From: "Your Reporter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Fertile Ground -- African-Centered radio program Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 20:10:39 -0600
"Fertile Ground" An African-Centered Talk radio program Hosted by Maisha Sullivan-Ongoza on 1340-AM WHAT (Philadelphia, PA) "Fertile Ground" is a popular talk program focusing on African American and African diasporan culture, history, values, practices, communities and struggles. The host, Maisha Sullivan-Ongoza, is a longtime social activist, educator, social worker and program administrator. Maisha is well-respected for her commitment to and knowledge of African history and culture. She can often be found in communities and organizations locally and nationally teaching from an African-centered worldview. The feedback to 1340-AM WHAT has been positive. Maisha and her knowledgeable guests engage the callers in lively reciprocal dialog. She is respectful, humorous and informative. She welcomes calls, challenges and is respectful of differences of opinions. "Fertile Ground" airs for 2 hours each Sunday, 6 to 8 p.m. (Eastern Time). The program's focus grew out of requests from listeners to the station management. Maisha was one of the names most often mentioned as a possible host. Ms. Sullivan-Ongoza shared that she views the program as a electronic classroom. "As an educator, I develop lesson plans and invite guest instructors who are African-centered scholars and or activists doing meaningful work. The program's discussions on past and present practices and issues are filtered through an African-centered cultural lens and are a vehicle for those who are unable to attend formal classes at universities or other venues, but have an interest." Maisha believes that African culture is "Fertile Ground" with the capacity to meet all of our needs as people of African ancestry. "The challenge is to respect and nurture the culture -- plant seeds, watch the growth and protect the culture and its people from weeds, toxins and parasites". Research has proven that people of African descent have retained more culturally than first believed. The retention is a testament that we are still African by "nature" but Americans or Caribbeans by "nurture". Our challenge is to selectively choose those African practices and values that represent the best of who we were and are as a people. We must believe that the ground is fertile and that once we plant the seeds -- even though, at first, we don't see change -- we believe and know that something is happening in the rich fertile ground. "Fertile Ground" airs Sunday 6 to 8 p.m. (Eastern Time) on 1340 AM WHAT and can also be heard at http://www.what1340i.com over the internet. The studio number is (267) 285-1340 or 1-866-746-1340 (toll-free) Maisha can be reached [EMAIL PROTECTED] or (215) 385-0214 =============================================== 1340 AM WHAT is an ICBC Broadcast Inc. holding. =============================================== --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
