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On today’s episode of “Buffalo, What’s Next?” we speak with Mark Talley - the son and surviving family member of Geraldine Talley, one of the lives taken in the May 14th racist attack at Tops. Mark talks to us about the book he authored 5/14: The Day the Devil Came to Buffalo and explains how the process of writing the book has helped him grieve the loss of his mother and cope with the tragedy of that day. We also hear from Mark about his Agents for Advocacy organization and the work he’s doing within the East Side of Buffalo.

One year after the shooting on May 14, Emyle Watkins breaks down how each of the major 5/14 funds work and where the money ended up, Lorenzo Rodriguez talks with Dr. Ibram X Kendi, and we have Theater Talk.

Jay Moran sits down with “Buffalo, What’s Next?” Associate Producer, Charles Gilbert, to discuss his main takeaways and lingering thoughts from his journey down to Charleston, SC. We have one last stop on our Lost Stories of Black Charleston with Damon Fordham and it deals with a notable figure in the city’s complicated past – Denmark Vesey. And finally, Thomas O’Neil White shares a conversation with inspirational speaker and former baseball player Chris Singleton whose mother was killed in the racist attacks at the Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston.

Mass opposition appears to be emerging against the prospect of building a new jail in Erie County. Thomas O'Neil-White takes a look back on how racism and segregation were key factors in the Tops shooting.

WBFO multimedia reporter Holly Kirkpatrick is in Charleston, SC speaking with Reverend Jeremy Rutledge, Senior Minister at Circular Congregational Church in Charleston. Reverend Rutledge shares his experiences of the Charleston Area Justice Ministry, a coalition of congregations that has been campaigning against racial discrimination in police practices in the Charleston area. We also get more stops from our week-long audible tour of Charleston courtesy of Damon Fordham.

Results show that 45% of those surveyed view Gov. Kathy Hochul unfavorably, and 40% view her favorably. Following accusations of racism in his company, developer Michael Joseph has resigned as chair of the Board of Directors of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.

An NFTA employee was killed and two others were injured in a traffic crash Wednesday morning. A program to address the state's affordable housing crisis was dropped from the state budget.

For this episode of Buffalo, What’s Next?: Producers’ Picks, we have an important panel discussion that was hosted at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. “Beyond Hate: A Panel Discussion” was moderated by the host of NPR’s The Takeaway, Melissa Harris-Perry, and the distinguished speakers on the panel included Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, President of Spelman College Dr. Helene Gayle, the Chancellor of the State University of New York Dr. John B. King Jr., and the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church the Most Reverend Michael Curry.

Once again, something for everyone from campy KINKY BOOTS at Shea's 710, to Neil Simon at Jewish Rep, to CULLUD WATTAH at Ujima, to SUNSET BOULEVARD at O'Connell & Company. For 30 years (as of November 2022) Theater Talk has been appointment listening on WBFO, featuring the insights of theater critic and historian, Anthony Chase, who joins Peter Hall for a five-minute weekly broadcast at 6:45 and 8:45 Friday mornings on 88.7 WBFO with a podcast available on wbfo.org. NOTE: Theater listings are included with the podcast. As part of BTPM (Buffalo Toronto Public Media), their beat is primarily Buffalo theater, but Broadway, The Shaw Festival, and The Stratford Festival are covered as other relevant art forms are touched on, including ballet and opera.

Buffalo cyclists will have a new place to maintain and repair bicycles, Sheas Buffalo will get 1.2 million dollars in grant funding from New York State as part of the budget's "Alive Downtown Initiative", and get ready for the Artie Awards with Theater Talk.