93.7 WBLK Radio -- The People's Station » Know Thyself Community Wednesday http://wblk.com The People's Station Sat, 25 May 2013 20:17:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Why Do So Many Young People Throw Away Knowledge + Morals In The Pursuit Of Money? [KNOW THYSELF COMMUNITY WEDNESDAY] http://wblk.com/why-do-so-many-young-people-throw-away-knowledge-and-morals-in-the-pursuit-of-money-ktscw/ http://wblk.com/why-do-so-many-young-people-throw-away-knowledge-and-morals-in-the-pursuit-of-money-ktscw/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 14:28:35 +0000 Chris Reynolds http://wblk.com/?p=217110 On Tuesday, I asked you to give us suggestions at WBLK.com on what we should talk about today on “Know Thyself Community Wednesday”.

]]> http://wblk.com/why-do-so-many-young-people-throw-away-knowledge-and-morals-in-the-pursuit-of-money-ktscw/feed/ 0 Getty Images Do Buffalo Politicians Put The Black Community On Hold When Comes To Their Needs? http://wblk.com/do-buffalo-politicians-put-the-black-community-on-hold-when-comes-to-their-needs/ http://wblk.com/do-buffalo-politicians-put-the-black-community-on-hold-when-comes-to-their-needs/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:15:54 +0000 Chris Reynolds http://wblk.com/?p=192435 I received a message on our facebook page Tuesday from Kool-V Liggans. Where he wrote the following:

]]> http://wblk.com/do-buffalo-politicians-put-the-black-community-on-hold-when-comes-to-their-needs/feed/ 0 Getty Images Does Calling Our Queens The "B" Word Empower Them? [KNOW THYSELF COMMUNITY WEDNESDAY] http://wblk.com/does-calling-our-queens-the-b-word-empower-them-ktscw/ http://wblk.com/does-calling-our-queens-the-b-word-empower-them-ktscw/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:15:06 +0000 Chris Reynolds http://wblk.com/?p=190191 Brothers have been doggin’ women in their music…Now Beyonce is doggin’ women in her music.

]]> http://wblk.com/does-calling-our-queens-the-b-word-empower-them-ktscw/feed/ 0 Why Do The Men Disrespect The Women In The City Of Buffalo? KTSCW http://wblk.com/why-do-the-men-disrespect-the-women-in-the-city-of-buffalo-ktscw/ http://wblk.com/why-do-the-men-disrespect-the-women-in-the-city-of-buffalo-ktscw/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:18:49 +0000 Chris Reynolds http://wblk.com/?p=185534  

Today’s Know Thyself Community Wednesday topic comes to us from MsButter Cup Wilkinson who has won a pair of tickets to the Diamonds World Tour this Friday night at First Niagara Center starring Rihanna and A$AP Rocky just for submitting her suggestion for our topic today.

]]> http://wblk.com/why-do-the-men-disrespect-the-women-in-the-city-of-buffalo-ktscw/feed/ 0 Is Reagan & Bush Of The 80's To Blame For The Drugs & Guns In The Black Community? KTSCW [POLL] http://wblk.com/is-reagan-bush-of-the-80s-to-blame-for-the-drugs-guns-in-the-black-community-ktscw-poll/ http://wblk.com/is-reagan-bush-of-the-80s-to-blame-for-the-drugs-guns-in-the-black-community-ktscw-poll/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:35:53 +0000 Chris Reynolds http://wblk.com/?p=183199 Rapper Chuck D. joined CNN host Carol Costello for a CNN discussion on the impact of the Trayvon Martin murder on the anniversary of the teen’s death last night.

]]> http://wblk.com/is-reagan-bush-of-the-80s-to-blame-for-the-drugs-guns-in-the-black-community-ktscw-poll/feed/ 0 Why Do We Call Ourselves African Americans, But Refuse To Embrace African History? KTSCW http://wblk.com/why-do-we-call-ourselves-african-americans-but-refuse-to-embrace-african-history-ktscw/ http://wblk.com/why-do-we-call-ourselves-african-americans-but-refuse-to-embrace-african-history-ktscw/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:03:44 +0000 Chris Reynolds http://wblk.com/?p=180183 From the book “From The Browder File” by Anthony T. Browder

The race for freedom, justice and equality begins first in the mind, and either you are conscious of this fact or you are not. Consciousness determines your reality.

]]> http://wblk.com/why-do-we-call-ourselves-african-americans-but-refuse-to-embrace-african-history-ktscw/feed/ 0 How Do We Reverse The Compulsive Need To Destroy Ourselves And Community? KTSCW http://wblk.com/how-do-we-reverse-the-compulsive-need-to-destroy-ourselves-and-community-ktscw/ http://wblk.com/how-do-we-reverse-the-compulsive-need-to-destroy-ourselves-and-community-ktscw/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:00:28 +0000 Chris Reynolds http://wblk.com/?p=177086 Brother Ray Hagins says that: Compulsive Behavior Syndrome means that people are literally driven to do a thing without even realizing that they are doing it—that’s what compulsive behavior is, you’re in such a tragic state of being, that you are engaging in activity without even realizing that you are participating in such activity.

]]> http://wblk.com/how-do-we-reverse-the-compulsive-need-to-destroy-ourselves-and-community-ktscw/feed/ 0 Getty Images Tomorrow's KTSCW Topic Comes From A Featured Book In The Know Thyself Book Club http://wblk.com/tomorrows-ktscw-topic-comes-from-a-featured-book-in-the-know-thyself-book-club/ http://wblk.com/tomorrows-ktscw-topic-comes-from-a-featured-book-in-the-know-thyself-book-club/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 01:05:17 +0000 Chris Reynolds http://wblk.com/?p=172154 It should make for a very interesting discussion for parents and youth on Black History and Black History Month.

]]> http://wblk.com/tomorrows-ktscw-topic-comes-from-a-featured-book-in-the-know-thyself-book-club/feed/ 0 Amazon.com Why Is It Important For Today's Generation To Focus On Family, Education, And Personal Achievement? KTSCW http://wblk.com/why-is-it-important-for-todays-generation-to-focus-on-family-education-and-personal-achievement-ktscw/ http://wblk.com/why-is-it-important-for-todays-generation-to-focus-on-family-education-and-personal-achievement-ktscw/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:56:59 +0000 Chris Reynolds http://wblk.com/?p=168096 Within our community, people and families are experiencing a number of issues and challenges that seem completely out of reach. From no jobs, poverty, incarceration, babies having babies, HIV/AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases, staggering dropout rates, and much more!

]]> http://wblk.com/why-is-it-important-for-todays-generation-to-focus-on-family-education-and-personal-achievement-ktscw/feed/ 0 Getty Images Do You Think President Obama Will Seriously Address The War On Drugs This Term? [VIDEO] [POLL] KTSCW http://wblk.com/do-you-think-president-obama-will-seriously-address-the-war-on-drugs-this-term-video-poll-ktscw/ http://wblk.com/do-you-think-president-obama-will-seriously-address-the-war-on-drugs-this-term-video-poll-ktscw/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:59:01 +0000 Chris Reynolds http://wblk.com/?p=163475 Cruel and unequal, how our penal system mass produces second class citizens. People of all colors use and sell drugs at similar rates. Yet, African American adults are ten times more likely than whites to go to prison on drug charges. A look at the social effects of mass incarceration—by Michelle Alexander

]]> http://wblk.com/do-you-think-president-obama-will-seriously-address-the-war-on-drugs-this-term-video-poll-ktscw/feed/ 0 Does "DJANGO UNCHAINED" Disrespect Slavery And Our Ancestors? KTSCW http://wblk.com/does-django-unchained-disrespect-slavery-and-our-ancestors-ktscw/ http://wblk.com/does-django-unchained-disrespect-slavery-and-our-ancestors-ktscw/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:45:22 +0000 Chris Reynolds http://wblk.com/?p=156537 Spike Lee says that: “American slavery was not a Sergio Leone Spaghetti Western. It was a holocaust. My ancestors are slaves, stolen from Africa. I will honor them.” His comments on the movie "DJANGO UNCHANGED" just before the movies release.

]]> http://wblk.com/does-django-unchained-disrespect-slavery-and-our-ancestors-ktscw/feed/ 0 Why Are Today's Music Artist Expressing Themselves With Ancient Egyptian Symbols? KTSCW [VIDEO] http://wblk.com/why-are-todays-music-artist-expressing-themselves-with-ancient-egyptian-symbols-ktscw-video/ http://wblk.com/why-are-todays-music-artist-expressing-themselves-with-ancient-egyptian-symbols-ktscw-video/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:52:10 +0000 Chris Reynolds http://wblk.com/?p=134501 In the mid 1960’s, while touring with Ramsey Lewis, Maurice White introduced the Kalimba to American audiences. An African instrument, the Kalimba is made of a small wooden box with thin metal strips attached to the base. When the strips are plucked—they sound like vibes. Maurice went on to later form a group called the Salty Peppers; Capitol Records lures them to the left coast in 1969 with the promise of more to come.

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