Pod Save the People

DeRay, Don, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — imprisoned people's right to write, the first openly gay Black woman appointed to CA Senate, and Tupac's postmortem justice. DeRay interviews authors Roger A. Mitchell Jr. & Jay D. Aronson about his their new book Death in Custody: How America Ignores the Truth and What We Can Do about It. News DeRay The Prisoner and the Pen Myles 2Pac Shooting: Keffe D Arrested by Police, Charged With Murder Don California Gov. Newsom will appoint Laphonza Butler to fill Feinstein’s Senate seat

DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — Dallas mayor sudden switch to Republican party, Biden's policy narrative, a Houston music love story, and contrasting opinions on women in the policing system. Kaya interviews publishing professional Jennifer Baker of Narrative Initiative about her article titled Black Women Are Being Erased in Book Publishing. News DeRay Dallas mayor switches parties, making the city the nation’s largest with a GOP mayor Kaya One simple fix for our broken policing system: Hiring more women De'Ara Biden's economic policies have quietly made peoples' lives better — and no one seems to care Myles Megan Thee Stallion Joins Beyoncé at the Renaissance Tour Stop in Houston

DeRay, Don and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — the "experts" paid to defend anti-trans laws, United Auto Workers strike moves full speed ahead, and the complex life of the first Black supermodel. DeRay interviews the tactical lead for the Stop Cop City Coalition Mary Hooks. News Deray Inside The Cottage Industry Of ‘Experts’ Paid To Defend Anti-Trans Laws Myles The Complex Life of Donyale Luna, The First Black Supermodel Don UAW strike against automakers enters third day, no resolution seen

DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — expiration of U.S. childcare relief funding, Florida college faculty members flee the school system, Fulton County DA claps back at Republican probe, and the Black designer behind Jackie Kennedy's iconic fashion. DeRay interviews author and juvenile justice policy reformer Vincent Schiraldi about his new book Mass Supervision: Probation, Parole, and the Illusion of Safety and Freedom. News DeRay The Cost of Childcare Is About to Explode De’Ara Citing issues with tenure, loss of DEI, Florida faculty members want out Kaya Fulton County DA tears into Rep. Jim Jordan over his inquiry into Trump indictment Myles A forgotten fashion designer for Jackie Kennedy gets her due

DeRay, Kaya, Myles, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — a racist attack on a Jacksonville Dollar General, delayed COVID care for patients of color due to faulty oxygen readings, Silicon Valley elite build a city from scratch, extreme menopausal symptoms for women of color, and Texas' ongoing violence against trans youth. News DeRay Faulty Oxygen Readings Delayed Care to Black and Hispanic Covid Patients, Study Finds Kaya The Silicon Valley Elite Who Want to Build a City From Scratch De’Ara How Menopause Affects Women of Color Myles Texas ban on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for trans kids will go into effect despite legal fight

DeRay, Kaya, Myles, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — the outcome of Maui fires, extremists recruited into US military, Little Rock's fight for Black History curriculum and the life and legacy of Clarence Avant. News DeRay Pentagon watchdog finds lax oversight and screening of military recruits with extremist ties CA Shop Owner Shot Over Rainbow Flag Hanging Outside Store Myles Clarence Avant, the ‘Godfather of Black Entertainment,’ Dies at 92 Kaya Little Rock Will Offer A.P. African American Studies Despite State Objections De’Ara ‘His Name Was Bélizaire’: Rare Portrait of Enslaved Child Arrives at the Met

DeRay, Kaya, Don, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — a study finding youth placed in adult prisons have their lives cut shorter, Alabama state refuses Supreme Court orders, imaginary exceptions for abortion, and a new album from a musical icon. DeRay interviews award-winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson and co-director Valerie Scoon about their newest documentary titled 'Sound of the Police' News DeRay She Wasn't Able to Get an Abortion. Now She's a Mom. Soon She'll Start 7th Grade. Kaya Alabama lost a voting rights case at the Supreme Court. It's still trying to win Don Youth placed in adult prison have their lives cut shorter, study says De’Ara For Meshell Ndegeocello, blurring musical lines has provided a clear path

DeRay, Kaya and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — a mother in need misplaced by NYPD, the first of its kind Black fine art print fair, and one man's personal vendetta against affirmative action. News: DeRay Family says mother has been missing since NYPD officers took her to hospital back in April Kaya Conservative activist behind US affirmative action cases sues venture capital fund De’Ara What’s Expected To Be The Largest-Ever Black Fine Art Print Fair To Amplify Artists

DeRay, Myles, Kaya and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — misappropriation of taxpayer funds, Texas libraries converted to disciplinary centers, unengaged Democratic voters, and the life and legacy of Sinead O' Connor. News DeRay Elizabeth Warren says the Pentagon’s health care system is the victim of price gouging — and it’s not doing enough to stop it. Myles Life and Legacy of Sinead O’Connor De’Ara Democrats worry their most loyal voters won’t turn out for Biden in 2024 Kaya Largest School District in Texas Eliminates Libraries, Converts Them to Disciplinary Centers

DeRay, Myles and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — Southern GOP refuse majority-Black district, famed forensic scientist indicted for fabrication, and an anti-trans message from Jess. DeRay interviews author Christian Cooper to about his new book Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World. News DeRay Judge finds forensic scientist Henry Lee liable for fabricating evidence in a murder case Myles Jess Hilarious says who will stand up for women De’Ara Alabama Republicans Refuse to Create New Majority-Black District

DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara and Myles cover the underreported news of the week on affirmative action — the irony of opposition, a push for adversity scores, and the future of diversity policies in Hollywood and corporate employment. DeRay interviews author and journalist Donovan Ramsey on the pod to chat about his newest book When Crack Was King: A People's History of a Misunderstood Era. News DeRay GOP attorneys general tee off on large corporations over diversity policies Kaya With End of Affirmative Action, a Push for a New Tool: Adversity Scores De’Ara Hollywood Diversity Initiatives May Be Challenged After Supreme Court Affirmative Action Ruling Myles White women benefit most from affirmative action. So why do they oppose it?

DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — Minneapolis crime decreases with a shortage of police officers, the small group of conservative doctors behind restrictive trans & abortion policies, celebrity baby daddy drama makes CNN, and the editor of Elle Decor crafting his soft life. DeRay interviews Michigan State law professor Justin Simard to chat about the advent of the Citing Slavery Project. News DeRay Half the Police Force Quit. Crime Dropped. De’Ara How the Editor in Chief of Elle Decor Spends His Sundays Myles Imagine Trash-Talking Keke Palmer Kaya Documents show how conservative doctors influenced abortion, trans rights

DeRay, Myles, Kaya and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — the world's first known drag queen, Black entrepreneurship in under-resourced D.C. neighborhood, an alarming trend of missing children in Cleveland, and the heightening suicide rate within the Black male community. News DeRay Cleveland police address "misinformation" on missing children How Bad Is Cleveland’s ‘Alarming’ Missing Children Trend? Data Suggests An Existing Problem Myles The Suicide Method Never Discussed in the Black Community Regarding Men De’Ara All Black-Owned Local Shopping Center Debuts In Ward 8 Kaya Update: Dupont’s Swann Street Dedicated To William Dorsey Swann, The First Self-Described ‘Queen Of Drag’

DeRay, Myles, Kaya and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — hundreds of vacated convictions tied to rogue police officers, reparations versus resources in Minnesota, America's only Black boarding school in Mississippi, and the devolution of reality television. News DeRay Bragg vacates convictions tied to rogue NYPD officers convicted of criminal conduct Kaya Slave Descendants in Minnesota and Dakotas to Receive $50M in Grants Myles Joseline Hernandez Accuses Amber Rose Of ‘Wanting To Be White A Girl’ De’Ara Piney Woods School strives for Black excellence

DeRay, Myles, Kaya and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — community policing in Brooklyn, the evolution of artificial intelligence, ongoing tragedy at Rikers and the life and legacy of Tina Turner. News DeRay NYC DOC Commissioner Louis Molina lied Federal judge demands answers after Rikers detainee dies with a fractured skull Myles Tina Turner, Queen of Rock & Roll, Dead at 83 Kaya ChatGPT took their jobs. Now they walk dogs and fix air conditioners. De’Ara A Brooklyn Neighborhood Went 5 Days Without the Police

DeRay, Kaya, and Don cover the underreported news of the week — the push back against Florida book bans, the end of affirmative action as we know it, and the disproportionate mortality rate of babies in the South. News DeRay A striking gap between deaths of Black and White babies plagues the South Kaya Why the world's largest publisher found a book-ban lawsuit in Florida 'irresistable' Don Higher Ed. at Harvard Event Addresses Looming End of Affirmative Action

DeRay, Kaya, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — Republicans plan to release Black youth criminal records, corporations infiltrate primary care services, and the harmful effects of Biden's open border on Black communities. DeRay interviews award-winning author Jonathan Eig about his new book King: A Life. News DeRay Louisiana Lawmakers Want to Release Youth Criminal Records. But First, Only In Majority Black Areas Kaya Corporate Giants Buy Up Primary Care Practices at Rapid Pace De’Ara Biden's Open Border Hurts Black Americans Most of All—and We Know It

DeRay, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — Toni Morrison's personal materials on exhibit at Princeton University, top A.I. experts warn of the technology's dangerous consequences, and flawed understanding of the Bystander Effect. DeRay interviews attorney Stephanie Krent of Knight First Amendment Institute about a lawsuit challenging prison's digitization and destruction of mail. News DeRay The Bystander Effect or the Genovese Syndrome Kaya ‘The Godfather of A.I.’ Leaves Google and Warns of Danger Ahead Myles The Exhibit That Reveals Toni Morrison’s Obsessions

DeRay, Myles, Kaya and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — R. Kelly commissary inspires new federal rules for incarcerated people, young students forced to crawl under trains to get to school, a health condition seemingly reserved for Black women, and a hot take on witchcraft vs. the church. News DeRay Federal prisons want inmates to pay victims, before making phone calls or buying shoes Kaya As Rail Profits Soar, Blocked Crossings Force Kids to Crawl Under Trains to Get to School Myles Witchcraft, African Spirituality, and the Church De'Ara Local clinic offers treatment for PCOS; new research shows diagnosis spike in Hispanic and Black women

DeRay, Myles, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — including public outrage over Cleopatra's blackness depicted on screen, Lizzo leads a protest against Tennessee anti-drag laws, and a staple franchise goes out of business. DeRay interviews UCLA professor of law Joanna Schwartz about her new book Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable. News DeRay Bed Bath & Beyond Files for Bankruptcy Myles Lizzo and a group of drag queens protested anti-drag laws on stage in Knoxville De'Ara Egyptian lawyer sues Netflix for depicting Cleopatra as Black woman