DeRay, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — Toni Morrison's personal materials on exhibit at Princeton University, top A.I. experts warn of the technology's dangerous consequences, and flawed understanding of the Bystander Effect. DeRay interviews attorney Stephanie Krent of Knight First Amendment Institute about a lawsuit challenging prison's digitization and destruction of mail.

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DeRay The Bystander Effect or the Genovese Syndrome

Kaya ‘The Godfather of A.I.’ Leaves Google and Warns of Danger Ahead

Myles The Exhibit That Reveals Toni Morrison’s Obsessions

DeRay, Myles, Kaya and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week —  R. Kelly commissary inspires new federal rules for incarcerated people, young students forced to crawl under trains to get to school, a health condition seemingly reserved for Black women, and a hot take on witchcraft vs. the church.

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DeRay Federal prisons want inmates to pay victims, before making phone calls or buying shoes

Kaya As Rail Profits Soar, Blocked Crossings Force Kids to Crawl Under Trains to Get to School

Myles Witchcraft, African Spirituality, and the Church

De'Ara Local clinic offers treatment for PCOS; new research shows diagnosis spike in Hispanic and Black women

DeRay, Myles, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — including public outrage over Cleopatra's blackness depicted on screen, Lizzo leads a protest against Tennessee anti-drag laws, and a staple franchise goes out of business. DeRay interviews  UCLA professor of law Joanna Schwartz about her new book Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable.

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DeRay Bed Bath & Beyond Files for Bankruptcy

Myles Lizzo and a group of drag queens protested anti-drag laws on stage in Knoxville

De'Ara Egyptian lawyer sues Netflix for depicting Cleopatra as Black woman

DeRay, De’Ara, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — including , a handgun that fires itself, a study that finds Black people live longer with access to Black doctors, big potential for the upcoming Freaknik documentary, and a Black man that fought for liberation in Australia. Kaya interviews clinical dietician Jessica Wilson, MS, RD about her new book It's Always Been Ours: Rewriting the Story of Black Women's Bodies.

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Clarence Thomas has for years claimed income from a defunct real estate firm

DeRay Popular handgun fires without anyone pulling the trigger, victims say

De’Ara A Black Man Went to Australia for Gold, Then Stood Up for Democracy 

Myles Here's Why Hulu's Upcoming Freaknik Documentary Is Making Some Black Folks Nervous

Kaya In counties with more Black doctors, Black people live longer, ‘astonishing’ study finds

DeRay, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — including the DEA illegally purchasing customer data, DeSantis war on immigration, and the influential photographer who proclaimed 'Black is Beautiful'. DeRay interviews comedians David Gborie & Langston Kerman about their iHeartMedia podcast 'My Momma Told Me'.

DeRay The DEA Bought Customer Data from Rogue Employees Instead of Getting a Warrant

Kaya DeSantis Pushes Toughest Immigration Crackdown in the Nation

Myles Kwame Brathwaite, Influential Photographer Who Proclaimed ‘Black Is Beautiful,’ Dies at 85

DeRay, De’Ara, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — including secret funds funneled by the spouse of a Supreme Court Justice, the growing price of electronic messaging for imprisoned people, Questlove's Disney directorial debut, and a historical festival celebrating Black women filmmakers.  

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DeRay SMH: The rapid & unregulated growth of e‑messaging in prisons 

Myles Questlove To Direct Live-Action/Hybrid Adaptation Of ‘The Aristocats’ For Disney

De’Ara Sojourner Truth Festival of the Arts celebrates past and future of Black women’s filmmaking

Kaya Activist group led by Ginni Thomas received nearly $600,000 in anonymous donations

DeRay, De’Ara, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — including Dollar Store's predatory tactics in urban communities, a NYC park built on top of a dark history, Stacey Abrams’ depart from campaign politics, and the end of a partnership with Beyoncé and Adidas. DeRay interviews author and educator Nicole Tucker-Smith about teacher shortages, book banning, and the evolution of learning.

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DeRay New Report: The Dollar Store Invasion

Dollar Tree CEO--Who Made Over $10 Million Last Year--Blames Inflation for Price Hike to $1.25

Kaya Power move: Stacey Abrams’ next act is the electrification of the US

Myles Beyoncé and Adidas Reportedly End Partnership, Will No Longer Collaborate on Ivy Park

Renaissance Couture By Beyoncé x Balmain 

De’Ara A Million Bodies Are Buried Here. Now It’s Becoming a Park

DeRay, De’Ara, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — including the short tenure of banking's sole Black C.E.O., extreme criminalization of abortion &miscarriage, transphobic behavior from Lil Nas X, and a deep dive into Black homes. DeRay interviews author and scholar Daniel Hatcher about his new book Injustice, Inc.: How America's Justice System Commodifies Children and the Poor.

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De’Ara The Interior Lives of Black Homes

DeRay The Short Tenure and Abrupt Ouster of Banking’s Sole Black C.E.O.

Myles Lil Nas X Apologizes to Trans Community After Sending Controversial Tweet

Kaya South Carolina GOP lawmakers propose death penalty for women who have abortions
Oklahoma woman convicted of manslaughter over miscarriage

DeRay, De’Ara, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — including hyper-relaxed police hiring practices, a 2023 ruling based on a 19th century law governing the treatment of enslaved people, federal efforts to bypass local governance, and transphobia within the queer community. DeRay interviews award-winning author and reporter Chip Jones about his new book The Organ Thieves: The Shocking Story of the First Heart Transplant in the Segregated South.

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DeRay How a Growing Political Fight Threatens Local Control of Criminal Justice

Kaya Memphis Police Academy Cut Corners While Scrambling to Hire, Officers Say

De’Ara Virginia Judge Uses 19th-Century Slavery Law to Rule Frozen Embryos are Property

Myles "Pronouns can be scary." 

DeRay, De’Ara, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — including essential items invented by Black women, an end to SNAP emergency benefits, movement within the Biden administration, and an homage to ordinary Black life. DeRay interviews award-winning author and filmmaker Nick Brooks about his young adult mystery novel Promise Boys.
 

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De’Ara 7 Things You Didn't Know were Invented by Black women

DeRay As SNAP Emergency Allotment benefits end, local food banks prepare for 'hunger cliff'

Kaya Biden’s Semiconductor Plan Flexes the Power of the Federal Government

Myles Ordinary Black lives should be remembered, too