In the final episode of 2023: DeRay, Kaya, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — pharmacies share medical data with police without a warrant, widening disparity in mortgage approval rates between White and Black borrowers, and a debate the American vote.

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Mother of 6-year-old who shot his teacher sentenced to 2 years in prison for child neglect

Pharmacies share medical data with police without a warrant, inquiry finds

America’s Thirst for Authoritarianism

The nation’s largest credit union rejected more than half its Black conventional mortgage applicants

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DeRay, Kaya, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — noise surveillance in the nation's largest city, the decline of youth voters, and unprecedented diversity in president-appointed judges. DeRay interviews Pulitzer prize winning author Matthew Desmond about his new book Poverty, by America. 

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Quiet, Please: New York’s ‘Noise Cameras’ Are Listening

Most of Biden’s appointed judges to date are women, racial or ethnic minorities – a first for any president

Fewer young Americans plan to vote in 2024, Harvard youth poll finds

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DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — the ongoing criminalization of miscarriage, vulnerable groups targeted by power hungry GOP,  ski masks banned for the wintertime, and a debate on choreography copyright.

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Woman’s abuse of corpse case heads to grand jury

Choreography Copyright Case Against ‘Fortnite’ Maker Epic Games Rebooted With First-of-Its-Kind Ruling

Backlash to affirmative action hits pioneering maternal health program for Black women

Philadelphia lawmakers vote to ban ski masks in some public places, a move praised by police but panned by rights advocates

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DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — the GOP scramble to increase donations, Asian American families struggle post-affirmative action, hairdressers provide therapy services in West Africa, and the pertinence of modern minstrelsy. 

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How the History of Blackface Is Rooted in Racism

When Will Black TikTokers Stop Performing For The White Gaze?

Post-affirmative action, Asian American families are more stressed than ever about college admissions

Need Therapy? In West Africa, Hairdressers Can Help.

Donations to GOP drop as worries mount about the party’s finances

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DeRay, Kaya and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — Trump's latest power hungry reelection strategy, Darius Jackson's dark secret exposed, and the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence.

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Why Aren’t Millennials Having Kids?

Psaki: If elected to a second term, Trump would…

Behind the Curtain: Trump allies pre-screen loyalists for unprecedented power grab

Keke Palmer and a Basic Understanding of Domestic Abuse

This was a massive week for AI

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DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — NYPD interferes with federal investigation, heightened frustrations with Biden administration, Dwight Howard's sexual assault allegations, and a debate about one-sided book bans. 

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NYPD ‘Wellness Check’ Before Feds Raided Mayor Eric Adams’ Fundraiser Called Into Question: ‘FBI Would Never Ask For One’

Gossip about Dwight Howard’s sexuality detracts from the gravity of assault claims

Students hated 'To Kill a Mockingbird.' Their teaches tried to dump it.

Trump Leads in 5 Critical States as Voters Blast Biden, Times/Siena Poll Finds

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DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — the origin of Nashville's "Music City" moniker,  Black British hidden figures, a nonprofit flower project focused on Black male mental health, and overexposure to our own reflections. DeRay interviews author and political theorist Juliet Hooker about her new book Black Grief/White Grievance: The Politics of Loss.

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Why is Nashville called Music City? The Fisk Jubilee Singers and Queen Victoria get the credit
We were never supposed to see our own faces this much

How a Nonprofit Flower Project Is Helping Black Men to Heal and Improve Their Mental Health 

Half of Britons can’t name a Black British historical figure, survey finds

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DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — Southern GOP's latest attempt to steal the House, Chicago's ongoing contract with ShotSpotter, the earliest known U.S. novel authored by an enslaved Black woman, and the secret world of immortality science. DeRay interviews Amanda Seales about her new political-comedy documentary 'In Amanda We Trust'.

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North Carolina Republicans unveil map proposals that could help GOP gain up to four House seats in 2024

Searching for America’s First Black Woman Novelist

Once again, activists call for Mayor Johnson to get rid of ShotSpotter

So far, the Johnson admin has

Inside the secret world of immortality science

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DeRay, Don and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — a race for speaker of the House, context to the Israel & Palestine conflict and the dark side of fitness journeys. DeRay interviews Daria Dawson of America Votes about the current state of progressive politics. 

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The latest on the race for speaker of the House 

Black Feminist Perspectives on Palestine

Why are Americans obsessed with fitness? The answer: Neoliberalism

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DeRay, Don, and Myles  cover the underreported news of the week — imprisoned people's right to write, the first openly gay Black woman appointed to  CA Senate, and Tupac's postmortem justice. DeRay interviews authors Roger A. Mitchell Jr. & Jay D. Aronson about his their new book Death in Custody: How America Ignores the Truth and What We Can Do about It.

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The Prisoner and the Pen

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2Pac Shooting: Keffe D Arrested by Police, Charged With Murder 

Don

California Gov. Newsom will appoint Laphonza Butler to fill Feinstein’s Senate seat 

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