http://melperry.blogspot.com/enSociety & CultureCopyright Mel A. P.https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4486aa8922dd394950375f9ac56f846b.jpghttp://melperry.blogspot.com/Sun, 11 Jun 2023 05:34:45 +0000Mel A. P.Mel A. P.melanne@me.comInviting Americans to talk about the things we are to afraid to talk about with people who may not agree with our view. It's time for Americans to have real conversations.cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-5-the-speech-there-is-something-in-a-name--44185814https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44185814Sat, 03 Apr 2021 20:33:54 +0000Mel A. P.For generations the mention of Blacks, in context to the Bible, has been painted as a cursed and inferior people. However, the Bible reveals a very different image of the descendents of Ham. In this speech, Mel uses familiar scriptures that shows how...1174cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/daybreak-in-alabama--32728400https://api.spreaker.com/episode/32728400Tue, 23 Jun 2020 21:36:19 +0000Mel A. P.While watching Tyler Perry's recent 8:46 video and hearing him repeat the word "daybreak" I was reminded of a poem I was introduced to in high school, Langston Hughes' Daybreak in Alabama.260america,daybreak,dream,hope,poemcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-19-birth-of-a-nation-a-celebration-speech--16968151https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16968151Wed, 06 Feb 2019 12:53:59 +0000Mel A. P.A recent speech given during this time of celebrating the contributions of blacks in American history. Most people are unaware that the birth of America was made possible in part to many non-European colonial inhabitants of America. Many blacks, and...1079african-americans,americn-history,black-history-month,famous-blacks,history,revolutionarywarcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-17-has-america-returned-to-jim-crow-policing-of-minorities-draft--12140190https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12140190Sat, 17 Jun 2017 03:40:21 +0000Mel A. P.What do we do when justice fails the family of those who have been murdered by individuals who took an oath to protect and support justice?1832justice,philandocastile,police,policeshootingscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-16-shout-out-to-the-great-teachers-in-our-lives--8068482https://api.spreaker.com/episode/8068482Tue, 22 Mar 2016 02:50:13 +0000Mel A. P.Every now and then we need to just stop and thank a teacher for the work they do to help us be who we are. Teachers matter!1431celebrateteachers,education,learning,teachers,teachersmattercleanfull