Previously On Urban Focus
Leticia James
City Council member Council Member Letitia “Tish” James discusses a host of public policy issues, from the recently formed New York City Charter Revision Commission to issues involving employment and housing.
Ms. James, a Brooklyn Democrat, chairs the Council’s Contracts Committee, which oversees issues relating to the city’s procurement policies and procedures and plays a prominent role in the oversight over government contracts.
The show also includes a discussion with three of New York City’s veteran political consultants, who will discuss a wide array of issues in the political world of New York and of the country. They will look at upcoming races in New York and around the country and give their take on the political climate a year after the inauguration of Barack Obama.
Tiffany Raspberry
Patrick Jenkins
Basil Smikle
The discussion will include Patrick Jenkins of Patrick B. Jenkins and Associates, Tiffany Raspberry of the Parkside Group and Basil Smikle of Basil Smikle Associates.
The program also includes an interview with Corey Printup, the director of business development for RLJ Companies, the investment company run by Robert L. Johnson, the former head of Black Entertainment Television. The company has built a high-end hotel in Liberia and has been a major investor in the redevelopment of that country following a lengthy civil war.
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Urban Focus is broadcast nation-wide via the Internet every Wednesday from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at http://streaming.intacs.com/clients/medgarevers. In Brooklyn, the program will be aired on BCAT TV on Channel 70 (Cablevision), Channel 56 (Time Warner), Channel 44 (Verizon ) and Channel 84 (RCN). Urban Focus will be broadcast every Wednesday from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. and programs will be archived here on the DuBois Bunche Center’s website.
Through interviews with politicians, policy makers, industry practitioners, scholars and expert analysts, Urban Focus will explore a range of issues that affect underserved communities and communities of color from Crown Heights, Brooklyn, to Cape Town, South Africa. The discussions will serve to both draw attention to problems and highlight solutions for issues of concern to these communities.
