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-60330415De’Ara https://khqa.com/news/local/black-history-month-art-exhibit-featured-in-hannibalDeRay https://www.vice.com/en/article/437573/blacks-were-enslaved-well-into-the-1960sFor a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople

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Organizer and activist DeRay Mckesson explores news, culture, social justice, and politics with analysis from Kaya Henderson, De’Ara Balenger, and others. Then he sits down for deep conversations with experts, influencers, and diverse local and national leaders. New episodes every Tuesday.
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Folge vom 15.02.2022Do It Now (with Dr. Kristen Nwanyanwu)
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Folge vom 08.02.2022Stick to the Values (with Dustin Gibson)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=1De’Ara https://fortune.com/2022/02/01/black-women-on-boards-representation-executives-diversity/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=broadsheet&utm_content=2022020314pm&tpcc=nlbroadsheetDeRay https://twitter.com/notcapnamerica/status/1488973685096697860?s=20&t=5HhvrFgr2jo92k6PgTLtdwFor a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople
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Folge vom 01.02.2022All About the Work (with Portia Wood)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.News:Myles https://www.lionsroar.com/bell-hooks-and-thich-nhat-hanh-on-building-a-community-of-love/DeRay https://www.grid.news/story/politics/2022/01/26/a-year-after-bidens-executive-order-on-private-prisons-business-is-still-booming/De’Ara https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-political-scene/the-disillusionment-of-a-young-biden-officialKaya https://www.npr.org/2022/01/27/1075299510/the-expanded-child-tax-credit-briefly-slashed-child-poverty-heres-what-else-it-d For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople
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Folge vom 25.01.2022Make Room For New (with Samantha Tweedy)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-studyKaya https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/katiecamero/covid-treatment-inequalityDe’Ara https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/12/31/black-rosies-world-war-ii/ For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople