When we think about Civil Rights, most of us think about the Civil Rights Movement or The Bill of Rights. We tend to overlook the Disabled Community.  The Disabled Community is one of the largest, nearly everyone at some point in life will have a disability.  Kaylyn talks with Jennifer Longdon, who is a living example that people can't control whether they become disabled. She is much more though then someone who is disabled. She is someone who made a choice that she was going to change the things she couldn't accept. 

In this episode we cover:

-How she became paralyzed

-How she learned to advocate

-The day to day challenges of being disabled 

-and so much more!! 

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Almost A Day Cannot Go By Without There Being Talk About Systematic Racism Or The Institution of Racism. People March In The Streets to Protest, Football Players Take A Knee And Many More People Say There Isn't A Problem At All.  In This Episode Host, Kaylyn Adams, Talks With Dr. Matthew Whitaker An Expert In African-American History And Civil Rights.

The Discussion Is Part History Lesson And Part Current Events.

Some Of The Topics Are:

-Slavery

-Post WW2

-Civil Rights

-Systematic Racism

-and so much more!

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Our host, Kaylyn Adams, talks with Tax Law expert Chris LaPuma. Chris LaPuma has a JD, LLM and MBA, he has handled the Taxes for some major corporations.

Short point the House Bill is VERY VERY bad and the Senate Bill is just BAD.

In this episode we cover:

-The House Bill vs. The Senate Bill

-Why California is a high tax state

-Reconciliation

-Who is this “Middle Class” that they speak of

-What this could mean for small business owners, students, homeowners, and people who are not rich

-Do major corporations need more tax breaks?

-How redoing the estate tax could create an oligarchy (elite ruling class)

-and more

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I recorded this episode just after Heather Heyer's murder in Charlottesville. So even though it is a couple months old, the information is still very relevant.  

Will Gaona, the Director of Policy for the ACLU of Arizona, sits with me and Aireona to talk about:

-Department of Justice (DOJ)

-DOJ Civil Rights Division

-Why some of the new policies are bad

- Just Listen. It's important 

I mention in the episode that I will list different ways for people to get involved in protecting Civil Rights:

-Chances are you are already involved somehow, so keep up the good work.

-Join ACLU People Power

-Call your government officials

-Join Stronger Together AZ 

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Tired about hearing about Health Insurance? Don't think you can afford it? Don't think you need it? Guess what?! Too bad, Health Insurance is important. Also, you don't know you can't afford it until you look into it.  Health insurance isn't just if you get sick. Ever party too hard, blackout and do stupid stuff? That stupid stuff can cost you if you don't have health insurance. 

Director of Navigator & Enrollment Services of Arizona Alliance for Community Health Center (AAHC),Allen Gjersvig sits and talks with me about:

-Why you need insurance

-Rumors surrounding open enrollment

-What "marketplace" means

-Who can get insured

-What you need to bring to get enrolled 

-How to enroll

-Much,much more!

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 Get to know, Arizona Legislative District 12 candidate, Joseph Bisaccia. We sit down and talk about what prompted him to run.  How his parents help to shape his views on politics. What skills he has acquired as a journalist and teacher that will help him in office. We talk about Education, Civil Rights, and City Autonomy. It is a passionate, fun and informative conversation.

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Jennifer Longdon sits down with me and shares what has inspired her to run for house in Legislative District (LD) 24. She talks about what community projects she has been involved in, her passions and what she hopes to accomplish.  It's a very informative conversation that is sprinkled with humor.

This is the first half of a long conversation surrounding Freedom of Press. Oscar Michelen who is a lawyer, law professor and blogger talks with me about what Freedom of the Press really means. We also dive into what happened during the election with all of those political ads and news coverage. Given that Oscar is a New Yorker we touch upon President Trump's past relationship with the press. While talking about the current administration's supposed war with journalism.  

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Rowdy Duncan is the host of the Inclusive Activism podcast which can be found anywhere there are podcasts. He also created the program Diversity Inc., for the Maricopa Community Colleges. Rowdy and I discuss what we have learned about being a leader and an activist.  We go over the 7 C's of leadership and how they relate to activism.  

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Civil Rights Attorney Deb Hansen seats down with me to explain the nuances of Free Speech. Free Speech is one of the bedrocks of our Democracy.  It is so important especially in times like we have now. Deb Hansen explains why it is important, how it has evolved and what protections people have both to express what they want, but also to be protected from certain kinds of speech. We also talk about "hate speech", why the Phoenix PD teargassing crowds without warning is illegal and where Free Speech don't protections exist.

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