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A Mayor's Life -rev from Toni Williams on Vimeo. The first Black mayor of New York City, David Dinkins, talks to Brooklyn Savvy about his extraordinary journey into public service and how “hopelessly hooked” he’s become. In a very relaxed mode, the former mayor gave interesting details about his governing of the biggest city in…
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Tanya Selvaratnam says “for all the news stories about age and infertility, egg freezing, sperm donation, in vitro fertilization, and the like, many women believe in the fantasy that they can become mothers on their own timetables…She goes on to say that thinking you can have kids when you are ready is a flawed belief…
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It seems like race relations continues to be a behind the curtain issue. Unbeknownst or in denial to many, the impact of slavery still weighs very heavily on our family’s lineage. Toni, Co-hosts Denise Arbesu and Sylvia Wong chat with Elizabeth Sturgess-LLerena, Julie Finch and Mitchell Wu on how to confront the legacy of slavery…
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The Savvy Panel revisits “The Hook-Up Culture” from a different lens. Deemed by many to be a trend or a declaration of sexual independence, author of Sex and the Soul, Donna Freitas challenges us to think that hooking up could be a mere excuse for covering the fact that just maybe there is a yearning…
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The old cliché, “you can’t know where you are going until you know where you have been” reigns true in this thought provoking discussion. Toni along with Brooklyn Savvy co-hosts Lisa Bing and Denise Arbesu chats with genealogist Sylvia Wong- Lewis and Wilhemina Kelly on the history of “The African American Family.” The ladies discuss…
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In a pair of major victories for the gay rights movement, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that married same-sex couples were entitled to federal benefits and, by declining to decide a case from California, effectively allowed same-sex marriages there. Audrey Smaltz founder of Ground Crew, Gail Marquis, Olympiad talk about their relationship and marriage…
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Millions of young women have been told that they can do or be anything they want, yet they also believe their most important task is to be slim “hot” and non-threatening to men. Is the media selling the notion that the power to buy clothes, and hook-up a demonstration of personal power, or is it…
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AB Whitfield,Trey Whitfield School, Ben Glascoe, Trey Whitfield School, Michael Bellmany, Sports Talk, Khalid Green, Brooklyn Nets and Adrian Stracker Diamond Moms talks with Toni Williams, Brooklyn Savvy about high school athletes, and the issues in nurturing a scholarship level player, in both football, basketball and baseball and other issues athletes face on this episode…
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Kimberly Locke, American Idol Finalist, talks with Brooklyn Savvy about her experience with the Blockbuster show American Idol. Get to know Kimberly Locke, her career aspirations, and her passion for food, and cooking on this episode of Brooklyn Savvy. Brooklyn Savvy airs on Wednesdays at 3:30 pm, and Sundays at 8:00 am Chanel 25, on…
