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Representative Byron Donalds, a Trump sycophant, and poor excuse for a Black man recently said Black people were better off under Jim Crow. Oh really?!? Danielle and Wajahat get into this and so much more mayhem on this episode of #democracyish

Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali

Executive Producer: Adell Coleman

Senior Producer: Quinton Hill

Distributor: DCP Entertainment

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Dr. OiYan Poon, race and education scholars and author of: Asian American is not a Color: Conversations on Race, Affirmative Action and Family joins #democracyish to break down the "model minority" stereotype, discuss solidarity and tells us what group has been influencing some of the biggest organizations. Danielle and Wajahat discuss this and more on the next #democracyish

Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali

Executive Producer: Adell Coleman

Senior Producer: Quinton Hill

Distributor: DCP Entertainment

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How many more red flags do Americans need to see before they realize this election isn't a game? Or one they can just sit out? This week Donald J. Trump reshared an ad that mentioned a "United Reich" that isn't a typo-- it's straight Hitler talk. Waj and Danielle discuss this and more on this week's democracyish!

Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali

Executive Producer: Adell Coleman

Senior Producer: Quinton Hill

Distributor: DCP Entertainment

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It seems like the final stage of the Trump cult has been completed. This week members of the Republican Party showed up clad in their best Trump ensembles ready to do their master's bidding in front of the court house. Incredible where we are when members of congress leave their jobs to go defend their candidate who's caught up in an election interference case with a porn star! Wild times friends... and Waj and Danielle dig into all of this and more on the next democracyish!

Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali

Executive Producer: Adell Coleman

Senior Producer: Quinton Hill

Distributor: DCP Entertainment

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Danielle and Wajahat speak with social welfare professor and author Mark Robert Rank about his latest book: Random Factor: How Chance and Luck Profoundly Shape Our Lives and the World Around Us.

We discuss why luck matters when discussing public policy and our views on the American identity. Waj and Danielle also unpack the latest with Israel and Gaza and how it's effecting the 2024 election! This and more on the next democracyish.

Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali

Executive Producer: Adell Coleman

Senior Producer: Quinton Hill

Distributor: DCP Entertainment

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Author and professor Dr. Jonathan Metzl joins democracyish to discuss the recent college protests, the rise in violence and gun culture in America. Folks, it's a super size episode where Wajahat and Danielle ask "who is benefiting from the chaos?"

Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali

Executive Producer: Adell Coleman

Senior Producer: Quinton Hill

Distributor: DCP Entertainment

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Professor of comparative political science and author of the book: Comeback: Routing Trumpism, Reclaiming the Nation and Restoring Democracy's Edge, Steve Fish joins Danielle and Waj on #democracyish and when we say "class is in session" on this episode we mean it! We discuss what Democrats can do to take back America from the grips of despair. You won't want to miss this jammed packed episode.

Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali

Executive Producer: Adell Coleman

Senior Producer: Quinton Hill

Distributor: DCP Entertainment

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In yet another blow to our democracy the SCOTUS has decided who gets to protest and who doesn't. Take a guess who has more rights in this country right now--an insurrectionists that tried to kill the VP or a peaceful BLM protestor?!? Waj and Danielle discuss this and more on this week's democracyish!

Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali

Executive Producer: Adell Coleman

Senior Producer: Quinton Hill

Distributor: DCP Entertainment

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SiriusXM Host and NYT bestselling author Clay Cane joins #democracyish to discuss his new book, The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans and provide a much needed history lesson on this insidious group and how in many ways the past is indeed prologue. We also tackle the latest 1864 ban that Arizona Republicans have resurrected. Waj and Danielle dig into this and so much more on this week's democracyish!

Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali

Executive Producer: Adell Coleman

Senior Producer: Quinton Hill

Distributor: DCP Entertainment

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This week 7 amazing humanitarians from the World Central Kitchen were killed by Israeli forces. They shared their location and coordinated with the IDF and still that didn't matter. Netanyahu's response "well, that happens in war"--no actually it doesn't! Wajahat and Danielle unpack the latest on the Israeli war and ask when will we see a breaking point?!?

Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali

Executive Producer: Adell Coleman

Senior Producer: Quinton Hill

Distributor: DCP Entertainment

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.