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Per special request Talk-Straight is tuning it's ear to the interest and concerns of young males across Urban America. In a special two part series, we will set the stage for invited guest from various cities in our listening audience to share their... more

Historically, Urban America has experienced many years of negative social challenges. Those trials have greatly impacted the lives of poor, marginalized and hurting people. There have been various individuals who stepped up to the plate... more

For the last few years, Talk-Straight has focused on the origin, nature and impact of the social economic ills plaguing Urban America. In 2019 we turn specific attention to proactive measures being carried out across the nation, focusing on... more

Quite often we find ourselves hiding the things that frighten, unnerve or frustrate us. Things that are hidden from other, but shape and direct our motives manifest themselves at the oddest of times in our lives. Yes – in the interest of... more

Thanks to all of our loyal listeners! If you have been following us then you know that TALK-STRAIGHT has a basic format: Host Generated Topics - Opening Monologue – Question/Answer. Well again - tonight we suspend with the... more

April 4, 2019 marks the 51st year after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis Tennessee, on the balcony of the Loraine Motel. After his death violence erupted all across Urban America. In the wake of an... more

It has been said ?When you receive a lemon, don't be upset - but find some sugar and water and turn it into Lemonade? This is the case for an opportunity across Urban America. 2017 Federal legislation makes it possible to create minority... more

According to a recent 2018 report of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, in 2016, there were 1,186 opioid-related overdose deaths­­­ in Tennessee—a rate of 18.1 deaths per 100,000 persons—higher... more

Often when we hear people speak of the ?black-man?, it is in the context of an adjective with descriptive allusions to his complexion and physical features. However there is a greater social context to the persona of a BLACKMAN! As a... more

There is a natural drive to be a winner in all of us. However, for too many frustrated, misguided and totally disappointed youth across Urban America; ?Nature? is often manifested into a disruptive force in their lives. It is easy to... more

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