The Tezlyn Figaro Podcast

Nationally renowned Civil Rights Attorney Natalie Jackson joins Tezlyn to discuss the verdict and details of the Derek Chauvin trial for the murder of George Floyd. This episode is part three of the exclusive series breaking down the details in depth in easy-to-understand terms to educate, inform and empower the listener. In this episode, Attorney Jackson discusses the verdict, the next steps in the trying the other officers, and federal policy changes to help end qualified immunity.

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Tezlyn checks in to update the straight shooter comrades following the Derek Chauvin verdict to discuss what she has been working on and what to expect in the upcoming weeks.  

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Nationally renowned Civil Rights Attorney Natalie Jackson joins Tezlyn to discuss the details of the Derek Chauvin trial for the murder of George Floyd. This episode is part two of the exclusive series breaking down the details in depth in easy-to-understand terms to educate, inform and empower the listener. In this episode, Attorney Jackson discusses Rule 404, the prosecution/defense strategy, and how systemic racism and the Duante Wright murder may impact Derek Chauvin's trial.

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Nationally renowned Civil Rights Attorney Natalie Jackson joins Tezlyn to discuss the details of the Derek Chauvin trial for the murder of George Floyd. This exclusive series breaks down the details in depth in easy-to-understand terms to educate, inform and empower the listener. In this episode, Attorney Jackson explains the structure of the trial, the jury selection process, and the charges and potential sentence that former police officer Chauvin is facing for the murder of George Floyd.

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In this bonus episode, Tezlyn breaks down what to expect over the next few weeks as she provides exclusive coverage for the Derek Chauvin trial for the murder of George Floyd.

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In Part 2 of Tezlyn's interview with Queen YoNasDa Lonewolf, they explore the complexities of oppression politics and how the system of white supremacy creates an environment where both First Nation peoples and those of descendants of the formerly enslaved Africans in America are fighting, sometimes each other, for reparations. YoNasDa breaks down the historic relationship between Indigenous and Black Americans and how her bi-racial identity of Oglala Lakota Native American and Black informs her work of creating cross-cultural connection and social change.

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YoNasDa Lonewolf was born into a life fighting for human rights and spent her youth learning at the feet of her elders. In this two-part interview Tezlyn talks with YoNasDa about her experience growing up among prominent social justice activists, her work as an organizer for Black and Oglala Lakota Native American justice and the need for revolutionary healing in our world. In Part 1, they explore the tensions and divisions in the activist community, the importance of grassroots organizing, and why self development is the basis for social justice..

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Tez chops it up with the big homegirl, one of the founding members of California’s notorious Lueders Park Piru, Cynthia Nunn. They discuss how she honors her late sister Sylvia Nunn (featured on Gangland), by being the Executive Director of Sylvia Nunn Angels non-profit youth resource and referral center. The mission of Sylvia Nunn Angels is to “(S) Stop (Y) Youth (L) Living (V)Violence (I) in (A) America (N)Need (U) Unity (N) Needing (I) It (N) Now (A) Against (N) Negative (G) Gang (E) Environment (L) Living (S) Straight” and is based in the same Compton neighborhood where the Nunn family lived and the Leuders Park Piru originated.

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Tezlyn chats with Corey Jacobs (@coreysjacobs), the co-founder of the Buried Alive Project and Senior Advisor to the Chairman, Sean Combs, at Combs Enterprises to discuss how, at the age of 30, Corey was sentenced to 16 life sentences for federal drug offenses – his first-ever felony convictions and how on December 19, 2016, Corey received clemency from President Barack Obama after serving over 18 years in prison. 

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Tezlyn has a straight shot conversation with Oklahoma City NAACP President Garland Pruitt about Joe Biden's private meeting with civil rights organizations, the NAACP vs. Trump lawsuit, and the possibility of finding common ground between the older generation and the new generation in the effort to move Black people forward. 

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