(Airdate 4/18/25) Freedmen Fridays: On this week's episode of our comprehensive reparations conversation, we talk money, global movements and the debt with Dr. Julianne Malveaux. Dr. Julianne Malveaux is President Emerita of Bennett College for Women. She is an economist, author and commentator who’s popular writings have appeared in USA Today, Black Issues in Higher Education, Ms. Magazine, Essence Magazine, the Progressive and many more.

https://www.juliannemalveaux.com/
https://www.dominiquediprima.com/

(Airtime 8am) As the founder of Glorious Arisings, she cultivates spaces where love and leadership merge, inviting people to embrace their full potential with courage and grace. Whether through her speaking engagements, coaching, or corporate leadership, Kiana infuses every interaction with divine intelligence, spiritual insight, and practical strategy.


https://www.instagram.com/kiana_webb/
https://www.kianawebb.com/contact
https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

(Airtime 7am) Sheryl Bender holds an MBA from CSU Long Beach. She is the Administrative Officer for the city of Long Beach Parks and Recreation Department. She is an HR specialist. On this podcast we talked about how to get a job, navigating AI, finding hidden opportunities. Later in the podcast we opened the phone lines for hot topics.


https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/
https://www.hawthornebusinessexpo.org/about

(Airtime 6am) Jasmyne Cannick is a strategist award winning Gen X journalist and on-air contributor known for her incisive commentary on politics, race, and contemporary social issues. Her unique perspective grounded in both journalistic integrity and cultural sensitivity, has earned her accolades and respect across diverse audiences. On this podcast Jasmyne and Dominique explore the possibility of American citizens and especially black Americans being deported, in light of the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia also this guest, Chinese knock off products in the trade war.

https://www.instagram.com/hellojasmyne/
https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

(Airdate 4/16/25) Dr. Andre M. Perry is a senior fellow and director of the Center for Community Uplift at the Brookings Institution. He is also a professor of practice of economics at Washington University in St. Louis. Perry is a nationally known and respected commentator on race, structural inequality, and education. On this podcast he breaks down the idea of Black power, where it is serving us and what solutions can be found from the places where Black people are thriving as laid out in his book Black Power Scorecard: Covering the Wealth Gap and What We Can Do to Close It.

https://www.amazon.com/Black-Power-Scorecard-Measuring-Racial/dp/1250869714

(Airdate 4/17/25) Redy Babasa-Thompson is the Vice President of Partners Bank of California and a proponent of the Hawthorne Business Expo. On this podcast he talks about business preparedness for growth and expansion. Later in the hour Assemblyman Isaac Bryan updates us on the legislation he is pushing forth including Wakeisha's Law, reparations and pay for imprisoned firefighters.

https://www.instagram.com/ib2_real/
https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

(Airdate 4/26/25) The Black Los Angeles Cannabis Council (BLACC) is leading the charge in the fight for economic justice, tax relief, and legal protections for Black-owned cannabis businesses. Kika Kieth and Madison Shockley II are cannabis entrepreneurs and social equity license holders. On this podcast they breakdown why they are protesting outside city hall today and what we can do to help force lawmakers to make good on their promises of equity & justice in the cannabis space.

https://www.blaccunity.com/
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(Airdate 4/15/25) The Bey Hive sting Queen Bey over high prices? Worldwide Tesla boycotts? Steve Harvey stans angry over his luxury lifestyle posts? Kardashians feeling the heat for showing off excessive consumption? Will the oligarchical surge in the U.S. government and the flossy celebrity lifestyle bring class analysis into the mainstream? The phone lines are hot as we weigh in on predatory capitalism in uncertain economic and political times.

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(Airdate 4/15/25) Jarim Person-Lynn is an Author, Activist and Wealth Coach. He left Wells Fargo's wealth management team during the 2008 financial crisis and founded Brass Knuckle Finance. He is the author of the books Brass Knuckle Finance and This is Why You're Broke. On this podcast we talk about how to deal with personal and business finances in a radically shifting economic landscape.

https://www.bkfuniversity.com/brass-knuckle-finance
https://www.dominiquediprima.com/

(Airdate 4/15/25) Dr. Melina Abdullah is a political scientist, a professor of African American Studies at Cal State LA and the Director of Black Lives Matter Grassroots. On this podcast DiPrima & Abdullah take on important local topics like The People's Budget, a plea deal for Torrance Police officers, cockroaches at Erewhon and a caravan to support an African American student protester facing legal action for organizing protest at Cal State Chanel Islands.

https://www.instagram.com/blmgrassroots/
https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/
https://www.instagram.com/docmellymel/