Politic'n, For Us By Us

Between the new maps in PA, the absurd petitioning cycles, and all of the races happening in the upcoming midterm elections we have so much to discuss. If you live in PA don't forget our upcoming primary is happening on May 17!

Nationally, we are making history in the highest courts of the land, we are so excited about Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson! The Biden Administration has once again pushed back the start of student loan repayments (yea, we're still calling for the cancelation as promised over here). Also, we will never get rid of the messiness that is the 45th Administration. 

Check out this episode with Ashley and Chavaysha to keep updated on where our politics are taking us.  

Meet our new host, Chavaysha! She joins Ashley on a brand new journey talking all things politics. Catch up with this information download of local and national politics. It's heavy y'all, so feel free to take this in doses.

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So, this episode Ashley, Pierre Defecto and special guest host PA Rep. Summer Lee wrap up their candidate interviews with Dontae Comans, candidate for mayor in the borough of Wilkinsburg. 

Everyone needs to listen to this episode. When we talk about changing our expectations of what a politician is, this is the episode to hear about what that looks like. 

Dontae gives us the real about who he is and why he decided to run for Mayor in the Borough of Wilkinsburg. 

Listen in to this episode and get the real about local politics in Western PA. 

PA make sure you vote on May 18th. Polls are open from 7AM to 8PM.

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Your BPM host Ashley & Martell are here with another candidate interview for the 2021 PA Spring Primary. This time we have the pleasure of speaking with Tiffany Sizemore, who is the truth! What we know about this candidate is, it's a must we elect her to bench along with the other progressive candidate for the Court of Common Pleas.

In this episode we talk about the work Tiffany does at Duquesne University to push back against the school to prison pipeline, her experience working in a no cash bail court system in Washington, D.C., as well as why her experience make her more than qualified for this position.

We also make sure to give you some of the real when it comes to WHO IS TIFFANY! We promise this episode will be full of information to help you make your choices at the polls on May 18th. 

Get into this episode and see why we love Tiffany so much.

We're back and not letting up with these candidate interviews for the PA May 18th Primary. This episode Ashley and Pierre Defecto talk with Pittsburgh Public School Board Candidate Delancey Walton. She is running for the seat in District 9 and we are here for this race. 

This episode is full of inspiration and energy from the youngest candidate on the ballot. Delancey is coming into this race carrying the message of how important the youth voice is in our conversations about public education. 

It takes a candidate who can really give a lived experience for today's student while also having the opportunity to step up and do something about the things we know needs to change. 

Tap in to this episode and hear all about Delancey Walton and her vision for the school board!

Ashley & Pierre Defecto are back with another episode and this time we have another candidate who is running for office in the PA 2021 Primary Elections. We are still talking school board because there are a lot of seats up for the Pittsburgh Public School District.

This episode we speak with Khamil Scantling, founder of Cocoaprenuer, co-founder of Greenwood Week, and an overall community advocate. This episode you'll hear about who Khamil is, what she stands for and her goals for the district. As we always say it's a breath of fresh air to hear from people who want to do something different. You know the saying, if we keep doing the same things over and over again but expecting different results, you know the rest! 

We're sure this episode will further help you understand why school boards are so important. They have the opportunity to unlock the most potential of our young people who will be our future leaders. It's only right we ensure our school system is doing just that. Tap in to this episode and get in to this conversation because it's about all of us!

Our third candidate interview and this time your BPM host Ashley & Pierre Defecto talk with Grace Higginbotham. Grace is a candidate for the Pittsburgh Public School Board District 1 seat and this race is one we surely have our eyes on. Martell and Ashley have a personal community investment in this particular district, so the conversation definitely gets into the meat of what we know needs to change when it comes to our public education system.

This candidate comes through with so many gems and as we repeat through this episode, it's a breath of fresh air. Grace is endorsed by Black Women for Better Education as well as Black Political Millennials. 

What does all this school board stuff mean? Hear about the plans and vision Grace has for the students of Pittsburgh Public Schools while also talking about why she is qualified to fulfill this important role in service of the community and it's families. 

Here's our second interview of our 2021 Primary Season candidates. This episode we chat with Court of Common Pleas Candidate, Giuseppe Rosselli! 

Learn about Giuseppe and why he is asking for your support (he's endorsed by BPM) as well as where he stands when it comes to our current judicial system here in Allegheny County. We discuss how this years court of common pleas race is a BIG DEAL - we have nine seats up for grabs. This is almost a quarter of the bench, a once in a lifetime opportunity to make real progressive changes we'll feel for generations to come.

We also hear a little bit about what's been in the music rotation and recent reads from the candidate. Tune in to the episode and get familiar with the candidate. 

It's election season and we're getting closer to the PA Primary election day on May 18th. Your BPM host Ash & Pierre Defecto kick off their interview series of candidates running the May 2021 primary. 

We start off with Ed Gainey, the current PA State Representative for the 24th District (how ironic he made our 24th episode), and candidate for Mayor in the City of Pittsburgh. In this episode we'll hear about how Ed tapped into the space of politics, his first job out of undergrad (we were not expecting his answer but it's what makes these kind of stories REAL), a few of his successes as a State Representative, and his plans as the Mayor of Pittsburgh. 

Tune in to the episode to hear more and keep a lookout for our upcoming episodes with more candidates. 

We know, it's April, but we recorded this in March (a few days ago) and this is dropping today because March was MADNESS!

On this episode we scream out we will not stop demanding the end to white supremacy. We want to lift up our siblings in the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. The attacks in Atlanta and the overall increase in violence against the AAPI community is intolerable and we will not be silent. 

This episode we also share our recommendations for local races across our region in the Greater Pittsburgh area and Allegheny County and we even lift up a race in Beaver Falls, Butler County. This is a big episode with your favorite Black Political Millennials.