On this podcast we break down the huge victory that is the historic announcement of the first-ever Los Angeles Jazz Festival which will debut in summer of 2026. How a city-wide celebration of Black Music history, free community events, arts education and a giant beach jazz festival will bring a measure of justice to recreational access often denied to Black people and BIPOC folks is in the convo. And YOU are invited to the launch party and grand announcement at LA City Hall on Wednesday with music, elected and Dominique DiPrima as the emcee.


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Dominique and LaMikia pay tribute to the beloved Sanford and Son Actor, Demond Wilson, take a hard look at local issues including the weekend anti-ICE protests, LA Police Chief Jim McDonnell's refusal to enforce the state's anti-mask law, the federal arrest of 21-year-old activist Jerome Richardson and more. LaMikia Castillo is a Professor of Black Studies, a diversity and equity consultant and the mama of three boys.

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Journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort have been arrested by federal agents. The people are pushing back on authoritarianism with a general strike. Another stack of Epstein files has been released. And the City of Santa Monica is shuttering its Reparations Task Force after just a few months. Reparations Task Force Member Attorney Cheryce Cryer, KBLA National Policy Director Dr. Nii-Quartelai Quartey and Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Karren Lane join Dominique DiPrima in these conversations.

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On this podcast Sherri and Dominique unbox the arrest of Black journalists by the feds, plans for a nationwide general strike and the demands and noncompliance of the LAPD.

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Dominique Di'Prima gets into the Don Lemon arrest this morning and the national debate over civil liberties.

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YoYo is an iconic and pioneering hip hop artist, actor, teacher and host of the Aspire TV cooking series Downright Delicious. On this pod YoYo talks about her pioneering rap career, her journey as an actor, shares her thoughts on the current crop of female rappers and invites us to cook with her and her famous and not-so-famous friends (like her own mom.) Find Downright Delicious with YoYo Thursdays at 8PM on Aspire TV on the Aspire TV app or on Amazon Prime.

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Barrington Salmon is an award-winning journalist who currently freelances for publications including the National Newspaper Publishers Association/Black Press USA and Al Jazeera. He was educated in the United Kingdom, Jamaica and the U.S. Salmon lives in the nation's capital and can be heard on his Livestream video blog “Speak Freely with Barrington Salmon.” On this podcast Dominique and Mr. Salmon look at unthinkable questions - will the U.S. ever escape the current authoritarianism? Was the 2024 election stolen? Will we have midterms at all? Barrington pulls no punches.

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San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan announced his is running for California governor. Will we end up with Republican governor in the golden state? Why do Dems always move to the center in times of crisis? We also look at the pending possibility of a general strike this week.

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Paul Wallace, MD, MPA, is a highly respected celebrity cosmetic dermatologist providing medical dermatology services in Ladera Heights at Wallace Skin & Body Institute. After earning his undergraduate degree with honors from UC Berkeley, Dr. Wallace went on to Harvard Medical School, earned a master’s in public administration from the University of Missouri, and studied urban and rural medicine at Oklahoma University. On this podcast he shares the latest in anti-aging, cosmetic enhancement and skin health best practices with a particular view to Black and brown skin.

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Melina Abdullah is Professor of Pan-African Studies at Cal State LA’s College of Ethnic Studies, Co-Founder of Black Lives Matter – Los Ángeles and Black Lives Matter Grassroots, where she is also Director. She is a leader in the California Faculty Association (the faculty union), both locally and statewide, and mama of three. Dr. Abdullah earned her Ph.D. from the University of Southern California in Political Science and her B.A. from Howard University in African American Studies.

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