Black Politics Today

Strongmen regimes have been identified as political regimes that have a totalitarian dictator or autocrat seeking to rule by fear and threat. These leaders are typically void of any democratic philosophy, although they may use a democratic structure to hide their authoritarian rule. Most notable strongmen regimes are Russian President, Vladimir Putin; Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi; Turkish President, Tayyip Erdogan, and North Korea's President, Kim Jung-un to name a few. Donald Trump idolizes these individuals and is seeking to turn his administration and this country into a mirror of these autocratic governments. So, the question becomes, if Barack Obama displayed these strongman characteristics and sought to harness complete power under his authority, would congress, the media, and the Rust Belt White America respond in the same manner as they have with Donald Trump? Can a black man use the same tactics as a white man and get the same results? My guests, Ret. Lt. Col Warren Christopher, and Dr. J

Former VP Candidate Sarah Palin once suggested that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would create "death panels" because "bureaucrats" would decide who was worthy of health care. She called that such system was "downright evil!" The Republican controlled Congress, passed TrumpCare that would indeed create those Death Panels that Sarah Palin said would occur. She just didn't think it would be the Republican healthcare plan. Well, with $800Billion cut from Medicaid and $600Billion in tax cuts given to the rich, babies with Down Syndrome, Asthma, Cancer, or any other disease, may end up, on that Death Panel. My guests tonight: Dr. Marilyn McPherson-Corder, Commissioner Greg Stewart, and Dr. Jermane Bond discuss the impact on Black America.

One Hundred days have never been so long. Every year someone says, this year has gone by so fast. Yet, these first 100 days of the Trump Administration actually feels like two or three years; nothing about it, has been quick. Trumps 100 days has not had any legislation accomplishments or created any jobs, and Trump proclaims his first 100 is greater than any others. Unfortunately, the fact is, that Trump has the lowest rating of any President ever. Why should anyone believe this man? My guest California State Senator Steve Bradford, SkillTarget Co-Founder Brandon Andrews, and Principle of Caruthers Consulting, Rebekah Caruthers join me to explain why America's credibility is at stake.

On Thursday, April 6, 2017 at approximately 8:40pm EST, the United States military launched Tomahawk missiles at Syrian airfields in response to Syrian's use of chemical weapons against their own people. Unfortunately, that strike did nothing to halt the Syrian slaughter of innocent women and children, nor did it give this president any post strike boost in his job approval ratings. This Administration had done nothing to address the issues affecting millions of Americans, many of which voted for this president. So, today we declare Donald Trumps first 100 days as, detached from reality. Never again, will America subject itself to then whelms of a narcissistic, egotistical, autocratic person. Nooo...next time America will step up an not be fooled.

Since January 20, 2017, some 80 days ago the nation has been in continuous chaos and confusion with no signs of it ending anytime soon. The nepotism of this administration and the conflicts of interest are momentous and clearly demonstrate a complete disregard for the integrity and credibility for the Office of the Presidency. The impact that this administration has had on our domestic and foreign policy, our allies, and even our adversaries has been devastating. A further indication that knowledge, experience, and understanding of our Constitution, our three branches of government, and the roles and responsibilities of each individual representing the Office of the President, is crucial and should not be taken lightly or as another notch in a belt. The direction of this nation falls on the shoulder's of those American's who chose to sit and be a spectator, rather than engage and be a participant. Our experts weigh in on the current state of our nation, Commissioner Greg Stewart, Political Consultant Rebekah

In just 73 days, Donald Trump has been able to turn the American society upside down with criminal investigations, failed policies, a lack of knowledge, an autocratic totalitarian narcissistic nepotism, and no clear direction for the country. This administrations lack of ability to govern or provide any frame of leadership has caused the American people to wonder if our nation is safe in the hands of a 70yr old twitter techie. America has entrusted its future to the hands of someone without any experience and now they are reaping what they have sown.

Just 60 days in and the Trump Administration is officially under criminal investigation by the FBI. Not since Nixon, have we seen such criminal activity by a President or his staff. But in 2016, the Trump family made history for the number of investigations opened in the first 100 days of a new administration. The budget, healthcare, jobs, infrastructure, housing and education policies are all under siege as a result of this administrations dereliction to duty. What's At Stake for the American people and how will we overcome the continual cycle of investigations, tweets, and blatant lies by this President of the United States of America? Can we afford to sit back and wait to see what happens next? I don't think so. My panel of insiders, Rebekah Caruthers, Greg Stewart and Rep. Robin Kelly, shared their thoughts and insight into what's next for America.

Ignorance, Incompetence, and Narcissism are not qualities one would look for in someone they would want to lead them, and it certainly shouldn't be the character traits of the President of the United States. Nor should these same traits be the qualities of our Federal Agency Secretaries, unfortunately, in America; the home of the brave and the land of the free, 43 million people decided that those are the exact qualities they wanted to put the future of their family in the hands of. Welcome to the Trump Debacle. Dr. Ben Carson, HUD Secretary believes that slaves were immigrants and that their journey to American was filled with hopes and dreams of the good life and a prosperous future for their Massa (Master) fathered children. Dr. Lewis Brogden shares his historical perspective on Trump and the dismissive nature of our American slave history that Ben Carson attempted to do with his asinine comments.

Nationalism, Autocracy, lies, and more lies, are what this Trump Administration has been based on. The American people were bamboozled, repeatedly lied to, mislead, and been made a party of the election of the worst and most unqualified individual ever to hold elected office. The "fake news" that this administration has fed to the American people have been so ingrained in white nationalism that Steve Bannon himself told the Conservative Political Action Conference just how he planned to destabilize and destroy the American government based on economic nationalism. The predatory messages that these folks are spewing are detrimentally dangerous to our American society and void of any Constitutional resolve. To discuss the dysfunctionality of this Trump Administration is Prof. Sharon Kyle and Rebekah Caruthers.

During the 2016 Presidential election many conscious sensitive republican American's found themselves in precarious positions attempting to defend their support for Donald Trump while still trying to maintain some dignity among their peers. The results of the election didn't help much to pivot away from the rhetoric and tone, nor did it create any substantive agenda. No, instead it gave way to a group of unqualified, unprepared and incompetent staffers and president around the White House and in major cabinet positions. Tonight we discuss the level of dysfunction and destruction under the Trump Administration with Greg Stewart and Will Jawando.

On February 9, 2017 the 84th U.S. Attorney General, Jeff Sessions was sworn in as the Top Law Enforcement official in America. Yet, this AG has a history and has made public statements of denying, obstructing, and supporting legislation that suppresses the votes of African Americans and Latinos; seeks to overturn Roe v. Wade and a woman's constitutional right to chose; along with legislation to set back legal rights of members of the LGBT community. All of this during the celebration of Black History Month that supports the diversity of our nation. Unfortunately, this Attorney General has sought to obstruct the Civil Rights of our citizens and like his president, can only see contributions from deceased Fredrick Douglas who died more than 100 years ago in 1895, rather than speaking to the current state of our nations civil rights. My guest tonight is Dr. Wilmer Leon, host of "Inside the Issues w/Wilmer Leon" and Award Filmmaker and Producer, Keith Beauchamp.

In eighteen days, the Trump Administration has clearly demonstrated that they are all way over their heads in attempting to run this government. They have disrespected federal judges, banned Americans and legal residents with a ban that isn't a ban, assailed polling that they once embraced as biblical, lied about the number of attendees at their inauguration, become besties with Vladimir Putin, and now even deciding which facts are going to be facts. This is who America has decided they want to lead our country...SMH

For more than 18months, racially charged rhetoric, hatred, masogeny, homophobia, you name it and it was front and center at every campaign event for Donald Trump. That same rhetoric has continued into the Oval office and the cabinet selection of Donald Trump. Many of his cabinet selections have a history of racial bias and hateful language towards people of color. Ironically, they all seem to take on the same prosauna as Donald Trump, if they don't like the truth, they make up their own and push it over and over until they can change the story and move on to something new. Donald Trump and his administration have instilled fear among our nations most vulnerable citizens and have opened the door and welcomed our adversaries as if they were allies. The ignorance of this authoritarian, will be critical to our democracy as we know it. My guest, Greg Stewart, Dr. Johnny B. Hill, and Clifton Rogers share their thoughts on the new administrations.

Todays technology has provided a glimpse into the actions and minds of criminals in the millennial age. The rise of social media to document everything you do, doesn't stop with junior and senior high school kids. It captures, adults, celebrities, athletes, even the President of the United States. Noo, social media has allowed even the most criminally inclined to post their illegal actions for some kind of notoriety. On New Years Day, three teenagers and one adult kidnapped, torched, and humiliated another teenager with a disability for more than two days and streamed it LIVE on Facebook. While another would be theft, is caught on camera using the credit card of a man who has been missing for four weeks, while shopping with her five year old son. What are these people thinking? Your right, they aren't thinking. And now, they've signed up for 30, thirty years in the penitentiary. Why...?

Dog Whistle politics are the politics that frequently spew racial animus and division among different ethnic groups as a result of the constant and often times incendiary rhetoric. Many Southern Democrats, whom are now staunch conservative Republicans, used divisive language to stir up hatred for white voters against Liberals who were supported by civil rights organizations that were predominately black. The racial code words used by Richard Nixon in 1970 is the same language Donald Trump used during the 2016 Presidential Election. Racial Politics has re-emerged in America when it was said that we were in a “Post Racial” society. The documentary 13th featured on the broadcast, enlightens and educates many who were clearly unaware of the racial foundations previously laid to impact the mood and turnout of the 2016 election proving that America was never in a post racial society, just a well hidden one. Sooo…welcome to the Post Trump Society of Racial Politics.

Alzheimer’s is a deadly disease that claimed ten thousand new victims each day. My daughter’s grandmother was one of those victims. My mother will be another when her time comes. Caring for my mother can be trying and exhausting at times, but its what you do for your loved one. I’m grateful for the opportunity and yet, I wouldn’t wish it upon anyone. Dan Gasby, husband of supermodel and restaurantuer, B. Smith, and Dr. Goldie Byrd shared their research and personal experience on the disease. The personal experience of Dan Gasby and his wife B. Smith helped me to better understand and cope with what my destiny with my mother will become. Many thanks to Dr. Goldie Byrd and Mr. Dan Gasby.

The 2016 Presidential election featured the President-elect Donald Trump railing against Hillary Clinton calling her a crook because she was paid for making speeches after leaving the State Department. Well, we find out that Trumps initial cabinet selections have done the same thing, even getting paid from terrorist groups. Now, Mr. Never Settle, is settling the Trump University lawsuit for $25million something he said he would never do because he wasn’t wrong. Well, I guess proving that would have been harder to do than writing a check for $25M. Only crooks settle, and Donald Trump is in fact, a CROOK!

On Tuesday, Nov 8th America announced that racism, bigotry, misogyny and inexperience are not disqualifiers for them to elect a Commander in Chief and Leader of the Free World. For forty-five percent of the nations population to sit out this election given the magnitude of the Supreme Court and so many other issues. A new era is coming to America, an era that embraces the Alt-Right of conservatism and ignores the divisiveness of what has occurred.

GOP Nominee Donald Trump decided that suburban white America was his ticket to victory and that alienating the urban Hispanics, African Americans, and eventually women wouldn’t matter that angry white America could take him over the top. Will it work, is there enough white men in America that will support a racially bigoted, misogynistic, narcissistic, self absorbed seventy year old child to lead the most powerful nation on the earth? Dr. Eddie Glaude, Jr., Amb Suzan Johnson Cook, Mr. Brandon Andrews, and Dr. Wilmer Leon share their perspectives on Decision 2016 the Presidential elections.

The GOP Nominee suggested that African Americans and Latinos would break the law and vote more than once because “the system is rigged” and if we don’t watch out, then someone could break the law and rig the election. The irony of this is Donald Trump was right, someone would do that, and it was an Iowa female Trump supporter what followed Trumps direction to commit fraud and vote twice in a Presidential election. Donald Trump told supporters in Colorado, to “get a new ballot and vote again, your old ballot is no good.” This is the GOP nominee for President of the United States. Tom Morris, Jr, joins me to discuss the dangers of Donald Trump.