Mopreme Shakur returns with his new memoir, “THIS THUG’S LIFE: An Unapologetically Black Story,” and takes us inside the Shakur family, the iconic hip-hop group T.H.U.G. L.I.F.E., and the legacy of his younger brother, Tupac Shakur.

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Gina Belafonte, co-founder of Sankofa.org previews the inaugural fundraiser celebrating what would have been her father Harry Belafonte’s 99th birthday.

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Jaime Harrison, former DNC chair and host of the YouTube show “At Our Table,” previews tonight’s “Black People’s Alternative to the State of the Union,” which he is headlining alongside Angela Rye and Karen Finney.

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Eli Attie, Emmy Award–winning TV writer and former speechwriter for Vice President Al Gore, shares his expectations for President Trump’s State of the Union address tonight and reflects on the breakdown of civility since his days in Washington.

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The “Original Bad Girl of Comedy,” Luenell, returns to talk about being honored at the KBLA Talk 1580 Black History Month luncheon in support of the flagship station — and to share when she’s coming to a comedy club near you.

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Dr. Sonja Hughes, OB-GYN and vice president of community health at Susan G. Komen, highlights promising data showing that fewer Black women died from breast cancer in nine major cities over the past decade.

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James Peterson, writer, educator and host of “Evening WURDS” on WURD (900 AM and 96.1 FM) in Philadelphia, discusses the legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson, the Supreme Court’s decision on tariffs and other trending political topics.

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Leading public intellectual, author, scholar and special contributor Dr. Cornel West shares his insights on Rev. Jesse Jackson’s homegoing service, Trump’s upcoming State of the Union address and more.

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Charles R. Smith, author of the NAACP Image Award–nominated book “Black Diamond Kings: Heroes of Negro League Baseball,” shares his homage to 12 of the greatest Black baseball players ever to play the game.

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Kenan Kamwana Holley, the two-time Emmy Award-winning director of the documentary series “Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association,” takes us inside the league that was ’70s cool and ahead of its time.

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