D.L. Hughley Uncut

DL sits down with the Lucas Bros (Keith and Kenny Lucas)who continue their rise as two of the freshest, most dynamic new faces in entertainment. The brothers are two of the writers (story by) on the highly revered film JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH, which has earned them Oscar and WGA Award Nominations for “Best Original Screenplay,” and they will be writing and starring in a new comedy feature with Universal and Lord Miller as well as a reimagined reboot of REVENGE OF THE NERDS with 20th Century Studios and Seth Macfarlane.

Keith and Kenny are writers on the much buzzed about dramatic Warner Bros feature JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH, starring Daniel Kaluuya (GET OUT, BLACK PANTHER) and Lakeith Stanfield (GET OUT, Atlanta). JUDAS, the story of Fred Hampton, Chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party, and his fateful betrayal by FBI informant William O'Neal, premiered in theatres and on HBO Max on February 12th, 2021. The film has garnered multiple awards, including “Best Picture” from The African American Film Critics Association and The WGA’s annual Paul Selvin Award

DL talks to Keri Leigh Merritt a historian, writer, and activist. Her first book, Masterless Men: Poor Whites and Slavery in the Antebellum South (Cambridge University Press, 2017), won both the Bennett Wall Award from the Southern Historical Association, honoring the best book in Southern economic or business history published in the previous two years, as well as the President’s Book Award from the Social Science History Association. 

Dl talks to rapper and activist Talib Kweli Greene who is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and activist. Kweli earned early fame with his collaboration with fellow  rapper Mos Def, when they formed the group Black Star. Kweli's musical career continued as a solo artist. His most recent solo album is titled Gotham, released in 2020. In 2011, Kweli founded his own record label, Javotti Media. Then he talks fashion with star designer Sergio Hudson whose luxury women's ready-to-wear label is designed and produced entirely in Los Angeles. Composed of jaw dropping statement pieces and wardrobe staples, the collections show a masterful use of color and silhouette, making the Hudson woman stand out from the rest. In 2014, Hudson launched his namesake ready-to-wear collection, establishing an aesthetic defined by immaculate tailoring and infusions of androgyny paired with overtly sexy silhouettes. His vision is to bring back the joy of dressing which he is doing- one collection at a time.

DL talks to Andra Day, who is a multi-Grammy nominated singer songwriter, and Emmy nominated, Golden Globe winning and Academy Award nominated actress. Her portrayal of Billie Holiday in the biopic The United States vs. Billie Holiday, won her wide acclaim as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. She is currently nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her stage name was inspired by Holiday, whose nickname was "Lady Day."  And she is considered one of the hottest and most talented performers today.

Then DL chats with Arlan Hamilton, a remarkable entrepreneur who built a venture capital fund from the ground up, while homeless. She is the Founder and Managing Partner of Backstage Capital, a venture capital firm dedicated to minimizing funding disparities in tech by investing in high-potential founders who are people of color, women, and/or LGBT. Backstage has now raised more than $15 million and invested in more than 175 startup companies led by underestimated founders and has been featured in Forbes, Fortune, Wall Street Journal, CNN Money, Inc., Entrepreneur, and Quartz. Arlan made history by making the cover of Fast Company as the first Black woman non-celebrity to do so, and her book “It’s About Damn Time” is out on Penguin Random House’s business imprint Currency.

DL brings in guest Lalah Hathaway, the 5x GRAMMY award-winning singer/songwriter and producer and 10-time nominee. Lalah's music transcends genre - from R&B ballads and uptempo numbers to pop standards and soulful jazz - she frequently appears on the Hot R&B charts with today’s top hitmakers, including Pharrell Williams, Kendrick Lamar, Dr. Dre, Anderson. Paak and Snoop Dogg. Lalah has also shared the stage with music legends, from Prince to Stevie Wonder to Anita Baker. Lalah headlined the Lincoln Center's Out of Doors summer concert series with a sold out one night only show “Lalah Hathaway Sings Donny Hathaway.” Most recently, Lalah released the single "So Emotional," where she served as the featured artist on the lost album of the legendary Miles Davis

DL grills Frank Figliuzzi who was the FBI"s Assistant Director for Counterintelligence and served 25 years as a Special Agent. He is a national security expert and has unique insight into domestic terrorism. Then DL gets up close and personal with director and choreographer, Laurieann Gibson who is one of the most important pop culture influencers in entertainment today. Gibson’s expertise in developing artists’ performance skills earned her an Emmy nomination for directing Lady Gaga’s HBO concert special Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden. Laurieann also directed and choreographed Nicki Minaj’s sold out “Pink Print World Tour” and Diddy’s “Bad Boy 20th Anniversary Reunion Tour.”

First DL talks to author and political commentator Heather McGhee who is a distinguished senior fellow and former president of Demos, a non-profit progressive U.S. think tank. McGhee is also a regular contributor to a wide range of TV news shows.

Then DL chats with celebrity chef,  Gerry Garvin who is known for his television show nbsp; Turn Up the Heat with G. Garvin. The show ran for seven seasons on TV One. His cookbook, nbsp; Turn Up the Heat with G. Garvin, nbsp; won an American Literacy Award.

DL talks with Fred David Gray a legendary civil rights attorney, preacher and activist who came to prominence working with Martin Luther King Jr. and defending him from tax evasion charges, winning an acquittal from an all-white Jury. Among his many famous civil rights cases, Gray defended Rosa Parks, who was charged with disorderly conduct for refusing to sit in the rear of segregated city buses, and represented plaintiffs in the class-action lawsuit about the controversial federal Tuskegee Syphilis Study (1932-1972). During the Great Depression, the study was changed to review untreated syphilis in rural African-American male subjects, who thought they were receiving free health care and funeral benefits. Gray is portrayed by Cuba Gooding, Jr. in the 2014 film Selma and by Shawn Michael Howard in the 2001 film Boycott, in which Gray, himself, plays a cameo role as a supporter of Martin Luther King Jr.

Raphael Warnock is a pastor and politician who came to prominence in Georgia politics as a leader in the campaign to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. He is running in a key Senate election in Georgia against Kelly Loeffler.

DL goes head to head with former RNC Chairman, Michael Steele  Steele served as the seventh lieutenant governor of Maryland from 2003 to 2007; he was the first African-American elected to statewide office in Maryland. As lieutenant governor, Steele chaired the Minority Business Enterprise task force, actively promoting an expansion of affirmative action in the corporate world. And then DL talks to recording artist, Bishop Marvin Sapp, an American Gospel music singer-songwriter who recorded with the group Commissioned during the 1990s before beginning a record-breaking solo career. Sapp is also the founder and senior pastor of Lighthouse Full Life Center Church, located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He recorded Perfect Peace in 1995.