Archives

In The Arena with Darrious Hilmon
November 19, 2022
A true agent of change, Sufyan Sohel has spent the past 12 years as the Deputy Director and General Council for CAIR-Chicago – one of the largest Muslim civil rights advocacy organizations in the nation. The host of CAN TV’s new Signature Program Change Agents joins Darrious Hilmon In The Arena to talk about affecting positive and lasting change in Chicago.
More

In The Arena with Darrious Hilmon
November 12, 2022
Former NFL player and current Executive Director of Metropolitan Peace Initiatives, Vaughn Bryant joins the show to discuss his journey from pro footballer to the head of a $42 million dollar cross-agency effort supporting Chicagoans most vulnerable to gun violence.
More

In The Arena with Darrious Hilmon
October 29, 2022
He was the chief enforcer for one of Chicago’s largest and most powerful gangs. Today he’s a political consultant who promotes peace even when vengeance seems the more expedient route to justice. This week, Darrious Hilmon speaks with Wallace ‘Gator’ Bradley, a living example of the old adage: ”how you start doesn’t have to dictate how you finish.”
More

In The Arena with Darrious Hilmon
October 26, 2022
Moments before taking the stage for the Chicago stop of the Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam national tour, the walls came crashing down around her. No longer able to ignore, outrun or out-will her demons, Bassey Ikpi began the long, often painful process of finally accepting – and addressing – her truth…she had Bipolar II. Undiagnosed for years, the calm was now the storm…and the journey to stronger mental health was just beginning. Join us for an intimate conversation with Bassey Ikpi.
More

In The Arena with Darrious Hilmon
October 7, 2022
Join Darrious Hilmon as he welcomes 10-time Grammy elected, Blues legend, Michael Charles on In The Arena. In the Arena is a CAN TV Signature Production.
More

In The Arena with Darrious Hilmon
September 30, 2022
In The Arena welcomes Peggy A. Montes, the Founder and CEO of the Bronzeville Children’s Museum. Peggy was also appointed as the very first executive director of the Chicago Commission on Women by the Late Mayor Harold Washington. In the Arena is a CAN TV Signature Production.
More

In The Arena with Darrious Hilmon
September 24, 2022
Sales executive turned community leader, education activist and wildly popular artist, Jeffrey Beckham Jr. joins Darrious Hilmon for In the Arena to talk about his journey to the C-Suite at Chicago Scholars Foundation. In the Arena is a CAN TV Signature Program.
More

In the Arena with Darrious Hilmon
September 16, 2022
In the Arena host Darrious Hilmon is joined by author & activist Rae Lewis Thornton for an in-depth conversation about her life and achieving triumph over trauma. In the Arena is a CAN TV Signature program.
More