Mental Dialogue

This week we have an ALL MEN'S panel featuring former show host, MONTOYA SMITH AKA BLACK SOCRATES along with special guests, YIEH SASSAEKPO and MUSTAFA MAHDI, with OPPOSING VIEWS about the concept of SUBMISSION within MARRIAGE. In 2020 should men be concerned with being the HEAD of the HOUSEHOLD? What is wrong with a man SUBMITTING TO A WOMAN?  Should PATRIARCHY be torn down?  Do roles matter...

This week we have an ALL WOMEN'S panel featuring former show co-host, CHRISTY GAYNELL (divorced) along with special guests, CAROL LONG, a married stay-at-home mom and CHER'DON REYNOLDS, a married mother of two and business woman, better known as the SHEO of She Prints It, as they discuss the concept of SUBMISSION within their MARRIAGES. In 2020 are men still considered the HEAD of the HOUS...

This week's CONVERSATION W/ SMART PEOPLE features, JERMAIL SHELTON, Account Manager, Just Add Honey tea company as he drops by to discuss the decision & process for expanding their business (husband & wife team) to a 2nd location.  Many of our long standing BLACK mom/pop shops, even in Atlanta, never expand to a 2nd location.  What was the key to their expansion and do they have any pl...

If you ask the public what is a POLYAMORY you typically get an array of unsure answers that sound more like questions like, isn't that a woman with TWO HUSBANDS, or isn't that illegal in the U.S., or is that SWINGING? This week special guest, DR. SUNDIATA attempts to provide clarity by descriging his own transition into full acknowledgement of his own POLYAMOROUS life, after an 11 year MON...

CALLING ALL ENTREPRENEURS & ALL FUTURE ENTREPRENEURS!!! Two special guests, TERRY SIMMONS, and DUANE DRAUGHON, along with special guest co-host, TAMEKA PEOPLES, drop by to discuss BEST PRACTICES for BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES to pursue EXCELLENCE in business. SIMON'S is the CEO of T. Simmons and Company, a top notch organizational design, brand development, and workforce development firm, that...

On January 17 spoken word artist ARIAH J. dropped by the MENTAL DIALOGUE LIVE XPERIENCE (MD Live X) and shared her dynamic poem about her STRAINED RELATIONSHIP with her BLACK FATHER; who after he divorced her mother refuses to date any BLACK AMERICAN WOMEN now.  ARIAH'S poem kicked off one the deepest dialogues we ever had at the MD Live X, and this Saturday, ARIAH J, is our 1st hour guest for...

Throughout 2019 various well known African-Americans, such as comedian STEVE HARVEY,  rapper LUDACRIS, and real estate mogul JAY MORRISON highlighted their visits to GHANA, dubbed THE YEAR OF RETURN; in part, because it marked the 400 year anniversary of enslaved Africans being brought to the shores of what is now known as the U.S in 1619. Leading up to the YEAR OF RETURN, the GHANAIAN government ...

 If there is, in fact, not a current GENDER WAR going on in the AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY, the blame game between BLACK MEN & WOMEN is unfortunately never ending. On THE REAL talk show, LONI LOVE suggested that BLACK MEN in general don't know how to have healthy or faithful relationship. CHARLAMAGNE THA GOD of the BREAKFAST CLUB retorted that is not a factual narrative since BLACK MEN DON...

Up until recently MARRIAGE RATES have steadily declined in the U.S. for the last 50 years to the point there are those who suggest MARRIAGE IS JUST A PIECE OF PAPER.  Some argue that MARRIAGE is  a way to allow the government in your business, while others think MARRIAGE is of the utmost importance, whether for religious reasons or for legacy purposes to build wealth. Special guest co-host, CAROL...

This TRUTH MAY HURT as CORY BEAL drops a straight no chaser view on how to GET YOUR SHIFT TOGETHER for the NEW YEAR 2020!!! This is NOT MOTIVATION but a CALL TO ACTION that challenges each of us to finally grow up and express the highest form of SELF-LOVE for ourselves through DISCIPLINE.  Listen and act on this, and you will become the best version of yourself, HEALTH & WEALTH wise, period.

The DEMOCRATS & REPUBLICANS seemingly have drawn their lines in the sand on TRUMP'S IMPEACHMENT and every night CNN & FOX argue FOR or AGAINST the PRESIDENT'S IMPEACHMENT. This Saturday we attempt the impossible and ask CAN WE HAVE A REASONABLE CONVERSATION on the IMPEACHMENT?, as special guest co-host SHELLEY WYNTER of The Shelley Wynter's show, along with two concerned citize...

BLACK SOCRATES discusses the $1.2T AFRICAN-AMERICANS spend annually, as well as breaks down the $12M raised in five days for the TRUMP WALL by a U.S veteran; and how it is not exactly an example of WHITE PEOPLE coming together as some BLACKS claim to disparage BLACKS for lack of ECONOMIC UNITY.  

CALLING ALL POETS & POETRY LOVERS!!! Once a year the Mental Dialogue talk show presents POETIC DIALOGUES this show features poets from around the country in support of a non-profit organization directly assisting the AFRICAN-AMERICAN community. This year's fundraiser is for MOTHERS AGAINST GANG VIOLENCE as the founder TEKESIA SHIELDS will be on the show telling us about her wonderful organ...

WHITE SUPREMACY is often cited for issues within the AFRICAN-AMERICAN community, while others suggest  it is no longer a major issue, especially since BLACKS hold themselves down and use WHITE SUPREMACY as an excuse.  Based on your understanding of WHITE SUPREMACY which is it?  Can we as BLACKS resolve this issue, if so, or can we simply just ignore WHITE SUPREMACY?  Special guest, STUART KNIGHT,...

QUEEN & SLIM did you Love it or hate it, seems to be the unique dynamic of LENA WAITHE'S (writer) film starring JODIE TURNER SMITH, as Queen, and DANIEL KALUUYA as Slim. Special guest co-host, SOUL SCRIBE, returns to continue PART 2 of our dialogue after Thursday night's special edition MD POP UP show on the movie (part 1), featuring Ashley Johnson-Alford (activist) and Clarene Rickett...

AFRICAN-AMERICANS, we are often heard stressing the necessity of practicing COLLECTIVE ECONOMICS, but WHY?   In the U.S. no other race seems to openly campaign to buy within their RACE, ETHNICITY, or CULTURE. In particular ASIANS, HISPANICS, and JEWISH cultures are lauded by some AFRICAN-AMERICANS for their appearance of practicing group economics.  Do we as AFRICAN-AMERICANS truly understand what...

Social media has recently raised concerns about the number of BLACK WOMEN/GIRLS that are REPORTED MISSING throughout the U.S. Concerns have ranged from are BLACK WOMEN being abducted for SEX TRAFFICKING to are BLACK WOMEN being killed to HARVEST ORGANS? Are there reasons to be concern, and, if so,what can be done to protect them? Do #BlackGirlsMatter? MD also explores what is behind this recent pu...

This week's CONVERSATION W/ SMART PEOPLE features HORACE WILLIAMS, founder of EMPOWRD mobile app. WILLIAMS created his app to simplify civic engagement by providing access to your elected officials, organizations, and political news. At MD we rarely talk politics, but when we do it's rarely the typical left and right back andforth you hear in the mainstream media. What does Williams think...

Focus Films released the movie HARRIET last weekend at the box office ($12M), a cinematic release about the life of HARRIET TUBMAN and her expeditions as a part of the UNDERGROUND RAILROAD to free others ENSLAVED BLACKS in the South. DR. KELLIE CARTER-JACKSON, Historian, Author, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies at Wellesley College returns to discuss the positive and negative reactions to t...

RAP MOGUL T.I.'s wife, TINY HARRIS, says she was told to MARRY for security and not for LOVE. Millennial guest, APRIL JACKSON, returns to the show and shares why she wholeheartedly disagrees with TINY. On the other hand, our special guest co-host, LATRICE ROSS, mostly agrees with TINY's assessment.  So who's right?  Can you MARRY for both security and Love, or is this rare? Call-in @ 6...

KING COTTON is the cash crop that made America a world player in its formative years and the labor force that made it all go were ENSLAVED AFRICANS brought here to pick and harvest the cotton for free and reap no benefits. In 2019 cotton is still a worldwide cash crop, however the best cotton in the world arguably comes from Africa and the founder of SEED2SHIRT,TAMEKA PEOPLES, is setting the stage...

This week's CONVERSATIONS W/ SMART PEOPLE series features in the 1st hour (10am-11am) DR. EARL STEWART (Internal Medicine) as we discuss the concept of the WHITE MAN'S SCIENCE versus AFRICAN HOLISTIC HEALTH, VACCINATIONS, & more.  In the 2nd hour (11am-12pm), we are featuring Mr. Let Go, himself and relationship with self expert, AARON MALLORY as we discuss his controversial take on WO...

What do you know about HUMAN SEX TRAFFICKING?  If your answer is not much then be sure to tune-in as special guests, DOMINGA TAYLOR, a certified Anti-HUMAN SEX TRAFFICKING advocate & RAYMOND LOCKHART, a Behavioral Case Manager Supervisor, drop by to discuss why HUMAN SEX TRAFFICKING is a billion dollar industry? In ATLANTA alone the average PIMP makes $30K/week, does the HIP HOP industry's...

Half of all US MARRIAGES currently end up in divorces, although plenty of couples originally vow to stay MARRIED FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE. What exactly does for better or worse mean?  Would a better understanding of marriage vows help couple's staying power?  Special guest co-host SOUL SCRIBE (divorced), along with special guests marriage counselors, HASAN AND NAAILA CLAY (married), and APOSTLE...

Billionaire comedian and TV network owner, BYRON ALLEN, is being taking to the SUPREME COURT by COMCAST after winning a $10B DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT against the media conglomerate.  PRESIDENT TRUMP and the Department of Justice recently sided with COMCAST and ask the US SUPREME COURT to hear the appeal.  If this decision is overturned it could drastically change the interpretation of the CIVIL RIGH...