Tamara Russell
Born in Washington, D.C., Tamara Russell is on the rise to make a perennial shift through her unwavering commitment to ensure positivity and unity in the community by using her voice. She is a proud, Class of 2014 graduate of Cheyney University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing & Business Administration. Upon graduating, Tamara Russell became an intern for journalist and author Solomon Jones on WURD 900 AM Radio Show.
Tamara is the founder and host of REVIVE RADIO, an online broadcasting platform and a media correspondent for joint venture REVIVE Media. The depth of her interviews stimulates conversation ranging from politics, issues in society, small businesses, music, health, nonprofits, and trending topics. When she is not behind the mic, she is curating youth workshops, engaging with the community by meeting them where they are, and volunteering for different community services.
Tamara Russell, also known as P.O.C. (Proof of Consciousness) is a LIVING BRAND, empowering the people to REVIVE, to restore life, health, and consciousness through media and communication.
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‘Mad or Nah?’: Philly residents react to school district’s reopening and ventilation plan
Tamara Russell, aka Revive P.O.C., hit the streets of Philadelphia to hear what residents think of the school district’s back-to-school plan.
4 years ago
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‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to COVID-19 vaccine refusers
Tamara Russell, aka Revive P.O.C, hit the streets of Philadelphia to hear what residents are thinking about vaccine refusers.
4 years ago
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‘Mad or nah?’: Philly shopkeepers react to city’s new round of COVID-19 restrictions
Tamara Russell, aka P.O.C., hit the streets of Philadelphia to hear what local shopkeepers think of the latest round of COVID-19 restrictions.
4 years ago
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‘Mad or nah?’: Philly reacts to Trump’s post-election defiance
Tamara Russell, aka Revive P.O.C., hit the streets of Philadelphia to see what residents think of President Trump’s refusal to concede.
4 years ago
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‘Mad or Nah?:’ Philly police killed Walter Wallace Jr. How do you feel about it?
Tamara Russell aka Revive P.O.C hit the streets of Philadelphia to ask residents how they feel about the fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr.
4 years ago
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‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to city suing state over gun laws
Tamara Russell, aka Revive POC, hit the streets of Philadelphia to see what residents think about the city’s efforts to quell rising gun violence.
4 years ago
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‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to Trump’s ‘bad things’ comment
Tamara Russell aka Revive P.O.C hits the streets of Philadelphia to get residents' reactions to President Donald Trump’s disparaging remarks about the City of Brotherly Love.
4 years ago
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‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to homeless encampment on the Parkway
The city gave a deadline for the homeless encampment to disperse. Nonetheless, it remains, and reactions to the deferred evictions are mixed.
4 years ago
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‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to the chaos at USPS
Tamara Russell aka Revive P.O.C hits the streets of Philadelphia to see how residents feel about the growing controversy of mail-in ballots and post office funding.
4 years ago
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‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to delays in trash pickups
Tamara Russell aka Revive P.O.C hits the streets of Philadelphia to see how residents feel about delays in trash pickups.
4 years ago
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‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to uninterrupted gun violence
Tamara Russell brings her popular ‘Mad or Nah’ segment to WHYY. This first topic is the gun violence plaguing the city.
4 years ago
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