On this Thursday’s Juneau Afternoon, another culture rich conversation from the Black Awareness Association of Juneau.
0 MC MoHagani Magnetek, an aspiring emcee, novelist and poet, who says she likes her rhymes to explode on impact.
MC MoHagani Magnetek (pronounced: Muh-HAWG’-gun-knee Magnetic) talks with Christina Michelle about her struggles as a Black woman on a transgender journey — in search for her authentic self — through her poetry and well, like the name says, through her “magnetic” personality.
You can listen live at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3, online at KTOO.org, and repeated at 4:00 p.m. on KRNN 102.7.
The Glory Hall hopes that with a new building, it can be more than just a warehouse for human suffering but a place to help some of Juneau’s most vulnerable find hope and healing — and ultimately. reclaim their lives.
The Glory Hall shelter, which was moved from downtown Juneau to a site near the airport, is nearing completion.
The new facility aims to do more than provide food and shelter but also access to an array of services.
Cleaning supplies donated by the soap maker, Dr. Bronner’s.
On Wednesday’s Juneau Afternoon, a progress report on the new campus, as construction nears its final stages. Also an update on the shelter’s Empty Bowl campaign. How close are fundraisers to reaching their $20,000 goal?
Every year local artisans donate their work to the Empty Bowl fundraising campaign.
This year, the event will be held online. Some bowls will be sold, others will be auctioned off.
The virtual Empty Bowl event will go live at 5:00 p.m. on April 30th at www.feedjuneau.org.
Mariya Lovischuk, director of The Glory Hall, and board member Mary Ellefson, will also talk about plans to open the new shelter this summer.
Also on this program:
UAS Chancellor Karen Carey (Photo courtesy of U.A.S.).
UAS GRADUATION. The University of Alaska Southeast’s Class of 2021 will graduate in a virtual ceremony this Friday, but these students have already made their mark. A look back at all the challenges they had to overcome since the pandemic. Guests: UAS Chancellor Karen Carey and Elise Tomlinson, a 2021 Master’s of Public Administration graduate.
University of Alaska Southeast Graduation on May 5, 2019, the last in-person graduation ceremony since the pandemic. The Class of 2021 will take part in a virtual commencement, which can be watched on the UAS Commencement website, uas.alaska.edu/commencement at April 30 at 5:00 p.m. (Photo by Michael Penn).
COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP. T’is the season for greening-up and cleaning up. Two organizations offer opportunities to get involved:
The Southeast Alaska Land Trust is holding a wetlands clean-up on Saturday, May 1st. Guest: Nancy Waterman, who serves on the Trust’s board of directors.
Litter Free Inc is organizing a community-wide clean-up that targets public and commercial common use areas. Guests: John Hudson, Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition. Laurie Sica, Litter Free Inc.
Sheli DeLaney hosts Juneau Afternoon on Wednesday, April 2 7, 2021 — live at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3, online at KTOO.org, and repeated at 4:00 p.m. on KRNN 102.7.
You may have heard that saying: we can’t do everything, but we can all do something. And that seems to be the theme for this Tuesday’s Juneau Afternoon.
Petersburg and Wrangell have accepted a challenge from Juneau to see which community has the highest average of miles walked per participant (Photo courtesy of CBJ Parks and Rec).
If you want to get fit — and also enjoy a little friendly competition with Wrangell and Petersburg — the Juneau Parks and Recreation department’s Walk Southeast program might be a fun way to go. Guest: Lauren Verrelli.
Also, wanted: More Big Brothers and Big Sisters. How one-on-one mentors can make a big difference in a kid’s life. Guests: Corrine Conlin and Sarah Elliot.
And we’re headed into May, the month of remembrance. Two organizations are asking for community support.
The Juneau Glacier Valley Rotary Club needs help with its 9-11 memorial, one brick at a time. Guests: Karen Tarver and Dan Dawson.
The Alaska Commercial Fishermen’s Memorial will read the names of fishermen on its memorial this Saturday and hold a ceremony for the blessing of the fleet. Guest: Carl Brodersen.
The blessing of the fleet will be held Saturday at 10:00 a.m at the Memorial Wall, next to Taku Fisheries (Photo courtesy of Alaska Commercial Fishermen’s Memorial).
Join Sheli Delaney for Juneau Afternoon on Tuesday, April 27,2021 — live at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3, online at KTOO.org, and repeated at 4:00 p.m. on KRNN 102.7.
Poetry is not just for poems – but often lives in everyday language, in everyday words. And Tlingit is a language rich in poetic metaphors.
On Monday’s Juneau Afternoon, discover the poetry in the Tlingit language with X‘unei Lance Twitchell and T’set Kwei Vera Starbard, who will also share some of their work.
X’unei Lance Twitchell teaches Tlingit language and culture at the University of Alaska Southeast. He is also a writer, artist and poet (Photo courtesy of UAS).
T’set Kwei Vera Starbard writes plays and television screenplays, and poetry. She also edits the First Alaskans Magazine. (Photo courtesy of the Writing Raven blog).
Rhonda McBride hosts Monday’s program, live at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3, online at KTOO.org, and repeated at 4:00 p.m. on KRNN 102.7.
Whatever season in life you find yourself in, poetry is ageless. Just ask Mary Lou Spartz and Richard Stokes. Mary Lou, by the way, just turned 90. Stokes will be 82 in July. They are steadfast members of the Burn Thompson Writers group, made up of mostly older Juneau poets.
Mary Lou Spartz recently turned 90. She began writing poems as school girl. and set it aside after her friends made fun of her work. It was many years before she would return to poetry.
Richard Stokes and Mary Lou Spartz have very different styles of writing and reading poetry, but the common thread between them is their love of language.
Richard Stokes, 82, says he began writing poems late in life. Before he discovered poetry, he was a chemical engineer.
On this Friday’s Juneau Afternoon, Spartz and Stokes will share some of their favorite poems, written by others and a few of their own.
Also on our program:
Rose Lawhorne, CEO of Bartlett Regional Hospital (Photo courtesy of BRH).
Talk about an incredible career journey. Rose Lawhorne started out at Bartlett Regional Hospital as a registration clerk. Now she’s running the show. A conversation with Bartlett’s new CEO.
Ruby Crowned Kinglet frequent Juneau wetlands (Photo courtesy of Juneau Audubon Society).
Weekend bird watching on Outer Point Trail. Brenda Wright from the Juneau Audubon Society has this week’s bird walk.
Join KTOO’s Rhonda McBride this Friday, April 23rd, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3, online at KTOO.org, and repeated at 4:00 p.m. on KRNN 102.7.
Listen to the entire program:
Part 1: Bartlett Regional Hospital’s New CEO.
Part 2: Mary Lou Spartz and Richard Stokes share their poetry.
Sherry Patterson, head of the Black Awareness Association of Juneau, says it was almost as if time stopped, the moment before the judge read the verdict in the Derek Chauvin murder trial – an entire nation on edge, wondering what the jury had decided — after hearing days of painful testimony about the death of George Floyd, who breathed his last, with the knee of a Minneapolis police officer pressing down on his neck.
Michael Patterson said he was not surprised by the jury’s guilty verdict on all counts.
Sherry Patterson says the verdict made police accountable but did not deliver true justice.
Ibn Bailey is hopeful the verdict will lead to meaningful changes.
On this Thursday’s Juneau Afternoon, Patterson leads a discussion about the verdict’s impact – a conversation about the end of one journey and the beginning of the next. Patterson’s son Michael and Ibn Bailey, a Juneau businessman, weigh in. You can listen at 3:00 pm on KTOO Juneau 104.3, online at KTOO.org, and repeated at 4:00 p.m. on KRNN 102.7.
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