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My guests join me to discuss their search for their academic voice. Students from Yale and Cornell, Tia Hicks and Kayla Vinson discuss the research that they are conducting this summer. Many people struggle with graduate level academic writing and frankly give up. But there are some that continue to fight and come through with a powerful and authentic voice. Tia's research looks at the black women within the Black panther party and their relationship with feminism. Kayla's research examines why young black boys struggle within the school setting. Join me on this Richard Brown show see how these sisters are progressing. Thank you for your support and please share your experience with me in finding your academic voice.

There are times as a black person in America the odds look and feel - long. We have dreams, we have hopes but the lack of money, time, and support just to name three can be a huge barrier. I first talk about the show and how I am growing it to connect dreams to reality then Curtis Gatewood joins me and we discuss some of the barriers we face. It wouldn't be a RB show if we didn't cover steps to overcome these barriers. I hope this message in a bottle reaches you and propels you forward in your life quest. Thanks for your support.

I am going to ask you do to something next time you are in the kitchen. Look at the ingredient list of your breakfast cereal. How many words can you pronounce? What about the last time you ate at a fast food restaurant? Pull up the ingredient list off the web. Can you spell it? What is all that? In a word it is how our food is prepared/processed by large corporations. Chef Tim Cozart and I talk about how he prepares food. He is the executive chef of Earth Sage & Fire based in Durham, NC and has a passion for sharing healthy food with people. When he cooks he uses local and fresh produce whenever possible. By doing this, he gives the food the opportunity to speak. He also doesn't over cook his food. He gives tips to make veggies and meat retain flavor and change your mind about what food really tastes like. The goal is to have eating become an experience again not just a quick refill of carbs, proteins, and fats. Join this Richard Brown show to have a virtual feast.

Katie Gailes joins me in the studio to talk business. She helps small businesses with their vision and marketing plans. She has done her time in corporate america and then she heard the call and started helping small businesses create and execute a business plan. Her experience and technical know-how can help your business increase cash flow and acquire new customers. She gives us guidance on when it it time to bring in expert help and when it is time to get the skill yourself. We have a lively conversation that I know you will enjoy. Please join me for this Richard Brown show. And thanks for your support.

How many times have you told a funny joke and no one laughed? Corey Manning is a professional joke teller and this still happens to him time to time. He joins me in the studio and tells how he got in the business. Growing up in Durham within the shadow of Duke University, he didn't know he was poor until middle school kids started picking on him. In high school, he wanted to have fun and cut class; He ended up in the Principle's office on multiple occasions. Now he touring the country telling jokes about how he got in and out of trouble. Join this Richard Brown show and have a good laugh.

Over five years ago, community and circumstances created the need for a non-profit to serve the southern part of Raleigh. The Raleigh Area Development Authority (RADA) was created. Serving the community with home ownership classes, credit repair, foreclosure assistance, and individual development accounts the RADA has filled a very important function for the community. They are now seeking to expand their footprint and reach people in other parts of wake county. Many people have been hit hard by these economic times and the assistance that RADA provides gives many the breathing room to not get into deep financial trouble. Join this conversation, we talk people, homes, and finance on this Richard Brown show.

Growing up how often did someone make comments about your gender and race? More importantly, how did you take the comments? Did you become self conscience and do your best to avoid or did you go in another direction? I want to continue a conversation I started a few months about black male identity. How we create and grow it. When I talk to people, we talk about the funny things that happened to us during college and every once in a while we get serious and talk about those situations that wounded us. As I continue to develop the show, it is so important to know where you come from, where you are, and where you want to be. This conversation is front in center all three questions. Join me as we get knee deep in a special conversation on this Richard Brown show.

The owners of Snarks, a gaming arcade established this year, are first and foremost teachers. The husband and wife team have taught at-risk and elite children in public schools systems in North Carolina and California. Their love of honest conversation with young people still burns bright, just the venue has changed. They wanted to find another way to engage young people thus Snarks was born. When young people come to play games, they are always greeted and given an orientation on how to engage in respectable fun. Trash talking is encouraged but there is a line that shouldn't be crossed. Parents can come with their children of all ages and find a guidance not found at other game locations. Douglass Coleman tells us how the company got started and how they are playing an active role in the community. Join this Richard Brown show to get your game on, there are plenty of Wii, PlayStation, and Xbox 360 controllers to go around.

The owners of Snarks, a gaming arcade established this year, are first and foremost teachers. The husband and wife team have taught at-risk and elite children in public schools systems in North Carolina and California. Their love of honest conversation with young people still burns bright, just the venue has changed. They wanted to find another way to engage young people thus Snarks was born. When young people come to play games, they are always greeted and given an orientation on how to engage in respectable fun. Trash talking is encouraged but there is a line that shouldn't be crossed. Parents can come with their children of all ages and find a guidance not found at other game locations. Douglass Coleman tells us how the company got started and how they are playing an active role in the community. Join this Richard Brown show to get your game on, there are plenty of Wii, PlayStation, and Xbox 360 controllers to go around.

Being authentic is how this author carries herself. Zelda Lockhart shares how she as a writer, mother, friend, and spiritual being is living her life striving for truth. In June, she will release her newest novel The Fifth Born II: The Hundredth Turtle. This new tale follows two people from her first book as they search how to create new family bonds. Zelda tells us about the book and her love of being a writer. Her reading of the book is excellent. Don’t miss this Richard Brown show, it will give you sustenance.

D.T.S. Nation shows us how they are making moves. A hip hop group created in Durham, they are a group of young black men that have the desire, the flow, and soon the exposure to become a big name in the rap game. They share the struggles the group has gone through to get to this point in their career. We also talk about what current projects the group is working on. So often, we have dreams but lack critical pieces to make them reality. D.T.S. gives us a feel for what they are lacking, and how they are going to acquire these skills and personnel. Join this Richard Brown show.

D.T.S. Nation shows us how they are making moves. A hip hop group created in Durham, they are a group of young black men that have the desire, the flow, and soon the exposure to become a big name in the rap game. They share the struggles the group has gone through to get to this point in their career. We also talk about what current projects the group is working on. So often, we have dreams but lack critical pieces to make them reality. D.T.S. gives us a feel for what they are lacking, and how they are going to acquire these skills and personnel. Join this Richard Brown show.

D.T.S. Nation shows us how they are making moves. A hip hop group created in Durham, they are a group of young black men that have the desire, the flow, and soon the exposure to become a big name in the rap game. They share the struggles the group has gone through to get to this point in their career. We also talk about what current projects the group is working on. So often, we have dreams but lack critical pieces to make them reality. D.T.S. gives us a feel for what they are lacking, and how they are going to acquire these skills and personnel. Join this Richard Brown show

Some people believe that what defines us is what race we check on the census form. I ask you, what defines you? Is it what you look like, is it what you do? I pose these questions for my guests, Bill Thomas and Thomas Todd on the show. We talk about their life and how they strive to define themselves. I believe we all have an opportunity to define ourselves and so often we let that opportunity slip away. My guests share their wisdom on this Richard Brown show.

Some people believe that what defines us is what race we check on the census form. I ask you, what defines you? Is it what you look like, is it what you do? I pose these questions for my guests, Bill Thomas and Thomas Todd on the show. We talk about their life and how they strive to define themselves. I believe we all have an opportunity to define ourselves and so often we let that opportunity slip away. My guests share their wisdom on this Richard Brown show.

Some people believe that what defines us is what race we check on the census form. I ask you, what defines you? Is it what you look like, is it what you do? I pose these questions for my guests, Bill Thomas and Thomas Todd on the show. We talk about their life and how they strive to define themselves. I believe we all have an opportunity to define ourselves and so often we let that opportunity slip away. My guests share their wisdom on this Richard Brown show.

Brandon Trainer CEO of the Raleigh Black Chamber and Virgil Givens founder of a new non profit, Developing Swag, joins me to discuss their organization, their dreams. Brandon is continuing to develop the Chamber as a resource for its members and in the process has turned it into one of the fastest growing black chambers in the country. He has joined a couple of national boards and shares the knowledge he gains from this exposure with chamber membership. Virgil Givens is developing an inspirational young men’s training program. The program uses flag football, scholarship, and respect to give young men the tools they need to thrive in college and beyond. Join this show as we learn about the positive things happening in the community on this Richard Brown show.

Brandon Trainer CEO of the Raleigh Black Chamber and Virgil Givens founder of a new non profit, Developing Swag, joins me to discuss their organization, their dreams. Brandon is continuing to develop the Chamber as a resource for its members and in the process has turned it into one of the fastest growing black chambers in the country. He has joined a couple of national boards and shares the knowledge he gains from this exposure with chamber membership. Virgil Givens is developing an inspirational young men’s training program. The program uses flag football, scholarship, and respect to give young men the tools they need to thrive in college and beyond. Join this show as we learn about the positive things happening in the community on this Richard Brown show.

Brandon Trainer CEO of the Raleigh Black Chamber and Virgil Givens founder of a new non profit, Developing Swag, joins me to discuss their organization, their dreams. Brandon is continuing to develop the Chamber as a resource for its members and in the process has turned it into one of the fastest growing black chambers in the country. He has joined a couple of national boards and shares the knowledge he gains from this exposure with chamber membership. Virgil Givens is developing an inspirational young men’s training program. The program uses flag football, scholarship, and respect to give young men the tools they need to thrive in college and beyond. Join this show as we learn about the positive things happening in the community on this Richard Brown show.

Brandon Trainer CEO of the Raleigh Black Chamber and Virgil Givens founder of a new non profit, Developing Swag, joins me to discuss their organization, their dreams. Brandon is continuing to develop the Chamber as a resource for its members and in the process has turned it into one of the fastest growing black chambers in the country. He has joined a couple of national boards and shares the knowledge he gains from this exposure with chamber membership. Virgil Givens is developing an inspirational young men’s training program. The program uses flag football, scholarship, and respect to give young men the tools they need to thrive in college and beyond. Join this show as we learn about the positive things happening in the community on this Richard Brown show.

How the media tells the story of black men as always been…interesting. On this show we get a change peek behind the curtain of one example, Bruce Thomas and Lisa Sorg. They talk about the recent Independent Weekly story about Bruce. Lisa has been a journalist for over 12 years and in that time she has covered a host of topics. This profile of Bruce was one that she took over 2 months to get the story right and from Bruce’s own word “she said what needed to be said.” Join me as we take a closer look at how this story can give us a better understanding of how black men are covered in the media on this Richard Brown show.

How the media tells the story of black men as always been…interesting. On this show we get a change peek behind the curtain of one example, Bruce Thomas and Lisa Sorg. They talk about the recent Independent Weekly story about Bruce. Lisa has been a journalist for over 12 years and in that time she has covered a host of topics. This profile of Bruce was one that she took over 2 months to get the story right and from Bruce’s own word “she said what needed to be said.” Join me as we take a closer look at how this story can give us a better understanding of how black men are covered in the media on this Richard Brown show.

How the media tells the story of black men as always been…interesting. On this show we get a change peek behind the curtain of one example, Bruce Thomas and Lisa Sorg. They talk about the recent Independent Weekly story about Bruce. Lisa has been a journalist for over 12 years and in that time she has covered a host of topics. This profile of Bruce was one that she took over 2 months to get the story right and from Bruce’s own word “she said what needed to be said.” Join me as we take a closer look at how this story can give us a better understanding of how black men are covered in the media on this Richard Brown show.

April 5, 2010 - Sweating and moving The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s research suggests that in 1970, the average American consumed 2,169 calories a day. In 2008, we were eating 2,674 calories daily. This 23% increase has more than likely lead to our expanding waistline and our deteriorating health. Kim Certain, a certified personal trainer, talks with me on this show and tells us how to reverse this trend. She starts with motivation, then moves to how you obtain a solid exercise knowledge base. Kim shares the mix of movements we all should be doing to increase our fitness level. It is time to get moving and this Richard Brown show can help you get it done.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s research suggests that in 1970, the average American consumed 2,169 calories a day. In 2008, we were eating 2,674 calories daily. This 23% increase has more than likely lead to our expanding waistline and our deteriorating health. Kim Certain, a certified personal trainer, talks with me on this show and tells us how to reverse this trend. She starts with motivation, then moves to how you obtain a solid exercise knowledge base. Kim shares the mix of movements we all should be doing to increase our fitness level. It is time to get moving and this Richard Brown show can help you get it done.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's research suggests that in 1970, the average American consumed 2,169 calories a day. In 2008, we were eating 2,674 calories daily. This 23% increase has more than likely lead to our expanding waistline and our deteriorating health. Kim Certain, a certified personal trainer, talks with me on this show and tells us how to reverse this trend. She starts with motivation, then moves to how you obtain a solid exercise knowledge base. Kim shares the mix of movements we all should be doing to increase our fitness level. It is time to get moving and this Richard Brown show can help you get it done.