We are in the middle of the longest government shutdown this country has experienced, which has caused 42 million Americans to lose SNAP benefits, which includes 3.5 million Floridians without access to funds for FOOD. Instead, our state Legislature wants to use this opportunity to possibly gerrymander our already egregious congressional map to gain an even more unfair advantage for this administration to complete enacting Project 2025 into law. And OH YEAH... THE GREATEST SOUL SINGER OF THE MODERN ERA HAS BECOME AN ANCESTOR IN THE MIDST OF THE WORLD SLOWLY BURNING. So, our hosts Jamal STEELE and Natasha Sutherland called our friends Rhyane Wagner, Senior Policy Manager of Black Voters Matter, music artist and host of On The Ave Podcast, Broadway Louie, and State Representative Michele K. Rayner to discuss Mid decade redistricting in Florida, the Government Shutdown and it's implications on SNAP benefits being cut, and the untimely passing of Michael Eugene Archer, better known to the Soul music culture as D'Angelo. It's BLKFLA: The Podcast! Join us!

It's THE RETURN of BLKFLA! Before we dig deep into our political bag, we have to set the atmosphere right. Pastor Anthony Davis and Pastor G Tyler Burns join us for an in depth conversation on how the destructive force of using Christ as a weapon of White supremacy is damaging our country and what we can do to fight back to show how Jesus is Black, not just in person, but in movement. It's BLKFLA!!!

On this episode of BLKFLA, we invite Ieshia Williams, Neuteyshe Felizor, Jenay Green, and Jonathan Garrett Green to join our hosts, Natasha Sutherland and Jamil Davis, for an in-depth conversation on why Black women are never dealt the same protection, empathy, and grace as other folk when they face abuse, neglect, and trauma in their lives. It's BLKFLA!! LET'S TAP INTO IT.

Our podcast prides itself as being THE INTERSECTION OF BLACK POLITICS AND BLACK CULTURE and THIS FILM EMBODIES THAT PERFECTLY. Currently sitting at $122 million domestically, 161 million internationally, Sinners, directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Michael B. Jordan is a CULTURAL EVENT FOR ALL THE RIGHT REASONS. On this episode, our hosts, Jamil Davis and DJ Hale, bring Rhyane Wagner and Dwight Bullard along for the ride to discuss what many have already declared to be THE FILM OF THE YEAR and the sociopolitical impact in this Era of Resistance that we are in. Tune in on The MPN Network!

On the first episode of the #TeamBLKFLA era, Jamal STEELE and Natasha Sutherland dig deep into the 60 days that can change the course of the State of Florida: Legislative Session. State Representative Angie Nixon, State Representative Michele K. Rayner, and State Senator Shevrin Jones join us as we break down key pieces of legislation, issues that affect our folk, and how we engage the community as we go into 2026. It's #BLKFLA: The Podcast, Leg Session Madness! Follow Rep. Nixon: @angieforflFollow Rep. Rayner: micheleforflFollow State Sen. Jones: @senatorshevrinjonesFollow us: @BLKFLAThePodcast

The Season Of Resistance...Before we begin, we have to reflect. So, DJ Hale and Jamal STEELE brought a few friends for the ride. Join us along with our friends State Representative Angie Nixon, Natasha Sutherland of Florida Watch, Dwight Bullard of Florida Rising, and Rhyane Wagner of Black Voters Matter to see HOW EVERYONE IS DOING AFTER A ROLLER COASTER OF AN ELECTION and the beginning of THE FINAL SEASON OF AMERICA. We got laughs, we got knowledge, and WE GOT A MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE FUTURE OF THE PODCAST!WE'RE BACK! It's BLKFLA: The Podcast... The Season Of RESISTANCE. Follow Angie Nixon: @angieforflFollow Natasha Sutherland: @natashaesutherlandFollow Dwight Bullard: @dwightbullard_Follow Rhyane Wagner: @rhynowagFollow DJ Hale: @djhale__Follow Jamal STEELE: @jamalsteeleFollow us: @BLKFLAThePodcast

A Colonial settler occupation that has spanned DECADES. Multiple countries that are complicit in the destruction of a people indigenous to the land. Billions spent for the benefit of maintaining this experiment, which is the state of Israel. Media is used to control the false narrative of the actions taking place. But, as we begin our "What We Talm Bout" series for the second half of the season, we thought it was only one way we could begin: by showing the historic and current solidarity that Black people have with PALESTINE. We are honored to have on this episode Ahmad Abuznaid, a founding member of Dream Defenders and executive director of The United States Campaign on Palestinian Rights, to speak to current plight happening in Gaza, as well as present steps that the Uncommitted movement is doing to call for a full arms embargo from Israel and a permanent ceasefire. As we enter the final day of the DNC, we at #BLKFLA extended our platform to give Palestinians a voice when the biggest political stage chose to silence them. Join us for #BLKFLA.Follow USCPR: @uscprFollow Ahmad: @ahmadabuznaidFollow Jonathan Green: @jgreen.the.revolutionaryFollow Hale: @djhale_Follow Jamal STEELE: @JamalSTEELE Follow the podcast: @BLKFLAThePodcast

So...Former President Donald Trump was almost assassinated. Current President Joe Biden has decided to resign from seeking re-election. The RNC was chaos, and in two weeks, the DNC could look to be the biggest brokered convention of our lifetime. So, what do we do? WE RETURN EARLY. On the FIRST EPISODE of the Jamal STEELE/DJ Hale Co-host Era, we brought in FL State Representative Michele K. Rayner, Lindsay Pollard from FL Black Girls, Jonathan Garrett Green, Rhyane Wagner, National Policy Manager for Black Voters Matter Fund, and educator Jacob Schulz for a roundtable discussion into the SERIES FINALE of The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. IT'S #BLKFLA! WE BACK!Lindsay Pollard: @linzpollardMichele Rayner: @micheleforflJ. Garrett Green: @jgreen.the.revolutionaryRhyane Wagner: @rhynowagDJ Hale: @djhale_Jamal STEELE: @jamalsteele

On this episode of #BLKFLA, it's the CROSSOVER EPISODE THAT THE STATE NEEDS as the Florida Black Girls join the crew for a two part episode. In Part 1, which is our mid-season finale, we dive deep into #Project2025 and the effects it will have on Black Communities in Florida. Join us NOW!@BLKFLAThePodcast - IG@JamalSTEELE - IG@FLBlackGirls - IG

Today, on #BLKFLA, we have the amazing Haley Morrissette aka DJ Hale on with us. During "What We Talm Bout," we discuss how North Florida has the highest population of Black folk in most of its counties along the I-10 corridor, but it's not reflective in its representation on a state, county, or municipal level. We explore briefly how to build Black Power in North Florida through working in rural areas of the region. We then dig deep into Hale's Story of Self, exploring her family's history of Black Excellence in Pensacola, her stake in organizing and building Black Power in the Florida Panhandle, and why July 5, 2019 and June 6, 2020 are important dates in Pensacola Black Liberation history. We also make a special announcement about the future of #BLKFLA THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS. Join us on #BLKFLA!@BLKFLAThePodcast - IG@DJHale_ - IG@VoteMorrissette - IG@JamalSTEELE - IG