America Withdraws While It Expands

Dr. Ted Williams Closes out the Martin Luther King Jr. focus and what it means to Americans today. The conversation focuses on Kings “I have a dream speech“ and his study of Abraham Lincoln, as he caused America to task on the idea and premise of its founding document. It is a unique analysis and accepting that the struggle for America must never be abandoned and is forever nonviolent. 

Dr. Nii-Quartelai Quartey Joints, Jesse Jackson Jr, and Gina A.Towns as the Trump administration Withdrawals from 60 organizations, including the world health organization. 

Dr. King curator and weekly guest host, Dr Johnny Mack, and Jesse Jr weigh King’s Triple Evil threat on America’s historical scale where militarism has taken its toll in perpetuating racism, abroad and domestically, even right now as ICE is cleared to enter homes without warrant, in defiance of “the people’s constitutional rights. Once again, the unequal scale of justice displays a tilting weight. What does it take to move forward, and what’s next - Dr. King’s prophetic warning rings clear 56 years later.

Atiba and Jesse Jr engage a provocatively thought-provoking conversation posing the question of how we move forward considering King‘s triple threat observation - racism, military on materialism. Atiba poses the idea that we must move together while Jesse questions America’s stumbling block of racism as a foundational issue that cannot be ignored.

Rev Dr Todd Yeary ESQ puts paint strokes on the sketch that in motion, pointing out that America is not self-sustaining model and was not built that way. It requires relationships because it is consumption-based, and in this hour is getting full of herself. It needs the global economy and as Jesse Jr suggests, the forward motion represented by the many January 20th’s that featured our evolution…the appointment of Senator Hiram Revels, The two term presidency of Barack Obama and the election of Kamala Harris’s vice president and Democratic nominee for president. They concluded that America needs every community present inside and out of the country to flourish. 

James Felton Keith joined Dr. PL DeSilva and Jessie Jr in a reflection of Dr. King and the elimination of federal fines that have supported organizations doing great work. Responding to President Clinton’s call for someone needing to stand up in this day, They called on him and remain unafraid to speak out themselves. That call goes for all of us, as the European and Latin American view the U.S. in light of Greenland and Venezuela (with Cuba and Colombia also as potential targets) are quickly turning. 

Attorney Barbara Arnwine came ready to talk about her pride in young people stepping up and the need to return to Dr King’s speeches for those who’ve never heard, as well as those who are very aware. 

Retired Judge and Pastor Wendell Griffen minced no words in his conversation with Jesse Jr on the unpopular MLK in the last year of his life, and the responsibility we bare right now because he was…we are. King, he says, was clearly a prophet, marked as the prophets of old. 

One of the most important days of the year for MLK curator, Dr. Johnny MACK And Jesse Junior to convene, and the subject? King’s speech, “Beyond Vietnam.” What we can clean from the Speech where King makes no apologies and admonishes everyone that they never really knew him, his ministry, or his message if they didn’t understand why he was against the war. A timely message for today. 

Grammy winner and Latin jazz flautist, Nestor Torres joins Jessie Junior and Atiba for conversation about the power of music and moving people towards Justice and building relationship beyond what we think we see. On the birthday of Dr. King, he was a drum major too, as he marched to the beat of the drum of his call.