(Airdate 3/7/25) The phones are live and the topics are hot. We unpack this week's Freedmen Fridays conversation and take on the latest on the Republican/Trump agenda.

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(Airdate 3/7/25) Alison Rose Jefferson is a publicly engaged independent historian, heritage conservation consultant and a third generation Californian. Presently her research and professional interest revolve around the intersection of historical memory, American history, the history of the African American experience in Southern California during the twentieth century.

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(Airdate 3/7/25) 6AM, Ed Sanders is a KBLA contributor and the President of ES Advisors. On this podcast we celebrate Malcom X, speak on respectability politics in Black History Month, unpack the school cell phone ban, analyze attacks on LA Mayor Karen Bass and look at Trump's executive order to dismantle police reform.

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(Airdate 3/6/25) The phone lines are open and the topics re fire. Will Trump abide by the courts? Can the Dept of Education be dismantled? Will we go to war with HAMAS/Greenland/Panama/China? Who will be held accountable for Altadena? And will we finally fully appreciate the contributions of Roy Ayers now that he has passed?

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(Airdate 3/6/25) Allen Shay, born in Bolton, Mississippi and lived in Jackson, Mississippi moved to Pasadena at the age of five alongside his widowed mother and thirteen siblings growing up in a humble environment. His journey into civil rights activism began with his involvement in the 1964 civil rights bill experiment and the Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) integration efforts. He was appointed to Pasadena's Northwest Commission for 12 years, holding leadership roles as chair and vice chair multiple times. He is co-owner and operator of Altadena's Little Red Hen restaurant and community hub along with his entire family.

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(Airtime 3/5/25) Enrique Roig is former Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) at the Department of State where he covered Western Hemisphere Affairs & Africa. Previously he served as Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights at the Department of State. On this podcast he shares the global impact of the recent cuts to international aid.

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(Airdate 3/5/25) Wealth building Wednesday- Nichol Goff is the Owner at Golden Grassroots Sales and Marketing. Goff holds a Master of Business Administration and Management degree from the University of Phoenix-Southern California Campus. Join her for relief event for wildfire evacuees, on March 10th from 9am-3pm at Borner's Barber College 1284 N Lake Ave Pasadena, CA. Later in the hour we open up the phone lines and reflect on President Trump's congressional address and other national and international issues.

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(Airdate 3/5/25) Wendy Gladney is a Life Strategist, Success Coach, Consultant, Author, and Speaker. Wendy has made it her mission to work with individuals, leading community-based organizations, small businesses, and corporations in America to help them get past the steppingstones and become stronger and more successful. Founder of the nonprofit organization called "Forgiving for Living Inc. On this podcast Wendy and Dominique unpack the president's speech to congress and address local issues.

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(Airdate 3/4/25) Dr. Mary Frances Phillips is a proud native of Detroit. She is an Associate Professor of African American Studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the author of the new book Black Panther Woman: The Political and Spiritual Life of Ericka Huggins.

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(Airdate 3/4/25) Dr. Melina Abdullah is a political scientist and a professor of Pan African studies at Cal State LA. She is the Director of Black Lives Matter Grassroots and lead organizer with BLMLA. On this podcast we unpack national issues impacting Black folks.

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