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Join Talk-Straight host, Rev. Dr., Rueben Y. Dockery as he recap conversations with guest from some Traveling Seminar tour cities: Nashville, TN - Bessemer, AL – Charlotte, NC –Chicago, IL and Saint Louis, MO. From these... more

It's Never Too Late for Your Victory! Join ?TALK-STRAIGHT? host, Reverend Dr., Rueben Y. Dockery and his special guests: Minister Nathaniel Johnson, Director of Freedom from Addiction Program & Mrs. Mary Wheelington,... more

There is Pain in the Music! Join ?TALK-STRAIGHT? host, Reverend Dr., Rueben Y. Dockery as he examine the expressions of social pain and confusion of African American male youth across the country, 150 years after slavery is made... more

Commonly, when a success story of an African American male is shared, it is from the backdrop of a rough and often dangerous life style. Drugs, weapons, gangs and violence are the basis of triumph. Seldom, is the narrative about... more

Perhaps one of the most important pieces in the puzzle of redirecting at-risk youth is the parent. Often, hard working parents lack the knowledge of identifying and managing emotional challenges confronting their children. Join... more

Bessemer, Alabama, like many American cities has a significant population of African American young men, overly represented in the criminal justice system. Join ?TALK-STRAIGHT? host, Reverend Dr., Rueben Y. Dockery and... more

On December 18, 1865, the United States Congress ratifies the Thirteenth Amendment of the Constitution, this made slavery illegal throughout the country. By December 18, 2015, One-hundred and Fifty years later, recent... more

No doubt you have heard the saying ?while I was at the train station, I missed my airplane!? This is the posture that many people find themselves in as a result of procrastination and inaction. There is still hope for success despite the past.... more

Far too many mothers find themselves sobbing in tears out of concern for the safety and security of their children. In a day and time when the lines between normal and abnormal are constantly being eroded, fear of social failure and... more

The year 2016 is quickly coming to an end. For many Americans there is fear and anxiety about the coming years! Particularly, the Millennial Generation is the most troubled for one reason or another. There is a powerful lesson to be learned... more

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