100 years ago this October, the world’s first all-black, black-owned professional basketball team was formed here in Harlem. The Rens is a team that predates the NBA, and helped set the stage for the global phenomenon that basketball has become. Our guests have all worked hard to keep the team’s legacy alive. Our guests:

• Claude Johnson, Founder, Black Fives Foundation
• Glenn Hunter, Co-Founder, Harlem Cultural Archives
• Kevin McGruder, Associate Professor of History at Antioch College
• Keisha Sutton-James, Deputy Borough President of Manhattan

Hosts: DJ LeRoy (Curtis Archer and NightWatchman (Bob Poncé)

Comic book storytelling is a unique art form that has graduated to TV, film, animation, video games, action figures and merchandise. We talk with three comic book creators who use the art form to express themselves, promote literacy, create intellectual property and tell their own stories.

Guests:

• Rob Taylor - Founder/CEO, Superhuman Works Studios

• AK Lovelace - Professional Artist/Educator, Chair, Media and Design Dept., Harlem School of the Arts

• Lasana Akachi, Superhuman Works Studios

Hosts: DJ LeRoy (Curtis Archer) and NightWatchman (Bob Poncé)

In 2022, the video gaming industry in the US was bigger than the film industry, music industry and publishing industry COMBINED. On this show , we talked with three experts who are using gaming and advanced technologies as a springboard for getting youth into growth careers and entrepreneurial opportunities. Our guests:

• Clayton Banks, CEO, Silicon Harlem
• Masaya Heywood, Co-Founder, Outfox Games
• Stan Altman, Founder, Gaming Pathways Program

Hosts: DJ LeRoy (Curtis Archer) and NightWatchman (Bob Poncé)