Black Talk Radio News w/ Scotty Reid
442 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★ - 42 ratingsBlack Talk Radio News reports and discusses current political and social news of the day featuring commentary from veteran political/social analyst Scotty Reid and guests from various fields.
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BTR News: Panel Discussion on Weaponized Commercialized Hip Hop
November 13, 2020 05:11 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBIn this episode, BTR News hosts a discussion led by a friend of the show Kwabena Rasuli of the activist collective Clear The Airwaves Project which works to enforce FCC guidelines on urban programming.
BTR News: Did Prince Imply Black People Should Not Vote?
November 11, 2020 09:24 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBA meme circulating on the internet implies that the late artist Prince suggested people should not vote and nothing ever changes by voting. Is this…
BTR News: Lil Wayne Isn’t A Typical Black Voter, We Know What He Is
October 31, 2020 23:03 - 5 minutes - 5.21 MBBlack voters are taking note of the type of black people who have endorsed on of the most incompetent anti-black candidates in recent US election history.
BTR News: Hillary Clinton Joins The Electoral College
October 29, 2020 20:57 - 3 minutes - 3.49 MBIn what some of us see as hypocrisy, Hillary Clinton joins the electoral college despite a movement on the left to abolish it. Is it only super-wealthy people, how do you get picked?
BTR News: Gaston County’s Lack of Leadership Concerning Its Covid 19 Pandemic Is Deadly
October 27, 2020 22:26 - 5 minutes - 5.33 MBTonight, October 27, 2020, is a Gaston County Commissioner’s meetings which I have been attending every other week as they are held, since becoming part of organized opposition to a Neo-Confederate statute in front of the courthouse, and institutional racism in general.
BTR News: Colin Kaepernick On Qwest To Sell The Public On Police & Prison Abolition
October 24, 2020 23:36 - 4 minutes - 3.71 MBBefore going into the issues concerning abolishing the police, abolishing prisons, and the incorrect conclusion that policing and prisons are rooted in White Supremacy, let's give Colin Kaepernick his due and recognize his sacrifice to elevate a nation's consciousness on matters of the intersection of race and the police state.
BTR News: The Tale Of Two Positive COVID Cases, Donald Trump & Cam Newton
October 05, 2020 23:35 - 5 minutes - 4.63 MBOnce again Donald Trump is displaying irrational behavior as it relates to his becoming infected with COVID 19.
Community Protests Light Sentence Given To Hit & Run Driver Who Killed Two Black People
October 05, 2020 20:29Video montage from the vigil and walk for justice that was held on 10/4/2020 that was organized for the victims of a hit and run driver Katelyn Brooke Abernathy who killed Charles Love and Keytiada Cooke.
BTR News: Trump’s Camp Is Infected Because Of Their Irrational Behavior During Pandemic
October 03, 2020 21:42 - 3 minutes - 3.22 MBAfter reportedly contracting COVID-19, if Trump dies then he dies and his supporters will have no one to blame but the Trump administration, and it's likely that he contracted the virus during one of several campaign events where guidelines on wearing masks and social distancing were ignored as some kind of fringe political statement.
BTR News: Kentucky Corruption From Start To Finish In Breonna Taylor Killing & Cover Up
September 29, 2020 00:06 - 1 hour - 35.9 MBBTR News with Scotty Reid walks through the documented timeline of the killing of 24 yr old US citizen Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky on March 23, 2020, by narcotics officers enforcing a decades-old drug war that has claimed perhaps thousands of lives by law enforcement officers kicking down doors in the middle of the night with the controversial no-knock warrants.
BTR News: Benjamin Crump Becomes The Object of Misplaced Hate
September 25, 2020 00:57 - 2 minutes - 1.36 MBBenjamin Lloyd Crump is a US attorney who specializes in civil rights and catastrophic personal injury cases. It seems that his law firm is the popular choice when it comes to families who have suffered civil rights violations by government employees. He is frequently a media guest when it comes to commentary surrounding police shooting case.
BTR News: Too Many Cops Are Dirty & Trump A Threat To Public Safety
September 02, 2020 02:33 - 1 hour - 29.4 MBBTR News Tonight with Scotty Reid will take a look at news from around the world tonight including another deadly use of excessive force by LA Sherrif's deputies.
BTR News: Woman Says Her First Amendment Rights Threatened For Protesting In Gaston County
August 30, 2020 18:07 - 34 minutes - 15.8 MBBTR News continues its local coverage of events that have transpired since the murder of George Floyd to include the reoccurring issue of promoting white supremacy via a Gaston County-owned neo-confederate monument being displayed in front of the county courthouse. We will hear from one of those who have been on the frontlines of social justice protests in Gaston County and attended Gaston County commissioner meetings.
BTR News: Gaston County Takes Step Backward On Confederate Idol
August 26, 2020 16:23 - 54 minutes - 25 MBRecap of the latest events in covering the issue of the removal of a confederate idol perched high in the air in front of the Gaston County, NC courthouse.
BTR News: Gaston County Confederate Idol Update 8/22
August 23, 2020 15:13 - 28 minutes - 13.2 MBOn this broadcast of BTR News w/ Scotty Reid, Scotty gives an update and accurate information concerning the new resolution to be voted on by the Gaston County Commissioners at the Aug 25th Tuesday night meeting. The resolution was introduced by confederate sympathizers on the county board, Chad Brown and Jack Brown.
BTR News: The Gaston County Fight To Remove The Neo-Confederate Statute From County Courthouse
July 30, 2020 13:03 - 27 minutes - 12.5 MBScotty Reid of the East Gaston Coalition For Freedom & Justice co-founder, the host of BTR News shares his thoughts on recent events concerning the movement for justice that has arisen in Gaston County, NC.
BTR News: The Medical Model for Racism in Modern Society w/ Reverend Fred Shaw Jr.
July 06, 2020 06:56 - 55 minutes - 25.3 MBBTR News = The Citizens Commission on Human Rights, the world's leading Mental Health Industry Watchdog, is responsible for helping enact more than 180 worldwide reforms that protect the public from abuses committed under the guise of mental health. Joining BTR News is the Public Affairs Director of the organization, Reverend Fred Shaw Jr. to discuss the current “Medical Model” of racism in modern-day society.
BTR News: Thuggish Florida Sheriff Threatens Non-existent Protesters
July 02, 2020 07:09 - 12 minutes - 5.6 MBA Clay County, Florida Sherriff in all his thuggish bravado issued threats to non-existent protestors because of what he has seen on cable news shows.…
BTR News: But What About “Black on Black Crime?” w/ Clear The Airwaves Project
July 01, 2020 21:11 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBIf these people engaging in what aboutism concerning violence in Chicago, then they should join the movement to clear the airwaves and they should financially support organizations working to solve the problem of gun violence.
BTR News: Racist Wilmington Police Caught Being Racists & Defunding Slave Patrols
June 26, 2020 06:46 - 1 hour - 33.2 MBA conversation with Afro-Carolinian William Barnette about police violence, corporations, and their superficial changes to update their "values" and de-funding the police.
BTR News: Gaston County Commissioner Philbeck Is A Problem!
June 25, 2020 05:01 - 26 minutes - 12.3 MBDiscussing this BS "committee of understanding" proposed by Gaston County Commissioner Philbeck that's to bring together people who want to practice justice in removing a racist symbol from the Gaston County courthouse courtyard and those who want to keep practicing racism.
BTR News: The Police Lynch Mob Murder Of Jamarion Robinson
June 25, 2020 01:39 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBIn this episode of BTR News, we will take a look at the case of Jamrion Robinson who was brutality shot and killed by an apparent police lynch mob involving several law enforcement agencies in the state of Georgia in 2016. We spoke with Monteria Robinson about her son's killing by police that she characterized as murder as she continues to seek justice.
BTR News: Black Entreprenuer Alleges SEC Is Targeting Him Because They Want To Kill Him Like George Floyd
June 23, 2020 05:55 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBIn this episode of BTR News w/ Scotty Reid, Scotty takes a look at a press release which was issued on behalf of Entrepreneur Solomon Ali, an African-American businessman who alleges he is the target of a racist attack in the form of complaint against him filed by the Securities & Exchange Commission. Details of the SEC complaint were not included in the press release. Mr. Ali's story does raise some eyebrows but not in the way it might have been intended.
BTR News: Reflections on African Union Deputy Commissioner’s Forum with the African Diaspora
June 21, 2020 20:40 - 41 minutes - 19.2 MBJoin Black Talk Media Project founder Scotty Reid, Time For An Awakening Media Founder Elliot Booker, and his co-host of Time For An Awakening radio program Richard White as they discuss the open forum from earlier today with the African Union Deputy Commissioner Hon. Nii Kwesi Quartey, Deputy Chair of the AU Commission.
BTR News: Confederate Idols Falling Across The USA
June 21, 2020 08:27 - 16 minutes - 7.34 MBConfederate monuments are coming down and racists don't like but we are not concerned with their feelings. Learn about Jury Nullification and set the protesters free.
BTR News: Can Black People Please Stop Defending Confederate Monuments?
June 19, 2020 07:47 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBIn this episode of Black Talk Radio News, Scotty delves into the controversy surrounding the removal of tacky, trashy and terroristic confederate monuments being vandalized, pulled down, or removed. The controversy isn't that racist suspects are defending these false idols but that some Black people are defending them even if they don't think that is what they are doing. Its madness!
Thoughts on Bob Johnson Interview And Black Talk Radio Network Stats
June 17, 2020 01:51 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBIn this episode of The Founder's Soap Box, Scotty Reid shares thoughts from a conversation with a network member concerning ad revenue from Black Businesses or any business for that matter. Also, thoughts on how to share more information about the reach of our media operations.
BTR News: The Confederate Monument In Gaston County, NC Is An Act of Terrorism
June 15, 2020 06:53 - 4 minutes - 4.01 MBThis is a message to the Gaston County Commissioners concerning the confederate monument sitting in front of the Gaston County Courthouse in North Carolina.
BTR News: Propagandist Who Devalue The Struggle In The Streets
June 14, 2020 00:10 - 9 minutes - 8.71 MBIn this episode of BTR News, Scotty shares his thoughts on the anti-revolutionary propaganda by people who devalue the struggle for justice in the streets in the wake of the high profile killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
BTR News: Corporations Help Teach United States Youth Violence Through Rap Radio Stations!
June 03, 2020 02:57 - 38 minutes - 17.6 MBKwabena Rasuli and Scotty break down the corporate role in contributing to community gun violence in neighborhoods across the United States.
BTR News: Susan Rice Uses Russia Conspiracy Hoax To Taint George Floyd Protests
June 02, 2020 20:54 - 10 minutes - 4.99 MBIn this episode of BTR News w/ Scotty Reid, Scotty takes a look at reports that former Obama national security advisor Susan Rice claims Russia has a hand in influencing national protests against police violence.
BTR News: The Historical Context In Which To View Uprisings Against Police Violence & The Status Quo
May 29, 2020 21:11 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBIn this episode of BTR News, Scotty reflects on the historic movement against oppression. As stores and a police precinct burns in Minneapolis, as freedom fighters confront police in Louisville, as voters contemplate not voting for Trump or Joe Biden in the 2020 elections, as opinions are formed about these actions I think it is important to view these issues within a historical context.
BTR News: Several People Reportedly Shot Protesting Killing of Breonna Taylor By Police
May 29, 2020 18:34 - 2 minutes - 1.4 MBIn video published by Reuters, during the standoff, outraged protesters can be heard chanting "Whose Streets? Our Streets". One of the seven reportedly shot is in critical condition. It assumed that police fired the shots that struck the protestors but it can not be confirmed at this moment although it is likely.
BTR News: Riots In Response To Government Abuses Is American As Apple Pie
May 28, 2020 22:20A number of media pundits on the left and right, a number of citizens black and white, have been making sure to publicly condemn the…
BTR News: Amy Cooper’s Bid To Terrorize Black Man With Police Fails
May 26, 2020 18:09 - 1 minute - 6.71 MB VideoA white woman in Central Park attempted to lynch a Black man by police because he dared to challenge her violation of park rules that required her to leash her dog that she was allowing to run free without restraint.
BTR News: Minneapolis Police Murder Man Caught On Film Begging For His Life
May 26, 2020 15:18 - 10 minutes - 23.5 MB VideoA 40 something-year-old Black man who has yet to be identified was apparently murdered by Minneapolis police responding to a call about fraudulent economic activity at a local shop on Monday night.
BTR News: Breaking Down Slaver Joe Biden’s Breakfast Club Interview
May 24, 2020 16:04 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBIn this episode of BTR News w/ Scotty Reid, Scotty dissects the recent interview given by the presumed DNC chosen nominee Joe Biden who on Friday appeared in an online interview with a host of The Breakfast Club, an entertainment-based program that wades into the shallow end of politics.
BTR News: Michael Jordan, The Team Bully Of The Chicago Bulls
May 21, 2020 23:26 - 8 minutes - 5.79 MBIn this episode of BTR News w/ Scotty Reid, Scotty dissects some of the sports commentary on Michael Jordan and his companies "documentary" The Last Dance.
BTR News: A New Code Of Behavior To Combat Anti-Social Viruses w/ Mr. Bob Law, NBLA
May 16, 2020 01:53 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBIn this episode of BTR News w/ Scotty Reid, Scotty speaks with legendary black radio host and social justice activist Mr. Bob Law. Mr. Law is currently the host of From The Streets with Bob Law on Saturdays from 11 am to Noon on NYC based radio station WBAI 99.5 FM.
BTR News w/ Scotty Reid And Kwabena Rasuli Discuss Spate Of Police Gun Violence Incidents
May 11, 2020 20:52 - 1 hour - 39.3 MBIn this episode of BTR News will focus a majority of our attention on 3 recent fatal shootings involving police and/or former law enforcement and proposed solutions to reduce fatal police interactions. Kwabena Rasuli of Clear The Airwaves Project which works to reduce the harm of violent lyrical music content on the listening public will join us for a segment to discuss recent and upcoming events.
BTR News: 37% Believe Tara Reade But Was She And Joe Biden Set Up By “The Scheduler”?
May 07, 2020 03:23 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBIn this episode of BTR News, Scotty discusses a Monmouth University poll that says 37% of respondents believe Tara Reade's allegations of sexual assault against Joe Biden are credible and poses a theory questioning whether or not it is possible that both Joe Biden and Tara Reade were set up by the person Tara refers to as "The Scheduler".
BTR News: Historic Black Newspaper May Die With Its Last Publisher
May 06, 2020 20:16 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBIn this episode of BTR News, Scotty reports on a sad story out of North Carolina concerning the death of Kenneth Edmunds who passed at the age of 66 and who may be the last publisher of the historic Black newspaper The Carolina Times.
BTR News: Is Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony A Victim Of A Racist Plot To Take Him Down?
May 06, 2020 17:56 - 13 minutes - 12 MBIn this episode of BTR News, Scotty examines recent reports about the swinger Sherriff Gregory Tony of Broward County, Fl. Photos have been published showing Tony and his wife attending wild parties but not engaged in any unlawful acts. Whoever is behind the plot also is attempting to make an issue of Tony killing a man when he was 14-yrs-old and was acquitted of all charges. Is Sherriff Tony a victim of racism or someone else’s ambition to become Sherriff?
BTR News: What Won’t Stacy Abrams Do To Advance Up The Democratic Party Ladder?
May 05, 2020 23:20 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBIn this episode of BTR News, Scotty examines recent actions and statements by Stacy Abrams, the Georgia politician who narrowly lost the Gubernatorial race in that state and seems to be a rising star within the neoliberal wing of the Democratic Party. Abrams has faced criticism for aggressively marketing herself to Joe Biden’s campaign hoping for a VP slot and for her willingness to be dismissive of the sources who have come forward to support Tara Reade's rape allegations against her former ...
BTR News: Sean “Puffy” Combs Issues Political Threat to Democrats And Joe Biden
May 02, 2020 03:04 - 15 minutes - 7.22 MBIn this episode of BTR News w/ Scotty Reid, Scotty provides an analysis of the political statement Sean “Puffy” Combs recently made as reported by XXLMag.com. Combs threatened to hold the Black vote “hostage” if Joe Biden’s campaign makes some promises that result in policy to change and improve the lives of Black and Brown people.
BTR News: Financial Author Rahkim Sabree Recommends Wise Use Of Your COVID 19 Stimulus Funds
May 01, 2020 23:44 - 28 minutes - 13.3 MBIn this episode of BTR News, Scotty speaks with Mr. Rhakim Sabree, who is an author, TEDx speaker, cofounder of An Extended Hand, Inc., and personal finance expert Rahkim Sabree who has built a platform of advocacy for financial education in black and brown communities.
BTR News: Financial Advisor Rhakim Sabree Recommends Wise Use Of Your COVID 19 Stimulus Funds
May 01, 2020 23:44In this episode of BTR News, Scotty speaks with Mr. Rhakim Sabree, who is an author, TEDx speaker, cofounder of An Extended Hand, Inc., and personal finance expert Rahkim Sabree who has built a platform of advocacy for financial education in black and brown communities.
BTR News: Gastonia, North Carolina Mayor Leads Effort To Provide Free COVID 19 Testing, Two Days Left
April 30, 2020 00:19 - 7 minutes - 7.04 MBA few more days for free COVID 19 testing in Gaston County, NC. "Gastonia Mayor Walker Reid believes many people are missing out on COVID-19 testing, so he’s helping bring testing to them through Kintegra Health and area churches.
BTR News: Pranic Healing, Bioenergetics and COVID 19 w/ Mr. Jeffrey Noble
April 19, 2020 01:58 - 29 minutes - 13.6 MBIn this episode of Black Talk Radio News with Scotty Reid, Scotty speaks with Jeffrey Noble, founder of The Noble Touch a 501(c)3 non-profit that…
BTR News: Who Are The Indigenous People Of Biafra And Why Are They Planning To March On Washington, DC?
April 10, 2020 11:35 - 28 minutes - 12.9 MBObidi Obienu, a representative of the organization Indigenous People of Biafra, spoke with BTR News about their freedom struggle to restore the nation of Biafra which is in present-day Nigeria.