We unbox the Mayoral candidate debate of the night before, the final one before the big decision. Dominique DiPrima takes calls on the debate and the election and points out things that stood out and things you may have missed. In the second half of the hour Mayor...
Emmy Award-winning modern historian and Chicago cultural worker Shermann Dilla Thomas reflects on the work and legacy of civil rights leader Al Raby, one of the key organizers of Dr. King’s Chicago Summer campaign, as the city honors his legacy this weekend. Become...
Florida U.S. Senate Democratic nominee Angie Nixon gives an update on her historic, high-profile and high-stakes campaign.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Former President Clinton speechwriter and co-founder and CEO of Citizen University, Eric Liu, discusses his new book, Live Like a Citizen: 8 Ways to Change Your Mindset and Our Country, and shares deep practices for rekindling our belief in democracy.Become a...
Lebanese American journalist for The Nation magazine, Luca Goldmansour, shares why Democrats have a Bill Maher problem and more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
U.S. Representative and co-chair of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus, Nikema Williams, joins Tavis in-studio to discuss her efforts to protect the vote and her re-election campaign to continue representing Georgia’s 5th Congressional District.Become a supporter...
On this podcast we look at the impact of "Operation Safe California" on the election, the role of the Attorney General and the City Attorney - who are both on the ballot, the gang rape case at h er alma mater and more. Nana Gyamfi received her undergraduate degree...
On this podcast we take on the raiding of the home of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, the forced resignation of Kimberly Guilfoyle and the Trump administration's treatment of women in general and their obsession with Black women in particular. Also, in the convo - Shane...
Marissa Roy holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California and a law degree from Yale Law School. Roy's career experience includes working as a civil rights attorney, working in the LA City Attorney's office and currently she is a deputy attorney...
In 2020, a TikTok creator named Ashley Ward told her followers to start romanticizing their lives and to think of themselves as the main character, and tens of thousands of users borrowed her words. The phrase spread because it touched a hunger men and women share,...
Civil rights pioneer Sheyann Webb-Christburg, whom Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. famously dubbed the movement’s “Smallest Freedom Fighter,” reflects on her experiences as the youngest participant in the Bloody Sunday march in Selma, Alabama, and shares her thoughts on...
Professor and former Vice Chair of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Gay J. McDougall, discusses the significance of her colleague Navi Pillay winning the Nobel Peace Prize, the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the UN...
Politico White House reporter Alex Gangitano reveals that Republicans are determined to hold onto control of the Senate, even if it means giving money to flawed and extremist candidates like Ken Paxton in Texas.Become a supporter of this podcast:...
On this pod, a career conversation with Marcus Callendar, during the run of his directorial debut with his piece Spades, the Play. Callendar is an actor, writer and director known for his work on television and film, most notably in Wu tang: An American Saga and as...
On this pod, astrologer, yoga instructor and sound bath specialist Saharah Ali leads us on a guided meditation, affirmation and shares astrological insights, encouraging us to redefine self-love and stop playing small.https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/...
On this podcast host Dominique DiPrima, and award-winning journalist Jasmyne Cannick, delve into the LA Mayor's race and how it is being impacted by calls for the firing of LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell. Will the LA Times hatred of the current Mayor tilt the race? Will...
Seun Kuti, the youngest son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, has dedicated his life to preserving and expanding his father’s political and musical legacy as the leader of Egypt 80. He is a grammy nominated saxophonist, singer and political activist. On this pod Seun...
On this episode of Freedmen Fridays some of the leadership of LA's famed Karast Unity Center speaks on slavery - The African Holocaust - through the lense of reparations. Rev. Erika AKA Mrs. Erika Byrd AKA Ni Ma'at Rah is an ordained minister, therapist and community...
On this podcast Dominique goes in on the anti-Blackness and misogynoir in attacks on Mayor Karen Bass from the left and the right and the recent controversy around an influencer calling Mayor Bass a "fascist" and seemingly being joined in that by Councilmember Nithya...
very Thursday, we’re going to dissect books that line up with the conversations we already have on this platform. That’s why it’s called a look list and not a book list. A lot of people read to sound deep. They pick up the language so they can sound evolved, sound...
