Revealing Words, Reunions & Royals – Race Talks® Rocks!

On Tuesday, August 19 at 7PM EST on WGXC 90.7 FM, host Kimberly Y. Erwin and this month's episode of Race Talks® Rocks! Kimberly sparks essential conversations about race, culture, and identity—because understanding is the first step to ending racism. This month, she brings you a taped show bursting with verbal political insight, uncanny cultural (her)stories and jaw-dropping connections.

What’s in store...

Talk Terms – Ebonics & Politics with Jolanda Jones (Website)

Language shapes culture—and politics.  Straight from the political frontlines, Rep. Jolanda Jones (TX-147) doesn’t hold back. In a recent press conference alongside New York Governor Kathy Hochul, Jones challenged Republican-led redistricting efforts in Texas, calling them racist gerrymandering and refusing to sanitize her words. With her trademark boldness — including her controversial but pointed reference to “Ebonics” — Jones brings the kind of unfiltered truth that sparks both debate and action.

Right Acts – Bridging Cultures with Gary Dempsey

On the local side, we turn to Gary Dempsey, a Hudson native, with strong familial and cultural ties to the city and a key organizer of the 3rd Annual Hudson Family Reunion taking place September 5–7 in Hudson, NY. Dempsey sits down with Kimberly in a taped interview to share the vision behind this growing tradition — a powerful weekend of connection, history, and celebration that strengthens the fabric of Hudson’s community year after year. Step into and outside of your cultural circle - attend!

Roundtable – Genealogy, Herstory & Russian Secrets of Anastasia Romanov

Speaking of circles...Dive into this fascinating discussion with these guest TALKers:

John (Johannes) Froebel-Parker – Author, historian, genealogist (Anastasia Again: The Hidden Secret of the Romanovs) whose lifelong fascination with genealogy, history, and cutting-edge research brings us a story that’s part nostalgia and full of revelation

Barbara Green – Visual artist with historical and identity-focused work, esp. on the Jewish Holocaust

Moises Ortiz – Chef/Restaurateur: Co-owner of La Mision (Hudson) and Pico De Gallo (Stuyvesant) 

Victoria Signorelli –Johannes’s longtime research associate helping to unravel the Anastasia legend

Garrett Roche – Podcaster of The Roche Solid Truth & production partner of Race Talks®, who helps weave storytelling and technology into the mix.

Explore historical DNA, genealogy, visual recognition technology, and astonishing family connections—Discover polygraph tests from the CIA’s earliest days, 2D/3D facial recognition breakthroughs, and DNA findings that connect the dots—literally—between our guests. Trust me, by the end you'll be asking: “Did you know...?”

Come for the conversation, stay for the revelations, and leave inspired.

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