Host : Robert L. Woodson, Sr. Insights and solutions to some of Americas most troubling societal problems. The Bob Woodson ShowWhat Works and Why? draws on community activist Robert L. Woodson, Sr. s decades of promoting solutions to some of the most challenging problems facing our nation today. Youth violence, substance abuse, homelessness, and deteriorating neighborhoods are problems devastating our low-income communities and affluent suburbs alike. But there are solutionsremedies that can often be found in unconventional places. Woodson and his guests provide new insights into unusual dimensions of these problems. They challenge conventional wisdom and discuss contributing factors that are seldom discussed. They explore the root causes and they identify the barriers to their solution.

Today's Episode   February 09, 2010 Youth Violence: How Well Intended Policies Put Children in Peril School closings and other changes are often made without community input, but the children have to suffer the consequences of traveling into rival neighborhoods. Woodson’s guests are Omar Jahwar of Vision Regeneration in Dallas, Texas, and Pastor Torrey Barrett, founder and executive director of K.L.E.O. Community Family Life Center in Chicago. They talk about solutions.

Recent Episodes   February 02, 2010 Black History: The Lesser Known Achievements The black community has a rich history of entrepreneurship. And part of that history are the many parents who lacked education and who sacrificed so that their children would be educated. Bob Woodson talks with Dr. Vernard Gant, Director of Urban School Services at the Association of Christian Schools International, about the policies and societal pressures that produced change and what should be done for the future.   January 26, 2010 Another Youth Killing—What Does It Take to Prevent Violence and Transform Violent Youth? Bob and his guests discuss what it takes to prevent violence and to transform violent youth. Joining him are Ronnie Ortiz, AKA “Pastor Arson” of the Richmond Outreach Center in Richmond, VA, and Omar Jahwar, founder of Vision Regeneration in Dallas, TX.   January 19, 2010 The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King: The Issues That Don’t Get Discussed. Bob’s guests are Reverend DeForest “Buster” Soaries, senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens in Somerset, New Jersey and former New Jersey Secretary of State; and Dr. John Sibley Butler. Professor of Management and Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin.   January 12, 2010 The Overlooked Resource in Domestic and National Security Last week , we talked about the reductions in homicides nationwide and the role of an engaged citizenry in reducing crime and violence. Extending this principle to national security, how can an engaged citizenry further work to protect this country and produce civil order in other countries? Our Guests are Dr. William Schambra, director of the Hudson Institute's Bradley Center for Philanthropy and Civic Renewal; Dr. Stuart Butler, The Heritage Foundation's Vice President of Domestic and Economic Policy Studies; and Dr. Bernard Gant, founder of the Association of Christian Schools International. Visit the complete archive...

Above all, The Bob Woodson Show focuses on solutions. Each week the show showcases examples of what works, tells why it works and who can make it work. Guests provide first-hand testimonies as to how their lives or neighborhoods have been changedfor the better. And finally, host Bob Woodson shares his knowledge of how members of the listening audience can be part of the solution.



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