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Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson

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The Rev. Mark A. Thompson has spent most of his life as a political, civil rights & human rights activist and organizer. He not only has been a part of every major social justice movement & event over the past 40 years, he has also been a radio broadcaster for three decades, and he has spent over 10 years as a television commentator, as well.

Rev. Mark hosts Make It Plain (MIP), a political, human rights and breaking news podcast. Rev. Mark’s lifelong social justice activism intersects with his years of experience broadcasting the news and issues of the day. Newsmakers, politicos, policy-makers, entertainers and athletes alike make MIP a frequent sojourn.In 2021, MIP was named among Best Civil Rights Podcasts, Best Human Rights Podcasts, Best Podcasts About Social Justice and Best Broadcast Television Podcasts.

Rev. Mark was honored at the 104th Annual NAACP Convention in Orlando in July 2013 “for 25 years of crusading journalism and outstanding leadership in furthering the work of civil and human rights.

Rev. Mark, is a Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Board of Preachers 2023 Inductee.

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Episodes

Tallahassee March Against Racist Hate Killings

On September 15, 2023, Bishop William J. Barber, II of Repairers of the Breach, Bishop Frank Madison Reid, III of the 11th Episcopal District of the AME Church, March For Our Lives Activist David Hogg and others March to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' to deliver a letter demanding he and other Florida electeds cease and desist from hateful rhetoric that may have contributed to the racist hate killings of Angela Carr, A.J. Laguerre and Jerald Gallion on August 26, 2023. Advertising Inquiries: htt...

Sep 18, 202345 min

Sarah Collins Rudolph, the Fifth Little Girl, and the Sole Survivor of the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing

September 15, 2023 marks 60 years since the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, in which four little girls, Addie Mae Collins (age 14), Denise McNair (age 11), Carole Robertson (age 14), and Cynthia Wesley (age 14), were killed. Addie Mae's sister, Sarah, survived the bombing, and she told her story on Make It Plain , September 19, 2013. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Sep 16, 202324 min

Clergy Respond to Jacksonville Racist Hate Killings

A diverse group of clergy led by Bishop William J. Barber, II, Founder of Repairers of the Breach, and Bishop Frank Madison Reid, III, Presiding Prelate of the 11th Episcopal District of the AME Church, held a press conference Thursday, September 7, 2023 to respond to the racist hate killings that took the lives of Angela Michelle Carr, Anolt Laguerre and Jerrald Gallion on August 26 at the Jacksonville Dollar General. The clergy called for a period of fasting and prayer and will support the stu...

Sep 08, 202357 min

Affordable Care Act And Medicare Customer Service Representatives Can't Afford Insurance Themselves, They Are Underpaid And They Are Victims Of Discrimination

Katherine Clark and Camille Wade are both customer service representatives for Maximus. Maximus operates the largest federally-contracted call centers in the country under a contract with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which is operated by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Maximus workers handle tens of millions of Obamacare/Affordable Care Act and Medicare calls under a $6.6 billion federal contract. These customer service representatives are predominantl...

Sep 06, 202340 min

For Labor Day, A Dialogue Between The NBA And WNBA Players Unions

Terri Carmichael-Jackson, Executive Director of the WNBA Players Association, and David Foster, General Counsel of the National Basketball Players Association, participate in a Town Hall moderated by Rev. Mark at the 52nd Annual Coalition of Black Trade Unionists Convention on May 25, 2023. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Sep 01, 20231 hr 7 min

Still A Dream: Over 500 Years to Black Economic Equality

In time for the 60th Anniversary of the March On Washington, Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, the Chief of Race, Wealth and Community for the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, joins to discuss his latest report on MLK's distant dream. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Aug 25, 202323 min

The Republican Debate Winners And Losers

Markos and Rev. Mark analyze the GOP debate on this week's Thursday Kos Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Aug 24, 202347 min

Rep. Justin Jones on Tennessee's Guns and Secy Pete Buttigieg on America's Infrastructure

The Tennessee Representative comments on the Tennessee Legislature's Special Session, and the Cabinet Member addresses the accomplishments of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and righting the historic wrongs of highways which split African American communities. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Aug 22, 202323 min

The Rev. James Lawson on Nonviolence and the Montgomery Brawl

A friend asked me should we be celebrating the incident in Montgomery? I decided to pose the question to one of the greatest teachers of nonviolence in history-- the Rev. James M. Lawson . More than anyone else, he educated, organized and mobilized nonviolent troops for the Civil Rights Movement and for Dr. King, in the way Joshua prepared Moses' troops. We owe him a listen on this matter. And please share your thoughts and reactions via email at makeitplainmail@gmail.com, or via the video on so...

Aug 18, 202334 min

Trump Indicted In Georgia

Attorney Judith Browne-Dianis, Executive Director of the Advancement Project , Adrianne Shropshire, Executive Director of the Black PAC , and Attorney Donald Temple join. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Aug 16, 202344 min

The Mound Bayou Museum

Hermon Johnson, Rev. Darryl Johnson and Reena Evers-Everette, the daughter born to Medgar and Myrlie Evers in Mound Bayou, MS discuss the Mound Bayou Museum in a historic African American city and its first annual gala. Even if you can't attend, pls GIVE moundbayougala.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Aug 11, 202331 min

Gun Violence Prevention Groups Endorse Biden Harris

Community Justice Action Fund Executive Director Greg Jackson says his organization has joined Everytown, Giffords, Moms Demand Action, Brady and March for Our Lives in endorsing Biden Harris. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Aug 10, 202325 min

Ohio Issue 1 Backfires On Republicans

Dobbs reversal of Roe consistently brings Democrats wins at the polls. Markos Moulitsas joins for #ThursdayKos Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Aug 10, 202326 min

Jobs And The Economy At Mid-Year

The Center Budget's Chief Economist, Chad Stone , joins. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Aug 09, 202317 min

Fractured: The People Vs, The States

Rev. Mark moderates the 114th NAACP National Convention Closing Plenary Panel with Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie, Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw and Sheryl Underwood. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Aug 03, 202337 min

Hate Has No Home: Racism, Antisemitism and Building Bridges To Fight Hate

Meek Mill, historian Henry Louis Gates, Patriots owner Robert Kraft and NAACP President Derrick Johnson engage in a panel discussion moderated by Fox Sports' Joy Taylor at the 114th NAACP Convention in Boston. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Aug 01, 202351 min

Senate Democrats African America Media Roundtable

Senate Democrats held the annual African American Media Roundtable on a wide range of issues on July 12, 2023 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jul 31, 20231 hr 8 min

Biden, DNC Optimistic

DNC Chair Jaime Harrison on Biden's re-election; Dems fundraising; Bidenomics; unemployment; three 2024 first-in-the-nation primaries with African American women as state chairs; the VP's visit to FL today to slavery as a "personal benefit;" Affirmative Action; Trump's mounting legal woes and Jim Clyburn's birthday today! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Jul 21, 202339 min

LIVE From Netroots Nation

Live from Chicago, at the 17th Annual Netroots Nation, MIP is joined by a number of guests including Markos Moulitsas of Daily Kos, Carol Joyner of Family Values Action, Delinda Bryant of the Albany Voters Coalition, Bo Shuff of DC Vote, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, and member of Moms Rising Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Jul 14, 202353 min

The June 2023 Jobs Report And What It Means

Joelle Gamble, Deputy Assistant to the President and the Deputy Director at the National Economic Council, and Chad Stone, Chief Economist at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities both join. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jul 10, 202324 min

Ending The Cycle of Police Violence

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison was the Keynote Speaker at the National Newspaper Publishers Association 2023 Convention and he expounded on topics in his new book, Break The Wheel: Ending The Cycle of Police Violence. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jul 06, 202356 min

Happy Fourth Of Their Lie

A Make It Plain tradition. Frederick Douglass's "What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?" Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jul 04, 20231 hr 26 min

Engaging the Next Generation Through Culture

On Day One of the National Newspaper Publishers Annual Convention (NNPA)--the convention of all the African American newspapers--a panel discussion on Engaging the Next Generation Through Culture: Building Pathways between The Black Press & The Next Generation Through Education addressed solving the national issue of literacy to reach the next generation, and provided publishers and attendees with solutions to reach an untapped market – schools – to engage a younger demographic of readers, j...

Jun 30, 20231 hr 25 min
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