Two powerhouse voices on the mic today — #OscarsSoWhite creator April Reign and Color of Change Advocate & Attorney Michael Huggins. We're covering the World Cup and what it means for Los Angeles, a stunning story at the intersection of Africa and immigration you haven't heard anywhere else, Iowa's latest attack on Black scholarship funding, and the growing pressure surrounding Mayor Karen Bass. And yes—before we're done, we are settling the fried chicken debate once and for all.

Actor Greg Mathis Jr. on What Survives — a world premiere play at the Hollywood Fringe Festival about a child taken by ICE and the community left to reckon with it.

U.S. Senator Cory Booker on the House’s bipartisan rebuke of the Iran war, unfolding humanitarian crisis in Cuba, Congressional Black Caucus’s college sports standoff, and what courage looks like when the country is tired.

Leaked documents expose a white supremacist organization doubling in size every year, now operating in 49 states. Jewish Columbia faculty file antisemitism claims — because they were punished for being the wrong kind of Jewish. Medicaid work requirements could end coverage for people fighting cancer and living with HIV. And Pete Hegseth is reshaping the military in his image — one promotion list at a time. Bishop Joseph Tolton, Founder of Interconnected Justice, brings moral clarity to it all.

The Freedom 250 concert is falling apart, the housing secretary is now running U.S. intelligence, and Spencer Pratt might be the next mayor of Los Angeles. It’s Primary Day, the World Cup is days away, SoFi Stadium workers are ready to walk out, and Jill Biden just dropped a book nobody asked for. Civil rights leader Linda Sarsour joins us to talk about democracy, diplomacy, and the road ahead.

Senator Chris Murphy joins us for an extended conversation on his new book “Crisis of the Common Good” — and what it will actually take to rebuild trust in a democracy that’s fracturing in real time.

Shanti Das, founder of Silence The Shame, is sounding the alarm: federal budget cuts have gutted over $600,000 in funding for mental health services in Black communities and underserved populations. Her organization needs your support NOW—and she’s here to tell you why this fight is personal.

The King of Pop comes alive on the big screen. We sit down with

actor KeiLyn Durrel Jones, who portrays Michael Jackson’s legendary bodyguard and

confidant Bill Bray in Antoine Fuqua’s record-breaking biopic Michael.

Allen Orr Jr. is an immigration attorney who has been on the front lines as this administration has reshaped — some would say dismantled — the immigration system and federal politics as we know it.

Tai Beauchamp has been a force in media and wellness for over two decades. She’s a beauty editor, entrepreneur, author, television host, and now the host of The Shift — a groundbreaking new digital show on BET.com that gives everyday women access to the kind of boardroom wisdom usually only a select few get to hear.