HLR's CONSCIOUSNESS RAISING PODCAST

June 19th is Juneteenth and it is a Real Holiday! Forty-six states and the District of Columbia have recognized Juneteenth as either a state holiday or ceremonial holiday, a day of observance and it is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. JUNETEENTH is also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day.

8:05 Guy segment of the Doug Banks Morning Show on WGCI Radio Chicago 1988 

with Harold Lee Rush and Jerry "CurlMan" Kuc

HLR explains The Battle for the Ballot occurring right now with suggestions on how we should deal with it.  9 mins

Black Panther Party for Self-Defense 10 Point Platform and Program 1966 

Consciousness Raising Online - Feb 28, 2021 - 21 mins

Herb Kent "The Cool Gent" was born on the south side of Chicago in 1928.
Herbert Rogers Kent, The King of the Dusties and The Honorary Mayor of Bronzeville, began his career as the host of a classical music show on WBEZ/Chicago. During the 1940s, Kent could be heard on WGRY/Gary as well as in radio dramas aired on WMAQ/Chicago.
Kent's broadcasting career began in 1944 at age 16 and has spanned 11 different radio stations.
In 1952, Kent went to work for WGES/Chicago, the city's largest black-programmed station.
From 1955 until 1960, Kent worked at WBEE/Chicago.
In 1962, Kent was hired at WVON/Chicago where he worked for 8 years.
Herb worked at WGCI AM for 10 years.
Kent worked at WVAZ-FM/Chicago from 1988 till he transitioned October 22, 2016.
In 2009, the Guinness World Records certified Herb Kent as the longest-tenured deejay, having at that time spent 66 years on the airwaves in Chicago.
Herb Kent was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1995.

A radical proposal to address the violence in Black communities.

Northern Segregation vs Southern Segregation, based on my personal experience growing up.

Who and where are all these killers in our cities? HLR looks at the numbers.

HLR's Consciousness Raising Podcast takes us somewhere we have never been.

Do you recall the first time you were called "that word"?

Harold Lee Rush recalls his first time.