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The theme for tonight's show is "Black Lives Matter.": And, we have selected three topics that we plan to share and discuss, which all center around the theme for tonight's how. First up, is Actor & Americas Got Talent Host Terry Crew's recent comments about the Black Lives Matter Movement and the Twitter backlashed he recieved. Next up, Comedian Dave Chappelle's new Stand Up Special 8:46. Even though it is has been out for a couple of weeks, this is really our first opportunity to discuss on the show. We plan to share our thoughts on this what I believe to be one of his more brilliant specials, and why we think so. Also, we want to share you with a story about a young Black woman who was peacefully protesting during a George Floyd protest in Fort Lauderdale, FL when she was struck in the face by a rubber bullet from a police officer. We want to share her story, and her courageous efforts to play a role in helping to change the landscape of the Criminal Justice System.  

PLUS, we have got a dynamic Thought of the Week appropriate from Professor & Scholar Dr. Cornel West in a recent interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper that moved the journalist to tears.. Needless to say, we've got another great show in store for you tonight, and we hope that t you will tune in. See you at 8pm.

Tonight as we share with you the powerful conclusion odf our of a recent interview with noted Scholar, Professor & Author Dr. Peniel Joseph. In Dr. Jospeh's latest book "The Sword & The Shield; The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X & Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., " he takes an intimate look at the lives of these two iconic figures in Black History and how they intersected during the  Civil Rights Movement. I can't wait to share with you the PT. 2 of our interview, 

PLUS, we will be sharing with a very inspiring clip from the Espy's Award Show that is hosted by ESPN that recently aired on this past Sunday. The show opening features of a montage of Black History of past and present sports figures narrated by athletes Russel Wilson, Sue Bird & Megan Rapinoe.  Tonight's Thought of the Week takes a look at how Sports & Social Activisim intersect. This is definitely a show you can't miss.

Tonight as we celebrated our 160, we are sharing PT.1 of a recent interview we had with noted Scholar, Professor & Author Dr. Peniel Joseph. In Dr. Jospeh's latest book "The Sword & The Shield; The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X & Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., " he takes an intimate look at the lives of these two iconic figures in Black History and how they intersected during the  Civil Rights Movement. In our interview, we discuss his book, why he wrote it, it's relevance to what is happening in America today, and where do we go from here. This is definitely an interview you don't want to miss!

PLUS, we will sharing with our thoughts about what 's happening in America as we today's marks the 21st day of protests and demonstrations across not just the country but the world after the murder of George Floyd. The "Tipping Point" is our view of what's taking place today and we share it during tonight's Thought of the Week.  So, tune in tonight for another powerful and dynamic show.

Tonight, we bring you PT. 2 of our informative and insightful discussion of CHH, In PT 2. we discuss not on the evolution of CHH, and how it has gone from barely being played or recognized in local churches to headline on some of music's biggest stages. We talk about how this evolution has helped as well as hurt the genre, and where do we go from here. In addition. we also discuss our nation's current state of unrest surrounding the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Sean Reed, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and so many others, and how CHH can help our country heal. Shoutouts to the amazing guest panelists; Ty Scott King, Dice Gamble, Double ATL, Steph Swig, B-Rut, Goodson, & EPIC for making this forum a big success. You can watch the entire forum currently on Thinking Out Loud TV at http://www.youtube.com/thinkingoutloudtv.

​PLUS, we have a dynamic Thought of the Week from the one and only Rev; Al Sharpton who delivered the eulogy during George Floyd's Memorial Service in Minneapolis, MINN. On this the 15th consecutive day of protests concerning the tragic murder of George Floyd, we want to take a moment and remember not just his life bot every Black life that has fallen victim to this growing problem of police brutality in the Black Community. This and a lot more during tonight's show.

Tonight's show we want to share you with you PT. 1 of "The State of Christian Hip Hop, " featuring guest paneilists CHH Artists: Dice Gamble, Stephen Swig, Double ATL, Goodson, B-Rut, Deandre Burns and hosted and co=hosted by yours truly and Lyricist & Poet Ty Scott King. The original purpose of this forum was to discuss the evolution and the growth of Christian Hip Hop, but in light of the recent events surrounding the death of George Floyd at the hands of the Racist White Police Officer David Chauvin, wo could not in good conscious proceed with this forum without addressing what is going on in America. This was truly a ground breaking discussion and we will be sharing with you PT. 1 of this dicussion during tonigh's show.  You still have time to watch the video of this forum on our newly re-branded Thinking Out Loud TV Youtube Channel. (http://www.youtube.com/thinkingoutloudtv) 

We also will be sharing our thoughts durning tonight's show about what is going on in this country and what can be done to restore some since of normalcy in this country,. We also plan to share with you an excerptt from of a powerful sermon to American delivered by Dr. Freddy Haynes; Pastor of Friendship West Baptist Church in Dallas, TX entitled "We Can't Breathe, But We Got a Second Wind." This powerful message will be tonigh'ts Thought of the Week. We have got another great show in store for you. Be sure to tune in tonight at 8pm.

Tonight we have alot to discuss. First, we are going to be talking Biden's recent #YouAintBlack remarks and why is everyone in an uproar, and we hear from a voice a reason that helps us to put this into perspective. We also talk about Trump's demands to reopen Houses or Worship across the country and calls for more prayer, and then decides to go golfing, like the true leader he is. You know i'm kidding right? And, finally rounding out the 3 topics for tonight's show, we discuss our latest blog "Lessons from the Last Dance." This is just 3 important takeways that we wanted to share from this epic doumentary produced by ESPN. 

PLUS, we are going to be talking about a HUGE event that we got coming up next Mon. June 1st that you can be apart of. If you love Christian Hip Hop, then this is an event you don't want to miss. We have included the flier to this podcast profile and shared it on social meda. This is a Listener Event that will be streamed on our newly rebranded Youtube Channel Thinking Out Loud TV. We are going to be sharing more about this upcoming event during tonight's show. 

And, finally for the first time EVER during our show, we have a hillarious Thought of the Week to share with you from Comedian Alton Walker from the @AltonWalkerShow. In honor of the Memorial Day Holiday he has a special message for everyone. Tonight's Thought of the Week is a question, a sermonette entitled "Is Your Food Good!" This is message is definitely going to be bless you, but you have got to tune in tonight to hear it! See you at 8pm.

Tonight, we share with you Pt. 2 of our Stand Up, Speak Up Listener Event that took place on May 11th and was live streamed on Facebook from our Thinking Out Loud Radio Show Fan Page ( http://www.facebook.com/thinkingoutloudradioshow). In Pt. 2 we start to shift gears and to focus on the solutions and what can we do as a community to move closer to a solution. We glean from our esteem panel of experts; Atty Amanda McRae, Atty Jeremy Bowie, Deputy Chief Ray Washington, Atty Aaron Burrell, Hon, Council member Kendrich Bates, Atty Boyd White and Assoc Prof of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University Jennifer Cobbina. They offer insightful and thought-provoking answers to this ever-present questions of how do as a community respond to the problem. Tune in tonight to hear what they have to say. 

​In addition, we begin tonight's show offering an unfortunate addendum to this conversation by inserting Breonna Taylor's name to the latest list of victims of Police Brutality. We discuss her the details of her murder in the show opening as well as pay homage and tribute to the Life, & Legacy of El-Haj Malik El Shabazz, better known as Malcolm X on this his 95th Birthday. What would he say about these latest string of violent deaths from our community at the hands of the police? 

​Finally, we pay our collective tribute to this year's Graduating Class of 2020, by sharing with you our Commencement Address as the Class Speaker of the Graduating Class of 1998 from Michigan State University. Tonight's Thought of the Week is dedicated to the entire Class of 2020. We want to celebrate and recognize your accomplishments during tonight's show. As you can see we have a lot to discuss and a lot to get into tonight, and we hope you will tune in.

Tonight we air Pt.1 of our Inaugural Thinking Out Loud Radio Show Listener Event entitled "Stand Up, Speak Up." During this event we discussed the recent murders of Ahmaud Arbery and Sean Reed. We had an amazing panelist of guests who shared their thoughts on not just the problem of Police Brutality in the Black Community but also some solutions. Tonight's panelist included, Atty Amanda McRae, Atty Jerome Bowie, Hon. Councilmember Kendrich Bates, Deput Chief of the Wayne County Sheriffs Ray Washington, Atty Aaron Burrell, Prof of Crrminal Justice at Michigan State University Jennifer Cobbina, Atty Aaron Burrell and Atty & Pastor Aaron Burrell. 

In addition, to Pt.1 of tonight's forum, we have a powerful spoken word piece from Poet & Lyricist Ty Scott King that is directly in line with the theme of tonight's show. We have a great show in store for you tonight, and we hope that you will tune in to hear Pt. 1 of this awesome Listener Event. Be sure to share this post on your social media platforms and invite others to listen and share in this awesome discussion.

Tonight we discuss Rap Mogul P-Diddy's recent comments concerning the Black Vote NOT being for sale, and that Former VP Biden is not guaranteed the Black Vote in November. We address these controversial comments during tonight's show. What do you think of what he said? These comments came out of an interview he had with Supermodel Naomi Campbell on her show "Unfiltered with Naomi." He also insinuated that he would hold the Black Vote hostage if necessary. What do you think of this statement? Does Diddy own the Black Vote, can he hold it hostage, or is he blowing alot of smoke?  This is definitely a hot topic that we plan to dive into during the 1st segment of tonight's show. 

In addition, we also plan to address CNN Anchor Don Lemon's comments to Donald Trump. If you missed it, Don Lemon openly questioned the origin of Trump's jealousy of Former Pres. Barack Obama. I believe Don is really saying what we are already thinking, and we plan to get into it during the 2nd segment of the show. We also take time to reflect upon the extradionary presidency of the Pres. Barack Obama. 

And, finally we recap episodes 5 & 6 of the ESPN Documentary "The Last Dance" where the focus of Episode of 5 centers around the noticable absence of Detroit Pistons Star Point Guard Isaiah Thomas  from the 1992 Dream Team. And, who was ultimately responsible for that decision being made. Should Isaiah Thomas been included on the Olympic Dream Team, OR was the decision right for him to be left off the roster? We discuss this tonight as well. 

PLUS, we close tonight's show with another dynamic Thought of the Week. Needless to say, we have a great show in store for you tonight and we look forward to you tuning in at 8pm.

Tonight we address the Orange Elephant in the room namely President Trump and his irresponsible comments about the use of bleach and disinfectants to get rid of the COVID-19 virus, and the impact of those statements. These are obviously very dangerous and extremely irresponsible statements for anyone to make, and even worse for them to have come from the President of the United States. Herein we have another case of the Occupant of the White House not understanding the power of his own words, or maybe he does? We discuss that during our first segment of tonight's show. 

​We also recognize and pay tribute to the front line and essential workers that are helping to keep our communities safe during this COVID-19 crisis. There are numerous stories surrounding the trauma these individuals witness on a daily basis and the impact of what they see is real. We share with you a couple of stories from front line and essential workers that will  not only help us to better understand the intricacies and complexities of this pandemic, but to also help us to better appreciate the tremendous sacrifices they make for all us to remain safe. 

​We also discuss the Last Dance 10 part documentary of the 1997-98 Bulls NBA Season and their last championship run, and the impact that it had not only on the City of Chicago, but around the globally. This documentary continues to prove and solidify Michael Jordan's greatness. And, we offer our feedback about the first 4 episodes of this series airing on ESPN during tonight's show.  PLUS, we have a dynamic Thought of the Week that we entitling "Don't Drink the Bleach." I know this thought is going to bless you tonight. Be sure to tune into tonight's show