On this edition of Rise Up Radio:

• This week's news: A priest is barred from organizing a beauty pageant for nuns; A vast immigration crack down shuts down a plant because 2/3's of the employees are "illegal aliens"; McCain loses his mind when picking Sarah Palin, fresh faced Governor of Alaska as his Vice Presidential pick and running mate.
  
• All the artist performing at The Fresh Roasted Show & After Party, Architects and Demolition Men, Johnny Voltik, and Rise Up Radio's own DIGO!!! We discuss the new genres of Hip Hop, their influences, and what they're cooking up for The Fresh Roasted Show!
• We listen to and discuss clips of Michelle and Barack Obama's speeches from the Democratic National Convention. Congratulations to Barack Obama for officially winning the Democratic Nomination for the Presidency of the United States of America!
  

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On this edition of Rise Up Radio:

• In this weeks news: Jamaican gold medal winner, Usain Bolt gets chastised by the IOC for show boating after his win; Presidents of several Texas Universities seek to lower the legal drinking age to 18 years old; Kanye West is rumored to open up Fat Burger franchises, starting in Chicago.
• Founder of Gotham Culinary Design, Celebrity Chef Jeff Toney joins Rise Up Radio for an evening of food knowledge. We discuss our legacy with food, how to eat better and make your own meals at home. His many philanthropic endeavors include the Fatherhood Initiative, working with FEMA, The Red Cross and more!
  
• Raye 6 and the ladies from TASTE PR, stop by Rise Up Radio to tell us about the LICK party at the 205 Club on August 27th, 2008! A monthly event powered LaMazing of TASTE to celebrate women in the arts and entertainment industry.
  
• Check out music by Homeboy Sandman, Lo-Er Velocity, Joi, and Raye 6!!
  

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On this edition of Rise Up Radio:

• Digo informs the Rise Up Radio Family about how children are being treated unequally at Oasis Children Services. Over crowded conditions for children in the “funded” program need our support! We encourage listeners to call up their local congressmen to put an end to misconduct against these New York City children. To contact Oasis Children directly go to www.oasischildren.com
• Kyam and Autumn Marie, organizers of Black August join us in the studio. Black August is an annual hip-hop event that raises consciousness with hip-hop and political education. It originated in the concentration camps of California to honor fallen and imprisoned Freedom Fighters. August is a great month to raise consciousness since it’s the same month that Nat Turner started a rebellion, the underground rail road was created, Marcus Garvey was born and many other notable black history events. This year EPMD, Bilal, KRS-One, Shadio Mansour, Smif N Wessun, and Immortal Technique will be performing at the Nokia Theatre on August 31^st.
  
• Black August is more than a hip-hiop concert. Kyam and Autumn Marie have been involved in cop watching. They have stood outside with their community watching police from a safe distance to insure that they don’t act up. They also inform youth on their rights when they are being approached by cops. Black August has also gone international and shared it’s political education with folks in Cuba
• For more information goto: www.blackaugust.com
  

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On this edition of Rise Up Radio:

• Rise Up Radio delves into some of this weeks headlines, including: Waffle House customers call the secret service on a man threatening to kill Barack Obama; the US plans a withdrawal from Iraq by 2011; Young men being stalked and threatened with arrest by U.S. Army recruiters; Senator Charles Schumer vows to save the birthplace of hip hop - Kool Herc's building in the Bronx; clubs in the Bejing, China refuse to sell alcohol to Black patrons.
• Dr. Boyce Watkins, acclaimed author, Professor of Finance at Syracuse University, television and radio panelist, and "ULTIMATE BLACK MAN", joins Rise Up Radio for a conversation about the superficial nature of CNN's Black in America special and the Obama-mania that is sweeping America.
• Also, help us welcome newest addition to Rise Up Radio's panel of hosts: Divine! Download the show to hear how his first time went!
  

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