Join us this Saturday when we host Democratic Strategist and Political Analyst Tanya Acker on Change is Now-We Are a Movement at www.blogtalkradio.com/djdannak join the chat by calling us 347 215 7743 or just visit www.blogtalkradio.com/djdannak
They say the 3rd time is the charm. I am writing this blog from the Youtube share "post to a blog" function for the 3rd time. The first time the text cleared I am not sure of what I did. There was however no rough draft, it was not saved anywhere so it was just gone ...real gone. I started and finished it a second time from the dome. This time I decided I would highlight and "copy" the text each time I made major changes so that if it got swept away, I could "paste" it back. I then clicked "post to blog" at the end. I noted that when I went over to the "blogger" page it hadn't posted yet, but I attributed it to needing more time to travel over. I wake up this morning and return to blogger for no new blog There is of course no "save" and youtube doesn't save it to your channel so ...the genius at 2am is gone....so here we go again...
I have been on a on again off again hiatus this summer. I am proud to announce that we are back...bigger and badder than before...and we were pretty big and bad when we began.
I am excited to host a guest that I am extraordinarily proud to have on the broadcast, Tanya Acker.
Before I tell you all about her because some of you are going..."I went to Howard and I don't know her". Let's talk...
A guest like Tanya Acker thrills me because I believe that God put me on this earth to share through verbal and written communication...I talk and write a lot.
I believe that sharing is critical to the uplift of the race, African American to Human and everything in between. I will of course cop to having a particular focus on the African American race...one of the greatest charges Booker T. Washington left us was to "Uplift The Race" and I am down for the race to which this quote directly refers.
I love knowledge and information. These two along with wisdom and understanding I thought were the gateways to adulthood. As children my twin sister and I read encyclopedias at random, memorized the greek alphabet, combed through the Atlas and flipped through the dictionary because we thought the book was so big and pretty.
I therefore believe it is my responsibility to share because knowledge is in fact power. I share information not only to inform, but to inspire ....to not only inspire, but INSTIGATE ACTION.
My vision for instigated action and change are clear and fine tuned everyday as a mother raising a 7 year old son. It is my personal mission to make the world better for him and his friends. It is also my mission to do what I can while I am here on earth to make the world better for those around me in particular those whom I love. The care of children who carry God Given intellect, but little wisdom and no filters that say "I shouldn't say this", "I can't" or "that's somebody else's job" keep parents and teachers alike on our toes and striving to live in moment to moment truth. The little people and the big little people (teenagers) are daily going for what they know and what they don't know...we must also do the same.
I share because if I can spread love via the magic red carpeted internet super highway (and any other avenue, street or boulevard accessible) then those around me with whom I can directly and indirectly connect might start to instigate some change too...we may all indeed uplift the race.
When I see and hear the Tanya Ackers, Kamala Harrises, Melissa Harris Lacewells, Yolanda Pierces, Harry Allens and Bell Hookses (and so many more) of the world then I see with clarity that my duty and obligation are to share with you not only who they are, but what they have to say. Their leadership is clear, expressive, sensitive, appropriate and most of all informed on matters big and small.
I therefore count it a rich pleasure to be able to host the one and only Tanya Acker to my show this Saturday, August 22nd at 8am. Please call us 347 215 7743, chat with us or just listen at www.blogtalkradio.com/djdannak
Tanya is an amazing Democratic Strategist and Political Analyst who is truly the sharpest tool in the shed and is fearless when doing real battle with colleagues and peers on the world's media stage. She is also gorgeous. She truly uplifts the race African American to Human and everything in between.
A frequent guest on various television and radio broadcasts (including “Larry King Live,” “Anderson Cooper 360,” and “Headline News” on CNN; “The O’Reilly Factor,” “Hannity and Colmes,” Your World With Neil Cavuto” “Geraldo at Large,” “Studio B with Shepherd Smith,” and “The Live Desk with Martha MacCallum” on the Fox News Channel; “Verdict With Dan Abrams” on MSNBC and “Kudlow & Company” on CNBC, Verdict with Dan Abrams, as well as various other broadcasts on the E! Channel and the U.K.’s Sky News) Tanya Acker is presently a member of the panel of experts on SheSource.org, a resource for news media seeking experts on diverse topics. Acker was cast in and shot a CBS primetime television pilot, created and produced by the creators of “Extreme Makeover Home Edition,” in which she worked with individuals in challenging situations and helped them resolve their crises. (www.shesource.org)
During her studies at Yale Law School, from where she graduated in 1995, Acker worked in the Office of White House Counsel in the Clinton White House, in the Civil Rights Division in the United States Department of Justice, and interned at various private law firms. After graduation, she served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Dorothy Wright Nelson on the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals; her duties during this appointment included advising and making recommendations to Judge Nelson and other judges about rulings on a broad variety of cases, and preparing Judge Nelson for oral argument on matters before the Circuit. (www.shesource.org)
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Blessings
Amen Everybody
