Ep 12: Exploring Reverse Racism

05/05/16 • 87 min

Race Haven - Solutions Focused Dialogue About Race In America

Join host Scott Speed and special guests Montoya Smith and John Costino as we explore the concept of Reverse Racism in America. Do African American's get a pass when some of them choose to make racially insensitive statements about European Americans? Are some African American's still fanning the flames of the racial divide in America? What exactly is Reverse Racism? Listen in as we discuss these questions and more!

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Ep 11: Lyrically Decoding TRAUMA with Speech from Arrested Development

Join host Scott Speed as he interviews special guest, Grammy Award winning artist and lead MC/vocalist of the group Hip-Hop Group Arrested Development, Speech Thomas!! Speech & Arrested Development won two Grammy Awards in 1993 for Best New Artist and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, and were also named Band of the Year by Rolling Stone magazine. They’ve toured the world and produced several albums from the the early 90’s to the present with their latest release this year titled “This Was Never Home” which features the song Trauma, which inspired this episode. Listen in as we dig deep into the message behind the lyrics. This is not be your typical interview...it is an engaging dialogue where Scott gives his interpretation of the lyrics to "Trauma" and then Speech gives us insight into what he was trying to convey when he penned these gripping verses.

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Episode 13: Personal Choice or Systemic Racism?

Mass Incarceration, lack of education, poor health, dilapidated communities, lack of jobs, drug & alcohol abuse, and poverty. Do some American's fail due to systemic racism or are their failures simply a result of poor personal choices? Join host Scott Speed and regular guest contributors John Costino (CEO Mony Wize) and Montoya Smith (The Mental Dialogue Community) as they dialogue about the widely debated topic of whether personal choice outweighs systemic forces. Many American's believe that the opportunity for success in this country is equal for all and that it is up to each individual to seize those opportunities. If they don't, it is their fault due to their own personal choices. While others believe that there are systemic hurdles that impede some individuals chances at those very same opportunities. These people believe that ethnic minorities, especially African Americans, continue to suffer at disproportionate rates due to these various systemic forces.