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Join your Host Charlie Perry & Ms. Meech as we highlight her poetry and her book. She has a poetic pulse and is an all-around awesome person. Dmitra Lucas, “Miss Meech” is a poet, author, creative, and student of life. Originally, born and raised in Fairfield, CA. She has used journaling as a way to cope with life since a young adolescent. After being exposed to Spoken Word and Poetry Expressed By All Kinds “SPEAK", a student organization on the campus of San Francisco State University catered to slam style poetry and creative expression, she ventured into writing poetry and spoken word in 2014. Miss Meech has been experimenting with multiple styles of poetry to find her voice and niche in the genre. She aims to inspire others to introspectively recognize and be true to their voice through her writing. Miss Meech aims to monetize her passion for writing as well as extend her knowledge and prior experiences to help others retain ownership of their work through self-publishing. Currently, she resides in Austin, TX and manifests everything her inner child dreamed of with Listen to Me: A collection of poetry and prose being the gunshot to commence her marathon. To get more information regarding either of Miss Meech’s business ventures check out her contact information below: Email: dedic8d.lifestyle@gmail.com IG: @ _immeech FB: Dmitra Lucas

Jeff Shaw was a police officer in South Florida for 24 years. Not long after retiring, he began writing a memoir on his career in law enforcement. The memoir is a collection on some of the most memorable cases he worked and how they affected him at the time, and how they still affect him today. That memoir, Who I Am: The Man Behind the Badge was published in 2020. He recently wrote a crime novel titled Lieutenant Trufant and it was published last March. Lieutenant Trufant is a police procedural novel that takes place in San Francisco. A serial killer is targeting homeless veterans and Lieutenant Trufant struggles to find the killer as his own life is spiraling out of control. He has two more novels in the last stages of editing, a sequel to Lieutenant Trufant, and a science fiction novel titled Echo Six. When not writing, he spends his time reading, playing golf in the mountains of north Georgia, or just relaxing with his wife Susan. He is a member of the Atlanta Writer’s Club and Blue Ridge Poets and Writers. His novel, Echo Six was a finalist in Killer Nashville’s Annual Claymore Awards and his short story Hans was a 2020 finalist in the Atlanta Writer’s Club annual writing contest.

Ashley Noel is an African American mother, writer, and graduate of Purdue University Global, magna cum laude, with an AA in criminology and criminal justice. Diagnosed with learning disabilities and ADHD at age twelve, Ashley did not let that deter her from having big dreams! An expert at overcoming obstacles, having beaten drug addiction and alcoholism in her early twenties, PTSD, an eating disorder and more, Ashley is dedicated to making a difference in the world by using her adversities as a tool to motivate and bring awareness to readers about the power of self-healing, transformation, and successful manifestation.

Join us on the ReallyCharlie podcast with Andrea Garr-Barnes on October 5, 2022, 7 p.m Eastern time. Live on Fireside,YouTube & Facebook. The loss of her son is tragically heartbreaking. She organized “Don’t Lose Hope 5K Suicide Awareness on 10/16. She created a team in memory of her beloved Baby Boi Ethan. The pain is deep and if I can help one mother avoid my pain We’ve got to rip the mask of stigma away from mental wellness in our communities.

All we need is the internet, StreamYard, laptop, microphone & you to have a podcast. Tonight we had you & I on the REALLY CHARLIE podcast.

We all go through some things, which may have us contemplating suicide. There is help. Dial 988 or text 988. You can also go to this website https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/988 We sit down with Faith Rivera, who recently loss her father Skip Rivera to suicide. After the loss she became motivated to help others with Suicide Awareness & Prevention. She opens up and talks about some issues she had and some of the same issues her Dad mentally experienced. 

A double feature of two beautiful people doing there thing to make this world a better place. I can't wait for this tandem, this team, this husband & wife on the "Really Charlie" podcast. Bio - Jill Cox-Cordova, Editor | Writer | Podcaster | Everyday Activist Jill Cox-Cordova holds an MFA from Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky, and a master’s degree in broadcast journalism from Northwestern University. She worked as a journalist for 21 years at such media outlets as CNN.com, The Weather Channel, MSNBC, and WSB-TV. She also freelanced for Essence magazine. As a creative writer, she has had flash fiction published in an anthology and creative nonfiction in Parks and Points, where she placed second in the publication’s essay contest. She works as a nonfiction associate editor for the Library Journal. She is also a member of the Atlanta Writers Club, and she co-hosts with her husband, I’m Right. I’m Right, a weekly, live video podcast about relationships. Mission Statement Inform. Inspire. Ignite. I utilize my editorial, writing, and podcasting skills to achieve this, while connecting with community leaders. Bio - Anthony Cordova aka The Man About Love, Podcaster | Spoken Word Artist | Everyday Activist Anthony Cordova is a spoken word poet and host of the Fireside show Poetic People Fighting Racism, in which he uses his creative work to spark dialogues about and possible actions against discrimination. Originally from Long Island, New York, he has called Georgia home since the early 80’s. Known as “Tony C” aka “The Man about Love,” he has performed his poetry countless times in venues all around metro Atlanta, including when he read and placed in the radio-related “In my South” spoken word contest. Some of his work also draws upon his observations of human nature, or occasionally, nearly the 40 years he spent as a truck driver. His current works-in-progress include a novel and poems, plus creating furniture or wall art out of reclaimed wood. He is also the founder of a podcast about relationships that he co-hosts with his wife called I’m Right. I’m Right! Mission Statement To educate and increase awareness about the caste system in the U.S. and to host candid, safe, respectful conversations that lead to unity and resolutions.

"Panel calls for removal of KKK plaque at West Point military academy A congressional panel is advising on the removal of Confederate memorials. ByKiara Alfonseca September 1, 2022, 12:30 PM A plaque dedicated to the Ku Klux Klan at the West Point military academy has come under fire by a congressional panel dedicated to identifying and advising on the removal and renaming of Confederate-affiliated statues or buildings under the Department of Defense. The bronze mounted marker bearing the words "Ku Klux Klan" below a hooded figure appears as one piece of a triptych at the entrance of a building on campus. The marker falls outside the task of the Naming Commission, since it is focused on Confederacy-related matters. However, the group said there are "clearly" ties in the KKK to the confederacy and advised the Department of Defense to consider creating a process to remove such memorials."

Quick talking-points biography. Gaby Anderson is a first generation Hungarian Canadian, born in Montreal, Quebec. Before she was two, Gaby and her family moved to New Jersey, then kept moving to France, back to Montreal, back to New Jersey, Chicago, then Tampa, Florida where Gaby finished high school. With a degree from the University of Denver (Go Broncos!), Gaby has worked in the restaurant business, private and commercial and group travel, private aviation, pharmaceutical research instrumentation and currently, as an administrative consultant to behavioral health providers in metro Atlanta. She’s been a member of the Atlanta Writer’s Club since 2011 and a member of the Wild Women Who Write since 2020. Her essay, Queen of the Hungarian Mafia, was published in 2021, and her first novel, South of Happily, will be published by Black Rose Writing in January 2023. She’s the proud mom of two incredible young women and her husband, who she met in college, is an LPC (Licensed professional Counselor) and her inspiration for writing helpful, sane shrinks into her storylines. For more information on Gaby and South of Happily, visit:   www.anderson-author.com