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Writer, and podcast host Baratunde Thurston joins Mara, Wesley, and Keith to help process the impeachment acquittal. Plus, actress and comedian Michelle Buteau on her new book, her Netflix special, and making d**k jokes in front of her mom.
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White House Correspondent for The Grio and CNN Political Commentator April Ryan joins Mara, Wesley and Keith with her take on the historic second impeachment trial of Donald Trump, and covering her fifth president. Plus, Wesley’s exclusive interview with Andrew Gillum...and a very heated debate about the Gorilla Glue lady (sorry y’all...we couldn’t help it).
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NYT columnist Charles Blow joins Mara, Wesley and Keith to share his plan for “an audacious power play” that could result in Black voters controlling up to 14 senate seats, and discuss his new book “The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto”. Plus...how AOC is changing the media game...and what’s suddenly attracting a lot of white people to Black neighborhoods? And we’re sharing some of our favorite Black creations...what we’re watching, reading...and smelling. Yes, smelling.
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CNN Commentator and political strategist Angela Rye joins Mara, Wesley and Keith to reflect on the first anniversary of Kobe Bryan’s...and the way forward in a post-Trump world. Is unifying the nation possible?
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Guest co-host Gayle King from CBS This Morning joins Mara, Wesley and Keith for a candid conversation about protecting black women...media in a post-trump world...and her reaction to the capitol hill siege.
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Was the attack on the Capitol the beginning of a new era of White Supremacist violence? Plus, personal reflections from PBS NewsHour White House Correspondent Yamiche Alcindor...and DC-based videographer Anthony Tilghman, who was with the mob during their assault on Washington.
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Georgia is in the midst of one of the greatest political shifts in American history, and it didn’t just happen. How did Stacey Abrams and other voting rights advocates turn the state blue? Will their efforts be the deciding factor in the Senate runoffs? Atlanta journalist Rembert Browne joins Mara, Wesley and Keith to share insights from his new podcast “Gaining Ground: The New Georgia”.
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TV Personality Mike Hill joins Wesley, Mara and Keith to share all the details about his wedding to Real Housewife Cynthia Bailey. Plus he opens up about his new memoir, Open Mike, as we discuss the hurdles Black men face in addressing their mental health.
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New York Times Editorial Writer Mara Gay joins Wesley, Mara and Keith to share about her month’s battle with COVID. Plus, we discuss Trump’s legacy and how this country’s recent reckoning with race has changed us for good.
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Mara, Wesley and Keith are joined by Dr. Ebony Jade Hilton on whether or not you should get the COVID vaccine. Plus, why did social media star Olivia Jade choose Jada Pinkett Smith’s Red Table for her first interview? And Wesley’s follow-up reporting on serial killer Samuel Little.
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