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We tackled the tough topic of human trafficking with MISSSEY, Redemption House of the Bay Area and Love Never Fails.
Celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
We aired our first show for 2026 which featured our callers and their own hopes and goals for 2026. Our second hour featured our Kwanzaa celebration which helped bring our community together at Alive & Free headquarters. The classroom is truly a special place and we are happy we could fit so many people into it as we shared our talents and learned about the 7 principles of Kwanzaa and the meaning of The Day of Meditation.
Street Soldiers Radio is excited to celebrate the holidays with our Street Soldiers family. Our callers and students shared what keeps them doing right and what keeps them doing wrong. We are incredibly thankful for being able to have a safe space to have important conversations that impact our community.www.StayAliveAndFree.org
Street Soldiers Radio spent an evening catching up with our friend and poet Prentice Powell as he shared his journey as a Grammy nominated spoken word artist to his new project Pack Light while embracing all aspects of being a father and husband.
Street Soldiers Radio is thankful for our callers and community. The team shared their holiday plans, favorite dishes and learned what’s on the menu from everyone. We are grateful to be able to have a space where we can have important conversations as we find solutions to issues impacting our community. We might not all be related, but we are all family.
We honored the elders in our lives who have shared their guidance, love and wisdom with us. We also introduce you to Jyarriah and Malcolm who are our Young Elders in the classroom. With heavy hearts, we dedicate our show to the beloved Coach John Beam.
We were honored to have Oakland’s Mayor Barbara Lee talk about the current issues and solutions of Oakland as she took calls from our audience who voiced their concerns.
Street Soldiers Radio discussed immigration, ICE and learned about our rights with Attorney Monica Oca Howell and Contra Costa Pulse multimedia journalist Denis Bravo Perez.
Street Soldiers Radio is thankful we are a safe place where you can talk and find solutions. We asked our callers to share the topics and issues they would like us to cover on our upcoming shows. We also caught up with Ashanti Branch and his upcoming event, the Global Young Men’s Conference 2025.
October 19, 2025
Street Soldiers Radio dove into the many layers of domestic violence. Callers shared their own experieneces as children and as those abused with our guests, therapists DeShannon Williamson and Ricka White who provided information on how to deal with and get help for this type of violence that affects many people around the world.
Street Soldiers Radio asked our audience about what is concerning them these days and we received a wide range of answers. Parenting, new slang and the raised prices of groceries and more were covered by as people called in to share.
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From Incarcerated to Inspired and Alive & Free! We’re proud of Danniqua who started her journey with the Freedom Braiders class while in custody and today, she is Alive and Free! This is what transformation looks like when community, purpose, and love come together. The work continues, because a real friend would never lead you to danger only to freedom, healing, and hope.
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Street Soldiers Radio wants to know how you get your information. We are diving Into how you learn about what’s going on in your community and the world. Where do you get your news from?
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Street Soldiers Radio has been on the airwaves for over 33 years to help keep our community Alive & Free. We discuss the tough topics to help raise awareness, share experiences and find solutions to uplift each other in the Bay Area and across the world. Suicide Awareness is incredibly important as it continues to impact all ages. Feelings of sadness and hopelessness have impacted young people. Please join us on Street Soldiers Radio as we learn how to help each other and ourselves.
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Street Soldiers Radio discussed with our callers what they would like to see taught in schools from elementary to high school. Our panel with featured educators Dr. Darrick Smith, Dr. Reggie Daniels and Jeri Marshall also enlighten us with experience and suggestions for education.
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Street Soldiers Radio had the creators of Gospel Fest Oakland on air to share how gospel music has influenced and shaped lives in the Bay Area and beyond. Guests: Elder Leonard B. Lothlen Sr. and Dr. Joya Chavarin.
The Alive & Free Prescription Training continues to change lives. Our participants from Seattle, WA shared how their lives were impacted by the learning the Prescription by Dr. Marshall and began applying it immediately to themselves, their families and their youth.
August 17, 2025
8 months into his second term as president, Street Soldiers Radio asked for thoughts, reactions and concerns from our callers as we analyze the impact of President Trump’s policies, ICE raids and more. We are also joined by immigration lawyer Monica Howell and journalist Denis Perez-Bravo (Contra Costa Pulse) and Joel Umanzor (Contra Costa Pulse & Richmondside).



