Mental Dialogue

Special guest co-host AUTUMN SONATA and special guest relationship coach SINSEAR drop by as we ask our audience if their parents provided a HEALTHY or DYSFUNCTIONAL example for MARRIAGE? Should our parents discuss what it takes to have a successful MARRIAGE? What can you do if you only witnessed dysfunctional relationships but desire a healthy relationship for yourself? MENTAL DIALOGUE asking the questions America's afraid to ask. ALL I ASK IS THAT YOU THINK

Special guest co-host LATRICE ROSS (Diversity Consultant) drops by to discuss the concept of some AFRICAN AMERICANS disliking/hating other BLACK PEOPLE. Do BLACK PEOPLE harm each other due to SELF-HATRED?  Why are many BLACK CONSERVATIVES categorized as SELF-HATING BLACK people? Is COLORISM a form of this SELF-HATRED? How does anyone, no matter their race, overcome ANTI-BLACKNESS?  MENTAL DIALOGUE asking the questions America's afraid to ask. ALL I ASK IS THAT YOU THINK

Special guest DR. JARED BALL, professor and author of The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power, drops by to discuss tangible steps AFRICAN AMERICANS can take to improve their economic status as a collective. Does the BLACK DOLLAR only circulate for six hours in the BLACK COMMUNITY? If AFRICAN AMERICANS spent more money with BLACK BUSINESSES, would that close the WEALTH GAP?   Does the AFRICAN AMERICAN community need a BUYING BLACK MANIFESTO? Are REPARATIONS necessary, or would most BLACK FOLKS squander the money? MENTAL DIALOGUE asking the questions America's afraid to ask. ALL I ASK IS THAT YOU THINK

Special guest, ANGELA CONNER, the Mistress of Sexuality, drops by to discuss spicing up relationships after the SEX has gotten inconsistent and/or redundant. How can couples rejuvenate their SEX LIFE? What if someone waits until MARRIAGE to have SEX, only to discover the SEX is continuously awful? Should spouses expect INFIDELITY from their partner if they don't fulfill their partner's sexual desires? Should PORN be introduced inside a marriage? What if their partner becomes physically unattractive or medically incapable? MENTAL DIALOGUEasking the questions America's afraid to ask. ALL I ASK IS THAT YOU THINK

This year (2016) marks the 50th anniversary of the BLACK PANTHER PARTY and MD brings in special guest, LARRY PINKNEY an ORIGINAL BLACK PANTHER to discuss how the PANTHERS are viewed in today's society.  Did the BLACK PANTHERS start out as community organization that eventually got away from their principles?  How did the PANTHERS feel about MARTIN LUTHER KING'S approach of NON-VIOLENCE?  Did the FBI's COINTELPRO infiltrate to bring down the Party or did their own in fighting between HUEY P. NEWTON & ELRIDGE CLEAVER play the biggest role in the demise of the party?  At the top of the 2nd Hour, for the MONEY & POWER 15, we ask how did the PANTHERS finance their BREAKFAST PROGRAM and provide 20K meals weekly for the youth, as well as the sickle cell testing for the community?  MENTAL DIALOGUE asking the questions America's afraid to ask.  "ALL I ASK IS THAT YOU THINK"

Host, MONTOYA SMITH aka BLACK SOCRATES has long been on record with his controversial stance that BLACK PARENTS should teach their children it is OK to be ARRESTED. Special guest, ATTORNEY MUWALI DAVIS, drops by to discuss MONTOYA'S stance and our rights during  POLICE STOPS. During THE TALK with our BLACK CHILDREN, should we explain how RACIAL PROFILING makes it different for them? If you are innocent or, in the case of mistaken identity, what is the best way to respond to a potential arrest?  If we are detained but are not driving, are we required to show ID?  If we are driving and know we've been drinking a little, should we willfully take a sobriety test?  MENTAL DIALOGUE asking the questions America's afraid to ask. ALL I ASK IS THAT YOU THINK

Special guest ELI MARKUS, author of Secure The Throne, returns to discuss the idea of the value of being right in our society. For example, we are witnessing the unfortunate black-and-forth between former NFL player ED REED and HBCU Bethune-Cookman's decision to withdraw his coaching position at the university. Regardless of which side is correct, are there any lessons that can be evaluated in how "WHO IS RIGHT?" is being leveraged or misused under the circumstances? In other situations, how often does our community overleverage being right, whether with an employer, a POLICE OFFICER or even in business?  How can holding on to being right or our perceptions of what is right stunt our growth individually or as a community? MENTAL DIALOGUE asking the questions America's afraid to ask. ALL I ASK IS THAT YOU THINK