Strong Talk Circuit

Today's episode, which is the first of a four-part block titled #STCBlackHistorySeries, gets into why exactly African American or Black History is so important to celebrate within America and abroad. What does it mean to be a Black in America? How exactly have we made progress since our initial capture from Africa? Are the Emancipation Proclamation and Juneteenth important symbols in terms of living in America? How have the Civil Rights Acts and relative legislation benefited the African American way of life? Are Blacks still a long way from receiving the respect they rightfully deserve?

This episode is also in honor of the former Los Angeles Lakers star, the late Kobe Bean Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna "GiGi," the Altobelli Family, the Chester family, and the Zobayan family.  May they all rest with the angels as they have all transformed into one for their families.

On today’s episode, we’re going to look at the changes surrounding the growth and identity of our children. Does the media (TV, internet, magazines, movies) have an agenda to establish when it comes to our children? How strong of an impact does media play into influencing our children and even our young adults? Do we overlook the messages that are displayed or have a sense of ignorance to the images? What happens when our children are exposed to certain content prematurely? Are we not worried about monitoring the use of tv, streaming services or the Internet in general?

On today’s episode, we’re going to take a look at the history of civil rights and what it means to America. How did civil rights become a thing within our nation’s history? What were the major goals of the Civil Rights movement? What were some key events in the civil rights movement? What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964? How did everyday people help bring about change?  How has the fight for civil rights changed the United States?

Today’s episode is a recap of Episode #2 where we look at the longevity of the hip-hop culture and why it became important to have in the first place. Is this genre inclusive or exclusive to select people? Does this genre play into racial stereotypes? Is the genre misunderstood? How did hip-hop become an actual culture? What does hip-hop mean to the generations of people coming up? How has the fashion remained so popular over the past 40 years?  All of these questions and more are discussed with this week's guest co-hosts, Bryant McCree and Keenan "KC" Carmichael.  

On today’s episode, we’re going to look closely at impeachment for what it really is and how it relates to our current state of affairs. What is the importance of impeaching a political official (vice-president/president)? Is there a lengthy history in terms of impeachment proceedings in America? Impeachment doesn’t equate to removal from office - why? Is the political official still considered impeached even if he/she doesn’t leave office? What does being impeached mean for that person? Is impeachment a question of law or politics? What’s a high crime or misdemeanor?

This episode takes a look at resolutions, specifically ones we create for the new year. What do we hope to accomplish by setting a resolution? Are our resolutions set for short-term or long-term success? Why do we hype ourselves up so much for our resolutions during the beginning of a new year? What happens to those resolutions during the middle of the year? Are resolutions tangible changes or illusions we create with the hopes they manifest in our lives?  We discuss this topic with our first guest co-host, Danielle McCree, and ask each other questions relating to our own experiences with resolutions.

Today's episode takes a look into whether standing or kneeling for the United States National Anthem is the proper way to show respect or patriotism for the country.  What does it mean to kneel?  Is there a proper way to show your patriotism?  Was Colin Kaepernick disrespectful to the nation for kneeling?  Did Kaepernick improperly use his platform to bring an awareness to race relations with law enforcement?  How did kneeling become disrespectful to the country and the nation’s military?

This episode is a brief intro as it relates to who the host of this podcast is and what the format of the show will look like.