Black Convergence

It's been a long, trying week for Brandi, but she is in the studio sharing her piece. Why do folks believe everything they read, whether it is from gossip or a news platform? What happens when all the information is not presented? Brandi dives into why she believe folks are so quick to accept negative information they hear about people who identify as Black. What are the structural pieces to why this is the case? How do we catch ourselves when we do it, too? Listen in to Brandi's thoughts on this topic as well as her reactions to the election results from this week. To learn more about this show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the network on Facebook, BlueSky, YouTube, X, and Instagram to keep up with Civic Media!

Brandi Grayson is back in the studio for another edition of the Black Convergence Show. After a Halloween check in with producer Luke, Brandi dives into some of the scary headlines for the impacts coming to communities this weekend with the federal government closed. Additionally, Brandi looks at local news and then dives into the international headline that Prince Andrew is no longer Prince Andrew because of his connections with Jeffrey Epstein. What will it take for Americans to hold Epstein's associates accountable in our country? To learn more about this show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the network on Facebook, BlueSky, YouTube, X, and Instagram to keep up with Civic Media!

Brandi takes a look a current events and what is going on with the critique of her staff, with a reflection on the words of Dr. Barbara Sizemore and writer James Baldwin. What does it mean to accept the framing of white supremacy in the spaces we operate in? Should we accept those premises or reject them? Share your thoughts! To learn more about this show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the network on Facebook, BlueSky, YouTube, X, and Instagram to keep up with Civic Media!

Brandi kicks off the show talking about needing to fight for rights, as her guest producer mentioned athletes with disabilities needing to fight to get their accommodations. She also has noticed some weird coincidences and occurrences in her life and in the world that makes her think that maybe this is all just “The Truman Show.” During this domestic violence awareness month Brandi discusses dealing with trauma, as well as the Epstein files. We listen to a clip about the files and how the files release, or lack of a release, is an issue that runs deep in society. Brandi also shares a bit about Stephen A Smith and something he said about how to work with the people that are in power. To learn more about this show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the network on Facebook, BlueSky, YouTube, X, and Instagram to keep up with Civic Media!

Brandi Grayson flies solo today as she talks about some history and some politricks. Opening the show Brandi reflects on bringing her son to Washington DC to check out the National Museum of African American History and Culture. While there she got a taste of what the national guard’s deployment in the city is like. Throughout the hour Brandi explores who Dr. Amos Wilson was. The African American psychologist studied the falsification of black consciousness. Brandi also talks about white fragility and Assata Shakur, a black activist who was part of the Black Panther movement. Shakur was best known for being part of the Black Liberation Army. She recently died in Cuba, where she was in exile after escaping from the United States where she had been jailed while she was pregnant. To learn more about this show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the network on Facebook, BlueSky, YouTube, X, and Instagram to keep up with Civic Media!

Brandi Grayson is joined in-studio by Dana Pellebon, executive director of RCC, for the hour. Brandi and Dana check in with each other and kick off the show with some spoken word, shouting out black women. What is it like to work in their spaces, here in Madison and Dane County? The conversation includes aspects from a recent piece by Sabrina Madison at Madison365. From there, Brandi and Dana discuss how colorism impacts the work the are doing in these spaces here in Madison. How can we as a community address these problems? Dana shares reading recommendations from Madison's piece, and a couple of her own as well. But it is important to remember that not everyone that identifies as black are treated the same in the world. To wrap up the show, Brandi and Dana talk about what it is like to raise sons and help them navigate our schools. What happens when the focus is on behavior and not relationships? Brandi shares her thoughts. To learn more about this show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the network on Facebook, BlueSky, YouTube, X, and Instagram to keep up with Civic Media! Guest: Dana Pellebon

Join Brandi Grayson to discuss the challenges and obstacles families face today. Discussions, guests, and interviews will focus on vulnerable populations--specifically Black families. We cover controversial topics, from religion to race and from relationships to policies to legislation. Join the finest hostess with the most-ess Brandi Grayson every week. Brandi checks in and shares some details of her trip to Alabama and an impactful visit to a museum. Brandi is joined in-studio by Alex Lindenmeyer for a discussion of the aftermath of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, as well as a Madison business and a vote to shut down the Dairy Drive homeless encampment. To learn more about this show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the network on Facebook, BlueSky, YouTube, X, and Instagram to keep up with Civic Media! Guest: Alex Lindenmeyer

Join Brandi Grayson to discuss the challenges and obstacles families face today. Discussions, guests, and interviews will focus on vulnerable populations--specifically Black families. We cover controversial topics, from religion to race and from relationships to policies to legislation. Join the finest hostess with the most-ess Brandi Grayson every week. Brandi is joined in-studio by friend and doctoral student Jalessa Bryant for a conversation on who writes our history. And then what do you know about the Matrix? Brandi shares what you need to know about the Matrix. To learn more about this show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the network on Facebook, BlueSky, YouTube, X, and Instagram to keep up with Civic Media! Guest: Jalessa Bryant

Join Brandi Grayson to discuss the challenges and obstacles families face today. Discussions, guests, and interviews will focus on vulnerable populations--specifically Black families. We cover controversial topics, from religion to race and from relationships to policies to legislation. Join the finest hostess with the most-ess Brandi Grayson every week. Brandi is joined in-studio by friend and doctoral student Jalessa Bryant for a conversation on social constructs, current events, and more! You won't want to miss the conversation and tea. To learn more about this show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the network on Facebook, BlueSky, YouTube, X, and Instagram to keep up with Civic Media! Guest: Jalessa Bryant

Join Brandi Grayson to discuss the challenges and obstacles families face today. Discussions, guests, and interviews will focus on vulnerable populations--specifically Black families. We cover controversial topics, from religion to race and from relationships to policies to legislation. Join the finest hostess with the most-ess Brandi Grayson every week. Brandi checks in with the listeners following her time out in Hawaii, recapping what it was like to been seen in spaces on the islands. Then, she tackles the absurd aspects of racism in small towns, because folks do not interact with or even know people who are black or identify as black. Plus, JD Vance visits Wisconsin and Brandi talk the Matrix. You don't want to miss it. To learn more about this show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the network on Facebook, BlueSky, YouTube, X, and Instagram to keep up with Civic Media!

Join Brandi Grayson to discuss the challenges and obstacles families face today. Discussions, guests, and interviews will focus on vulnerable populations--specifically Black families. We cover controversial topics, from religion to race and from relationships to policies to legislation. Join the finest hostess with the most-ess Brandi Grayson every week. On this week's edition, Brandi is in the studio solo checking in with the audience for the week and sharing her thoughts on the headlines of the week. Learn about all the work Urban Triage is doing in the community, including details of the upcoming 4th Annual Harvest Fest. Plus, learn about the history surrounding catalog shopping and the grotesque past of black and brown people being disappeared in the medical community. To learn more about this show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the network on Facebook, BlueSky, YouTube, X, and Instagram to keep up with Civic Media!

Join Brandi Grayson to discuss the challenges and obstacles families face today. Discussions, guests, and interviews will focus on vulnerable populations--specifically Black families. We cover controversial topics, from religion to race and from relationships to policies to legislation. Join the finest hostess with the most-ess Brandi Grayson every week. Brandi welcomes in to the studio her friend Kellie Williams for a candid conversation about growing up on Madison's Allied Drive, moving away, and returning to the state's capitol city. Plus, how black women need to be better listened to and their need for a white translator to be heard in the world. Tune in for all the tea you can handle. To learn more about this show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the network on Facebook, BlueSky, YouTube, X, and Instagram to keep up with Civic Media! Guest: Kellie Williams

Join Brandi Grayson to discuss the challenges and obstacles families face today. Discussions, guests, and interviews will focus on vulnerable populations--specifically Black families. We cover controversial topics, from religion to race and from relationships to policies to legislation. Join the finest hostess with the most-ess Brandi Grayson every week. Brandi has a candid conversation about growth and the process that we go through to move beyond past traumas. To learn more about this show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the network on Facebook, BlueSky, YouTube, X, and Instagram to keep up with Civic Media!

Join Brandi Grayson to discuss the challenges and obstacles families face today. Discussions, guests, and interviews will focus on vulnerable populations--specifically Black families. We cover controversial topics, from religion to race and from relationships to policies to legislation. Join the finest hostess with the most-ess Brandi Grayson every week. Brandi welcomes to the show this week Felicia, one of Dane County's black trans women doing the work for and in the community. Felicia shares about her work at Freedom, Inc and her experiences over the years in Madison and the surrounding area. To learn more about this show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the network on Facebook, BlueSky, YouTube, X, and Instagram to keep up with Civic Media!

Join Brandi Grayson to discuss the challenges and obstacles families face today. Discussions, guests, and interviews will focus on vulnerable populations--specifically Black families. We cover controversial topics, from religion to race and from relationships to policies to legislation. Join the finest hostess with the most-ess Brandi Grayson every week. Brandi Grayson is joined in the studio again this week by guests Vernee Nicole and Denise Baker. The three check in with how they are doing and what is going on in their lives. The conversations includes relationships and local tea you're not going to want to miss. Tune in! To learn more about this show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the network on Facebook, BlueSky, YouTube, X, and Instagram to keep up with Civic Media! Guests: Vernee Nicole, Denise Baker

Join Brandi Grayson to discuss the challenges and obstacles families face today. Discussions, guests, and interviews will focus on vulnerable populations--specifically Black families. We cover controversial topics, from religion to race and from relationships to policies to legislation. Join the finest hostess with the most-ess Brandi Grayson every week. Brandi Grayson is joined in the studio for this week and next by guests Vernee Nicole and Denise Baker. The three check in with how they are doing and what is going on in their lives. Then, Brandi shares a clip from John Bryant talking about how there are differences amongst people who identify as Black when it comes to confidence and self esteem. How does that affect our relationships? Are we aware of that? Brandi, Vernee and Denise discuss. To learn more about this show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the network on Facebook, BlueSky, YouTube, X, and Instagram to keep up with Civic Media! Guests: Vernee Nicole, Denise Baker

Join Brandi Grayson to discuss the challenges and obstacles families face today. Discussions, guests, and interviews will focus on vulnerable populations--specifically Black families. We cover controversial topics, from religion to race and from relationships to policies to legislation. Join the finest hostess with the most-ess Brandi Grayson every week. To start off the show, Brandi and co-host Chad talk about how deep African heritage blood runs and stress the importance for people to understand and respect that! Brandi shifts her focus towards the value of physical, mental, and spiritual strength that men and women tend to gravitate towards. To learn more about this show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the network on Facebook, BlueSky, YouTube, X, and Instagram to keep up with Civic Media!

Join Brandi Grayson to discuss the challenges and obstacles families face today. Discussions, guests, and interviews will focus on vulnerable populations--specifically Black families. We cover controversial topics, from religion to race and from relationships to policies to legislation. Join the finest hostess with the most-ess Brandi Grayson every week. Brandi kicks off the show with a check in and shares how her time down in Florida went. Then, Brandi just got back from a conference in Baltimore where they had intellectual conversations about how the systems that our communities operate in need to be open to all the groups that exist with in those communities. What does it mean to be Black in these leadership discussions? Brandi shares her experiences from these conversations. To wrap up the show, that is never long enough, Brandi shares what happens when you give in to what your spirit is telling you when you're restless. You may not realize it right away, but do not ignore what your spirit is sharing with you. To learn more about this show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the network on Facebook, BlueSky, YouTube, X, and Instagram to keep up with Civic Media!

Join Brandi Grayson to discuss the challenges and obstacles families face today. Discussions, guests, and interviews will focus on vulnerable populations--specifically Black families. We cover controversial topics, from religion to race and from relationships to policies to legislation. Join the finest hostess with the most-ess Brandi Grayson every week. Brandi welcomes back Colin Barushok to the show for a continuation of their candid conversation about what it is like navigating the world as multiracial individual. The two discuss family traditions and reactions to a clip played by Brandi about how misogyny seeps into relationships. Do straight men hate women? That question and more get discussed on the show. To learn more about this show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the network on Facebook, BlueSky, YouTube, X, and Instagram to keep up with Civic Media! Guest: Colin Barushok

Join Brandi Grayson to discuss the challenges and obstacles families face today. Discussions, guests, and interviews will focus on vulnerable populations--specifically Black families. We cover controversial topics, from religion to race and from relationships to policies to legislation. Join the finest hostess with the most-ess Brandi Grayson every week. Brandi welcomes Colin Barushok into the studio for a candid conversation about what it is like navigating the world as multiracial individual and growing up with a Black mother and a White father. The two discuss family traditions and reactions to a clip played by Brandi about how misogyny seeps into relationships. To learn more about this show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the network on Facebook, BlueSky, YouTube, X, and Instagram to keep up with Civic Media! Guest: Colin Barushok