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Welcome to Season Three We've got new content for you every Wednesday. Make sure you subscribe! Follow us and continue the conversation on Facebook , Instagram , and LinkedIn . SEASON 3: EPISODE 3 Shelley's 89th Birthday Celebration! Happy 89th Birthday to Shelley Stewart! Today, we celebrate Shelley's 89th birthday with a recording of a speech Shelley made when he was 63 years old at Friendship Baptist Church . This Church plays a special role in Shelley's life. As a boy of five, he saw his mother murdered just a few blocks away. In spite of growing up without his parents, he would celebrate his graduation in this same Church. Without a doubt, the Friendship Baptist Church has held a special place in Shelley's heart. In today's podcast, he shares a message that he's shared all his life. A message that tells hard truths but also triumphs love, mutual respect, and human rights for ALL people and that faith is the power that enables the unlikely to accomplish the impossible. Today's episode is a heartfelt message from Shelley, one of faith. What we know is if you lose faith, you lose all. Follow us and continue the conversation on Facebook , Instagram , and LinkedIn . Click An Icon Below To Listen To Shelley's Plumbline Recently Aired SEASON 3: EPISODE 2 Yvonne Turner: A True Human Rights Shero This week, Shelley continues to explore some of the lesser-known yet powerful foot soldiers in the Movement. One such person is Yvonne Turner. Who is Yvonne Turner? Well, well before the Human Rights Movement of the 60s, the true Movement began in the mid-1950s, and people like Yvonne Turner, Georgia Price, and others were instrumental in organizing voter education drives and meetings. Visit shelleysplumbline.com to see one of the voter education documents Yvonne created and shared so Blacks could be prepared to answer questions in order to vote. She was often referred to as the most loved and hated woman in Birmingham because she helped the Movement so much but also spoke to a truth that many would rather not hear. View Season 3 Episode 2 Details & Resources SEASON 3: EPISODE 1 Rare Speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. To kick off Season 3 of Shelley's Plumbline, we went through his archives, and Shelley rediscovered some rare recordings of #MLK that he had forgotten about. These are speeches MLK made in Birmingham! Why are they rare? Because for his protection and to keep Bull Conner guessing, Dr. King would often show up to churches unannounced to make speeches. Shelley Stewart was in attendance recording the choir when Dr. King showed up. They left the recorder running when he made these speeches. You can hear them both in this week's podcast. Very timely given that September 15 is the anniversary of bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church. In Season 3, Shelley sets the record straight on the "Movement" and how only the media and politicians called it the "Civil Rights Movement." It was, and is, a Movement for the freedom of all people. Please listen, and if you are so moved, share it with others. View Season 3 Episode 1 Details & Resources SEASON TWO: EPISODE 10 The Plantation Ghost Today Shelley shares an interview from 1995 with Ezekwa Abdullah. Ezekwa argues that Blacks still repress themselves and suffer a form of psychological slavery in the collective subconscious psyche because attitudes of repression have been preserved and passed from one generation to the next. The ghost of the plantation exists today because not enough has been done to condemn this point of view. SEASON TWO: EPISODE 9 Free By Choice Inmates Share Their Stories Today, Shelley replays an interview from the Free By Choice program, which brought inmates from Alabama prisons on the air to speak openly about their crimes and the decisions which led to them. These Free By Choice inmates had a strong desire to share their stories so their suffering could serve to help others avoid making the same mistakes. Shelley Stewart LISTEN Season One Episode 1: Internalized Racism Season One Episode 2: Did Dr. Martin Luther King's Dream Become A Nightmare? Season One Episode 3: Homelessness Season One Episode 4: Hate Crimes Season One Episode 5: Is There A Need For HBCUs? Season One Episode 6: Should We End Black History Month? Season One Episode 7: Y outh Gangs & Drug Dealers Season One Episode 8: Part 2 Of Youth Gangs & Drug Dealers Season One Episode 9: Part 3 Of Youth Gangs & Drug Dealers Season One Episode 10: Interview With Jim Porter, Former NRA President Listen Upload EMAIL: CORLETTE@SHELLEYSPLUMBLINE.COM PR & PODCAST ENQUIRIES BUSINESS & SPEAKING ENQUIRIES PRESS EVENTS

Season 4: SEASON 4: EPISODE 1 Shelley's Life in Music: Stories About Riley "B.B. King SEASON 4: EPISODE 2 Shelley's Life in Music: A Conversation About Sam Cooke SEASON 4: EPISODE 3 Shelley's Life in Music: Unknown Stories About Ray Charles. SEASON 4: EPISODE 4 Shelley's Life in Music: A Slice of Soul Heaven with Johnnie Taylor. SEASON 4: EPISODE 5 Shelley's Life in Music: Lou Rawls, Did You Pray Today? SEASON 4: EPISODE 6 Shelley's Reflections on Rosa Parks and the Rosa Parks Award. SEASON 4: EPISODE 7 Shelley's Life in Music: Bobby "Blue" Bland. SEASON 4: SPECIAL EDITION Hosea Williams: Did the Dream of Dr. King Become a Nightmare? [Rebroadcast] SEASON 4: EPISODE 8 Shelley's Life in Music: "The Big O," Otis Redding SEASON 4: EPISODE 9 Shelley's Life in Music: Stories About....Guess Who? SEASON 4: EPISODE 10 Shelley's Life in Music: Stories About the Godfather of Soul, James Brown. Click An Icon Below To Listen To Shelley's Plumbline Learn More Book For Speaking Engagements

Season 6: SEASON 6: EPISODE 1 The Back Porch: Instinct and the Inner Voice SEASON 6: EPISODE 2 Excerpts from the Inside Out Documentary SEASON 6: EPISODE 3 The Genocide of Black Culture. SEASON 6: EPISODE 4 An Interview with Fred Shuttlesworth. SEASON 6: EPISODE 5 Internalized Racism [Rebroadcast] SEASON 6: EPISODE 6 Freeborn Slave: Diary of a Black Man in the South. SEASON 6: EPISODE 7 Black Republicans. SEASON 6: EPISODE 8 Back Porch: Race, Racism and Happiness. SEASON 6: EPISODE 9 A meeting with a Grand Knight of the KKK, A Minister of the Nation of Islam and the Executive Director of the National Conference of Christians and Jews. SEASON 6: EPISODE 10 A. H. Parker High School 100th Anniversary Dedication Speech. Click An Icon Below To Listen To Shelley's Plumbline Learn More Book For Speaking Engagements

Season 10: SEASON 10: EPISODE 1 Education is Our Greatest Asset. SEASON 10: EPISODE 2 There's a Leak in the Roof. SEASON 10: EPISODE 3 Still Singing the Blues. SEASON 10: EPISODE 4 Discussing Fatherhood with Marlon Keller. SEASON 10: EPISODE 5 The Unknown Community of Calcis, Alabama. SEASON 10: EPISODE 6 Young, Gifted and Black. A Chat with Artist Erica Chisholm. SEASON 10: EPISODE 7 Sharing Generational Knowledge with Elijah Davis. Click An Icon Below To Listen To Shelley's Plumbline Learn More Book For Speaking Engagements

Season 3: Episode 2 Yvonne Turner: A True Human Rights Shero Image: https://www.wvtm13.com/article/civil-rights-foot-soldier-yvonne-turner-dies/3833126 Click An Icon Below To Listen To Shelley's Plumbline Podcast Follow us and continue the conversation on Facebook , Instagram , and LinkedIn . A Chapter in U.S. History That's Untold Names To Know From The Movement Of The 1950s And 1960s James Armstrongs Rev. Charles Billups REV. Ed Gardner Rev. C. H. George Colonel Johnson Gloria Lassiter Lilly Nesbitt Tall Paul Georgia Price Rev. George Pruitt, Sr. Rose Sanders Shelley Stewart Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth Rev. Herman Stone Yvonne Turner "The Movement started before the 1960s and has always been a fight for human rights for all. We did say that we would commit civil disobedience as we fight for human rights. It became "the civil rights movement" once politicians got involved. We are still fighting for human rights today." - Dr. Shelley Stewart Click to Listen to Hosea Williams During Shelley's Plumbline Season 1 Episode 2 Read Now Upload

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Season 9: SEASON 9: EPISODE 1 Shelley's Back! SEASON 9: EPISODE 2 A Reunion with the Son of Mr Clyde. SEASON 9: EPISODE 3 The Importance of Education. SEASON 9: EPISODE 4 Make America Greater. SEASON 9: EPISODE 5 A Meeting Is Not A Movement. SEASON 9: EPISODE 6 Old Sayings That Still Have Meaning. SEASON 9: EPISODE 7 Responsibility in the Modern Age. SEASON 9: EPISODE 8 Respect for All. SEASON 9: EPISODE 9 Happy Heavenly Birthday to Sam Stewart. SEASON 9: EPISODE 10 Another Look At Hosea Williams. Click An Icon Below To Listen To Shelley's Plumbline Learn More Book For Speaking Engagements

Today, Shelley replays an interview from the Free By Choice program, which brought inmates from Alabama prisons on the air to speak openly about their crimes and the decisions which led to them. These Free By Choice inmates had a strong desire to share their stories so their suffering could serve to help others avoid making the same mistakes. Season Two: Episode 09 Free By Choice Inmates Share Their Stories Today, Shelley replays an interview from the Free By Choice program, which brought inmates from Alabama prisons on the air to speak openly about their crimes and the decisions which led to them. These Free By Choice inmates had a strong desire to share their stories so their suffering could serve to help others avoid making the same mistakes. Click An Icon Below To Listen To Shelley's Plumbline Podcast Follow us and continue the conversation on Facebook , Instagram , and LinkedIn . Prisoners Have A Message To Our Youth Play Video All Videos ONDCP leads and coordinates the nation’s drug policy so that it improves the health and lives of the American people. ONDCP is responsible for the development and implementation of the National Drug Control Strategy and Budget. ONDCP coordinates across 19 federal agencies and oversees a $41 billion budget as part of a whole-of-government approach to addressing addiction and the overdose epidemic. ONDCP also provides hundreds of millions of dollars to help communities stay healthy and safe through the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program and the Drug-Free Communities Program. Learn More Congress established the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in 1992 to make substance use and mental disorder information, services, and research more accessible. Click below to read more. Learn More It's estimated that up to 65% of the U.S. prison population has an active substance use disorder. When these inmates are released, studies have shown that many will return to using and be arrested again within a few years. Stephanie Sy recently visited a jail in Kentucky that’s trying to not only break that cycle but also save lives. It’s part of our ongoing series, Searching for Justice. Watch Now When Chika Okoro read the casting call for one of her favorite films, she noticed that actresses with darker skin were assigned lesser roles —prompting her to address a phenomenon she'd experienced all her life: colorism. In this eye-opening talk, Okoro shares coping strategies along with steps that could help eliminate this insidious and destructive mindset of discrimination. Learn More D.A.R.E. IS SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION EDUCATION AND MUCH MORE! This year millions of school children around the world will benefit from D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education), the highly acclaimed program that gives kids the skills they need to avoid involvement in drugs, gangs, and violence. D.A.R.E. was founded in 1983 and has proven so successful that it has been implemented in thousands of schools throughout the United States and many other countries. D.A.R.E. is a police officer-led series of classroom lessons that teaches children from kindergarten through 12th grade how to resist peer pressure and live productive drug and violence-free lives. Learn More Not sure how to prevent drug or alcohol use? Or what to do if you suspect or have discovered substance use? We have the science- and research-backed information to help you help your child. Teen Substance Use The teen and young adult years are confusing, complicated and formative. Understanding what's happening socially and developmentally — and how it can intersect with substance use — is fundamental to setting the stage for healthier outcomes. Learn More Upload

Recognizing the strengths and limitations of HBCUs is crucial in promoting access and success for Black students in higher education while addressing the challenges to ensure equitable opportunities for all students, regardless of their race or background. In this episode, Dr. Shelley Stewart replays an interview with Carol Watkins and Leslie Prawl from October of 1991. Episode #5: Is There A Need For HBCUs? Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have advantages such as fostering a sense of community and pride, providing a supportive environment, and offering diverse faculty and notable alumni. However, HBCUs may also face challenges such as limited resources, stigma, potential limitations in academic programs, and persistent inequalities. Recognizing the strengths and limitations of HBCUs is crucial in promoting access and success for Black students in higher education while addressing the challenges to ensure equitable opportunities for all students, regardless of their race or background. In this episode, Shelley replays an interview with Carol Watkins and Leslie Prawl from October of 1991. He covers the pros and cons of HBCUs and shares insights and opinions on their value. Click An Icon Below To Listen To Podcast Dive Deeper Travis Albritton Educating Our Own: The Historical Legacy of HBCUs and Their Relevance for Educating a New Generation of Leaders Providing a brief history of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs)--including how and why they were founded, funding sources and needs over time, and an examination of mission statements--the author considers the relevance of HBCUs in the current twenty-first century context. He makes an argument that the educational opportunities HBCUs offer continue to be strongly needed in the contemporary U.S. economic and sociopolitical climate. Finally, he offers HBCU faculty and administrators some suggestions for consideration as they face significant challenges ahead... Read More Arthur Clement & Arthur Lidsky The danger of history slipping away: The heritage campus and HBCUs The heritage of the United States is now recognized as including a diverse group of ethnic and racial minorities who have left "a rich and varied legacy of accomplishments and historic places that cannot be ignored" (Savage 1994, p. 67). Because of the NHPA, many structures and historic districts on HBCU campuses were recognized as significant and placed on the National Register of Historic Places... Read More Diverse Issues In Higher Education Preserving the Visual History of HBCUs Read More Fast Company Rich in Black history but long underfunded, these HBCU campuses will finally be preserved A new pilot grant program is designed to help Historically Black Colleges and Universities preserve significant buildings and sites on their campuses—an initiative that is long overdue... Read More Nancy G. Christie & Sarah M. Dinham Institutional and External Influences on Social Integration in the Freshman Year Read More National Endowment For The Humanities Preserving the Legacies of the Nation’s HBCUs Across 21 states and jurisdictions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) educate thousands of students each year and preserve the stories of the generations that came before them. For nearly 200 years, HBCUs have championed education equality and cultivated influential scholars, artists, scientists, and activists, serving as landmarks in their communities and centers of national historic and cultural significance. In 2020, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) partnered with the National Trust for Historic Preservation to strengthen the infrastructural capacity of these important institutions, launching the HBCU Cultural Heritage Stewardship Initiative to protect their enduring legacies and ensure their ability to educate generations to come... Read More Judy Rashid Unearthing Promise and Potential: Our Nation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (review) Unearthing Promise and Potential: Our Nation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities is an ambitious attempt to examine the historical inception of HBCUs in the United States, their present role in higher education, and their potential future. These institutions-very diverse despite being grouped under the homogenous HBCU definition and label-have remained a vital part of the American higher education landscape for more than 125 years. As Marybeth Gasman, Valerie Lundy-Wagner, Tafaya Ransom, and Nelson Bowman III set forth, these institutions indeed offer great promise and potential for the continued and higher education of the nation... Read More Allen Walter Black Colleges Vs. White Colleges, Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning Read More

Season 5: SEASON 5: EPISODE 1 Horace Huntley and the Dangers of Cultural Annihilation. SEASON 5: EPISODE 2 Early Slave Rebellions SEASON 5: EPISODE 3 Excerpts from "Remembering Slavery." SEASON 5: EPISODE 4 Shelley Reflects on Black History Month and Racism in America. SEASON 5: SPECIAL EDITON Hate Crimes [Rebroadcast] SEASON 5: EPISODE 5 Celebrating Powerful Women SEASON 5: EPISODE 6 Did Malcolm X Teach Us Something or Are We Doing the Same Thing Now? SEASON 5: EPISODE 7 Wake Up, Everybody. SEASON 5: EPISODE 8 Wake Up, Everybody, Part 2. SEASON 5: EPISODE 9 An interview with Park Scott on the Bahai Faith SEASON 5: EPISODE 10 Your Vote is Your Voice. Are You a Democrat or a Republican. Click An Icon Below To Listen To Shelley's Plumbline Learn More Book For Speaking Engagements