The Walt Weekly Podcast

Past Due: $100 Trillion plus interest 10%.  Planning on spending that money? Do you think that it is justified to accept? There are many takes on this settlement for work and discrimination during the 400 years of black slavery and the Jim Crow era. This degradation continues up until today. Initially my reaction to Reparations was “I don’t need any handouts”. But further evaluation led to this th...

This is Part 1 of  our interview. Walter and Ernest gingerly get into the 2026 election cycle with guest, Dr. Nelva Lee, PhD who is running for Georgia Superintendent of Public schools.  Dr. Lee has over 20 years of experience in healthcare and over 10 years in academia as an adjunct professor for various Universities. She was a Governor Kemp appointed board member to the Department of Community H...

Is Critical Race Theory a clear and present danger to this country? Why are the southern states rushing to block the true history of our country?  Andino Ward joins us this week to discuss Critical Race Theory. We did not realize that CRT would bring such strong disagreements within our team. It did. So we have to do Part II. Definition Critical race theory is an academic concept that is more than...

In this episode, Walter Latham Sr and co-host Michelle Sweeney McCombs interview Lyndsae' Peel, a finance coach and advocate for black wealth. Lindsae' works for Kiva, an international micro-lending nonprofit organization. She explains how Kiva provides small business loans up to $15,000 with zero percent interest and no collateral or minimum credit score requirements. Lindsae' also discusses the...

You probably heard the announcement: the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for 2026. Another small increase — a few percentage points if we’re lucky — supposedly designed to help seniors keep up with inflation. But when you compare that number to what’s happening with Medicare premiums and other insurance costs, it’s painfully clear: this isn’t a raise. It’s a pay cut.  Relevant...