It's How You Handle It: Life's Journey Guest: Eloise Murphy Purdie & Oglivia Purdie Gibson

It's How You Handle It: Life's Journey Guest: Eloise Murphy Purdie & Oglivia Purdie Gibson

“At the age of 90, I am birthing my book baby, ‘It's How You Handle It: Life’s Journey.’ While nurturing the contents of my biography, I walked right into a global Covid-19 pandemic. Many people were rudely awakened to find that diseases inside their bodies made them more vulnerable to contracting the virus. Even worst, it was revealed that African Americans were disproportionately more affected due to centuries of systemic inequities. The disregard for our needs caused many unfavorable health conditions called comorbidities, which integrated with the coronavirus and killed people fast and in large numbers. I was at risk because I had almost every pre-condition. My family history could reveal the patterns that led to this moment, but no in-depth stories had/have been written in the history books that I taught from. Now I know why my mother kept telling me stories of my family history, why I kept telling my children these stories, and why I must share with you,” shared Eloise Purdie passionately.

Eloise is faced with life’s ultimatum; reveal her history and the lessons it holds or risk it being lost to the world forever. In her story, “It’s How You Handle It: Life’s Journey,”Eloise tries her best to live to the fullest expression of herself, like her role model, Oprah Winfrey. Oprah said that she used her media career to say how people, "...experience shame, how we love and how we rage, how we fail, how we retreat, persevere, and how we overcome." This book is notably a narrative of perseverance through savage odds. It details the ironic story of Eloise; a history teacher that lived through some of the darkest moments in history but was never able to contribute her life story to the curriculum.

This work started as a simple labor of love but ended up a brilliant blueprint on how to elevate oneself in spite of any circumstance. The candid details she is able to recall decades later are remarkable and it is a unique blessing that God has granted her to keep these stories in such pristine condition. The story of Eloise pays homage to her family and is likely the story of many African Americans during the early 1900s; as they did what they could to recover from an enormous interruption to their rich history and prestige. Following slavery, many African Americans could have sunk under the weight of all that was stripped from them, as well as, the lack of resources, health, wealth, and education. Those, like Eloise, who were able to overcome the unpalatable atrocities of that time, have important stories of determination, foresight, and strength that are important to share.

At our best, we are all teachers. A true teacher at heart, Eloise's story brings the past to life better than any textbook ever could. The truth matters.
-Cornelia Gibson


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A homeless black woman in Charlotte living in her car tells her story of faith and never giving up

A homeless black woman in Charlotte living in her car tells her story of faith and never giving up

A homeless woman shares her experience of being homeless with her family in Charlotte NC. She took care of her niece and a 6 year old living in their car for months at a time, going from Quick Trip to Quick Trip looking for a safe place to rest at night

18 Jun 201913min

A group of Black people openly and candidly discuss Sexually Transmitted diseases.."Got to be more careful"!! Stories told in a humorous way to get the point across

A group of Black people openly and candidly discuss Sexually Transmitted diseases.."Got to be more careful"!! Stories told in a humorous way to get the point across

Got a chance to talk to a candid group of black people about how they contracted a sexually transmitted disease growing up as young people… They were very honest and transparent and want the young people to know that this is no joke… Their stories were told in a humorous way but we know that sexually transmitted diseases are no joke

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An Army Veteran says PTSD Post traumatic Stress disorder may not be what people think it is.

An Army Veteran says PTSD Post traumatic Stress disorder may not be what people think it is.

On today’s episode of the 20 Minute Morning Show Bishop MCclain who is the former president of the national Association of Black veterans had a interesting take on what post Trumatic stress disorder actually is you may or may not agree with him but it is worth taking a listen to this controversial assessment..

21 Mai 201913min

A White female waitress says she was offended when a black man said I want a black person as my server. Is it cool to request the kind of server you want?

A White female waitress says she was offended when a black man said I want a black person as my server. Is it cool to request the kind of server you want?

This morning we have more audio from our live broadcast from uptown Charlotte doing the Charlotte shout festival which was held this past weekend as we produced our show in front of a live studio audience this morning we are playing a portion of the program and which we talked about a white waitress being discriminated against in Charlotte. A black patron did not want a white waitressed serving him so he asked for a black one and we discussed it and the question is do you have to prefer a certain server at a restaurant?

14 Mai 201914min

Got a chance to speak with a young brother who grew up in the exclusive Jack and Jill program for wealthy and affluent Blacks in Charlotte

Got a chance to speak with a young brother who grew up in the exclusive Jack and Jill program for wealthy and affluent Blacks in Charlotte

Affluent Blacks in Charlotte are sometimes invited to put there child in a program called Jack and Jill of America, Inc. It is a membership organization of mothers with children ages 2-19, dedicated to nurturing future African-American leaders by strengthening children through leadership development, volunteer service, philanthropic giving and civic duty. Spencer Ferguson grew up in the program and talks about his experience.

10 Mai 20199min

A 39 year old woman has 38 Children. I wish I had a big family like that! Family Reunions and keeping the tradition going in todays episode.

A 39 year old woman has 38 Children. I wish I had a big family like that! Family Reunions and keeping the tradition going in todays episode.

She's been dubbed the most fertile woman in Uganda! At the age of just 39, Mariam Nabatanzi from Uganda is already a mother to a whopping 38 children. All these children are fathered by one man, whom she was married off to when he she was just 13 years old. He was 43 at the time. Somehow we got on the discussion of family reunions and how we don't have large families anymore like our grand parents.

8 Mai 20199min

Cedric Dean is working hard to keep young people out of prison! His Non Profit called S.A.V.E Is doing just that, saving children from the streets of Charlotte. We talked about what motivates him

Cedric Dean is working hard to keep young people out of prison! His Non Profit called S.A.V.E Is doing just that, saving children from the streets of Charlotte. We talked about what motivates him

Cedric Dean is a political and public affairs consultant. While serving a federal prison sentence of LIFE plus 5 years, he received a civil service and call to service award for leadership and humanitarianism. God released him November 29, 2017 and he has been saving children from premature death and imprisonment ever since. He also talks about how many books he wrote in prison. He is a truly motivated brother and inspiring!

7 Mai 201922min

UNC-Charlotte students talk to the 20 Minute morning show about the shooting on campus that killed 2 people and injured 4...Students give their accounts of what happened

UNC-Charlotte students talk to the 20 Minute morning show about the shooting on campus that killed 2 people and injured 4...Students give their accounts of what happened

Two people were killed and four others wounded in a shooting Tuesday at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, authorities said. We got a chance to go on campus last night and speak with some of the students and get their account of what transpired during those three harrowing hours before the police gave the all clear on campus. Police identified the suspect later in the day as Trystan Andrew Terrell, 22. They said he was being charged with two counts of murder and four of attempted murder, among other crimes.

1 Mai 201912min

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