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The tiny town of Greendale, Wisconsin is among the whitest towns in Milwaukee County. Their kids have been the perpetrators of racist videos and rants several times in the last year. And this has been going on for years. Most recently, a Junior at Greendale High School was called a N** three times (the second such occasion from the same whit girl) and the Black girl was suspended and threatened with arrest for disturbing the peace when she yelled at the girl for calling her a Ni**er. The first time it happened and the girl reported it, administration told her to use her calming techniques. Tyra DeAhl talks with Brian Poitier of ConversationsWith.Net about his print story. This is part 1 of a multipart series about Greendale.

Another touchy topic - Bad cops. Faren D'Abell talks with Sonia Lewis, co-lead of Black Lives Matter Sacramento and Sacramento For Black Lives, about bad cops. Lewis argues all cops are bad and tells us why. Hear stories of corruption and just plain poor judgment. Get show details, guest bios and transcripts on our website at http://ourtruth.today/s1e5-fix-the-police Contains explicit lyrics. Search for the "clean" version a day after publication for a censored version.

Faren talks with Dr. Stephanie McCullough about the psychology of women voters - Republicans and Democrats alike.

A special episode of Our Truth, Today. Author Ian Bailey, a transracial adoptee, speaks out after a Red Table Talk episode with Jada Pinkett Smith and actress Kristin Davis glorify white parents adopting Black babies.

This week’s show is all about successful women. Joining us as on-air talent are Capri Fernandez-Wilde with news and interviews and Maegen Rose with BookTalk. Tyra DeAhl hosts. Faren interviews Vicki Quade, the creator of the international comedy hit Late Nite Catechism about her religious comedy franchise as well as her writing and acting career. Faren also interviews Anjali Bidani, an Indian-American Broadway in Chicago theater stage manager turned finance executive who’s giving it all up to return to school to earn her advanced degree in psychology. Tyra reports on a newly approved drug being touted as the female Viagra and on Tracy Baim, the publisher of the Chicago Reader, on how she made big business moves to try to save this historic paper. Capri discusses religious business with author Marilyn Rhames and co-hosts BookTalk with Maegen Rose who discusses the Coretta Scott King book award and a memoir by Jacqueline Woodson. Interviews in this week’s show delve into the backstories of each of our guests… more than we could include in this 45-minute show. Interviews that appear in the main episode focus on the topic of careers and entrepreneurial spirit. The extended interviews give you double the content and dig a bit deeper into the lives of our guests. We’re at a crossroads with our show and would love to hear your feedback. Should we extend the show and include longer, more in-depth interviews in the main show or should we maintain a shorter show with extended interviews available online? Visit us at http://ourtruth.today/wp/blog/s1e2-successful-women/

S1E1: Transracial Adoptions Faren talks with adoption attorney Michelle M. Hughes of Bridge Communications about the myths and realities of transracial adoptions and what prospective parents need to be ready for before adopting. Also Transracial adoptees Mark Hagland and Eric Lemme talk about their experience growing up in transracial homes. Medical marijuana news from Tyra DeAhl and a sneak peak at next week’s show on women who bust the glass ceiling and build their own structure. Music interview with up-and-coming Chicago Rapper BossDre. Full show info at http://ourtruth.today/wp/s1e1-show-details/

Up-and-coming Chicago Rapper, BossDre, is interviewed by Faren D'Abell about his music, fatherhood and his upcoming concert June 30, 2019. Features his song Ballin Like Westbrook.

Indian-American Anjali Bidani talks about her time as a stage manager for productions like Wicked and her transition into finance. In both positions she found unwelcoming male supervisors who didn't always appreciate strong women. Now Anjali is giving it all up to return to her passion of psychology. http://www.ourtruth.today

OTT Reporter Tyra DeAhl with pallative care expert Kathy Brandt on the need for integrating medical marijuana into care plans. Appears in our June 30, 2019 full episode http://listen.ourtruth.today

Lesbian activist Toni Armstrong Jr. discusses growing up as a lesbian, the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, New land for womyn and girls, being gay and education; Tracy Baim, Publisher of the Chicago Reader, gives an in depth history of Stonewall and the origins of today's pride parades, plus a behind the scenes look at the fight for marriage equality and discusses division in the LGBTQ community; Actress Honey West gives us the scoop on her 30 year career, challenges in transitioning at 41, and her unconventional thoughts on trans actresses; Author Eddie Pierce Jr. Discusses his new book, Love Changes and his company's new children's book for African American children; News on policies and laws affect older LGBT Americans including an upcoming Supreme Court case. For links to topics discussed in the show visit us at https://conversationswith.net/our-truth-today-with-faren-dabell/ Show Timeline Intro (0:04.266) Episode Preview (2:27.266) Toni Armstrong - Growing up Lesbian (3:06.626) (TA) Lesbians & Music (5:48.200) (TA) New Land in Michigan/Womyn's Music Festival (7:44.960) (TA)GLSEN/Education (11:33.986) International Gay News (17:58.440) Tracy Baim-Stonewall (19:41.266) (TB) Early Chicago Media (24:40.746) (TB) Country At War: Gay 80s (27:01.706) (TB) Journalist and Activist (29:31.133) (TB) Marriage Equality Fight (30:14.253) (TB)Love my work (34:29.453) Part 2 Preview (36:06.826) Honey West (37:13.520) (HW) Started Transitioning (41:15.106) (HW) Trans Suicide (42:56.973) (HW) Accepting Parents (44:49.093) (HW) How Gender is Decided (45:24.373) (HW) Being a Trans Actress (48:14.893) (HW) Thoughts on Caitlin Jenner (55:54.106) Needs of Aging LGBT Americans (1:00:07.226) Author Eddie Pierce (1:05:00.226) Preview of Next Episode (1:11:44.946) Show End (1:13:14.120)

South Korean adoptee talks about when you should talk to your child about racism. Interview with Mark Hagland streams on your favorite podcast app June 30 and at conversationswith.net. Full episode on Transracial adoptions, entertainment and news.

Tracy Baim, publisher of the Chicago Reader and co-founder of the Windy City Times, explains the significance of the Stonewall riots 50 years ago. Tracy's full interview, as well as interviews with entertainer Honey West, Toni Armstrong, Jr. Eddie S Pierce Jr., and health news from KHN are in this special extended Pride edition of Our Truth, Today streaming June 28 on your favorite podcast app and on www.Conversationswith.net

Faren talks with LGBTQ activist Toni Armstrong, Jr. about the history of the community, her life in education, media, music and activism, and where we go from here. Mentioned: We Want the Land Coalition, GLSEN, BLAST (Bi, Lesbian and Straight Together) Women of the Palm Beaches, HOTWIRE Magazine Full Episode with additional interviews celebrating Pride 2019 premieres June 28, 2019. Our debut episode of the standard podcast premieres June 30 with topics on women in executive roles, transracial adoptions, entertainment, and more! Visit us on www.fb.me/OurTruthToday and www.Conversationswith.net