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This Month on Pulse - May

Sunday, May 20 @ 12:00 PM
Tuesday, May 22 @ 7:30 PM

 

Interview with Haitian Musician Richie
Haitian music icon Richie joins us on the program to discuss his new band and if he sees the kompa music genre crossing over to the U.S. any time soon.

Guest:
Jean Herard Richard, KLASS


Introducing Sons of Mystro
Local audiences may recognize the Sons of Mystro from their collaboration with the Miami Heat on their "Back in Black" video.  We invited the violin duo to discuss their future musical ambitions.

Guests:
Malcolm McNeish, Sons of Mystro
Umoja McNeish, Sons of Mystro

This Month on Pulse - April (March Re-Air)

Sunday, April 15 @ 12:00 PM
Tuesday, April 17 @ 7:30 PM


Originally Aired:
Sunday, March 18 @ 12:00 PM
Tuesday, March 20 @ 7:30 PM


Kevin Lyttle, Soca Artist
International Soca artist Kevin Lyttle broke on to the scene years ago with his top Billboard hit, “Turn Me On.”  He joins us on the program to tell us about his new single and the challenges he has faced in his career.

Guest:
Kevin Lyttle, Recording Artist


Empowering Young Girls and Women
In honor of Women’s History month and the International Women’s Day, Pulse talks to Tracy Wilson Mourning, the founder of the Honey Shine Mentoring Program for young girls and women from at-risk communities.

Guest:
Tracy Wilson Mourning, Honey Shine Mentoring Program

This Month on Pulse - March

Sunday, March 18 @ 12:00 PM 
Tuesday, March 20 @ 7:30 PM


Kevin Lyttle, Soca Artist
International Soca artist Kevin Lyttle broke on to the scene years ago with his top Billboard hit, “Turn Me On.”  He joins us on the program to tell us about his new single and the challenges he has faced in his career.

Guest: 
Kevin Lyttle, Recording Artist


Empowering Young Girls and Women
In honor of Women’s History month and the International Women’s Day, Pulse talks to Tracy Wilson Mourning, the founder of the Honey Shine Mentoring Program for young girls and women from at-risk communities.

Guest: 
Tracy Wilson Mourning, Honey Shine Mentoring Program

This Month on Pulse - February

Sunday, February 19 @ 12:00 PM
Thursday, February 23 @ 7:30 PM


Inner Circle
Jamaican reggae band, Inner Circle, have been making hits for over four decades.  We invited them to discuss their new project and their thoughts on the music industry today.

Guests:
Ian Lewis, Inner Circle
Roger Lewis, Inner Circle
Bernard “Touter” Harvey, Inner Circle


Haitian Art and Children
Local museum Young At Art recently received a Knight Foundation grant to introduce Haitian art to a new audience.  Noted Haitian artist Edouard Duval-Carrié and guests explain.

Guests:
Edouard Duval-Carrié, Contemporary Artist
Tatiana Hernandez, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Mindy Shrago, Young At Art Museum

This Month on Pulse - January

Sunday, January 15 @ 12:00 PM
Thursday, January 19 @ 7:30 PM

 

New Jamaican Diaspora Representative
Susan Lycett Davis joins us on the program to explain what the diaspora is and how the local Jamaican community can get involved.

Guest:
Susan Lycett Davis, Ed.D., Jamaican Diaspora Advisory Board


Haiti Two Years Later
It has been two years since Haiti was devastated by a 7-point magnitude earthquake.  Where does the country stand now in its rebuilding efforts?

Guests:
Kent Annan, Haiti Partners
Yves Colon, University of Miami
Leonie Hermantin, Lambi Fund of Haiti
Jean-Robert Lafortune, Haitian-American Grassroots Coalition

This Month on Pulse - December (October Re-Air)

Due to the holidays, Pulse will not tape a new episode this month.  Instead, the October program will re-air.  Happy Holidays!


Thursday, December 22 @ 7:30 PM
(Originally aired: 10/23 & 10/25)


Interview with Soca Queen Alison Hinds
The Bajan “Roll it Gal" singer Alison Hinds joins us on the program to talk about soca culture in the Caribbean and beyond.

Guest:
Alison Hinds, Caribbean Artist


Interview with Skinny Fabulous
Skinny Fabulous broke on to the scene in 2008 with the single "Head Bad.”  He joins us on the program to discuss how the smaller Caribbean islands can still pack a punch on the soca scene.

Guest:
Skinny Fabulous, Soca Artist

This Month on Pulse - November

Friday, November 18 @ 10:30 PM
Sunday, November 20 @ 12:00 PM
Thursday, November 24 @ 7:30 PM

 

Miami Book Fair 2011: Caribbean Authors
Mervyn Solomon, coordinator of the Miami Book Fair International’s Caribbean Voices program, joins us on the program to discuss this year’s selection of Caribbean authors.

Guest:
Mervyn Solomon, Miami Book Fair International

 

Miami Book Fair 2011: Caribbean Erotic
Donna Aza Weir-Soley joins us on the program to discuss the book, Caribbean Erotic, an anthology of erotic writings she co-edited with writer Opal Palmer Adisa.

Guest:
Donna Aza Weir-Soley, Ph.D., Florida International University

 

This Month on Pulse - October

Sunday, October 23 @ 12:00 PM
Thursday, October 25 @ 7:30 PM

 

Interview with Soca Queen Alison Hinds
The Bajan “Roll it Gal" singer Alison Hinds joins us on the program to talk about soca culture in the Caribbean and beyond.

Guest:
Alison Hinds, Caribbean Artist

 

Interview with Skinny Fabulous
Skinny Fabulous broke on to the scene in 2008 with the single "Head Bad.”  He joins us on the program to discuss how the smaller Caribbean islands can still pack a punch on the soca scene.

Guest:
Skinny Fabulous, Soca Artist

October Pulse Celebrates Carnival!

Miami Broward One Carnival is this weekend (Oct. 8-9).  To start the celebration off right, we’re providing you with the links to this month’s Pulse program early!

You can still watch October’s Pulse Sunday, October 23rd @ 12:00 PM and Thursday, October 27th @ 7:30 PM on WPBT2.

Happy Carnival!


Interview with Alison Hinds: watch this segment on uVu
Interview with Skinny Fabulous: watch this segment on uVu

This Month on Pulse - September

Sunday, September 18 @ 12:00 PM
Thursday, September 22 @ 7:30 PM

Reparations
Professor Sir Hilary Beckles recently gave a presentation in London calling for countries, such as England, to pay reparations for slavery.  Should countries who were involved in the slave trade years ago have financial obligations to those citizens and governments today?

Guests:
Henry Crespo Sr., Urgent Inc.
Jane Ellen Cross, J.D., Nova Southeastern University
Heather Russell, Ph.D., Florida International University
Donna Aza Weir-Soley, Ph.D., Florida International University