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  • Filmmaker Charles Burnett - An Artistic Giant Shares His Journey from Watts to the Academy Awards

    Filmmaker Charles Burnett - An Artistic Giant Shares His Journey from Watts to the Academy Awards
    Apr 25 2026
    Charles Burnett is an American film director, producer, writer, editor, actor, photographer, and cinematographer. His most popular films include Killer of Sheep (1977), My Brother’s Wedding (1983), To Sleep with Anger (1990), The Glass Shield (1994), and Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation (2007). He has been involved in other types of motion pictures including shorts, documentaries, and TV series. Considered by the Chicago Tribune as “one of America’s very best filmmakers”, and by the New York Times as “the nation’s least-known great filmmaker and most gifted black director” Two of his movies were added to the Library of Congress’s National Film Registry: Killer of Sheep and To Sleep with Anger.

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    42 min
  • Dr. LaKisha David is Using DNA to Connect the Dots and Find Receipts with the Takir Project

    Dr. LaKisha David is Using DNA to Connect the Dots and Find Receipts with the Takir Project
    Apr 25 2026
    Dr. LaKisha T. David is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Dr. David's research interests focus on family identity development among family groups separated during the Transatlantic Slave Trade, genetic genealogy inference among Africans and people with African ancestry, and identity development throughout adulthood for people with African ancestry. Her work combines cutting-edge genetic analysis with social science research methods to uncover ancestral connections and facilitate family reunifications between Africans and their historic diaspora.

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    44 min
  • "I Went to the White House and All I Got Was an Autographed Bible" & Other Trash Topics

    "I Went to the White House and All I Got Was an Autographed Bible" & Other Trash Topics
    Apr 25 2026
    On this pod we go in on topics from LA County Supervisor Katherine Barger and Mayor Karen Bass's trip to the White House to LA Controller Kenneth Mejia's dire warning, to the California Governor's race. Sherri Bell is a labor activist and native Angeleno.

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    38 min
  • Engineer Asaad Al Najjar is Running for Mayor of Los Angeles

    Engineer Asaad Al Najjar is Running for Mayor of Los Angeles
    Apr 23 2026
    Asaad Al Najjar is a senior engineering manager for the City of Los Angeles and a declared candidate for the mayor of los Angeles in the upcoming primary election on June 2, 2026. Mr. Al Najjar is a founding member of the Porter Ranch Neighborhood Council, and he was active with the Interfaith Outreach Committee under Mayor Eric Garcetti.

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    45 min
  • Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez is "Bringing Movement to the Building" + Atty Rhonda Haymon 4 Judge

    Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez is "Bringing Movement to the Building" + Atty Rhonda Haymon 4 Judge
    Apr 23 2026
    The first half hour of the podcast Dominique goes in on national and international headlines: DOJ going after the Southern Poverty Law Center and the myriads of impacts of the media and social media corporate consolidation.

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    46 min
  • Ret. Assistant Sheriff Brendan Corbett is Running for LA County Sheriff

    Ret. Assistant Sheriff Brendan Corbett is Running for LA County Sheriff
    Apr 23 2026
    Brendan Corbett is running for Los Angeles, county sheriff. Born and raised in Los Angeles Assistant Sheriff Corbett says he aims to better serve the community after serving 40 years in the department. Asst. Sheriff Corbett spent 15 years at the Special Enforcement Bureau on both K9 and SWAT. He is the recipient of the NYPD Detective Endowment Association Award - 2018 and a Meritorious Conduct Medal - Silver. www.CorbettforSheriff.Com

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    38 min
  • Can Green Tech "Fight the Power?" From EV Chargers to AI Data Centers

    Can Green Tech "Fight the Power?" From EV Chargers to AI Data Centers
    Apr 23 2026
    On this Earth Day podcast we look at the environmental impacts of AI data centers, electric vehicles, mass consumption and innovation. We are joined by Paris McCoy, the Executive Director of Tec Leimert. Kameale C. Terry is the Co-Founder and CEO of ChargerHelp!

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    42 min
  • Can Tech Really Save Young People? with Caryn Brandon of Touch Up Inc

    Can Tech Really Save Young People? with Caryn Brandon of Touch Up Inc
    Apr 23 2026
    On this pod we look at how to help at-risk young people. How do we keep them out of the school to prison pipeline? Could technology skills make a difference? Caryn Brandon is founder of Touch Up Inc a non-profit organization dedicated to closing the digital divide and assisting at-risk young people. They are the conveners of Compton Tech Week which is currently in session. Reach her at Caryn@touchuptechorg
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    43 min