This edition: Della Britton Baeza, Pres. & CEO, The Jackie Robinson Foundation
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Original tape date: May 19, 2011.Della Britton Baeza, President & CEO of The Jackie Robinson Foundations joins Dr. Roscoe C. Brown to discuss the future of the Foundation.
The Jackie Robinson Foundation serves as a vehicle to perpetuate the memory of Jackie Robinson through the advancement of higher education among underserved populations.
The program offers professional and peer mentoring, internships, leadership training and an array of opportunities.
Guest List
Della Britton Baeza President & CEO, The Jackie Robinson Foundation
Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, Jr. Director, Urban Education Policy Center, CUNY Graduate Center.
- Dr. Brenda M. Greene, Dir., Center for Black Literature, Medgar Evers College; Herb Boyd, author and journalist, Black Writers Conference
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- Tuesday, April 22 - 6:00am
- Yvette L. Campbell, Pres. & CEO, The Harlem School of the Arts, "The Joy of the Arts"
- Wednesday, April 23 - 6:00am
- Stephanie Palmer, Executive Director, NYC Mission Society; Maria Orengo, Associate Executive Director, Planning, NYC Mission Society, "Giving Our Youth Hope."
- Thursday, April 24 - 6:00am
- Lorna Aaron, Aspen Children Corner, "The Children Are Our Future"
- Monday, April 28 - 6:00am
- Jae Gardner, Founder and CEO, The Ivy Key, "The Key to Success"
- Tuesday, April 29 - 6:00am
- Hon. C. Virginia Fields, Pres./CEO, National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS, "Be Informed"
- Wednesday, April 30 - 6:00am
- Jeff Burns Jr. , Author, "The Brotherhood of Drew Hall"
- Thursday, May 1 - 6:00am
- Wendy A. Ward, M.D. CEO, MPower Productions, "Mpowering the Youth"
- Monday, May 5 - 6:00am
- Joetta Clark Diggs, Olympian and President, Joetta Sports & Beyond, "The Olympian"
- Tuesday, May 6 - 6:00am
- One Hundred Black Men... Celebrating 50 Years!
- Wednesday, May 7 - 6:00am
- After Football Guest: George Martin, former Executive Director, NFL Alumni Association
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- Sheena Wright, Pres. & CEO, United Way of New York City, "A Solution to Your Problem"
- Monday, May 12 - 6:00am
- Ted Shaw, Prof. of Law, Columbia University, "Voters Rights"
- Tuesday, May 13 - 6:00am
- Claude Johnson, Founder & Executive Director, Black Fives Foundation
- Wednesday, May 14 - 6:00am
- Chester Higgins, Jr., photographer, "Capturing the Spirit"
- Thursday, May 15 - 6:00am
- Ted Shaw, Professor, Columbia University, Does the Law Have a Color?
- Thursday, April 17 - 6:00am
- Dr. Khalil Muhammad, director, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
- Wednesday, April 16 - 6:00am
- Danny Simmons, Artist, The Power in Creativity
- Tuesday, April 15 - 6:00am
- Aaron McCargo, Food Network's chef, The Flavor and The Passion
- Monday, April 14 - 6:00am
- Dr. Jeff Gardere, Consulting Psychologist, Harlem Dowling
- Thursday, April 10 - 6:00am
- Diedra Harris-Kelley, Co-Director, Romare Bearden Foundation, Reflecting on the Life & Works of Romare Bearden
- Wednesday, April 9 - 6:00am
- Phylicia Rashad, actress, Who Am I?
- Tuesday, April 8 - 6:00am
- David R. Jones, CEO, Community Service Society, The Fight to Stop Poverty
- Monday, April 7 - 6:00am
- Arthur Barnes, Chairman, Board of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, Jazz: Today & Tomorrow
- Thursday, April 3 - 6:00am
- Dr. Brenda M. Greene, Powerful Words
- Wednesday, April 2 - 6:00am
- Voza Rivers, Executive Producer, The New Heritage Theatre, Keeping Theater Alive
- Tuesday, April 1 - 6:00am
- David N. Dinkins, 106th Mayor of New York City, Politics Then and Now
- Monday, March 31 - 6:00am
- A Conversation with Shirley Stewart Farmer
- Thursday, March 27 - 6:00am
- Evelyn Jones Rich, president, Labor Arts
- Wednesday, March 26 - 6:00am
- Della Britton Baeza, Pres. & CEO, The Jackie Robinson Foundation
- Tuesday, March 25 - 6:00am
- Errol Louis, Inside the Host: From Radio to TV
- Monday, March 24 - 6:00am
- Woodie King Jr., Founder & Director, New Federal Theatre, Discussing the 40th Reunion Gala Benefit
- Thursday, March 20 - 6:00am
- Byron Lewis, Chairman & CEO of UniWorld, Selling The Brand
- Wednesday, March 19 - 6:00am
