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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.

American Reckoning: a special broadcast (PROMO) by Janus Adams

"When power corrupts, poetry cleanses." I happened upon that 1963 quote from President John F. Kennedy and thought you'd want to hear it, too. As the COVID19 crisis winds on, how are you facing the challenges and opportunities? On this show, eleven artists, activists, and politicians offer cleansing fuel for thought. #WordsMatter.

"When power corrupts, poetry cleanses." I happened upon that 1963 quote from President John F. Kennedy and thought you'd want to hear it, too. As the COVID19 crisis winds on, how are you facing the challenges and opportunities? On this show, eleven artists, activists, and politicians offer cleansing fuel for thought. #WordsMatter.

Malaika Adero -- one of publishing’s select few African American and most successful editors -- turns author with her new book, "A Black Woman Did That: 42 Boundary-Breaking, Bar-Raising, World-Changing Women." And, did we mention their achievements (and Malaika's): against hair-raising odds?

Malaika Adero -- one of publishing’s select few African American and most successful editors -- turns author with her new book, "A Black Woman Did That: 42 Boundary-Breaking, Bar-Raising, World-Changing Women." And, did we mention their achievements (and Malaika's): against hair-raising odds?

A man of Dutch ancestry, who dates the history of his family in America to 1665, is researching his family history. He happens upon a name, then a photo--"The Osterhouts"--by Harlem Renaissance lion James Van Der Zee. These Osterhouts are Black. He’s White. What? Who? Wow! This week on The Janus Adams Show, "Who Did the Shirt on the Line Belong To?" Out guest: conceptual artist, writer, family ancestry researcher, bearer of amazing surprises--Mike Osterhout