It's a Doggone Shame!

Sometimes it takes courage to be a minority in a sea of loud voices that appear to be pressuring you to be just like them. In this radio show, host YahDah is taking radio where it supposedly hasn’t gone- he is addressing issues that he considers to be taboo in the black community.

The topics that he discusses have to do both with current issues facing the black world and those which are more historically placed. On one show he discussed the history and theft of black land in the United States, with commentary stemming from the thoughts of John Jackson and Dr. Raymond Winbush. In another, “Call to the Elders,” he discussed the state of black leadership in this country and his opinions on how it ought to change. He has done two series- one, “Does Race Matter?”, had to do with whether race was a strong factor in the way people perceived others, and the second, “It Takes A Village,” had to do with community, and how the sense of it, and how it’s been lost, has taken its toll on us as a society. He touches on topics like divorce and its importance in societal life and Christianity and its importance in the black community.

YahDah’s focus on social awareness and cultural differences are not meant to set African-Americans apart as a race; rather, he is encouraging people to look at the similarities among themselves, no matter what their skin color, while maintaining that skin colour is still an important issue in today’s world.

The show airs weekly on Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m.