9th, 2008


Today on Faith in Action (Spirit 1400AM)

NAACP logoI’ll be interviewing Marvin “Doc” Cheatham, president of the Baltimore City NAACP about the current objectives of the organization and the massive membership drive they are currently undertaking.

Del. Jill CarterDel. Jill Carter (D-41) will join us as well to talk about legislation that she has introduced to the Maryland General Assembly including a bill that would encourage the Baltimore City Public School System to educate our high school students to the details of the federal, state, and local political process. (Have you ever asked a high school student to tell you who their elected officials are?)

We’ll also chat with Risa Goluboff, Professor of Law and History at the University of Virginia, about her book, The Lost Promise of Civil Rights. Lost Promise of Civil Rights

PLUS - we may have a special surprise for our listeners. One of the baddest poets on the planet just might pop in so you definitely don’t want to miss it.

Faith in Action - Today - Monday, March 10, 2008 1PM - 2PM on Spirit 1400AM.