Episodios

  • Democracy Defenders Take Action On Birthright Citizenship

    Democracy Defenders Take Action On Birthright Citizenship
    Jul 14 2025
    Tianna Mays, Legal Director for Democracy Defenders Action, joins Adrianne in a conversation about the recent class action defending birthright citizenship and the importance of coalitions protecting our constitutional rights.
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    45 m
  • Decolonizing Narratives of Identity and Community with Raquel Willis

    Decolonizing Narratives of Identity and Community with Raquel Willis
    Jul 14 2025
    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.
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    44 m
  • Zohran Mamdani Wins Big in NYC and SCOTUS Bends the Knee

    Zohran Mamdani Wins Big in NYC and SCOTUS Bends the Knee
    Jun 30 2025
    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 .
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    41 m
  • SCOTUS Undermining the Rule of Law and LA Organizing Update

    SCOTUS Undermining the Rule of Law and LA Organizing Update
    Jun 30 2025
    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.
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    43 m
  • Organizing People, Power, and Progress in LA

    Organizing People, Power, and Progress in LA
    Jun 23 2025
    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.
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    42 m
  • LA Protests in Context and Organizing People, Power, and Progress

    LA Protests in Context and Organizing People, Power, and Progress
    Jun 23 2025
    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.
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    43 m
  • Political Remix: Building Black Power

    Political Remix: Building Black Power
    Jun 18 2025
    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.
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    42 m
  • LA State of the People Power

    LA State of the People Power
    Jun 18 2025
    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.
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    43 m