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Yesterday · 38 min
Filmmaker Chase Johnson "The Dead Are Not Dead"
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Yesterday · 39 min
Baby Kohen, Nicole Linton and Election Issues with Atty Jaaye Person Lynn
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Yesterday · 44 min
Jose Ugarte is Running for LA City Council CD 9 + Shenanigans in the Mayor's Race
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Yesterday · 42 min
Mercury Retrograde in Scorpio w/Saharah Ali + Black Voters Don't Trust the Government
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Monday · 39 min
What's Your Dealbreaker? It's a Messy Monday w/Saharah Ali & Dominique DiPrima
Saharah Ali is a Life Coach, https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/
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Monday · 40 min
Melina's Moral Minimum: MAGA Money +Props 3, 39 & Measures A & E w/ Dr. Melina Abdullah & D DiPrima
On this podcast we speak on the moral guidance for the election, MAGA money in the City Attorney's race and all out for Nolan Wells. https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/
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Friday · 38 min
LA Black Tech Week is Bringing Opportunities and Creators into Focus with Steven Barrios & Paris McCoy
On this podcast we center Black people in technology - the companies, creator and learners. Black La Tech Week is on now and the place is teeming with techies. Paris McCoy is the executive director of Tec Leimert and native Angeleno Steven Barrios is...
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Friday · 39 min
750K Black Women Fired and Counting - Affordability, the Election & You; with Shar Jossell
On this pod Shar and Dominique look at the issue of affordability in our real lives, the war on Black women and DEI, the mega merger by Paramount, the LA Mayor's race and more. Host, Dominique DiPrima is a five-time EMMY Award winner. Shar Jossell...
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Friday · 37 min
Ashley Brown is Running for CA State Assembly, District 55 + "The Golden Age" of Anti-Blackness
Ashley Brown is a Democratic running for election to the California State Assembly to represent District 55. She is a school social worker and educator with more than a decade of experience working with students, families, and educators, per her...
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October 14 · 43 min
Mayor Karen Bass Reacts to Her Debate with Councilmember Nitya Raman (& So Do We)
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...
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October 13 · 39 min
What Does the Cali ICE Surge Mean for the Election? with Atty Nana Gyamf
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...
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October 13 · 40 min
Ilhan Omar to Kimberly Guilfoyle - Misogyny & Misogynoir in the Trump Administration with Jarrett Hill
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...
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October 13 · 39 min
Deputy Atty General Marissa Roy is Running for LA City Attorney
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...
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October 12 · 39 min
Actor Marcus Callendar is Not Just Directing a Play He's Orchestrating an Experience
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...
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October 12 · 41 min
Libra New Moon Calls for Self-Love with Saharah Ali + Is the Raid on Ilhan Omar Election Interference?
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....
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October 12 · 41 min
Fire the Police Chief? The Questions rattles the LA Mayor's Race with Jasmyne Cannick
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...
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October 9 · 38 min
Seun Kuti - Afrobeats Singer, Saxophonist & Revolutionary Artist with a Legacy of Liberation
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...
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October 9 · 39 min
The African Holocaust: Heal Thyself with Rev. Erika Ni Ma-at Rah & Dr. Alake Adewale #Reparations
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,...
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October 9 · 40 min
Mayor Karen Bass is A Fascist? Give me a Break! + Plain Talk on CA Prop 4 & 5
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...
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October 8 · 43 min
Anti-Black Attacks on Black Scholars in Egypt with Ashra Kwesi and Merira Kwesi with Dominique DiPrima
Ashra and Merira Kwesi are among the top scholars in the world on ancient Africa, specifically Kemet (Egypt). They have been leading educational tours to Egypt for over forty years. But 2026 was different. They faced what Merira described as "Egyptian...
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