Mental Dialogue

In many cultures around the world, the concept of having a BOYFRIEND/GIRLFRIEND is not part of the DATING or COURTING process, however, in AMERICAN CULTURE it is common to commit to a person and to repeat this process in hopes of marrying one of your BOYFRIENDS/GIRLFRIENDS eventually. Special guest, YIEH SASEKPO, drops by to breaks down the difference between COURTING/DATING in his AFRICAN CULTURE...

In the same week that Disney character PEPE LE PEW and several DR, SUESS books were CENSORED, the GRAMMY AWARD'S grand performance came from rap stars, CARDI B & MEGAN THA STALLION, performing WAP, a hit record about their vagina. Special guest, Word On The Street co-host, SHELLEY WYNTER drops by the studio to make heads or tails of CANCEL CULTURE up against the anything goes culture, also...

In the AFRICAN AMERICAN community SUICIDE is stigmatized as something WHITE PEOPLE do, but in recent years SUICIDE rates have increased among BLACK MEN, and especially BLACK YOUTH.  Our special guest and mental health therapist, DR. J PARKER GRIFFIN JR, along with special guest co-host criminal defense attorney and youth advocate ASHLEY JOHNSON-ALFORD drop by to discuss the various stressors BLACK...

It is often stated that it takes two to make a baby, however in reality the BLAME & RESPONSIBILITY for an UNWANTED PREGNANCY is typically not distributed equally between the man and the woman. Some men say women bear the brunt of the responsibility since they not only choose the men they PROCREATE with, but in many cases, it is their sole choice whether to have the child despite the shortcomin...

MENTAL DIALOGUE host, BLACK SOCRATES, is the same age as HIP HOP, 47 years-old; and therefore, is very much a part of this HIP HOP generation that learned to ROMANTICIZE LOVE in unhealthy ways, as well as learned to fantasize the PURSUIT OF THEIR DREAMS. As a young boy he was NICE GUY that learned how to be a PLAYER through HIP HOP MUSIC, but when it came time to settle down, he made the mistake o...

This show with special guest co-hosts, Personal Finance Coach, ASHLEY THOMAS, & Community Wealth Builders CEO, MARICO TIPPETT is full of opportunity for anyone wanting to get paid in their sleep to earn MONEY through INVESTING or get paid by sharing their knowledge with an online digital learning platform.  Our 1st hour guest is Certified Global Financial Educator, EVAN JEFFERSON, and founder...

This week's CONVERSATIONS W/ SMART PEOPLE features proud HBCU graduate of HOWARD UNIVERSITY and AKA, LA DETRA WHITE, a phenomenal businesswoman, author and philanthropist as we discuss her many talents including heading up her latest project where she attempts to honestly delve into the VACCINE HESITANCY within the AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY specifically as it relates to the COVID-19 VACCINE R...

Special guests, KALONJII CHANGA, activist, organizer, & host of the Renegade Culture podcast and LT COL (RET) MARICO TIPPETT, former AF pilot, financial advisor, & founder of Community Wealth Builders drop by to discuss the benefits & disadvantages of American individualism on the BLACK COMMUNITY.  Activist KALONJII CHANGA will probably agree that our AFRICAN ANCESTORS were brought her...

"POWER TO THE PLAYERS" How ironic is GAMESTOP'S company tagline now? Special guest co-host, Personal Finance Coach, ASHLEY THOMAS, and special guests, 40 year music exec & longtime investor/day trader, JACK PONTI, along with MICHEAL SUTTLAR II, Chief Investment Officer, SC Capital Management drop by to discuss GAMESTOP & SUTTLAR'S article GAMESTOPPED: FREE MARKETS, FREE C...

A lot of AFRICAN AMERICAN BOYS become enamored with the street life, some out of necessity; but most out of fascination as America has always propped up the villain in POP CULTURE. So much so that when GANGSTA RAP became a part of the HIP HOP genre it helped to push the genre to the number one genre in the country, but as cultural critic, TOMMY BOTTOM's stated in his play EDUCATED GANGSTER the...

Last year the the U.S. Government as a part of the COVID STIMULUS RELIEF set up the PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM (PPP) helps businesses survive during the PANDEMIC.  Unfortunately, 40% of BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES (BOBs) still closed their doors in 2020, but out the STIMULUS money BOBS only received 2% of the PPP LOANS. With TAX SEASON upon us the government recently approved a 2nd round of PPP loans...

Featuring interview with a anonymous FATHER OF FIVE with FOUR BABY MAMAS as special guest co-host SABREEN SUDAN-JOLLEY drops by to discuss whether men would want their daughters to date a man like themselves. Do they model the behavior they want their daughters to emulate? When they teach their daughters the type of men to avoid, are some fathers describing men like themselves?  What influence do...

A 45 minute rant between BLACK SOCRATES, WILLIAM AGNEW, & MICHAEL SUTTLAR II discuss ELON MUSK recently becoming the RICHEST MAN IN THE WORLD and what does that mean for the rest of us, but specifically what does that mean for the AFRICAN-AMERICAN community.  The dialogue between these two giants in business is MUST LISTEN TO radio.  

TRUMP SUPPORTERS stormed the WHITE HOUSE this week in protest of an allegedly rigged election, but some of his supporters were waiving CONFEDERATE FLAGS and put up a NOOSE at the capital. Should this concern AFRICAN AMERICANS or was activist TAMIKA MALLORY correct when she tweeted "this is not our fight? Special guests, LISA DUDLEY & CHIEF X drops by to explore AFRICAN AMERICANS who are a...

THE BEST OF MENTAL DIALOGUE 2020 as BLACK SOCRATES and co-host AMBER PAGE discuss cuts from the top shows of 2020. CALL-IN 646.787.1691 and #GIVEUSYOUR3CENTS as we listen to cuts from some of our most listened to shows to include 1. How Do We End The GENDER WAR In The BLACK COMMUNITY? 2. SUBMISSION IN MARRIAGE: What Does It Really Mean? (MEN'S VIEWPOINT) 3. GHANA'S YEAR OF RETURN: Should W...

THE BEST OF MENTAL DIALOGUE 2020 as BLACK SOCRATES and co-host AMBER PAGE discuss cuts from the top shows of 2020. CALL-IN 646.787.1691 and #GIVEUSYOUR3CENTS as we listen to cuts from some of our most listened to shows to include 1. Is America Trying To Kill Us? 2. What Does EXCELLENCE IN BLACK BUSINESS Look Like? 3. Should BLACK PEOPLE reorient Themselves From WHITENESS? 3. How Do We End The GEND...

This week's CONVERSATION W/ SMART PEOPLE features, AUTUMN SONATA, a DIVORCED MOTHER OF FIVE, dating with a purpose while showing others how to authentically live.  We ask her about her own HEALING process and how she got to a point of INTENTIONAL LIVING where she, not only travels internationally; but also brilliantly navigates her career as a BLACK WOMAN IN TECH. We also ask her about the bre...

When BUSINESS OWNERS start their businesses one of the first questions they attempt to answer is what is the proper LEGAL STRUCTURE for their business. Our special guests are TERRY SIMMONS the CEO of T. Simmons and Company, an organizational design, and workforce development firm, that specializes in helping business owners scale their businesses to move from SELF-EMPLOYMENT to true OWNERSHIP; and...

This week KEVIN KELLEY owner of TRUEKITCHEN & KOCKTAILS was seen on video yelling obscenities towards customers who had been standing on tables in his restaurant TWERKING to MEGAN THEE STALLION's song Body.  He approached the customers several time politely before launching into his now gone VIRAL tirade, in which he made it clear that he was attempting to provide a quality & classy lo...

BLACK SOCRATES offers his version of a BUYING BLACK MANIFESTO for the BLACK COMMUNITY and invites his audience to not only critic the points in the manifesto, but to ask is it even necessary. Why don't other races and ethnic groups openly campaign in this manner, but AFRICAN AMERICANS do so quite often?  Are BLACK people too frivolous with their spending? Do AFRICAN AMERICANS support BLACK-OWN...

A 30 minute rant between BLACK SOCRATES & RENEE CARTER to how some BLACK BOYS raised by SINGLE MOTHERS, grow up as men and expect too much from the women their lives.  CARTER says she has found that some of these men grow up with a deep resent for their own mothers; and therefore they have a difficult time exploring a healthy relationship with BLACK WOMEN later in their lives.  

This week's CONVERSATIONS W/ SMART PEOPLE features, husband & wife entrepreneurs, JENNIFER (CEO) & MAURICE DUNN (CFO),  founders of BUNIFU, an e-learning and consulting platform focused on digital learning tools for African American youth & small businesses (1st hour). In this new world of digital learning some AFRICAN AMERICAN parents have expressed concerns over this new school f...

If PASTOR JOHN GRAY'S wife cheated on him, would he forgive his wife this many times or would social media accuse her of being for the streets now?  Special guest, cognitive behavioral therapist, MARILYN ODUENYI, drops by to discuss men's egos when faced with INFIDELITY. Why do some men have a double standard when it comes to INFIDELITY? Do men and women cheat for different reasons? Are wo...

Special guests, ATUARRA MCCASLIN, All of Us Research Center at MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, and regular clinical trial participant, ALEASA WORD drops by to discuss the distrust AFRICAN AMERICANS have for medical research studies and how that distrust affects our health outcomes. For example, AFRICAN AMERICANS have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19 in the U.S., yet there are large porti...

SIX THE GODDIS, author, The Black Woman's Guide to Reclaiming Femininity, drops by to discuss in the era of the INDEPENDENT WOMAN or BOSS CHIC, how FEMININITY is often lost, along with true POWER. Some women openly express they “DON'T NEED A MAN,” but they would like a companion. Some BLACK MEN even complain about women like this, but fail to understand some women have had to be strong for...