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| F Around And Find Out: Midterm Election Edition | 29 oct. 2026 | 01:07:39 | |
It’s the “F around and find out” midterms fam.
Terrance Woodbury, president of HIT Strategies, joins us to forecast Black voter turnout and more results from this Tuesday’s election.
And we’re joined by Regina Wallace-Jones, the president and CEO of ActBlue. ActBlue is a platform for political donations that has enabled grassroot campaigns by connecting candidates with small donors.
Join hosts Angela Rye, Bakari Sellers, and Andrew Gillum for episode 155 of Native Land Pod. We are 5 (!) days away from the midterm elections. Welcome home y’all!
FYSA HEADLINES
Washington state has deployed its national guard to act as election monitors at ballot drop boxes.
A Fox survey shows that “government corruption” has become a top concern for voters ahead of the midterms. LINKS AND RESOURCES
Support Black Voters Matter: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/devo-2026?refcode=donatebuttonextcommsask
Support Angie Nixon’s FL Senate Campaign: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/nixon-web
Support Scott Colom’s MI Senate campaign: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/sbd-sc-fr-web?express_lane=true&source=popup
Support Leticia James NY AG Campaign: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ads_ms_lj_20260325_dd_gs_natl_launch?source=ads_ms_LJ_20260325-LJ-DD-GS-Natl-launch_BrandedKeywords_a001-Launch-rst_b%3Aletitia%20james%20actblue GUESTS Regina Wallace-Jones | President and CEO of ActBlue Terrance Woodbury | HIT Strategies President and Founding Partner
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| Why Does Everybody Want to Say the N-Word? | Angela Rye SoloPod | 27 oct. 2026 | 00:29:21 | |
It’s in our music, our group chats, and some of our most painful memories. But familiarity hasn’t erased the history of the N-word or the weight it carries. Angela explores how a word used to degrade and terrorize Black people became, for some, an expression of familiarity, identity, and connection. What does reclaiming it actually mean? Does changing the ending change its impact? And why do so many people outside the Black community feel entitled to say it? It’s a conversation about language, power, and why who says it still matters.
Our guest is Dr. Hiram Smith, author of “Wassup, My Nigga Book.”
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| Are Republicans Counting on Votes… Or Something Else? | NLP Replay | 25 oct. 2026 | 00:14:09 | |
Republican candidates are backing out of debates and minimizing their facetime with constituents. What’s their play? Do they have something else in mind besides getting votes?? Y’all, we have to be TOO BIG TO RIG.
Join hosts Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers for this segment from episode #154 that aired on 10-22-26. SUBMIT A QUESTION
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| Flock Cameras: Are We Trading Privacy for Safety? | Cite Your Source | 24 oct. 2026 | 00:57:59 | |
Are Flock Safety cameras keeping us safe, or is AI-powered mass surveillance stripping away our constitutional privacy rights? In this episode of Cite Your Source, Angela Rye investigates how automated license plate readers (ALPR) are tracking drivers across America, the history of government surveillance and COINTELPRO targeting Black communities, and whether public safety justifies a digital surveillance state.
Together we explore who controls our data, unauthorized police searches, racial profiling risks, and whether cities can hold surveillance tech companies accountable.
FEATURED GUESTS IN THIS EPISODE • Dr. Xavier Buck — (Fact Checker) Founder of History in 3; Exec. Director, Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation & Founding Director, Black Panther Party Museum • Jerome Richardson — Producer & Journalist (covered anti-ICE protest monitoring) • D’Ixara Batani-Khalfani — Advocate & Daughter of community leader Akil “Bird” Batani-Khalfani • Chief Mitchell R. Davis III — National President, NOBLE (National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives) & Chief of Police, Hazel Crest, IL • Jay Stanley — Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project • Regina Holloway — Co-Founder, Hive Labs & Columbia University Atlantic Fellow
CITED SOURCES & FURTHER READING • History of Government Surveillance (COINTELPRO): https://www.ebsco.com/research-starte... • Federal Ruling on Flock Camera Mass Surveillance: https://www.washingtonpost.com/techno... • ACLU Report on Automated License Plate Readers: https://www.aclu.org/you-are-being-tr... • CBS News Investigation into Flock Crime-Solving Claims: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/flocks-c... • Wired: How Much Do Flock Cameras Actually Cost Cities?: https://www.wired.com/story/how-much-... • Study on Unequal Surveillance in Black Neighborhoods: https://www.vpm.org/news/2026-01-21/c...
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| The Fight for the NEW South | MiniPod | 23 oct. 2026 | 00:36:07 | |
Something is shifting in the South. A new class of Democratic candidates is riding a tide. Our two guests, candidates from Arkansas and Mississippi, report from the front lines of the blue wave.
Join hosts Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers for this week’s MiniPod. GUESTS
Dr. Chris Jones: Arkansas 2nd District Congressional Candidate
Scott Colom: Mississippi U.S. Senate Candidate
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Donate to Dr. Jones’ Campaign: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/314-chris-jones-split
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| Republican Candidates Are Quiet. Too Quiet | 22 oct. 2026 | 00:56:16 | |
Many candidates for national office on the Republican side are not showing up to debates, and generally don’t seem to be making a big effort to get elected. What’s their play? Do they have something else in mind besides getting votes?? Y’all, we have to be TOO BIG TO RIG.
Join hosts Angela Rye, Bakari Sellers, and Andrew Gillum for episode 154 of Native Land Pod. We are 12 days away from the midterm elections. Welcome home y’all! FYSA HEADLINES
–On Polymarket, you can bet on whether any of the “Cornell 7” accused of raping a student will get a felony sex crime charge.
– WA Governor Ferguson has declined to grant a single commutation for early prisoner release.
– NFL QB Jalen Hurts plays through a “superficial blood clot,” after staying up all night on the doctor’s orders.
– $470 million stolen from SNAP recipients in 2025.
– Climate activists make a melting statue of Governor Ron DeSantis.
– ICE arrests the owner of a food pantry in the Bronx. LINKS AND RESOURCES
SNAP benefits stolen with skimmers: https://www.propublica.org/article/food-stamp-snap-benefits-theft-skimmers-fraud
Rachel Maddow segment on DeSantis Melting Statue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqlFgytteyw
SoloPod with North Carolina A&T: https://www.youtube.com/live/4NGpVRys4oE
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| Mississippi’s A.G. Says 1-Year-Old Shot by Police was Justified | Angela Rye SoloPod | 20 oct. 2026 | 00:15:41 | |
Mississippi’s attorney general, Lynn Fitch, and her office have cleared the Senatobia police of wrongdoing after one of their officers shot and killed a 1-year-old in a Walmart Parking lot last summer.
The A.G.’s office said the use of force was “justified” since the officer felt threatened, alleging that the child’s mother was in a vehicle driving toward them. The Senatobia police have not released any footage from the event.
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| Power Ranking the 2028 Presidential Candidates | Bakari Sellers SoloPod | 19 oct. 2026 | 00:12:00 | |
Bakari Sellers ranks the top candidates for the 2028 presidential election, sports-center style.
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| Campaign Ads Uncensored | NLP Replay | 18 oct. 2026 | 00:12:32 | |
Are unhinged campaign ads the only way to cut through the noise?
Our hosts play some of their favorite campaign ads, gaffs, and crash outs.
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| Reparations in America: What Is Actually Owed? | Cite Your Source | 17 oct. 2026 | 01:03:13 | |
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0gc0byIGQk
What is owed in reparations for slavery, who qualifies, and why has reparatory justice been delayed for generations? On Cite Your Source with Angela Rye, Angela examines the case for reparations in America, from the racial wealth gap and underfunded HBCUs to corporate accountability and the economic legacy of chattel slavery. The conversation explores H.R. 40, racial inequality, and the history and future of reparations.
Featuring fact checker Dr. Marcus Hunter, Howard University & UCLA Professor of Sociology and African American Studies and author of Radical Reparations; Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, Howard University historian and author of How to Be an Antiracist; Dr. Darrick Hamilton, Chief Economist at the AFL-CIO and Henry Cohen Professor of Economics and Urban Policy at The New School; Linda Tigani, Chair and Executive Director of the NYC Commission on Racial Equity; and Devine Prince, President of the U.S. Freedmen Project. For more information and resources, visit https://CiteYourSourceNow.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Target Sponsored ICE Violence?! | MiniPod | 16 oct. 2026 | 00:37:13 | |
NYC officials are calling for a Target boycott after one of Target’s locations in the Bronx was used as a staging area for ICE operations.
That staging area was used before an ICE-officer-involved shooting where Oscar Belgal was shot in the neck with his young son in the backseat.
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| America Has a Corruption Problem: Politics, Sports, and Medicine | 15 oct. 2026 | 01:33:25 | |
Online “prediction markets” have become a multi-billion dollar industry in the U.S. As they grow, they threaten to swallow our institutions whole, from professional sports to the White House.
Do campaign ads HAVE to be unhinged to break through the noise? Our hosts play some of their favorite campaign ads, gaffs, and crash outs.
Join hosts Angela Rye, Bakari Sellers, and Andrew Gillum for episode 153 of Native Land Pod. We are 19 days away from the midterm elections. Welcome home y’all! FYSA HEADLINES
–Trump appoints a new White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia.
–Florida state attorney Monique Worrell is investigating Medicaid funds that were allegedly funneled to a Republican PAC.
–Cherise Doyle, a trained doula, was forced to appear in Zoom court after a Florida hospital filed a complaint against her as a means of forcing her to have a C-section.
–Curtis Flowers, wrongfully imprisoned for 22 years, has died at the age of 56.
–Trump’s department of Housing and Urban Development is cracking down on race-based lending and efforts to boost Black home-ownership.
–Trump’s campaign to fire Lisa Cook, the federal reserve governor, continues.
–DHS agents raid the home of congresswoman Ilhan Omar as part of an ongoing immigration investigation. LINKS AND RESOURCES
Cherise Doyley brought to court while in labor: https://www.propublica.org/article/florida-court-hearing-c-section
AT DraftKings, AI Targets Gamblers Likeliest to Lose: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/business/draftkings-ai.html IN THIS EPISODE:
00:00:00 Intro 00:03:17 FYSA 00:45:30 Prediction Markets, Betting on Everything 01:20:01 Campaign Ads Uncensored SUBMIT A QUESTION
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| A Challenge on Barack Obama feat Dr. David Johns | Angela Rye SoloPod | 13 oct. 2026 | 00:26:42 | |
Guest Dr. David J. Johns helps Angela process comments and criticism after last week’s segment about Barack Obama, and the need for new Black leadership.
Speaking of which, you can pre-order The Black Papers now, the most comprehensive Black policy agenda produced in a generation. Angela Rye and Dr. Johns have been working for the last 18 months with the State of the People team to put this together and it’s finally coming out October 30th! LINKS & RESOURCES
Pre-Order The Black Papers: https://www.routledge.com/The-Black-Papers-A-Policy-Agenda-for-Black-Liberation-in-the-21st-Century/Johns/p/book/9781041270904
Comments on Obama: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeQEf1GjegP/
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| Public Safety Starts with Investing in People | NLP Replay | 11 oct. 2026 | 00:10:01 | |
Violent crimes in Chicago are falling (despite what Trump is saying). In 2025, they hit a decade-low. How did they do it??
Mayor Brandon Johnson shares the city’s secrets.
Join hosts Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers for this segment from episode #152 that aired on 10-08-26 LINKS & RESOURCES
Chicago Crime Rate: https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-violent-crime-at-decade-low-as-arrest-rates-rise/ SUBMIT A QUESTION
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| Da Vinchi Who?? …And Why Words Matter | MiniPod | 09 oct. 2026 | 00:35:42 | |
The actor, Da’Vinchi, caught a lot of heat this week for calling Black Americans lazy.
That’s not all he said though. Our hosts examine the totality of his remarks AND the uproar in response to them.
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| Are We Bold Enough to Finish What Our Ancestors Started? | 08 oct. 2026 | 01:05:39 | |
What is our duty to the ancestors? Particularly for those in power.
Barack Obama asked himself this question in an interview with author Ta-Nehasi Coates. Chicago’s mayor, Brandon Johnson, joins us to answer it as well.
Violent crimes in Chicago (despite what Trump is saying) are falling, in 2025 they hit a decade-low. How did they do it??
Join hosts Angela Rye, Bakari Sellers, and Andrew Gillum for episode 152 of Native Land Pod. We are 26 days away from the midterm elections. Welcome home y’all! FYSA HEADLINES
–Crimes of sexual violence, where the perpetrators receive little or no punishment, may be common across universities, a report from USA Today suggests. –In a recent interview, Obama told the author Ta-Nehasi Coates about how he hears the voices of the ancestors, and worries that he “didn’t do enough.” LINKS AND RESOURCES
Cornell University and Title IX: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/09/29/cornell-sexual-assault-rape-expelled-data-exclusive/92007157007/
Obama on Hearing the Ancestors: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DeINvTjviyZ/
Chicago Crime Rate: https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-violent-crime-at-decade-low-as-arrest-rates-rise/
Pneumonic plague in Russia?: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/02/nearly-200-people-under-observation-after-irkutsk-lab-worker-dies-from-plague-a93857 IN THIS EPISODE:
00:00:00 Intro 00:00:50 Rundown 00:01:46 From Cornell to LSU 00:12:30 Obama Hears the Ancestors 00:29:00 Mayor Johnson on the Ancestors 00:36:40 How to Stop Crime 00:46:20 Looking Ahead to 2028 00:59:20 CTAs SUBMIT A QUESTION
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| Power Ranking the 2028 Presidential Candidates | Bakari Sellers SoloPod | 05 oct. 2026 | 00:13:20 | |
Bakari Sellers ranks the top candidates for the 2028 presidential election, sports-center style.
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| Rappers' Unnatural Allegiance to Losers | NLP Replay | 04 oct. 2026 | 00:17:20 | |
Our hosts go deep on the phenomenon of Black republicans, and rappers stumping for republicans.
We miss when hip hop stars rallied against the system. Now they’re more often concerned with getting their taxes cut, and being close to power.
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| Do Black People Expect Too Much from Their “Rich Friend”? | MiniPod | 02 oct. 2026 | 00:20:45 | |
Billionaire Lebon James’ wife, Savannah James, stirred some controversy when she shared that she doesn’t pay for her best friend’s travel when they vacation together. What are the responsibilities of the “rich” friend?
And our hosts react to a story from the “Call The Girls” podcast about a husband who put his wife in the backseat so his female coworker could sit up front.
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| Are Rappers the GOP’s Shortcut to Black Voters? | 01 oct. 2026 | 00:55:09 | |
The midterm elections are 33 days away. It’s a good time to recap where the race for the Senate stands. Plus, our hosts go deep on the phenomenon of Black republicans, and rappers stumping for republicans. Are these clowns convincing anyone?
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FYSA HEADLINES
– Crystal Mason, a Black Texas woman who was sentenced to five years in prison in a controversial illegal voting case, has finally been acquitted.
– The White House is rescinding more than $800 million in congressionally appropriated funds across a range of government programs.
– Singer Disana Ross gets harassed on stage by a deranged white woman.
– Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair was told he will not be able to play if he keeps wearing the names of Palestinian children who have been murdered in Gaza on his eye tape.
– Atlanta is leading the nation in evictions, and Black families face the greatest risk.
– Michigan gubernatorial candidate John James [R] goes on a ride along with Detroit rapper, 42 Dugg.
– Residents of South Central Los Angeles to receive “environmental reparations” after living for decades next to an oil field.
– Senator Eric Schmitt [R] mixes up the Atlanta Hawks with the Ohio Buckeyes, embarrasses himself while questioning Jack Smith, the former special counsel for the DOJ investigating January 6th. LINKS AND RESOURCES
RCP Senate Battle Map: https://www.realclearpolling.com/maps/senate/2026/toss-up
ATL’s High Eviction Rate: https://atlanta.capitalbnews.org/metro-atlanta-eviction-crisis/
The White House Rescinds $800m: https://abcnews.com/Politics/white-house-orders-800m-funds-rescinded-collins-calls/story?id=136772703&cid=social_twitter_abcn
Crystal Mason Acquitted: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/24/texas-court-crystal-mason-voting-case
Environmental Reparations for South Central Families: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/black-los-angeles-inglewood-residents-environmental-justice-reparations-oil-toxic-industrial-california-ab-1661-isaac-bryan/
Technofeudalism, What Killed Capitalism: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75560037-techno-feudalism
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| Power Ranking the 2028 Presidential Candidates | Bakari Sellers SoloPod | 28 sept. 2026 | 00:14:51 | |
Bakari Sellers ranks the top candidates for the 2028 presidential election, sports-center style.
Today Bakari has a special sixth entry, and a couple of new faces are introduced to the rankings.
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| How Should Democrats Rebuild? | NLP Replay | 27 sept. 2026 | 00:06:12 | |
What will governance look like when Democrats take back power? Our guest, Pete Buttigieg, says we can’t go back to how things were. There has to be a new normal.
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| Will We Ever Find Out What Happened to Nolan Wells? | MiniPod | 25 sept. 2026 | 00:40:27 | |
A Grand Jury has decided that there is no evidence of criminal wrongdoing in the Nolan Wells case, meaning there will not be a state-led investigation into his death.
In response, the Wells family and their attorneys have released new evidence, which shows that the Grand Jury’s ruling is nothing short of malpractice.
Nolan Wells was the 18-year-old who drowned off the coast of Mississippi while hanging out with his all-white friend group on 4th of July.
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Read all the correspondence between Jackson County DA and Nolan Wells family attorneys: https://www.sunherald.com/news/local/counties/jackson-county/article317330246.html
Grand Jury Report: https://www.co.jackson.ms.us/DocumentCenter/View/1624/Redacted-Grand-Jury-Report
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| Pete Buttigieg Wants Democrats to Tighten Up | 24 sept. 2026 | 00:51:54 | |
What will governance look like when Democrats take back power? How will they undo the blatant corruption that we’ve seen under Trump 2.0? Our guest, Pete Buttigieg, says we can’t go back to how things were. There has to be a new normal.
Former Transportation Secretary and presidential candidate, Pete Buttigieg, joins the show to talk strategy: how Democrats can win, and what they need to do when they have power.
Join hosts Angela Rye and Bakari Sellers for episode 150 of Native Land Pod. We are 40 days away from the midterm elections. Welcome home y’all! FYSA HEADLINES
– A grand jury rules in the Nolan Wells case, no charges will be brought.
– The FAA is set to roll out an AI air traffic tool at DC-area airports next week.
– FBI Director Kash Patel has named Shaquille O’Neal as an honorary special agent. In the same week, the FBI is target of a major hack.
– DraftKings is using AI to target aggressive ads at problem gamblers.
– Trump has revoked White House press credentials for three major outlets: CNN, MS NOW, and Politico. LINKS AND RESOURCES
FBI Hacked: https://www.404media.co/we-hacked-the-fbi-hackers-say-they-have-data-on-all-fbi-employees/
DraftKings Targets Problem Gamblers: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/business/draftkings-ai.html
Nikole Hannah Jones, “In Fighting For Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own?”: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/magazine/ny-public-schools-black-students-segregation.html
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| The State of Black Economics ft. Earn Your Leisure | Angela Rye SoloPod | 22 sept. 2026 | 01:00:09 | |
Can we build Black wealth without social justice protections?
A conversation about wealth-building with Troy Millings and Rashad Bilal, co-founders of Earn Your Leisure.
EYL: https://earnyourleisure.com/
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| Power Ranking the 2028 Presidential Candidates | Bakari Sellers SoloPod | 21 sept. 2026 | 00:13:53 | |
Bakari Sellers ranks the top candidates for the 2028 presidential election, sports-center style. We have a couple of honorable mentions today.
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| Don Jr’s Secret Russian Sugar Daddy | NLP Replay | 20 sept. 2026 | 00:14:16 | |
ProPublica has reported that Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding was secretly bankrolled by Umar Kremlev, a Russian oligarch close to president Putin. Hoes of a feather flock together y’all. Don Jr. and his new wife Bettina admitted to everything, and said they don’t understand why it’s a big deal…
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ProPublica Report on Don Jr.’s Wedding: https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-jr-wedding-bankrolled-russian-oligarch-umar-kremlev-putin?utm_campaign=propublica-sprout&utm_content=1789434005&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter SUBMIT A QUESTION
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| NLP at CBCF’s Annual Legislative Conference 2026 | 20 sept. 2026 | 02:08:27 | |
Native Land Pod at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference.
Interviews with the most influential politicians and changemakers serving the Black community.
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| The Demonization of DEI | MiniPod | 18 sept. 2026 | 00:18:19 | |
The narrative around DEI has shifted in Hollywood. We have white ladies (Sarah Paulson) saying that they’re not being given the same opportunities handed to their Black male counterparts (Sterling Brown & Courtney Vance). NO Black actors won at the Emmys despite multiple nominations.
Mike Tomlin, one of the few Black NFL coaches, has some words of wisdom for how to refocus our DEI efforts.
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| When Honoring Chris Brown Becomes a Political Crisis | 17 sept. 2026 | 00:54:41 | |
Chris Brown was honored with a congressional record at a concert in Dallas by Rep Jasmine Crockett and Texas State Rep Venton Jones. It has become a debacle after outraged victims of domestic abuse spoke out against Mr. Brown, who infamously beat Rihanna and other romantic partners. Rep Jones has apologized while Crockett is standing on business–this is an excellent moment to educate about OPTICS (and talk about who deserves forgiveness).
ProPublica has reported that Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding was secretly bankrolled by a Russian oligarch close to president Putin. Don Jr. and his new wife Bettina admitted to everything, and said they don’t understand why it’s a big deal...
Join hosts Angela Rye and Bakari Sellers for episode 149 of Native Land Pod. We are 47 days away from the midterm elections. Welcome home y’all! FYSA HEADLINES
The Supreme Court has blocked Trump’s plan to control mail-in voting through the US Postal Service.
Elon Musk’s America PAC sets up a fake voter registration website to harvest data.
Senator Mitch McConnell returns to the Senate looking like a ghost of his former self.
Employees and CEOs from the big AI companies are saying that we need to pause AI development but Trump says we need to move full speed ahead. LINKS AND RESOURCES
ProPublica Report on Don Jr.’s Wedding: https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-jr-wedding-bankrolled-russian-oligarch-umar-kremlev-putin?utm_campaign=propublica-sprout&utm_content=1789434005&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
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| Millions Removed From the Voter Rolls. Are You Still Registered? | Angela Rye SoloPod | 15 sept. 2026 | 00:44:50 | |
Millions of voter registrations have been removed from the rolls in Florida and South Carolina since 2022. In Florida, more than 2.3 million registrations were removed between 2022 and July 2026. In South Carolina, nearly 1.2 million registrations were removed between 2022 and 2025.
We’ll be joined by Chanae Jackson, Organizing Director for Florida For All, to discuss voter-roll removals in Florida and South Carolina, and what voters should know about maintaining their registration.
Christina Cue from the ACLU also joins us to discuss the voter-roll purges in South Carolina.
And we’ll be joined by Congressman Bennie Thompson, Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus Institute, to discuss the CBC Institute’s Go Vote Initiative and its efforts to increase voter engagement and participation. LINKS & RESOURCES
Check Your Registration in SC: aclusc.org/removed
Check Your Registration in FL: https://floridaforall.vote/
ACLU Toolkit: https://www.aclusc.org/protect-your-vote-toolkit/
ACLU Press release: https://www.aclusc.org/press-releases/new-analysis-south-carolina-removed-1-2-million-voters-from-the-rolls-since-2022/
ACLU Data for journalists: https://www.aclusc.org/voter-roll-purges-in-south-carolina-data-for-journalists/
So Vote Campaign: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/congressional-black-caucus-launches-effort-to-boost-voting-among-black-rural-and-young-voters-in-midterms Want to ask Angela a question? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to participate in the chat.
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| Power Ranking the 2028 Presidential Candidates | Bakari Sellers SoloPod | 14 sept. 2026 | 00:12:44 | |
Bakari Sellers ranks the top candidates for the 2028 presidential election, sports-center style.
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| NYC Lied About What Really Happened After 9/11 | NLP Replay | 12 sept. 2026 | 00:07:58 | |
New York City Mayor Mamdani just released a report showing that NYC officials lied about how many toxins were left in the air following the collapse of the twin towers, toxins which killed thousands of people.
Former Mayor Giuliani is big mad about it.
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| Abdul El-Sayed Has to Tackle Race Relations in Michigan | MiniPod | 11 sept. 2026 | 00:24:50 | |
Relations between the Arab and Black community in Michigan are threatening Democrat Abdul El-Sayed’s run for Senate. How has Abdul El-Sayed addressed this issue, and the Black community’s concerns?
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| Who is Telling the Truth about 9/11? Mamdani v. Giuliani | 10 sept. 2026 | 00:59:27 | |
9/11’s 25th anniversary should be about the victims, their families, and reflecting on an event that altered the course of our history.
Of course, Trump is using the anniversary to aggrandize himself, and Republicans–especially former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani–are furious at NYC’s current mayor Mamdani for attending the 9/11 memorial because Mamdani is muslim.
Mamdani just released a report showing that NYC officials lied about how many toxins were left in the air following the collapse of the twin towers, toxins which killed thousands of people. No wonder Giuliani is so mad.
Join hosts Angela Rye and Bakari Sellers for episode 148 of Native Land Pod. We are 54 days away from the midterm elections. Welcome home y’all!
FYSA HEADLINES
–The White House has released a series of arcade games, including one called “Rio Run” where you play as a border patrol agent and collect migrants.
–Confusion over what electoral map Missouri will use just weeks before ballots go out.
–A Missouri state rep nominee plots to plant cocaine on his Democratic opponent.
–GOP officials in Oklahoma have been paying state prisoners $2 an hour to make calls on behalf of a Republican PAC, the Make Liberty Win PAC.
–A Black woman who fatally shot a white man in a North Lauderdale Walmart parking lot this Summer will not have files charged against her due to “Stand your ground” immunity.
–A woman brings a great dane as a “service animal” onto an airplane. LINKS AND RESOURCES
Bakari honored with National Civil Rights Museum’s Freedom Award: https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc1PpmiiL1H/
U.N.’s new “Equal Earth” map: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-09/how-new-world-map-could-reshape-global-perceptions/107123916
LG’s “Smart” (AKA “Spy”) TVs: https://www.theverge.com/tech/991190/lg-tv-spying-standby-recording-wi-fi-scanning-gamers-nexus
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| If the Disrespect is Public, Should the Response Be Too? | Angela Rye SoloPod | 09 sept. 2026 | 01:19:25 | |
Rula Jebreal, Palestinian activist, called Rep. Hakeem Jeffries an "AIPAC Monkey" on a podcast. Rula is a woman of color who apologized profusely, but when you say "monkey," everything else you say afterward can't be heard. Author and journalist, Michael Harriot, tells us what to do when allies trip up.
Before we get to Michael: BET Digital has deleted their archive of articles--years worth of reporting gone forever. Philip Lewis joins us to explain what happened. LINKS & RESOURCES
Follow Philip Lewis: https://x.com/Phil_Lewis_
Phil Lewis’s newsletter: https://www.whatimreading.net/
Michael Harriot's Substack: https://www.contrabandcamp.com/
WayBack Machine’s Archive of BET Articles: https://wayback-labs.sf.archive.org/bet-explorer/ Want to ask Angela a question? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to participate in the chat.
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| Was Bakari Wrong About Angie Nixon? | NLP Replay | 06 sept. 2026 | 00:35:51 | |
Our host Bakari went viral last week for comments he made about Angie Nixon. Are these content creators twisting Bakari’s words to fit their narrative? Or does our host need to be checked? We’ll have influencer Nikki Freestyle on for a friendly debate.
Watch Nikki’s video about Bakari and follow her @iamnikkifree on all platforms: https://www.instagram.com/p/DcmHUcYvuPU/?hl=en
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| Should Bipartisan Politics Die? | MiniPod | 04 sept. 2026 | 00:20:11 | |
Apparently, we’re The Ops for supporting bipartisan politics...
On last week’s show, NLP defended House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries after he met with Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. As a leader, you have to talk to the other side.
Many of y’all were calling NLP “bought and sold,” “AIPAC,” etc., and others had more serious critiques. We’ll respond to all.
Join hosts Angela Rye and Bakari Sellers for a conversation about political tactics and bi-partisanship. LINKS & RESOURCES
DCCC Frontline Program: https://dccc.org/dccc-announces-members-of-2026-frontline-program/ SUBMIT A QUESTION
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| Bakari Responds to Criticism Over His Angie Nixon Comments | 03 sept. 2026 | 01:16:38 | |
We need to talk about clip culture; our host Bakari went viral this week for comments he allegedly made about Angie Nixon. Are these content creators twisting Bakari’s words to fit their narrative? Or does our host need to be checked? We’ll have influencer Nikki Freestyle on for a friendly debate.
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Join hosts Angela Rye and Bakari Sellers for episode 147 of Native Land Pod. We are 61 days away from the midterm elections. Welcome home y’all! FYSA HEADLINES
– At the FBI, a history of hiring prostitutes or stealing from a former employer may no longer be a barrier to being hired.
– Mehdi Hasan challenged Hunter Biden on his comments about Kamala Harris, “She’s not a good politician.”
– Former Temptation Island contestant Angel Victoria Murdock is facing allegations that she spent nearly two years pretending online to be a student in Duke University’s Physician Assistant Program.
– 'Rich Dad Poor Dad' self-help author Robert Kiyosaki is $1.2 billion in debt
– Community Organizer Ethan Khorana helped erase $1.2 million in medical debt for Cuyahoga County residents in just two months.
– Laura Loomer doubled down on her racist comments toward Black Democratic officials, and defended her use of the phrase, "ghetto Black bitches."
– 20 year old Pierre Damas Bel, a Haitian migrant college student, took his own life after losing temporary protected [immigration] status. LINKS AND RESOURCES
Learn more about the fantastic work of Undue Medical Debt: https://unduemedicaldebt.org/
Better Future for Cuyahoga Campaign: https://www.instagram.com/betterfutureforcuyahoga/ IN THIS EPISODE:
00:00:00 Intro 00:03:35 Rundown 00:05:55 FYSA Headlines 00:36:10 Bakari Called Out for Angie Nixon Comments 01:03:10 Laura Loomer Throws Racial Slurs 01:11:12 Reflections & CTAs SUBMIT A QUESTION
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| A Daejon Love Story & Native Land Pod Scam | Angela Rye SoloPod | 02 sept. 2026 | 00:26:09 | |
Fraudster Daejon Love was arrested after he defrauded more than two dozen women of over $1.3 million by posing as an NFL player on a dating app. The scam game is evolving.
Speaking of the scam game evolving, someone impersonating Native Land Pod has been reaching out to folks on Instagram to try and rip them off!! @AdminEarth was contacted by a fake NLP account and joined us to talk about the scam’s scheme.
Admin Earth is known for leading the “whimsy” movement online. You can follow him in the links below– LINKS & RESOURCES
Follow Admin Earth on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/adminearth?utm_source=search
Follow Admin Earth on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/adminearth888
AdminEarth Gets Scammed (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/reels/DcoleCoB_qL/
The NFL pokes fun at Daejon Love: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49779308/san-francisco-49ers-sports-teams-poke-fun-daejon-love-federal-charges Want to ask Angela a question? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to participate in the chat.
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| Ranking the Top 2028 Presidential Candidates | Bakari Sellers SoloPod | 31 août 2026 | 00:15:28 | |
Bakari Sellers ranks the top candidates for the 2028 presidential election.
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| Why Mamdani Can Meet with Trump but Hakeem Jeffries Can’t? | NLP Replay | 30 août 2026 | 00:11:23 | |
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries took a meeting with Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner this week. The Trump administration reportedly called the meeting to see what Democrats and Trump might be able to work together on.
Jeffries faced backlash for taking the meeting, but isn’t that what a leader is supposed to do?
Join hosts Angela Rye and Bakari Sellers for this segment from episode #146 that aired on 08-27-26.
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| Flock Cameras, Meta Ray-Bans and the Death of Privacy | MiniPod | 28 août 2026 | 00:15:41 | |
Flock license plate readers have spread rapidly throughout the country with little oversight, leading to widespread abuse of the surveillance cameras. Officers across the country have been using them to stalk ex’s and love interests.
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| Gary's Black Residents Without Power for TWO WEEKS?! | 27 août 2026 | 01:10:17 | |
Gary, Indiana went without power for two weeks following major storms, much longer than surrounding areas. The city has a population of 70K, 80% of whom are Black. As the food in their fridge rotted and temperatures soared, conditions became dire. Gary’s mayor, Eddie Melton, joins NLP to explain the situation.
Join hosts Angela Rye and Bakari Sellers for episode 146 of Native Land Pod. We are 68 days away from the midterm elections. Welcome home y’all! FYSA HEADLINES
–Musician Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80.
–Meta ordered by court to pay $17.1 billion in damages because of addictive features for kids.
—The Washington Post has been to reinstate opinion columnist Karen Attiah. Karen was fired for a post she made after Charlie Kirk was killed.
–The New York Times has been ordered to pay former college basketball player Kai Spears $9.25 million in damages, the first time the paper has lost a defamation lawsuit in more than 50 years.
–The Iran War is entering its sixth month. The Trump administration is pivoting back to economic warfare.
–Two unvaccinated people have died from measles in Pennsylvania, the first recorded measles deaths in Pennsylvania in 35 years.
–Hakeem Jeffries took a meeting with Jared Kushner this week which the House Minority leader received a lot of heat for.
–Target has officially apologized for a racist costume on their website that was compared to black-face before being taken down.
–California makes progress in reparations. LINKS AND RESOURCES
Support Gary, Indiana: gary.gov/stormrecovery
Donate to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library: https://imaginationlibrary.com/the-dollywood-foundation/
WAPO reinstates Karen Attiah: https://apnews.com/article/washington-post-karen-attiah-black-media-fired-4a8baf98ba45959a2a8120e9981d0643
NYT Ordered to pay Kai Spears: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-york-times-defamed-kai-spears-millions-damages/
Iran War Enters Sixth Month: https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/iran-war-warnings-9d7f289a
Study, NFL Players and CTE: https://www.bmj.com/content/394/bmj-2026-100418
Football Caps: https://shop.guardiansports.com/collections/guardian-caps
Chicago Compels Contractors to Admit Slave Profits: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/oct/04/usa.oliverburkeman
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| How Not to Be the Ops | Angela Rye SoloPod | 25 août 2026 | 00:27:43 | |
From the FBI infiltrating the Black Panthers and other groups, to Russia’s “Internet Research Agency” and their bot farms–there’s a throughline in history of Black folks being manipulated by outsiders to work against each other.
Here’s a quick guide on how not to be The Ops with host Angela Rye.
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Senate Intelligence Report on the IRA: https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sites-default-files-documents-newknowledge-disinformation-report-whitepaper.pdf
University of Oxford Report on the IRA: https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/today/z_creative/IRAReport17Dec.pdf
Blog, “The Truth About Bots”: https://blog.x.com/common-thread/en/topics/stories/2021/four-truths-about-bots
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| Lack of Evolution Will Be the Downfall of the Democratic Party | NLP Replay | 23 août 2026 | 00:17:27 | |
Hakeem Jeffires and other “establishment” Democrats have been working hard to distance themselves from the DSA platform. Here’s the thing: DSA candidates themselves don’t subscribe to the more radical parts of the DSA’s official platform. Is it fair to hold DSA candidates responsible for the DSA platform, and what is the messaging strategy for the general election?
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| The NAACP Joins the Nolan Wells Case | MiniPod | 21 août 2026 | 00:16:20 | |
The NAACP has joined the legal fight in the case of Nolan Wells, the 18-year-old who went missing on the Fourth of July while boating with his all-white friend group off the coast of Mississippi.
In a place like Mississippi, trust in local law enforcement can be threadbare. This is where organizations like the NAACP are crucial, to conduct independent investigations. Attorney Kristen Clarke brings this work to light, and updates us on Wells’ case.
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| Are We Evolving Past the Two-Party System? | 20 août 2026 | 01:04:44 | |
Hakeem Jeffires and other “establishment” Democrats have been working hard to distance themselves from the DSA platform. Here’s the thing: DSA candidates themselves don’t subscribe to the more radical parts of the DSA’s official agenda. Is it fair to hold DSA candidates responsible for the DSA platform, and what is the messaging strategy for the general election?
Professor Jason Arday was accused of plagiarism. After he was forced by his University to resign, he had literally hundreds of hit-pieces written about him in the press, in stark contrast to white professors in similar situations. He tragically took his own life on August 14th, 2026.
Join hosts Angela Rye, Bakari Sellers, and Andrew Gillum for episode 145 of Native Land Pod. We are 75 days away from the midterm elections. Welcome home y’all! FYSA HEADLINES
–The Federal government started a surveillance program targeting progressive groups and unions in Minnesota following the deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
–The Trump administration will delete an anti-corruption database used to prevent rich individuals from money-laundering.
–A surrogate mother has fled to Texas after refusing to abort their pregnancy at the biological parent’s request. We’ll have more details in FYSA.
–Northwestern University is ending its historic, 80-year-old program of African studies.
–Actress Hayden Panettiere, best known for her role “Heroes” and “Nashville,” dies at age 36.
–Trump’s new Attorney General Todd Blance is starting an initiative to restore felons’ gun rights. LINKS AND RESOURCES
Northwestern Ends African Studies: https://thepurplewire.beehiiv.com/p/scoop-northwestern-moves-to-close-program-of-african-studies
A Surrogate Mother Refuses to Give Up the Child: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-surrogacy-dispute-baby-heart-surgery/
“Trump’s Gift to Money Launderers”: https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-gift-to-the-money-launderers-database-treasury
Angie Nixon on NLP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37zUNs7gpes
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| How Section 230 Protects Big Tech Companies | NLP Replay | 16 août 2026 | 00:20:20 | |
Facebook has been paying white nationalists to make content for their platform through their creator monetization program.
Our guest, civil rights leader Rashad Robinson, has direct experience dealing with Mark Zuckerberg and Meta.
He helps us understand how racist content spreads on Facebook, and why it’s so difficult to regulate big tech. Join hosts Angela Rye and Bakari Sellers for this segment from episode #144 that aired on 08-13-26. LINKS & RESOURCES
Check out Rashad’s new book From Presence to Power: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/676299/from-presence-to-power-by-rashad-robinson/
Facebook Pays White Nationalists: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-06/ragebait-how-facebook-is-paying-controversial-creators/106940696 SUBMIT A QUESTION
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| Conservatives’ Trans Obsession Just Got Weirder | MiniPod | 14 août 2026 | 00:16:31 | |
In an anti-trans political stunt, former NBA star and GOP-candidate for senate, Royce White, has applied for the WNBA draft. His desperate bid for attention did not win him the primary, where he came in a distant third.
Meanwhile, a Washington spa is suing for their right to ban “pre-op” trans women from using the nude women’s spa.
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