Episodes

  • Who Gets to Tell Our Stories? Reclaiming the Narrative with Gina Belafonte & Gerri Lawrence

    Who Gets to Tell Our Stories? Reclaiming the Narrative with Gina Belafonte & Gerri Lawrence
    Jul 1 2026
    Who controls the story of us? Is it Hollywood? The Algorithm? Or we the people? Director/Producer/Artivist Gina Belafonte and Community Coalition COO Gerri Lawrence tackle the topic and what they are doing about it with their giant We the People installation in South LA.

    https://www.instagram.com/wethepeoplesouthla/
    https://www.instagram.com/cocosouthla/
    https://www.instagram.com/sankofadotorg/
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    41 mins
  • What do You Want to Hear More Of? Reinventing Radio Show Five Years In...

    What do You Want to Hear More Of? Reinventing Radio Show Five Years In...
    Jul 1 2026
    Dominique & Miles chop it us about how we want to evolve and change First Things First on the occasion of our fifth anniversary. Also in the conversation, the fight between elderly LA street vendor and a teenage customer, the BET Awards, SCOTUS's decisions on its final day and Republicans stripping your constitutional rights. Miles Low is a rap artist and KBLA radio's Production Manager.

    https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/
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    37 mins
  • Student Protesters Under Attack thru TPM Policies - Now There's a Way You Can Help Them Fight Back

    Student Protesters Under Attack thru TPM Policies - Now There's a Way You Can Help Them Fight Back
    Jul 1 2026
    On this podcast we break down so-called Time, Place and Manner policies that are being used to strip students of their degrees, housing, food plans and even their futures. We also speak on how Assemblymember Sade Elhawary's bill AB2551 offers a way we can help students fight back and regain their constitutional rights. We are joined California Faculty Association organizer and BLM Grassroots Director, Dr. Melina Abdullah and Cal State Chanel Islands recent graduate and student organizer Angel Marie Taylor.


    https://blmgrassroots.quorum.us/campaign/165402/
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    40 mins
  • Is Therapy the First Step to Finding Your Person? #Black Marriage with Del Harrison & King James

    Is Therapy the First Step to Finding Your Person? #Black Marriage with Del Harrison & King James
    Jun 29 2026
    It's a Black Marriage Monday and we are on a quest to help you find your person. We are joined by a man and a woman who have teamed up to create a recipe for Black love. Del Harrison is a comedian, entrepreneur and app developer with over 20 years of bringing people together through entertainment. She is the founder on KOMBYE - a new social club for Black professionals over 40. King James is a lifestyle, chess and fashion convener and entrepreneur. Find the Kombye app on the app store or Google Pay store.

    https://www.instagram.com/kinglifestylebrand/
    https://www.instagram.com/kombye.app/
    https://www.instagram.com/iamdelharrison/
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    39 mins
  • Full Moon in Capricorn w/Saharah Ali + SCOTUS Serves Up Setbacks for the Prez

    Full Moon in Capricorn w/Saharah Ali + SCOTUS Serves Up Setbacks for the Prez
    Jun 29 2026
    Yoga teacher, astrologer and sound bath specialist Saharah Ali leads us on a guided meditation and affirmation on a Mindful Monday. Saharah explores the Strawberry Moon, full moon in Capricorn and Cancer season.

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    https://saharahali.com/
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    36 mins
  • The BET Awards is the Antidote to the News & Trump's Decline is Unmistakable

    The BET Awards is the Antidote to the News & Trump's Decline is Unmistakable
    Jun 29 2026
    On this podcast Dominique and Miles spill on the BET Awards, the World Cup, Janet Jackson, the Olympics, Tupac and Trump's obvious decline.

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    42 mins
  • Justice for #BabyKohen & Cuba: the U.S.'s Genocidal Policy Eyewitness Reports

    Justice for #BabyKohen & Cuba: the U.S.'s Genocidal Policy Eyewitness Reports
    Jun 26 2026
    Akili is on the ground in Senatobia Mississippi at a protest over the police killing of one year-old Kohen Wiley. Thandiwe Abdullah is in the studio having recently returned from Cuba with a fact-finding delegation organized by The Institute for the Black World for which Akili was also a delegate. On this podcast they speak out on these two critical issues with reports back from on-the-ground experiences. Akili is the National Field Director for Black Lives Matter Grassroots. Thandiwe Abdullah is the co-founder of the BLM Grassroots Youth Vanguard.

    https://www.instagram.com/thandiweabdullah/
    https://www.instagram.com/akili4thepeople/
    https://blmgrassroots.org/
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    40 mins
  • Atty Madiba Dennie on How Trump's DOJ is Trying to Stop Reparations #FreedmenFridays

    Atty Madiba Dennie on How Trump's DOJ is Trying to Stop Reparations #FreedmenFridays
    Jun 26 2026
    Madiba K. Dennie is an attorney, columnist, and professor whose work focuses on fostering an equitable multiracial democracy. Her debut book, The Originalism Trap: How Extremists Stole the Constitution and How We the People Can Take It Back, is now available wherever books are sold. Dennie is the Deputy Editor and Senior Contributor at the critical legal commentary outlet Balls and Strikes.


    https://madibadennie.com/
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    39 mins