First Things First With Dominique DiPrima

Justin Hansford, professor of law and director of the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center, was elected by the United Nations General Assembly to the U.N. Permanent Forum on People of African Descent for the 2022-2024 term.

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On this pod we delve into juicy election issues, city politics and some nationwide races as well. It's all so very L.A. but we have our eyes on Michigan & Florida and well. Dominique DiPrima is a five-time EMMY and NAB Award winner. Ed Sanders is the founder of E.S. Advisors a public policy and electoral consulting firm. Twitter: @EdwardMSanders @diprimaradio

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Caree Harper is a Congressional award-winning civil rights attorney based in Los Angeles, California. Before becoming a lawyer she was a decorated police officer in the East Bay Area, where she won a Life Saving medal. Caree has researched and interviewed local judicial candidates since 2016.

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Director for Black Lives Matter Grassroots, has worked on six presidential campaigns and has known Delores Huerta since the 1970's when he worked with her at the United Farmworkers.

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Melina Abdullah is Professor and former Chair of Pan-African Studies at California State University, Los Angeles. She earned her Ph.D. and M.A. from the University of Southern California in Political Science and her B.A. from Howard University in African American Studies. She is the Director of Black Lives Matter Grassroots and Lead Organizer for BLM Los Angeles.

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First Things First Host, activist, organizer and five-time Emmy Award winner Dominique DiPrima leads us through our November 2026 Cali ballot.


https://couragecalifornia.org/voter-guide/
https://ladefensa.org/2026-voter-guide/
https://www.laprogressive.com/la-progressive-voter-guide
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Terence Smith, the CEO of JoinLinks is in our Wealth Building spotlight. His app helps Black people in LA find events and meet up in groups. They are building community and helping event organizers and venue owners to get the word out and create momentum.

https://www.instagram.com/joinlinks/
https://www.joinlinks.app/
https://www.instagram.com/terencesimpson__/
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Pastor Edward Anderson is the senior pastor at McCarty Memorial Church. Five time EMMY Award winner Dominique DiPrima hosts.

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Corrin Rankin is the Chairwoman of the California Republican Party. She previously served as the Party’s statewide Vice Chair, Central Valley Regional Vice Chair, and Chair of the CAGOP Engagement Committee, where she led outreach efforts to broaden the Republican coalition across California. Corrin is a small business owner and former statewide President of the California Bail Agents Association.

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On this pod Dominique DiPrima and award-winning journalist and author Jarrett Hill read between the headlines to analyze what it all means for the midterms.


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