Another View The Radio Show Podcast

They called it "epic" and "Oscar bound"...Nate Parker's film, The Birth of a Nation. Sadly the box office did not reflect the praise. Some say it's about Nate Parker's history. Others say the public is tired of slave movies. We ask the question, "What does it take for an African American film to become Oscar worthy?" On the next Another View we'll hear perspective from Monty Ross, Filmmaker; Anthony Stockard, Director, Division of Drama and NSU Theatre Company; and Kenya Cummins, a Hampton University film student. Plus we remember journalist and PBS NewsHour anchor Gwen Ifill. It's all on Another View, Friday, November 18 at noon on 89.5 WHRV-FM or stream us live on this blog!

On the next Another View complete analysis of the 2016 Presidential Election - and what the outcome means for our country. We'll also examine the City Council and Mayoral races in Portsmouth, and check in on the progress of the trial of Norfolk City Treasurer Anthony Burfoot. Join Virginian-Pilot columnist Roger Chesley; NSU political science professor Carol Pretlow; community activist Bill Thomas; and journalist, author and talk show host Wil LaVeist for the next Another View, Friday, November 11 at noon on 89.5 WHRV-FM or stream us live on this blog!

With just days left before the election of the 44th President of the United States, do you know who you will vote for? How does each candidate address the issues that are important to you? Are you voting "for" or "against" a candidate? On the next Another View, award winning assistant professor of political science and law, Eric Claville, weighs the pros and cons of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, and shares with us his thoughts on what we should consider when we go to the polls. Eric was among the first to predict that Donald Trump would be the Republican candidate for President - tune in to find out who he believes will be President! It's all on Another View , Friday, November 4 at noon on 89.5 WHRV-FM, or stream us live on this blog!

The numbers are astounding and the statistics are frightening...in calendar yeat 2013, 158 infants died in Hampton Roads. That's the highest number in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The city of Norfolk alone lost 118 of those babies, and an astounding 20 of every one thousand live births in Norfolk end in the death of the baby within the first year! Why is the infant mortality rate so high in our region? On the next Another View we will explore the reasons why and give parents and caregivers information to keep their baby safe. Our guests include Michelle Clayton, MD, who specializes in child abuse and neglect with CHKD; Meena Tamakloe, BSN, RN, a Maternal and Child Health Nurse with the Hampton Health Department; and Shawn Ware-Avant, Licensed Professional Counselor and Project Coordinator with Loving Steps Community Health Home Visiting, and the Virginia Healthy Start Initiative with EVMS. Cardiologist Dr. Keith Newby co-hosts on the next Another View, Friday, October 28 at noon on 89.5 WHRV-FM or stre

On the next Another View we bring you an hour of the best spoken word from some of the best poets here in Hampton Roads! Live in our Another View studio will be spoken word artist, Godchild; ODU professor and poet Robbie Ciara, aka Eris; poet, memoirist, fiction writer and Hampton University assistant professor Shonda Buchannnan; and poet and math teacher Michele Vinnie. Plus this Friday is the chance to support what you love when you make your pledge of support for Another View and WHRV-FM! Join us Friday at noon on 89.5 WHRV-FM or stream us live on this blog!

The Central Park Five. The claim that all blacks live in poverty, attend inferior schools and are shot when they leave their homes. The claim that all Mexicans are robbers and rapists. The description of sexual assualt merely described as "locker room banter". Republican candidate for President, Donald Trump, has made plain his disdain for minorities and women, and on the next Another View the AV Round Table tackles the question, "what will life be like for minorities and women if Trump becomes president?". Join NSU professor Carol Pretlow; community activist Bill Thomas and actor/artist Tommy Coleman for insight and analysis on the next Another View, Friday, October 14 at noon on 89.5 WHRV-FM or stream us live on this blog!

WHRV and NPR stations across the country are participating in a national week of conversations called "A Nation Engaged." This week on Another View, we're asking the question: "What does it mean to you to be an American?" The upcoming election has raised questions about a variety of topics including citizenship, immigration, race relations and religious beliefs, causing many to pause and examine what it means to be a part of this country. We encourage you to join this important conversation and share your perspective on what it means to be an American in 2016. We'll be joined by special guests: Hampton University History and Political Science Professor, Eric Claville, Business Owner, Delceno Miles, Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Commissioner, Rose Arrington and Hampton University Senior, NIcolas Thomas, Please tune in this Friday, October 7th at noon on 89.5 WHRV-FM or stream us live on this blog!

On this edition of Another View, we begin our next "Race: Let's Talk About It" discussion - the topic this time is "Standing Together in a Culture of Fear". Our guest is TED Talk phenom Clint Smith. Clint is a professor and poet and he will share his wisdom about race relations in America. We invite you to tune in on Friday, September 30 at noon on 89.5 WHRV-FM, or stream us live on this blog. Then join us on Saturday, October 1 from 2:30 - 4P for a town hall discussion at Virginia Wesleyan College's Boyd Dining Hall. The town hall is FREE and open to everyone, but we'd appreciate it if you would register. Visit www.whro.org/talkaboutrace to sign up.

On this edition of Another View on Health, we examine the meaning of "health" through the lens of health equity. From your zip code, to the skin you're in, to your water supply, to food deserts, health equity has wide and crosscutting consequences for African American and Latino communities. Our guest, Dwayne Proctor, PhD, Senior Advisor to the President, Robert Woods Johnson Foundation, will interpret evidence-based research through compelling storytelling and shares with us why "health" is about far more than disease or "aches and pains". Join hosts Barbara Hamm Lee and cardiologist Dr. Keith Newby for "another view" of health disparities in our country, Friday, September 23 at noon on 89.5 WHRV-FM, or stream us live on this blog!

On the next Another View an open and honest conversation with author and journalist Monique Morris, author of "Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools". In her book, Morris shares compelling stories of girls who have been marginalized and degraded, according to Morris, by the very institutions designed to teach them to be successful in society. She talks about how zero-tolerance policies and judgment only serve to alienate girls who are already struggling with issues like poverty and difficult home lives. She also offers solutions that will allow Black girls to live and learn with dignity, respect and opportunity. Join us for Another View, Friday, September 16 at noon on 89.5 WHRV-FM, or stream us live on this blog!

On the next Another View Round Table we will continue our analysis of the upcoming Presidential election with special emphasis on Donald Trump and his relationship with the African American community. Trump says to the Black community, "What have you got to lose?" - but is he sincere in his promises? Intelligent conversation and insight from round table pundits Roger Chesley, Columnist, Virginian-Pilot; Carol Pretlow, Political Science Professor, Norfolk State University; Bill Thomas, Community Activist; and Wil LaVeist, Journalist, Author and Talk Show Host. Join us for Another View, Friday, September 9 at noon on 89.5 WHRV-FM or stream us live on this blog!

He was the smartest kid on his block in East Baltimore, and on his way to Georgetown University. D. Watkins would not be sucked into the streets. That is, until his brother Devin is murdered....and D. trades in his college dreams and takes over his brother's drug empire. On the next Another View, a candid conversation with author D. Watkins about his life, the streets, the drug trade, and how he ultimately becomes a college professor at University of Baltimore, a columnist for Salon and has his work published in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Guardian, and other publications. Join us for a trip into a world society shuns yet bears responsibility for its very existence. It's all on Another View, Friday, September 2 at noon on 89.5 WHRV-FM, or stream us live on this blog!

Simone Manuel is the first African American woman to win gold in the 100-meter freestyle competition during the Rio Olympics. Her win shatters the myth that African Americans cannot swim. There is a historical reason behind the lack of black swimmers and we'll talk about it on the next Another View. Our guests include historian Dr. Cassandra Newby-Alexander, psychologist Dr. Angela Jones, and Leslie Paul, creator of RAPS - Really Awesome People Swimming - a program designed to teach African American children how to swim. Join us for the next Another View on Health featuring cardiologist Dr. Keith Newby as co-host, Friday, August 26 at noon on 89.5 WHRV-FM or stream us live on this blog!

The year 1619 is a landmark for the United States and especially for Virginia. Three cultures - American Indian, English and African - began forging the seeds of democracy, diversity and opportunity." That quote comes from Senator Thomas K. Norment, Jr., co-chair of the 2019 Commemoration. The official launch of "American Evolution Virginia to America 1619-2019" begins this weekend with the commemoration of African Arrival Day at Fort Monroe in Hampton.Another View will be LIVE from the Gazebo at Fort Monroe on Friday, August 19 at noon and you are invited to attend! Come watch us live as we discuss the history of the landing of the first Africans to English America and the significance of that landing at Fort Monroe. Our guests include Glenn Oder, Executive Director, Fort Monroe Authority; Terry Brown, new Superintendent of the Fort Monroe National Monument; Tina Rollins, Director of the Hampton University Library; and Vanessa Thaxton-Ward, Director of the Hampton University Museum.

On the next Another View Round Table, personal accounts from two of our AV pundits on what it was like to attend the RNC and DNC conventions, as we discuss the merits of presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Join Virginian-Pilot columnist Roger Chesley; NSU professor of political science Carol Pretlow; community activist Bill Thomas; and journalist, author and talk show host Wil LaVeist for political analysis from a different point of view. Another View airs Friday at noon on 89.5 WHRV-FM or you can stream us live on this blog!

The Another View Crew is traveling this week! Our delve into political discussions has netted "The Claville Report" a Salute to Excellence nomination from the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ.) So, we thought it the perfect time to bring you an encore edition of one of our most talked about Another View programs. Given the current climate and on going discussions surrounding race relations between the police and the communities they serve, we're bringing you a program we named "The Talk: A Police Perspective." Law Enforcement officers, black and white, share what they tell their own children when interacting with police, their thoughts about how they're perceived and offer their best advice for staying safe if you're stopped by police. Join Chief Michael Goldsmith, Norfolk Police Department, Chief Kelvin Wright, Chesapeake Police Department, Chief Cedric Alexander, President, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) and Lieutenant Daniel Edwards, Durham, NC Police Depa

Join Professors Eric W. Claville of Hampton University, and Amos Jones of Campbell University for complete analysis of the RNC/DNC conventions and where the race to the White House goes from here. It's the Claville Report on Politics on the next Another View.

Police killing citizens. Snipers killing police. Families torn apart. Communities up in arms. Race at the center of it all. So how do we deal with it? What do we tell our children? How do we shield ourselves from the negative comments, racial strife, and frustrations that are at the boiling point? On the next Another View on Health, Johathan E. Smith, Ph.D, LMFT will share some coping tips and help us all take care of ourselves mentally as we process current events.

America is at a crossroads regarding race relations, and many are calling for peace and understanding. On the next Another View we talk with Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook, former US 3rd Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom and the author of "Soul Sisters: Devotions for and from African American,, Latina and Asian Women", about how we as women can make a difference and help close the racial divide. Join us for this discussion of love and caring in the midst of turmoil on Another View, Friday, July 15 at noon on 89.5 WHRV-FM or stream us live on this blog!

A lot happened in the news this week! So, the Another View Round Table will have plenty to discuss. On the political front, the Justice Department has decided not to bring charges against Hillary Clinton for the way she handled classified information through private email servers. Clinton may consider it closed, but is it really? The topic still continues to top national newscasts. Meanwhile, social media is ablaze about the shooting deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile by police officers. Both shootings were caught on video and both have gone viral, with the FBI and the Justice Department taking the lead in investigating the Sterling shooting. Plus, we'll take a look at Jesse Williams' passionate BET Awards speech that prompted a campaign to have him fired from Grey's Anatomy. Lisa Godley guest hosts as the Another View Round Table looks at Politics and Race in America! Join Roger Chesley, Carol Pretlow, Bill Thomas, Eric Claville and Wil LaVeist on the next Another View, Friday, July 8th at noon