May 11, 2011… my son was taken from us through a completely avoidable act of recklessness, arrogance, and selfishness by a man who was already on probation for drunk driving. A man who’d been through drunk driving education, and who’d only had his license returned to him for 3 months to the day when he ran my son over. The driver was on his way home from the bar, from watching a hockey game. My son was on his way home from work.

Justice in this situation is not balanced at all. My son’s killer will be out of jail in as soon as 7 years. Changes need to be made in the laws and there needs to be a standard. He should have been ineligible for his license for many years instead of having it returned to him after paying a small fee. Driving is a privilege, not a right; we have to find a way to inconvenience the repeat offenders in such a way that they understand the seriousness of their actions on a personal level because unfortunately the devastation of the victims of their actions is often not enough to effect change.

Please, please keep in mind… one of the biggest problems here is the arrogance that people carry when they think they couldn’t possibly be “that” person. People look at the driver in my situation and think it’s only people like him who cause these tragedies but that’s simply not true. There is no bias here, affluence and compassion don’t change the end results.

Join us in our efforts to help effect change; keep it locked here on emancipation radio as we organize our efforts and bring you a lot more information in the future.

Peace and Blessings,
§tarMaiden

A First Step (download pdf here)

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Special Segment with St. Louis’ Montgomery Family of OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network’s reality show “Sweetie Pies” on Lyrical Rhapsody with Ginnie Love

Airing on www.EmancipationRadio.fm Friday 3/30 @ 6pm, 9pm, Midnight and Saturday 3/31 @ 12pm, 3pm, 6pm eastern.

Season Premiere this Saturday night on OWN! 9/8c

Sweetie Pie’s stars Miss Robbie, former back up singer of Tina & Ike Turner, along with her son and business partner Tim, Tim’s wife to be, newborn child and the nephew know as Lil’ Charles share with us the daily encounters of running their successful and iconic St Louis restaurants called Sweetie Pies!

According to Miss Robbie the name came from the term of endearment, she felt it unique for a restaurant and love goes into every dish they serve! With recipes handed down by the generations before her Miss Robbie adds her own spice to everything she touches! With her robust and infectious spirit she will no doubt leave you feeling you just had a visit with an old friend.

via http://www.nilerodgers.com/about/biography

“There is nothing you can say about Nile Rodgers that hasn’t already been heard by billions of people, via millions of radio airwaves, in thousands of cities, in hundreds of countries. The career of Nile Rodgers is one of the most enduring and prolific in music. Nile’s signature is scrawled across an amazing array of music – from Madonna to Diana Ross, from David Bowie to Eric Clapton.“

 www.NileRodgers.com

www.Twitter.com/NileRodgers

“Chances are you’ve heard Micki Free play guitar and remembered it, evening if you didn’t know it was him.”

It might have been on Shalamar’s Top 20 smash “Dancing in the Sheets” from the Footloose soundtrack, or its Grammy Award-winning “Don’t Get Stopped in Beverly Hills” from Beverly Hills Cop. Or maybe it was with Crown of Thorns, the hard-hitting band he and the Plasmatics’ Jean Beauvoir fronted during the early ’90s. Or perhaps it was on albums by Janet Jackson and Wendy O Williams.

Suffice to say the guy’s been around awhile. And now, after five years of making award-winning and spiritually enriching Native American flute music, FREE is back and rockin’ with AMERICAN HORSE, a fierce thoroughbred of an album whose 11 tracks remind us of the singular musical talent he possesses.

“This is a real rock album, and I’m very proud of it,” says FREE. “I was just inspired to write some cool rock stuff again. To me, rock ‘n’ roll is dead as we know it; there’s some cool music out there, but it’s not rock ‘n’ roll, classic stuff like we used to know–Zep, Hendrix, Cream, all of that. That’s what I do. My heart is in rock ‘n’ roll, and that’s what’s on this album.” Read more at http://mickifree.com/bio/bio.html

Lalah Hathaway’s latest release “Where It All Begins” is a sophisticated return to soulful ballads and truth filled expression. Some of the tracks include;

Strong Woman – don’t know what you have until it’s gone

Where it All Begins (title track) – say what you mean, mean what you say –the person you are and who you betray.  It’s up to you now that you have no excuse. Do you know who you are?

Small of My Back – sensual and stirring

Always Love You – timeless sentiments

You Were Meant for Me – cover of her father, the great Donny Hathaway’s classic

Dreamland – a beautiful sonnet for parents to share with their children and adults to return to the experience of the lullaby

In her conversation with Lyrical Rhapsody’s Ginnie Love the two discuss the inspiration behind the album and songs, Lalah’s experience in working with Prince, her personal experience of how music affects her life and more…

Find more information on Lalah Hathway at:

www.LalahHathaway.com

www.facebook.com/LalahHathaway

www.Twitter.com/LalahHathaway

Join Emancipation Radio Spotlight Artist Rahsaan Patterson and Lyrical Rhapsody’s Ginnie Love as they discuss the music, relationship, life and love while Rahsaan shares insights of the creative processes and birth of his latest CD Bleuphoria.

A Conversation with Rahsaan Patterson with Ginnie Love on Lyrical Rhapsody this Sunday October 30, 2011 at 10pm Eastern/7 Pacific

Bleuphoria available for purchase on:
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bleuphoria/id444284096
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Bleuphoria/dp/B005896P4S/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1319733309&sr=301-1
www.Rahsaan.com
www.Facebook.com/RahsaanPattersonMusic
www.Twitter.com/mynameis2long

“THIS is what FREEdom Sounds Like”

Welcome to the Premier 24/7 Worldwide Online Radio Station – Emancipation Radio!
We have revamped, reloaded and are ready to raise the roof bringing YOU the best in indie soul, funk, R&B and more!

Allow us to introduce our Emancipation Radio Family:

Join Sonja Marie Sunday nights as she presents Wordlife & Rhythm with an eclectic mix of word & sound. Sonja is a gifted artist, poet, musician and spiritual being whose presence is infectious and uplifting. Join Sonja Marie for Wordlife & Rhythm and be inspired.

One Mondays Dana Roc brings Dana Delivered straight from the streets and community, a socially conscious experience through interviews and information – a source and inspiration for awareness and change. Dana Delivered fresh!

Stay tuned for the Grown Folks Music Lounge as The Love Man represents and presents music worthy of Grown Folks Music reputation. Based in soul and funk Grown Folks Music Lounge will showcase the vast array of music they are famous for.

On Wednesday’s it’s time to get over that hump FREEdom style as Wes Felton brings a dynamic and unique experience each week in his show entitled Balance. Worthy of its title you will be reminded of the community consciousness artistry provides. W. Ellington Felton (Wes) will share rare recordings not available elsewhere. With his fist high and ear to the beat of the world join Wes as he shares his expressions of Balance.

World Lounge with Deejay Alex J spins and mixes to musical euphoria with a lush vibe. Each episode is an organic adventure of acid jazz, trip hop, deep house, rare grooves, hip hop and more. He is a beat maker and producer by profession and soul. Deejay Alex J, always leaving you with the sense of having been on a futuristic excursion of realms beyond.

Lyrical Rhapsody with Ginnie Love (co-owner, station management, talent development and senior on air staff) alongside her series of “A Conversation with…”  conversations with notable artists and authors Ginnie brings you an hour of music to entrance, entice and evoke the depth lyric and melody combine to create. Sensual, smooth poeticisms laced in funk… Light the incense, light the candles, it’s time to fall into Lyrical Rhapsody with Ginnie Love.

Thursdays present Black Eskimo Radio comprised of the enchanting Ingrid Chavez whom you remember from the self titled album with Paisley Park Records and her recent release A Flutter and Some Words. Ingrid is joined by Marco Valentin, forming the band Black Eskimo. Black Eskimo Radio will be an experience of a wide musical genre sharing what moves and groves the band from the New England Landscape of Ten Windows Records.

Emancipation Radio’s senior staff Najashi, lead vocals of the reggae band Dread Daze, fills your spirit with Riddim Life & Rhyme every Friday. Having lived in the cultural diverse environments of New York City, Jamaica and his current home of Los Angeles Najashi offers a unique voice, skill and intellectual spirit of music in reggae flavor. “Peace in.”

Midnight Funk will be a constant guest spot including staff, guest deejays including celebrities bringing the best and favorite of a world of funk with a flavor inspired by the electrifying Mojo from Detroit.

Saturday Emancipation Radio’s §tarlitez with §tarMaiden (founding owner, programming and production manager and of course senior on air talent) is for lovers. §tarMaiden continues to bring three hours of “pure passion”.

We hope you will take the time to check out each deejay and on air talents personal page for more information and links to their independent endeavors.

Also check out a new addition to our mission entitled “Play it Forward” highlighting foundations and organizations making a difference in our world. In honor of §tarMaiden’s beautiful son Tony and the altruistic spirits of each member of our Emancipation Radio family it is a natural progression to create a platform for change in the world as we have for indie music and artists since 2005. This next step is one in a continual evolution in creating true Emancipation.

This is a new beginning, an elevation in purpose and passion. As our family grows we ask that listeners receive, participate and share.

We are a 24/7 worldwide internet based station with shows and rotation consistently and constantly bridging the gap to feed your mind, soul and spirit! Emancipation Radio – the sound of FREEdom!