(Airdate 7/23/24) Senator Alex Padilla (at :40 mark) is a proud son of Mexican immigrants. He attended Los Angeles Public Schools and went on to graduate from MIT where he studied electrical engineering. He served on the LA City Council, State Senate and was California's first Latino Secretary of State before being appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to finish the Senate term of Kamala Harris. He was elected as U.S. Senator in 2022. https://www.instagram.com/senalexpadilla/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/?hl=en

(Airdate 7/22/24) Jarrett Hill is an award-winning journalist, professor and artist who's contributed to the New York Times, Variety and NBC News. He recently completed his second term as President of the National Association of Black Journalists. On this podcast we look at issues facing Vice President Kamala Harris in her quest for the White House following Joe Biden's announcement that he would no seek re-election. X: @JarrettHill @diprimaradio @KBLA1580 First Things First w/Dominique DiPrima Streams Live Weekdays 6AM-9AM PDT

(Airdate 7/22/24) The phones are on fire with the burning issue of the Democratic Party and the turmoil at the top of the ticket. On this podcast we hear from Black voters with their reaction to the weekend's historic news. www.KBLA1580.Com First Things First w/Dominique DiPrima Streams Live Weekdays 6AM-9AM PDT

(Airdate 7/22/24) Jasmyne Cannick is an award-winning Generation X journalist, an advocate a democratic strategist and a member of the LA Democratic Committee Central Committee - a county delegate. On this podcast we look at the aftermath of Joe Biden's stunning decision not to seek re-election and Vice President Kamala Harris's quest to be the Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States. www.iamjasmyne.com www.dominiquediprima.com www.KBLA1580.com

(Airdate 7/19/24) We throw open the phone lines for reaction to the Republican National Convention and Donald Trump's big speech. The issue of reparations is always in the conversations as we pivot from "Freedmen Fridays." www.dominiquediprima.com www.KBLA1580.com First Things First w/Dominique DiPrima Streams Live Weekdays 6AM-9AM PDT (8AM)

(Airdate 7/19/24) Our #FreedmenFridays series continues with an update on Senator Miranda's bills to create a statewide reparations commission in Massachusetts and on the work of the state's three citywide reparations commissions. IG: @SenatorLizMiranda @diprimaradio @KBLA1580 First Things First w/Dominique DiPrima Streams Live Weekdays 6AM-9AM PDT (7AM)

(Airdate 7/19/24) Everybody's on the phones and they are not pulling punches. From Trump's prevarications during his discombobulated speech to GOP hypocrisy to unity between Black men & women to Project 2025 we are hashing it out. www.dominiquediprima.com www.KBLA1580.com First Things First w/Dominique DiPrima Streams Live Weekdays 6AM-9AM PDT (6AM)

(Airdate 7/18/24) Miles Low and Dominique DiPrima share their recollections and realizations from their recent trips to Kenya and Zanzibar, Tanzania. And a caller named Ira comes in hot trashing Dominique, her work and today's Black women. www.dominiquediprima.com www.KBLA1580.com First Things First w/Dominique DiPrima Streams Live Weekdays 6AM-9AM PDT (8A)

(Airdate 7/18/24) Dr. Melina Abdullah is a professor of Africana Studies at Cal State Los Angeles. She is co-founder of Black Lives Matter Los Angeles and Director of Black Lives Matter Grassroots, BLM's national formation. On this podcast Dr. Abdullah and Dominique unpack the RNC convention, put Trump's VP pick JD Vance under the microscope, and Dr. Abdullah responds to questions about her quest for VP on the West/Abdullah ticket. www.BLMGrassroots.Org www.dominiquediprima.com

(Airdate 7/18/24) Dr. Melina Abdullah is a scholar of political science. She is a professor of Pan African studies at Cal State Los Angeles, the Co-Founder of Black Lives Matter Los Angeles and the Director of Black Lives Matter Grassroots. On this podcast Dominique and Melina examine important local issues: proposed changes to LAPD disciplinary rules, the firing of Ty Shelton who killed Niyani Finlayson and the continued growth of Black Lives Matter Grassroots are all in th conversation. First Things First w/Dominique DiPrima Streams Live Weekdays 6AM-9AM PDT (6AM)