Some say this is a case of poor judgment, others say this is another tactic by Trump to dodge federal indictments, but the case of Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis and her relationship with Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade is gaining national attention because of the implications if Willis is removed from the case. Attorney and legal expert Bernarda Villalona joins the show and breaks down how this case got so messy, and what could happen when testimonies begin this week.

With constant news reports of attacks on DEI across the country, our guests tonight are on the front lines of efforts to fight back and return to the show and share their passion for preserving DEI. Fatimah Gilliam, author of new book ‘Race Rules: What Your Black Friend Won’t Tell You’ joins forces with Dr. Deborah Ashton once again, to peel back another layer to this complex conversation as they delve into a discussion about what’s being done to stem the tide of misinformation and missed opportunities.

In an election season, it is even more crucial to have your voice heard. A recent poll that focused on the concerns of single Black women voters, brings to light some on-going and surprising revelations about the core issues that they want to see addressed. Guest host Dr. Nii-Quartelai Quartey is joined by Founder of ‘The Current Project’ Alisha Morgan who coined a new term “middler moms” - those working moms who don’t earn enough to pay the bills, but earn too much for most government assistance programs. She is joined by “middler mom”, Air Force Vet, and activist Keasha Thompson is part of a parent group in Fort Worth Texas who has a message for everyone out there who thinks this issue doesn’t hit close to home.

Many Black foster families and foster youth feel their voices are often conflated or worse, left out all together. Our guests tonight highlight data from a recent report that gives us information in real time, about what concerns this often overlooked demographic has during this election year. Shantay Armstrong, DEI Communications Manager of the nonprofit KidSave, and Tulane University PhD candidate Sunshine Best join the show and do not miss when it comes to connecting the dots between the failures in our foster care system and realistic solutions to address them.

As former Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas advances his appeal to fight his federal corruption conviction, we take a look at the latest developments in the case. KBLA legal experts Bobby Grace Jr., and Mansfield Collins give us the latest in the status of the appeal and break down what an “amicus brief” means and what exactly this means as part of the appeal process.

Today KBLA Talk 1580 is proud to release findings from its first ever Black Voter election poll. Looking at data collected from over 500 residents in the largest county in the nation, KBLA has its fingers on the pulse of the community. Never satisfied until we see the big picture, Areva invites public safety expert Aqeela Sherrills of the Community Based Public Safety Collective to share his thoughts on the state of public safety, what the data says about people’s safety concerns, and give us his aspirations for addressing these concerns nationally.

We end this week with an inspirational story of the Cain family from Atlanta Georgia. They recently decided to produce a short documentary called ‘Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World”. We had Makayla’s mother Manana Cain and her therapist on to give us some insights of Makayla’s journey before the film. Tonight we conclude with a conversation with the film’s producer/director Julio Palacio & Grammy-winning Hip Hop Producer Needlz, who is Makayla’s proud father. Listen in as we go in depth and find out what’s next on this incredible journey.

Earlier this week we had a passionate dialogue with Texas State Representatives Bowers & Sherman about the Darryl George case and how it connects to the Crown Act they and several other colleagues co-authored into a law. Tonight we dig deeper into this issue of institutions, schools in particular, pushing back on the use of protective hairstyles with Assistant Counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund in Texas, Patricia Okonta who sees similarities in the George situation to another incident featuring Black teens in the state of Texas, and how these two cases are linked.

A family refuses to give up their mission to help their daughter continue to find her voice. Makayla Cain is a 16-year old teen on the Autism spectrum and the star of the new short documentary ‘Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World’ - an impactful project that is already garnering awards attention. Makayla’s mom, Manana Cain, and her therapist Roxy Sewell join the show in Part One of a conversation with this wonderful family.

Texas State representatives and co-authors of the Crown Act Rhetta Bowers & Carl Sherman stand up for Darryl George, the high school teen at the center of the controversy around being denied access to school due to his natural hairstyle. The political atmosphere around this issue is creating division in the Lone Star State and we get to the heart of the issue in real time.