June 17, 2014 0 Pastor Otis Moss, III: The Gospel According to the WizRev. Joan R. Harrell speaks with Pastor Otis Moss about his new book,"The Gospel According to the Wiz: Sermons and Cinema"READ MORE BOOKSRev. Joan R. Harrel, Rev. Otis Moss III, spotlight, The Gospel According to the Wiz
February 9, 2014 0 Pemon Rami: Celebrating Black History & CultureEmpowering Voices speaks with Pemon Rami, Director of Educational Services and Public Programs at DuSable Museum of African American History.READ MORE BLACK HISTORYBlack History Month, Pemon Rami, Rev. Joan R. Harrel, spotlight
April 9, 2013 0 Rahiel Tesfamariam: The Intersection of Media, Culture, and ReligionRev. Joan Harrell of Empowering Voices speaks with Rev. Rahiel Tesfamariam, Founder/Editorial Director of Urban Cusp and Washington Post columnistREAD MORE PUBLIC LIFECulture, Empowering Voices, Media, Rahiel Tesfamariam, religion, Rev. Joan R. Harrel, spotlight, Urban Cusp, Washington Post
April 1, 2013 0 17-year old Youth Activist, Jordyn Willis says because of gun violence children & teenagers feel like they are “hunted”Jordyn Willis of Project Orange Tree Speaks with Empowering VoicesREAD MORE FAITH, VIDEOSChicago, Jordyn Willis, Lupe Fiasco, Project Orange Tree, Rev. Joan R. Harrel, spotlight, violence
March 15, 2013 0 FM Supreme, Hip Hop Artist and Cultural Critic, Speaks About Gun Violence in ChicagoRev. Joan Harrell of Empowering Voices, speaks with FM Supreme READ MORE NEWS & VIEWSChicago, Empowering Voices, FM Supreme, Gun Violence, Rev. Joan R. Harrel, spotlight
January 17, 2013 0 Martin Luther King: Has America Changed?Rev. Joan Harrell examines a 1965 interview of Dr. King on Meet the Press and asks has America changed.READ MORE CULTUREKiing Holiday, Meet the Press, MLK, Rev. Joan R. Harrel, spotlight
October 4, 2012 0 Jean-Claude Brizard, CEO of Chicago Public Schools, Addresses Teachers’ Strike and Education in ChicagoEmpowering Voices talks with Jean-Claude Brizard, CEO of Chicago Public SchoolsREAD MORE NATIONALbreaking, Chicago, education, Rev. Joan R. Harrel
October 4, 2012 0 Cathy Cohen, Ph.D., Challenges Voter ID LawsEmpowering Voices speaks with Cathy Cohen, Ph.D., author, feminist, scholar, activist about Voter ID laws...READ MORE POLITICSbreaking, Rev. Joan R. Harrel
July 27, 2012 0 Rev. Dr. F. Bruce Williams talks about how his congregation is restoring Smoketown, one of the poorest zip codes in Louisville, KYEmpowering Voices talks with the Rev. Dr. F. Bruce Williams, Senior Pastor of Bates Memorial Baptist Church about how his congregation is restoring Smoketown, one of the poorest zip codes in Louisville, KYREAD MORE CHURCHbreaking, Bruce Williams, Rev. Joan R. Harrel
April 12, 2012 0 Charlton & Sharlton Jelks: I Am Trayvon Martin NATIONALbreaking, I am Trayvon Martin, Rev. Joan R. Harrel