Barry Lenoir is the President of the United Black Fund of Washington, DC. Mark Charles is a Navajo activist, public speaker, consultant, and author on Native American issues. He was an independent candidate for President of the United States in the 2020 United States presidential election.

In this episode:

• The new Administration- Better but not ideal

Host:  Jay Winter NightwolfPrayer:  Verona IriarteProduction Engineer:  Moe Thomas

Executive Producer:  Sandra Hope

Dr. Carmen Johnson spent 44 months of a 10-year sentence in a West Virginia prison work camp as a result of her work and advocacy to prevent and stop mortgage loan abuses aimed at people of color in Maryland. She was charged and falsely convicted with what was labeled as "24 counts of mortgage, bank, and wire fraud".

During the years leading up to that sentence, she was bullied, harassed, followed, and called vile names by those who chose to support the lies that had been promoted about her.  While in prison, she was verbally and physically abused and must now manage the resulting PTSD while she fights to clear her name.

Read Carmen's Story.

Music:  "Keep My Memory" by Alexis Raeana feat. Charly Lowry.

• Host:  Jay Winter Nightwolf

Ben Jealous and Jay Winter Nightwolf discuss the flawed condition of the United States and what it's going to take to resolve many of the problems that continue to exist.

Ben Jealous is the president of People For the American Way and People For the American Way Foundation.  He worked to pass key legislative accomplishments during President Obama’s first term, most notably the Affordable Care Act. His experience spans Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, and Police Accountability. He was nominated by the Democratic party and ran for Governor of Maryland in the 2018 election. He was chosen as the youngest-ever president and CEO of the NAACP and served from 2008 to 2012. 

He was also a front line Journalist in the line of fire for police accountability. See the current PFAW campaigns.

• Host:  Jay Winter Nightwolf

Jay Winter Nightwolf and Peter Brooks discuss intersections between Indigenous and Black ancestry during the Harlem Renaissance.  The phenomenal Cab Calloway (Peter's grandfather), Marcus Garvey, Count Basie, The Ink Spots (Jay's father), Duke Ellington, and Nanice Lund (Pura Fe's mother) are mentioned in this nostalgic discussion that shows our common humanity.  Peter lives his life with the embedded influence of blended culture and history with a devotion to bringing peace and serenity to the world using guided meditation and Indigenous spirituality.

Supplemental Music: 

1. Everybody eats when they come to my house (Cab Calloway)

• Host:  Jay Winter Nightwolf

In this episode, Nightwolf talks with long-time friend Karen Collins (Eastern Shawnee of Oklahoma). They reminisce about days of old before Covid-19 and the need for humanity to come together so we can survive this evolution to the norm. Karen fondly remembers 1966 when the American Indian Society (now AISDC) was formed and how it has been affected over the years. Karen is Secretary for AISDC and holds Elder status for 54 years of dedication, for promoting unity of Indigenous people, and for staying aware of current Indigenous reality.

Music:  Keep My Memory (Alexis Raeana feat. Charly Lowry)

• Host: Jay Winter Nightwolf

Nightwolf talks with Suzette Brewer (Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma) about the Indian Child Welfare Act / ICWA and its impact on Federal Indian Law.

Suzette is a free-lance writer specializing in federal Indian law and violence against Native women and children; is the 2015 recipient of the Richard LaCourse-Gannett Foundation Al Neuharth Investigative Journalism Award for her work on ICWA, and is also a 2018 John Jay/Tow Juvenile Justice Reporting Fellow. 

Shelia Bryant is an attorney and an advocate for criminal justice reform. She became one of only a few African American women to achieve the rank of Colonel (O-6) in the United States Marine Corps Reserve.

As an attorney, Ms. Bryant practiced in civil, criminal, and family law in California a before becoming a civil servant for the U.S. Navy in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Her most recent civil service assignment was Inspector General for Naval Forces Europe and Africa while stationed in Naples, Italy.

Yohance Maqubela is a civil rights and human rights activist, lecturer and spokesman; and is the son of the late Dick Gregory. Mr. Maqubela is a seasoned professional in the areas of business administration and financial management.

Jay Winter Nightwolf, Host

Verona Iriarte, Prayer

Moe Thomas, Production Editor

Mary Murdock Meyer is the Chief Executive of the Snake Shoshone Timpanogos Nation.

"As Chief Executive of the Timpanogos Nation I [Mary Meyer] have pondered many times how our people were forgotten. We are the living descendents of legendary Chiefs Walkara, Kanosh, Tabby, Arropeen, Washakie, Tintic, Sowiette, Sanpitch and others, who extended their hospitality to Mormon leader Brigham Young and his followers."

Phillip B Gottfredson has been researching the Black Hawk War since 1989 and has published "My Journey to Understand... Black Hawks Mission of Peace".

"Some 70,000 Timpanogos Indians — the aboriginal people of Utah — died from violence, starvation, and disease after Mormon colonists stole their land and destroyed their culture over a 21-year timeframe according to the detailed account Gottfredson learned from the Native Americans."

Music:  Keep My Memory (Alexis Raeana feat. Charly Lowry)

Jay Winter Nightwolf, Host

Verona Iriarte, Prayer

Moe Thomas, Production Editor

Joel Segal is co-founder and National Director of the “Justice Action Mobilization Network" of the Transformative Justice Coalition, a nationwide multiracial climate justice network. He has a law degree in constitutional law and conflict resolution studies and has been a social justice activist for over 30 years. Joel is also a professional bass player.

https://tjcoalition.org/joel-segal/

Jay Winter Nightwolf, Host

Moe Thomas, Production Editor

Verona Iriarte, Prayer

Hassan Ali El-Amin received his undergraduate degree from Yale University in 1970 and his J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1983. He was a 5th District Court Judge from 2000 to 2011 and a 7th Circuit Court Judge from 2011 until his retirement in 2018.