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.

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Episodes

Friday Oct 24, 2025

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).
 
EPISODE PLAYLIST
1. "Underestimated (f. JD ERA & JRDN)" by Maestro Fresh Wes
2. "Electric Black Man" by Eric Mercury
3. "Livin' in the Ghetto (f. Saukrates)" by Jully Black
4. "The Humans' Race" by Sweatshop Union
5. "Rise Up" by The Parachute Club

Saturday Oct 11, 2025

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.

Saturday Sep 27, 2025

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. 

Tuesday Aug 12, 2025

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.***

Saturday Jul 12, 2025

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.

Sunday Jun 29, 2025

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.

Tuesday Jun 17, 2025

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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