Journalist, advocate, and co-founder of Gender Liberation Movement Raquel Willis joins Adrianne in a conversation contextualizing the real-life impact of the SCOTUS Skrmetti decision, which set the stage for a separate and unequal system of care for Trans youth. The two also engage in a deep discussion of community and connection, and why we need to expand our understanding of identity and reject divisive narratives.

Jasmine Gripper, co-director of the New York Working Families Party joins the show to talk about Zohran Mamdani's big win in New York City's democratic primary for mayor. And civil rights attorney Judith Browne Dianis, executive director of the Advancement Project and the Advancement Project Action Fund, offered timely analysis of the SCOTUS decision Trump v. CASA .

Civil rights attorney Judith Browne Dianis, executive director of the Advancement Project and the Advancement Project Action Fund, offers analysis of the SCOTUS term and its impact on the Constituon and the rule of law. Later in the show, Kevin Cosney joins to discuss the recent joint effort of Black led organizers in response to the increasingly chaotic and harmful ICE raids. He also talks directly to the question why should this matter to Black Americans.

Alberto Retanta, president and CEO of the Community Coalition, joins the show to discuss the work beyond the protests and the importance of sustaining cross-community coalitions.

Erica D. Smith, West Coast politics and policy columnist at Bloomberg Opinion, and Advance Project/AP Action Fund Executive Director Judith Browne Dianis join the show to put the recent protests in Los Angeles in context.

This episode revisits conversations with three Black leaders committed to building Black political power about the current stakes impacting our communities and the path forward. Featured: Kevin Cosney, co-founder and associate director of the California Black Power Network; Dr. Melina Abdullah, co-founder and director of Black Lives Matter Grassroots; and Rukia Lumumba, director of the electoral justice project at the Movement for Black Lives.

Nana Gyamfi, executive director of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration joins the show to talk about the Los Angeles stop on the State of the People. She also shares some key "know your rights" tips for people across our communities.

Dr. Melina Abdullah, co-founder and director of Black Lives Matter Grassroots and host of KBLA's "This is Not a Drill!" joins Adrianne in a conversation reflecting on the fifth anniversary of George Floyd's murder and racial justice uprisings that galvanized a nation. The conversation offers radical reflection while engaging in ongoing work to uplift and support Black communities.

Kevin Cosney, associate director & co-founder for the California Black Power Network, joins Adrianne in discussing the upcoming LA stop on the State of the People Power Tour and how groups are working to build Black economic and political power in California.

NWLC Action Fund President Fatima Goss Graves joins the show to discuss the big, ugly Republican budget bill and what people are doing to fight back.