Areva Martin in Real Time

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Gender Based Violence & Empowerment Self Defense Sep 15, 2023

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Areva welcomes women’s empowerment guru Lauren Taylor, Co-Author of “Get Empowered: A Practical Guide to Thrive, Heal and Embrace Your Confidence in a Sexist World,” to discuss the different types of violence women face and how they can fight back.

The Resurgence of Covid and the New Vaccine Sep 15, 2023

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Areva explores the recent uptick in Covid infections and the new, recently approved booster. Two top experts help us understand the latest: Dr. Amesh Adalja, Infectious Disease Doctor with Johns Hopkins, and Dr. John P. Moore, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Cornell University’s Weill Cornell Medical College.

Erica Mena’s “Monkey” Slur and Anti-Blackness in the Latino Community Sep 13, 2023

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Reality star Erica Mena called a black woman “monkey”, was then kicked off of “Love and Hip-Hop”, and is now on an apology tour. Should her assertion that she didn’t mean to use “money” as a slur be believed? Areva has an in depth conversation on the subject with Tanya Kateri Hernandez, Author of “Racial Innocence: Unmasking Latino Anti-Black Bias and the Struggle for Equality,” and Leslie Redmond, Founder of “Don’t Complain, Activate,” and former President of the Minneapolis NAACP.

Why & How 9/11 Conspiracy Theories Persist Sep 13, 2023

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On the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11/2001 terrorist attack, Areva takes a deep dive into some of the 9/11 conspiracy theories that have only grown since that tragic day. Mick West, Author of “Escaping the Rabbit Hole: How to Debunk Conspiracy Theories Using Facts, Logic and Respect”, and Stephen Douglas Andrews, Interim Executive Director at the Journal of American History and Adjunct History Professor at Indiana University, bring some expert perspective to the show.

The Fraud Behind BS High Sep 10, 2023

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Roy Johnson started a fraudulent high school and lured disadvantaged kids with the dream of playing college football. He ruined many of their lives and got away with it. Avi Bernard breaks down the documentary “BS High” with two former college athletes, Dr. Shaun Fletcher, Professor at San Jose State University, and Danny Griffin, Educator, Entrepreneur and Motivational Speaker.

A.I. and How It Affects the Black Community Sep 10, 2023

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Governor Gavin Newsom has signed an Executive Order to study the development, use and risks of Artificial Intelligence. The reporter who broke that story for Politico, Mohar Chatterjee, joins Areva to discuss her reporting. Plus, Mixed Reality Technologist, Dulce Baerga and Creative Producer for Tec Leimert, Charles Baab, join Areva to talk about why the black community needs A.I. and how it affects us.

Tulsa Massacre Victims Deserve Reparations Sep 07, 2023

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Three remaining survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 are still fighting for the restitution they are owed after their communities were destroyed because of the color of their skin. Areva has a discussion with the Attorney in the case, National Civil Rights Attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons, and Author and Professor at the University of Oklahoma, Dr. Karlos Hill.

Term Limits & Reforming the Supreme Court Sep 06, 2023

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With Senators Mitch McConnell and Diane Feinstein having having public health scares, the question of term limits is gaining traction again. Are term limits necessary? And in an age when the Supreme Court is less trusted than its ever been, are term limits the best way to reform the Supreme Court? If not, what is? Areva sits down for a conversation with Gabe Roth, Executive Director of Fix the Court, and Philip Blumel, President of the U.S. Term Limits Organization.

From Katrina to Idalia: Hurricanes’ disproportionate Effect on Black Communities Sep 06, 2023

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As Hurricane Idalia ravages the East Coast, Areva has a conversation with two of the nations top hurricane experts on whether climate change is making hurricanes worse, and how black communities are disproportionately affected by them. TOM KNUTSON - SENIOR SCIENTIST, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) and DR. TOBY AULT - CLIMATE SCIENTIST IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EARTH AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY AND RESEARCH ASSOCIATE AT THE PALEONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTION, join the show to discuss.

The Fight to Eliminate Black History Sep 01, 2023

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A large faction of white Americans are hell bent on eliminating black history. Areva discuss the phenomenon with Dante King, Author of “The 400 Year Holocaust: White America’s Legal, Psychopathic, and Sociopathic Black Genocide - and the Revolt Against Critical Race Theory,” and Dr. Menah Pratt, VP for Strategic Affairs and Diversity at Virginia Tech University.

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