In Depth With Deon

Media 2070 is a project that campaigns for media reparations in a society where mainstream media has amplified anti-Black tropes to enrich themselves.

I spoke with Media 2070 executive director Anshantia “Tia” Oso about the role media has played historically and presently in harming Black communities. She and her team offer a blueprint for what reparations for Black-owned media would look like today.

“What we know is that our mainstream media outlets have historically profited from slavery and anti-Black content, like the crime beat, and promoting racist tropes like welfare queens and thugs and gangsters and sensationalizing news coverage in an anti-black way in order to enrich themselves,” Oso said. “And so they're exploiting and extracting from Black communities by doing this. So, media reparations would create the resources for Black communities to be able to win control of the media system in ways that we can begin to repair that image.”

Weeks before she became Oklahoma's first Democratic Socialist nominee for U.S. Senate on August 25, I sat down with nurse N'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas (NJT). She bested her Democratic primary opponents despite being severely outspent. Now, she's making a case to her Oklahomies for why they should choose her over Republican Kevin Hern in November.

As federal agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement continue to kill unarmed residents over civil violations, immigrant communities are turning to local leaders for support. Oklahoma City Public Schools Teacher Fernando Baquera Ochoa's daily I.C.E. alerts have become the new normal for many fearful of going to work, school or the grocery store.

On the latest episode, Ochoa opens up about why he risks his safety and what he hopes his fellow Oklahomans will do next. Subscribe to support independent media at indepthwithdeon.substack.com

On this week’s latest podcast episode, I chop it up with college football player-turned entrepreneur Josh Jones. He’s one of the few Black owners of a Tulsa-based coffee shop.

The city’s latest Equality Indicators report shows Black businesses are increasing compared to other groups. I spoke with Jones about why he became a business owner, how the grind of entrepreneurship compares to the gridiron, and the legacy he wants to leave for the next generation.

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From joining the Navy to becoming an award-winning filmmaker, Kian Taylor brought the history, culture and pride of Black cowboys to the big screen with the release of the documentary "Riding Legacy" in 2023.I kept noticing Taylor at rodeos across the state. So I decided to bring him on the podcast to learn more about his story. He offered an inside look at how he became trusted in the cowboy community. He gave advice for the next generation of filmmakers. And he's just getting started.

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What happens when a progressive Independent and conservative Republican walk into a podcast studio? One very interesting conversation. I broke down political parties, building Black and standing on values with Oklahoma Republican strategist Charity Marcus.

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Do we have to choose between "identity politics" and "class struggle" or can we organize around both? Oklahoma's Foundation for Liberating Minds Executive Director aurelius francisco says his team is working to educate communities about dismantling a system rooted in "racial capitalism."

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I spoke with members of the protest group who say their actions are legal. They're urging the city to drop all charges after being arrested last week for feeding unhoused residents without a permit.

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A new state dashboard reveals rising prison deaths in Oklahoma, but relatives of prisoners say transparency shouldn’t begin after someone dies. Read the full story on Substack. Subscribe to support independent media.

Why do we have more smoke for each other and not for corrupt officials in the U.S. government? Why are we celebrating another trip past the moon when poor communities in the richest country on Earth don't have clean drinking water? How do we restructure the relationship between labor and capital? I break it down with nationally-recognized journalist and writer Aaron Ross Coleman.

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