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BTRN - The City of Beverly Hills has issued an apology to NBA All-Star Jaylen Brown after admitting its earlier public statement about shutting down his brand event was inaccurate. Officials first suggested the event violated permit rules and referenced prior issues at the residence, but later clarified no permit was ever submitted or denied and no previous violations existed. Brown says the gathering was a private, invitation-only event held at a private residence around 7 p.m., well before local noise curfews. According to his team, music was shut off early, traffic was not blocked, and organizers had even contacted police beforehand about hiring an off-duty officer, which was declined. They say no evidence of any ordinance violation was ever presented. Brown argues the shutdown was based on biased or incorrect information, raising due-process concerns and causing financial and reputational damage. While the city apologized and called the situation an internal error, Brown maintains the apology came only after harm had already been done.

Join Us as we celebrate and acknowledge Black History Month and President's Day 2026. Join the discussion.Leave us a comment! @rvasoul.com talkingsmackpodcast@gmail.com VM Hotline 804 321-1010

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 2/01/2026, the guest was Documentary Filmmaker, Amira Barrett. Our guest, Class of 2025 Magna Cum Laude Spellman graduate, discussed her award-winning film, What Is the Black Body, a film about the perception of the Black Body in the U.S. Also, some of her other film projects that have taken her from the Caribbean to the Afro-diaspora in South America and insights on our people there were highlighted. In the second part of the program, “Open Forum Sunday Edition.” Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, in open forum conversations on topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, and internationally. https://youtu.be/ybmqu4xt-qs?si=io-EYLMQ6KgUxnWh

In this Black Talk Radio Network analysis, we examine how modern dissent is criminalized while historical rebellion is sanctified. As footage circulates portraying Alex Pretti as belligerent and Renée Good's family as emotional, the public is once again encouraged to focus on behavior rather than state violence. But when we place Minneapolis alongside the Boston Massacre, a contradiction emerges. Working-class colonists who confronted British soldiers are remembered as patriots, while contemporary protesters challenging federal power are framed as threats. From a Black historical perspective—one that remembers Crispus Attucks and the selective memory of American rebellion—this video exposes how anger, property damage, and resistance are judged differently depending on who controls the narrative. In the Black Talk Radio Network community, this pattern is understood as Proxy Racism: the use of narrative and social proxies to justify power while erasing its victims.

This video breaks down a real-world example of Proxy Racism: when oppressed communities are mobilized to support narratives and policies that ultimately strengthen the systems that harm them.

Proxy Racism isn't force—it's systems shifting control inward. Get the book here: https://payhip.com/blacktalkmediaproject

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 1/25/2026, the guests was the 2nd Advisor to Venezuela's National Assembly, Spokeswoman for Cumbe International (African Descendant Movement in Venezuela/South America) Fravia Marquez Silva, and Activist, Organizer, Journalist, Playwright, Obi Egbuna Jr. Fravia Marquez Silva talked about how Venezuela's Anti-Imperialist government position and resistance have led to sanctions and military attacks by the U.S. government. Also, an overview of how the sanctions have compromised the infrastructure of everyday Venezuelans, particularly African descendants, who make up a large portion of the country. In the second portion of the program, Bro. Obi Egbuna Jr. talked about organizing efforts to resist in South America, in the Caribbean, and on the African Continent. In the third part of the program, “Open Forum Sunday Edition.” Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, in open forum conversations on topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, and internationally.

Rescinding an order isn't protecting people—it's stepping aside. Governors who won't stop unlawful ICE policing have already broken their oaths.

Every year around MLK Day, a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is repeated without context — that he regretted the Civil Rights Movement because he was “integrating his people into a burning house.”

Join us for our Annual MLK Special Still Bill, DL ( Not Hughley),Big Mac and Big P cover the news of the day and reflect on how many things remain the same as the day Dr. King took his last breath! Join the Conversation! talkingsmackpodcast@gmail.com 3guystalkingsmack.com VM Hotline 804 321 1010

Happy Holiday Shenanigans and cheer from 3  Guys Talking Smack and Listening to Music!

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 1/18/2025 at 6:00 PM (EST) guest was Author, Historian, and Primary Researcher, Prof. of History at Contra Costa College in California, Dr. Manu Ampim. In honor of the work of our ancestor Martin Luther King Jr., Dr. Ampim discussed his published work about Dr. King, “The Evolution of a Revolutionary.” Also, as part of our dialogue, with the ongoing revolutions in the Sudan and Ethiopia, has it changed or affected his primary research studies on the Continent to uncover our hidden histories?

“Time for an Awakening” for Sunday 01/04/2026 at 6:00 PM (EST) guest was Activist, Agriculturalist, Calvin Daniels. From repatriating to Ghana from the U.S. over four years ago, to becoming a successful agriculturalist in the motherland, establishing SHAI HILLS SNAILS AND AGRICULTURE FARM LTD, our guest shared his journey with the listeners and how it has changed his life. In the second part of the program, “Open Forum Sunday Edition.”, is there any relationship between the Monroe Doctrine and Black America? Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, in open forum conversations on topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, and internationally.

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 12/28/2025, the guest was Activist, Organizer, Co-Founder, and Treasurer of the Friends of the Congo, Paul Pumphrey. With war raging in the Congo, bombs being launched into Nigeria, and potential war looming in Venezuela, what is the U.S. interest in all of this, and how should we as Black people view this? The discussion was Geopolitics with our guest, Paul Pumphery.

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro.Richard, Sunday 12-21-25 “OPEN FORUM SUNDAY EDITION“. Always topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, and internationally. Information, insights, and dialogue from a Black Perspective.

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 12/14/2025 at NEW TIME 6:00 PM (EST) 5:00 PM (CST) guest, was Activist, Organizer, President, Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association-Memphis, Thomas Burrell. Mr. Burrell updated the listeners on why he is requesting that Black farmers opt out of applying for President Donald Trump's recent $12 billion-dollar Farmer Bridge Assistance Program, also information on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, Ohio, denying to hear the En Banc appeal the Black farmers filed after a panel of three judges ruled (2 to 1), that the Black farmers could not file legacy claims on behalf of the deceased farmers under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. In the second part of the program, “Open Forum Sunday Edition”, Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, and participate in open forum conversations on topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, and internationally.

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro.Richard, Sunday 12-07-25  guest, Agya Kwadwo gave an update on the Abibitumi Film Festival and the Abibitumi Black Power Conference 2025, held in Ghana. Also “OPEN FORUM SUNDAY EDITION… “Are some of the nation's Black Mayors being co-opted?” This and other topics were part of the discussions in the Open Forum Sunday. Always topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, and internationally. Information, insights, and dialogue from a Black Perspective.

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 11/30/2025 at 6:00 PM (EST), the guest was lead organizers and spokespersons from around the country, Kamau Franklin (CMB), Sadiki Kambon (NLC), Nnamdi Lumumba (NBRPC), Obafemi Kinseidelele ( Race 1st Rally), and Patrick Lumumba ( Black Power Movement) in Mississippi. Our guests will inform us of the missions and accomplishments of the various organizations and how you can become involved in the objective of building unity and a structure for self-determination for Black people.

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 11/23/2025 at 6:00 PM (EST)  “OPEN FORUM SUNDAY EDITION… Historically Black Colleges and Universities were created as learning spaces for self-determined Black education, thought, and liberation. But after you hear this, ask yourself and others the critical question, are HBCU'S being co-opted? In the second half of the program, Geopolitics was the discussion with guest, Activist, Organizer, co-founder, and Executive Director of the Friends of the Congo, Maurice Carney, who shared information and updates about the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Sudan and Nigeria.  

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 11/16/2025 at 6:00 PM (EST), our guest was , Educator, Staff Director of the Center for Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Kelly Harris. Our guest discussed the Counter-Intelligence Program (COINTELPRO) targeted against African Americans by the United States government. Dr. Harris has expertise in areas including Black politics, African politics, Black political thought, and African American History, all were interconnected and part of the dialogue on the program. In the second half of the program, “Open Forum Sunday Edition”, conversations on topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, and internationally.

The Guys and the Lovely Raegan are back with hot jams and the latest news updates! Elections, Shutdowns, MBL and NBA gambling, mental heath tips, bad jokes and More! Shout Outs! www.rvasoul.com 804 321 1010 talkingsmackpodcast@gmail.com

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro.Richard, Sunday 11/09/2025 at 6:00 PM (EST), the guest was Activist, Organizer, President, Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association-Memphis, Thomas Burrell. Mr. Burrell  updated our listeners on the decision of the Sixth Circuit Court in Cincinnati in October 2025, on behalf of Black Farmers, who were denied the opportunity to file claims for deceased relatives in the $2.2 billion dollar payout.  In the second half of the program, “Open Forum Sunday Edition”, conversations on topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, and internationally.

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 10/26/2025 at 6:00 PM (EST), our guest was Journalist, Educator, Professor, and Past Chair, Department of Pan-African Studies at the University of Louisville, Dr. Ricky L. Jones. The environment for Black youth on predominantly white college campuses has always been toxic, even more so since the Supreme Court Affirmative Action decision in June of 2023, and other legislation banning CRT around the country. The online series “A Black Professor at a Hostile White University,” done by Prof. Ricky L. Jones, and related topics, was part of the dialogue with our guest. As always, conversation on topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, and internationally. https://www.facebook.com/rljone01/videos/2146380669187820/?rdid=LrBrS8Htshauf1cq

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro.Elliott & Bro.Richard, Sunday 10/19/2025 at 6:00 PM (EST) , Our guests was the Head of the Language, Literature, and Drama Section of the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana, Dr. Ọbadele Kambon, and Activist, Organizer, Special Envoy to Burkina Faso for the Afrodescendant Nation, Siphewe Baleka. Dr. Kambon shared information about the 2025 3rd Abibitumi Black Power Conference and Festival, as well as details on Decade of Our Repatriation (DOOR). Bro. Siphewe, updated our listeners on Burkina Faso, and how our people who want to return home can obtain citizenship there, and possibly other Nations on the Continent.

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 10-12-25 at 6:00 pm, our guests are members of the National Black Radical Organizing Committee, Nnamdi Lumumba: Ujima Peoples Progress Party, Charles Barron: Operation POWER, former New York City Councilman. The discussion revolved around the 2025 National Black Radical Political Convention in Philadelphia, PA, Oct 25-26, and how we as Black people should determine our political future in this country, and possible strategies for political formations. As always, conversation on topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, and internationally.

The Guys are back with Sweet T and the Lovely Raegan! Government Shutdowns, Political Hate Speech and Prosecutions. Where are we headed? Of course we have our mix of old school jams , a special listener requested Blues spotlight and More BAD Jokes! Shout Outs! VM 804 321 1010 www.rvasoul.com talkingsmackpodcast @gmail.com

“Time for an Awakening”, with Bro.Elliott & Bro.Richard, Sunday 10-05-25 “OPEN FORUM SUNDAY EDITION”…  Organizer of The Black Liberation Movement in Mississippi, Patrick Lumumba, Co-Founder of Racial Justice NOW, Zakiya Sankara Jabar, joined us and were part of the discussions in Open Forum Sunday. Always topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, internationally. Information, insights, and dialogue from a Black Perspective.

“Time for an Awakening”, with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 09/28/2025 at 6:00 PM (EST) Our guest was Professor of Practice of Economics at Washington University in St. Louis, Director of the Center for Community Uplift at the Brookings Institution, Andre M. Perry. The book “The Black Power Scorecard” and The Black Business Disparity Dashboard, produced by The Center for Community Uplift, were the topics of discussion with our guest, Andre M. Perry. As always, conversation on topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, and internationally.

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro.Richard, Sunday 09-21-25 “OPEN FORUM SUNDAY EDITION… The State of Black Settlements in Oklahoma in the Early 20th Century: This and other topics were part of the discussions in the Open Forum Sunday. Always topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, internationally. Information, insights, and dialogue from a Black Perspective.

“Time for an Awakening”, with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard Sunday 09/14/2025 at 6:00 PM (EST). Our guests were members of the digital histories and humanities collective, The 1838 Black Metropolis. The Philadelphia Black Metropolis was a city within a city built by more than 20,000 free Black people in Philadelphia in 1838. Our guests shared their work and common goal of The 1838 Philadelphia Black Metropolis, a movement to reclaim, rewrite, and restore suppressed or forgotten Black Histories. As always, conversation on topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, and internationally. https://www.1838blackmetropolis.com

“Time for an Awakening”, with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard Sunday, 09/07/2025 at 6:00 PM (EST) our guest was Author, Psychologist, Dr. Jerome Fox. The discussion centered around weapons we can use (short-term and long-term), in this current struggle we're facing as a collective, by the Author of the book “Addicted to White: The Oppressed in League with The Oppressor,” A Shame-Based Alliance, along with solutions for our community to break addiction and move forward.As always, conversation on topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, and internationally.

The Guys and Sweet T are Back. BTW, KK has changed his name to Charlie Brown.Don't ask.Join us for jams and preview of James Saxsmo Gates latest album "Saxsmo's Den" National Guard on the streets of DC and vaccines are becoming scarce. Is Snoop Dog homophobic? Let's talk about it! www.rvasoul.com talkingsmackpodcast@gmail.com Hot Line (804) 321-1010

“Time for an Awakening”, with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard Sunday 08/31/2025 at 6:00 PM (EST), our guest was Author, Scholar of Sovereign Studies, and founding executive director of the Center for Global Africa (CGA) Prof. Ezrah Aharone. Efforts to chart new sovereign courses for our people are already underway. Prof. Aharone / The Center for Global Africa (CGA), will host the 14th Annual Pan African Global Trade & Investment Conference, under the theme “Shaping the Future: Connecting Markets, Building Prosperity“. The discussion entails strategies for us moving forward in our development process of sovereign thinking, and what we can do as members of the sixth region in the diaspora. https://www.panafricanglobaltradeconference.com/

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro.Elliott & Bro .Richard, Sunday 8/24/2025 at 6:00 PM (EST), guest; Organizer, Journalist, Activist, Obi Egbuna Jr. Geopolitical & National issues were all part of the discussions with our guest. From the Cuban Medical Brigade trip to Burkina Faso and the Sahel region, to the Zionist incursion on the continent of Africa affairs, to the National Guard entering urban areas in D.C., all were part of the dialogue with the External Relations Officer Zimbabwe Cuba Friendship Association, Obi Egbuna Jr.

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro.Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 08/17/2025 at 6:00 PM (EST), our guest was Author, XM Radio Host, and Political Scientist, Dr. Wilmer Leon. From the Police takeover by federal troops in D.C., to the Congo, to Gaza, and the impotent response by Black elected officials on all of this, and alternatives to the direction of Black political leadership in the current Two-party system, was part of the dialogue with our guest, Dr. Wilmer Leon. As always, conversation on topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, and internationally.

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro.Richard, Sunday 08-10-25 “OPEN FORUM SUNDAY EDITION… Where is the Moral Compass of the Congressional Black Caucus on Geopolitical Issues? This and other topics were part of the discussions in Open Forum Sunday. Always topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, internationally. Information, insights, and dialogue from a Black Perspective.  

If Senator Slotkin wants to use her great-grandfather's story to attack socialism, she'd better start telling the whole truth—because the next generation is telling theirs, and they're not buying what she's selling.

The Guys and Sweet T are back with the jams, hot takes, news, bad jokes and more! High Black Unemployment Rates, Epstein Files, Vaccines, Democrats on the run and a tribute to Malcolm Jamal Warner! Shout Outs! Leave a comment at www.rvasoul.com www.talkingsmackpodcast@gmail.com VM Hotline (804) 321-1010

Barack Obama's legacy should not be judged by soaring speeches or symbolic milestones but by the material consequences of his policies.

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro.Richard, Sunday 08-03-25 “OPEN FORUM SUNDAY EDITION… The Double-Cross of Black Farmers, was part of the discussions in open forum Sunday. Always topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, and internationally. Information, insights, and dialogue from a Black Perspective.

By Scotty Reid | Black Talk Radio News A Breaking Points segment claimed U.S. mainstream media and establishment politicians only recently began broadcasting graphic images of famine in Gaza. While that holds, it overlooks earlier warnings and vital grassroots documentation. Cindy McCain: Leading the Alarm from 2023 As Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme since March 2023, Cindy McCain, widow of Sen. John McCain, consistently warned the world about looming famine in Gaza. By November 2023, she was predicting widespread starvation—and by May 2024, declared that northern Gaza was in full-blown famine, calling for humanitarian corridors and massive aid scale-up. TikTok: Visual Evidence when Other Platforms Shut It Down While platforms like Facebook and Instagram suppressed pro‑Palestinian content, Israel, AIPAC, the US Congress, and Donald Trump lobbied and got a law passed to ban TikTok explictly because of real images coming out of Gaza but despite this, the platform remained a channel where Palestinians and journalists could upload live footage of the mass starvation—unfiltered and uncensored. These viral videos reached global audiences long before mainstream outlets aired similar imagery. Tweets: Politicians Begin Commenting — Only in Mid‑2025 Hillary Clinton (X/Twitter — July 2025) “Aid organizations report that thousands of children in Gaza are at risk of starvation while trucks full of food sit waiting across the border.” This tweet appears to be her first public statement on Gaza since 2023, and it specifically called out stalled aid. Barack Obama (X/Twitter — July 28, 2025) “While a lasting resolution to the crisis in Gaza must involve a return of all hostages and a cessation of Israel's military operations… these articles underscore the immediate need for action to prevent the travesty of innocent people dying of preventable starvation. Aid must be permitted to reach people in Gaza. There is no justification for keeping food and water away from civilian families.” This marked his first public engagement on starvation in Gaza. Cory Booker (Statement — circa July 25, 2025) “Witnessing the catastrophic hunger and suffering of civilians… in Gaza has been heartbreaking. … It is our collective moral duty to ensure that humanitarian relief reaches those who need it most urgently.” His first publicly documented comment in six months; he notably did not name Israel explicitly. Amy Klobuchar (Photo-op & subsequent post — July 2025) • On July 9, she appeared in a smiling photo-op with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, indicted by the ICC, alongside other U.S. senators including Cory Booker. • Days later, she issued her first public statement on Gaza starvation, calling the humanitarian crisis “unacceptable” and urged urgent aid in response to NGO warnings. ✅ Fact-Check Summary Table The Bigger Picture • TikTok's citizen content—posted and viewed globally—helped fuel broader awareness when corporate platforms muted or removed sensitive imagery. • Cindy McCain and global humanitarian agencies were sounding alarms well before U.S. politicians spoke publicly. • U.S. lawmakers and cable news editors held back graphic images and messages until public pressure and viral documentation forced wider exposure. • Politicians whose campaign funding benefited from AIPAC-aligned electorates remained silent until months into the crisis—raising concerns about ideological complicity beyond mere omission. Conclusion By mid-2025, establishment voices finally echoed what humanitarian agencies and Palestinian journalists had been documenting since 2023. But the visuals and urgency that pressed the world into broader awareness came through TikTok, not state newsrooms. The delayed public commentary from Democrat's questionable leadership is not a case of them expressing real-time ethics and this appears more like reactive optics—born of the undeniab...

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro.Richard, Sunday 07-25-25 “OPEN FORUM SUNDAY EDITION”… Black American Citizens and European and Latino Immigrants, was part of the discussion in the open forum. Always topics that effect Black people locally, nationally, internationally. Information, insights, and dialogue from a Black Perspective.

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro.Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 07/20/2025 at 6:00 PM (EST), guests was Activist, Organizer, Special Envoy to Burkina Faso for the Afodescendant Nation, Siphewe Baleka, and Activist, Jurisconsult, founder of the International Movement for African Reparations, Esther Xosei. As major participants of the July 4th Black Independence Day Program, involving Afrodescendants of the Sixth Region, Afrikans in the U.K., and representative nations from the African Continent, Sister Esther and Brother Siphewe gave their perceptions and insights of the historic event in which they were involved. They also share an overview of the global African struggle against Colonialism and Neo-Colonialism. Always conversation on topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, and internationally.

Was Jim Crow really a “blessing in disguise” for Black Americans? In this episode of Black Talk Radio News, host Scotty Reid confronts the revisionist narrative promoted by Dr. Claude Anderson and others who suggest segregation was a time of Black prosperity. We dig into Anderson's family legacy with Safe Bus Company in Winston-Salem, explore whether their success was the norm or an exception, and ask why there's no record of their support for the Civil Rights Movement, despite benefiting from the gains it produced. Scotty also challenges Anderson's economic theory that wealth must precede political power, raising concerns about how that logic mirrors today's super PAC and billionaire-controlled political landscape. This episode calls for accountability from those in Black media and scholarship who perpetuate myths that undermine the legacy of civil rights fighters and mislead new generations. Video Version:

The Guys and Sweet T are back with Jams, Jazz, Jokes and MORE! Floods, Layoffs,and a divided Republican Party when it comes to Epstein! www.rvasouol.com talkingsmackpodcast@gmail.com VM Hotline (804) 321 1010

In this episode of Black Talk Radio News, we dive deep into one of the biggest hypocrisies in U.S. politics — the fact that millions of undocumented immigrants pay billions in taxes every year, only to be criminalized, detained, and deported by the very system that benefits from their labor. While right-wing politicians call for mass deportations, few are talking about the economic fallout: a shrinking tax base, lost Social Security revenue, and growing federal deficits. We explore how the IRS issues tax ID numbers (ITINs) to undocumented workers, why the government protects their tax info from ICE, and how Trump's immigration agenda would worsen the national deficit — a cost rarely calculated by the Congressional Budget Office. This episode exposes how political fearmongering ignores the real math and punishes those who quietly help fund America's social safety net. Tune in and find out why this issue deserves more attention — not just from human rights advocates, but from anyone who cares about economic truth and fiscal responsibility.

In this video, we expose the shocking truth behind Texas lawmakers' decision to approve $140 million in Israeli bonds while rejecting a modest $2 million upgrade to the state's flood warning system — just months before devastating floods claimed lives. This is more than a policy failure — it's a betrayal of the people they're supposed to serve. Let's break down the numbers, the priorities, and the lives that were put at risk for the sake of foreign investments.

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro.Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 07/06/2025 at 6:00 PM (EST), guest was Author, Historian, Moores Professor of History and African American Studies at the Univ. of Houston, Dr. Gerald Horne. Dr. Horne's latest book, “The Capital of Slavery (Washington D.C. 1800-1865)” was at the center of our dialogue with our special guest. Also, Open Forum conversation on topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, and internationally.

Welcome to Black Talk Radio News, where we challenge narratives and dig deep into historical and political truths. Today, we're turning to the pages of scripture—but not for religion's sake. We're talking about power. Land. And the courage to speak truth when it's unpopular. Because here's the thing: the prophets of ancient Israel weren't quiet men with long beards. They were radical voices who stood up against kings, armies, and priests. Not for wealth. Not for land. But to remind their people: God doesn't care about your borders if your justice is corrupt. Let's take Amos, for example. He called out Israel's elites for exploiting the poor while performing religious rituals. He said—“I hate your festivals… Let justice roll like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream.” Sound familiar? Fast forward to the time of Yeshua, known today as Jesus. The people under occupation were looking for a warrior messiah to free them. But Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world.” That wasn't weakness. That was defiance. He was telling Rome—and the corrupt leaders of his own people—that empire doesn't bring salvation. He didn't pick up a sword. He picked up the words of Isaiah, Micah, and Jeremiah—prophets who condemned their own leaders for chasing power over compassion. Fast forward to the time of Yeshua, known today as Jesus. The people under occupation were looking for a warrior messiah to free them. But Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world.” That wasn't weakness. That was defiance. He was telling Rome—and the corrupt leaders of his own people—that empire doesn't bring salvation. #BTRNews #ChristianZionism #BiblicalJustice #Micah #Amos #SpeakTruth #FaithAndPolitics

In this episode of BTR News, we expose the bipartisan legacy of U.S. betrayal towards Iran and the hypocrisy of presidents past and present. Why does Iran still attempt diplomacy with a nation whose history shows it only respects domination? From sanctions to sabotage, regime change is the real agenda. ️ Drop your thoughts in the comments. Watch, share, and follow BTR News for independent analysis. #BTRNews #Iran #ForeignPolicy #USImperialism #BlackMediaMatters #SanctionsAreViolence #RegimeChangeAgenda #TruthOverPropaganda

The Guys and Sweet T are back  to wrap up Black Music Month and Men's Health Month. we look back at Juneteenth ,the 10 year anniversary of the Mother Emanuel AME  church shooting and the never ending news alerts from DC Shout Outs! talkingsmackpodcast@gmail.com rvasoul.com VM Hotmail 804 321 1010