A More Perfect Union with Nii-Quartelai Quartey

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Godwin & Wilson on Power, Paramount, and Nolan Wells Jul 24, 2026

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William Godwin and Isaac Wilson break down the Paramount-Warner freeze, Google's ICE censorship, and the fight for Black power from Maryland to South Carolina. Then we say his name: 18-year-old Nolan Wells.

Jose Antonio Vargas: Still Undocumented, Still Unbought Jul 24, 2026

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Pulitzer Prize-winner Jose Antonio Vargas returns with the updated Dear America — proof that telling the truth about who belongs here was never safe, and he did it anyway.

Essence Op-Ed Democrats Can't Stop Talking About Jul 20, 2026

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NBC News "Meet the Press" Contributor Ashley Etienne joins Dr. Nii-Quartelai to talk California's 14 ballot measures, the Graham Platner fallout in Maine, and her new Essence op-ed, "The Party We Built, The Bill Has Come Due."

Why Ownership Is Everything: Zuri Stanback on Black Art & Power Jul 20, 2026

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Atlanta photographer Zuri Stanback joins us on Black visual storytelling as both art and armor — and why owning your work is the real power move in this creative economy.

The AI Bias Nobody's Talking About (Yet) Jul 20, 2026

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Data Justice leader Germar Reed on how AI is quietly shaping who gets hired — and why a wave of data centers just hit pause.

The Power Playbook Every Black Woman Leader Needs Jul 20, 2026

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Dr. Kerry Mitchell Brown on her new book, Revolutionary Leadership: A Power Playbook for Black Women.

Stop Waiting on Billionaire Mercy — Fund It Yourself Jul 20, 2026

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Alain Leroy joins Dr. Nii-Quartelai to talk about his new book, Venture Philanthropy Blueprint — a real playbook for funding Black and Brown-led impact work without waiting on billionaire mercy.

Ben Crump's New Case, AI Political Ads & Future of Cancer Jul 20, 2026

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Ben Crump is now representing the family of Nolan Wells, the Mississippi teen found dead after a July 4th boat trip. Plus: the E. Jean Carroll payout, AI creeping into political ads, McConnell health rumors, LAPD's Olympic staffing gamble, and a sobering WHO report on cancer's future worldwide. Beyond Impact CEO Vincent Jones and Political/Pop Culture Contributor Al Reynolds help us separate fact from fiction.

The Grief We Don't Talk About Jul 20, 2026

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Never Can Say Goodbye author Darnell Lamont Walker returns for a hard but necessary conversation — the Nolan Wells case reopening old wounds for Black families, and the loss of Compton peacemaker Eric Washington, killed trying to stop the very violence he spent his life fighting.

A Senator's Sister Just Took His Seat Jul 20, 2026

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A federal judge calls presidential self-dealing exactly what it is, the Iran ceasefire falls apart again, and Sen. Lindsey Graham's own sister takes his seat. Immigration Attorney Allen Orr Jr. and Democratic Strategist Isaac Wilson join us to break it all down.