Black Talk Radio News w/ Scotty Reid

While federal laws outlawing discrimination are on the books and individuals can sue employers and other entities for violating these laws, systemic racism still exists because of the unwillingness of the federal government to aggressively enforce them. Because of this, large areas of the United States are segregated, deep poverty persists for far too many people, higher education has been priced out of reach for the poor while the federal government continues to spend insane amounts of money on its war machine and modern prison slavery.

While a few have been able to advance in this racist society, Dr. King was about the uplift of the entire society including the most disadvantaged among us. If America wants to recognize and honor Dr. King, it must not simply pay him lip service but each every one of his professed admires must continue to push for the realization of his dream of an equitable society. Based on the current conditions on the ground, there is much work yet to be done.

Tonight our guest will be Kim Melancon the Founder of GIA - Gender Identity Accountability who will join the broadcast during the first hour to give an update on her son Dwanya Hickerson who was coerced into a guilty plea for the killing of the transgendered person Dee Wigham who did not disclose their true Gender Identity before engaging in sex. We also will get an update on the Gender Identity Accountability initiative and discuss the attacks on the singer Ginuwine for saying he would not date a transwoman.

After speaking with Ms. Melancon, we will speak with Imani, an active member of the "Campaign to Bring Mumia Home". The "Campaign to Bring Mumia Home" demanding Mumia Abu Jamal's immediate release, the end of mass incarceration of all indigenous peoples and a compassionate society based on human need, not profit. She's been a dedicated still photo documenter for over 10 years and continues to use her skills to expose injustice so the need to fight for our lives is unquestionable and honored. Imani stands on the importance of not being complicit in the wrongs of systemic oppression in this or any society to honor her ancestors and future generations. Tomorrow will be an important court hearing related to Mumia's legal case in Philidelphia, PA.

Tune in for two hours of social/political news, commentary, and music. BTR News is hosted by Black Talk Media Project founder Scotty Reid who has been hosting and producing news talk radio since 2007 and has interviewed hundreds of guests on various topics. He discusses the issues in a way that your mainstream black radio hosts would never dare and the corporate media would never allow.

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BTR News - Federal judges said Tuesday that the state of North Carolina will have to redraw its 13 congressional districts and do it quickly because the map is unconstitutionally partisan and drawn to ensure Republicans a disproportionate amount of federal representation. North Carolina has the 10th largest federal delegation with 13 seats in Congress. Only 3 of those seats are held by Democrats with the remaining 10 districts partisanly drawn to put Republicans in office. Republicans control both houses in the state legislator and the state recently elected a Democrat as governor.

The three-judge federal panel rejected the previous map drawn by the Republican-controlled General Assembly, saying it violates the Equal Protection Clause, the First Amendment, and Article I of the Constitution. With 2018 mid-term elections upon the nation, the judges gave the state three weeks to file a new map with the court so it will be in place before voters go to the polls. The opinion is said to be the first federal court ruling to strike down a congressional map as representing a partisan gerrymander.

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Tune in for two hours of news and commentary from the host of BTR News, guests, and you the listening public. We have several guests joining us on the broadcast tonight and we will be speaking with Kilaika Anayejali Kwa Baruti, Doshon Farad, and Mark Clements.

Kilaika Anayejali Kwa Baruti will be joining us from Texas to give us some insight into the arrest of Rakem Balogun who is reportedly a co-founder of Geronimo Tactical, Huey P. Newton Gun Club, and a principal member of Guerrilla Mainframe. All three groups are proponents of the 2nd Amendment and citizens to own and possess firearms in the United States in order to combat racist assaults and attacks on the Black community.

A press release from Guerrilla Mainframe about the arrest and calls for the release of Rakem Balogun.

[On Monday morning at 5 am, the FBI and ATF kicked Rakem Balogun’s door down and took him into custody, on a seek and destroy mission in search for illegal weapons. Since that day he has been held captive; essentially kidnapped by the F.B.I.

The F.B.I. report detailing the perceived BIE threat specifically discusses the shooting of Dallas police officers in July 2016. The document was prepared by the F.B.I Domestic Terrorism Analysis Unit and has shown an effort to “criminalize” political organizers with progressive and revolutionary ethics. ]

The full Press release found here.

At the top of the second our, we will be speaking to independent journalist Doshon Farad, a reporter who has participated in panel discussions with Roland Martin whose NewsOne program was canceled despite decent ratings. Mr. Farad traveled to Philadelphia to attend a hearing at the Pennsylvania Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs whereas the board was alleging that Dr. Umar Johnson was presenting himself as a licensed psychologist which he denies. Mr. Farad was able to capture video and audio from within the hearing and an impromptu press conference at the conclusion of the hearing.

During the last half hour, we will speak with anti-death penalty activists Mark Clements. Mark Clements of The Campaign to End the Death Penalty gave an update today on the death penalty case of Rodney Reed. Rodney Reed is a Texas Death Row inmate from Bastrop County, Texas, is currently on death row for the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites, 19, who was engaged to Officer Jimmy Fennell at the time of her murder. Legal experts say they believe that Reed was framed and is innocent of murdering the young woman. KXAN, Texas reports,

"The visiting judge who oversaw an October hearing of new evidence in the Rodney Reed case has made a recommendation to the Court of Criminal Appeals against Reed getting a new trial, according to Reed’s defense attorney. Visiting Judge Doug Shaver’s recommendation for a decision in favor of the state is an obstacle for Reed’s defense. However, Reed’s attorney Bryce Benjet said it is not a final decision. The Appeals Court will make the ultimate decision in the coming months."

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