Debates over race & class in the U.S. grow increasingly hostile. Black people struggle to find their authentic selves in a system they are not sure has determined to assimilate or eradicate them. Guests - Mr. Charles Orrett - CEO - Positive Expectations, Prof. Brandon Jones - Jenga Institute, Dr. Zachery Williams, Ed. - Africana Cultures & Policy Studies Institute.

On May 1, a white man riding the F train in Manhattan put a Black passenger in a choke hold. The latter had been screaming about how he didn’t have anything to eat or drink, according to a witness who spoke with multiple media outlets and who said there was no physical provocation prior to the incident. The Cut -

Bmstv with a little help from some friends looks at the systematic attack on the federal government and the real world consequences.The Department of Education dismantling and Update from a congressional member . Mr. Maurice Carver - Host, Guest Host - Mr. Ishmael Street - Host Of Dad Is Not A Noun Podcast, Mr. Chris Lake, founder of Behavior Booster, Congressman Jonathan Jackson

The New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies is tasked with examining the legacy of slavery, subsequent discrimination against people of African descent, and the impact these forces continue to have in the present day.

Bmstv looks at NYPD Gang Data Base. Being labeled as a gang member by the police, wrongfully or otherwise, often results in increased police harassment, stops, and arrests. We revisit reparations.

We highlight three people dedicated to the uplift of African & Afro-descendant peoples across the diaspora. They each impart a message of generational and future success & world accountability. Host - Maurice Carver, Guests - Prime Minister - The Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, S.C., M.P, Mr. Lerone Bennett Jr - African-American scholar, journalist, and social historian, Mr. Brian Kagoro - Managing Director, Programs - Open Society Foundations