Makin' A Difference
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Podcast by Makin' A Difference
Episodes
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Faith, Family and Football (feat. De'Angelo Bryant)
25/11/2021 Duration: 32minOn this episode, Ken speaks with Silver Bluff (S.C.) High School coach De'Angelo Bryant ahead of the team's Lower State Championship matchup with rival Barnwell High School. Bryant, an alum of Wake Forest University and Silver Bluff, talks about what it takes to build a winning program.
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Request Line
07/05/2021 Duration: 28minOn this episode, Ken answers questions on a new segment: Request Line! This episode's questions are relating to HBCU sports, as well as the relationship between Black men and Black women. Nikki Giovanni and James Baldwin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Jc54RvDUZU
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Trina Mackie: A Voice For All Citizens
24/04/2021 Duration: 22minOn this episode, Ken Makin speaks with Trina Mackie, an at-large candidate for City Council in North Augusta (S.C.) ahead of a local election on Tuesday, April 27, 2021.
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Ceretta Smith: Ready To Listen And Lead
12/03/2021 Duration: 15minOn this episode, Ken speaks with Ceretta Smith, a veteran and a candidate for an at-large seat on the city council in Grovetown, Ga.
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Movies And Messiahs
22/02/2021 Duration: 47minKen gives his review of "Judas And The Black Messiah" -- and reviews Black movies in general. Put it this way -- a lot is said in 45 minutes.
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Polar Cap (Ice Cube)
16/10/2020 Duration: 50minOn this episode, Ken talks about Ice Cube's decision to advise the Trump administration on its "Platinum Plan." From there, Ken provides a layered discussion on the "bad faith" that goes into political engagement with African-Americans.
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#Augusta2020: Lia Abney
02/10/2020 Duration: 33minAs a part of our election coverage, Ken speaks with Lia Abney, a candidate for the District 4 School Board seat in Augusta-Richmond County (Ga.)
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The Memeification Of Breonna Taylor
24/09/2020 Duration: 56minOn this episode, Ken laments the grand jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case — and everything surrounding it.
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Election 2020: Dr. Patricia Hanks
07/09/2020 Duration: 15minOn this episode, Ken Makin speaks with Dr. Patricia Hanks, a candidate for the District 4 School Board seat in Aiken County. Dr. Hanks speaks eloquently about uplifting teachers and students in the midst of COVID-19.
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#Augusta2020: Jordan Johnson (District 1 Runoff)
31/07/2020 Duration: 25minOn this episode, Ken speaks with Augusta-Richmond County District 1 Commissioner candidate Jordan Johnson ahead of the Tuesday, August 11 runoff. Johnson has been endorsed by Democratic luminary Stacey Abrams.
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Reopening? Ask The Teachers FIRST
27/07/2020 Duration: 01h37minOn this episode, Ken speaks with a trio of educators, including Chanda Jefferson, the South Carolina Teacher of the Year. Other educators include Israel Butler, a former administrative assistant whose career path led him to the classroom, and Earl Grey Summers, a second-generation educator who has pinpointed the challenges in education in an almost clairvoyant fashion.
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Detanglement
17/07/2020 Duration: 57minIn this episode, Ken talks about the dangers of allowing celebrity culture to dictate moral code and social policy. This past week was crazy! Ken talks about all of it, to include Jada and Will, Nick Cannon, and GOP governors.
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Black On Black
09/07/2020 Duration: 01h16minOn this episode, Ken dissects and rebukes the notion of "Black on Black crime," while challenging Black elected officials who wage war on their Black constituencies. This episode also highlights the importance of Black labor in American history and in the midst of this pandemic.
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Major Responsibility (feat. James Woodall)
28/05/2020 Duration: 28minOn this episode, Ken speaks with James "Major" Woodall, the president of the Georgia NAACP. Ken and James talk about the Ahmaud Arbery case, the rebuke of Joe Biden's claim that the NAACP endorses him, as well as the relevance of the NAACP in the current age.
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More Than MAD (feat. King Maine)
25/05/2020 Duration: 31minOn this episode, Ken speaks with Maine Bradley, the host of More Than The Masters podcast. What results is a straightforward conversation that advances beyond the traditional response to tragedies and atrocities against Black people.
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From Here To Equality: THE Conversation About Black Reparations
19/05/2020 Duration: 01h01minOn this episode, Ken Makin and special guest co-host Jerome Ferguson talk with Dr. William "Sandy" Darity and A. Kirsten Mullen, the authors of "From Here To Equality: Reparations For Black Americans In The Twenty-First Century". The dialogue features the couple's book, their reparations program, along with a sociological and historical view of the urgent need for Black reparations.
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#Augusta2020: Mark Bowen
16/05/2020 Duration: 11minOn this episode, Ken Makin talks with Mark Bowen, the Coroner of Augusta-Richmond County (Ga.) Bowen talks about some of the initiatives of his office ahead of his re-election bid on June 9, 2020.
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#Augusta2020: Ramone Lamkin
10/04/2020 Duration: 16minOn this episode, Ken Makin speaks with Ramone Lamkin, the Marshal of Augusta-Richmond County, ahead of his re-election bid.
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Coronaspiracies
24/03/2020 Duration: 01h03minOn this episode, Ken Makin talks about the local, state and national fallout surrounding COVID-19.