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“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 10/04/2026 at 6:00 PM (EST), Our guests was Attorney, Organizer, Founder of Black Lawyers for Justice, Malik Zulu Shabazz, Activist, Educator, running for Governor of the state of Miss, Priscilla Williams Till, Activist, Organizer, founder of S.C.A.T., Patrick Lumumba and President of T.H.U.G., John C. Barnett. A recap of the Justice...

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 9/27/2026 at 6:00 PM (EST), in “Open Forum Sunday Edition”, includes “Reparations Radio”, hosted by Philly activist and former Male Co-chair of NCOBRA PHL, DJ Reezy, Sister Qadirah Abdul-Rahman, and yours truly, Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard.

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 9/20/2026 at 6:00 PM (EST), In “Open Forum Sunday Edition”, conversations on the topics that affect Black People locally, nationally, and internationally. Joining us in the dialogue was Activist, Organizer, representing S.C.A.T., Senatobia Committee for Accountability and Transparency, Patrick Lumumba. Bro. Patrick Lumumba updated us...

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 09/06/2026 at 6:00 PM (EST) guests was Author, Historian, Moores Professor of History and African American Studies at the Univ. of Houston, Dr. Gerald Horne, and Activist, Organizer, Afrodescendant Theocratic Special Envoy & Reparations Expert, Siphewe Baleka. On the 40th anniversary of “Black and Red” W.E.B. Du Bois and the Afro-Ame...

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard Sunday 08/30/2026 at 6:00 PM (EST) guests was Activist, Educator, Lateasha Witherspoon, and Activist, Organizer, representing S.C.A.T. Senatobia Committee for Accountability and Transparency, Patrick Lumumba. In the first portion of the program, Mrs. Witherspoon talked about her learning Academy for Black children and her reasons for creatin...

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 8/23/2026 at 6:00 PM (EST), in “Open Forum Sunday Edition”, includes “Reparations Radio”,hosted by Philly activist and former Male Co-chair of NCOBRA PHL, DJ Reezy, Host on WURD in Philadelphia, Brother Shomari, and yours truly, Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard. Also, the 1877 Compromise: White peace vs Black Justice

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard Sunday 08/16/2026 at 6:00 PM (EST) guests was the Head of the Language, Literature, and Drama Section of the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana, Dr. Ọbadele Kambon, and Activist, Organizer, representing S.C.A.T. Senatobia Committee for Accountability and Transparency, Patrick Lumumba. In the first portion of the program,...

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 8/09/2026 at 6:00 PM (EST), in “Open Forum Sunday Edition”, conversations on the topics that affect Black People locally, nationally, and internationally. Joining us in the dialogue at 7:00, a new biweekly addition will be “Reparations Radio”,hosted by Philly activist and former Male Co-chair of NCOBRA PHL, DJ Reezy, Host on WURD in...

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 08/02/2026 at 6:00 PM (EST). Part of this week’s discussion was the opening of Black August 2026 and the report by Dr. Wes Bellamy on the Economic state of Black Men and Boys in the United States. As always, Open Forum addresses issues affecting Black people locally, nationally, and internationally, providing information, insight, an...

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 07/26/2026 at 6:00 PM (EST). As always, Open Forum addresses issues affecting Black people locally, nationally, and internationally, providing information, insight, and dialogue from a Black perspective.

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 07/19/2026 at 6:00 PM (EST). Part of this week’s discussion was with Bro. Patrick Lumumba, updating us on the newly formed organization S.C.A.T. (Senatobia Committee for Accountability and Transparency), and the struggle for justice for baby Kohen Wiley. As always, Open Forum addresses issues affecting Black people locally, nationall...

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 07/12/2026 at 6:00 PM (EST), guest: Author, XM Radio Host, and Political Scientist, Dr. Wilmer Leon. Current topics included an article written by our guest on Democratic Socialism https://newpittsburghcourier.com/2026/07/05/dr-wilmer-leon-the-democratic-socialist-its-the-message-not-the-messenger/), the present situation in Cuba, an...

Does America apply self-defense laws equally, or does race still influence whose fear is considered "reasonable"? We'll examine two recent cases that have sparked national debate: • The Portland jury's acquittal of a Black man who claimed self-defense after a confrontation involving the N-word. • The Florida Walmart parking lot shooting, where a Black woman repeatedly retreated while an armed conf...

For decades, Americans have been told that the greatest threat to freedom was "tyrannical socialism." But what did that message sound like to African Americans living under Jim Crow, voter suppression, lynchings, segregated schools, and police brutality? In this episode of BTR News with Scotty Reid, we examine a recent Washington Times op-ed invoking President Dwight Eisenhower's "domino theory" t...

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 07/05/2026 at 6:00 PM (EST), the guest was Dr. Emmitt Riley III, the Director of the African and African American Studies Program at The University of the South and the 42nd President of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists. Dr. Riley will examined the history of the Voting Rights Act’s dismantling, the key events in...

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 06/28/2026 at 6:00 PM (EST). Part of this week’s discussion examined key historical events and how it has framed our story as Black people over the past 250 years. As always, Open Forum addresses issues affecting Black people locally, nationally, and internationally, providing information, insight, and dialogue from a Black perspecti...

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 06/21/2026 at 6:00 PM (EST), the guests included Rev. Edward Pinkney (Executive Director of BANCO), Patrick Lumumba (Black Liberation Movement, Mississippi), Charles Barron (former NYC Assemblyman and Councilman for the 42nd District, and co-founder of Operation POWER), and BaBa Wes Johnson, host of OURSTORY. The discussion covered B...

The Guys,Sweet T and Raegan celebrate Juneteenth ,Men's Mental Health Month, Pride Month with Tributes to Peabo Bryson and Sonny Rollins! We apologize for some audio issues. We blame Sweet T for pulling the plug. (804) 321 -1010 VM Hotline talkingsmackpodcast@gmail.com Leave a comment at www.rvasoul.com

Trump’s remarks on Iran’s frozen assets reveal more than most media headlines are admitting. In the context of the U.S.-Iran memorandum and the reopening of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, Trump openly acknowledged that if the U.S. simply keeps another nation’s money, confidence in the dollar system collapses.

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 06/14/2026 at 6:00 PM (EST), the guest was Author, Historian, Moores Professor of History and African American Studies at the Univ. of Houston, Dr. Gerald Horne. Dr. Horne shared a historical perspective on the recent Supreme Court decision on Section 2, dismantling the Voting Rights Act, and the upcoming decision on birthright citiz...

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 5/31/2026 at 6:00 PM (EST), our guest was Journalist, Educator, Professor, and Past Chair, Department of Pan-African Studies at the University of Louisville, Dr. Ricky L. Jones. The concerted attack on Black Studies departments across the country is a direct attack on Black people, and our young people at these institutions of higher...

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 05/24/2026 at 6:00 PM (EST) guest was Author, Psychologist, Dr. Jerome Fox. Our conversation with Dr. Jerome Fox, Author of the book “Addicted to White: The Oppressed in League with The Oppressor,” A Shame-Based Alliance, revolved around some of the current issues facing Black America, along with solutions for our community to break...

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, for Sunday, 05/17/2026 at 6:00 PM (EST), guests was Black student Leaders from the Univ. of Maryland, Jade Blackmoore, Mohammed Salih, and Anisah Caicedo. Our guests shared with us the background of the Nyumburu Cultural Center ( the Black student cultural center at the Univ. of Maryland), about the overall neglect of the Center by the Univ...