Mental Dialogue

 Special guest co-host SOUL SCRIBE drops by the show to discuss DATING and significant  AGE GAPS .  What is the biggest age gap you ever had in dating?  JAY-Z  actually started dating BEYONCE  when the singer was just 19 and he is 12 year her senior; and now they're married as HIP HOP'S POWER COUPLE .  Is there a difference when the woman is much older?&nbsp...

 This week's special guests are startup strategist,  LANEE JAVET , founder of Mogul in Training Membership and digital marketing and training consultant, SOCIALLY NINA , founder of Candied Bacon Agency as we discuss how not only to stay in business; but rather how to SCALE YOUR BUSINESS  now and for the future.  AFRICAN-AMERICANS  are 50% more likely to start a b...

 The ABORTION debate has been waged in this country for a long time and recently some states have adopted new laws either expanding or restricting abortions on different levels.  Special guest co-host, SARA LENA (author Bad Bitch to Goddess), and special guests  LATRICE ROSS , diversity & WOMEN'S RIGHTS  advocate & SHELLY WYNTER , radio host of THE SHELLY WYNTER'S...

 This week's  CONVERSATIONS W/ SMART PEOPLE  series features two brilliant minds as the first hour (10am-11am) features  ELI MARKUS,  a prolific writer/thinker in  BLACK EXCELLENCE .  We probe MARKUS to discuss his acute focus on  RESULTS , and how he uses those results to debunk many of the negative  STEREOTYPES&...

 Now that AFRICAN-AMERICANS are widely accepted at PREDOMINATELY WHITE INSTITUTIONS (PWI) of higher learning there are many Americans who feel it is no longer necessary for HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES & UNIVERISITIES (HBCU) to exist. Special guests DR. DELARIOUS STEWART, an alumnus of SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY & DR. STEPHANIE MILES-RICHARDSON, an alumnus of GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY and current profess...

  MINISTER LOUIS FARRAKHAN  was recently banned from his FACEBOOK account and also a few of the NATION OF ISLAM (NOI) books were banned from AMAZON .  Should MINISTER FARRAKHAN be lumped alongside ALEX JONES of INFO WARS  and his speech labeled as dangerous? What does this mean for FREEDOM OF SPEECH and others who want to speak their mind?&nbs...

 Approximately 10%–15% of clinically identified pregnancies end in recognized  MISCARRIAGE , a pregnancy loss before completion of 20 weeks' gestation.  Clearly for many women this is a tragic loss, although, the men in their lives are typically completely unprepared for this dose of reality when it happens too.  We speak with two husbands to candidly express, not only their em...

  Most people are shocked to discover the infamous  ONE-DROP RULE  that asserted any person with even one ancestor of sub-Saharan African ancestry ("one drop" of black blood) is considered  BLACK  didn't actually go into effect until the 20th Century in America.  PRESIDENT THOMAS JEFFERSON  fathered at least six children who were enslaved due...

 Some people suggest that men and women cannot be friends due to their natural desire to want  INTIMACY . Although there are plenty of PLATONIC RELATIONSHIPS  between men and women that do not include intimacy, but the question is what happens if they add SEX ?  Will the friendship remain intact? What happens if one of them catches feelings?  What if the SEX is g...

 In psychology, Terry Kupers, defines  TOXIC MASCULINITY  as "the constellation of socially regressive male traits that serve to foster domination, the  DEVALUATION OF WOMEN ,  HOMOPHOBIA  and wanton violence".  Some suggest as a society we must rid ourselves of TOXIC MASCULINITY as it will help alleviate the  RAPE CULTURE  that is said to exist am...

 This week's  CONVERSATIONS W/ SMART PEOPLE  series features two of our most brilliant minds on finances,  MICHAEL SUTTLAR II , Principle at SC Capital Management, and  JUSTIN HEMPSTEAD , CPA and serial entrepreneur as we have an in-depth discussion about money and how AFRICAN-AMERICANS can secure a financial foothold in America. To acknowledge both of&...

  People often say things done in the dark come to light, but in reality that is not always true when it comes to  INFIDELITY  in relationships.  Women often say their intuition will ensure they will know, but that doesn't always mean they will discover it.  Men historically have been known to have a double standard, meaning some will cheat on their girlfriends o...

 Some suggest the only way oppression of AFRICAN-AMERICANS will stop is for BLACKS to separate and build a nation of their own within the U.S. Others Blacks feel they are proud to be an American and suggest our history & progress are tied to that of the country as a whole. Special guests  BABA AMIN IMAMU OJUOK , founder Uhuru Academy, and  DUANE DRAUGHON , owner VizX Design...

 Comedian  KAT WILLIAMS  once joked about wanting more haters in his life, because the more you had meant the better you were doing in life.  In reality having others who are envious of you can have some real life consequences whether at work, in business, or within a family/friend dynamic. Many Blacks feel  HIDDEN ENVY  among  BLACKS  is ofte...

 This week's CONVERSATION W/ SMART PEOPLE series features International Career Strategist and travel aficionado, LATISHA SPRINGER and longtime corporate executive, MICKEY DALTON, now turner record label owner. In the 1st hour (10am-11am) we ask SPRINGER about her decision to leave a high paying job in corporate America to start traveling the world as a new way of life. She...

 In American society and around the world traditionally men have been expected to be the BREADWINNER, if not the SOLE PROVIDER, for their families.  As the WOMEN'S RIGHTS movement grew legs in the 1950's more American women entered the workforce and the traditional role of the man as the provider has been challenged ever since. Some suggest this issue of being the sol...