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Ubuntu Storytellers, an ensemble of experienced black, brown, and biracial performers tell stories of “being” as well as of “being in the skin we're in.” You will hear personal stories that reflect our joys, triumphs, and disappointments. Poignant stories, funny stories. Stories of being human. You will also hear stories about encounters with racism, prejudice, and microaggression. Often one story encompasses both realities.On the 4th Tuesday of the month beginning April 25th, 2023 members of the Ubuntu Storytellers troupe present stories aligned with a theme at studioW. Summer of '87 and the 1975 Monte CarloLarry Castleberry   Runners HighChaChanna SimpsonWhere Are You FromDenise Keyes Page Brown GirlDenise Santisteban Dad's MistressTy FanceThis is a WPAA-TV at studioW production. #diversity #inclusion #equity #antiracism #ubuntu #wpaatv 

Ubuntu Storytellers, an ensemble of experienced black, brown, and biracial performers tell stories of “being” as well as of “being in the skin we're in.” You will hear personal stories that reflect our joys, triumphs, and disappointments. Poignant stories, funny stories. Stories of being human. You will also hear stories about encounters with racism, prejudice, and microaggression. Often one story encompasses both realities.On the 4th Tuesday of the month beginning April 25th, 2023 members of the Ubuntu Storytellers troupe present stories aligned with a theme at studioW. HairitageAmy Joy MyersThe BlasphemerJezrie Marcano-CourtneyGrandma Ruth and BlackieLaconia Therrio 20/20 VisionDenise Keyes Page Spark Ty FanceThis is a WPAA-TV at studioW production. #diversity #inclusion #equity #antiracism #ubuntu #wpaatv 

Ubuntu Storytellers, an ensemble of experienced black, brown, and biracial performers tell stories of “being” as well as of “being in the skin we're in.” You will hear personal stories that reflect our joys, triumphs, and disappointments. Poignant stories, funny stories. Stories of being human. You will also hear stories about encounters with racism, prejudice, and microaggression. Often one story encompasses both realities.More info: https://ubuntustorytellers.com/On the 4th Tuesday of the month beginning April 25th, 2023 members of the Ubuntu Storytellers troupe present stories aligned with a theme. Skin DeepJezrie Marcano-Courtney   Saved by the BookAmy MyersMama Said…Charlie Grady Beach MusicDenise Keyes Page Forbidden Fruit Ty FanceThis is a WPAA-TV at studioW production. #diversity #inclusion #equity #antiracism #ubuntu #wpaatv 

Ubuntu Storytellers, an ensemble of experienced black, brown and biracial performers tell stories of “being” as well as of “being in the skin we're in.” You will hear personal stories that reflect our joys and triumphs and disappointments. Poignant stories, funny stories. Stories of being human. You will also hear stories about encounters with racism, prejudice, microaggression. Often one story encompasses both realities.More info: https://ubuntustorytellers.com/Bootsy by Larry CastleberryThe Last Christmas Parade by Jezrie Marcano - CourtneyA Kwanzaa Transformation by Jolyn WalkerHoliday Heartbreak by ChaChanna SimpsonChristmas IS Just Around the Corner by Denise Keyes PageThe Stowaway by Elisabeth Anton

Recorded at studioW Dec 5, 2023

Recorded at studioW Oct 16, 2023Inclusive of Integrity in Elections, 14th Amendment, Early Voting, Bridgeport, Civics101, Universal Ballot and General Election

Recorded April 2023

Recorded June 2023Michelle built on her writing and digital marketing experiences in the health field by earning a Masters in Experiential Health and Healing.  Her journey started as a Dietician and for the past 25 years she has worked to help people develop their best selves, including mind, body and spirit. This is an extract of her full interview on MidLIFE Matters with Georgian Lussier.

Dr. James McPartland, PhD, Professor of Child Psychiatry and Psychology at the Yale Child Study Center did a Facebook LIVE presentation on Feb 14, 2023, 10 Reasons Why Autism Research Rocks!  for ASRC, Autism Services and Resources CT. Here is the presentation about the opportunity and benefits for parents and participants.

In today's conversation with Robert E. May, Professor Emeritus of History, Purdue University, we will examine the America, Wallingford CT native son, Moses Yale Beach, who came of age in and influenced: The Antebellum Era: From the War of 1812 to the Civil War.To provide our listeners with some context, Moses Yale Beach, was born at the turn of the 19th century in January 1800 and died approximately 3 years after Lincoln was assassinated in 1868. Professor May helps us understand this Antebellum Period of history, we know that our collective understanding continues to be transformed. Many recent works have contributed new insights into the years 1846 to 1848, the middle of Mr. Beach's editorial control of the penny paper, The Sun.There is a lot to unpack, indeed many books have been written. Let's begin briefly with the War of 1812 and America's victory over the British, starting with the economic and political forces of the time which may have influenced the imaginings of a young man seeking independence from an agrarian life.Q1 How would you characterize what some have described as a period of entrepreneurial spirit?Q2Can you comment on the politics of the period (statesmen like Daniel Webster, Henry Clay and John Calhoun) and the attempt to find legislative solutions to the divisive issue of slavery.COMMENTYou have been a trend setter in looking at what was happinging-elsewhere to understand America. Q3Why is a global perspective important especially as it relates to America's expansion?Q4Mr. Beach was literally involved with the Mexican War, also known as Mexican-American War. What do you know of his involvement and can you comment on his world view?Q5In addition to being immersed in the peacemaking of the U.S.-Mexican War, Moses Yale Beach played a possibly even more significant role in U.S. attempts to acquire Cuba from Spain. Could you elaborate on this less known facet of Beach's colorful career?"Q6You have written about Jane Cazneau, also known as Jane Storm, the most prolific female journalist on US foreign policy during the antebellum. She was not lacking in self confidence and your work reveals the study of a woman who fearlessly defied the Separate Spheres ideology of the time that sought to keep women framed within the house or home, the domestic.We have encountered an 1846 quote attributed to her that reads, “I can and do control over half of the entire daily circulation [of the New York Sun] and from my position thus hold the balance of opinion on nay man or measure.” This is certainly an intriguing and provocative quote. Firstly, how does the quote strike you and secondly, could you elaborate on her connection to MY Beach?Q7Finally, is it somewhat tragic that despite improvements in news coverage from the founding of the AP onwards, and that important legacy, we seem to be stuck, more than ever, in ecosystems of slanted news coverage (what used to be called post-truth) to the point of unreality?

A guided conversation about Wallingford CT native son, Moses Yale Beach, whose contributions to the world are mostly unsung. Among his contributions is the founding of the Associated Press.With us in conversation are Valerie Komor, Director of Corporate Archives at the Associated Press, and Professors of American History Menahem Blondheim and Robert E. May.For ContextMoses Yale Beach was born in Wallingford CT on Jan 15, 1800, and died in 1868.  A man of many skills and innovations, his most successful venture involved the penny newspaper,  The Sun, from 1838 to 1858. He died approximately three years after Lincoln was assassinated while living in his mansion built by architect Henry Austin.PanelistsProfessor Robert May, formerly of Purdue University and now retired, is a specialist in 19th-century American history and the author of, among others, Manifest Destiny's Underworld,  The Southern Dream of a Caribbean Empire, Slavery, Race, and Conquest in the Tropics: Lincoln, Douglas, and the Future of Latin America and Yuletide in Dixie: Slavery, Christmas, and Public Memory. His works contribute renewed understanding of and interventions to knowledge about 19th-century American Western expansion. In so doing, Professor May's work alters and enhances our understanding of Manifest Destiny, Underground Railroads and other important focus topics affixed to the Antebellum and beyond, and Professor May's recent writing continues to explore the necessity of intervention in nationwide education curriculums.Professor Menahem Blondheim is a faculty member in the Dept. of Communication and Journalism and the Dept. of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His research explores the role of communication in American and in Jewish history, as well as the history of media. A former entrepreneur and executive in the high-tech industry in the dawn of high-speed digital communications, he also studies the development, performance, and meaning of communication technologies, new and old. He has received his BA degree from the Hebrew University, MA and PhD degrees from Harvard University, and has won fellowships from the NEH, Smithsonian Institution, Library of Congress, and the University of Pennsylvania. Professor Blondheim's extensive work in communication and communication histories is, for our purposes, fascinatingly presented in his book, News Over the Wires: The Telegraph and the Flow of Public Information in America, 1844—1897.Director Valerie Komor is the founding Director of the Associated Press Corporate Archives. Before joining AP in 2003, she held positions at the Oberlin College Archives, the Rockefeller Archive Center, the Smithsonian Institution Archives of American Art and the New-York Historical Society. She holds an M.A. in Medieval Studies from Yale University and an M.L.I.S. from the University of Texas at Austin. In 2003, AP Vice President and Director of Corporate Communications, Kelly Tunney, asked Director Komor to establish AP's first corporate archives.  According to Director Komor, ‘this offer was a great challenge, as it involved creating a new department and promoting a new idea within the company: the systematic documentation of AP itself.'Facilitator & Contributor: Riaan Oppelt, an English and Cultural Studies scholar at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, interested in  the absorbing global histories of media and communication with attention to our contemporary media cycles and usages.Our three guests and their work, have ties to the subject of our discussion today, namely Moses Yale Beach —a name largely still unrecognized in the public imaginary

Wallingford Public Library video tapes some in-person events. In a collaboration with WPAA-TV the essence of the presentations are reproduced for easy listening.

An anchor organization for programs serving youth is the Youth & Social Services Dept. They encourage and enable collaboration among nonprofits & civic organizations. Here is a glimpse of what they do. Another get-to-know your agencies serving youth is planned for the Fall. Check out this podcast to get a peak at who is doing what in town.Recorded March 2022

Teen Tiger TV interviewed the host of "Midlife Matters" Georgian Lussier.WPAA-TV Summer Youth Team conducted a 3 part interview about Community TV. Part 3 Interviewer: Tim LopezFocus:Tim asks about structuring an interview and the show's success.Production Date: July 2022

Teen Tiger TV interviewed the host of "Midlife Matters" Georgian Lussier.WPAA-TV Summer Youth Team conducted a 3 part interview about Community TV. Part 1 Interviewer: Noah CutlerFocus:Noah asks about the style & evolution of the show and her motivation for continuing her award-winning show.Production Date: July 2022

Teen Tiger TV interviewed the host of "Midlife Matters" Georgian Lussier. WPAA-TV Summer Youth Team conducted a 3 part interview about Community TV. Part 2 Interviewer: Tiffanie CutlerFocus: Georgian Lussier's vision and purpose for creating her award winning show.Production Date: July 2022

A conversation with Ben Martin 350.org Dan McInerey Electrician IBEW Local #90recorded in 2018.Progressive Talk hosts Aili McKeen and Bruce Conroy discuss topics which need to see more progress.

A conversation with the Therapy Twins recorded in 2018.Progressive Talk hosts Aili McKeen and Bruce Conroy discuss topics which need to see more progress.

A conversation with the members of the carpenters union, Liz Skidmore Ana Cardona, recorded in 2018.Progressive Talk hosts Aili McKeen and Bruce Conroy discuss topics which need to see more progress.

Supervisor of Language and Community Partnerships

This interview took place in March before Stephanie Thomas became the endorsed candidate for this office.  For more info: WebsiteThis interview focuses on the Election Administration component of the job and how Stephanie Thomas became interested in the opportunity to serve in this capacity. They could have discussed the job for much longer.  Stephanie Thomas is currently State Representative in 143rd District including Westport, Wilton and Norwalk.

After the 2021 local election, and move by the sitting council to fill a seat vacated by a Democratic Town Committee candidate with someone not endorsed by the DTC, the Chair Alida Cella, and the endorse candidate, Alexa Tomassi, discuss challenges, team work, the infamous #Pick6toWin Strategy and more.