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

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

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

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

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

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

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 

DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — Dallas mayor sudden switch to Republican party, Biden's policy narrative, a Houston music love story, and contrasting opinions on women in the policing system. Kaya interviews publishing professional Jennifer Baker of Narrative Initiative about her article titled Black Women Are Being Erased in Book Publishing.

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Dallas mayor switches parties, making the city the nation’s largest with a GOP mayor

Kaya

One simple fix for our broken policing system: Hiring more women

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Biden's economic policies have quietly made peoples' lives better — and no one seems to care

Myles

Megan Thee Stallion Joins Beyoncé at the Renaissance Tour Stop in Houston

DeRay, Don and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — the "experts" paid to defend anti-trans laws, United Auto Workers strike moves full speed ahead, and the complex life of the first Black supermodel. DeRay interviews the tactical lead for the Stop Cop City Coalition Mary Hooks.

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Inside The Cottage Industry Of ‘Experts’ Paid To Defend Anti-Trans Laws

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The Complex Life of Donyale Luna, The First Black Supermodel

Don

UAW strike against automakers enters third day, no resolution seen

DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara and Myles  cover the underreported news of the week — expiration of U.S. childcare relief funding, Florida college faculty members flee the school system, Fulton County DA claps back at Republican probe, and the Black designer behind Jackie Kennedy's iconic fashion. DeRay interviews author and juvenile justice policy reformer Vincent Schiraldi about his new book Mass Supervision: Probation, Parole, and the Illusion of Safety and Freedom.

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The Cost of Childcare Is About to Explode

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Citing issues with tenure, loss of DEI, Florida faculty members want out

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Fulton County DA tears into Rep. Jim Jordan over his inquiry into Trump indictment

Myles

A forgotten fashion designer for Jackie Kennedy gets her due