Today’s JustLove program features some lovely musicians, Donnie and Nancy Emerson – the subjects of “Dreamin Wild,” a film by Roadside Attractions. Donnie Emerson and his brother, Joe, recorded an album in the 1970s that went largely unnoticed for three decades until it was rediscovered – and inspired a screenplay performed in part by Casey Affleck. We are also joined by Abena Abenkwa, who is a 2023 Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) Placement with Catholic Charities Alianza Division. She talks with us about the impact of the program on young people like her and her goals for the future. Donnie and Nancy Emerson are musicians; Donnie was a one part…

Today on JustLove, we begin with a conversation with Brooke Ruffin, the Director of Engagement of “Street Grace.” They are a Georgia-based, faith-driven organization dedicated to eradicating the commercial sexual exploitation of children through evidence-based demand reduction strategies. We are then joined by Professor Lennard Davis, Ph.D. of the University of Illinois at Chicago. He joins us to discuss the 33rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act on July 26th. He has recently written the book, Enabling Acts: The Hidden Story of How the Americans with Disabilities Act Gave the Largest U.S. Minority its Rights. Brooke Ruffin is the Director of Engagement of the “Street Grace” organization. Professor Lennard…

On today’s edition of JustLove, we begin with the sobering topic of human trafficking. We talk with Tony Talbott of the University of Dayton about the nature of the illicit business and what can be done to disrupt and confront its perpetrators and the demand for it. We are then joined by Professor Peter Dreier, Ph.D., of Occidental College in Los Angeles about the history of Baseball, specifically its role as a setting in which the Labor and Civil Rights movements found cultural impact in the 20th century. Tony Talbott is the Director of Advocacy at the Human Rights Center, and is Co-Founder and Director of Abolition Ohio; he is…

On today’s edition of JustLove, we have a conversation with Professor Charles J. Russo, M.Div., J.D., Ed.D., a Professor of Law at the University of Dayton Law School about the holding of the recent Supreme Court Case – 303 Creative v. Elenis – which held that the First Amendment prohibits the state of Colorado from compelling a website designer to create expressive designs with messages with which the designer disagrees – such as same-sex marriage – and the tensions between the fundamental rights of free speech and the interests of same-sex couples receiving services free from discrimination. We are also joined by the Catholic Charities New York Director of Public…