President Obama says “The Best Anti Poverty Program Is a Quality Education”

Join us for another afternoon of Black Teen Empowerment Radio. On today’s program Scotty Reid and R Lee Gordon will be joined by youth host Troi Thomas as she makes her debut appearance on Black Teen Empowerment Radio. Read more about Ms. Troi here.



Also joining us today will be Keith Dent of Striving 2 Succeed!


Keith Dent has been developing specific programs to help teens and their families achieve success where they may have had difficulties in the past. Whether it is academics, relationships, athletics, or preparing for college, Keith says he can coach young people to develop patterns and skill sets that will put them on a path to a brighter future.

Keith has a Bachelor of Science from Georgetown University, Master Degree from Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy and is a Certified Empowerment Coach from the Institute of Professional Empowerment Coaching. He will be speaking with Ms. Troi Thomas today about what teens need to succeed.



President Obama gave the 2011 State of the Union speech recently and while he discussed a number of issues from the economy to national unity, he spoke briefly about the need for investing in education, reforms and specific legislation designed to help students and their families. We will listen to that portion of the speech and offer our commentary on what the President proposed.

Encourage Me I'm Young! Calvin Mann Discusses Good Fathers Only

Calvin Mann of EMIY Inc and Good Fathers Only joins us today to discuss his efforts to empower youth and fathers to be the best that they can be.



About: "Encourage Me I'm Young, Inc., (EMIY), is a non-profit, for-youth enrichment organization that equips and enhances today's youth with guidance, encouragement, and relative and achievable goals. Character development, empowerment, and literacy proficiency is emphasized through mentorship. The intention of EMIY is to embrace and uplift one another by enlisting society to focus on potential instead of aptitude." Visit EMIY INC.

Youth and Music Production w/ SPUD TOO TIGHT! - Student Loans - Wachovia and Drug Money

Music Producer/Composer Spud Too Tight (aka Spud) created, produced and hosts of the hottest and most unique celebrity driven Podcast to hear a diverse range of Billboard's chart topping and Grammy Award winning music producers, composers, arrangers, vocalists and engineers discuss their production techniques and preferences, influences, song structure, music instruments, microphone preferences, genre, style and their craft, state of the art recording equipment, background and upcoming projects. The show is called The Producer's Corner with Spud Too Tight on ITunes Podcast and it is also published on his interactive website: www.spudtootightmusic.ning.com

Spud has been a volunteer music director at his church in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota for 20 years and has mentored numerous young aspiring musicians on learning the art of playing keyboards, song creation, guitar, basic hands on studio engineering, playing live sounds, working with large choirs and still serves as their mentor.

President Obama announces Student Loan reforms and the DEA busts the banking giant Wachovia for its role in laundering drug money.