Monday, Jun 29, 2009

The Muse: Michael Joseph Jackson

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Michael mused billions. Through him, ordinary Black folk felt extraordinary and this shared sentiment of excellence ushered in an era of unprecedented achievements in all areas of Black life.

Up late Thursday reeling from the news of Michael's sudden death, I took a coast-to-coast journey with Facebook friends and family to remember the man and his music with Shenita Moore, LaTanya Scott-Jones, Felicia Bradley, Marvin Taylor, Darnise Martin and Matt Lloyd.

Thoughts, feelings, and emotions shared here, made me realize how important it is to try to understand one another while we're still alive. It is my sincere hope "Our Greatest Hour' RADIO Show, succeeds in conveying the light of God in all we journey to see.

Thank you for listening & BE Blessed!

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Wednesday, Jun 03, 2009

My Greatest Grandmother: SADIE "Mama Sa"

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Greetings to all and the Bradley-Malone clan from SADIE, our GREATEST Mother. Fortunate enough to remember my maternal grandmother and meet her mother at age five, this is a spectacular event even in the life of one whose family has always acknowledged what little we knew of our African Ancestry and provided for me to journey there as a young woman.

With Special Guest: Gina Paige, president and co-founder of African Ancestry, Inc. we take a journey to my mother's mother's mother's home via a recent DNA test conducted by Dr. Rick Kittles of African Ancestry, Inc. Just 8 weeks ago, I sent a swab of saliva in a simple kit to have my MatriClanTM DNA ancestry determined. The results which are revealed on this show, are shared with the following family members: children, daughter's children, siblings, sister's children, mother, mother's siblings, aunt's children, grandmother, and grandmother's siblings.

Ms. Paige brings a wealth of diverse management and entrepreneurial experience to her role as president of African Ancestry. Ms. Paige has helped manage and improve the profitability of some of America's most well-known consumer brands. The list of firms to which she has contributed her considerable talents includes Fortune 200 companies such as Sara Lee (from which she received two corporate distinctions) and Colgate-Palmolive. Ms. Paige holds a degree in Economics from Stanford University and an MBA from the University of Michigan Graduate School of Business.

This is a picture of my mother's mother, Millie. I'm calling her mother back 500-10,000 years ago, "SADIE".

As this period is relatively recent in our approximate 100,000 year human history, listen and learn how science now makes it possible to truly know from who and where you came. This journey retraces the middle passage back to where Sadie's ship disembarked to discover where my greatest, great grandmother hails.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUNT WINNIE - Grandma Millie's last surviving sibling. This show is dedicated to all the Sadie's in my line and yours, you too are invited to identify your maternal and paternal ancestry with African Ancestry, Inc. using a special DNA testing discount link available for "Our Greatest Hour" RADIO Show! listeners , at http://shop.africanancestry.com/ogh (this precise link must be clicked to receive the discount) & BE Blessed!

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