Atty Carl E. Douglas recently won $3.8 million dollars from LA County for a deputy's use of so-called "less lethal" force on his clients. Atty. Douglas is in private practice at Douglas / Hicks Law in Los Angeles. Mr. Douglas is the former Managing Attorney at the Law Offices of Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. where he was employed for over eleven years until opening his own practice in March 1998. Although he is perhaps best known for his successful work as the Coordinator of O.J. Simpson’s criminal defense team, Mr. Douglas now represents plaintiffs in state and federal courts in his diverse civil litigation practice.

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This week marks twenty years since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans leaving hundreds of people dead. What are the takeaways in the recovery and response? How can we apply those lessons in today's disaster-prone climate emergency era? Does it change if President Trump eliminates FEMA? How do we put humans over buildings? What does real transparency look like?

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Dominique goes in on local headlines and hot topics. How are Black businesses being hit by DEI bans? Are we our own safety net in Trump's world? Can we DIY our own programs and policies? And why was everybody and their mama at the Babyface show last night?

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The daughter of the Moroccan diaspora, Ami Taf Ra, uses music to explore layers of history, spirit and heart. 2025 sees the release of Ami’s The Prophet and the Madman on Brainfeeder. Crafted during the pandemic with producer and beloved musical collaborator and savant artist Kamasi Washington, the record is a metaphysical conversation with the Lebanese writer, philosopher and mystic, Khalil Gibran’s classic and ceaselessly yielding texts. Kamasi Washington is a composer, arranger, bandleader and saxophonist. Collaboration, and a multi-disciplinary perspective, is key to Washington’s process. It’s what keeps him creative. Washington has played with a diverse group of musicians including Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Horace Tapscott, Lauryn Hill, Nas, Snoop Dogg,[13] George Duke, Chaka Khan and Ami Ta Fra. https://amitafra.com/

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Chris Rowles owner of Chili World Convenience Store 99Cents, dubbed the Crenshaw Black Bodega is in our Wealth Building Wednesday spotlight. We look at the urgency of saving Black owned businesses (like Dulan's) in Los Angeles and across the nation. We also track the labeling of Black people as terrorists, criminals and cartel collaborators during the military occupation of Black-led U.S. cities.

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Bernard Brown is a performing artist, choreographer, filmmaker, educator and arts activist working at the crossroads of Blackness, Queerness and belonging. A first-generation college graduate, Brown earned an MFA in choreography from UCLA’s Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance. He is an Asst. Professor at UC San Diego.

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Dominique reviews national headlines and reflects on how the arts are more necessary than ever in authoritarian times. In the second half of the hour Jazz/HipHop/R&B Trumpeter Keyon Harrold shares his music and philosophy.

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Dr. Melina Abdullah is a professor of Pan African studies at Cal State Los Angeles, the Director of Black Lives Matter Grassroots and a lead organizer with BLM Los Angeles. Dr. Abdullah is the host of This is Not a Drill Saturday mornings on KBLA Talk 1580. On this podcast Dominique and Dr. Abdullah unpack the case of Jabari Peoples by police in Homewood, Alabama, Donald Trump's executive orders on flag burning and cash bail, Blac August celebrations and the petition for the emergency medical release of Mumia Abu Jamal.

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Dominique DiPrima is a five-time EMMY Award winning broadcast journalist and community activist. On this podcast she breaks down the polling on Harris presidential prospects according to California voters, takes a peep at the Cali governor's race and shares a few mean tweets.

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It's a Black Marriage Monday and we are joined by Ralph Richard Banks, the Jackson Eli Reynolds Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and a professor, by courtesy, at the Stanford Graduate School of Education. He is the Founder and Faculty Director of the Stanford Center for Racial Justice. He is also the author of the book "Is Marriage for White People: How the African American Marriage Decline Affects Everyone."

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