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First Of All with Victor Blackwell

First Of All with Victor Blackwell

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Victor Blackwell brings a fresh perspective on the week's news with a focus on stories affecting communities of color.2024-2026 CNN Política y Gobierno
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  • Uncle Luke Announces Run for Congress; The State of “Black MAGA”

    Uncle Luke Announces Run for Congress; The State of “Black MAGA”
    Feb 21 2026
    Ahead of the State of the Union, Victor checks-in on the state of "Black MAGA". Washington Post Columnist Theodore R. Johnson says the President's support among the Black voters who backed Trump in 2024 is starting to "crater". Is that true? He joins Victor to discuss. There is a frustrating lack of answers in the search for Nancy Guthrie, and Arizona's Native American community has unique perspective on what that is like. Victor speaks with April Ignacio, a member of Arizona's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Task Force, about the disparity in the number of people missing and the amount of resources dedicating to finding them. Could Uncle Luke soon be Congressman Luke? Rapper Luther Campbell talks to Victor about his plans to run for Congress representing South Florida. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    43 m
  • U.S. Army Reserve Pilot Fights to Get Wife Released from ICE Custody

    U.S. Army Reserve Pilot Fights to Get Wife Released from ICE Custody
    Feb 14 2026
    Right now, the Department of Homeland Security is shut down after lawmakers left town without a funding deal. It's not just immigration agencies being impacted. I'll speak to a former TSA officer about the toll of yet another shutdown with employee pay in limbo. You'll hear from U.S. Army Reserve Pilot Chris Busby, who is fighting to get his wife, Stephanie Kenny-Velasquez, out of ICE detention.Former campaign manager, including for Julián Castro’s 2020 Presidential Campaign, Maya Rupert joins Victor to discuss her new book "The Real Ones: How to Disrupt the Hidden Ways Racism Makes Us Less Authentic". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    43 m
  • One Big Question After Trump Shares Racist Video of Barack & Michelle Obama

    One Big Question After Trump Shares Racist Video of Barack & Michelle Obama
    Feb 7 2026
    Victor opens the show with a question for Republican lawmakers, specifically those wavering on condemning President Trump for a racist video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes that stayed up on his social media feed for hours. Victor also discusses the political pressure for an apology with Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Eugene Robinson, who is out with a new book “Freedom Lost, Freedom Won: A Personal History of America”. A U.S. Army veteran who was just deported this week joins Victor live from Jamaica to talk about his months in ICE detention, and what he plans to do now. Godfrey Wade’s daughter Christian Wade and fiancé April Watkins join Victor in studio as they ask the Trump Administration to allow him his day in court.On this Super Bowl weekend, Victor takes stock of diversity among NFL head coaches. Bomani Jones reacts to the headline that No Black head coaches were hired as the 2025 season wraps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    44 m
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