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Mic Check

Mic Check

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WPKN’s ½-hour weekly public affairs and community discussion program. Our diverse roster of hosts presents a wide range of topics for discussion: focusing on global, national, and regional issues and their effect on the local Connecticut community. Just as the phrase “Mic Check” was used to mobilize people to create a human microphone during the Occupy Movement, this weekly program will amplify our local community’s many concerns and voices and bring them to the air-waves.© 2026 WPKN 政治・政府 政治学 社会科学 科学
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  • Shaenna Taylor Turns Adversity into Advocacy and Action

    Shaenna Taylor Turns Adversity into Advocacy and Action
    2026/08/06

    On the August 4, 2026 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli sat down with Bridgeport native, Shaenna Taylor.

    Shaenna Taylor is an award-winning educator, mentor, community advocate, and entrepreneur from Bridgeport, Connecticut. With more than 10 years of experience in the Bridgeport Public School system, she has been recognized with multiple Staff Member of the Year awards for her dedication to students and education.

    Beyond the classroom, Shaenna serves as the Mentor Lead and Director of #100GirlsLeading, empowering girls age 9-18 through mentorship, leadership, and personal development. She is also the co-founder of Bridgeport Stronger Together, where she works alongside community members to advocate for justice, strengthen neighborhoods, and amplify voices that often go unheard.

    Her commitment to service has earned her the Connecticut Entrepreneur Community Builder Award and the Black People Rock Community Leader Award. A graduate of Sacred Heart University, Shaenna continues to inspire others through education, mentorship, advocacy, and community storytelling.

    During the conversation, Shaenna discusses the March 2025 Bridgeport Police murder of her friend Dyshan Best, shares memories and stories of Dyshan, and speaks about the unjust incarceration of Joe Grits.


    To connect with #100GirlsLeading:
    https://www.100girlsleadinginc.org/

    To connect with Bridgeport Stronger Together:
    On Facebook
    On Instagram

    Letters of Solidarity can be sent to Joe Grits by writing to:

    Joseph Thompson
    #322513
    Bridgeport Correctional Center
    1106 North Avenue
    Bridgeport, CT 06604

    Commissary Funds can be sent via JPay to Joseph Thompson / #322513,
    or via depositing cash at the kiosk inside Bridgeport Correctional Center.
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    25 分
  • Joe Grits Pays Tribute to His Friend Dyshan Best, and Speaks on His Ongoing Legal Battle

    Joe Grits Pays Tribute to His Friend Dyshan Best, and Speaks on His Ongoing Legal Battle
    2026/06/10

    On the Tuesday June 9, 2026 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli sits down with Joe Grits, Bridgeport-based community activist and musician. Joe takes time to remember his friend Dyshan Best, who was shot and killed by Bridgeport Police on March 31, 2025. Joe also speaks about his ongoing legal battle, stemming from his grief and pain being criminalized by the state in the aftermath of Dyshan's murder.
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    23 分
  • Cuba In the Cross-Hairs: A First-Hand Report from Sandra Levinson

    Cuba In the Cross-Hairs: A First-Hand Report from Sandra Levinson
    2026/04/05

    Sandra Levinson, executive director of the Center For Cuban Studies (www.centerorcubanstudies.org), reports on her recent trip to Cuba, focusing on the island nation's struggle survival under the yoke of the Trump regime's total oil embargo.
    Interview by Richard Hill
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    24 分
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