Kim Racon talks with debut novelist Honorée Fanonne Jeffers about her novel, and Oprah Book Club pick, THE LOVE SONGS OF W.E.B. DU BOIS.

Honoree Fanonne Jeffers

For four decades, Ramon Hervey II has been a manager and publicist to some of the entertainment industry's most famous talents.   Quincy Jones, Bette Midler, Richard Pryor, Vanessa Williams and Muhammad Ali!!  All have sought his counsel in confidence.  He's also the executive producer who brought us the Peabody award-winning documentary, "Chisholm 72, Unbought and Unbossed."    But, what is FAME and why does something as elusive as fame so dominate our media and mental space?  Now, to his credits and our rescue comes his book, "THE FAME GAME: An Insider’s Playbook for Earning Your 15 Minutes.”

RAMON HERVEY II, The Fame Game

This week on THE JANUS ADAMS SHOW: “The Dream: Dr. King, Max Roach, and The Freedom NOW Suite.” Honoring the Dream of social justice, the Struggle for human rights, and two birthdays: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15) and the legendary drummer, composer, Jazz pioneer, human rights activist, MacArthur “genius” Award-winner Max Roach (January 8). Roach was married to show host, Janus Adams.  

The show features: excerpts from Roach’s “The Dream” a “duet” for solo drum and Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” oration; excerpts from “WE INSIST! The Freedom NOW Suite”; events at the Library of Congress; and a discussion of the man, his music, and the times in which he lived.

Guests: Brother Ah, Master musician and host of WPFW radio’s “The Collectors” (www.AhNorthern.com) and George Ferencz, pioneering Stage Director (www.GeorgeFerencz.com) 

Hear the show live on WJFF – www.wjffradio.com Saturdays at 4pm.  Subscribe to our podcast (uploaded weekly on Mondays) at: https://soundcloud.com/janusadams/    

The Janus Adams Show, a weekly public radio program, is “a show about race – every race – and courage.”™ To learn more about the show and join the conversation, visit us at: JanusAdams.com.

The Dream: Dr. King, Max Roach, and "WE INSIST! The Freedom NOW Suite"

This week on THE JANUS ADAMS SHOW, we draw inspiration from a Mexican proverb: “They tried to bury us. They didn’t know we were seeds.” Our guest is resilience strategist and environmental activist, Pamela Boyce Simms.

The Janus Adams Show, a weekly public radio program and podcast, is “a show about race – every race – and courage.”™ Learn more about the show and join the conversation at: JanusAdams.com.

Hear the show live on WJFF – www.wjffradio.com Saturdays at 4pm. Subscribe to our podcast, here at @JanusAdams.

“They Tried to Bury Us. They Didn’t Know We Were Seeds”: Pamela Boyce Simms (FULL SHOW)

This week on THE JANUS ADAMS SHOW, "Thank You Dr. King" - a tribute to the man and a reality check for the nation . . . on this 50th anniversary of his assassination.  Guests: 
* W. Mark Colvson (Dean, Sojourner Truth Library, SUNY NewPaltz)
* Irma McClaurin, PhD (former president, Shaw University, author, activist anthropologist)
* Theodore "Ted" Landsmark, PhD (Director, Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy, Northeastern University; former president, Boston Architectural College; subject, historic photo: "The Soiling of Old Glory")

The Janus Adams Show airs and streams live on WJFF Radio, Saturdays at 4:00p ET.

Thank You Dr. King (FULL SHOW)

DR. JANUS ADAMS celebrates the launch of the SISTER DAYS MOTHER/DAUGHTER BOOK CLUB with a reading from her book, SISTER DAYS: 365 Inspired Moments in African American Women's History

JANUS ADAMS reads from her book SISTER DAYS

THE JANUS ADAMS SHOW, a weekly public radio program, is show about race and courage.  The show airs and streams live Saturdays at 11:00 am ET on WJFF -- www.WJFFradio.org.