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Educational Lecture Series

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Educational Lecture Series

If you have followed TALK-STRAIGHT for some time then you know that much of our conversational focus has been on building up young males of Urban American cities. While Building Families & Communities Institute's research based lecture... more
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Educational Lecture Series

During the month of May 2018 we have engaged in some most thought provoking dialogue. The opportunity to speak freely about issues of concern and the chance to consider a different perspective has been proffered to the... more
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Educational Lecture Series

History reveals that over the last One-hundred and Fifty plus years the American Criminal Justice System and certain minority communities have had a strained relationship. In recent times the hurt from the past has taken a front seat in the... more
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Educational Lecture Series

During our last episode, the conversation was explosive, informative and thought provoking! Well… Let's do again! Generally TALK-STRAIGHT has a basic format: Host Generated Topics - Opening Monologue –... more
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Educational Lecture Series

Thanks to all of our loyal listeners! If you have been following us then you know that TALK-STRAIGHT has a basic format: Host Generated Topics - Opening Monologue – Question/Answer. Well, tonight we suspend with the... more
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Educational Lecture Series

Over the last year or so, Talk-Straight has held many discussions about the plight and make up of Urban America. To a large extent the focus of topics has been on the poor and at-risk population that has been around for decades. However,... more
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Educational Lecture Series

Often when the conversation about success is held – somehow the focus is on ?taking a chance? that one can reach a desired end. However the reality is that success is the product of deliberate actions designed to achieve a specific... more
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Educational Lecture Series

In the noun form the word ?GIFT? has at least two applications: 1. a thing given willingly to someone without payment; a present or 2. a natural ability or talent. As related to Urban American youth, there are many gifts and talents that go... more
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More and more we hear of young males who go ballistic in their actions. Within them are built up aggressions and hostilities toward authority figures and society as a whole. The underlying factor is the lack of trust and confidence in self... more
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Educational Lecture Series

Our first encounter with life involved the challenge of someone having to push hard to bring us into this world. After birth many struggle to stay alive or maintain a certain quality of life. In the Urban American experience – certain... more
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