PHAT LIP! You(th)Talk Radio
PHAT LIP! You(th)Talk Radio was founded in 1994 by Kwami Abdul-Bey, with input from his 7th grade social studies students at Henderson Junior High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, as a positive alternative in response to the HBO documentary "Gang War: Banging in Little Rock," after his student complained about the sensational media misrepresentation of their hometown. The mantra that his taught his students was:
"DON'T HATE THE MEDIA, BECOME THE MEDIA!"
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Episodes
Saturday Oct 18, 2025
Saturday Oct 18, 2025
The PHAT LIP! Team discuss the new world of artificial intelligence and how it might impact the youth of the world.
Saturday Sep 20, 2025
Saturday Sep 20, 2025
The PHAT LIP! Team participate in an on-air workshop on how high school students should prepare for success in college.
GUEST: Edith Callaway Ewings, M.Ed., M.S., author of "Get Focused NOW!: 10 Tips to Help 9th Graders Navigate the Path to College Success"
Monday Sep 15, 2025
Monday Sep 15, 2025
The PHAT LIP! Team discusses the importance of making electoral justice readily accessible to young people of Arkansas.
GUEST: Pulaski County Clerk Terri Hollingsworth
Saturday Aug 16, 2025
Saturday Aug 16, 2025
The PHAT LIP! Team discusses the ups and downs of municipal governance, as related to the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas, and its assumed ward-based voting structure. They ponder over why a few friends who are city council members, along with the few wealthy city residents, boldly clinch to power while refusing to work with the rest of the city residents--who are predominately young and non-white--to create an opportunity for a more representative form of municipal government.
GUEST: Dr. Trenika McCoy, member of the Jacksonville City Council who sponsored an ordinance to address the current citywide at-large voting structure
Sunday Aug 03, 2025
Sunday Aug 03, 2025
GUEST: Rev. Dr. Derrick Noble, author of "Leadership Launch: Essential Skills for New Leaders"