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damali ayo replaces Imus on the air. Excellent!

damali's story compels me to sit down and listen to every word she says. More people need to stop, take deep breath and listen to this wise woman!

Damali, as always, defines what meaningful leadership, creativity and innovation truly can be in a world where we are challenged to be REAL and CONNECTED to histories of oppression and to be a REAL part of the CHANGE right now, today! Damali is a voice of the world I vision for my children and future generations, where they will be taught and embraced--and likewise teach and demonstrate--a growing community of caring (full of care) adults who value the innate loveliness and necessity of difference, and value the immense teachings of 'literatures' of the people--the everyday stories which are innovating a mighty rising up of justice.
VOTE!!!!

damali, you're fantastic and this clip captures you brilliantly. You're exactly what public radio needs. Talk about somebody fresh, provocative, young, wicked smart, and so not the same old same old. You get my vote.

I told myself to stop giving out five stars, you were no help at all.

Transparent, truthful, funny, gracious, hardhitting and revealing. Good writing and wonderful voice. I like you so much and I want to hear you on any and every topic. Can I get your book through Amazon?

Sallyfranz
For some goofy laughs, see my entry, thanks.

"Both faith and fear are the belief in things not seen." S. Franz

Damali Ayo's ability to be completely honest, absolutely hilarious and undeniably current is exactly what public radio needs. If public radio is here to represent our views and help us understand ourselves and our community in a deeper way so as to create positive change and growth then Damali is your host. She speaks clearly and intelligently, openly and honestly about issues that every American deals with and most Americans are too scared to discuss. Through the medium of radio, Damali will be able to break those barriers and bring in a necessary fresh, new voice filled with wit, strength and integrity.

Thanks Damali. Funny and thought provoking.

What do you think of the new surge of black comics doing not-really-anti-n-word bits? http://effinfunny.com/watchclips.php?video=126#

http://effinfunny.com/watchclips.php?video=129

Thought provoking, humorous and practical. What a way to start and continue a necessary dialogue of the exact things we do not want to talk about. Oprah should have had you on her "Town Hall" show.

I want -no need- to listen to you everyday.

damali engages people on different levels and has the charisma to seamlessly inform and entertain. If you're not careful, you just might learn something...

I want to hear more!

Your ability to combine trauma with humor is refreshing. I was lucky to grow up in a public school where the ratio of African American to "white" kids was 50:50. Our parents didn't talk about color, and we didn't see it. We were just kids.

I remember how shocked I was when I was looking at my kingergarten photo with a friend of mine from a very "WHITE" background. She said, "Wow, half of the kids in your school are black." I looked at the picture and said, "Oh, I never noticed that." Then I pointed out which ones were my friends. I was lucky to have had that experience, as it has allowed me to see people for who they are inside.

The "N-word" is a horrid word. You were able to deliver it in non-offensive way that taught an important lesson and told a great story. Kudos to you.

"Give me chastity and continence, but not yet."
- Saint Augustine (354-430)

http://www.publicradioquest.com/audio/7689
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hey folks!

thanks for the positive feedback on my work! i hope that you voted for me and told your friends to vote too!! if you want to learn more about me and all the things i do please go to damaliayo.com

and vote vote vote, public radio needs this kind of stuff!

damali

Good job. You have a great conversational voice. That was amazing, especially since it was unscripted.

Aspiring to turn all of America into geeks, one person at a time. Click here to hear how.

This is a really great clip: Obviously unscripted, yet you manage to pack drama and humor into a neat two-minute package. Proves you can think on your feet, too, which ought to be a requirement for being a radio host. Great job!

Careful--more like this entry and we might just develop a shared language for addressing racism!
Way to go Damali. I want to hear you in Round Two & beyond

In two minutes, you developed more of an emotional arc than a lot of writers manage in entire works. Color me floored.

Your name was so familiar - and the book and all - and then I figured it out! I saw your June 2006 show at Mark Woolley. I had a piece in his "Alien and Sedition" show around the same time.

Good luck in the Quest!

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"The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about" - Oscar Wilde

Thought provoking yet entertaining and personal at the same time. Kudos! Keep On Rockin-
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Steve

I believe in philosophic conversation, and I believe you should believe in it too.