Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Grateful for His Sacrifice and Leadership

Liberative Spirit and Genius 

Commemorating His Legacy & Life

King Day 2022

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 “If America Fails? : The Coming Tyranny“

TruthWorks Network 

Premieres January 13, 2022 ::: 8 pm ET ::: LIVE STREAMING

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 If America Fails? : The Coming Tyranny

TruthWorks Network 

Sneak Peek:  “America’s Fascist Brew; Will America Fail?” Sneak Preview

TWN Series Premieres January 13, 2021  :: 8 pm ET

Ep. 1: If America Fails? “American Democracy Under Seige: The Color of Autocracy”  Listen Here

If America Fails?: The Coming Tyranny

Ep. 1 “American Democracy Under Siege: The Color of Autocracy”

January 13, 2022 ::: 8 pm ET

Episode Guests ; Dr. David H. Ikard is professor of African-American and Diaspora studies at Vanderbilt University since 2017. Ikard was previously a professor of English and director of Africana studies at the University of Miami. He taught at Florida State University and at the University of Tennessee. He is an author, political analyst, and fine arts, artist. Jared Yates Sexton is a political analyst and author whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The New Republic, Politico, Salon, The Daily Beast, and elsewhere. He is the author of The People Are Going To Rise Like The Waters Upon Your Shore: A Story of American Rage; The Man They Wanted Me To Be: Toxic Masculinity and a Crisis of Our Own Making; and American Rule: How A Nation Conquered The World But Failed Its People. He is the co-host of The Muckrake Podcast and serves as an associate professor of creative writing at Georgia Southern University. Examining the dystopian story of “The Handsmaid’s Tale” through a new set of lenses- the potential of the U.S. of A. as a failed state. Full authoritarianism, religious extremism, and/or other fascist dictatorial strategies. A 12-week webcast series that examines “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu series) – the fictional story that explores the real potential of the U.S. as a failed state, through the lens and perspectives of the current American political landscape. Co-hosts Janice Graham and L. Michelle Odom

OCG Remembers Lost Giants 

Professor Carol Lani Guinier

Carol Lani Guinier was an American educator, legal scholar, and civil rights theorist. She was the Bennett Boskey Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, and the first woman of color appointed to a tenured professorship there.

Born: April 19, 1950 –Died: January 7, 2022

 

 

 

Sir Sidney Poitier

Sir Sidney Poitier KBE was a Bahamian-American actor, film director, and ambassador. In 1964, he was the first black person and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. He was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s and the human rights struggle in America.

November 13, 2021  ::: Review and Close OCG Season 2021

“Transforming Truth to Power, One Broadcast At a Time”

We return January 8, 2022, offering Black Insight and Truth Always

It has been our pleasure to host you and the critical Black issues of our time. Thank you for your support. 

November 6, 2021 :: REBROADCAST

October 30, 2021 :: REBROADCAST

October 24, 2021

October 16, 2021  LIVE

October 9, 2021  LIVE

October 2, 2021  ReBroadcast of 3/19/21 LIVE Interview

September 25, 2021

September 18, 2021The Attica Massacre 50 Years Later: America’ Human Rights Crisis Continues”

September 11, 2021  :::  LIVE OPEN MIC

September 4, 2021  ::: LIVE

August 28, 2021 ::: REBRODCAST ::: May 2, 2021 Episode

August 21, 2021 ::: REBRODCAST :::  July 5, 2014 Episode

August 14, 2021  ::: REBROADCAST :: October 31, 2015 Episode

August 7, 2021 

July 31, 2021

July 24, 2021  ::: REBROADCAST of 7.24.21 episode Resistance and Rebellion Rebroadcast

July 17, 2021

July 10, 2021  :: LIVE

July 3, 2021  PODCAST

June 19, 2021 PODCAST

“Juneteenth: The Emancipation of the U.S. Slaves”

OUR COMMON GROUND #HISTORYMATTERS PODCAST

We provide a history of the event and the celebration of Juneteenth as we celebrate its first year as a national holiday.

Juneteenth is specifically a celebration of Black emancipation. Race-based chattel slavery intentionally ensnared people of African descent and labeled them as property. Juneteenth was made possible because of the courage and resilience of Black people who persistently fought for their liberation.  American Black freedom struggle is the central place in Juneteenth celebrations.

We return and continue the OCG DISCUSSION SERIES, “REPARATIONS: The Debt That Is Owed”, Saturday, June 26, 2021.

HAPPY JUNETEENTH

June 12, 2021

Dr. Rutledge Dennis

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We have hosted discussion with many of the most important voices in Black America. Enjoy these LIVE broadcasts as podcasts. We have very much appreciated the many hours of in-depth discussion with the outstanding Black truth thinkers of our time.