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| Dr. Brittany Friedman on the Racial Divide | 11 Feb 2025 | 01:56:53 | |
AI program jails innocent man for 17 months, Katt Williams imperialist rant, Congress members denied access to Department of Education. Pod Save The People is back with the Blackest Book Club reading list in collaboration with Reconstruction and Campaign Zero. DeRay interviews author Dr. Brittany Friedman about her new book titled Carceral Apartheid: How Lies and White Supremacists Run Our Prisons.
News Man jailed over police AI program, then freed 17 months after victim raised doubts Trump says he'd deport US citizens convicted of crimes 'in a heartbeat' if legal Members of Congress denied access to Department of Education Musk to rehire DOGE staffer with history of racist tweets Katt Williams Imperialist Rant
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| Aaron Robertson on Building Black Utopia | 04 Feb 2025 | 01:35:55 | |
Trump rewrites history on White House website, study on Harvard finds 43 percent of white students are legacy, athletes, or related to donors/staff, and the rise of Black educators on TikTok. Pod Save The People is back with the Blackest Book Club reading list in collaboration with Reconstruction and Campaign Zero. DeRay interviews author Aaron Robertson about his new book titled The Black Utopians: Searching for Paradise and the Promised Land in America.
News The Rewriting of a Pioneering Female Astronomer’s Legacy Shows How Far Trump’s DEI Purge Will Go Study on Harvard finds 43 percent of white students are legacy, athletes, related to donors or staff HillmanTok: The rise of Black educators on TikTok Trump pauses 25% tariffs on Canadian goods after deal will Trudeau
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| Brit Barron on Navigating Complicated Relationships | 12 Nov 2024 | 01:48:23 | |
Hosts gather for a post-election reflection episode. Myles interviews author Brit Barron about her new book Do You Still Talk to Grandma?.
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| Enjoy the Light (with Dr. Rebecca Kavanagh) | 08 Nov 2022 | 01:26:01 | |
DeRay, Myles, De'Ara and Kaya cover the underreported news of the week— including Black women Republicans in Congress, the correlation between Black women's health and retirement planning, a Native American adoption law in Supreme Court, and an unusual casting for Rihanna's Savage Fenty show. DeRay interviews Dr. Rebecca Kavanaugh about her recent Teen Vogue op-ed about the reemergence of the D.A.R.E. program in school districts across the nation. https://www.teenvogue.com/story/dare-program-back-schools News: De’Ara https://19thnews.org/2022/11/jennifer-ruth-green-black-republican-congress/ DeRay https://fortune.com/well/2022/11/02/for-black-women-health-plays-an-outsized-role-in-retirement-planning/ Kaya https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/07/health/native-american-adoption-icwa.html Myles https://www.cnn.com/style/article/rihanna-savage-fenty-show-johnny-depp-cast-backlash/index.html | |||
| Every Little Counts (with Dr. Lawrence Brown) | 01 Nov 2022 | 01:08:59 | |
DeRay, Myles, and Kaya cover the underreported news of the week— including an abortion pill network, higher mortality rate for Babies born to Black mothers who use fertility treatments die at far higher rates, fresh trial for Black Panther Mumia, and a thread of anti-Semitism from rapper Kanye West. DeRay interviews Dr. Lawrence T. Brown about his newest book The Black Butterfly: The Harmful Politics of Race and Space in America. News: Kaya https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/18/illegal-abortion-pill-network/ De’Ara https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/26/ex-black-panther-mumia-abu-jamal-fresh-trial-amid-new-evidence?amp_js_v=0.1#webview=1&cap=swipe DeRay https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/babies-black-mothers-die-higher-rates-white-mothers-rcna52722 Myles https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/30/entertainment/kanye-west-remarks/index.html | |||
| Take A Chance | 25 Oct 2022 | 00:57:32 | |
DeRay, De'Ara, Kaya, and Myles cover the under-reported news of the week - including the shortage of Black sperm donors, anti-colorism protests erupting throughout Mexico, housing rights for squatters, and racism within cardiac care.
News Kaya https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/10/20/black-sperm-donors/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wp_dmv7&wpsirc=nl_dmv7 De’Ara https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-10-20/mexico-anti-racism-movement-protests-colorism DeRay https://t.co/KqSfuAof9O Myles https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/essex/police-fire/nj-woman-details-extremist-groups-attempt-to-drive-her-out-of-new-house-on-tiktok/811420/ https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/maryland/maryland-couple-says-strangers-have-moved-the-home-they-just-bought-and-refuse-to-leave/65-c87072eb-65a1-4844-8fc5-160aa7bd69ad?fbclid=IwAR0m3YFGLQ28M6WAqqPQqDLdPf6S5HTywE3oSn9JWUESUmKwhjUZwucm3Oc#l9lw7ohibs77u28p6m | |||
| Prepare for the Polls | 18 Oct 2022 | 00:56:31 | |
DeRay, Myles, De'Ara and Kaya cover the underreported news of the week— including stock increases for companies hiring Black CEOs, a school board's attempt to hijack a Black student podcast, poor ventilation in nail salons impact on reproductive health, and Angelica Ross makes history on Broadway. News: De’Ara https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/10/12/black-ceo-appointments-market-reaction-study-diversity/ Kaya https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/09/22/black-students-podcast-lawsuit/ DeRay https://documentedny.com/2022/10/12/nail-salon-reproductive-health-baby-pregnant-ventilation/ Myles https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/08/22/angelica-ross-chicago-broadway-history/ | |||
| Choose Your Fight | 04 Oct 2022 | 01:05:24 | |
DeRay, Myles, De'Ara and Kaya cover the underreported news of the week— including accountability for celebrities and online harassment, the predatory nature of the parent plus loan, single mothers forced to reveal sexual histories or forfeit welfare benefits and a case for leaving America to escape racism.
News: Myles https://www.thedailybeast.com/nicki-minaj-fans-came-for-youtuber-kimberly-nicole-foster-so-shes-suing-them https://www.vice.com/en/article/4axq5b/can-you-sue-nicki-minaj-stans-for-harassment De’Ara https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2022/09/26/case-leaving-america-escape-racism/?request-id=ae2e66c2-489f-41ca-bda8-31ddb9ce5f48&pml=1 Kaya https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/17/your-money/parent-plus-loans.html?searchResultPosition=3 DeRay https://www.propublica.org/article/to-get-public-assistance-these-single-mothers-are-forced-to-share-intimate-details-about-their-families?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social | |||
| Marathon not a Sprint (with Jelani Anglin & Kim Belizaire) | 27 Sep 2022 | 01:06:20 | |
DeRay, Myles, and Kaya cover the underreported news of the week— including non-profit hospitals exploit poor patients, the working class Black men who pioneered emergency medicine and the life and legacy of Pharoah Sanders. DeRay interviews Jelani Anglin and Kim Belizaire about their 24/7 emergency arrest hotline, Good Call NYC. News: Kaya https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/24/business/nonprofit-hospitals-poor-patients.html Myles https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/pharoah-sanders-obituary/ DeRay https://time.com/6215072/first-paramedics-black-men-history/ https://www.npr.org/2022/09/20/1124008613/how-working-class-black-men-in-pittsburgh-pioneered-emergency-medicine | |||
| Let it Go (with Baynard Woods) | 20 Sep 2022 | 01:18:23 | |
DeRay, Myles, and De’Ara cover the underreported news of the week— including mismanaged funds within the Homeowner's Association, the Jackson, Mississippi water crisis, and pedophilic accusations against Tiffany Haddish. DeRay interviews author and journalist to chat his new book Inheritance: An Autobiography of Whiteness.
News: DeRay https://www.propublica.org/article/colorado-hoa-management-companies-investigation De'Ara https://www.salon.com/2022/09/02/there-are-no-people-there-jacksons-water-crisis-explained/ Myles https://www.thedailybeast.com/comedians-tiffany-haddish-and-aries-spears-accused-of-child-sexual-abuse https://www.theroot.com/comedian-aries-spears-fat-shames-lizzo-and-gets-blast-1849466835 | |||
| Do the BIG Thing | 13 Sep 2022 | 01:16:53 | |
DeRay, De’Ara, Myles and Kaya cover the underreported news of the week— including private schools flushed with private money, pandemic impact on math and reading progress, the conservative evolution of rapper Jay Z, and Samuel Jackson's broadway debut.
News: Myles https://www.nme.com/news/music/jay-z-hits-back-at-criticism-of-his-wealth-we-fucking-killed-ourselves-to-get-to-this-space-3303357 De’Ara https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/newyork/news/samuel-l-jackson-the-piano-lesson-broadway-august-wilson-latanya-richardson-jackson/ Kaya https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/01/us/national-test-scores-math-reading-pandemic.html DeRay https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/11/nyregion/hasidic-yeshivas-schools-new-york.html | |||
| Plan the Visit (with Dwayne Betts) | 30 Aug 2022 | 01:21:31 | |
DeRay, De'Ara, Myles, and Kaya cover the underreported news of the week— including the first Black woman to compose music for NYC ballet, affirmative action's return to the Supreme Court, Torrance police officer's racists text messages exposed, and an unexpected motivator for Democrats voting in the November election. DeRay interviews activist and founder Dwayne Betts about his non-profit organization Freedom Reads.
News: Myles https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/solange-knowles-becomes-first-black-woman-compose-music-nyc-ballet-rcna43412 Kaya https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/26/us/affirmative-action-admissions-supreme-court.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare DeRay https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-08-25/torrance-police-officers-racist-new-texts De’Ara https://www.npr.org/sections/2022-live-primary-election-race-results/2022/08/24/1119243085/abortion-pat-ryan-new-york-florida-primary-takeaways | |||
| Stick Around for Friends (with J. David McSwane) | 23 Aug 2022 | 01:32:46 | |
DeRay, Myles, Kaya and De’Ara cover the underreported news of the week— including U.S postal workers dying from heat stroke, Minneapolis plan to fire white teachers, Kanye West on Fox News, and artist Isaac Julien breathes new life into the Harlem Rennaisance. DeRay interviews award winning investigative reporter J.David McSwane about his new book Pandemic Inc.: Chasing the Capitalists and Thieves Who Got Rich While We Got Sick.
DeRay https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/20/business/ups-postal-workers-heat-stroke-deaths.html Kaya https://thegrio.com/2022/08/19/the-whitelash-behind-minneapolis-plan-to-fire-white-teachers-explained/ De’Ara https://news.artnet.com/art-world/isaac-julien-barnes-foundation-2160491 Myles https://pitchfork.com/news/kanye-west-goes-on-fox-news-to-defend-selling-clothes-in-construction-bags/ | |||
| Don’t Sleep on the Vote with Cassandra Welchlin | 05 Nov 2024 | 01:30:18 | |
Election day is here: Kamala Harris makes SNL appearance, jury convicts former officer Brett Hankison of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor, a debate on celebrity in politics, and an ode to late music icon Quincy Jones. Kaya interviews Cassandra Welchlin, executive director of Mississippi Black Women’s Roundtable.
News 2024 Pre-Election Cold Open - SNL Quincy Jones, musical titan and entertainment icon, dead at 91 Off With Their Instagram! The Death of Celebrity Worship Jury convicts former Kentucky officer of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during deadly raid
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| See for Yourself (with Elizabeth Pfiester) | 16 Aug 2022 | 01:17:17 | |
DeRay, Myles, and Kaya cover the underreported news of the week— including stolen skulls of Black Philadelphians displayed in Ivy League schools, the massive effort to change the way kids are taught to read, and the life and legacy of Issey Mayake. DeRay interviews activist and founder Elizabeth Pfiester about T1International and the Insulin4All movement. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/08/08/insulin-price-cap-diabetes-senate-republicans/
News: DeRay https://time.com/6205084/phonics-science-of-reading-teachers/ Kaya https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/13/us/penn-museum-skulls-black-philadelphians-reaj/index.html Myles https://www.ft.com/content/6b1d879c-610d-42d1-8b06-a31cdd06876d
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| Say Thank You (with Linda Villarosa) | 09 Aug 2022 | 01:07:04 | |
DeRay, Myles, and De’Ara cover the underreported news of the week— including Republicans sue for rights to discriminate against LGBT+ students, a pipeline for Black aspiring pilots, and the life and legacy of Nichelle Nichols. DeRay interviews author and journalist Professor Linda Villarosa about her new book Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives & on the Health of Our Nation.
News Myles https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/31/obituaries/nichelle-nichols-dead.html De’Ara https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/airlines-struggling-shortages-want-recruit-diverse-pilots-hbcu-solutio-rcna40990 | |||
| Revisit History (with Prof. Robin D.G. Kelley) | 02 Aug 2022 | 01:18:40 | |
DeRay, Myles, De’Ara and Kaya cover the underreported news of the week— including Oklahoma State Board of Education downgrading Tulsa schools accreditation over implicit bias training, nursing homes suing friends and family to collect on patient bills, Beyoncé pays homage to historical figures on the Renaissance album, while superstar Kelis accuses Beyoncé of disrespect. DeRay interviews author and historian Professor Robin D.G. Kelley about his new book Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination.
News DeRay https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/07/28/1113134049/nursing-homes-are-suing-friends-and-family-to-collect-on-patients-bills De'Ara https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/07/29/beyonce-samples-barbara-ann-teer-speech-on-alien-superstar-and-fans-are-obsessed/?amp Myles https://www.thefader.com/2022/07/29/kelis-accuses-beyonce-neptunes-disrespect-over-renaissance-track Kaya https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/07/30/crt-oklahoma-tulsa-schools-shame-white/
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| Oldie but Goodie (with Valerie Biden) | 26 Jul 2022 | 01:44:45 | |
DeRay, Myles, De’Ara and Kaya cover the underreported news of the week— including scorching temperatures in Texas prisons, land stolen from a Black family returned, Oxford dictionary seeks to define African-American language, and a big win for actress Mo’Nique. De’Ara interviews political strategist Valerie Biden about her new book Growing Up Biden: A Memoir.
News: DeRay https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-prisons-heat-issues-110-degrees-july-2022/287-9724faa7-9b6f-4661-9ca1-909c50b82b45 Kaya https://www.bet.com/article/k131wp/land-stolen-from-a-black-family-returned-after-nearly-100-years De’Ara https://www.axios.com/2022/07/22/oxford-dictionary-african-american-english-gates Myles https://twitter.com/strongblacklead/status/1549424361723105283?s=21&t=IfxS47ATig73-q5JCOUbug | |||
| Hold Your Light (with Van Lathan Jr.) | 19 Jul 2022 | 01:40:30 | |
DeRay, Myles, De’Ara and Kaya cover the underreported news of the week— including U.S. states charging families for foster care, an increasing amount of Democrats switching to Republican, D.C mayor clears up cryptic comment on her sexuality, and Macy Gray apologizes for anti-train comments. DeRay interviews author and producer Van Lathan Jr. about his new book Fat, Crazy, and Tired: Tales from the Trenches of Transformation.
News: Myles https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/07/macy-gray-apologizes-anti-trans-comments-misunderstood-today-show-hoda-kotb-piers-morgan Kaya https://abc11.com/democrats-switching-to-republican-registered-voters-midterm-elections-2022-republicans/11998169/ DeRay https://www.npr.org/2022/07/01/1107848270/foster-care-child-support De’Ara https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/7/15/dc-mayor-bowser-not-closeted-lesbian-proud-straight-ally https://www.them.us/story/jalen-mckee-rodriguez-became-texas-first-black-gay-lawmaker | |||
| Focus In | 12 Jul 2022 | 00:17:27 | |
DeRay, De’Ara, Myles and Kaya cover the underreported news of the week— including Biden’s executive order on abortion, Beyoncé’s new abuser-vetting system, the discovery of a 1955 arrest warrant from the Emmett Till case, and the Raiders historic hire of the NFL's first Black female president.
DeRay https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/07/bidens-pro-abortion-gambit/ Myles https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/56509/1/beyonce-metoo-checks-collaborators-renaissance-album-break-my-soul De’Ara https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna37125 Kaya https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/raiders-make-historic-hire-name-sandra-douglass-morgan-nfls-first-black-female-president/?fbclid=IwAR0BwFPJaunNA3M48UO2bf7ATEZyxy2YMRnYAj3nUeUk3UTEZn4xoAL79AY
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| Find Time (with Leah Goodridge) | 05 Jul 2022 | 00:41:28 | |
This July 4th holiday week, DeRay shares the underreported news of the week, highlighting police harrassment of Angeli Rose Gomez, mother of two children who were held hostage during the Uvalde shooting and rushed in past the police to save them. Gomez has been an outspoken parent about the police's response to the shooting. DeRay also speaks to Leah Goodridge, a Commissioner from the NYC Planning Commission and housing rights advocate. News: https://globalnews.ca/news/8957137/uvalde-school-shooting-police-harassment/
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2022/06/30/akron-police-shooting-jayland-walker-protesters-block-traffic/7776152001/ https://therealdeal.com/2022/04/25/harlem-resi-project-heads-to-contentious-council-vote/
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| Talk It Through (with Andrea Guerrero) | 28 Jun 2022 | 01:10:27 | |
DeRay, De’Ara and Kaya cover the underreported news of the week— including a stark racial bias among forensic scientists, the unique impact of Roe v Wade on Black women of the South, and a US Representative’s public declaration of “victory for white life”. DeRay interviews leader and activist Andrea Guerrero of Alliance San Diego about the cover up unit within the U.S. Border Patrol Agency.
News DeRay https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/rep-miller-thanks-trump-victory-white-life-campaign-says-misread-remar-rcna35359 Kaya https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/20/us/medical-examiners-autopsy-racism.html De’Ara https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/black-women-south-bracing-roes-fall-decades-rcna27097
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| Build Community (with David Dennis Jr.) | 21 Jun 2022 | 01:18:35 | |
DeRay, Myles, De’Ara and Kaya cover the underreported news of the week— including the Uvalde police department cover up, Wells Fargo conducts fake interviews for women and PoC, new music from Beyonce, a new Black Hamlet play in theaters near you. DeRay interviews author David Dennis Jr. about his new book The Movement Made Us: A Father, A Son and the Legacy of the Freedom Ride.
News: DeRay https://www.vice.com/en/article/88q95p/uvalde-contracts-private-law-firm-to-argue-it-doesnt-have-to-release-school-shooting-public-records Kaya https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2022/06/13/wells-fargo-in-criminal-probe-over-fake-job-interviews-report/ De’Ara https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/26/theater/fat-ham-review.html Myles https://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/article/beyonce-vogue-cover-new-music
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| Do Dessert (with Bill DeBlasio) | 14 Jun 2022 | 01:03:38 | |
DeRay, Myles, De’Ara and Kaya cover the underreported news of the week— including police footage censorship, Harvard urged to return Native and African remains, Black students increased enrollment in HBCU, and Lil Nas X and BET Network public confrontation. DeRay interviews former mayor of New York Bill DeBlasio about his current moves, advice for the current administration, and more.
News: DeRay https://www.themarshallproject.org/2020/07/01/did-live-pd-let-police-censor-footage Kaya https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/11/us/hbcu-enrollment-black-students.html Myles https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/56288/1/lil-nas-x-confronts-bet-snub-and-homophobia-in-the-black-community De’Ara https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/harvard-urged-return-remains-enslaved-people-thousands-native-american-rcna32551
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| George Johnson on Narrative Reclamation | 29 Oct 2024 | 01:26:32 | |
Tensions high as the presidential election draws near, personal phones lawfully tracked to abortion clinics, and influential hip-hop producer Clark Kent passes from colon cancer. Myles interviews award winning author and producer George Johnson about their newest book titled Flamboyants: The Queer Harlem Renaissance I Wish I’d Known.
News DJ Clark Kent, influential hip-hop producer, reportedly dies after battle with colon cancer It’s Possible to Track Someone’s Personal Phone to an Abortion Clinic. And It’s Legal Too. Dance Party with Beyoncé (Remix)
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| See Something (with Deepa Purushothaman) | 07 Jun 2022 | 01:01:28 | |
DeRay, Myles, and Kaya cover the underreported news of the week— including prison's ban of the Spanish and Swahili language, the troubled legacy of feminine care products, and a public feud between Mo'Nique & D.L. Hughley. DeRay interviews author Deepa Purushothaman about her book The First, the Few, and The Only: How Women of Color Can Redefine Power in Corporate America.
News DeRay https://www.npr.org/2022/06/02/1102164439/michigan-prisons-ban-spanish-and-swahili-dictionaries-to-prevent-inmate-disrupti
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| Protect Yourself (with Marc Lamont Hill & Todd Brewster) | 31 May 2022 | 01:32:47 | |
DeRay, Myles, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week— including prison's inhumane dentistry practices, corporations Juneteenth merchandise, and a recent interview with rapper Isaiah Rashad. DeRay interviews journalists Marc Lamont Hill and Todd Brewster about their book Seen and Unseen: Technology, Social Media, and the Fight for Racial Justice.
News: De’Ara https://www.salon.com/2022/05/24/walmart-pulls-juneteenth-ice-cream-flavor-following-accusations-of-profiting-from-pain/ Myles https://pitchfork.com/news/isaiah-rashad-says-he-identifies-as-sexually-fluid-in-new-interview DeRay https://www.themarshallproject.org/2021/07/22/i-have-no-teeth-michigan-prisoners-say-long-wait-to-see-dentist-is-inhumane
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| Speak it Simple (with Topeka Sam) | 24 May 2022 | 00:55:17 | |
DeRay, Kaya, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week— including a national poll on racism, first two Black women in White House press corps honored with lifetime achievement awards, and New Yorkers who helped identify Brooklyn shooter in danger of being deported. DeRay interviews activist and CEO Topeka Sam about her organization The Ladies of Hope Ministries.
News: The Root of Haiti’s Misery:Reparations to Enslavers https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/world/americas/haiti-history-colonized-france.html DeRay https://www.revolt.tv/article/2022-05-18/169637/new-yorkers-who-helped-identify-brooklyn-subway-shooter-face-deportation/ De’Ara https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ethel-payne-alice-dunnigan-white-house-correspondents-association-dinner-whcd/ Kaya https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/05/21/post-poll-black-americans/
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| Enjoy the Music (with Joah Spearman) | 17 May 2022 | 01:29:30 | |
DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara and Myles cover the underreported news of the week— including a baby formula shortage, an all-Black cast opera show, a recent release from Kendrick Lamar, and a new historical cookbook. DeRay interviews activist and entrepreneur Joah Spearman about his candidacy for Austin City Council, District 9.
News: DeRay https://twitter.com/ambergontrail/status/1524625188498776064?s=21&t=O_ku1ecLdVaTtvoipWFmKA De’Ara https://operawire.com/davone-tines-ronnita-miller-whitney-morrison-headline-detroit-operas-x-the-life-and-times-of-malcolm-x/ Myles https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/56059/1/kendrick-lamar-morphs-into-kanye-west-and-oj-simpson-in-a-new-music-video Kaya https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/09/dining/gullah-geechee-cookbook-emily-meggett.html
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| Disagree with Love (with Will Jawando) | 10 May 2022 | 01:28:20 | |
DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara and Myles cover the underreported news of the week— including the ongoing Tulsa race massacre reparations lawsuit, the Smithsonian plans to return looted items, the racial disparity in bar exam results, and the rise and fall of Kevin Samuels. DeRay interviews Montgomery County Council member and author Will Jawando about his new book My Seven Black Fathers: A Young Activist's Memoir of Race, Family, and the Mentors Who Made Him Whole.
News: Kaya https://thegrio.com/2022/05/04/smithsonian-smith-looted-unethically-procured-items-return/?fbclid=IwAR2dTrkggSvSuqsCDK0X1EUa4y7cLCOz8c_8VH0D0iSwZ-aGYtSqvayquMg De’Ara https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/judge-lets-tulsa-race-massacre-reparations-lawsuit-proceed-rcna27041 DeRay https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/racial-disparities-in-bar-exam-results-causes-and-remedies Myles https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/kevin-samuels-dead-obituary-1349201/
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| Make the Ask (with Andre Perry) | 03 May 2022 | 01:23:11 | |
DeRay, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week— including a city ban on co-living, the tobacco industry targeting Black Americans, and the life & legacy of Ceyenne Doroshow. DeRay interviews author and scholar Andre Perry about his new book Know Your Price: Valuing Black Lives and Property in America’s Black Cities.
News: Myles https://www.gq.com/story/ceyenne-doroshow-glits-founder-profile Kaya https://www.npr.org/2022/04/29/1095291808/tobacco-industry-targeted-black-americans-with-menthols DeRay https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article260770552.html
For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople
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| Do the Things (with Selema Masekela) | 26 Apr 2022 | 01:07:16 | |
DeRay, Kaya, and De’Ara cover the underreported news of the week — including Florida's rejection of 54 math books, descendants of the enslaved fight for space, and the life & legacy of Hazel Scott. DeRay interviews Emmy-nominated producer & surfer Selema Masekela about his book Afro Surf, the new wave of activism centering Black surfers, and more.
News Kaya https://www.npr.org/2022/04/18/1093277449/florida-mathematics-textbooks DeRay https://www.npr.org/2022/04/20/1093673939/montpeliers-fight-with-descendants-of-the-enslaved-brings-employee-firings De’Ara https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/04/24/hazel-scott-jim-crow/?request-id=0e2808d4-c9ac-416d-904f-89d44c7dfd16&pml=1
For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople
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| See It (with Katie Curran O'Malley) | 19 Apr 2022 | 00:52:50 | |
DeRay, Kaya, and De’Ara cover the underreported news of the week— including anti-lynching legislation, a sharp increase in depression amongst American teens, and a police chief indicted for illegal gun dealing. DeRay interviews Katie Curran O'Malley about her candidacy for Maryland Attorney General.
News DeRay https://fox59.com/indiana-news/former-ohio-police-chief-indiana-gun-dealers-plead-guilty-in-conspiracy-to-illegally-sell-machine-guns/ Kaya https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2022/04/american-teens-sadness-depression-anxiety/629524/ De’Ara https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/ida-b-wells-pushed-7-presidents-pass-anti-lynching-legislation-now-s-f-rcna23596
For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople
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| Make it a Big Deal (with Prof. Dorothy Roberts) | 12 Apr 2022 | 01:07:52 | |
DeRay, Kaya, Myles and De’Ara cover the underreported news of the week— including the evolution of no knock warrants, Black Jews speak up & speak out, freed people's letters to their former enslavers, and T.I.'s public feud with a Black woman comedian. DeRay interviews author and professor Dorothy Roberts about her new book Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families— and How Abolition Can Build a Safer World. News DeRay https://endallnoknocks.org/ Kaya https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/05/dining/black-jews-passover-seder.html Myles https://www.thefader.com/2022/04/07/ti-takes-mic-after-comedian-mentions-sexual-assault-allegations De’Ara https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/03/13/letters-to-enslavers/
For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople
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| Listen Better | 05 Apr 2022 | 01:01:30 | |
DeRay, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week— including shadow credit scores, a Black community built on contaminated land, and Mo’Nique & Lee Daniels Patch a 14-year Feud. News: Kaya https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/04/01/new-orleans-gordon-plaza-epa/ DeRay https://www.propublica.org/article/how-your-shadow-credit-score-could-decide-whether-you-get-an-apartment Myles https://deadline.com/2022/04/monique-lee-daniels-end-feud-replace-octavia-spencer-in-netflix-thriller-demon-house-1234992730/ For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople
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| Emilia Sykes on People over Policy | 22 Oct 2024 | 01:16:33 | |
Death row inmate receives life-saving subpoena, member of the school-integrating Little Rock Nine passes at 83, and Black US surfers reclaim the waters. DeRay interviews Ohio Congresswoman Emilia Sykes about her ongoing advocacy around issues related to Black maternal health, domestic violence, abortion, and more.
News Robert Roberson set to testify before Texas lawmakers days after they saved him from execution ‘The ocean doesn’t care what color I am’: Black US surfers reclaim the waters Thelma Mothershed Wair, of the School-Integrating Little Rock Nine, Dies at 83
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| Keep it in the Chat (with Reshma Saujani) | 29 Mar 2022 | 01:16:37 | |
DeRay, Kaya, Myles and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week— including home appraisal racial bias, mild COVID linked with brain damage, two Black brothers exonerated from a murder charge, and an interactive Prince exhibit in Chicago. DeRay interviews author and activist Reshma Saujani about her new book Pay Up: The Future of Women and Work (and Why It's Different Than You Think).
News: Kaya https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/long-covid-even-mild-covid-linked-damage-brain-months-infection-rcna18959 DeRay https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/23/us/michigan-brothers-exonerated-murder.html Myles https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/55767/1/lets-go-crazy-in-the-new-interactive-prince-exhibition-chicago-superfly De’Ara https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/03/23/home-appraisal-racial-bias/
For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople
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| Read Out Loud (with Bridget Todd) | 22 Mar 2022 | 01:15:23 | |
DeRay, Kaya, Myles and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week— including a judge's criminalization of mothers who report domestic abuse, Black women targeted by big Pharma, Black Americans leading the NFT/crypto revolution, and the trials and triumph of artist Campbell Addy. DeRay interviews activist and speaker Bridget Todd about the roots of the internet, the impact that it has, and why it disproportionately harms women, communities of color, and LGBTQ folks. Kaya https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-02-drug-pregnant-women-doesnt-fda.html DeRay https://www.propublica.org/article/she-said-her-husband-was-abusive-a-judge-took-away-her-kids-and-ordered-her-arrest Myles https://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-black-americans-are-leading-the-nft-crypto-revolution-201819748.html De’Ara https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/17/style/campbell-addy-feeling-seen.html For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople
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| Free Keith Davis Jr. (with Nicole Lynn Lewis) | 15 Mar 2022 | 00:41:13 | |
DeRay and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week— including three Black women oversee voting access for more than 37 million Americans and eight young burglars exposure of cointelpro + FBI misconduct. DeRay interviews author and CEO Nicole Lynn Lewis about her non-profit organization Generation Hope and her personal memoir PREGNANT GIRL: A Story of Teen Motherhood, College, and Creating a Better Future for Young Families.
De'Ara https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/3-black-women-secretaries-state-are-protecting-voting-rights-rcna18754 DeRay https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/07/us/burglars-who-took-on-fbi-abandon-shadows.html
For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople
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| Check In (with Lizz Winstead) | 08 Mar 2022 | 01:05:00 | |
DeRay, Myles, and Kaya cover the underreported news of the week— including US basketball players stuck in Ukraine and Russia, Hertz car rental report returned cars as stolen, and a free library by Solange’s Saint Heron studio featuring books by Black creators. DeRay interviews activist and comedian Lizz Winstead about her legacy on the Daily Show and her recent advocacy around the Mississippi abortion case.
Myles https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/solange-saint-heron-free-library-rare-black-books-1235088292/ Kaya https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/33408315/former-ncaa-basketball-star-maurice-creek-heads-home-getting-stuck-ukraine DeRay https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/fifty-people-join-lawsuit-saying-hertz-reported-cars-they-returned-as-stolen
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| More to Learn (with Candice Benbow) | 01 Mar 2022 | 00:47:25 | |
DeRay, Myles, De'Ara and Kaya cover the underreported news of the week— including skyrocketed ambulance costs, a Florida bill targeting transgender youth, a Baltimore museum of art and the efforts of Destination Crenshaw. DeRay interviews theologian and author Candice Benbow about her new book Red Lip Theology: For Church Girls Who've Considered Tithing to the Beauty Supply Store When Sunday Morning Isn't Enough.
DeRay https://www.axios.com/ambulance-rides-are-getting-a-lot-more-expensive-cee897fe-63b7-4412-aa67-718109773e79.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_content=health-ambulance Myles https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/texas-governor-calls-citizens-report-parents-transgender-kids-abuse-rcna17455 De'Ara https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2021-10-13/destination-crenshaw-projects-get-city-approval-what-big-names-in-black-art-are-making-for-l-a Kaya https://www.npr.org/2022/02/23/1082350352/baltimore-museum-of-art-guarding-the-art
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| Continue the Fight (with Prof. Gregory Cooke) | 22 Feb 2022 | 01:19:02 | |
DeRay, Myles, and Kaya cover the underreported news of the week— including billions of dollars in hoarded welfare funds, a senate vote to evict Black people to Africa, and a Miss Cleo psychic documentary. DeRay interviews filmmaker and historian Professor Gregory S. Cooke about his documentary Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II.
Myles https://www.vibe.com/news/movies-tv/miss-cleo-psychic-documentary-1234648679/ Kaya https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/02/20/mississippi-black-africa-mccallum/ DeRay https://www.propublica.org/article/states-are-hoarding-52-billion-in-welfare-funds-even-as-the-need-for-aid-grows
For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople
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| Do It Now (with Dr. Kristen Nwanyanwu) | 15 Feb 2022 | 00:46:32 | |
DeRay, Myles, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week— including Black people enslaved long after Emancipation Proclamation, a Missouri art gallery celebrating Black History Month, and the life and death of the true "Godmother of Funk". DeRay interviews Dr. Kristen Nwanyanwu about her work as an vitreoretinal surgeon and her research on health disparity and treatment gaps for Black people and people of color.
Myles https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-60330415 De’Ara https://khqa.com/news/local/black-history-month-art-exhibit-featured-in-hannibal DeRay https://www.vice.com/en/article/437573/blacks-were-enslaved-well-into-the-1960s For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople
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| Stick to the Values (with Dustin Gibson) | 08 Feb 2022 | 00:59:05 | |
DeRay, Kaya, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week— including reparations for Black Californians, representation on executive boards, and a possible resurrection of the War on Drugs. De'Ara interviews Dustin Gibson about his roots, disability justice work and recent Justice Rising Award from the Open Society Foundations.
Kaya https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/02/02/california-could-pay-black-americans-reparations-after-2023/9293476002/?gnt-cfr=1 De’Ara https://fortune.com/2022/02/01/black-women-on-boards-representation-executives-diversity/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=broadsheet&utm_content=2022020314pm&tpcc=nlbroadsheet DeRay https://twitter.com/notcapnamerica/status/1488973685096697860?s=20&t=5HhvrFgr2jo92k6PgTLtdw For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople
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| All About the Work (with Portia Wood) | 01 Feb 2022 | 01:20:56 | |
In the debut episode of Black History Month, DeRay, Kaya, Myles and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week— including a not so shocking outcome of the child tax credit, a booming private prison industry despite federal ban, the disillusionment of a young Biden official, and two spiritual icons' effort towards building a community of love. DeRay interviews Portia Wood about her mission as a generational wealth planning attorney and the importance of the work within the Black community. News: Myles https://www.lionsroar.com/bell-hooks-and-thich-nhat-hanh-on-building-a-community-of-love/ DeRay https://www.grid.news/story/politics/2022/01/26/a-year-after-bidens-executive-order-on-private-prisons-business-is-still-booming/ De’Ara https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-political-scene/the-disillusionment-of-a-young-biden-official Kaya https://www.npr.org/2022/01/27/1075299510/the-expanded-child-tax-credit-briefly-slashed-child-poverty-heres-what-else-it-d
For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople
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| Make Room For New (with Samantha Tweedy) | 25 Jan 2022 | 00:43:44 | |
DeRay, Kaya and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week— including a documentary honoring Black women's World War II contributions, racial disparity in access to COVID treatment, and women more likely to die after operation by male surgeons. DeRay interviews Samantha Tweedy about her life experience and current work as president of the Black Economic Alliance Foundation.
News: DeRay https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jan/04/women-more-likely-die-operation-male-surgeon-study Kaya https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/katiecamero/covid-treatment-inequality De’Ara https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/12/31/black-rosies-world-war-ii/
For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople
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| Zellnor Myrie Zooms In On Policy | 15 Oct 2024 | 01:42:37 | |
Alaska exposed as state with the highest rate of women killed by men in the nation, Harris releases campaign agenda for Black men, pushback against racism's classification as health threat, and the resurfaced story of the soul group Superiors. DeRay interviews New York State Senator Zellnor Myrie about his ongoing Congressional efforts and NYC mayoral campaign.
News Domestic Violence, Child Abuse and DUI Cases Are Being Dismissed en Masse in Anchorage Harris releases agenda for Black men as she ramps up effort to court them Racism was called a health threat. Then came the DEI backlash. A Truth of Self: The Story of the Dynamic Superiors
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| The Work Continues (with Jonathan Katz) | 18 Jan 2022 | 00:52:39 | |
DeRay, Myles, and Kaya cover the underreported news of the week— including a new Black tech hub, forged DNA evidence, and a reverse migration to the South. DeRay interviews Jonathan Katz on his new book Gangsters of Capitalism: Smedley Butler, the Marines, and Breaking of America's Empire.
News: Myles https://www.businessinsider.com/blacktag-founders-black-creators-audiences-platform-2022-1 Kaya https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/01/14/black-migration-south/ DeRay https://www.npr.org/2022/01/13/1072766152/virginia-beach-forged-evidence-investigation For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople
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| Speak Up and Honest (with Samira Sangare) | 11 Jan 2022 | 01:00:44 | |
DeRay, Myles, Kaya, and De’Ara cover the underreported news of the week— including Black climbers on Mount Everest, false positive drug tests in state prisons, and the life and death of Black political icons Sidney Poiter and Lani Guinier. DeRay interviews activist Samira Sangare about her work and advocacy with Saratoga Black Lives Matter in New York State.
News: DeRay https://www.news10.com/news/nys-inspector-general-report-reveals-rampant-false-positive-drug-test-results-in-state-prisons-led-to-undue-punishment/ Myles https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/a38695714/oprah-sidney-poitier-interview/ Kaya https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/mount-everest-black-climbers/2021/12/31/b5d28a70-3757-11ec-8be3-e14aaacfa8ac_story.html De’Ara https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/07/us/politics/lani-guinier-dead.html
For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople
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| I'm Ready (with Myisha Cherry) | 04 Jan 2022 | 01:12:59 | |
Myles, De'Ara, Kaya, and DeRay welcome the new year and cover the underreported news of the week— including DC police failed attempts to reprimand officers, Black artists revolutionize medical illustrations, Proud Boys regroup to local municipalities, and the life & death of bell hooks. DeRay interviews philosopher & longtime friend Myisha Cherry on her book The Case for Rage: Why Anger Is Essential to Anti-Racist Struggle.
News: Myles https://www.kentucky.com/news/state/kentucky/article256616171.html De’Ara https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/8892939002 Kaya https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/14/us/proud-boys-local-issues.html DeRay https://revealnews.org/article/dc-police-tried-to-fire-24-current-officers-for-criminal-offenses/ For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople
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