Hub City Now: Dr. Cynthia Bond Hopson

March 14, 2021

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In this episode of "Hub City Now" host Tyrone Tony Reed Jr. interviewed Dr. Cynthia Bond Hopson, noted author, Haywood County native and cultural historian.

Reed, who is continuing Hub City Now's spotlight on Women's History Month, has known Dr. Bond Hopson for years and the two speak about that during this interview. Dr. Bond Hopson will speak about Brownsville's 7th annual Women's History Month program going virtual this year. Eight women will share their stories on Facebook during "Phenomenal Women Speak," Saturday, March 20, 3 p.m., from the West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center in Brownsville.

Dr. Bond Hopson, will host and facilitate the panel of local trailblazers and leaders. This is the seventh year for the program led by Bond Hopson, whose books on Haywood County include The Women of Haywood: Their Lives, Our Legacy, Wiggle Tales, Times of Challenge and Controversy, and her latest inspirational book Totally Gracefull.

Dr. Bond Hopson will also talk about how over the past six years more than 50 women who live or work in Haywood County have shared their powerful journeys. Panelists are suggested by their peers, former honorees and other community leaders. This year's theme is "Lessons Taught, Learned and Lived."

Panelists will include Ida Ruth Bradford. Blandie Bond, Martha Lyle Ford, Andrea Bond Johnson, Rev. Gussie White Mask, Anitra Denise Shead, Sandra Silverstein and Rev. Felicia Walker.

Dr. Bond Hopson also spoke about presenting an inspirational, and humorous, look at "Womenfolk: Striving, Challenging and Leading the Way!" This International Women's Day program was presented via Zoom, Monday, March 8 at 6:30 p.m. This lecture is a part of the Center's monthly Exhibition Exchange program. You can watch it at the following link: https://fb.watch/4bDv5UZLBP/

For more information about these free programs, call 731-779-9000 or visit www.westtnheritage.com.

Find out more about Dr. Bond Hopson by visiting www.drbondhopson.com. So be sure to tune in Sunday, March 14, 2021, at 6:15 a.m. to JJ 97.7 FM Jammin Jackson, www.radio731.com or tune in to the Radio 731 app and listen to the show live by clicking on the Jammin Jackson 97.7 FM station.

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Hub City Now: Interviews with Sheryl Lee Ralph, Kandi Burruss and Marcus Scribner

April 24, 2022 Uncategorized

This is what you've been waiting for: Hub City Now’s special Celebrity Interviews episode.

In this episode, you’ll hear host Tyrone Tony Reed Jr. interview actress, singer, author, and activist Mrs. Sheryl Lee Ralph, who portrays veteran elementary school teacher Barbara Howard on the hit ABC show "Abbott Elementary," which recently finished its first season and has been renewed for a second season.

You might also know her as one of the original "Dreamgirls" from the Broadway production in 1981.

She played Deena Jones and was even nominated for a Tony for Best Actress in a Musical.

Mrs. Ralph was also on the '90s sitcom "Moesha" as the stepmom of the main character, played by Brandy.

She's married to Pennsylvania State Senator Vincent Hughes.

You can find Sheryl Lee Ralph on the following social media platforms:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thesherylralph

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesherylleeralph

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesherylleeralph/

Following Mrs. Ralph’s interview, is an interview with Kandi Burruss a.k.a. Kandi.

The singer and hit songwriter to businesswoman, entrepreneur, actress, TV personality and proud mother — and she effortlessly balances it all. Kandi has starred in 12 seasons of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Atlanta, starred on Showtime's The Chi as Roselyn Perry, won the third season of The Masked Singer, made her Broadway debut as Chicago's Mama Morton in 2018, and attar of the new Bravo reality series, Kandi and the Gang, which premiered Sunday, March 13.

In the past few years, Kandi made her Broadway debut in “Chicago,” and made her Broadway producing debut with the remarkable “Thoughts of a Colored Man.” She has launched multimedia agency Kandi Koated Entertainment, Bedroom Kandi, Kandi Koated Beauty, Raising Ace, TAGS, Blaze Steak & Seafood, and of course, Old Lady Gang.

Kandi's entrepreneurial skills are something she wants to impart to her children Riley, Ace, Blaze and Kaela, so they can also work hard to achieve their own dreams. As she continues to expand her empire, she credits her amazing village for helping her as she juggles various hats.

You can find Kandi on the following social media platforms:

Website: https://www.bravotv.com/kandi-and-the-gang

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kandi

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Kandi

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KandiBurruss

Last, but certainly not least, is the re-airing of the interview with actor Marcus Scribner, best known as Andre Johnson Junior on the ABC comedy “black-ish”, voicing the character Bow in the critically acclaimed Netflix animated series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power and as the voice of D’Angelo Baker on Hulu’s “Dragons: The Nine Realms.”

Marcus spoke about the eighth and final season of black-ish, how much of himself he put into the character Junior, what his favorite episodes to shoot were, his new production company and much more.

You can find Marcus Scribner on the following social media platforms:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarcusScribner

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/MarcusScribner

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarcusScribnerOfficial

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Hub City Now Interview: Debra Stackins, Wo/Men’s Resource and Rape Assistance Program (WRAP) Domestic Violence Response Specialist and Valerie Conley, WRAP/Department of Children Services Liaison

October 13, 2020 Uncategorized

Host Tyrone Tony Reed Jr. interviews Debra Stackins, Wo/Men's Resource and Rape Assistance Program (WRAP) Domestic Violence Response Specialist and Valerie Conley, WRAP/Department of Children Services liaison.

WRAP is an agency in West Tennessee providing services to both sexual and domestic violence survivors. The program coordinates its efforts with those of local law enforcement agencies, attorneys, hospitals, social services agencies, state agencies, and court offices so that it can work together to provide the best services possible to the clients it serves.

Stackins and Conley spoke with me about Domestic Violence Awareness Month (which is during the month of October), the services that WRAP provides and child abuse.

To learn more about WRAP and to help, visit www.wraptn.org or call 731-668-0411. You can also visit WRAP's main office at 512 Roland Avenue, Jackson, TN 38301.

If you are a victim of domestic or sexual violence, you can call WRAP's 24 hour hotline at 1-800-273-8712.

"Hub City Now with Tyrone Tony Reed Jr." is proudly sponsored by Baskerville Funeral Home and RNR Tires Express & Custom Wheels.

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Hub City Now: Interview with Aurion Blanchard A.K.A. A. Monae

May 16, 2022 Uncategorized

In this episode of Hub City Now, you’ll hear host Tyrone Tony Reed Jr’s interview with returning guest author Aurion Blanchard a.k.a A. Monae, author of A Physical Love Letter to the Black Man Only: Devotions of Intimacy, which on Valentine’s Day this year.

You’ll hear A. Monae speak about what’s happened to her since releasing her book, the advice she gives other writers and her thoughts on the controversial Kevin Samuels who recently passed.

You can find Aurion Blanchard a.k.a A.Monae on the following social media platforms:

To pre-order book: direct.me/aurionmonae

Instagram: @aurion_monae

Facebook: Aurion Monae

Facebook Group: Devotions to the Black Man

Twitter: Aaurion_monae

Tik Tok: @aurion_monae

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