Urban Talk Radio

Urban Talk Radio

Broadcast Wednesdays at 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., New Haven top cop and author Shafiq Abdussabur takes on crime, police-community relations, social justice initiatives and the occasional foodie on this weekly program. Urban Talk Radio is part of the WNHH Community Radio family of podcasts. Learn more at wnhh.org.

Episodes

Urban Talk Radio | Race & Politics

January 25, 2017 • 42 mins
Today on "Urban Talk Radio" host Shafiq Abdussabur has an entertaining discussion with Mubarakah Ibrahim, host of "Mornings with Mubarakah". The talk race, politics, and situations they've experienced as muslims.
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Urban Talk Radio | Miguel Pittman

January 18, 2017 • 50 mins
Today on "Urban Talk Radio" host Shafiq Abdussabur and Entrepreneur & Community Leader Miguel Pittman have an in depth conversation about race & politics.
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The Future Of Urban Construction

December 14, 2016 • 44 mins
The Future Of Urban Construction
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Detective Bodybuilder

December 12, 2016 • 47 mins
Host Shafiq Abdussabur welcomes Shayna Kendall, detective with the New Haven Police Department and a semi-professional bodybuilder, to talk about the changing face of law enforcement. The two discuss Kendall's choice to enter law enforcement after the murder of her brother, how she has dealt with being a woman of color on the force, and why she makes time for bodybuilding each day.
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Community Organizing

December 11, 2016 • 48 mins
On this episode, host Shafiq Abdussabur welcomes community organizers and Dwayne Sparks and Radcliff "Pele" Deroche to speak about community organizing, safe streets, and holiday food drives in the Hill neighborhood of New Haven.
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Pizza That's Good for the Soul

December 10, 2016 • 47 mins
On this episode, host Shafiq Abdussabur speaks to Andrew Holmes of One 6 Three Pizza Joint in the East Rock neighborhood of New Haven about his decision to open a pizza place with his partner and in-laws, and what makes their pies special within the city's already packed pizza landscape.
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Read to Grow

November 10, 2016 • 48 mins
Shafiq Abdussabur talks to Kyn Tolson and Jane Lewis of Read to Grow about the organization and its literacy initiatives in New Haven.
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Dr. Ronnie Dunn

November 9, 2016 • 46 mins
On this episode host Shafiq Abdussabur talks to Dr. Ronnie Dunn, professor of Urban Studies at Cleveland State University, about Ava DuVernay's new documentary 13th and the phenomenon of mass incarceration in the United States.
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Koffee? with a Cop

November 8, 2016 • 41 mins
On this episode, host Shafiq Abdussabur sits down in the studio with Duncan Goodall, owner of Koffee? on Audubon, to talk about how community meetings with police can go toward remedying neighborhood crime. This is the second episode in Abdussabur's series "Community Wellness, Block By Block."
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Anna Festa

November 6, 2016 • 44 mins
On this episode, host Shafiq Abdussabur talks to East Rock Alder Anna Festa about community policing, block watches, and building trust among New Haveners.
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Recruiting Black Cops

November 5, 2016 • 45 mins
On today's episode, host Shafiq Abdussabur and his son Ismail Abdussabur talk about the need to recruit more police officers of color in Connecticut and nationally going forward.
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Bullets Instead Of Words, Pt. 3

November 2, 2016 • 43 mins
On this episode host Shafiq Abdussabur continues his series "using bullets instead of words," taking on police violence and the politics of deescalation with retired NHPD Ray Hassett and Detective Hilda Kilpatrick.
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Bullets Instead Of Words, Pt. 2

November 1, 2016 • 46 mins
This episode of "Urban Talk Radio" is the second in host Shafiq Abdussabur's series "Solving Problems with Bullets Instead of Words," about race and police violence in the U.S. Abdussabur welcomes community activist Doug Bethea and activist Boise Kimber to discuss this important topic.
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Bullets Instead Of Words, Pt. 1

October 31, 2016 • 43 mins
Host Shafiq Abdussabur talks with Detective Hilda Kilpatrick and Ronnie Dunn, associate professor of urban studies, about the causes of and factors in police violence.
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