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Does America apply self-defense laws equally, or does race still influence whose fear is considered "reasonable"? We'll examine two recent cases that have sparked national debate: • The Portland jury's acquittal of a Black man who claimed self-defense after a confrontation involving the N-word. • The Florida Walmart parking lot shooting, where a Black woman repeatedly retreated while an armed confrontation unfolded. We'll also explore the history many Americans have never been taught—from Virginia's colonial slave codes that prohibited Black people from possessing firearms or resisting white authority, to today's debates over Stand Your Ground, the Second Amendment, and equal protection under the law. This isn't a discussion about whether every claim of self-defense is justified. It's a discussion about whether every American is afforded the same right to defend themselves.

For decades, Americans have been told that the greatest threat to freedom was "tyrannical socialism." But what did that message sound like to African Americans living under Jim Crow, voter suppression, lynchings, segregated schools, and police brutality? In this episode of BTR News with Scotty Reid, we examine a recent Washington Times op-ed invoking President Dwight Eisenhower's "domino theory" to warn about socialism. We ask a different question: Who gets to define tyranny? The discussion explores the contradiction between America's Cold War rhetoric and its own history of racial oppression, while also examining U.S. foreign policy—from CIA-backed coups and regime change operations to support for governments and proxy forces accused of suppressing self-determination in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America. Rather than accepting a simplistic "capitalism equals freedom, socialism equals tyranny" narrative, this episode argues that tyranny should be judged by how governments treat people—whether through political repression, racial oppression, colonial domination, or violations of human rights—regardless of the economic label they adopt. Topics include: • Eisenhower's "domino theory" and Cold War propaganda • Jim Crow America versus the rhetoric of freedom • Emmett Till and the reality of the 1950s South • Native American dispossession and broken treaties • U.S. interventionism and CIA-backed regime change • Colonialism, self-determination, and competing definitions of tyranny • Why history deserves a more consistent moral standard Join the conversation as we challenge official narratives and ask whether the United States has always applied the same definition of freedom and tyranny to itself that it has applied to its geopolitical rivals. Host: Scotty ReidProduced by: BTR News with Scotty Reid #ColdWar #DominoTheory #History #USForeignPolicy #JimCrow #CIA #Socialism #Capitalism #CivilRights #BTRNews

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 07/05/2026 at 6:00 PM (EST), the guest was Dr. Emmitt Riley III, the Director of the African and African American Studies Program at The University of the South and the 42nd President of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists. Dr. Riley will examined the history of the Voting Rights Act's dismantling, the key events involved, its impact on Black voting districts nationwide, and strategies for moving our people forward. 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 06/28/2026 at 6:00 PM (EST). Part of this week's discussion examined key historical events and how it has framed our story as Black people over the past 250 years. As always, Open Forum addresses issues affecting Black people locally, nationally, and internationally, providing information, insight, and dialogue from a Black perspective.

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 06/21/2026 at 6:00 PM (EST), the guests included Rev. Edward Pinkney (Executive Director of BANCO), Patrick Lumumba (Black Liberation Movement, Mississippi), Charles Barron (former NYC Assemblyman and Councilman for the 42nd District, and co-founder of Operation POWER), and BaBa Wes Johnson, host of OURSTORY. The discussion covered Black news from their communities, leadership strategies, and practical solutions for political and economic empowerment, as we discussed ways to fight back and build stronger communities.

The Guys,Sweet T and Raegan celebrate Juneteenth ,Men's Mental Health Month, Pride Month with Tributes to Peabo Bryson and Sonny Rollins! We apologize for some audio issues. We blame Sweet T for pulling the plug. (804) 321 -1010 VM Hotline talkingsmackpodcast@gmail.com Leave a comment at www.rvasoul.com

Trump's remarks on Iran's frozen assets reveal more than most media headlines are admitting. In the context of the U.S.-Iran memorandum and the reopening of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, Trump openly acknowledged that if the U.S. simply keeps another nation's money, confidence in the dollar system collapses.

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 06/14/2026 at 6:00 PM (EST), the guest was Author, Historian, Moores Professor of History and African American Studies at the Univ. of Houston, Dr. Gerald Horne. Dr. Horne shared a historical perspective on the recent Supreme Court decision on Section 2, dismantling the Voting Rights Act, and the upcoming decision on birthright citizenship involving the 14th Amendment, and how these decisions fit into a broader historical context of political disenfranchisement for Black people. Also, other conversations with Dr. Horne on topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, and internationally.

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 5/31/2026 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 concerted attack on Black Studies departments across the country is a direct attack on Black people, and our young people at these institutions of higher learning. This subject, and related topics, was part of the dialogue with our guest, the creator of the online series “A Black Professor at a Hostile White University,” Dr. Ricky L. Jones. As always, conversation on topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, and internationally.

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro.Richard, Sunday 05/24/2026 at 6:00 PM (EST) guest was Author, Psychologist, Dr. Jerome Fox. Our conversation with Dr. Jerome Fox, Author of the book “Addicted to White: The Oppressed in League with The Oppressor,” A Shame-Based Alliance, revolved around some of the current issues facing Black America, along with solutions for our community to break white addiction, and cognitive weapons we can use (short-term and long-term), in this current struggle to move forward. As always, conversation on topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, and internationally.

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro.Richard, for Sunday, 05/17/2026 at 6:00 PM (EST), guests was Black student Leaders from the Univ. of Maryland, Jade Blackmoore, Mohammed Salih, and Anisah Caicedo. Our guests shared with us the background of the Nyumburu Cultural Center ( the Black student cultural center at the Univ. of Maryland), about the overall neglect of the Center by the University, the attacks and removal of the director and other staff that the students love and respect, and the demands and changes the Black students pushing for. Always conversations on topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, and internationally, and information, insights, and dialogue from a Black Perspective.

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro.Richard, Sunday 5/10/2026 at 6:00 PM (EST); guest was Author, Professor of Politics and African American Studies at the University of San Francisco, Dr. James Lance Taylor. Dr. Taylor gave us a historical perspective to the destruction of the voting rights act, the architects involved, and strategies to move our people forward. Always conversations on topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, and internationally, and information, insights, and dialogue from a Black Perspective.

Kevin Roberts studied Black survival, then helped weaponize the cultural term “woke.” But woke was never the problem. Sleepwalking through a dangerous nation built on anti-Black laws, Black Codes, convict leasing, and white mob violence was the problem then, and willful ignorance is still the danger now.

Is there a War against Black America ?

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro.Richard, Sunday, 5-03-26, our guest was Activist, Physician Dr. Afriye Amerson. With the federal government cuts to the Department of Education and early childhood education, the results will severely damage Black families. Our guest will explain the damage, advise us on what we can do to combat it, and implement protections for our women and children.  Also, the destruction of the Voting Rights Act was discussed in the Open Forum dialogue on topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, and internationally.

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday, 4-19-26, our guest was  Bernard Creamer, author of the book, “WHO STOLE THE SOUL? The weaponization of Hip Hop: A Historical & Sociological Perspective”, joined us to discuss a range of relevant topics that impact the Black Community. In the second half of the program, Stan Straughter informed listeners about the disinvitation of Ghanaian President John Mahama to speak and receive an honorary doctorate at Lincoln University (HBCU). Also, Open Forum dialogue on topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, and internationally.

A man was shot during a traffic stop… then charged. But here's what's missing: we still don't even know his name. This is how the system moves—fast to criminalize, slow to reveal the truth. And without accountability, the pipeline keeps feeding prison slavery. Free Bonus with all T-shirt purchases. Support independent media that exposes the system. Shop the New Abolitionists Collection and wear the message: “Slavery was never abolished.” Every purchase helps fund Black Talk Media Project.

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro.Richard, Sunday 4-12-26, our guest was Pan-African Activist, Organizer, Garveyite Dr. David Horne. The discussion with Dr. Horne ranged from geopolitics (Cuba, the U.S., and Israel's involvement in potential Global conflict in the Middle East), to how African American representation is used to promote Western foreign policy, to the recent U.N. resolution on reparations, and his insights on how our people should be viewing and organizing about these issues and more. Always conversations on topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, and internationally.

ICE agents shot Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis and charged him—until video exposed the truth. Charges dropped. Agents now under investigation. What happens when there is no video? This is how the system feeds the prison slavery pipeline.

Bigge E joins Reagan and the Guys for a lively conversation about our country's involvement in the Iranian War, AI in the music industry, hot music, jokes and more! Shout Outs! www.rvasoul.com talkingsmackpodcast@gmail.com VM Holtline (804) 321-1010

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 03/29/2026 at 6:00 PM (EST), our guest was Activist, Organizer, Co-Founder of Racial Justice NOW!, Zakiya Sankara Jabar. From her involvement with the grassroots organizers of the Target Boycott, to the need for Black people to fund our own liberation struggles, to the continued killings of unarmed Black men by police, these topics and more was covered with our guest Zakiya Sankara Jabar. We will use her work as a backdrop for the discussion. In the second half of the program, Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, in conversations on topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, and internationally.

What happens when soldiers stop believing in the mission? New reporting shows a surge in dissent inside the U.S. military, with a 1000% increase in conscientious objector requests. These aren't fringe cases — this includes personnel across multiple branches who are saying they don't want to participate in a war they don't understand or support. At the same time, the Israel Defense Forces is being described as stretched across multiple fronts, relying heavily on reservists while expanding operations that require even more troops. This raises a serious question:Are we looking at two militaries under strain — one stretched thin, the other increasingly unwilling? In this episode, I break it down through the lens of Proxy Racism — how people are used as instruments to carry out agendas they don't control, often against their own conscience. Some soldiers are now saying no. And that matters.

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro.Richard, Sunday 3-15-26 “OPEN FORUM SUNDAY EDITION“. Money and services cut to 1890 Land Grant Colleges and Universities (HBCU'S) were among the topics discussed.  Always topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, and internationally. Information, insights, and dialogue from a Black Perspective.

The Guys and Lovely Raegan tackle the news of the day and the Hottest Jams! We are at war! What was the eminent threat? Is it a Holy War? Check us out and leave your comments ! www.rvasoul.com www.3guystalking smack.com talkingsmackpodcast@gmail.com VM Hotline 804 321 1010

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 03/08/2026 at 6:00 PM (EST) 5:00 PM (CST) guest was Author, Head of the Peacebuilding Interventions Program at the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation in Cape Town, Extraordinary Professor of African Studies at the Center for African Studies, University of the Free State (South Africa), Prof. Tim Murithi. Prof. Murithi will discuss why “Africa as a Continent, should take on the Responsibility to Transform Global Order”. Also, part of the dialogue with our guest will include conversations about recent military actions by the West, which could spark a Global conflict and the struggle for Global African Reparations. Always conversations on topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, and internationally.

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 03/01/2026 at 6:00 PM (EST) 5:00 PM (CST) guest was Pan-African Researcher, Broadcast Journalist, Author, Keidi (Conscious Rasta) Awadu. His book “The Conscious Roots” Growth, Heritage, and the Biology of Being, is the latest in over 60 books published. In the book, Bro. Keidi argues that reconnecting with ancestral history and natural rhythms is a biological necessity for overcoming the psychological and physiological damage of colonization. The dialogue on this, and other topics with our guest, Keidi Awadu. Also, Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, in conversations on topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, and internationally.

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 02/22/2026 at 6:00 PM (EST) 5:00 PM (CST) guest was Activist, Organizer, Founder of the African Socialist International (ASI), African People's Socialist Party (APSP), and Leader of the Uhuru Movement, Chairman Omali Yeshitela. Chairman Omali discussed how media propaganda (case of the Uhuru 3) is being used, particularly against the Black Community, to hinder organizing efforts and block critical discussions, in this imperialist political environment that Black Americans are faced with. Self-Determination strategies, such as the Black Political Agenda 19-Point Plan, and others, was a part of the dialogue with our guest, Chairman Omali Yeshitela. Also, Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, in open forum conversations on topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, and internationally.

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