March 5th, 2008
March 9th, 2008 (Encore Presentation)

Willie O'Ree
The Jackie Robinson of Hockey
National Hockey League Diversity

Today's guest is a living legend. In 1958 Willie O'Ree became the first Black person to play in the National Hockey League when he suited up as a Boston Bruin. His career as a player spanned twenty one seasons but his work with the NHL family continues on today. As the Director of Youth Development for the NHL Diversity program and the NHL Diversity Ambassador, Willie crosses the country non-stop to inspire young people of all races to use the discipline of hockey as a way to achieve their literal and figurative goals. 2008 marks Willie's fiftieth anniversary with the league and today Angela catches up with him at NHL headquarters to chat about his latest activities, to learn how he played his entire hockey career while being visually impaired and to discuss how his commitment to the game paved the way for today's Black NHL players such as Jerome Iginla and Nigel Dawes.

March 12th, 2008
March 16th, 2008 (Encore Presentation)

Cathy Lanyard
Executive Director
American Friends of ALYN Hospital

Based in Jerusalem, Israel ALYN Pediatric and Adolescent Rehabilitation Hospital is a private, non-profit hospital and one of the world's leading specialists in the active and intense rehabilitation of infants, children and adolescents, who are afflicted with a broad range of physical disabilities, regardless of their religion or ethnic origin,. In this hour, Cathy Lanyard discusses the the significant strides that ALYN has made in pediatric and adolescent care and how the American Friends of ALYN Hospital is working tirelessly to raise awareness and funds for ALYN. We will also hear Cathy's own inspiring story of self reinvention and the experiences that put her on a philanthropic life path.

March 19th, 2008
March 23rd, 2008 (Encore Presentation)

Dr. Roberto Lenton
Chair of the Technical Committee of the Global Water Partnership
and a Member of the Inspection Panel of the World Bank

Plainly put, without clean water and sanitation life can not be sustained on our planet, but everyday we overlook this simple truth. Dr. Roberto Lenton is a specialist in water resources with over thirty years of international experience in the field. He also serves as Chair of the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council, he is a member of the Board of Directors of WaterAid America, and Senior Advisor to the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) at Columbia University. Angela will learn about the many places Dr. Lenton's work has taken him and about the proactive measures each of us can take to help protect our planet's water bodies.

March 26th, 2008
March 30th, 2008 (Encore Presentation)

Binka Le Breton
Author
The Greatest Gift: The Courageous Life & Martyrdom of Sister Dorothy Stang

Binka Le Breton discovered her passion for writing when she was in her forties, after her children were grown and she moved to Brazil with her husband in an isolated area of the Atlantic Rainforest. Her first two books, Voices From The Amazon and A Land to Die For gave a voice to Brazil's indigenous people and her third book Trapped uncovered the gritty underworld of human slavery. In her latest release, Binka chronicles the life and times of Sister Dorothy Stang – an American nun who found her divine calling in service to the people poor of the Amazon. In the end, Sister Dorothy met her demise at the hands of the corrupt wealthy but through Binka's writings her mission and message will live on.

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