Mental Dialogue

Whether you understand politics or don't LISTEN TO THIS SHOW, featuring special guests JAY BAILEY (H.J. Russell Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship), DR. KEY HALLMON (The Village Market ATL), & HORACE WILLIAMS (founder Empowrd).  This will be the most effective political discussion you've ever heard about the BLACK VOTE!!!  Does your vote really matter? Are BLACKS too tied to...

It is often said in the BLACK COMMUNITY SINGLE MOTHERS baby their sons, but raise their daughters. Is this still true, are too many mothers stunting the growth of their sons and raising them to be the very men they detest?  There are also a number of SINGLE MOTHERS who raise upstanding BLACK MEN, what are they doing, different?  How do the BLACK BOYS feel when their father is absent, or is being a...

This week's CONVERSATION W/ SMART PEOPLE series features (1st hour) historian ASAR IMHOTEP of the AMEN RA SQUAD as we discuss the importance of how BLACKS categorize themselves (BLACK, AFRICA-AMERICANS, MOORS, etc.) in America going forward.  What are the ramifications (if any)? In the 2nd hour we feature TAMEKA PEOPLES as we explore her plan to become the 1st BLACK-OWNED textile apparel manuf...

Our government basically mandates VACCINATION for children despite the growing concern about the side effects and dangers of immunization. Why does the government, in particular the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) refuse to publicly discuss the concerns? Is the rise in AUTISM directly linked to VACCINATIONS?  Can parents receive an exemption to not get their children vaccinated? S...

WHAT HAS INTEGRATION MEANT FOR AFRICAN-AMERICANS? on MENTAL DIALOGUE talk show Saturday 10am-12pm EST. Listen @ http://tobtr.com/s/11009561 or 646.787.1691. In 1858, ABRAHAM LINCOLN once said, "I will say then, that I am not nor ever have been in favor of making voters of the Negroes, or jurors, or qualifying them to hold office, of having them to marry with white people." After the CIVI...

The demand for students in SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, & MATHEMATICS is higher than ever, especially now, but the number of AFRICAN-AMERICAN students entering and completing those degrees is so low we could be left behind in the DIGITAL AGE. Special guests, CORY HENRY, president & founder of STEAM REVOLUTION, INC., along with special guest co-host YOLANDA HUGHES, an INFORMATIONS TECH...

Our special guest, SARA LENA, had a growing following before her one year self-imposed hiatus from social media that led to rumors that she had been kidnapped or died.  She returned publicly to the internet last month as a special guest co-host on our show, but now returns to MD as the new author of From Bad Bitch to Goddess: A Guide to Becoming the Powerful Woman You Were Created to Be.  BLACK WO...

“Imagine how LIVE it would be if LEBRON JAMES committed to Alabama State University? Or if RUSSEL WILSON spent his college years at Howard University? It sounds unrealistic now, but before INTEGRATION of BLACKS into sports, the best players went to HBCU's because it was their only option.”  These questions are from the article What If The Best Black Athletes Attended HBCU’s? by Sean Freeman. ...

NIKE CEO PHIL KNIGHT resigns COLIN KAEPERNICK and makes KAEPERNICK the face of their 30th Anniversary JUST DO IT campaign. Some applaud and support NIKE's decision to stand by KAEPERNICK, while others claim it's simply a shrewd move to exploit the BLACK COMMUNITY. Special guest host, MAYA DILLARD SMITH, business & political strategist, drops by to offer her insight on NIKE'S decisi...

Do AFRICAN-AMERICANS suffer from POST TRAUMATIC SLAVE SYNDROME (PTSS)?  If so, what are the solutions for the BLACK COMMUNITY?  Is our lack of progress as a community tied to the psychological vestiges of enslavement or is DR. JOY DEGRUY'S  PTSS theory just an excuse?  Special guest, psychotherapist, DR. SHONNA ETIENNE drops by to explore POST TRAUMATIC SLAVE SYNDROME and how to improve our co...

DR.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. had a DREAM for BLACK AMERICA and Americans, but MALCOLM X suggested that BLACKS had only experienced a NIGHTMARE in America. Currently PRESIDENT TRUMP brags about all-time lows in BLACK UNEMPLOYMENT, and a recent article in BLACK ENTERPRISES showed that AFRICAN-AMERICAN business ownership has increased by 400% in the last year. Is the AMERICAN DREAM finally here for the...

This week's CONVERSATIONS W/ SMART PEOPLE features my amazing co-host, APRILL SHINES (1st hour), a multifaceted thinker with a wealth of experience in  BUSINESS  and POLITICS. We welcome her thoughts on former TRUMP aide, OMAROSA, and we pick back up on an ongoing discussion between herself and I about the 73% of BLACK CHILDREN born out-of-wedlock. In the 2nd Hour we feature Revolutionary Capi...

PRESIDENT TRUMP invited 20 prominent pastors from around the country to discuss PRISON REFROM and other issues specifically within the BLACK COMMUNITY. After the meeting PASTOR DARRELL SCOTT called TRUMP the "MOST PRO-BLACK PRESIDENT" of his lifetime. The social media backlash was vicious, but some of the pastors say they would return if asked again. Special guest, CBS radio Atlanta host...

As we highlight King James' accomplishments for opening his I PROMISE school for AT-RISK-YOUTH in Akron, OH, we also ask what can WE as the BLACK COMMUNITY do to assist parents and at-risk-youth in OUR communities. We are proud to announce the RETURN of special guest CO-HOST, SaRA LENA, as this queen makes her return from a year long hiatus from all of social media to return to the MENTAL DIAL...

BLACK WOMEN are often labeled as strong, but you never hear the term strong WHITE WOMAN, or strong ASIAN WOMAN. Some suggest BLACK WOMEN have been forced to be strong, due to the failure of BLACK MEN to maintain their role in the AFRICAN-AMERICAN family. Others suggest there is systemic attack on the BLACK FAMILY to the extent the idea of the STRONG BLACK WOMAN is even reinforced in the media. Reg...

This week's CONVERSATIONS W/ SMART PEOPLE features EMILLE BRYANT (1st hour), author of Start with a Sparkle, speaker, and overall deep thinker, tune-in to hear this brilliant King's unique perspective on RACE & POLITICS. In the 2nd hour, we feature TELESE THOMAS, film industry professional, as well as deep thinker, as we've eyed her for a long-anticipated visit to the show.  Thomas...

Within a long term relationship, MARRIED or COHABITATING, can your SPOUSE or significant other STAY OUT ALL NIGHT?  Can you trust someone who enjoys CLUBBING and staying out at night?  What if the couple met at a club, should they curb their return time from clubbing to appease their mate?  Some say it's DISRESPECTFUL to come home late, while others find it disrespectful to control their time,...

The FBI reported a rise of WHITE SUPREMACIST groups in recent years, but also expressed serious concern over what they've dubbed as BLACK IDENTITY EXTREMIST. RACISM is typically viewed from how WHITE SUPREMACY treats all PEOPLE OF COLOR, but this Saturday we explore BLACK RACISM. Some have labeled Senator MAXINE WATERS a RACIST for her recent comments, including telling her constituents to con...

Our special guest, LGBTQ activist JUSTICE CALO REIGN, Executive Director of Invest Attention Media & Entertainment, drops by to discuss the reality or fiction of more effeminate men existing in the AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY. The World Health Organization recently made the decision to no longer classify transgender as a mental disorder. There are some in the AFRICAN-AMERICAN community that arg...

W.E.B. DUBOIS once said, "The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line."  MARCUS GARVEY told BLACKS to put RACE FIRST, but many BLACKS are afraid to do this because they think Mit is REVERSE RACISM.  MORGAN FREEMAN, once suggested if we stopped talking about RACE, the problem would take care of itself. Do we actually understand this SOCIAL CONSTRUCT of RACE is, o...

This week our CONVERSATIONS W/ SMART PEOPLE series features two outstanding guests.  FIRST HOUR is returning guest, ANDRE HATCHETT, serial entrepreneur, launching his ANDRE'S & FRIENDS business tour teaching attendees how to BUILD YOUR OWN ECONOMY.  Whether, you are looking to be self-employed, a BUSINESS OWNER, or FINANCIALLY INDEPENDENT, ANDRE and his business expert friends are travelin...

Recently spoken word artist, ARCHDUKE's video ARE STRAIGHT BLACK MEN THE WHITE PEOPLE OF BLACK PEOPLE? went viral stating that BLACK MEN oppress  WOMEN & GAYS within the AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY.  Our special guest, psychotherapist, DR. SHONNA ETIENNE, drops by in the 1st hour to give us her 3 CENTS as we breakdown the video in its entirety. Tune-in and call-in as phone lines will be wid...

ABC Executive, CHANNING DUNGY, the first AFRICAN AMERICAN to head up a major TV network is being lauded for her decision to CANCEL its top show, ROSEANNE, after the lead actress made RACIST TWEETS.  Many AFRICAN AMERICAN celebrities, including SHONDA RIMES & KERRY WASHINGTON, tweeted their support of DUNGY'S bold and swift decision, while PRESIDENT TRUMP tweeted his disdain for the decisio...

Special guest former executive Diversity Manager, LATRICE ROSS, stops by to discuss the unique dilemma BLACK WOMEN face in America in regards to RACE and GENDER. Amid the brewing GENDER WAR in the BLACK COMMUNITY some BLACK MEN feel a portion of BLACK WOMEN are misguided in joining the FEMINIST MOVEMENT to fight for GENDER EQUALITY in advance of RACIAL EQUALITY.  However, there are BLACK WOMEN who...

This week's 1st hour guest FRANK ASSANTE, is a successful Ghanaian born immigrant and entrepreneur who has spent half of his life in the U.S. and half of his life in Ghana. While he personally Loves America, there are cultural differences he learned in his native Ghana that he refuses to adopt from America and suggest African-Americans stop following as well.  Our 2nd hour guest is SHERYL PRIN...