Mental Dialogue

For years in AMERICAN MEDIA the continent of AFRICA has been shown as a place of underdevelopment, disease, and famine to the point where many AFRICAN AMERICANS only view it negatively. MALCOLM X once said, YOU CAN'T HATE THE ROOTS OF A TREE, AND NOT HATE THE ROOTS. If this is true, does it behoove us specifically as BLACK PEOPLE to learn more about our origins, or are we too far removed (400 years) to concern ourselves with this endeavor?  Are BLACK CHILDREN placed at a disadvantage by only learning AMERICAN HISTORY, or do some AFRICAN AMERICANS seek out & romanticize AFRICAN HERITAGE just to feel good about themselves, to cover up their own lack of production in their own lives? Also, will learning about AFRICA in a positive light change the relationship dynamics between AMERICAN DESCEDANTS OF SLAVES (ADOS) & AFRICANS or is too late to bridge that gap? MENTAL DIALOGUE asking the questions America's afraid to ask. ALL I ASK IS THAT YOU THINK

Special guest, COGNTIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPIST, MARILYN ODUENYI and special guest co-host, DR. TIFFANY R. KING (psychology) drop by to give their thoughts on REARING CHILDREN and on how various historical traumas have had a long-lasting impact on how BLACK PARENTS raise children. CHILDREN ARE TO BE SEEN NOT HEARD is the old saying many AFRICAN AMERICANS grew up on, or whenever their parents failed to provide physically, mentally, or emotionally they were told their parents did the best they could. How many children now turned adults were forced to accept behavior from their parents that potentially stunted their own growth throughout ADULTHOOD or worse negatively impacted the way they raised their own children?  What is the correct balance between DISCIPLINE and allowing a child to have a voice within the parent child relationship?  MENTAL DIALOGUE asking the questions America's afraid to ask. ALL I ASK IS THAT YOU THINK

CALLING ALL HUSBANDS how did they choose their wives? What qualities were paramount in choosing their WIFE versus former GIRLFRIENDS or FRIENDS W/ BENEFITS? SINGLE BROTHERS do they put some women in the SEX ONLY category, and if so WHY? Special guest, MARK TODD, co-host of Black Men & Cigars Podcast visits MENTAL DIALOGUE to discuss what men look for in a wife versus a woman they just want to sleep with. Our special guest co-host is QUEENS OF INTELLECT member, DASIA ROBINSON and host of Desk of Dasia also joins us to bring her unique perspective to this men's discussion. MENTAL DIALOGUE asking the questions America's afraid to ask. ALL I ASK IS THAT YOU THINK

A year ago, during the height of the COVID PANDEMIC, a large number of youths, known as the WATER BOYZ begin selling water at cross sections throughout the CITY of ATLANTA. Eventually due to their aggressive sales tactics, Atlanta MAYOR KEISHA LANCE BOTTOMS labeled them a nuisance and wanted them removed even if it required LAW ENFORCEMENT. Our special guest, KACEY VENNING decided to use her non-profit HELPING EMPOWER YOUTH, along with co-founder MARC KD BOYD to interact with the WATER BOYZ to intervene on their behalf to avoid simply removing the youth by Atlanta's POLICE FORCE. Not only were they successful in intervening on their behalf, but the progress of some of the boys prompted VENNINGS to try to make even more of difference by running for ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOL (APS) board. How did they convince the boys to start legitimate businesses and create their own water brand? Did she learn anything from working with the WATER BOYZ that she hopes to use if she becomes an elected official? MENTAL DIALOGUE asking the questions America's afraid to ask. ALL I ASK IS THAT YOU THINK

START AT 5 MINUTE MARK If you want to hear the SCIENCE without the POLITICS on the COVID-19 PANDEMIC, listen to this show!!! Did the U.S. & CHINA collaborate to create the virus? Do we truly know the origins of the virus? Are MASS VACCINATIONS playing a role in creating variants? What is the biggest difference between the DELTA & LAMBDA variants? Can we reach HERD IMMUNITY if more people get vaccinated? Is it safer not to get the mRNA VACCINE or is it better to wait for FDA APPROVAL? Tune in to get the UNADULTERATED TRUTH as MENTAL DIALOGUE ask the questions America's afraid to ask. ALL I ASK IS THAT YOU THINK

Rap artist DA BABY recently made some outrageous comments about BLACK WOMEN & MEN during a live performance, but it was his comments questioning the SEXUALITY of the men in his audience that caused him to lose endorsements: and eventually have to apologize to the LGBTQIA community for those comments. LIL BOOSIE said if he were DA BABY he wouldn't have apologize and lashed out at rap artist LIL NAS X for saying he wanted to dance naked for charity while defending DA BABY. Rap artist TI also came to DA BABY's defense suggesting he has a right to speak his mind, and asked is this backlash against DA BABY a case of the LGBTQIA community BULLYING the HETEROSEXUAL community? Is the LGTBQIA community a more protected class in America than AFRICAN AMERICANS?  Should DA BABY have apologized or not? MENTAL DIALOGUE asking the questions America's afraid to ask. ALL I ASK IS THAT YOU THINK

SPECIAL EDITION call in show to find out what our guests, DEMECOS CHAMBERS, & TORRENCE MACK think about HIGH VALUE MEN, THE PROTECTION OF BLACK WOMEN, CHILVARY, THE GENDER WAR, WOMEN CRITIQUING MEN, etc.  What is their best advice to young BLACK BOYS and young BLACK GIRLS today? This OPEN CALL show is for the callers so please call-in and #GIVEUSYOUR3CENTS on anything you like and see what our special guest have to say about it. The MENTAL DIALOGUE talk show asking the questions America's afraid to ask. ALL I ASK IS THAT YOU THINK

SPECIAL EDITION call in show to find out what two of our QUEENS OF INTELLECT members, LATRICE ROSS & DASIA ROBINSON think about HIGH VALUE MEN, SEXUAL FREEDOM, CHILVARY, MARRIAGE TO OLDER OR YOUNGER MEN, MEN CRITIQUING WOMEN, DMX, etc.  What is their best advice to young BLACK GIRLS and young BLACK BOYS Today? This OPEN CALL show is for the callers so please call-in and #GIVEUSYOUR3CENTS on anything you like and see what our QUEENS OF INTELLECT have to say about it. The MENTAL DIALOGUE talk show asking the questions America's afraid to ask. ALL I ASK IS THAT YOU THINK

A 30 minute commercial free rant between Black Socrates and returning guest William Agnew breaking down his interpretation of Steve Jobs quote on the power of the storyteller and narratives that can be used to manipulate society along racial and class divides. We also speak on why rewarding brokeness in a system that only rewards results is a losing formula.   To hear more Thoughtful Rants please search for "Mental Dialogue" on Spotify, Apple Podcast, I-tunes, Stitcher, Podbean, etc or catch us live every Saturday 10am-12pm EST @ blogtalkradio.com/mentaldialogue2

Special guest, MARC RANGER, a finance executive at a Fortune 200 company and CEO of Money Motivation, along with special guest, co-host personal finance coach, ASHLEY THOMAS, drops by to discuss RANGER's idea of what a true economic movement within the AFRICAN AMERICAN community might look like. RANGER is a fan of DR. CLAUD ANDERSON, so does he think Anderson's book, POWERNOMICS, written in the year 2000 and its BLACK people must ecnomomically do for ourselves approach is still viable in 2021? What does he think of the founders of the ADOS (American Descenents of Slaves) movement, YVETTE CARNELL & ANTONIO MOORE'S approach pushing for REPARATIONS through the American POLITICAL SYTEMS?  Does he think a BLACK ECONOMIC MOVEMENT should include REPARATION or is FINANCIAL LITERACY is enough?  MENTAL DIALOGUE asking the questions America's afraid to ask. ALL I ASK IS THAT  YOU THINK