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

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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

DeRay, Kaya, Myles, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week  — a racist attack on a Jacksonville Dollar General, delayed COVID care for patients of color due to faulty oxygen readings,  Silicon Valley elite build a city from scratch, extreme menopausal symptoms for women of color, and Texas' ongoing violence against trans youth. 

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Faulty Oxygen Readings Delayed Care to Black and Hispanic Covid Patients, Study Finds

Kaya

The Silicon Valley Elite Who Want to Build a City From Scratch

De’Ara

How Menopause Affects Women of Color

Myles

Texas ban on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for trans kids will go into effect despite legal fight

DeRay, Kaya, Myles, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week  —  the outcome of Maui fires, extremists recruited into US military, Little Rock's fight for Black History curriculum and the life and legacy of Clarence Avant.

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Pentagon watchdog finds lax oversight and screening of military recruits with extremist ties

CA Shop Owner Shot Over Rainbow Flag Hanging Outside Store

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Clarence Avant, the ‘Godfather of Black Entertainment,’ Dies at 92
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Little Rock Will Offer A.P. African American Studies Despite State Objections

De’Ara

‘His Name Was Bélizaire’: Rare Portrait of Enslaved Child Arrives at the Met

DeRay, Kaya, Don, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week  — a study finding youth placed in adult prisons have their lives cut shorter, Alabama state refuses Supreme Court orders, imaginary exceptions for abortion, and a new album from a musical icon. DeRay interviews award-winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson and co-director Valerie Scoon about their newest documentary titled 'Sound of the Police'

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She Wasn't Able to Get an Abortion. Now She's a Mom. Soon She'll Start 7th Grade. 

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Alabama lost a voting rights case at the Supreme Court. It's still trying to win

Don

Youth placed in adult prison have their lives cut shorter, study says

De’Ara

For Meshell Ndegeocello, blurring musical lines has provided a clear path