In this special, “News You Can Use” edition of the pod, Alicia shares two special conversions. First, Alicia is joined by the President of Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Alexis McGill Johnson. Alexis brings us up to date on WTF is happening with abortion rights, and lets us know exactly what we can do about it. Then, Alicia shares an update from political strategist, Jasmyne Cannick, about the outcome of the Ed Buck case, in which Buck, a long-time figure of West Hollywood politics, provided fatal doses of methamphetamine to two men who died at his apartment.

Rashad Robinson, President of Color of Change, steps in for Alicia for a weekly roundup you don’t want to miss!

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This pod is supported by the Black Futures Lab

Production by Phil Surkis

Theme music: "Lady Don't Tek No" by Latyrx

Alicia Garza founded the Black Futures Lab to make Black communities powerful in politics. She is the co-creator of #BlackLivesMatter and the Black Lives Matter Global Network, an international organizing project to end state violence and oppression against Black people. Garza serves as the Strategy & Partnerships Director for the National Domestic Workers Alliance. She is the co-founder of Supermajority, a new home for women’s activism. Alicia was recently named to TIME’s Annual TIME100 List of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, alongside her BLM co-founders Opal Tometi and Patrisse Cullors. She is the author of the critically acclaimed book, The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart (Penguin Random House),  and she warns you -- hashtags don’t start movements. People do.