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Louisiana voters reject far-right constitutional amendments, sudden influx in foreign recruitment of American scientists, Black expats share why they're happier living outside the U.S. DeRay interviews author and law professor Derek W. Black about his new book Dangerous Learning: The South’s Long War on Black Literacy.
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ec0f-40b1-99d2-3938a75ecc93.html?taid=67e8b176aae7140001fe166d&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter">Louisiana voters reject all four constitutional amendments, despite Gov. Jeff Landry's support
Countries boost recruitment of American scientists amid cuts to scientific funding
expats-share-experiences-living-abroad.html">Black expats share why they’re happier living outside the U.S.: I get to ‘exist in peace’
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FDA targets popular gay party drug, majority-Black town starts armed protection group, and Dems draw thousands at 'Fighting Oligarchy' rally. Myles interviews filmmakers Charlyn Griffith-Oro and Jeannine Kayembe-Oro to explore their short film The Aunties which shares the story of Black land stewards & culture bearers Donna Dear and Paulette Greene.
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A majority-Black town starts armed protection group after neo-Nazi rally
FDA crackdown on poppers prompts rush on popular gay party drug
AOC and Bernie Sanders draw thousands of people at 'Fighting Oligarchy' rally in Denver
Heavyweight boxing legend George Foreman dies aged 76
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White House ignores federal orders, Fulbright scholars left stranded internationally, and California cannabis contaminated with pesticides. Myles interviews world renowned artist and model Ebonee Davis about her journey toward authorship of her book titled Daughter.
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Exclusive: How the White House ignored a judge's order to turn back deportation flights
Contamination fears drive push to remake state cannabis agency
Vulgar Rangers hat selling big on secondary market as other team hats removed from MLB online shop
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The dark history of retinol, the causal myth of bacterial vaginosis, and Abel Selaocoe crosses time and cultures in new album. DeRay interviews Nic Stone about her new book, Dear Manny.
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Retinol: The Skin-Care Ingredient With a Horrifying History
vaginosis-sexually-transmitted-study.html?unlocked_article_code=1.104.QFo-.iYtkalIPu51g&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare">A Third of Women Get This Infection. The Fix: Treat Their Male Partners.
South African cellist Abel Selaocoe fosters dialogue across time and cultures in a new album
House votes to censure Rep. Al Green with Democrats' help
Louisiana college student's death investigated as possible hazing incident
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Dems veer right, Trump-Zelensky heated exchange, and Curry J. Hackett use of AI in art, design, and urban planning. DeRay interviews former Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin.
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Playbook: Democrats in despair
'It never should have happened': Americans frustrated by Trump-Zelensky spat
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Jury finds Alabama police force operated as a 'criminal enterprise', Joy Reid's MSNBC show canceled, Luigi Mangione's lawyer receives key evidence from HBO doc, and Voletta Wallace, mother of Notorious B.I.G., passes at 78. In the final week of Blackest Book Club, Kaya interviews author Michael Harriot about his book titled Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America.
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Alabama police force put on leave after grand jury says it operated like a "criminal enterprise"
Luigi Mangione's Lawyer: NYC Mayor Shared Key Evidence on HBO 'Before Defense Had Even Seen It'
Voletta Wallace, the Notorious B.I.G.’s Mother, Dead at 78
joy-reid.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare">Joy Reid’s MSNBC Show Canceled in Major Shake-Up
MSNBC's Joy Reid addresses homophobic blog post controversy
Kennedy Center reeling from 'stunning' ticket sales collapse after Trump takeover: report
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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 prose.com/book/9781469683409?ic_referral=nRmCRKE2m4cGUULWPIHMCJqK69PUtj-qVf3meY9KoWAwM4q49XLY6gJUKe2cB-TbGbGuTvOs23atozm-Jpaz7V-okAw5UfNV2MgEoFb-pmTfF0U66uL0jl34bUP0PWcaowGDNQ&srsltid=AfmBOoq_zlPGAJTwewpxDXCM-alhjpCYPhH2l0g-xUH1880G5X4KC9M5">Carceral Apartheid: How Lies and White Supremacists Run Our Prisons.
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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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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.
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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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Automated grocery prices increase depending on the shopper, Target follows suit in abandoning DEI initiatives, ICE officers issued an arrest quota, and the legacy of Florence Price - the first Black women to premiere works by a US orchestra.
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Automation in Retail Is Even Worse Than You Thought
Meet Florence Price, the first Black woman to have her work premiered by a US orchestra
rolls-back-major-dei-initiatives.html">Target rolls back DEI initiatives, the latest big company to retreat
Trump officials issue quotas to ICE officers to ramp up arrests
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Whistleblower exposes Russian political interference operation, Louisiana governor evicts homeless people ahead of Super Bowl, Mississippi infrastructure neglect leads to parasites in impoverished residents, and Doechii stuns in Black sitcom inspired music video. DeRay interviews Andrew Bakaj and Naomi Seligman of Whistleblower Aid.
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The Westminster whistleblower: how my friend Sergei tried to expose the Kremlin plot against Britain
Governor forces removal of homeless people by New Orleans Superdome before Super Bowl
Infrastructure neglect and poverty lead to parasites in the Mississippi Delta
Watch Doechii’s life literally blow up on ‘Denial is a River Show”
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Meta makes up with MAGA, Black students barred from empowerment clubs, tow companies allowed to sell people's cars, and the legacy of Dada Masilo.
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Behind the Curtain: Meta's make-up-with-MAGA map
Gone in 15 Days: How the Connecticut DMV Allows Tow Companies to Sell People’s Cars
World of dance mourns death of ‘brilliant light’ Dada Masilo at age of 39
DC Public Schools hit with federal civil rights complaint over 'student affinity group'
‘Essential’: nearly 800 incarcerated firefighters deployed as LA battles wildfires
I talked to Meta’s Black AI character. Here’s what she told me.
An inside look into a white supremacist militia, GOP Congress member goes missing, housing costs force employed people into homelessness, and a new documentary on the late Luther Vandross.
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Critically acclaimed Luther Vandross documentary now streaming: How to watch
High Housing Costs Force Many Employed People Into Homelessness
virginia-foxx-falls-stairs-capitol.html">Republican congresswoman, 81, falls down marble stairs at the Capitol
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Trump rolls back on campaign promises, Black feminist artist Lorraine O'Grady becomes an ancestor, and a debate on the future of the Democratic Party.
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Lorraine O’Grady, Conceptual Artist Who Advocated for Black Women’s Perspectives, Dies at 90
Why aren’t Black women in the conversation to lead the Democratic Party?
Trump now says bringing down grocery prices, as he promised, will be 'very hard'
Comcast Plans Massive Cable Spin-Off, Separating USA, MSNBC and More From NBC, Theme Parks
Luigi Mangione Isn’t The Brilliant Thirst Trap Y'all Made Him Out to Be
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Conspiracies unfold as Florida prosecutors vacate convictions for people who bought crack made by the Sheriff's Office, Biden urged to empty federal death row before Trump presidency, and the most-known cause for depression debunked.
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Florida prosecutor seeks to clear records of people charged with buying police-made crack in 1980s
Biden urged to empty federal death row before Trump takes office
Depression Is Not Caused by Chemical Imbalance in the Brain
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A deep dive into the self harm occurring within a Virginia Supermax prison, Putin's efforts to market Russia to Africans, and the declining reputation of the Black church.
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Prisoners Intentionally Burned Themselves at Troubled Virginia Supermax
Joe Biden Pardons His Son Hunter
Inside the Effort to Market Russia and Putin To Africans
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Schools eerily quiet about election results, Bernice King 2017 election advice resurfaces, an ode to Ella Jenkins legacy in children's music and Malcolm Peacock uses art to push boundaries.
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Schools Are Eerily Quiet About the Election Results, Educators Say
Ella Jenkins, Chicago's first lady of children's music, dies at 100
Malcolm Peacock Asks, “When Is the Last Time You Trusted Yourself?” | Studio Museum in Harlem
Bernice King: Post-Election Advice
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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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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.
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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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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.
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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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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.
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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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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.
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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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Elite college students struggle with literacy, U.S. Supreme Court kicks off a new term, Mississippi voter suppression, and Israel marks one year since Oct. 7 Hamas attack. Myles interviews Herb Murrell of the Stylistics about their October 11th return to Carnegie Hall.
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The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read BooksCall her Daddy Podcast with VP Kamala Harris
‘Voting feels like a battle’: In Mississippi, a group of Black women is reimagining voter turnout
Six Former Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Sentenced for Torturing and Abusing Two Black Men
Ta-Nehisi Coates Defends Palestinian Voices After CBS Correspondent Labels Him An ‘Extremist’The Supreme Court's new term starts this week. Here's what to know and the cases to watch.
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New York City Council decriminalizes jaywalking, Black New Orleanians reclaim historical beach, and Questlove to direct documentary on Earth, Wind, and Fire.
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Modified ‘Jaywalking’ Repeal Passes Council
beach-new-orleans.html">In New Orleans, a ‘Black Beach’ Is Being Rescued From the Ruins
Questlove To Direct Earth, Wind & Fire Documentary
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Bodies of the poor leased for cash without family consent, independent grocery stores suffer under inflation, and a 1833 meteor shower falls on America's Deep South. DeRay interviews Jessica Pishko about her new book THE HIGHEST LAW IN THE LAND: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy.
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Cut up and leased out, the bodies of the poor suffer a final indignity in Texas
Small grocers feel squeezed by suppliers, and shoppers bear the pain
‘They thought it was judgment day’: The night the stars fell on the US south
Janet Jackson’s ‘Apology’ for Ill-Informed Comments About Kamala Harris Was Not Authorized
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A study exposes superfluous hiring of D.C. patrol officers, a grant program for Black women disbanded after right-wing pushback, and an overdue conversation about the depreciation of journalism.
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Study Finds D.C. Doesn’t Need More Police Officers Walking the Beat. Will Anyone Listen?
Fearless Fund settles with DEI foes, ends grant program for Black women
James Earl Jones' Comments Dissing Black Women Resurfaced and Black Twitter is Outraged and Confused
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Harris campaign releases initiatives ahead of presidential debate, American adults struggle with illiteracy, childcare funding under attack, a nonprofit newsroom receives past due support, and Sade teases new music as part of Transgender Awareness Compilation.
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Harris/Walz: A New Way Forward
A Fifth of American Adults Struggle to Read. Why Are We Failing to Teach Them?
Project 2025 plan calls for shifting funding for childcare to in-home care
The 19th wanted to ‘normalize’ women in power. In 2024, it’s dreaming bigger.
Sade to Release First New Song in Years as Part of Transgender Awareness Compilation
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The police tell us they are here to protect us. But what if their original purpose was something else altogether? Peabody Award-winning host Chenjerai Kumanyika takes listeners on a journey to uncover the hidden history of the largest police force in the world – from its roots in slavery, to rival police gangs battling across the city, to everyday people who resisted every step of the way. As our society debates where policing is going, Empire City: The Untold Origin Story of the NYPD explores where the police came from.
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Myths uncovered: The 1994 Crime Bill, Democratic National Convention, and Black horror films.
The Biggest Myth About the 1994 Crime Bill Still Haunts Joe Biden. It Shouldn’t.
moore-kamala-harris-dnc.html">Minyon Moore Helped Harris Rise. Now She’s Leading Her Convention.
Ganja & Hess: The 50-year-old vampire movie masterpiece critics got all wrong
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Hosts debate the prominence of celebrity culture in politics, a historic payout to Black farmers, and wealthy Arizonians blow threw the state budget.
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Kerry Washington, Mindy Kaling and more will serve as DNC hosts
Republicans scrambled to get Cornel West on the Arizona ballot. The left-wing academic is OK with it
black-farmers-association-calls-today-a-win-historic-2b-payout-for-discrimination-in-farm-lending-302211353.html">National Black Farmers Association Calls Today A Win, Historic $2B Payout for Discrimination in Farm Lending
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Black men rally for Kamala Harris, new map shows the deadliest neighborhoods for police killings, a fashion historian unveils a hidden archive, and a debate on politician accountability.
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New map unveils the deadliest neighborhoods for police killings
black-men.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare">Black Men Rally for Kamala Harris, and Confront an Elephant in the Room
rally-gaza-protesters.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb">‘I Am Speaking Now’: At a Rally in Detroit, Harris Stares Down Her Detractors
Through Bill Cunningham’s Lens, the Glitz and Drama of an Era-Defining Fashion Show
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Soaring death rates at Maricopa County Jail, Trump attends the National Association of Black Journalists Conference, Bloomberg donates record funding to HBCU medical schools, NYC restores budget to public libraries.
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'Dying in the dark': Investigation finds 'astronomical' death rate in Maricopa County jails
You Did It, NYC! Library Budgets Have Been Saved
Opinion At NABJ, Trump was both a missile and a mirror
Bloomberg gives record $600 million to HBCU medical schools
Sylvester: The Disco Diva You Didn't Know You Knew
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Beyoncé pays tribute to Team USA Olympians, J.D. Vance advocates for menstrual surveillance, and Kamala Harris advances in her presidential campaign.
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Biden Unveils Plan For Supreme Court Changes, Including Term Limits
aniston-jd-vance.html?utm_campaign=thecut&utm_medium=s1&utm_source=insta">J.D. Vance Is in a Multi-Day Spat with Jennifer Aniston
JD Vance, Menstrual Surveillance Hawk
harris-women-voters.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb">A Lot Has Changed for Women Since 2016. What Does That Mean for Kamala Harris?
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Biden is out of the presidential race, Harris is in the running toward Democratic nomination, Amber Rose is off the rocker at the Republican National Convention, and more on this episode of Unprecedented Times.
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Watch Amber Rose's speech at the Republican National Convention
Harris campaign raises a record $81 million in 24 hours
Why did the RNC cover up Amber Rose's tattoo?
How to pronounce the new Democratic presidential frontrunner's name
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Four months ahead of November election, Pod Save the People discusses the chaos and violence surrounding Donald Trump's candidacy.
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Judge dismisses Trump classified documents case
The Fyre Fest Fraudster Is Connecting Trump With Rappers
Biden Calls for Unity as Portrait of Trump Shooting Suspect Emerges
Alleged Trump shooter spotted by law enforcement nearly 30 minutes before shots fired, sources say
Photographer who took iconic photo of bullet near Trump's ear explains how he got the picture
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Democrats under pressure following presidential debate, kidneys from Black donors thrown away, and Philadelphia radio host resigns after Joe Biden interview.
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Kidneys from Black donors are more likely to be thrown away − a bioethicist explains why
Philadelphia radio host who interviewed President Biden steps down
interview-radio-host-resigns.html?smid=url-share">Radio Host Who Was Fed Questions by Biden Campaign Leaves Philadelphia Station
State's firearm death rates exposed, Sha'Carri Richardson earns spot on U.S. Olympic team, Zuckerberg compromises child safety on Meta, a reparations task force in Chicago, and Jonathan Majors tearful acceptance of Perseverance Award.
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Sha'Carri Richardson wins 100-meter final to earn spot on U.S. Olympic team
Online Tool Allows State-by-State Analysis of Firearm Death Rates over 40-Year Period
instagram-child-safety-lawsuits.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare">How Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Failed Children on Safety, States Say
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signs executive order for reparations task force
Jonathan Majors Breaks Down in Tears While Accepting Perseverance Award After Assault Conviction
Alarming number of drug-related deaths in Baltimore, the conservative attack on diversity programs, a discussion on Biden and the Black vote, and 16 Afro-queer trailblazers who made history.
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opioid-epidemic-od-deaths.html">Across Baltimore, the death toll has mounted.
‘Bad Boys: Ride Or Die’ Speeds To $105M Global Opening
Are Black voters deserting Biden?
program-black-women-business-193615967.html?guccounter=1">A grant program for Black women business owners is discriminatory, appeals court rules
16 queer Black trailblazers who made history
Damning messages from a far-right group chat, Trump becomes first U.S. president convicted of crimes, a discussion on discriminatory housing practices, and the grand return of a lost holiday predating Juneteenth. DeRay interviews Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY 16th District) about life as a Congressman, efforts with the Hip Hop Task Force, and more.
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Off Leash: Inside the Secret, Global, Far-Right Group Chat
home-buying-raven-baxter.html">She Made an Offer on a Condo. Then the Seller Learned She Was Black
Donald Trump becomes 1st US president tried and convicted of crimes
An African American holiday predating Juneteenth was nearly lost to history. It's back.
What is Pinkster? - Historic Hudson Valley
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Police guns used in crimes across the country, Congress members exchange insults during the House hearing, the first Black astronaut candidate reaches space at 90-years-old, Angela Alsobrooks beats the odds to win U.S. Senate primary, and the exploration of New Wave.
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Jasmine Crockett backs claim calling Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘racist’
One of at least 52,529 guns once owned by police, but later used in crimes.
First Black astronaut candidate, now 90, reaches space in Blue Origin flight
New Wave is Defined By Whiteness
Angela Alsobrooks wins Maryland’s hotly contested U.S. Senate primary
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U.S. states double down on resistance to racial equity, the Met Gala sparks intense protest amidst Gaza-Israel conflict, and skepticism around Biden's upcoming Morehouse commencement speech.
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Katie Britt proposes federal database to collect data on pregnant peopleAces star A'ja Wilson announces signature shoe with Nike
Anita Baker Atlanta concert canceled minutes before showtime
The Met Gala has fueled backlash against stars who are silent about the Gaza conflict
police-video-surveillance-drug-arrests-20240508.html">Philly narcotics cops secretly used surveillance cameras. Video proved some of their testimony false.
A Virginia county board votes to restore Confederates' names to schools
Morehouse faculty set to vote next week on whether to award Biden an honorary degree
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Kendrick and Drake battle it out in a war of words, a rich white community in Baton Rouge forms its own city, and widespread misconduct outed within the NYC marshall.
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New wealthy, white city in Louisiana just became one of state's largest towns
Many City Marshals Have Been Disciplined for Misconduct, Chief Investigator Testifies
The Results Are In: Kendrick Lamar Won the Great Rap War
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Student organizers unite in support of Palestine, Alameda County discriminates against Black and Jewish jurors, DeSantis strips healthcare coverage from thousands of children, and President Biden signs law to ban TikTok.
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As student protesters get arrested, they risk being banned from campus too
Monroe County DA Sandra Doorley refuses to pull over for traffic stop because she "didn't feel like" it. New York DA Sandra Doorley apologizes after body cam captures tense exchange with officer
Alameda County prosecutors allegedly excluded Black people and Jews from death penalty juries
Florida ‘callously’ strips healthcare from thousands of children despite new law
President Biden signs law to ban TikTok nationwide unless it is sold
U.S. Supreme Court threatens the right to protest, Nestlé adds sugar to infant milk in poorer countries, Participant Media shuts down operations after two decades, and the ongoing history of Tybee Island.
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The Supreme Court Has Ruled to Let Louisiana Keep Hunting DeRay McKesson
Caitlin Clark signs 8-figure signature sneaker deal; yet, no Black WNBA players have signature shoes
Nestlé adds sugar to infant milk sold in poorer countries, report finds
Iran launches attack on Israel, Louisiana Supreme Court vindicates pedophilic priests, Tennessee K-12 teachers allowed to carry handguns, and a reflection on the lives of the late OJ Simpson, Mister Cee, and Faith Ringgold.
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Iran launches retaliatory attack on Israel with hundreds of drones, missiles
Louisiana High Court: Priests Have a “Property Right” Not to Be Sued For Sexual Abuse
Faith Ringgold, quilt and visual artist, dies at 93
cee-dj-dead.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb">Mister Cee, Pioneering Brooklyn D.J., Dies at 57
OJ Simpson, former football star acquitted of murder, dies at 76
Trump faced with law and order, Trans Visibility Day lands on Easter, an attempt to bar incarcerated people from the sky, a biased test stands between Black people and kidney transplants and fem creatives' ongoing battle for rest.
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loses-bids-to-dismiss-classified-docs-georgia-election-cases.html">Trump loses bids to dismiss classified docs, Georgia election cases on the same day
"Unforgivable": José Andrés' NGO says 7 aid workers killed in Gaza strike
A biased test kept thousands of Black people from getting a kidney transplant. It’s finally changing
artists-maya-angelou-rest-retreat-harrietts-bookshop-20240404.html">For Female Creatives, A Call to (Non) Action
N.Y Prison Will Let Inmates Go Outdoors to View Eclipse After Lawsuit
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Biden's historical fundraising effort, Trump aka the Bible salesman, white supremacists' government overthrow, the history of Renaissance era rent parties, Sean Combs ongoing abuse allegations, and a painter's proclamation of rest as a revolutionary act.
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When White supremacists overthrew a government
Biden’s Fundraiser With Obama and Clinton Nets a Record High $25 Million, Campaign Says
party-harlem-renaissance.html">The Rent Was Too High So They Threw a Party
Danielle Mckinney, the Painter Depicting Black Women Revelling in Rest
He was a hip-hop legend. Now, abuse allegations engulf Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
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Trump forced to pay the piper, Rio police chief arrested for murder, bittersweet news out of Wales, and Freaknik's hidden truth.
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Donald Trump hits $454 million bond deadline. Will Letitia James move in on his cash, buildings?
Boeing CEO to step down in broad management shake-up as 737 Max crisis weighs on aerospace giant
A message from Catherine, The Princess of Wales
murphy-drops-out-of-nj-senate-race-to-unseat-sen-bob-menendez.html">Tammy Murphy drops out of NJ Senate Democratic primary to replace indicted Sen. Bob Menendez
Meet Europe's first Black head of government — in Wales
Rio Police Chief Arrested for Killing Marielle Franco
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Trump calls for a bloodbath, appeals court blocks Floridian 'Stop Woke Act', U.S. government scrambles for control of TikTok, and Regina King opens up about her son's death by suicide.
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In Ohio campaign rally, Trump says there will be a "bloodbath" if he loses November election
Regina King Opens Up About Son’s Death: “He Didn’t Want to Be Here”
Appeals court blocks Fla. ‘Stop Woke Act,’ says it’s a ‘First Amendment sin’
Former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin says he’s putting together investor group to buy TikTok
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DeRay, De'Ara and Myles chat Alabama Senator Katie Britt's sinister code switch, prison disciplinary fines, minority-business agencies forced to accommodate all races, and a new PBS doc on 'Reading Rainbow'.
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Listen to the difference between Alabama Senator Katie Britt’s natural voice and her speech voice.
How a New Hulu Doc Chronicles the Birth, Rise and Backlash of Black Twitter
Federal judge orders minority-business agency opened to all races
Prison disciplinary fines only further impoverish incarcerated people and families
‘Reading Rainbow’ Doc ‘Butterfly in the Sky’ Scores U.S. Theatrical Release From AMC Theaters
Download the Blackest Book Club reading list!
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Trump advances on the ballot, Ghana criminalizes LGBTQ community at its own expense, and SF judges under scrutiny for ethical rulings. Pod Save The People is back with the Blackest Book Club reading list in collaboration with Reconstruction and Campaign Zero.
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Trump says he’s long worked ‘hand in hand’ with Black people. Let’s review.
Ghana passes bill making identifying as LGBTQ+ illegal
Unanimous? Top takeaways from Supreme Court's ruling to keep Trump on the ballot
Ghanaian finance ministry warns against fallout from anti-LGBTQ law
In Pursuit of Harsher Punishments, San Francisco Courtwatchers Target Judges
Trump alludes to replacement conspiracy theory at Richmond rally
Far right nazism, the conservative sneaker, national guard on high school grounds, and more election frenzy. Myles interviews Raquel Willis about her new book The Risk It Takes to Bloom: On Life and Liberation.
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civil-fraud-trial-ruling.html">Trump Fraud Trial Penalty Will Exceed $450 Million
How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Became One of Joe Biden’s Most Valuable Boosters
Fox News Star: Black People Will Vote for Trump Because ‘They Love Sneakers’
Nazis mingle openly at CPAC, spreading antisemitic conspiracy theories and finding allies
Unruly high school asks Massachusetts National Guard to restore order
U.S. Serviceman Dies After Setting Self on Fire Outside Israeli Embassy to Protest War in Gaza
Hydeia Broadbent, young activist for HIV/AIDS awareness, dies at 39
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Measles make a comeback, Black pastors pressure Biden for cease-fire, and none of these candidates please! Pod Save The People is back with the Blackest Book Club reading list in collaboration with Reconstruction and Campaign Zero. DeRay interviews Dr. Uché Blackstock about her new book Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine.
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Measles making a comeback in US due to vaccine skepticism, says CDC
pastors-biden-gaza-israel.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare">Black Pastors Pressure Biden to Call for a Cease-Fire in Gaza
Haley's loss to "none of these candidates" in Nevada primary was coordinated effort
Court scandals, unlikely political allies - here's your weekly download leading up to the November Primary. Pod Save The People is back with the Blackest Book Club reading list in collaboration with Reconstruction and Campaign Zero.
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Affirmative Tactics (with Donovan Ramsey)
Fani Willis admits relationship with prosecutor on Trump Georgia case
‘The weirdest campaign’: South Carolina delivers a win, but Biden still faces an uphill path
Pay up! Trump ordered to pay 83M in defamation damages, diversity blamed for defective airplanes, new federal regulations on Native museum displays, D'Angelo's creative journey, and did a Black woman teach you how to type?
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Trump ordered to pay E. Jean Carroll $83.3M in defamation damages trial
How right-wing influencers turned airplanes and airports into culture war battlegrounds
‘Seeking Mavis Beacon’: The Wild Search for a Tech Icon Who Isn’t Real
museum-of-natural-history-nagpra.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare">Leading Museums Remove Native Displays Amid New Federal Rules
Today In Hip Hop History: D'Angelo Dropped His Sophormore Album 'Voodoo' 24 Years Ago
Ron Desantis, Nikki Haley, Donald Trump, oh my! Republicans scramble for their chosen candidate, crime and inflation on a quiet decline, an uncanny publication merger, a timely inquiry into Watts Happening Cultural Center, and a historic donation to Atlanta's Spelman College. DeRay interviews U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves on the advancing economic initiatives within the Biden administration.
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Trump mocks Nikki Haley’s first name. It’s his latest example of attacking rivals based on race
magazine-pitchfork-merger-gq.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare">Condé Nast Is Folding Pitchfork Into GQ, With LayoffsA Trailblazing Campaign to Celebrate and Conserve Black ModernismAtlanta's Spelman College receives historic $100 million donation
DeRay, Kaya, and Myles celebrate MLK Day and cover the underreported news of the week — Black people screened out of clinical trials for new Alzheimer's treatment, Regina King set to play Shirley Chisholm in upcoming Netflix film, and vice president of a Missouri HBCU dies by suicide after colleague intimidation.
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Promising new Alzheimer’s drugs may be less effective for Black patients
Regina King Wants Us to See Shirley Chisholm As the Superhero She Was
An HBCU administrator died by suicide. The school's president is now on leave.
In the first episode of 2024: DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — sickle cell treatments advance with limited accessibility, Taraji. P. Henson criticizes 'The Color Purple' production, GOP active in Iowa but absent for the state's only minority-focused forum, Democrats begin election-time appeal to Black voters.
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The Right Is Dancing on Claudine Gay’s Grave. But It Was the Center-Left That Did Her In.
Thousands of Black children with sickle cell disease struggle to access disability payments
FDA approves two gene therapies for sickle cell, bringing hope to thousands with the disease
GOP candidates skip Iowa’s only minority-focused forum
south-carolina-black-voters.html">In South Carolina, Democrats See a Test of Biden’s Appeal to Black Voters
In the final episode of 2023: DeRay, Kaya, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — pharmacies share medical data with police without a warrant, widening disparity in mortgage approval rates between White and Black borrowers, and a debate the American vote.
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Mother of 6-year-old who shot his teacher sentenced to 2 years in prison for child neglect
Pharmacies share medical data with police without a warrant, inquiry finds
authoritarian.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare">America’s Thirst for Authoritarianism
The nation’s largest credit union rejected more than half its Black conventional mortgage applicants
DeRay, Kaya, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — noise surveillance in the nation's largest city, the decline of youth voters, and unprecedented diversity in president-appointed judges. DeRay interviews Pulitzer prize winning author Matthew Desmond about his new book Poverty, by America.
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noise-cameras.html">Quiet, Please: New York’s ‘Noise Cameras’ Are Listening
Fewer young Americans plan to vote in 2024, Harvard youth poll finds
DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — the ongoing criminalization of miscarriage, vulnerable groups targeted by power hungry GOP, ski masks banned for the wintertime, and a debate on choreography copyright.
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Woman’s abuse of corpse case heads to grand jury
Backlash to affirmative action hits pioneering maternal health program for Black women
DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — the GOP scramble to increase donations, Asian American families struggle post-affirmative action, hairdressers provide therapy services in West Africa, and the pertinence of modern minstrelsy.
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How the History of Blackface Is Rooted in Racism
When Will Black TikTokers Stop Performing For The White Gaze?
salon-mental-health-services.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare">Need Therapy? In West Africa, Hairdressers Can Help.
Donations to GOP drop as worries mount about the party’s finances
DeRay, Kaya and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — Trump's latest power hungry reelection strategy, Darius Jackson's dark secret exposed, and the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence.
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Why Aren’t Millennials Having Kids?
Psaki: If elected to a second term, Trump would…
Behind the Curtain: Trump allies pre-screen loyalists for unprecedented power grab
DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — NYPD interferes with federal investigation, heightened frustrations with Biden administration, Dwight Howard's sexual assault allegations, and a debate about one-sided book bans.
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Gossip about Dwight Howard’s sexuality detracts from the gravity of assault claims
Students hated 'To Kill a Mockingbird.' Their teaches tried to dump it.
trump-2024-poll.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare">Trump Leads in 5 Critical States as Voters Blast Biden, Times/Siena Poll Finds
DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — the origin of Nashville's "Music City" moniker, Black British hidden figures, a nonprofit flower project focused on Black male mental health, and overexposure to our own reflections. DeRay interviews author and political theorist Juliet Hooker about her new book Black Grief/White Grievance: The Politics of Loss.
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Why is Nashville called Music City? The Fisk Jubilee Singers and Queen Victoria get the creditWe were never supposed to see our own faces this much
How a Nonprofit Flower Project Is Helping Black Men to Heal and Improve Their Mental Health
Half of Britons can’t name a Black British historical figure, survey finds
DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — Southern GOP's latest attempt to steal the House, Chicago's ongoing contract with ShotSpotter, the earliest known U.S. novel authored by an enslaved Black woman, and the secret world of immortality science. DeRay interviews Amanda Seales about her new political-comedy documentary 'In Amanda We Trust'.
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crafts-biography-gregg-hecimovich.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare">Searching for America’s First Black Woman Novelist
Once again, activists call for Mayor Johnson to get rid of ShotSpotter
DeRay, Don and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — a race for speaker of the House, context to the Israel & Palestine conflict and the dark side of fitness journeys. DeRay interviews Daria Dawson of America Votes about the current state of progressive politics.
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The latest on the race for speaker of the House
Black Feminist Perspectives on Palestine
Why are Americans obsessed with fitness? The answer: Neoliberalism
DeRay, Don, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — imprisoned people's right to write, the first openly gay Black woman appointed to CA Senate, and Tupac's postmortem justice. DeRay interviews authors Roger A. Mitchell Jr. & Jay D. Aronson about his their new book Death in Custody: How America Ignores the Truth and What We Can Do about It.
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2Pac Shooting: Keffe D Arrested by Police, Charged With Murder
Don
California Gov. Newsom will appoint Laphonza Butler to fill Feinstein’s Senate seat
DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — Dallas mayor sudden switch to Republican party, Biden's policy narrative, a Houston music love story, and contrasting opinions on women in the policing system. Kaya interviews publishing professional Jennifer Baker of Narrative Initiative about her article titled Black Women Are Being Erased in Book Publishing.
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Dallas mayor switches parties, making the city the nation’s largest with a GOP mayor
Kaya
One simple fix for our broken policing system: Hiring more women
De'Ara
Biden's economic policies have quietly made peoples' lives better — and no one seems to care
Myles
Megan Thee Stallion Joins Beyoncé at the Renaissance Tour Stop in Houston
DeRay, Don and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — the "experts" paid to defend anti-trans laws, United Auto Workers strike moves full speed ahead, and the complex life of the first Black supermodel. DeRay interviews the tactical lead for the Stop Cop City Coalition Mary Hooks.
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Inside The Cottage Industry Of ‘Experts’ Paid To Defend Anti-Trans Laws
Myles
The Complex Life of Donyale Luna, The First Black Supermodel
Don
UAW strike against automakers enters third day, no resolution seen
DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — expiration of U.S. childcare relief funding, Florida college faculty members flee the school system, Fulton County DA claps back at Republican probe, and the Black designer behind Jackie Kennedy's iconic fashion. DeRay interviews author and juvenile justice policy reformer Vincent Schiraldi about his new book Mass Supervision: Probation, Parole, and the Illusion of Safety and Freedom.
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The Cost of Childcare Is About to Explode
De’Ara
Citing issues with tenure, loss of DEI, Florida faculty members want out
Kaya
Fulton County DA tears into Rep. Jim Jordan over his inquiry into Trump indictment
Myles
A forgotten fashion designer for Jackie Kennedy gets her due
DeRay, Kaya, Myles, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — a racist attack on a Jacksonville Dollar General, delayed COVID care for patients of color due to faulty oxygen readings, Silicon Valley elite build a city from scratch, extreme menopausal symptoms for women of color, and Texas' ongoing violence against trans youth.
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covid-treatment-race.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur">Faulty Oxygen Readings Delayed Care to Black and Hispanic Covid Patients, Study Finds
Kaya
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De’Ara
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DeRay, Kaya, Myles, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — the outcome of Maui fires, extremists recruited into US military, Little Rock's fight for Black History curriculum and the life and legacy of Clarence Avant.
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Pentagon watchdog finds lax oversight and screening of military recruits with extremist ties
CA Shop Owner Shot Over Rainbow Flag Hanging Outside Store
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Clarence Avant, the ‘Godfather of Black Entertainment,’ Dies at 92Kaya
rock-ap-african-american-studies.html">Little Rock Will Offer A.P. African American Studies Despite State Objections
De’Ara
frey-children-portrait-met.html">‘His Name Was Bélizaire’: Rare Portrait of Enslaved Child Arrives at the Met
DeRay, Kaya, Don, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — a study finding youth placed in adult prisons have their lives cut shorter, Alabama state refuses Supreme Court orders, imaginary exceptions for abortion, and a new album from a musical icon. DeRay interviews award-winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson and co-director Valerie Scoon about their newest documentary titled 'Sound of the Police'
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She Wasn't Able to Get an Abortion. Now She's a Mom. Soon She'll Start 7th Grade.
Kaya
Alabama lost a voting rights case at the Supreme Court. It's still trying to win
Don
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For Meshell Ndegeocello, blurring musical lines has provided a clear path
DeRay, Kaya and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — a mother in need misplaced by NYPD, the first of its kind Black fine art print fair, and one man's personal vendetta against affirmative action.News:
DeRay Family says mother has been missing since NYPD officers took her to hospital back in April
Kaya Conservative activist behind US affirmative action cases sues venture capital fund
De’Ara forbes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.forbes.com/sites/natashagural/2023/07/27/whats-expected-to-the-largest-ever-fine-art-print-fair-amplifies-black-artists-mastering-the-painstaking-medium/amp/?amp_js_v=0.1#webview=1&cap=swipe">What’s Expected To Be The Largest-Ever Black Fine Art Print Fair To Amplify Artists
DeRay, Myles, Kaya and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — misappropriation of taxpayer funds, Texas libraries converted to disciplinary centers, unengaged Democratic voters, and the life and legacy of Sinead O' Connor.
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Myles Life and Legacy of Sinead O’Connor
De’Ara Democrats worry their most loyal voters won’t turn out for Biden in 2024
Kaya Largest School District in Texas Eliminates Libraries, Converts Them to Disciplinary Centers
DeRay, Myles and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — Southern GOP refuse majority-Black district, famed forensic scientist indicted for fabrication, and an anti-trans message from Jess. DeRay interviews author Christian Cooper to about his new book Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World.
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DeRay Judge finds forensic scientist Henry Lee liable for fabricating evidence in a murder case
Myles Jess Hilarious says who will stand up for women
De’Ara Alabama Republicans Refuse to Create New Majority-Black District
DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara and Myles cover the underreported news of the week on affirmative action — the irony of opposition, a push for adversity scores, and the future of diversity policies in Hollywood and corporate employment. DeRay interviews author and journalist Donovan Ramsey on the pod to chat about his newest book When Crack Was King: A People's History of a Misunderstood Era.
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GOP attorneys general tee off on large corporations over diversity policies
Kaya
action-university-of-california-davis.html">With End of Affirmative Action, a Push for a New Tool: Adversity Scores
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Hollywood Diversity Initiatives May Be Challenged After Supreme Court Affirmative Action Ruling
Myles
White women benefit most from affirmative action. So why do they oppose it?
DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — Minneapolis crime decreases with a shortage of police officers, the small group of conservative doctors behind restrictive trans & abortion policies, celebrity baby daddy drama makes CNN, and the editor of Elle Decor crafting his soft life. DeRay interviews Michigan State law professor Justin Simard to chat about the advent of the Citing Slavery Project.
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De’Ara
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Myles
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Documents show how conservative doctors influenced abortion, trans rights
DeRay, Myles, Kaya and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — the world's first known drag queen, Black entrepreneurship in under-resourced D.C. neighborhood, an alarming trend of missing children in Cleveland, and the heightening suicide rate within the Black male community.
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Cleveland police address "misinformation" on missing children
How Bad Is Cleveland’s ‘Alarming’ Missing Children Trend? Data Suggests An Existing Problem
Myles
The Suicide Method Never Discussed in the Black Community Regarding Men
De’Ara
All Black-Owned Local Shopping Center Debuts In Ward 8
Kaya
DeRay, Myles, Kaya and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — hundreds of vacated convictions tied to rogue police officers, reparations versus resources in Minnesota, America's only Black boarding school in Mississippi, and the devolution of reality television.
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DeRay Bragg vacates convictions tied to rogue NYPD officers convicted of criminal conduct
Kaya Slave Descendants in Minnesota and Dakotas to Receive $50M in Grants
Myles Joseline Hernandez Accuses Amber Rose Of ‘Wanting To Be White A Girl’
De’Ara 01f3-11ec-a8a5-8f7ac734ed02.amp.html">Piney Woods School strives for Black excellence
DeRay, Myles, Kaya and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — community policing in Brooklyn, the evolution of artificial intelligence, ongoing tragedy at Rikers and the life and legacy of Tina Turner.
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NYC DOC Commissioner Louis Molina lied
Federal judge demands answers after Rikers detainee dies with a fractured skull
Myles
Tina Turner, Queen of Rock & Roll, Dead at 83
Kaya
ChatGPT took their jobs. Now they walk dogs and fix air conditioners.
De’Ara
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DeRay, Kaya, and Don cover the underreported news of the week — the push back against Florida book bans, the end of affirmative action as we know it, and the disproportionate mortality rate of babies in the South.
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DeRay f4d8-11ed-98d4-97fe3a9aeb1c.html">A striking gap between deaths of Black and White babies plagues the South
Kaya Why the world's largest publisher found a book-ban lawsuit in Florida 'irresistable'
Don Higher Ed. at Harvard Event Addresses Looming End of Affirmative Action
DeRay, Kaya, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — Republicans plan to release Black youth criminal records, corporations infiltrate primary care services, and the harmful effects of Biden's open border on Black communities. DeRay interviews award-winning author Jonathan Eig about his new book King: A Life.
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DeRay Louisiana Lawmakers Want to Release Youth Criminal Records. But First, Only In Majority Black Areas
Kaya care-doctors-consolidation.html">Corporate Giants Buy Up Primary Care Practices at Rapid Pace
De’Ara Biden's Open Border Hurts Black Americans Most of All—and We Know It
DeRay, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — Toni Morrison's personal materials on exhibit at Princeton University, top A.I. experts warn of the technology's dangerous consequences, and flawed understanding of the Bystander Effect. DeRay interviews attorney Stephanie Krent of Knight First Amendment Institute about a lawsuit challenging prison's digitization and destruction of mail.
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DeRay The Bystander Effect or the Genovese Syndrome
Kaya google-chatbot-engineer-quits-hinton.html">‘The Godfather of A.I.’ Leaves Google and Warns of Danger Ahead
DeRay, Myles, Kaya and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — R. Kelly commissary inspires new federal rules for incarcerated people, young students forced to crawl under trains to get to school, a health condition seemingly reserved for Black women, and a hot take on witchcraft vs. the church.
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DeRay Federal prisons want inmates to pay victims, before making phone calls or buying shoes
Kaya As Rail Profits Soar, Blocked Crossings Force Kids to Crawl Under Trains to Get to School
Myles Witchcraft, African Spirituality, and the Church
DeRay, Myles, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — including public outrage over Cleopatra's blackness depicted on screen, Lizzo leads a protest against Tennessee anti-drag laws, and a staple franchise goes out of business. DeRay interviews UCLA professor of law Joanna Schwartz about her new book Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable.
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DeRaybath-beyond-bankruptcy.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes"> Bed Bath & Beyond Files for Bankruptcy
Myles Lizzo and a group of drag queens protested anti-drag laws on stage in Knoxville
De'Ara monitor.com/originals/2023/04/egyptian-lawyer-sues-netflix-depicting-cleopatra-black-woman#ixzz7zr34lGol">Egyptian lawyer sues Netflix for depicting Cleopatra as Black woman
DeRay, De’Ara, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — including , a handgun that fires itself, a study that finds Black people live longer with access to Black doctors, big potential for the upcoming Freaknik documentary, and a Black man that fought for liberation in Australia. Kaya interviews clinical dietician Jessica Wilson, MS, RD about her new book It's Always Been Ours: Rewriting the Story of Black Women's Bodies.
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Clarence Thomas has for years claimed income from a defunct real estate firm
DeRay Popular handgun fires without anyone pulling the trigger, victims say
De’Ara joseph-eureka-stockade.html">A Black Man Went to Australia for Gold, Then Stood Up for Democracy
Myles Here's Why Hulu's Upcoming Freaknik Documentary Is Making Some Black Folks Nervous
Kaya In counties with more Black doctors, Black people live longer, ‘astonishing’ study finds
DeRay, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — including the DEA illegally purchasing customer data, DeSantis war on immigration, and the influential photographer who proclaimed 'Black is Beautiful'. DeRay interviews comedians David Gborie & Langston Kerman about their iHeartMedia podcast 'My Momma Told Me'.
DeRay The DEA Bought Customer Data from Rogue Employees Instead of Getting a Warrant
Kaya desantis-immigration.html">DeSantis Pushes Toughest Immigration Crackdown in the Nation
Myles Kwame Brathwaite, Influential Photographer Who Proclaimed ‘Black Is Beautiful,’ Dies at 85
DeRay, De’Ara, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — including secret funds funneled by the spouse of a Supreme Court Justice, the growing price of electronic messaging for imprisoned people, Questlove's Disney directorial debut, and a historical festival celebrating Black women filmmakers.
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DeRay SMH: The rapid & unregulated growth of e‑messaging in prisons
Myles Questlove To Direct Live-Action/Hybrid Adaptation Of ‘The Aristocats’ For Disney
De’Ara Sojourner Truth Festival of the Arts celebrates past and future of Black women’s filmmaking
Kaya Activist group led by Ginni Thomas received nearly $600,000 in anonymous donations
DeRay, De’Ara, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — including Dollar Store's predatory tactics in urban communities, a NYC park built on top of a dark history, Stacey Abrams’ depart from campaign politics, and the end of a partnership with Beyoncé and Adidas. DeRay interviews author and educator Nicole Tucker-Smith about teacher shortages, book banning, and the evolution of learning.
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DeRay New Report: The Dollar Store Invasion
Dollar Tree CEO--Who Made Over $10 Million Last Year--Blames Inflation for Price Hike to $1.25
Kaya Power move: Stacey Abrams’ next act is the electrification of the US
Myles Beyoncé and Adidas Reportedly End Partnership, Will No Longer Collaborate on Ivy Park
Renaissance Couture By Beyoncé x Balmain
De’Ara island-cemetery-park.html">A Million Bodies Are Buried Here. Now It’s Becoming a Park
DeRay, De’Ara, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — including the short tenure of banking's sole Black C.E.O., extreme criminalization of abortion &miscarriage, transphobic behavior from Lil Nas X, and a deep dive into Black homes. DeRay interviews author and scholar Daniel Hatcher about his new book Injustice, Inc.: How America's Justice System Commodifies Children and the Poor.
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De’Ara home-interior-design.html">The Interior Lives of Black Homes
DeRay thiam-credit-suisse.html">The Short Tenure and Abrupt Ouster of Banking’s Sole Black C.E.O.
Myles Lil Nas X Apologizes to Trans Community After Sending Controversial Tweet
Kaya South Carolina GOP lawmakers propose death penalty for women who have abortionswoman-miscarriage-manslaughter-conviction-b1941623.html?amp">Oklahoma woman convicted of manslaughter over miscarriage
DeRay, De’Ara, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — including hyper-relaxed police hiring practices, a 2023 ruling based on a 19th century law governing the treatment of enslaved people, federal efforts to bypass local governance, and transphobia within the queer community. DeRay interviews award-winning author and reporter Chip Jones about his new book The Organ Thieves: The Shocking Story of the First Heart Transplant in the Segregated South.
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DeRay How a Growing Political Fight Threatens Local Control of Criminal Justice
Kaya 401c-5e10-9c30-64f76755dd7d.html">Memphis Police Academy Cut Corners While Scrambling to Hire, Officers Say
De’Ara Virginia Judge Uses 19th-Century Slavery Law to Rule Frozen Embryos are Property
Myles "Pronouns can be scary."
DeRay, De’Ara, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — including essential items invented by Black women, an end to SNAP emergency benefits, movement within the Biden administration, and an homage to ordinary Black life. DeRay interviews award-winning author and filmmaker Nick Brooks about his young adult mystery novel Promise Boys.
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De’Ara 7 Things You Didn't Know were Invented by Black women
DeRay As SNAP Emergency Allotment benefits end, local food banks prepare for 'hunger cliff'
Kaya act-biden-commerce-department.html">Biden’s Semiconductor Plan Flexes the Power of the Federal Government
DeRay, De’Ara, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — including 'Dilbert' comic dropped from newspapers after creator's racist rant, the hidden history of Aunt Jemima, contrasting views on luxury tiny homes and Charlie Mitchell, the first Black Michelin starred chef of New York. Pod Save the People closes out Blackest Book Club programming with Sovereignty of Quiet by Kevin Quashie.
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Op-Ed Your Discomfort with Ebony's Jonathan Majors Cover Reveals More about You Than You Think
DeRay Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben deserve retirement. They're racist myths of happy Black servitude.
Kaya newspapers-racism.html">Newspapers Drop ‘Dilbert’ After Creator’s Rant About Black ‘Hate Group’
De’Ara year-lives-for-free-in-luxury-tiny-home-she-built-for-35000-in-her-backyard-look-inside.html">This 26-year-old pays $0 to live in a ‘luxury tiny home’ she built for $35,000 in her backyard—take a look inside
Myles Meet Charlie Mitchell, the first Black Michelin-starred chef in New York City
DeRay, De’Ara, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — including an attempt to eliminate paper mail for imprisoned people, conservative Republicans pushing a new form of cash welfare, a Black professor resists DeSantis’ Black history prohibition, and Pharrell Williams succeeds Virgil Abloh as Louis Vuitton menswear designer. Pod Save the People continues Blackest Book Club programming with Faces at the Bottom of the Well by Derrick Bell. DeRay interviews author and host of Crooked's Stuck with Damon Young.
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DeRay Paper Mail Gave Me Hope on Rikers Island. Don't Take it Away from Imprisoned People
Myles Pharrell Williams to Join Louis Vuitton as Men’s Creative Director
Kaya In Post-Roe World, These Conservatives Embrace a New Kind of Welfare
De’Ara professor-teach-truth-tours-165500067.html?guccounter=1">FIU professor’s ‘Teach the Truth’ tours defy DeSantis law on black history lessons
DeRay, De’Ara, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week— including Florida’s overzealous book censorship, thousands of kids missing from the post-pandemic school system, a Black city in America under all white jurisdiction, and the legacy of Paco Rabanne. Pod Save the People continues Blackest Book Club programming with All About Love by bell hooks.
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Myles rabanne-fashion-perfume-dies-b2279884.html">Paco Rabanne: Designer who embodied the spirit of the Sixties
Kaya Thousands of kids are missing from school. Where did they go?
De’Ara nbcnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna70081?amp_js_v=0.1#webview=1&cap=swipe">Roberto Clemente book removed from Florida public schools pending review over discrimination references
DeRay White reps vote to create white-appointed court for Blackest city in America - Mississippi Today
DeRay, De'Ara, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week— including a young Black budding scientist honored by Yale University, the IRS racist auditing practices, disproportionate mortality rates amongst Black and white mothers, and contrasting thoughts on the promise of Pyer Moss. Pod Save the People launch their Blackest Book Club reading list in collaboration with Reconstruction and Campaign Zero. Download now!
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DeRay Study: Wealthiest Black Moms More Likely To Die In Childbirth Than Poorest White Moms'
Kaya more-likely-to-audit-black-americans-taxes-study-finds.html">IRS about 3 to 5 times more likely to audit Black Americans' tax returns, study findsDe’Ara Yale honors the work of a 9-year-old Black girl whose neighbor reported her to policeMyles moss-kerby-jean-raymond-designer.html">The Promise of Pyer Moss Kerby Jean-Raymond was one of fashion’s most celebrated young designers. Then what happened?
DeRay, De'Ara, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week— including a Chicago-based gun manufacturer marketing rifles to children, Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes' depart from ABC network, an online community where home-schoolers learn how to turn their kids into Nazis, and Robert Townsend’s evolution from actor to director. DeRay interviews VICE's award-winning national security reporter Ben Makuch about his podcast "American Terror".
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DeRay Inside The Online Community Where Home-Schoolers Learn How To Turn Their Kids Into ‘Wonderful Nazis’
Myles ‘GMA3’ anchors Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes depart ABC after reported romantic relationship
Kaya A child-size rifle with cartoon skulls, inspired by the AR-15, raises concerns
De’Ara Robert Townsend’s ‘Hollywood Shuffle’ comes full circle
DeRay, De'Ara, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week— including the GOP restricting certain foods from SNAP recipients, huge success from the first HBCU gymnastics team, a controversial Beyoncé concert and the shocking truth about early abortion. DeRay interviews investigative reporters Ali Winston & Darwin BondGraham about their new bookThe Riders Come Out At Night: Brutality, Corruption, and Cover-up in Oakland.
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DeRay Early Abortion Looks Nothing Like What You’ve Been Told
De’Ara fisk-hbcu.html">The First H.B.C.U. Gymnastics Team Is Aiming Even Higher
Kaya "It's a huge list": Iowa GOP bill would ban people on food stamps from buying fresh meat — and more
Myles Beyoncé makes controversial live return at exclusive Dubai concert
In celebration of MLK Jr. Day — DeRay, Kaya, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week: a new memorial honoring the Martin Luther King family opens on Boston Common, Pittsburgh police ignore city ordinances against traffic stops, and a submission for Saint Omer, a French drama film following the true events of a Black immigrant mother, is accepted by the Academy Awards.
DeRay Pittsburgh Police resume secondary traffic stops despite city ordinance against themKaya 'A representation of vulnerability and security': Memorial honoring the Kings opens on Boston Common
De'Ara Director Alice Diop and Star Guslagie Malanda on Their Powerful New Film, Saint Omer
DeRay delivers smart, insightful takes on struggles many of us face. Listening to voices of black and brown people is important to me -- because their voices are still way too muted in our world -- and including Pod Save the People in my podcast feed is essential.
Excellent analysis from other than MSM white guys.
