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Generation Flex
January 10, 2023
We discuss the damaging effects of respectability politics. Melissa Donaldson is joined by Cheryl Grace, Chris Powell, and Channing Lenert to examine how this toxic ideology asks marginalized communities to hide their true selves in order to gain acceptance.
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In The Arena with Darrious Hilmon
December 17, 2022
At the very height of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Leslie Anderson-Rutland braced herself against the words no woman – or man – wants to hear “you have breast cancer. Leslie steps In The Arena to discuss her journey in battling breast cancer.
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Change Agents with Sufyan Sohel
December 17, 2022
The state of our nation has never been more divided, with many communities on the receiving end of discrimination and marginalization. To fight this injustice, Pushkar Sharma and Priya Shah join Change Agents to discuss how we can show up in allyship for those who need it most.
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For The Culture with Christina Steed
December 17, 2022
Marcellas Reynolds, Best-selling Author and Executive Producer of Supreme Models, joins Christina on the next For The Culture!
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Change Agents with Sufyan Sohel
December 9, 2022
On this week’s episode of Change Agents, Jamila Trimuel, Founder and Executive Director of Ladies of Virtue joins the show to discuss how she leads the charge to empower Black girls in some of our city’s most underserved communities and work to prepare them for college, their future careers, and to become change agents in their communities.
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Political Forum with Sylvia Snowden
December 9, 2022
Judge Gloria Chevere of the Puerto Rican Bar Association joins Political Forum to explain the lack of Latino representation in the Illinois Judicial System. Political Forum is a CAN TV Signature Program.
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For The Culture with Christina Steed
December 7, 2022
There’s no place like Chicago when it comes to real estate. From downtown condos to sprawling suburban houses, there’s something for everyone in the Windy City. Sheila Rugege Dantzler, Real Estate Broker at Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty, Eric Dantzler, Owner of R & D Builders LLC, and Sheri Bolton, Founder of Design from Within® join the show to talk all things real estate and keep you up to date on what you need to know whether you’re buying or selling within the Chicago market.
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In The Arena with Darrious Hilmon
November 19, 2022
A true agent of change, Sufyan Sohel has spent the past 12 years as the Deputy Director and General Council for CAIR-Chicago – one of the largest Muslim civil rights advocacy organizations in the nation. The host of CAN TV’s new Signature Program Change Agents joins Darrious Hilmon In The Arena to talk about affecting positive and lasting change in Chicago.
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Change Agents with Sufyan Sohel
November 18, 2022
As we approach Thanksgiving and the winter holidays, with many of us celebrating with food and loved ones, Change Agents reminds us of all of the inequities in the communities around us. Dr. Saria Lofton, Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing and Kellie O’Connell, Executive Director of Nourishing Hope join the show to provide ways to support our hungry neighbors.
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Political Forum with Sylvia Snowden
November 17, 2022
Host Sylvia Snowden sits down with journalist Debbie-Marie Brown, social justice reporter for the Chicago Reader to discuss her recent article “Up In Smoke,” highlighting the shortcomings of Illinois’ social equity cannabis dispensary licenses.
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