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Cedric Holloway is so active in the community he was recently honored by the Buffalo Bills for his charity work. The son of Johnnie B. Wiley, he is a member of Omega Psi Fraternity, and chats with Jay Moran about what the community – still- needs. Then Leah Daniel from Fostering Greatness talks about the need for foster parents in communities of color.

A plan to pay parent's to drive their children to school as a way of dealing with a driver shortage, is hitting some fresh opposition. And Kleinhan's Music Hall is getting some renovations.

Today we feature several interviews with the cast and production team of “Once on This Island” on stage now at Shea’s 710 Theater. It is a broadly inclusive production about race, identity and color, in a Caribbean re-telling of Hans Christian Anderson’s “The Little Mermaid”. Angelea Preston chats with director Naila Ansari, and twin 16-year old actresses Shylah Douglas and Samyah Douglas. Then Brigid Jaipaul Valenza brings in actors Zhanna Reed and Marcus Paige to talk more about the play, before all the performers gather to sing a moment from the show.

Today we have a collection of interviews about business development and an exciting music segment. First, Jay Moran chats with Shantelle Patton, founder of That Brown Bag Minority Business Directory on some of her banking and financial education programs. Jalonda Hill from “Colored Girls Bike Too” and Jerome Wright with the HaltSolitary movement are with Dave Debo to talk about their planning summit that brings community input into the future of the Jefferson Avenue neighborhood. Jay returns to chat with Afro Rhythm Of The Future, a group that works for a more democratic, anti-racist future.

The Buffalo Police Athletic League is launching a new program to get youth and police talking together more, in sessions designed to showcase the different perspectives they both have. Also, news of money to revitalize buildings in Buffalo, and Roswell Park Cancer Inst. says the region's cancer rate is on the decline, despite still having one of the highest death rates in the state.

If it's Friday, it's Theater Talk- today with Anthony and Peter looking at this past week's season opener "Curtain Up" event. Also, WBFO's Jay Moran has an in depth look a the Buffalo Humanities Fest and Karen Dewitt reports on a debate in Albany over Gov. Kathy Hochul pledge's to be involved in only one debate this year, while Republican opponent Lee Zeldin wants many. And hear about Buffalo's first-in-the-nation memorial monument for African American Veterans, the move to have parents drive kids to school, and another nurses union is in contract talks

Our Friday “Producer Picks” segment this week is an encore of a wide-ranging discussion Jay Moran had earlier with Prof. Michael Niman from SUNY Buffalo State.

Kaleida workers have a tentative contract agreement that will avoid a strike for about 1600 workers there. Also two reports from Albany correspondent Karen DeWitt: one on at the farm worker overtime-threshold changes, that will phase in a standard 40-hour-work-week and another on mailers being sent in the gubernatorial campaign

Today we continue our spotlight on the various groups that have stepped up since the shootings on 5/14- with a look at Key Bank and what needs they have noticed on the East side. Chiwuike Owunwanne joins Dave Debo to talk about farmers markets, food deserts, and more. Then Jay Moran looks at how the workload has changed for the Parent Network of WNY, when Kimberly Kadziolka and Bradford Watts talk about serving people with disabilities.

Albany correspondent Karen DeWitt looks at the state purchase of COVID tests and whether the state may have used an unnecessary middle man that donated to Gov. Kathy Hochul's campaign. Also news of a federal sting that led to the arrest of a minister who performed and facilitated allegedly fraudulent marriages for the sake of landing green cards for spouses facing deportation.