Urban Family Focus

Urban Family Focus Providing open and honest dialogue about family issues like mental illness, addiction, health and financial literacy.

๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜?๐ŸŽ™๏ธEvery episode is an opportunity to learn, grow, r...
08/29/2026

๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜?๐ŸŽ™๏ธ

Every episode is an opportunity to learn, grow, reflect, and hear conversations that matter to our families and our communities.

From health and wellness to faith, family, financial empowerment, and voices that inspire changeโ€”we're bringing meaningful conversations directly to you.

๐ŸŽง Take Urban Family Focus with you wherever you go!

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๐Ÿ—๏ธ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ?This ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿณ๐—”๐—  (๐—ฃ๐—ฆ๐—ง, join us on ๐˜œ๐˜ณ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ด as we welcome...
08/28/2026

๐Ÿ—๏ธ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ?

This ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿณ๐—”๐—  (๐—ฃ๐—ฆ๐—ง, join us on ๐˜œ๐˜ณ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ด as we welcome ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ, registered architect, community leader, mentor, and advocate for diversity in architecture, for an inspiring conversation: โ€œ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜โ€

With more than four decades of experience, Drake Dillard understands that architecture is about much more than buildings.

It's about ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ. ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€. ๐—›๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜†. ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†. ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ.

Throughout his career, Drake has helped lead the design and construction of medical, educational, and commercial projects while remaining deeply committed to community engagement and mentoring the next generation.

As a proud Citizen Architect, he believes in creating buildings, spaces, and places that help foster stronger, healthier, and more connected neighborhoods.

His work includes the design of the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine & Science in South Los Angeles, and he continues to advocate for greater diversity and representation within the architectural profession.

๐Ÿ˜๏ธ How can architecture transform a community?
๐Ÿ—๏ธ Why does representation in design matter?
๐Ÿ‘ฅ And what role should community members play in shaping the spaces where they live?

Join us for this important conversation!

๐Ÿ“ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿณ๐—”๐—  ๐—ฃ๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ž๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—” ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿด๐Ÿฌ

๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐—˜๐—ก๐—š๐—”๐—š๐—˜๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ค๐—จ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก:
๐˜๐˜ง ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆโ€”๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜บ?

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๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ ๐—œ๐—–๐—ฌ๐— ๐—œ: โ€œ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ปโ€Did you catch our conversation with ๐——๐—ฟ. ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐˜† โ€œ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฎโ€ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป?We explored the powerful in...
08/27/2026

๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ ๐—œ๐—–๐—ฌ๐— ๐—œ: โ€œ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ปโ€

Did you catch our conversation with ๐——๐—ฟ. ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐˜† โ€œ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฎโ€ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป?

We explored the powerful intersection of faith, religion, culture, human behavior, science, philosophy, and power.

Our discussion challenged us to consider an important question:

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒโ€”๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ, ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ, ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น?

This conversation wasn't about telling anyone what to believe.

It was about encouraging us to think critically, ask questions, examine our beliefs, and engage in meaningful dialogue.

Whether you agreed, disagreed, or simply found yourself thinking differently, this is a conversation worth revisiting.

๐ŸŽง ๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†.

๐Ÿ“ก Listen on Urban Family Focus on KBLA Talk 1580.

๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ž ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—•๐—œ๐—ข -
https://urbanfamilyfocus.com/podcast

๐Ÿ’ฌ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ?

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๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐˜€โ€”๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น ๐˜‚๐˜€?This ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿณ๐—”๐—  ๐—ฃ๐—ฆ๐—ง, join us on ๐˜œ๐˜ณ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜บ ...
08/20/2026

๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐˜€โ€”๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น ๐˜‚๐˜€?

This ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿณ๐—”๐—  ๐—ฃ๐—ฆ๐—ง, join us on ๐˜œ๐˜ณ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ด for a thought-provoking conversation with ๐——๐—ฟ. ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐˜† โ€œ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฎโ€ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป, Los Angeles-based public speaker, global lecturer, teacher, and founder of the Moriah Institute.

Our topic: โ€œ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ปโ€

Religion and spirituality have long played powerful roles in shaping communities, cultures, identities, and movements for change. But throughout history, religious beliefs and institutions have also been used to influence behavior, justify division, silence questions, and maintain systems of power.

Where is the line between faith and control?
Between spiritual guidance and manipulation?
Between belief and the weaponization of belief?

Dr. Welton brings decades of study and discussion across socio-politics, human behavior, science, philosophy, and Eastern and Western religious traditions to this important conversation.

This is not about telling you what to believe. It's about encouraging us to think, ask questions, and examine how beliefs can shape the way we see ourselves and the world around us.

๐ŸŽง ๐Ÿ“ป ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿณ๐—”๐—  ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—จ๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ž๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—” ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿด๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป.

๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Do you believe religion can be used to both heal and harm? Why or why not?

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08/19/2026

Did you catch our conversation with ๐——๐—ฟ. ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป?

Our discussion, "๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜," explored how healing begins when we choose growth over bitterness and purpose over pain.

If you've ever experienced betrayal, disappointment, or broken trust, this conversation offers hope, encouragement, and practical wisdom for moving forward.

๐ŸŽง ๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†.

๐Ÿ“ก Listen on Urban Family Focus on KBLA Talk 1580.

๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ž ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—•๐—œ๐—ข -
https://urbanfamilyfocus.com/podcast

๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: ๐˜๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข๐˜ง๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ข๐˜ญโ€”๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ? ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜บ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต?

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08/18/2026

Did you catch our conversation with ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ. ๐——๐—ฟ. ๐—”๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ ๐—๐—ฟ.?

We explored how poetry, storytelling, music, art, faith, and culture can become powerful tools for ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป.

Sometimes the stories we carry contain pain. But they can also contain wisdom, resilience, purpose, and hope.

Rev. Starr reminded us of the importance of finding our voices, sharing our experiences, and recognizing the power our stories can have on others.

๐ŸŽง ๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐˜.

๐Ÿ“ก Listen on Urban Family Focus on KBLA Talk 1580.

๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ž ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—•๐—œ๐—ข -
https://urbanfamilyfocus.com/podcast

๐Ÿ’ฌ QUESTION: ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ, ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ, ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ฆ?

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๐Ÿ–คโœจ ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—›๐—˜๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ช๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—˜๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—ฌ & ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฌ๐—ง๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ก๐—šThis ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿณ๐—”๐—  (๐—ฃ๐—ฆ๐—ง), ๐˜œ๐˜ณ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ด welcomes ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ. ๐——๐—ฟ. ๐—”๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ...
08/14/2026

๐Ÿ–คโœจ ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—›๐—˜๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ช๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—˜๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—ฌ & ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฌ๐—ง๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š

This ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿณ๐—”๐—  (๐—ฃ๐—ฆ๐—ง), ๐˜œ๐˜ณ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ด welcomes ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ. ๐——๐—ฟ. ๐—”๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ ๐—๐—ฟ. โ€” Minister, Storyteller, Pastor/Teacher, Workshop Leader, Conference Presenter, and Artist in Residence at Synod Assembly.

Our conversation will explore how ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜†, ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—บ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฐ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป.

Rev. Starr has spent decades using the gifts of storytelling, faith, poetry, and the arts to engage communities and help people recognize the power of their own voices and experiences.

From his pastoral work in Los Angeles to his leadership with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Rev. Starr has worked at the intersection of ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต, ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€, ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†.

This Saturday, we'll talk about the stories we carry, the stories we tell, and how giving voice to our experiences can help us heal and connect with one another.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด?

๐Ÿ“ป Tune in Saturday at 7AM PST on KBLA Talk 1580.

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ, ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ, ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ฆ?

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Betrayal hurts. Broken trust changes us. But healing is possible.๐Ÿ“ปJoin us ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿณ๐—”๐—  (๐—ฃ๐—ฆ๐—ง) on ๐˜œ๐˜ณ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ค...
08/06/2026

Betrayal hurts. Broken trust changes us. But healing is possible.

๐Ÿ“ปJoin us ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿณ๐—”๐—  (๐—ฃ๐—ฆ๐—ง) on ๐˜œ๐˜ณ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ด as we welcome ๐——๐—ฟ. ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ปโ€”educator, author, founder of The Writehood LLC, and author of ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜“๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ & ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉโ€”for a heartfelt conversation: "๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜"

Whether betrayal comes from a relationship, a friend, family member, workplace, or even a faith community, the emotional wounds can run deep. But pain doesn't have to define your future.

Together, we'll discuss how to process disappointment, rebuild trust, find peace after heartbreak, and transform painful experiences into opportunities for healing and personal growth.

If you've ever struggled to move forward after being hurt, this conversation is for you.

๐ŸŽง ๐Ÿ“ป ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿณ๐—”๐—  ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—จ๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ž๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—” ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿด๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป.

๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Do you believe trust can always be rebuilt after betrayal, or are some relationships beyond repair?

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08/03/2026

๐Ÿ“ป ICYMI: 1st Saturdayโ€™s Show on ๐—จ๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€!

Did you catch our conversation with ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ?

Our discussion, "๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ข๐˜„๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ โ€“ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป & ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜„," explored how California's housing landscape has evolvedโ€”from families building wealth through homeownership to the growing role of corporate ownership.

This conversation challenged us to think about what these changes mean for future generations and the importance of investing in our communities.

๐ŸŽง ๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต-๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜.

๐Ÿ“ก Listen on Urban Family Focus on KBLA Talk 1580.

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๐Ÿ’ฌ What inspired you most from this episode?

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Every ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต on ๐˜œ๐˜ณ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ด, we present ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜โ„ข โ€” powered by ๐—•๐—ช๐—”๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ฃ โ€” our Bl...
07/31/2026

Every ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต on ๐˜œ๐˜ณ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ด, we present ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜โ„ข โ€” powered by ๐—•๐—ช๐—”๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ฃ โ€” our Black Wealth Attainment & Retention Program โ€” where we talk to powerhouse guests about financial literacy, wealth protection, and generational empowerment.

This monthly segment offers practical strategies for building generational wealth, safeguarding family assets, and navigating financial challenges in underserved communities.

Who owns California's neighborhoods today...families or corporations?

๐Ÿ“ปJoin us ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿณ๐—”๐—  (๐—ฃ๐—ฆ๐—ง) on ๐˜œ๐˜ณ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ด, as we welcome ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, retired real estate entrepreneur and longtime California housing provider, for an eye-opening conversation on "๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ข๐˜„๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ โ€“ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป & ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜„"

For nearly 50 years, Richard Rice has witnessed firsthand how property ownership has evolved across California. From purchasing his first rental property in 1978 to managing properties throughout Los Angeles, Inglewood, and the Bay Area, he's seen dramatic changes in the housing marketโ€”and the growing shift from individual ownership to corporate ownership.

Together, we'll discuss:
๐Ÿก How property ownership has changed over the decades
๐Ÿข Individual ownership vs. corporate ownership in California
๐Ÿ’ฐ Building generational wealth through real estate
๐Ÿ“ˆ The changing landscape for housing providers
๐Ÿค Why community investment still matters

If you've ever wondered why homeownership seems more difficult todayโ€”or what the future of housing could look likeโ€”this is a conversation you don't want to miss.

๐Ÿ“ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† | ๐Ÿณ๐—”๐—  ๐—ฃ๐—ฆ๐—ง | ๐—ž๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—” ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿด๐Ÿฌ

๐Ÿ’ฌ Question: Do you believe more homes should be owned by families instead of corporations? Tell us why in the comments.

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