The Bs Radio Talk Show

The Bs Radio Talk Show

”The Bs” is named in honor of Malcolm X (PBUH) and the late Maynard Jackson, the ATL’s first Black mayor, combining two essential speeches.

Episodes

December 26, 2025 119 mins

PLAYLIST

* "Season's Greetings" by Cix Bits

* "Black Christmas" by The Emotions

* "Who Took the Merry Out of Christmas?" by The Staple Singers

* "Santa Claus Is a Black Man" by Akim

* "Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto" by James Brown

* "Fat Santa" by The Rebirth

* "Jesus Is the Reason for the Season" by Kirk Franklin & The Family

* "Call Him Jesus" by Mary Mary

* "What the World Needs for Christmas" by The Meditation Singe...

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In Part One of this two-part episode series, Kwami discusses the historical significance of economic boycotts during holiday shopping seasons to force the recognition of civic and human rights in America, and how past successes can be replicated today.

 

EPISODE PLAYLIST

1. "You Better Have a Gun" by Fantastic Negrito

2. "Stand Up" by Cynthia Erivo

3. "Lean On Me (Warmer Together Version) (f. David Michael Wyatt)" by Tobe Nwigwe

4....

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* "Devotion" by Earth, Wind & Fire

* "Good News" by Aretha Franklin

* "You Cannot Serve Two Masters" by Mitty Collier

* "Nobody Delivers Like God" by Ike Harris

* "Rain Down On Me (f. Kirk Franklin & Maverick City Music)" by GloRilla

* "When I Flow (It's Gospel)" by Cross Movement

* "Is That OK?" by Social Club Misfits

* "Church (f. EARTHGANG)" by Samm Henshaw

* "Save Me" by Lady Peachena

* "He's A Friend" by Eddie...

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November 23, 2025 112 mins

Kwami revisits the essence of the two topics from his last show with updates, while also discussing the importance of "radical municipalism" as a process to realize direct democracy and bring localized power back to the people to stay.  He begins with honoring Salt-N-Pepa and OutKast for their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

 

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1. "Expression" by Salt-N-Pepa

2. "Sole Sunday (f. Goodie MO.b.)" by Out...

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November 9, 2025 114 mins

Kwami celebrates his 55th bornday while also discussing the attempted political take over of Loving County, Texas, by Dr. Malcolm Tanner, and the political victory in New York City by Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.

 

EPISODE PLAYLIST

1. "Sundown Town" by Ry Cooper

2. "Reparations" by KIRBY

3. "Africa (D'Angelo Tribute)" by Louis Cato & Jon Batiste

4. "All Nations Rise" by Lyla June

5. "Bohemian Rhapsody (in isiZulu)" by Ndlovu You...

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October 24, 2025 121 mins

While visiting Hamilton, Ontario, CANADA, to present at the "Towards an Inclusive & Participatory Human Rights Agenda" workshop at McMaster University, Kwami recorded a live interview with Matthew Green, a former city council member in Hamilton (the first Black member ever) and a former member of the Canadian Parliament (the second Black member ever, and the first since the 1960s).

 

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1. "Underestimated (f. JD E...

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October 11, 2025 60 mins

For this special shortened edition of The Bs, Kwami, and his son Lorne, recorded it live in a first class Amtrak car around midnight between St. Louis and Little Rock as they returned home from Lorne's 10th bornday celebration at an Earth, Wind, and Fire concert.

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September 27, 2025 115 mins

After a month long hiatus due to a hectic travel schedule, Kwami Abdul-Bey returns with a new show where he honors the life and legacy of both Robert "Big Griff" Griffin and Assata Shakur, while also reminding everyone about the Elaine Race Massacre of 1919. 

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August 12, 2025 115 mins

In this episode of "The Bs Radio Talk Show," host Kwami Abdul-Bey celebrates the 10th bornday of Lorne, the Jazzy Leo.  He also welcomes the show's new co-host, Rev. Dr. Derrick Noble, followed by an interview with the Communications Director of Central Arkansas Library System (CALS), Tameka Lee. 

 

***WARNING: THE SOUND IN THE FIRST FIFTEEN MINUTES OF THE SHOW IS DISTORTED.***

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July 12, 2025 117 mins

In this episode of "The Bs Radio Talk Show," host Kwami Abdul-Bey is joined by his 9-year old son, Lorne Abdul-Bey, to celebrate the legacy of Public Enemy and Chuck D.

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June 29, 2025 116 mins

In this episode of "The Bs Radio Talk Show," host Kwami Abdul-Bey celebrates the life and legacy of the late Dr. Patricia McGraw, one of his mentors as a young adult and one of his newest ancestors.  Additionally, he connects the observance of Juneteenth and Independence Day, while also connecting Frederick Douglass's 1852 speech "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" with the present day ICE raids.

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June 17, 2025 114 mins

In this inaugural episode of "The Bs Radio Talk Show," host Kwami Abdul-Bey is joined by his 9-year old son, Lorne Abdul-Bey, to discuss the unknown origins of the federal holiday of Juneteenth.  This is the first part of a two-part series.

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