DeRay, Kaya, Myles and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week— including home appraisal racial bias, mild COVID linked with brain damage, two Black brothers exonerated from a murder charge, and an interactive Prince exhibit in Chicago. DeRay interviews author and activist Reshma Saujani about her new book Pay Up: The Future of Women and Work (and Why It's Different Than You Think). News: Kaya https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/long-covid-even-mild-covid-linked-damage-brain-month...
Mar 29, 2022•1 hr 17 min
DeRay, Kaya, Myles and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week— including a judge's criminalization of mothers who report domestic abuse, Black women targeted by big Pharma, Black Americans leading the NFT/crypto revolution, and the trials and triumph of artist Campbell Addy. DeRay interviews activist and speaker Bridget Todd about the roots of the internet, the impact that it has, and why it disproportionately harms women, communities of color, and LGBTQ folks. Kaya https://medicalxpres...
Mar 22, 2022•1 hr 15 min
DeRay and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week— including three Black women oversee voting access for more than 37 million Americans and eight young burglars exposure of cointelpro + FBI misconduct. DeRay interviews author and CEO Nicole Lynn Lewis about her non-profit organization Generation Hope and her personal memoir PREGNANT GIRL: A Story of Teen Motherhood, College, and Creating a Better Future for Young Families . De'Ara https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/3-black-women-secreta...
Mar 15, 2022•41 min
DeRay, Myles, and Kaya cover the underreported news of the week— including US basketball players stuck in Ukraine and Russia, Hertz car rental report returned cars as stolen, and a free library by Solange’s Saint Heron studio featuring books by Black creators. DeRay interviews activist and comedian Lizz Winstead about her legacy on the Daily Show and her recent advocacy around the Mississippi abortion case. Myles https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/solange-saint-heron-free-library-rare-black-b...
Mar 08, 2022•1 hr 5 min
DeRay, Myles, De'Ara and Kaya cover the underreported news of the week— including skyrocketed ambulance costs, a Florida bill targeting transgender youth, a Baltimore museum of art and the efforts of Destination Crenshaw. DeRay interviews theologian and author Candice Benbow about her new book Red Lip Theology: For Church Girls Who've Considered Tithing to the Beauty Supply Store When Sunday Morning Isn't Enough. DeRay https://www.axios.com/ambulance-rides-are-getting-a-lot-more-expensive-cee897...
Mar 01, 2022•47 min
DeRay, Myles, and Kaya cover the underreported news of the week— including billions of dollars in hoarded welfare funds, a senate vote to evict Black people to Africa, and a Miss Cleo psychic documentary. DeRay interviews filmmaker and historian Professor Gregory S. Cooke about his documentary Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II. Myles https://www.vibe.com/news/movies-tv/miss-cleo-psychic-documentary-1234648679/ Kaya https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/02/20/missis...
Feb 22, 2022•1 hr 19 min
DeRay, Myles, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week— including Black people enslaved long after Emancipation Proclamation, a Missouri art gallery celebrating Black History Month, and the life and death of the true "Godmother of Funk". DeRay interviews Dr. Kristen Nwanyanwu about her work as an vitreoretinal surgeon and her research on health disparity and treatment gaps for Black people and people of color. Myles https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-60330415 De’Ara https://k...
Feb 15, 2022•47 min
DeRay, Kaya, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week— including reparations for Black Californians, representation on executive boards, and a possible resurrection of the War on Drugs. De'Ara interviews Dustin Gibson about his roots, disability justice work and recent Justice Rising Award from the Open Society Foundations. Kaya https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/02/02/california-could-pay-black-americans-reparations-after-2023/9293476002/?gnt-cfr=1 De’Ara https://fortune...
Feb 08, 2022•59 min
In the debut episode of Black History Month, DeRay, Kaya, Myles and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week— including a not so shocking outcome of the child tax credit, a booming private prison industry despite federal ban, the disillusionment of a young Biden official, and two spiritual icons' effort towards building a community of love. DeRay interviews Portia Wood about her mission as a generational wealth planning attorney and the importance of the work within the Black community. N...
Feb 01, 2022•1 hr 21 min
DeRay, Kaya and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week— including a documentary honoring Black women's World War II contributions, racial disparity in access to COVID treatment, and women more likely to die after operation by male surgeons. DeRay interviews Samantha Tweedy about her life experience and current work as president of the Black Economic Alliance Foundation. News: DeRay https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jan/04/women-more-likely-die-operation-male-surgeon-study Kaya ht...
Jan 25, 2022•44 min
DeRay, Myles, and Kaya cover the underreported news of the week— including a new Black tech hub, forged DNA evidence, and a reverse migration to the South. DeRay interviews Jonathan Katz on his new book Gangsters of Capitalism: Smedley Butler, the Marines, and Breaking of America's Empire. News: Myles https://www.businessinsider.com/blacktag-founders-black-creators-audiences-platform-2022-1 Kaya https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/01/14/black-migration-south/ DeRay https://www.npr.org/202...
Jan 18, 2022•53 min
DeRay, Myles, Kaya, and De’Ara cover the underreported news of the week— including Black climbers on Mount Everest, false positive drug tests in state prisons, and the life and death of Black political icons Sidney Poiter and Lani Guinier. DeRay interviews activist Samira Sangare about her work and advocacy with Saratoga Black Lives Matter in New York State. News: DeRay https://www.news10.com/news/nys-inspector-general-report-reveals-rampant-false-positive-drug-test-results-in-state-prisons-led-...
Jan 11, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Myles, De'Ara, Kaya, and DeRay welcome the new year and cover the underreported news of the week— including DC police failed attempts to reprimand officers, Black artists revolutionize medical illustrations, Proud Boys regroup to local municipalities, and the life & death of bell hooks. DeRay interviews philosopher & longtime friend Myisha Cherry on her book The Case for Rage: Why Anger Is Essential to Anti-Racist Struggle. News: Myles https://www.kentucky.com/news/state/kentucky/article...
Jan 04, 2022•1 hr 13 min
DeRay, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week—including high rates of dementia for Black and Latino women, Las Vegas persecution of minor sex-trafficking victims, and the life & death of Elder Malidoma Patrice Somé. DeRay interviews writer and a feminist policy analyst Anushay Hossain on her book Pain Gap: How Sexism & Racism in Healthcare Kill Women. News: Kaya https://wapo.st/3GEUknG Myles https://www.malidoma.com/main DeRay https://www.wapo.st/3oTKY1l For a transcrip...
Dec 15, 2021•33 min
DeRay, Kaya, De’Ara, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week—including a Miami Art Basel policy change, Josephine Baker's high honor in France, Black tech entrepreneurs tackling health care's race gap, and the world of underground adoption. DeRay interviews Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Tony Messenger on his book PROFIT AND PUNISHMENT: How America Criminalizes the Poor in the Name of Justice. News: Kaya https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/04/arts/design/art-basel-miami-diversity.html?...
Dec 07, 2021•1 hr 15 min
DeRay, Kaya, Myles and De’Ara cover the underreported news of the week—including GoGo at the Grammy's, exoneration with no restitution, a Hendrix family dispute, and thousands of Latino drivers labeled as white. DeRay interviews Barrett Holmes Pitner about his new book The Crime Without A Name: Combatting Ethnocide and the Erasure of Culture in America which was named one of NPR's 2021 Best Books of the Year. News: DeRay https://twitter.com/RichardAWebster/status/1462774838150545410?s=20 De’Ara ...
Nov 30, 2021•1 hr 24 min
DeRay, Kaya, Myles and De’Ara cover the underreported news of the week—including a student loan forgiveness program, the first Black woman to live in a space station, a charity aiming to end youth violence through creativity, and the shocking acquittal of a serial rapist. DeRay interviews Malcolm Bell about his new book The Attica Turkey Shoot: Carnage, Cover-Up and the Pursuit of Justice. News: DeRay https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/18/nyregion/christopher-belter-rape-sentence.html Kaya https://...
Nov 23, 2021•1 hr 20 min
DeRay, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week—including new policies at St. Jude hospital, a fake landlord scandal, and a John Coltrane album gone platinum. DeRay interviews Dr. Priya Fielding-Singh about her new book How the Other Half Eats: The Untold Story of Food & Inequality in America . News: DeRay https://www.propublica.org/article/st-jude-hoards-billions-while-many-of-its-families-drain-their-savings Myles https://variety.com/2021/music/news/john-coltrane-love-supre...
Nov 16, 2021•59 min
DeRay, Kaya, and De’Ara cover the underreported news of the week—including Black women in elected office, public bathrooms, and a scandal involving D.C. police and whiskey. DeRay interviews Stanley Nelson & Traci Curry about their new Showtime documentary "Attica." News stories: De’Ara https://thegrio.com/2021/11/01/black-women-running-for-statewide-offices/ DeRay https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-11-05/why-american-cities-lost-their-public-bathrooms Kaya https://www.washingtonpos...
Nov 09, 2021•1 hr 1 min
DeRay, Kaya, and De'Ara, cover the underreported news of the week—including the gubernatorial election in Virginia, Stacy Abrams' efforts toward eliminating medical debt, a police chief in Georgia who is leading on police reform, and a win for fair wages for ICE detainees who work in their detention centers. DeRay interviews Destiny Lopez. DeRay: https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2021/10/ice-detention-immigration-geo-group-core-civic-lawsuit/ Kaya: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national...
Nov 02, 2021•52 min
DeRay interviews Dr. Nabarun Dasgupta about opioid addiction and Project Lazerus. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople .
Oct 26, 2021•33 min
DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara, and guest Myles E. Johnson cover the underreported news of the week. Then, DeRay interviews Michael Tubbs, author of "The Deeper the Roots." For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople .
Oct 19, 2021•48 min
DeRay, De'Ara, and guest Myles E. Johnson cover the underreported news of the week—including Dave Chappelle, Noname's Hood Library, Mount Everest, and John Singer Sargent. DeRay interviews Dr. Marcia Chatelain about the failed promise of Black capitalism explored in her book " Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America ." DeRay: https://www.wbur.org/radioboston/2020/07/15/isabella-stewart-museum-black-model-singer-sargent De'Ara: https://www.npr.org/2021/10/09/1042720428/mount-everest-first-a...
Oct 12, 2021•52 min
DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara, and guest Myles E. Johnson cover the underreported news of the week—including Black inventors, New Jersey verdicts, J. Marion Sims, and Soul Train. DeRay interviews Valerie Jarrett about Civic Nation's "Made to Save" initiative to increase vaccine access. DeRay: https://newjerseymonitor.com/2021/09/23/judges-cant-ignore-jury-verdicts-in-deciding-sentencing-n-j-s-top-court-rules/ Kaya: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/mothers-gynecology-alabama-memorial-statue/202...
Oct 05, 2021•56 min
DeRay, Kaya, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including Gayl Jones, abortion laws, and Our Black Girls. DeRay interviews Dr. Christopher Emdin, author of "Ratchetdemic: Reimagining Academic Success." DeRay: https://www.npr.org/2021/09/24/1040048967/missing-black-women-girls-left-out-media-ignored Kaya: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/26/us/oklahoma-abortion.html De'Ara: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/17/magazine/gayl-jones-novel-palmares.html For a transcript of this episode...
Sep 28, 2021•59 min
DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including Narcan shortages, CRT debates, welfare reform, and immigration issues. DeRay interviews Claire Bidwell Smith of the Lemonada podcast "New Day" about coping with grief. Deray: https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/08/11/naloxone-demand/ Kaya: https://www.propublica.org/article/to-get-public-assistance-these-single-mothers-are-forced-to-share-intimate-details-about-their-families De'Ara: https://www.nytimes.com/2...
Sep 21, 2021•41 min
DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including rural schools, suicide rates, Black Film Archives, and Portland's vaccine mandate. DeRay interviews Prof. Jessica S. Henry (author of "Smoke But No Fire: Convicting the Innocent of Crimes that Never Happened") about no-crime wrongful convictions. DeRay: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/10/well/mind/suicide-rates-black-girls.html Kaya: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/07/magazine/rural-public-education.html De'Ara: htt...
Sep 14, 2021•52 min
DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including Naomi Osaka, Black surfers, juvenile discrimination, the labor shortage, and car fatalities. DeRay interviews Cliff Albright about Black Voters Matter Fund and the battle for voting rights. DeRay: https://inquest.org/fear-of-the-black-child/ Kaya: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/09/04/ten-million-job-openings-labor-shortage/ De'Ara: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/08/31/sports/black-surfers.htm...
Sep 07, 2021•57 min
DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including voting rights, police overtime, eating disorders, and corporate profit from racial justice. DeRay interviews Dr. Elizabeth Mayer about biostatistics and what they reflect about cancer across demographic groups. DeRay: https://www.insider.com/muscle-dysmorphia-makes-me-feel-way-a-man-should-feel-2021-8 Kaya: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/interactive/2021/george-floyd-corporate-america-racial-justice/ De'Ara...
Aug 31, 2021•54 min
DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including Josephine Baker, Anthony Wright, Georgia's voter registration rate, and racist school textbooks. DeRay interviews activist Rev. Al Sharpton about March On for Voting Rights. DeRay: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/former-cops-charged-wrongful-conviction_n_6116a25fe4b0f7bc26a545d0 Kaya: http://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/aug/12/right-wing-textbooks-teach-slavery-black-immigration De'Ara: https://www.nytimes.com/...
Aug 24, 2021•34 min
