Civic Cipher

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Every Wednesday at 6pm
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The Team

Maggie B. Knowin’

Ms. Maggie Williams, a.k.a. Maggie B. Knowin’, holds a Bachelor’s in Business and Communications from Arizona State University. Hailing from Andover, Massachusetts, Maggie is a multi-faceted creative and media guru. Notable assignments have included a stint as the producer of Phoenix, AZ based radio show, Radio Solstice, as well as a Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Leader at one of the nation’s top financial institutions. Maggie currently serves as the Editorial Director of Hip-Hop Weekly Magazine and is the Executive Producer of Civic Cipher and is a co-producer for the Black Information Network Daily Podcast. @maggiebknowin

Q Ward

Q Ward is a 10+ year DJ & broadcast veteran. The Detroit native has spent over 20 yrs in the entertainment space spanning several different roles in and around professional sports, film, television, music and philanthropy. He's had a very diversified life and career having lived and worked in 4 countries, on 3 continents and in over a dozen cities. Q is the former in-arena DJ for the Phoenix Suns, a manager for creatives, a BMI-published songwriter, co-host of Civic Cipher (a one-hour talk radio show currently broadcasting nationwide), co-founder of The Change Society 501(c)(3) and currently owns the media imprint Hip Hop Weekly. @iamqward

Ramses Ja

Ramses Ja is an award-winning broadcasting professional with a career spanning nearly two decades on radio and television stations across the southwest. Being a celebrated DJ and media personality, Ramses has been featured on many billboards, magazine covers, newspaper articles, and naturally radio and television. Ramses has always taken this notoriety and used it to inspire Black and Brown youth. As a former president of his college's Black Student Union, this has been central to his efforts his whole career. Ramses has gone on to win media and activist awards from several prestigious institutions including the NAACP and The Black Philanthropy Initiative. Currently, Ramses hosts Civic Cipher with Q Ward. Additionally Ramses hosts The Black Information Network Daily Podcast where he interviews Black journalists around the country to gain more insight into national news stories. The Black Information Network Daily Podcast is found on the Black Information Network—a subsidiary of iHeartmedia. @ramsesja

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Civic Cipher is a weekly radio show hosted by Ramses Ja and Q. Ward. This show is dedicated to empowering Black and Brown voices, allowing them to engage directly with their communities as well as the general population. Self-determination is critical to securing a future free of oppressive systems, and Civic Cipher exists to facilitate discussions toward this end. Furthermore, Civic Cipher seeks to inform non-POC allies who may not be privy to these types of discussions and optics. Finally, Civic Cipher seeks to provide long-form conversations in spaces where there is often a lack of significant resources, potent dialogue, or the necessary engagement for facilitating a healthy and productive civil discourse.

 

Additional information about the show and hosts can be found here:

https://civiccipher.com/About

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