Black Talk Radio Network

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 07/26/2026 at 6:00 PM (EST). As always, Open Forum addresses issues affecting Black people locally, nationally, and internationally, providing information, insight, and dialogue from a Black perspective.

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 07/19/2026 at 6:00 PM (EST). Part of this week’s discussion was with Bro. Patrick Lumumba, updating us on the newly formed organization S.C.A.T. (Senatobia Committee for Accountability and Transparency), and the struggle for justice for baby Kohen Wiley. As always, Open Forum addresses issues affecting Black people locally, nationally, and internationally, providing information, insight, and dialogue from a Black perspective.

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“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 07/12/2026 at 6:00 PM (EST), guest: Author, XM Radio Host, and Political Scientist, Dr. Wilmer Leon. Current topics included an article written by our guest on Democratic Socialism https://newpittsburghcourier.com/2026/07/05/dr-wilmer-leon-the-democratic-socialist-its-the-message-not-the-messenger/), the present situation in Cuba, and alternatives to the direction of Black political leadership in the current Two-party system was part of the dialogue with our guest, Dr. Wilmer Leon. As always, conversations on topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, and internationally.

Does America apply self-defense laws equally, or does race still influence whose fear is considered "reasonable"?

We'll examine two recent cases that have sparked national debate:

• The Portland jury's acquittal of a Black man who claimed self-defense after a confrontation involving the N-word.

• The Florida Walmart parking lot shooting, where a Black woman repeatedly retreated while an armed confrontation unfolded.

We'll also explore the history many Americans have never been taught—from Virginia's colonial slave codes that prohibited Black people from possessing firearms or resisting white authority, to today's debates over Stand Your Ground, the Second Amendment, and equal protection under the law.

This isn't a discussion about whether every claim of self-defense is justified.

It's a discussion about whether every American is afforded the same right to defend themselves.

For decades, Americans have been told that the greatest threat to freedom was "tyrannical socialism." But what did that message sound like to African Americans living under Jim Crow, voter suppression, lynchings, segregated schools, and police brutality?

In this episode of BTR News with Scotty Reid, we examine a recent Washington Times op-ed invoking President Dwight Eisenhower's "domino theory" to warn about socialism. We ask a different question: Who gets to define tyranny?

The discussion explores the contradiction between America's Cold War rhetoric and its own history of racial oppression, while also examining U.S. foreign policy—from CIA-backed coups and regime change operations to support for governments and proxy forces accused of suppressing self-determination in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America.

Rather than accepting a simplistic "capitalism equals freedom, socialism equals tyranny" narrative, this episode argues that tyranny should be judged by how governments treat people—whether through political repression, racial oppression, colonial domination, or violations of human rights—regardless of the economic label they adopt.

Topics include:

• Eisenhower's "domino theory" and Cold War propaganda

• Jim Crow America versus the rhetoric of freedom

• Emmett Till and the reality of the 1950s South

• Native American dispossession and broken treaties

• U.S. interventionism and CIA-backed regime change

• Colonialism, self-determination, and competing definitions of tyranny

• Why history deserves a more consistent moral standard

Join the conversation as we challenge official narratives and ask whether the United States has always applied the same definition of freedom and tyranny to itself that it has applied to its geopolitical rivals.

Host: Scotty ReidProduced by: BTR News with Scotty Reid

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“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 07/05/2026 at 6:00 PM (EST), the guest was Dr. Emmitt Riley III, the Director of the African and African American Studies Program at The University of the South and the 42nd President of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists. Dr. Riley will examined the history of the Voting Rights Act’s dismantling, the key events involved, its impact on Black voting districts nationwide, and strategies for moving our people forward. Always topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, and internationally. Information, insights, and dialogue from a Black Perspective.

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 06/28/2026 at 6:00 PM (EST). Part of this week’s discussion examined key historical events and how it has framed our story as Black people over the past 250 years. As always, Open Forum addresses issues affecting Black people locally, nationally, and internationally, providing information, insight, and dialogue from a Black perspective.

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 06/21/2026 at 6:00 PM (EST), the guests included Rev. Edward Pinkney (Executive Director of BANCO), Patrick Lumumba (Black Liberation Movement, Mississippi), Charles Barron (former NYC Assemblyman and Councilman for the 42nd District, and co-founder of Operation POWER), and BaBa Wes Johnson, host of OURSTORY.

The discussion covered Black news from their communities, leadership strategies, and practical solutions for political and economic empowerment, as we discussed ways to fight back and build stronger communities.

The Guys,Sweet T and Raegan celebrate Juneteenth ,Men's Mental Health Month, Pride Month with Tributes to Peabo Bryson and Sonny Rollins!

We apologize for some audio issues. We blame Sweet T for pulling the plug.

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