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“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 02/22/2026 at 6:00 PM (EST) 5:00 PM (CST) guest was Activist, Organizer, Founder of the African Socialist International (ASI), African People’s Socialist Party (APSP), and Leader of the Uhuru Movement, Chairman Omali Yeshitela. Chairman Omali discussed how media propaganda (case of the Uhuru 3) is being used, particularly against the Black Community, to hinder organizing efforts and block critical discussions, in this imperialist political environment that Black Americans are faced with. Self-Determination strategies, such as the Black Political Agenda 19-Point Plan, and others, was a part of the dialogue with our guest, Chairman Omali Yeshitela. Also, Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, in open forum conversations on topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, and internationally.

BTRN - The City of Beverly Hills has issued an apology to NBA All-Star Jaylen Brown after admitting its earlier public statement about shutting down his brand event was inaccurate. Officials first suggested the event violated permit rules and referenced prior issues at the residence, but later clarified no permit was ever submitted or denied and no previous violations existed.

Brown says the gathering was a private, invitation-only event held at a private residence around 7 p.m., well before local noise curfews. According to his team, music was shut off early, traffic was not blocked, and organizers had even contacted police beforehand about hiring an off-duty officer, which was declined. They say no evidence of any ordinance violation was ever presented.

Brown argues the shutdown was based on biased or incorrect information, raising due-process concerns and causing financial and reputational damage. While the city apologized and called the situation an internal error, Brown maintains the apology came only after harm had already been done.

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“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 2/01/2026, the guest was Documentary Filmmaker, Amira Barrett. Our guest, Class of 2025 Magna Cum Laude Spellman graduate, discussed her award-winning film, What Is the Black Body, a film about the perception of the Black Body in the U.S. Also, some of her other film projects that have taken her from the Caribbean to the Afro-diaspora in South America and insights on our people there were highlighted. In the second part of the program, “Open Forum Sunday Edition.” Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, in open forum conversations on topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, and internationally.

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In this Black Talk Radio Network analysis, we examine how modern dissent is criminalized while historical rebellion is sanctified. As footage circulates portraying Alex Pretti as belligerent and Renée Good’s family as emotional, the public is once again encouraged to focus on behavior rather than state violence. But when we place Minneapolis alongside the Boston Massacre, a contradiction emerges. Working-class colonists who confronted British soldiers are remembered as patriots, while contemporary protesters challenging federal power are framed as threats.

From a Black historical perspective—one that remembers Crispus Attucks and the selective memory of American rebellion—this video exposes how anger, property damage, and resistance are judged differently depending on who controls the narrative. In the Black Talk Radio Network community, this pattern is understood as Proxy Racism: the use of narrative and social proxies to justify power while erasing its victims.

This video breaks down a real-world example of Proxy Racism: when oppressed communities are mobilized to support narratives and policies that ultimately strengthen the systems that harm them.

Proxy Racism isn’t force—it’s systems shifting control inward. Get the book here: https://payhip.com/blacktalkmediaproject

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 1/25/2026, the guests was the 2nd Advisor to Venezuela’s National Assembly, Spokeswoman for Cumbe International (African Descendant Movement in Venezuela/South America) Fravia Marquez Silva, and Activist, Organizer, Journalist, Playwright, Obi Egbuna Jr. Fravia Marquez Silva talked about how Venezuela’s Anti-Imperialist government position and resistance have led to sanctions and military attacks by the U.S. government. Also, an overview of how the sanctions have compromised the infrastructure of everyday Venezuelans, particularly African descendants, who make up a large portion of the country. In the second portion of the program, Bro. Obi Egbuna Jr. talked about organizing efforts to resist in South America, in the Caribbean, and on the African Continent. In the third part of the program, “Open Forum Sunday Edition.” Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, in open forum conversations on topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, and internationally.

Rescinding an order isn’t protecting people—it’s stepping aside. Governors who won’t stop unlawful ICE policing have already broken their oaths.

Every year around MLK Day, a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is repeated without context — that he regretted the Civil Rights Movement because he was “integrating his people into a burning house.”