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It's a New Day with Rip Daniels

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Episodes

It's a New Day: 4-22-24 Toledo PD K9 Deployed on Black Man

The Toledo, Ohio branch of the NAACP demands accountability from Toledo Police Department after a K-9 used during traffic stop which bit Brandon Upchurch after police pulled him over under the false belief his truck was stolen and reactions after the self-immolation of Max Azzarello outside of the NY courthouse where Donald John is on trial.

Apr 22, 20242 hr 25 min

It's a New Day: 4-19-24 African Refugee Found in Pearl River

Reactions to the attack from Israel on Iran and the family of Dau Mabil, a refugee from Sudan, seeks answers after his body was found in the Pearl River after he had been missing for nearly a month and criticized the investigation conducted by Capitol Police as "insufficient" and have requested the Jackson Police Department to assist and U.S. Congressman Bennie Thompson has asked the U.S. Department of Justice for assistance into the investigation.

Apr 19, 20242 hr 24 min

It's a New Day: 4-18-24 Biloxi Police Chief Response to BSB Criticism

Listeners and Gulf Coast locals respond to Biloxi Police Chief John Miller's comments in response to the policing of Black Spring Break and the arrests made during the event and the US Supreme Court refusing to hear McKesson v. Doe in which the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided a protest organizer could face disastrous financial consequences if someone attending the protest commits a crime.

Apr 18, 20242 hr 23 min

It's a New Day: 4-17-24 Hush Money Timeline

An in depth recap of what led to the first criminal trial of a US President in history and debate over men and women competing in professional sports after salary details of Caitlyn Clark's WNBA 1st round draft pick deal are revealed.

Apr 17, 20242 hr 21 min

It's a New Day: 4-16-24 CC Jean on Pediatric Suicides

Exclusive interviews with Mississippi Black Spring Break organizer Maurice Bryant on the disappointing treatment of Spring Breakers by local law enforcement and CC Jean, owner and lead therapist of Rise Psychotherapy and Family Support Services addressing the increase in cases of pediatric suicides, warning signs, and how parents can help their children find their way out of deep depression that could lead to suicidal thoughts and actions.

Apr 16, 20242 hr 24 min

It's a New Day: 4-15-24 Spring Break Fallout

After Black Spring Break marks it's 26th year on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, a lack of accommodations for parking and heavy handed policing is highlighted and Donald John becomes the first former US President to stand trial as his "hush money" trial gets underway in New York.

Apr 15, 20242 hr 27 min

It's a New Day: 4-10-24 Rankin County Goon Squad State Sentences

State sentences handed down for 6 former law enforcement officers who admitted to the kidnapping, torture, and sexual assault of Michael Jenkins and Eddie Parker in January of 2023. Brett McAlpin: State court sentenced him to 20 years after federal court gave him 27 1/4 years in prison. Jeffrey Middleton: State court sentenced him to 20 years after federal court gave him 17 1/2 years. Daniel Opdyke: State court sentenced him to 20 years after federal court gave him 17 1/2 years. Christian Dedmon...

Apr 10, 20242 hr 21 min

It's a New Day: 4-9-24 Gun Safety in Schools

An Idaho man suspected of being an ISIS sympathizer and collaborator is arrested by not labeled a "terrorist" and listeners weigh in on a new bill would introduce gun safety classes at the elementary school level.

Apr 09, 20242 hr 25 min

It's a New Day: 4-8-24 Charles G. Sims

Exclusive interview with Charles G. Sims, the 3x great grandson of Confederate Colonel and Sen. James Z George. George was a 3 term United States Senator, Chief Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court, and the author of the 1890 constitution of the state of Mississippi. George was the driving force behind the poll taxes, literacy tests, and the understanding clause and his legal framework became the blueprint for the other southern states in creating racial codes that became the core of the Jim...

Apr 08, 20242 hr 24 min

It's a New Day: 4-4-24 A Mother turns in 2 Sons

Posing the question, "Would you turn in your son if they shot at police?" after a Holly Springs mother turned her two sons in to police when they were accused of shooting at an officer following an attempted traffic stop and reactions to Joe Biden's response to an Israeli attack kills 7 humanitarian aid workers in Gaza including a US citizen.

Apr 04, 20242 hr 20 min

It's a New Day: 4-3-24 District 119 Representative Jeffrey Hulum

Exclusive interview with Rep. Jeffrey Hulum (Dist. 119) discussing the killing of the ballot initiative in Mississippi's Legislature and the bills killed by Conservatives in the House and Senate and the story of a 13 year-old Mississippi girl who was raped and impregnated by the rapist.

Apr 03, 20242 hr 25 min

It's a New Day: 4-1-24 Religious Exemptions for Vaccines

Reactions after a 34-year-old Hurley mother suing the state of Mississippi to make exceptions for families like hers, who believe vaccines threaten their health and challenge their religious beliefs leading to 2,600 children across the state have gaining religious exemptions since the Health Department began offering them in July.

Apr 01, 20242 hr 28 min

It's a New Day: 3-29-24 Good Friday

Remembering the late great Louis Gossett Jr. and as Resurrection Weekend begins, a look back at the week where the Lord of Insurrection (Donald John) compared himself to Jesus and peddled $60 Bibles ahead of his criminal trial for hush money paid to a porn star.

Mar 29, 20242 hr 22 min

It's a New Day: 3-28-24 Working Teens

A mother's letter about her 17 year-old son wanting to get a job and her discouraging it due to the location being in a "rough are" spurs a conversation on expectations and generational differences in parenting teenagers.

Mar 28, 20242 hr 23 min

It's a New Day: 3-26-24 Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse

An impact with a container ship leads to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, 6 remain unaccounted for, and simultaneous raids on two homes belonging to Sean "Diddy" Combs conducted by the Department of Homeland Security as part of an investigation into human trafficking.

Mar 27, 20242 hr 24 min

It's a New Day: 3-27-24 Bible Endorsement Deal

The God Bless America Bible secures the endorsement of Donald John ("just in time for Easter") as he attempts to find financial footing amid a delay on his civil fraud judgement bond and an April court date set for his criminal hush money case resulting from his affair with porn star Stormy Daniels.

Mar 27, 20242 hr 25 min

It's a New Day: 3-25-24 UN Passes Cease-Fire Resolution

The US abstained from voting as the UN Security Council to passed a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza prompting Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cancel a scheduled trip to the US. and Donald John's hush money trial set to start April 15.

Mar 25, 20242 hr 25 min

It's a New Day: 3-22-24 Morning Star Baptist Church Celebrating 120 Years

A look at the federal sentences of the Rankin County Goon Squad and analysis of the lack of charging on the state level and exclusive interviews with Pastor John Whitfield ahead of the Morning Star Baptist Church Inaugural Scholarship Gala as they celebrate their 120th anniversary and Wesly Wells, Event Chair of the Southeastern Diversity & Leadership Conference.

Mar 22, 20242 hr 26 min

It's a New Day: 3-21-24 Goon Sentenced to 40 Years

A fourth "Goon Squad", Christian Dedmon, was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for his role in the kidnapping, rape, and torture of Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Parker. He received the longest sentence yet because federal guidelines allowed for a sentencing enhancement due to his involvement in planning out the January 24, 2023 incident, and due to the bodily harm inflicted on the victims.

Mar 21, 20242 hr 23 min

It's a New Day: 3-20-24 30th Anniversary

Celebrating 30 years of community service and working toward building a more informed electorate and more sentences handed down to the Rankin County "Goon Squad" for the kidnapping, rape, and torture of two Black men, Michael Jenkins and Eddie Parker, in 2023.

Mar 21, 20242 hr 24 min

It's a New Day: 3-19-24 Goon Squad Sentencing

Reactions after U.S. District Judge Tom Lee sentenced "Goon Squad" member Hunter Elward to the maximum allowed under federal law (20 years and one month), calling the former deputy’s actions “despicable” in the sexual assault of two men in custody and attempted murder of one and Donald John's inability to secure a $464 million bond in his civil fraud case after being rejected by 30 companies.

Mar 19, 20242 hr 22 min

It's a New Day: 3-18-24 34th Street Community Garden

Exclusive interview with James L. Franklin, the director and founder of the 34th Street Wholistic Garden/Education Center discussing the convenience and benefits of planting small gardens and reactions to Donald John's "bloodbath" comments from a speech in Ohio.

Mar 19, 20242 hr 27 min

It's a New Day: 3-15-24 Fulton County D.A. Fani Willis Stays on RICO Case

Judge Scott McAfee issued a decision regarding the effort to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the RICO case involving former President Donald Trump's attempts to persuade Georgia officials to generate 11,000 votes for him in the 2020 election, stating that Fan Willis could remain on the case as long as Nathan Wade was removed from her team.

Mar 15, 20242 hr 24 min

It's a New Day: 3-14-24 Tik Tok Ban

An emailer asks Rip's advice after her husband threatens to charge their daughter's boyfriend with statutory rape after he comes to live with them and Congress' House of Representatives votes to ban Tik Tok in the US it's Chinese parent company refuses to divest in the social media company.

Mar 14, 20242 hr 24 min

It's a New Day: 3-12-24 Primary Election Day 2024

Voters head to the polls to cast their ballots in party primaries and the president of the NAACP is asking black student-athletes to boycott Florida public colleges over a recent Gov. DeSantis movement to end Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs in those colleges.

Mar 12, 20242 hr 27 min

It's a New Day: 3-11-24 Biden's "Red Line" for Israel

Benjamin Netanyahu responds to President Joe Biden's "red line" when it comes to Israel's killing of Palestinian civilians following the October 7th terror attack by Hamas militants as the IDF plans to push farther south toward Egypt into Rafah.

Mar 11, 20242 hr 25 min
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