Black Talk Radio News w/ Scotty Reid

BTR News host Scotty Reid talked with Grammy-nominated Maxwell Melvins of the Lifer's Group about the killing of activist rapper Nipsey Hustle, the events that led him to spend decades in prison and his thoughts on hip hop's beginning and where it is now. Maxwell Melvins will be on the presenters in the upcoming 3rd Annual Hip Hop Education Conference that will be hosted by Harvard University. [the_ad id="35245"]

BTR News – Welcome to another BTR News w/ Scotty Reid segment. BTR News Contributor Kwabena Rasuli, the founder of Clear The Airwaves Project, a radio DJ joined the podcast. We are in conversation about the launch of the “Respect Us Campaign” which kicked off on Saturday, March 16, 2019, with a public forum in New York City that was broadcast on WBAI FM radio. The campaign is sponsored in part by National Congress of Black Women and National Black Leadership Alliance. We also discussed the criminal confessions of rapper Cardi B.

[the_ad id="35245"] Black Talk Radio News - The cable news media and law & order types who seemingly believe the answer to resolving non-violent alleged offenses is to prosecute, convict and sentence to people to prison slavery. This sort of tough on crime" mentality related to the Jussie Smollett case is on display heavily on right-leaning networks and blogs but calls for punishment from so-called left-leaning cable news contributors and hosts. Joining us on this BTR News Brief is Roy Fleming. Mr. Fleming is a progressive prosecutorial political consultant and strategist "who is a lawyer fighting to end mass incarceration". You can find out more about the services Mr. Fleming provides at foglightstrategies.org. We will take a look at and discuss recent news concerning the actor Jussie Smollett who stood accused and charged for allegedly staging a hate crime in Chicago. According to Chicago news media outlet WGN, Cook County prosecutors dropped all charges against actor Jussie Smollett Tuesday. He had been charged with 16 counts of disorderly conduct after Chicago police say he staged a racial and homophobic attack in the city in January. Those charges will be now be wiped from Smollett's record. Smollett performed recent community service, Monday and Saturday, with the Rainbow Push Coalition. They wrote a letter presented in court, along with the Black AIDS Foundation and Lyric Opera of Chicago, standing up for Smollett's character. Take a listen and share these perspectives on the recent developments in the case and speculation on what led to the drop charges. [the_ad id="42365"]

Where do front runners for the DNC nomination, US Senator Bernie Sanders and former VP Joe Biden, stack up to Harris and President Trump on the killing of prisoners who may or may not be guilty of the crimes the state accused them and convicted them on?

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