ā[The host is] a natural with a great handle on everything [and] what an amazing take and in-depth discussion with great connectivity, transparency and positivity [between her and her] wonderful guests!ā
Garrett Roche, Host of The Roche Solid Truth podcast
RACE TALKSĀ® with Kimberly Y. Erwin on WGXC-90.7 FM
AUGUST RACE TALKSĀ®
(& this fall on: the Intercultural Connect Channel)
š TAPED Tuesday, August 19 at 7 PM EST
š» WGXC 90.7 FM & Streaming Online
RACE TALKSĀ®, the show where we engage in The VERY NECESSARY Conversation on Race and Ethnicity.
š„ Revealing Words, Reunions & Royals ā Race TalksĀ® Rocks!š„
On Tuesday, August 19 at 7PM EST on WGXC 90.7 FM, host Kimberly Y. Erwin and this month's episode of Race TalksĀ® Rocks! Kimberly sparks essential conversations about race, culture, and identityābecause understanding is the first step to ending racism. This month, she brings you a taped show bursting with verbal political insight, uncanny cultural (her)stories and jaw-dropping connections.
Whatās in store...
Talk Terms ā Ebonics & Politics with Jolanda Jones (Website)
Language shapes cultureāand politics. Straight from the political frontlines, Rep. Jolanda Jones (TX-147) doesnāt hold back. In a recent press conference alongside New York Governor Kathy Hochul, Jones challenged Republican-led redistricting efforts in Texas, calling them racist gerrymandering and refusing to sanitize her words. With her trademark boldness ā including her controversial but pointed reference to āEbonicsā ā Jones brings the kind of unfiltered truth that sparks both debate and action.
Right Acts ā Bridging Cultures with Gary Dempsey
On the local side, we turn to Gary Dempsey, a Hudson native, with strong familial and cultural ties to the city and a key organizer of the 3rd Annual Hudson Family Reunion taking place September 5ā7 in Hudson, NY. Dempsey sits down with Kimberly in a taped interview to share the vision behind this growing tradition ā a powerful weekend of connection, history, and celebration that strengthens the fabric of Hudsonās community year after year. Step into and outside of your cultural circle - attend!
š± More about this month's Guest TALKer(s)
Roundtable ā Genealogy, Herstory & Russian Secrets of Anastasia Romanov
Speaking of circles...Dive into this fascinating discussion with these guest TALKers:
John (Johannes) Froebel-Parker ā Author, historian, genealogist (Anastasia Again: The Hidden Secret of the Romanovs) whose lifelong fascination with genealogy, history, and cutting-edge research brings us a story thatās part nostalgia and full of revelation
Barbara Green ā Visual artist with historical and identity-focused work, esp. on the Jewish Holocaust
Moises Ortiz ā Chef/Restaurateur: Co-owner (with Carlos Gomez) of La Mision (Hudson) and Pico De Gallo (Stuyvesant)
Victoria Signorelli āJohannesās longtime research associate helping to unravel the Anastasia legend
Garrett Roche ā Podcaster of The Roche Solid Truth & production partner of Race TalksĀ®, who helps weave storytelling and technology into the mix.
š Listen to The Roche Solid Truth Podcast!
Explore historical DNA, genealogy, visual recognition technology, and astonishing family connectionsāDiscover polygraph tests from the CIAās earliest days, 2D/3D facial recognition breakthroughs, and DNA findings that connect the dotsāliterallyābetween our guests. Trust me, by the end you'll be asking: āDid you know...?ā
Come for the conversation, stay for the revelations, and leave inspired...
#RaceTalks #KimberlyErwin #KYE #WGXC907 #Ebonics #RussianSecrets #Genealogy #TexasGerrymandering #Ebonics #AAVE #CommunityConnection #RightActs #DEI #ChefMoisesOrtiz #HudsonNYEvents #Froebel-Parker #BarbaraGreen #GarrettRoche
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Kimberly Erwin with team (shown below, Vince and Garrett) showcased small business owners at the Expo by Interviewing Entrepreneurs directly at the event where over 15,000 attendees signed up.
We bring this to you in MAY to recognize Small Business Month from the Small Business Expo-NYC
RADIO EDUCATES - Spring/Summer 2025
University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education
Kimberly Y. Erwin is a dynamic and passionate University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education alumna. As a lifetime member of UPENN's BAS, the Black Alumni Society, she is dedicated to making a positive impact in her community. Kimberly was recently featured in the University's Penn GSE Magazine's Spring/Summer 2025 edition, where she shared her insights on educating in non-traditional settings. She hosts the popular WGXC 90.7 FM radio show "Race Talks," where she fearlessly tackles important conversations about race and ethnicity. With her motto "It's where we have the very necessary conversation on Race & Ethnicity" and "Where no Topic is Taboo!" Kimberly is a powerful advocate for open and honest dialogue.
iCAMP LIVE! @ SBE NYC 2025
Wednesday, May 7th
I enjoyed my 2nd visit to the SBE at the Javits Center, still very near to where I used to live in Manhattan. Wow! Interviews galore! And the Happy Hour experience where I spied Jordan, an author, there. She shared sentiments with me that made me tear up. The gratitude she showed me for helping her showcase her business and brand by interviewing her was why I started iCAMP. (Her interview here!). Click on Cierra's photo to hear her testimony.
SMALL BUSINESS EXPO
Thursday, May 2nd in NYC! 2024
I enjoyed my first visit to the SBE at the Javits Center, very near to where I used to live in Manhattan. Wow! What great changes. I met many fellow entrepreneurs there. In photos are UGGS Founder Brian Smith and Terry Rice, Entrepreneur Magazine staff writer, keynote speakers where I (literally) had front row seats! An inspirational experience. So much so that I went to the one in LA right after.
STAY TUNED...because NYC 2025 with iCAMP LIVE is on the menu!
January 2024
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Panelist
Monday, January 15th
At the invitation of Reverend Kim Singletary, I joined Eric Thompson and other esteemed guests as a panelist on Rev. Dr. MLK Jr. Day's Observance on January 15th. Discussion and pizza followed a most enlightened talk. Attendees filled the location. Great fun!
(Hudson, NY): Light Forms
OCTOBER 2023
The Robinson Family Reunion
In Virgina and D.C.
Top: KYE with family (Cousins Monique and daughters and Dee and Allen at Hotel ballroom in VA, Bottom: African American Museum in D.C.
SEPTEMBER 2023
1st Annual Hudson Family Reunion
Hudson Waterfront Park
Reunion attendees stopped to share their thoughts for this first-ever occasion. Many also gave SHOUT OUTS on WGXC-90.7 FM (Community Radio) in remembrance of family and friends unable to visit AND who were no longer with us...RIP. Buster & Helen Erwin, Patrica A., Peter & Moses (Marin) Erwin
(Hudson, NY): Hudson Waterfront Park
May 2023
Hudson Children's Book Festival
Saturday, May 6th
Thanks for stopping by!
Learn How 2: Speak to you child about their ETHNICITY...and keep it REAL & Light.
(Hudson, NY)
Hudson Junior High School space!
February 2023
Leah Penniman's, Black Earth Wisdom: Soulful Conversations with Black Environmentalists Book Signing (and dancing) Event
Over 150 participants joined Leah and family and friends in a festive and informative start of her book tour. Dancing, great music, and enlivened talks--fun for all ages and people of all cultures made for SRO space!
January 2023
THE TALK
1/16/23 at the Hudson Area Library in Hudson, NY.
Reverend Kim Singletary asked me to join her as she engages in a conversation with the Youth of Hudson in what it means to be African American in these days--over 50 years after the start of the Civil Rights Movement in the 60s. We will listen and impart the knowledge we have obtained directly from our lives - growing up in the 70s and breaking barriers to allow for a less color-discriminating (not color-blind) society.Both Kimberly and Rev. Kim Singletary are part of the Founder's Circle for Africa's Daughters of the Diaspora (ADD).
November 2022 (11/8-11/9)
USAWEC offered an all-expense paid trip to me, owner of 1UNIM to its 2022 Assembly in New York City.
CGE (The Center for Global Enterprise) chose Kimberly Erwin as one of 150 (out of 400) applicants to take part in an online cooperative for women entrepreneurs. Kimberly successfully completed all portions of the program and will meet other participants at this culminating event.
October 2022
Skidmore College invites Kimberly Y. Erwin, DEI author and Omari Edwards, Associate Executive Director of Programs at the Albany Damien Center for a panel on racial discrimination in the workplace.
A review of the event: [10/27/2022]
"My students were very engaged...[no one] put their heads down or used their phones. We welcome you back next year." (paraphrased)
~ Prof. Jina Mao, Associate Chair, Management and Business Department, Skidmore College (to the panelists after the event)
"Hey, Kimberly..."
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