(Airdate 7/11/24) Longtime political organizer and former strategist for mainstream Democratic candidates including the Obama campaign, Akili, joins Dominique for a spirited conversation on how and if Biden can win and a lively response to callers hostility towards the LGBTQ+ community. Instagram: @Akili2424 @diprimaradio @KBLA1580

(Airdate 7/11/24) AKili (popularly known as "Baba" Akili) is the founder of the Fannie Lou Hamer Institute. He is an organizer with Black Lives Matter Los Angeles and the National Field Director for Black Lives Matter Grassroots. He spent many years as a campaign organizer and strategist for mainstream Democratic candidates including with the Obama campaign. www.BLMGrassroots.Org www.dominiquediprima.com www.KBLA1580.com First Things First w/Dominique DiPrima Streams Live Weekdays 6AM-9AM PDT

(Airdate 7/10/24) The phone lines are fire and the conversation is lit. Should Biden stay on the Democratic ticket or step aside? Is something fishy going on? Are Democrats doing the circular firing squad thing again? Or is switching candidates the only way forward for the party? Mollie Bell is a dedicated lifelong Democrat, Bell has mobilized on behalf of organizations from the Black Panther Party to Black Lives Matter...From the NAACP to the Black Women's Forum. She is a longtime reparationist. Facebook: @MollieBell @FirstThingsFirstwithDominiqueDiPrima @KBLA1580

(Airdate 7/10/24) Molly Chidester is the Executive Director for Morgan Health a start up initiative from JP Morgan Chase. In our Wealth Building Wednesday spotlight we focus on the initiative which is meant to help small businesses obtain health care + insurance. (323) 299-2641 (Airdate 7/10/24) KBLA caller Don from Compton sets off a conversation by declaring that he does not support LGBTQ people and feels they are destroying the Black community. Dominique pushes back. The KBLA delegation has a lot to say. www.dominiquediprima.com www.KBLA1580.com

(Airdate 7/10/24) Janisse Quinones is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Engineer for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. She is the first Spanish speaking and the first Latina to lead the agency. The LA DWP is partnering with KBLA Talk 1580 on a massive year-long climate justice initiative meant to amplify equity in the environmental justice space. www.LADWP.com/careers www.LADWP.com/Save www.LADWP.com/Events

(Airdate 7/9/24) July 9, 2024 is Black Women's Equal Pay Day in America. Atty Reddock Wright and Dominique break down what it means and why it matters. Named a "Top California Employment Lawyer' by the Daily Journal of Los Angeles and one of L.A.'s moat influential minority and business attorneys by the L.A. Business Journal. She is the host of The Legal Lens Saturdays at 11AM PST on KBLA Talk 1580. IG: @IamAngelaReddockWright @diprimaradio

(Airdate 7/9/24) William D. Hartung is a political scientist, author and a senior research fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, where his focuses on the arms industry and the U.S. military budget. He is the author of Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military Industrial Complex. X: @WilliamHartung @diprimaradio @KBLA1580 First Things First w/Dominique DiPrima Streams Live Weekdays 6AM-9AM PDT (7A)

(Airdate 7/9/24) Dominique DiPrima is back in Los Angeles and she is unpacking critical local issues. Should we expand the county board of supervisors? Can you recognize a talking point when you see one? Are Black Republicans well read? It's talk radio talk radio-ing. www.dominiquediprima.com www.KBLA1580.com.

(Airdate 7/8/24) In these days of wig snatching and hair pulling we focus on the best ways to keep your hair or glorious bald head healthy, happy and thriving. Tramel Borner is a stylist to the stars who is famous for his "growing hands." He works with every ethnicity, texture and style of hair. Instagram: @TressesbyTramel @diprimaradio First Things First w/Dominique DiPrima Streams Live Weekdays 6AM-9AM PDT

(Airdate 7/8/24) Meditation instructor, yoga teacher, astrologer, sound healer and sound bath expert Saharah Ali leads us in a guided meditation and affirmation to start our week mindfully. www.SaharahAli.Com The phones are on fire as Dominique and the KBLA Delegation weigh the choices facing our country as a growing chorus of Dems are calling for Biden to stop down. Also in the convo: Project 2025, the 14th Amendment, Africa and the future of America. www.KBLA1580.com