Native Land Pod

Guest Dr. David J. Johns helps Angela process comments and criticism after last week’s segment about Barack Obama, and the need for new Black leadership.    Speaking of which, you can pre-order The Black Papers now, the most comprehensive Black policy agenda produced in a generation. Angela Rye and Dr. Johns have been working for the last 18 months with the State of the People team...

Violent crimes in Chicago are falling (despite what Trump is saying). In 2025, they hit a decade-low. How did they do it??   Mayor Brandon Johnson shares the city’s secrets.     Join hosts Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers for this segment from episode #152 that aired on 10-08-26 LINKS & RESOURCES   Chicago Crime Rate: https://www.illinoispolicy.org/c...

The actor, Da’Vinchi, caught a lot of heat this week for calling Black Americans lazy.    That’s not all he said though. Our hosts examine the totality of his remarks AND the uproar in response to them.    Join Hosts ngela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers for a special live MiniPod.  SUBMIT A QUESTION   If you’d like to submit a question, check...

What is our duty to the ancestors? Particularly for those in power.   Barack Obama asked himself this question in an interview with author Ta-Nehasi Coates. Chicago’s mayor, Brandon Johnson, joins us to answer it as well.    Violent crimes in Chicago (despite what Trump is saying) are falling, in 2025 they hit a decade-low. How did they do it??    Join hosts Angela R...

Bakari Sellers ranks the top candidates for the 2028 presidential election, sports-center style.   Welcome home y’all!    —--------- We want to hear from you! Send us a video @nativelandpod and we may feature you on the podcast.    Instagram   X/Twitter Facebook NativeLandPod.com   Watch full episodes of Native Land Pod here on YouTube . Native Land P...

Our hosts go deep on the phenomenon of Black republicans, and rappers stumping for republicans.    We miss when hip hop stars rallied against the system. Now they’re more often concerned with getting their taxes cut, and being close to power.     Join hosts Angela Rye and Bakari Sellers for this segment from episode #151 that aired on 10-01-26 SUBMIT A QUESTION &nbsp...

Billionaire Lebon James’ wife, Savannah James, stirred some controversy when she shared that she doesn’t pay for her best friend’s travel when they vacation together. What are the responsibilities of the “rich” friend?    And our hosts react to a story from the “Call The Girls” podcast about a husband who put his wife in the backseat so his femal...

The midterm elections are 33 days away. It’s a good time to recap where the race for the Senate stands. Plus, our hosts go deep on the phenomenon of Black republicans, and rappers stumping for republicans. Are these clowns convincing anyone?    Join hosts Angela Rye and Bakari Sellers for episode 151 of Native Land Pod. Welcome home y’all!    FYSA HEADLINES   &...

Bakari Sellers ranks the top candidates for the 2028 presidential election, sports-center style.   Today Bakari has a special sixth entry, and a couple of new faces are introduced to the rankings.    Welcome home y’all!    —--------- We want to hear from you! Send us a video @nativelandpod and we may feature you on the podcast.    Instagram   X/T...

What will governance look like when Democrats take back power? Our guest, Pete Buttigieg, says we can’t go back to how things were. There has to be a new normal.    Join hosts Angela Rye and Bakari Sellers for this segment from episode #150 that aired on 09-24-26. SUBMIT A QUESTION   If you’d like to submit a question, check out our tutorial video: www.instagram.com/reel...

A Grand Jury has decided that there is no evidence of criminal wrongdoing in the Nolan Wells case, meaning there will not be a state-led investigation into his death.    In response, the Wells family and their attorneys have released new evidence, which shows that the Grand Jury’s ruling is nothing short of malpractice.    Nolan Wells was the 18-year-old who drowned off t...

What will governance look like when Democrats take back power? How will they undo the blatant corruption that we’ve seen under Trump 2.0? Our guest, Pete Buttigieg, says we can’t go back to how things were. There has to be a new normal.    Former Transportation Secretary and presidential candidate, Pete Buttigieg, joins the show to talk strategy: how Democrats can win, and wh...

Can we build Black wealth without social justice protections?    A conversation about wealth-building with Troy Millings and Rashad Bilal, co-founders of Earn Your Leisure.    EYL: https://earnyourleisure.com/   Want to ask Angela a question? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to participate in the chat.    Welcome home y’all!    —--------- We...

Bakari Sellers ranks the top candidates for the 2028 presidential election, sports-center style. We have a couple of honorable mentions today.    Want to ask Bakari a question? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to participate in the chat.    Welcome home y’all!    —--------- We want to hear from you! Send us a video @nativelandpod and we may feature you on...

ProPublica has reported that Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding was secretly bankrolled by Umar Kremlev, a Russian oligarch close to president Putin. Hoes of a feather flock together y’all. Don Jr. and his new wife Bettina admitted to everything, and said they don’t understand why it’s a big deal…   Join hosts Angela Rye and Bakari Sellers for this segment from episode...

Native Land Pod at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference.    Interviews with the most influential politicians and changemakers serving the Black community.    Join hosts Angela Rye and guest host Elizabeth Booker Houston for a special live edition of Native Land Pod. SUBMIT A QUESTION   Have a question for our hosts? Send a 60-seco...

The narrative around DEI has shifted in Hollywood. We have white ladies (Sarah Paulson) saying that they’re not being given the same opportunities handed to their Black male counterparts (Sterling Brown & Courtney Vance). NO Black actors won at the Emmys despite multiple nominations.    Mike Tomlin, one of the few Black NFL coaches, has some words of wisdom for how to refocus o...

Chris Brown was honored with a congressional record at a concert in Dallas by Rep Jasmine Crockett and Texas State Rep Venton Jones. It has become a debacle after outraged victims of domestic abuse spoke out against Mr. Brown, who infamously beat Rihanna and other romantic  partners. Rep Jones has apologized while Crockett is standing on business–this is an excellent moment to educate a...

Millions of voter registrations have been removed from the rolls in Florida and South Carolina since 2022. In Florida, more than 2.3 million registrations were removed between 2022 and July 2026. In South Carolina, nearly 1.2 million registrations were removed between 2022 and 2025.   We’ll be joined by Chanae Jackson, Organizing Director for Florida For All, to discuss voter-roll remov...

Bakari Sellers ranks the top candidates for the 2028 presidential election, sports-center style.    Welcome home y’all!    —--------- We want to hear from you! Send us a video @nativelandpod and we may feature you on the podcast.    Instagram   X/Twitter Facebook NativeLandPod.com   Watch full episodes of Native Land Pod here on YouTube . Native...

New York City Mayor Mamdani just released a report showing that NYC officials lied about how many toxins were left in the air following the collapse of the twin towers, toxins which killed thousands of people.    Former Mayor Giuliani is big mad about it.    Join hosts Angela Rye and Bakari Sellers for this segment from episode #148 that aired on 09-10-26.  SUBMIT A QUESTI...

Relations between the Arab and Black community in Michigan are threatening Democrat Abdul El-Sayed’s run for Senate. How has Abdul El-Sayed addressed this issue, and the Black community’s concerns?    Join hosts Angela Rye and Bakari Sellers for this week’s MiniPod.    SUBMIT A QUESTION   If you’d like to submit a question, check out our tutorial vi...

9/11’s 25th anniversary should be about the victims, their families, and reflecting on an event that altered the course of our history.    Of course, Trump is using the anniversary to aggrandize himself, and Republicans–especially former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani–are furious at NYC’s current mayor Mamdani for attending the 9/11 memorial because Mamdani is muslim.&nb...

Rula Jebreal, Palestinian activist, called Rep. Hakeem Jeffries an "AIPAC Monkey" on a podcast. Rula is a woman of color who apologized profusely, but when you say "monkey," everything else you say afterward can't be heard. Author and journalist, Michael Harriot, tells us what to do when allies trip up.    Before we get to Michael: BET Digital has deleted their archive of articles--years...

Our host Bakari went viral last week for comments he made about Angie Nixon. Are these content creators twisting Bakari’s words to fit their narrative? Or does our host need to be checked? We’ll have influencer Nikki Freestyle on for a friendly debate.    Watch Nikki’s video about Bakari and follow her @iamnikkifree on all platforms: https://www.instagram.com/p/DcmHUcYv...