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In these hyper-political times, what can we learn from other countries and their heads of state? What do their stories tell us about our own? Dr. EWART BROWN, MD is author of the memoir, “WHOM SHALL I FEAR? Pushing the Politics of Change.” A physician turned politician; his precipitous and contentious rise elected him PREMIER of BERMUDA. Serving from 2006-10, his signature slogan, “Doc delivers” and progressive agenda pushed against longstanding inequities in a Caribbean nation still under British colonial rule. From his support for Bermuda’s largest labor union and secret negotiations with President Barack Obama’s White House to provide asylum to four innocent Chinese Muslim Uighurs wrongfully detained at Guantanamo; encounters with music legend Bob Marley, Black Power! Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Toure), Rev. Al Sharpton, and the Congressional Black Caucus, to the tragedy of his sons’ incarceration. WHOM SHALL I FEAR? It’s a provocative, defiant title—and mantra—for an extraordinary personal, professional, and political journey.

With headlines and history being made in Minneapolis, police officer Derek Chauvin is on trial for the murder of citizen George Floyd. So is the American legal system--and America itself. Do we believe in JUSTICE or JUST US? Is an African American man (Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Eric Garner, Elijah McClain), woman (Sandra Bland, Eleanor Bumpers), or child (Michael Brown, Tamir Rice) safe at the hands of police and legal systems nationwide? That’s the question. This week on the show: the filmmakers of "American Trial: The Eric Garner Story" — Roee Messinger, director; Ralph Richardson, co-executive producer —and Esaw Snipes, the widow of Eric Garner. http://bit.ly/ja-garner #law #lawandorder #lawenforcement #veterans #legal #politics #society #defundthepolice #BLM #blmmovement #humanrights #civilrights #votingrights #BlackHistory #BlackLivesMatter #EricGarner #ElijahMcClain #TamirRice

KARLA FC HOLLOWAY -- scholar, nonfiction author, Duke University Professor of English and Professor of Law -- reads from her debut mystery novel, A DEATH IN HARLEM. It's 1927, heyday of the Harlem Renaissance, Sugar Hill; and Harlem's newly-assigned first Black police detective, Weldon Haynie Thomas, is on the case.

The American Sustainable Business Council has produced a new report: "Creating An Economic System That Works for All." What's surprising isn't that it talks about business or buyouts, economics and the environment--especially in the wake of COVID--but because it's opening line is unequivocal: "There is no going back." Getting down to business, among its talking points are: reparations, universal basic income. and universal Pre-K. Really?! GUESTS: Jeffrey Hollender, CEO & Chief Inspired Protagonist, ASBC; and MaryAnne Howland, Chair, Race & Equity Working Group, ASBC

DR. JANUS ADAMS celebrates the launch of the SISTER DAYS MOTHER/DAUGHTER BOOK CLUB with a reading from her book, SISTER DAYS: 365 Inspired Moments in African American Women's History

Guest: ERIN HATTON--author of "COERCED: Work Under Threat of Punishment"--takes a surprising look at our American way of work.

Guest: JULIAN AGYEMAN--scholar, author, educator--re-imagines cities for a brave new world of “Belonging and Becoming.”

Author Janus Adams reads "Going Home"--her story of history, healing, and hope. This personal essay was published in Essence Magazine (2000). It was reprinted in the anthology, "MENDING THE WORLD: Stories of Family by Contemporary Black Writers" (2002), edited by Rosemarie Robotham. Preface by Maya Angelou. Forward by Pearl Cleage.

We did it! 154 million Americans voted. Democracy won. At the top of the ticket, President-elect Joseph R. Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris. How did it happen? On the show: two everyday people who put their boots-on-the-ground to turn ideal into reality: KRISTINA "Krissy" SMITH, owner and proprietor of The Callicoon Theater; DAYNA HALPRIN, chef, community organizer, president of the Sullivan County Young Democrats.

We did it! 154 million Americans voted. Democracy won. At the top of the ticket, President-elect Joseph R. Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris. How did it happen? On the show: two everyday people who put their boots-on-the-ground to turn ideal into reality: KRISTINA "Krissy" SMITH, owner and proprietor of The Callicoon Theater; DAYNA HALPRIN, chef, community organizer, president of the Sullivan County Young Democrats.

In eight powerful case studies ranging from the slave trade to fossil fuels, INDUSTRIAL-STRENGTH DENIAL asks the essential question—how far will industry leaders go to protect their bottom line?

In the wake of the police murder of George Floyd and demonstrations worldwide, local government officials host a "Listening Town Hall." and get an earful when a mother challenges the two-year wrongful and malicious arrest and prosecution of her minor daughters.

Congressman Ritchie Torres PROMO by Janus Adams

When Congressman John Lewis died in the summer of 2020, he left us a message: “Together, you can redeem the soul of our nation.” His OpEd was published in The New York Times on the day of his funeral. He also left behind an amazing documentary, "JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE." Guests: the film's director, DAWN PORTER, and producer, LAURA MICHALCHYSHYN,

An inspired video catches my eye online. It’s rich with the activity and energy of scientific research. A woman narrates. She’s a scientist. I’m impressed. “And so,” she says, “we need to understand the basics and that’s what really gives rise to the ability to rationally engineer; to determine our own destiny.” Determine our own destiny. Wow. And there on the video, not one person of any color other than white in sight. Really? This week on THE JANUS ADAMS SHOW: “ #ScienceMatters . . . Mindsets too!” Guests: Dr. Irma McClaurin, PhD -- Biocultural Anthropologist. Poet. Former President of Shaw University and E. Mgavi Brathwaite -- Bioinformatics Specialist. Bioinformatics Program Director at the NYU Tandom School of Engineering.

In Callicoon, New York -- a tiny 99.9% White upstate farm town of less than 3,000 residents -- a crowd of 500 demonstrators gathers to protest the police murder of George Floyd and too many others. How did that happen? Organizers and participants join in "demonstrating" the COURAGE TO CHANGE.

You don't have to be a father to be a dad. And you don't have to be a boy or Black to need (and appreciate) a Black Mitzvah. MaryAnne Howland, author of the book, “WARRIOR RISING: How Four Men Helped a Boy on His Journey to Manhood” joins us for this timely and unique Father's Day tribute.

You don't have to be a father to be a dad. And you don't have to be a boy or Black to need (and appreciate) a Black Mitzvah. MaryAnne Howland, author of the book, “WARRIOR RISING: How Four Men Helped a Boy on His Journey to Manhood” joins us for this timely and unique Father's Day tribute.

An inspired video catches my eye online. It’s rich with the activity and energy of scientific research. A woman narrates. She’s a scientist. I’m impressed. “And so,” she says, “we need to understand the basics and that’s what really gives rise to the ability to rationally engineer; to determine our own destiny.” Determine our own destiny. Wow. And there on the video, not one person of any color other than white in sight. Really? This week on THE JANUS ADAMS SHOW: “ #ScienceMatters . . . Mindsets too!” Guests: Dr. Irma McClaurin, PhD -- Biocultural Anthropologist. Poet. Former President of Shaw University and E. Mgavi Brathwaite -- Bioinformatics Specialist. Bioinformatics Program Director at the NYU Tandom School of Engineering.

With the horrific events of recent weeks, the life-endangerments and murders of unarmed African American men by White vigilantes, dog-walkers, and police, we dedicate this special edition of "The Janus Adams Show" to the memories of Armaud Arbery, George Floyd, and Eric Garner. Featured on the program: Roee Messinger (Director), Ralph Richardson (Co-Executive Producers) of AMERICAN TRIAL: THE STORY OF ERIC GARNER. Special Guest: Esaw Snipes-Garner, widow of Eric Garner.