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Financially Alive & Free instructor, Ms. Demetra Jones, shared how she developed the curriculum to help keep our students and community free from debt and develop healthy habits when dealing with money, bills and spending habits. https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_aliveandfree_financially-alive-and-free_2026.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
April 5, 2026 Street Soldiers Radio sent a love letter to Richmond, CA. We celebrated the life of teacher, artist and muscian Latetia Bobo and had her family join us in the studio to celebrate her life and the light she was able to turn on in her students. Poet, author and film maker Donte…
March 22, 2026 Street Soldiers Radio is proud to celebrate the powerful work of the Freedom Braiders. Mother & daughter team Joanna and Tatiana Hernandez brought together some of the best braiders from the Bay Area to go inside and out of the jails teaching and empowering women with the skills of braiding and personal…
Join us in celebrating the wonderful and impactful work of Mrs. Deborah Patterson! Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 6pm. We will be in person and online for those who are unable to join in person. Register in advance for this meeting:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/PpD1FsYLSnGoOD4RmoVJaQ
Street Soldiers Radio is live on 106.1 KMEL /iHeartRadio and on YouTube Live discussing the important issue of Domestic Violence with relationship expert Sabrina Robertson. March 15, 2026 Domestic violence affects many people of any age, race or class. The facts are staggering and we are here to help share the infomation to help prevent…
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Co-Founders Dr. Joseph Marshall and Jack Jacqua created something they weren’t sure was going to work. But they knew their students needed something different to help change the current state they were in. On February 26, 1987, Omega Boys Club had their first meeting at the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House. The plan might not have…
Get your tickets at: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-03-25/healthy-society-series-america-250-what-kind-america-do-you-want
This is what the Omega family looks like. Trice Walsh plays basketball for City College of San Francisco and hustles while she is on and off the court. She’s earned the MVP title for her team and we know why- she cheers for her teammates, she can steal a ball and shoot 3-pointers. Shervon Hunter,…
Street Soldiers Radio continued our celebration of Black History Month. Regina Jackson shared her memories with Reverand Jesse Jackson. https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_black-history-month_continued-2026.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
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We tackled the tough topic of human trafficking with MISSSEY, Redemption House of the Bay Area and Love Never Fails. https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/street_soldiers_radio__human_trafficking_awareness_2026.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
Celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_mlk_2026.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
We aired our first show for 2026 which featured our callers and their own hopes and goals for 2026. Our second hour featured our Kwanzaa celebration which helped bring our community together at Alive & Free headquarters. The classroom is truly a special place and we are happy we could fit so many people into…
Street Soldiers Radio is excited to celebrate the holidays with our Street Soldiers family. Our callers and students shared what keeps them doing right and what keeps them doing wrong. We are incredibly thankful for being able to have a safe space to have important conversations that impact our community.www.StayAliveAndFree.org https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_holiday-2025.mp3 Podcast: Play in new…
Street Soldiers Radio spent an evening catching up with our friend and poet Prentice Powell as he shared his journey as a Grammy nominated spoken word artist to his new project Pack Light while embracing all aspects of being a father and husband. https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_prentice-powell_pack-light-2025mp3.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
The Northern California Innocence Project challenges wrongful convictions on every front by exonerating the innocent, educating future attorneys, and reforming criminal justice policy. We have guests Carla Spain, Zavion Johnson, Todd Fries and Lauryn Barbosa Findley join Street Soldiers Radio as they share the important work they are doing to challenge the system and free…
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Financially Alive & Free instructor, Ms. Demetra Jones, shared how she developed the curriculum to help keep our students and community free from debt and develop healthy habits when dealing with money, bills and spending habits. https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_aliveandfree_financially-alive-and-free_2026.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
April 5, 2026 Street Soldiers Radio sent a love letter to Richmond, CA. We celebrated the life of teacher, artist and muscian Latetia Bobo and had her family join us in the studio to celebrate her life and the light she was able to turn on in her students. Poet, author and film maker Donte…
March 22, 2026 Street Soldiers Radio is proud to celebrate the powerful work of the Freedom Braiders. Mother & daughter team Joanna and Tatiana Hernandez brought together some of the best braiders from the Bay Area to go inside and out of the jails teaching and empowering women with the skills of braiding and personal…
Join us in celebrating the wonderful and impactful work of Mrs. Deborah Patterson! Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 6pm. We will be in person and online for those who are unable to join in person. Register in advance for this meeting:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/PpD1FsYLSnGoOD4RmoVJaQ
Street Soldiers Radio is live on 106.1 KMEL /iHeartRadio and on YouTube Live discussing the important issue of Domestic Violence with relationship expert Sabrina Robertson. March 15, 2026 Domestic violence affects many people of any age, race or class. The facts are staggering and we are here to help share the infomation to help prevent…
March 8, 2026 https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_women.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
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Co-Founders Dr. Joseph Marshall and Jack Jacqua created something they weren’t sure was going to work. But they knew their students needed something different to help change the current state they were in. On February 26, 1987, Omega Boys Club had their first meeting at the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House. The plan might not have…
Get your tickets at: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-03-25/healthy-society-series-america-250-what-kind-america-do-you-want
This is what the Omega family looks like. Trice Walsh plays basketball for City College of San Francisco and hustles while she is on and off the court. She’s earned the MVP title for her team and we know why- she cheers for her teammates, she can steal a ball and shoot 3-pointers. Shervon Hunter,…
Street Soldiers Radio continued our celebration of Black History Month. Regina Jackson shared her memories with Reverand Jesse Jackson. https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_black-history-month_continued-2026.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
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We tackled the tough topic of human trafficking with MISSSEY, Redemption House of the Bay Area and Love Never Fails. https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/street_soldiers_radio__human_trafficking_awareness_2026.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
Celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_mlk_2026.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
We aired our first show for 2026 which featured our callers and their own hopes and goals for 2026. Our second hour featured our Kwanzaa celebration which helped bring our community together at Alive & Free headquarters. The classroom is truly a special place and we are happy we could fit so many people into…
Street Soldiers Radio is excited to celebrate the holidays with our Street Soldiers family. Our callers and students shared what keeps them doing right and what keeps them doing wrong. We are incredibly thankful for being able to have a safe space to have important conversations that impact our community.www.StayAliveAndFree.org https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_holiday-2025.mp3 Podcast: Play in new…
Street Soldiers Radio spent an evening catching up with our friend and poet Prentice Powell as he shared his journey as a Grammy nominated spoken word artist to his new project Pack Light while embracing all aspects of being a father and husband. https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_prentice-powell_pack-light-2025mp3.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
The Northern California Innocence Project challenges wrongful convictions on every front by exonerating the innocent, educating future attorneys, and reforming criminal justice policy. We have guests Carla Spain, Zavion Johnson, Todd Fries and Lauryn Barbosa Findley join Street Soldiers Radio as they share the important work they are doing to challenge the system and free…
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Financially Alive & Free instructor, Ms. Demetra Jones, shared how she developed the curriculum to help keep our students and community free from debt and develop healthy habits when dealing with money, bills and spending habits. https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_aliveandfree_financially-alive-and-free_2026.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
April 5, 2026 Street Soldiers Radio sent a love letter to Richmond, CA. We celebrated the life of teacher, artist and muscian Latetia Bobo and had her family join us in the studio to celebrate her life and the light she was able to turn on in her students. Poet, author and film maker Donte…
March 22, 2026 Street Soldiers Radio is proud to celebrate the powerful work of the Freedom Braiders. Mother & daughter team Joanna and Tatiana Hernandez brought together some of the best braiders from the Bay Area to go inside and out of the jails teaching and empowering women with the skills of braiding and personal…
Join us in celebrating the wonderful and impactful work of Mrs. Deborah Patterson! Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 6pm. We will be in person and online for those who are unable to join in person. Register in advance for this meeting:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/PpD1FsYLSnGoOD4RmoVJaQ
Street Soldiers Radio is live on 106.1 KMEL /iHeartRadio and on YouTube Live discussing the important issue of Domestic Violence with relationship expert Sabrina Robertson. March 15, 2026 Domestic violence affects many people of any age, race or class. The facts are staggering and we are here to help share the infomation to help prevent…
March 8, 2026 https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_women.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
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Co-Founders Dr. Joseph Marshall and Jack Jacqua created something they weren’t sure was going to work. But they knew their students needed something different to help change the current state they were in. On February 26, 1987, Omega Boys Club had their first meeting at the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House. The plan might not have…
Get your tickets at: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-03-25/healthy-society-series-america-250-what-kind-america-do-you-want
This is what the Omega family looks like. Trice Walsh plays basketball for City College of San Francisco and hustles while she is on and off the court. She’s earned the MVP title for her team and we know why- she cheers for her teammates, she can steal a ball and shoot 3-pointers. Shervon Hunter,…
Street Soldiers Radio continued our celebration of Black History Month. Regina Jackson shared her memories with Reverand Jesse Jackson. https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_black-history-month_continued-2026.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
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We tackled the tough topic of human trafficking with MISSSEY, Redemption House of the Bay Area and Love Never Fails. https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/street_soldiers_radio__human_trafficking_awareness_2026.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
Celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_mlk_2026.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
We aired our first show for 2026 which featured our callers and their own hopes and goals for 2026. Our second hour featured our Kwanzaa celebration which helped bring our community together at Alive & Free headquarters. The classroom is truly a special place and we are happy we could fit so many people into…
Street Soldiers Radio is excited to celebrate the holidays with our Street Soldiers family. Our callers and students shared what keeps them doing right and what keeps them doing wrong. We are incredibly thankful for being able to have a safe space to have important conversations that impact our community.www.StayAliveAndFree.org https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_holiday-2025.mp3 Podcast: Play in new…
Street Soldiers Radio spent an evening catching up with our friend and poet Prentice Powell as he shared his journey as a Grammy nominated spoken word artist to his new project Pack Light while embracing all aspects of being a father and husband. https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_prentice-powell_pack-light-2025mp3.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
The Northern California Innocence Project challenges wrongful convictions on every front by exonerating the innocent, educating future attorneys, and reforming criminal justice policy. We have guests Carla Spain, Zavion Johnson, Todd Fries and Lauryn Barbosa Findley join Street Soldiers Radio as they share the important work they are doing to challenge the system and free…
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Financially Alive & Free instructor, Ms. Demetra Jones, shared how she developed the curriculum to help keep our students and community free from debt and develop healthy habits when dealing with money, bills and spending habits. https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_aliveandfree_financially-alive-and-free_2026.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
April 5, 2026 Street Soldiers Radio sent a love letter to Richmond, CA. We celebrated the life of teacher, artist and muscian Latetia Bobo and had her family join us in the studio to celebrate her life and the light she was able to turn on in her students. Poet, author and film maker Donte…
March 22, 2026 Street Soldiers Radio is proud to celebrate the powerful work of the Freedom Braiders. Mother & daughter team Joanna and Tatiana Hernandez brought together some of the best braiders from the Bay Area to go inside and out of the jails teaching and empowering women with the skills of braiding and personal…
Join us in celebrating the wonderful and impactful work of Mrs. Deborah Patterson! Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 6pm. We will be in person and online for those who are unable to join in person. Register in advance for this meeting:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/PpD1FsYLSnGoOD4RmoVJaQ
Street Soldiers Radio is live on 106.1 KMEL /iHeartRadio and on YouTube Live discussing the important issue of Domestic Violence with relationship expert Sabrina Robertson. March 15, 2026 Domestic violence affects many people of any age, race or class. The facts are staggering and we are here to help share the infomation to help prevent…
March 8, 2026 https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_women.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
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Co-Founders Dr. Joseph Marshall and Jack Jacqua created something they weren’t sure was going to work. But they knew their students needed something different to help change the current state they were in. On February 26, 1987, Omega Boys Club had their first meeting at the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House. The plan might not have…
Get your tickets at: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-03-25/healthy-society-series-america-250-what-kind-america-do-you-want
This is what the Omega family looks like. Trice Walsh plays basketball for City College of San Francisco and hustles while she is on and off the court. She’s earned the MVP title for her team and we know why- she cheers for her teammates, she can steal a ball and shoot 3-pointers. Shervon Hunter,…
Street Soldiers Radio continued our celebration of Black History Month. Regina Jackson shared her memories with Reverand Jesse Jackson. https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_black-history-month_continued-2026.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
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We tackled the tough topic of human trafficking with MISSSEY, Redemption House of the Bay Area and Love Never Fails. https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/street_soldiers_radio__human_trafficking_awareness_2026.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
Celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_mlk_2026.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
We aired our first show for 2026 which featured our callers and their own hopes and goals for 2026. Our second hour featured our Kwanzaa celebration which helped bring our community together at Alive & Free headquarters. The classroom is truly a special place and we are happy we could fit so many people into…
Street Soldiers Radio is excited to celebrate the holidays with our Street Soldiers family. Our callers and students shared what keeps them doing right and what keeps them doing wrong. We are incredibly thankful for being able to have a safe space to have important conversations that impact our community.www.StayAliveAndFree.org https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_holiday-2025.mp3 Podcast: Play in new…
Street Soldiers Radio spent an evening catching up with our friend and poet Prentice Powell as he shared his journey as a Grammy nominated spoken word artist to his new project Pack Light while embracing all aspects of being a father and husband. https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_prentice-powell_pack-light-2025mp3.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
The Northern California Innocence Project challenges wrongful convictions on every front by exonerating the innocent, educating future attorneys, and reforming criminal justice policy. We have guests Carla Spain, Zavion Johnson, Todd Fries and Lauryn Barbosa Findley join Street Soldiers Radio as they share the important work they are doing to challenge the system and free…
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Financially Alive & Free instructor, Ms. Demetra Jones, shared how she developed the curriculum to help keep our students and community free from debt and develop healthy habits when dealing with money, bills and spending habits. https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_aliveandfree_financially-alive-and-free_2026.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
April 5, 2026 Street Soldiers Radio sent a love letter to Richmond, CA. We celebrated the life of teacher, artist and muscian Latetia Bobo and had her family join us in the studio to celebrate her life and the light she was able to turn on in her students. Poet, author and film maker Donte…
March 22, 2026 Street Soldiers Radio is proud to celebrate the powerful work of the Freedom Braiders. Mother & daughter team Joanna and Tatiana Hernandez brought together some of the best braiders from the Bay Area to go inside and out of the jails teaching and empowering women with the skills of braiding and personal…
Join us in celebrating the wonderful and impactful work of Mrs. Deborah Patterson! Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 6pm. We will be in person and online for those who are unable to join in person. Register in advance for this meeting:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/PpD1FsYLSnGoOD4RmoVJaQ
Street Soldiers Radio is live on 106.1 KMEL /iHeartRadio and on YouTube Live discussing the important issue of Domestic Violence with relationship expert Sabrina Robertson. March 15, 2026 Domestic violence affects many people of any age, race or class. The facts are staggering and we are here to help share the infomation to help prevent…
March 8, 2026 https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_women.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
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Co-Founders Dr. Joseph Marshall and Jack Jacqua created something they weren’t sure was going to work. But they knew their students needed something different to help change the current state they were in. On February 26, 1987, Omega Boys Club had their first meeting at the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House. The plan might not have…
Get your tickets at: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-03-25/healthy-society-series-america-250-what-kind-america-do-you-want
This is what the Omega family looks like. Trice Walsh plays basketball for City College of San Francisco and hustles while she is on and off the court. She’s earned the MVP title for her team and we know why- she cheers for her teammates, she can steal a ball and shoot 3-pointers. Shervon Hunter,…
Street Soldiers Radio continued our celebration of Black History Month. Regina Jackson shared her memories with Reverand Jesse Jackson. https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_black-history-month_continued-2026.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
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We tackled the tough topic of human trafficking with MISSSEY, Redemption House of the Bay Area and Love Never Fails. https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/street_soldiers_radio__human_trafficking_awareness_2026.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
Celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_mlk_2026.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
We aired our first show for 2026 which featured our callers and their own hopes and goals for 2026. Our second hour featured our Kwanzaa celebration which helped bring our community together at Alive & Free headquarters. The classroom is truly a special place and we are happy we could fit so many people into…
Street Soldiers Radio is excited to celebrate the holidays with our Street Soldiers family. Our callers and students shared what keeps them doing right and what keeps them doing wrong. We are incredibly thankful for being able to have a safe space to have important conversations that impact our community.www.StayAliveAndFree.org https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_holiday-2025.mp3 Podcast: Play in new…
Street Soldiers Radio spent an evening catching up with our friend and poet Prentice Powell as he shared his journey as a Grammy nominated spoken word artist to his new project Pack Light while embracing all aspects of being a father and husband. https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_prentice-powell_pack-light-2025mp3.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
The Northern California Innocence Project challenges wrongful convictions on every front by exonerating the innocent, educating future attorneys, and reforming criminal justice policy. We have guests Carla Spain, Zavion Johnson, Todd Fries and Lauryn Barbosa Findley join Street Soldiers Radio as they share the important work they are doing to challenge the system and free…
Our College Prep Class recently had the opportunity to visit Google and listen to 5 panelists share their career experiences and paths towards working at Google.Serving as good role models and offering great advice, their words of wisdom were in alignment with the lessons taught here at the Alive & Free Leadership Academy. Here’s what the panelists said… “People who…
#GivingTuesday is here and we want to show you how impactful Alive & Free is to our students!
The City of East Palo Alto Alive & Free presented a Proclamation to Alive & Free on October 3, 2017. “There have been zero homicides this past year, and I think one of the things that we can attribute that to is our community policing effort over the last 15-17 years. There has been a…
Dr. Marshall sits down with Golden State Warrior Shaun Livingston, who shares what it was like growing up in his hometown of Peoria, Illinois. “I think every kid goes through the challenges of wanting to be accepted, peer pressure (that’s probably the number one thing), learning to be confident and finding that confidence and…
“I started at City College of San Francisco and transferred to the University of California at Los Angeles and I am very grateful for the help from Alive & Free. The financial literacy class taught me to be disciplined, which I needed. Being a transfer student, I didn’t have the option of messing up like…
Alive & Free Consortium member Tamiko Ferguson in Kingston Ontario, Canada has been guiding young people away from the streets and steering them towards college using the Alive & Free Prescription. We would like to extend a special congratulations towards Adam Raymond and Dylan Schacter-Tribe, two of her students who grew up in challenging areas of Ontario,…
Twins Chelsea and Kelsey Stewart graduated this year! Growing up they had always attended school together, and college was their first time ever going to school apart. Chelsea earned her degree in Neuroscience from UC Santa Cruz and Kelsey earned her degree in Communications and Regional Development from UC Davis. “It was nice to have…
Dr. Marshall interviews author, Malik Wade, author of Pressure- From FBI Fugitive to Freedom and Executive Director of SIG (Scholastic Interest Group). http://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/aliveandfree_streetsoldiersradio_malik_wade_.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
Dr. Marshall and Alive & Free have been awarded the 2017 California Prize for Service and the Common Good! The California Prize is USF’s way of rewarding, honoring, and celebrating the work of those who share our commitment to create a more just, sustainable, and humane world. Past honorees include Salesforce.org, Daniel Lurie, and the…
At Alive & Free, we don’t just hope our young people stay safe, we work unflaggingly to make it so — teaching them to make safe choices and follow the path away from violence. Typically, this has been a discussion about community violence. At this moment, however, our community must also reckon with another…
Police and community relations–how do we make it better? We dive into this topic on Street Soldiers Radio Sunday night during a LIVE town hall discussion including the following panelists: Allwyn Brown, Chief of Police Richmond Capt. Ersie Joyner, Oakland PD Jennifer Tejada, Chief of Police Emeryville Toney Chaplin, Interim Chief of Police San Francisco Over…
Happy Father’s Day to all you dads out there. I just want to say thank you for being a father to your child. You’re doing the most important job of all. There’s nothing better than a good dad. This is Father’s Day and it’s our time to say, “Thanks!” Having grown up with my dad,…
Featured on the Huffington Post: The following conservation took place on the April 10 broadcast of Street Soldiers, a live call-in radio show hosted every Sunday night in the San Francisco Bay Area on KMEL 106.1. Co-hosts Dr. Marshall and Lady Estell discussed domestic violence with Executive Director of the Alameda County Family Justice Center Cherri…
Featured on the Huffington Post I love Black History Month. I just believe we can do it better. At the beginning of February last year I had a long talk with the young people at my youth program Alive & Free to find out what they knew about Black History. Not surprisingly, it wasn’t very much.…
Joe Marshall founded the Omega Boys Club with the belief that many inner-city youth want to escape lives of drugs, gangs, and violence, but don’t know how. His no-nonsense, no-judgment program saves their lives. Then it sends them to college. Joe Marshall ’68 is live on the air at San Francisco’s KMEL radio station, asking questions,…
Marshall went to work teaching math in the city’s high schools and middle schools, always expecting the most from his students. “The only way to pass my class was to pass my tests, ” he says. “I’d give them homework and call their homes. I figured if they could survive me, they’d be fine.” The…
Marshall believes youth violence is a disease, one that can be treated and prevented. His prescription is Alive & Free. At its core is the Leadership Academy, which serves about 200 young people every year, ages 14 to 24. Expectations are high, class participation is mandatory, and success is the new norm. These days, as many…
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Financially Alive & Free instructor, Ms. Demetra Jones, shared how she developed the curriculum to help keep our students and community free from debt and develop healthy habits when dealing with money, bills and spending habits. https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_aliveandfree_financially-alive-and-free_2026.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
April 5, 2026 Street Soldiers Radio sent a love letter to Richmond, CA. We celebrated the life of teacher, artist and muscian Latetia Bobo and had her family join us in the studio to celebrate her life and the light she was able to turn on in her students. Poet, author and film maker Donte…
March 22, 2026 Street Soldiers Radio is proud to celebrate the powerful work of the Freedom Braiders. Mother & daughter team Joanna and Tatiana Hernandez brought together some of the best braiders from the Bay Area to go inside and out of the jails teaching and empowering women with the skills of braiding and personal…
Join us in celebrating the wonderful and impactful work of Mrs. Deborah Patterson! Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 6pm. We will be in person and online for those who are unable to join in person. Register in advance for this meeting:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/PpD1FsYLSnGoOD4RmoVJaQ
Street Soldiers Radio is live on 106.1 KMEL /iHeartRadio and on YouTube Live discussing the important issue of Domestic Violence with relationship expert Sabrina Robertson. March 15, 2026 Domestic violence affects many people of any age, race or class. The facts are staggering and we are here to help share the infomation to help prevent…
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Co-Founders Dr. Joseph Marshall and Jack Jacqua created something they weren’t sure was going to work. But they knew their students needed something different to help change the current state they were in. On February 26, 1987, Omega Boys Club had their first meeting at the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House. The plan might not have…
Get your tickets at: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-03-25/healthy-society-series-america-250-what-kind-america-do-you-want
This is what the Omega family looks like. Trice Walsh plays basketball for City College of San Francisco and hustles while she is on and off the court. She’s earned the MVP title for her team and we know why- she cheers for her teammates, she can steal a ball and shoot 3-pointers. Shervon Hunter,…
Street Soldiers Radio continued our celebration of Black History Month. Regina Jackson shared her memories with Reverand Jesse Jackson. https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_black-history-month_continued-2026.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
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We tackled the tough topic of human trafficking with MISSSEY, Redemption House of the Bay Area and Love Never Fails. https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/street_soldiers_radio__human_trafficking_awareness_2026.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
Celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_mlk_2026.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
We aired our first show for 2026 which featured our callers and their own hopes and goals for 2026. Our second hour featured our Kwanzaa celebration which helped bring our community together at Alive & Free headquarters. The classroom is truly a special place and we are happy we could fit so many people into…
Street Soldiers Radio is excited to celebrate the holidays with our Street Soldiers family. Our callers and students shared what keeps them doing right and what keeps them doing wrong. We are incredibly thankful for being able to have a safe space to have important conversations that impact our community.www.StayAliveAndFree.org https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_holiday-2025.mp3 Podcast: Play in new…
Street Soldiers Radio spent an evening catching up with our friend and poet Prentice Powell as he shared his journey as a Grammy nominated spoken word artist to his new project Pack Light while embracing all aspects of being a father and husband. https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_prentice-powell_pack-light-2025mp3.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
The Northern California Innocence Project challenges wrongful convictions on every front by exonerating the innocent, educating future attorneys, and reforming criminal justice policy. We have guests Carla Spain, Zavion Johnson, Todd Fries and Lauryn Barbosa Findley join Street Soldiers Radio as they share the important work they are doing to challenge the system and free…
https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_black-immersion-heritage-trip_2026..mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
Financially Alive & Free instructor, Ms. Demetra Jones, shared how she developed the curriculum to help keep our students and community free from debt and develop healthy habits when dealing with money, bills and spending habits. https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_aliveandfree_financially-alive-and-free_2026.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
April 5, 2026 Street Soldiers Radio sent a love letter to Richmond, CA. We celebrated the life of teacher, artist and muscian Latetia Bobo and had her family join us in the studio to celebrate her life and the light she was able to turn on in her students. Poet, author and film maker Donte…
March 22, 2026 Street Soldiers Radio is proud to celebrate the powerful work of the Freedom Braiders. Mother & daughter team Joanna and Tatiana Hernandez brought together some of the best braiders from the Bay Area to go inside and out of the jails teaching and empowering women with the skills of braiding and personal…
Join us in celebrating the wonderful and impactful work of Mrs. Deborah Patterson! Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 6pm. We will be in person and online for those who are unable to join in person. Register in advance for this meeting:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/PpD1FsYLSnGoOD4RmoVJaQ
Street Soldiers Radio is live on 106.1 KMEL /iHeartRadio and on YouTube Live discussing the important issue of Domestic Violence with relationship expert Sabrina Robertson. March 15, 2026 Domestic violence affects many people of any age, race or class. The facts are staggering and we are here to help share the infomation to help prevent…
March 8, 2026 https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_women.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_39-anniverary_aliveandfree_omegaboysclub_1.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
Co-Founders Dr. Joseph Marshall and Jack Jacqua created something they weren’t sure was going to work. But they knew their students needed something different to help change the current state they were in. On February 26, 1987, Omega Boys Club had their first meeting at the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House. The plan might not have…
Get your tickets at: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-03-25/healthy-society-series-america-250-what-kind-america-do-you-want
This is what the Omega family looks like. Trice Walsh plays basketball for City College of San Francisco and hustles while she is on and off the court. She’s earned the MVP title for her team and we know why- she cheers for her teammates, she can steal a ball and shoot 3-pointers. Shervon Hunter,…
Street Soldiers Radio continued our celebration of Black History Month. Regina Jackson shared her memories with Reverand Jesse Jackson. https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_black-history-month_continued-2026.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_black-history-month-2026_aliveandfree.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
We tackled the tough topic of human trafficking with MISSSEY, Redemption House of the Bay Area and Love Never Fails. https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/street_soldiers_radio__human_trafficking_awareness_2026.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
Celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_mlk_2026.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
We aired our first show for 2026 which featured our callers and their own hopes and goals for 2026. Our second hour featured our Kwanzaa celebration which helped bring our community together at Alive & Free headquarters. The classroom is truly a special place and we are happy we could fit so many people into…
Street Soldiers Radio is excited to celebrate the holidays with our Street Soldiers family. Our callers and students shared what keeps them doing right and what keeps them doing wrong. We are incredibly thankful for being able to have a safe space to have important conversations that impact our community.www.StayAliveAndFree.org https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_holiday-2025.mp3 Podcast: Play in new…
Street Soldiers Radio spent an evening catching up with our friend and poet Prentice Powell as he shared his journey as a Grammy nominated spoken word artist to his new project Pack Light while embracing all aspects of being a father and husband. https://traffic.libsyn.com/aliveandfree/streetsoldiersradio_prentice-powell_pack-light-2025mp3.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS
The Northern California Innocence Project challenges wrongful convictions on every front by exonerating the innocent, educating future attorneys, and reforming criminal justice policy. We have guests Carla Spain, Zavion Johnson, Todd Fries and Lauryn Barbosa Findley join Street Soldiers Radio as they share the important work they are doing to challenge the system and free…
