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Charlie's roundtable debate with Stacy Swimp, President of the Frederick Douglass Society / Spokesperson for Project 21 and Reverend D. Alexander Bullock of the Greater Saint Matthew Baptist Church talking about various issues affecting the city of Detroit.

Charlie's roundtable debate with Stacy Swimp, President of the Frederick Douglass Society / Spokesperson for Project 21 and Reverend D. Alexander Bullock of the Greater Saint Matthew Baptist Church talking about various issues affecting the city of Detroit.

Charlie's roundtable debate with Stacy Swimp, President of the Frederick Douglass Society / Spokesperson for Project 21 and Reverend D. Alexander Bullock of the Greater Saint Matthew Baptist Church talking about various issues affecting the city of Detroit.

Gov. Snyder, following the lame duck session, has signed many bills that will affect Detroit. But are they good for the City and the Metro region? Charlie welcomes Deadline Detroit columnist Jeff Wattrick and the “Truth” Minister Malik Shabazz for analysis of the new laws. Plus some surprise guests chime in.

Gov. Snyder, following the lame duck session, has signed many bills that will affect Detroit. But are they good for the City and the Metro region? Charlie welcomes Deadline Detroit columnist Jeff Wattrick and the “Truth” Minister Malik Shabazz for analysis of the new laws. Plus some surprise guests chime in.

Charlie speaks with State Representative and new Minority Whip Stacy Erwin Oakes. What will be on the Democratic agenda for 2013 and will they be able to work with Gov. Snyder and Republicans?

Charlie is joined by the Michigan Chronicle's Bankole Thompson and Henry Payne of the Michigan View and Detroit News. They break down the current state of Michigan politics. Tom Jensen of Public Policy Polling also joins in to explain recent poll results regarding Governor Snyder.

Charlie welcomes Warren Mayor Jim Fouts back to the show. Fouts explains why he disagrees with the tax formula changes made by Lansing.

Charlie speaks with Detroit Coalition Against Violence's Ron Scott, Carolyn Warrior and Sharon Reed. Warrior and Reed lost children to murder. They explain the circumstances of the murders and how they cope with the deaths during the holiday season.

Over the past few years, there has been a huge legal battle over an historic nativity scene that has been placed on a medium in Warren since 1945. Charlie weclomes the man behind the Warren Nativity scene John Satawa, also in studio Attorney Ben Aloia (he represented the Macomb Road Commission) and on the phone Annie Laurie Gaylor of the Freedom from religio