Areva Martin in Real Time

(Airdate 3/5/24) Join us for expert analysis and today’s trending topics with regular contributors Chris Walton & Richard Greene, as they lay out the most important decisions being made on Super Tuesday 2024.

(Air date 3/4/24)Wth Super Tuesday a day away, we continue to delve into the minds of Black voters this election cycle. We are closing out the primary season and gearing up for General elections in the Fall. Tonight, W. Mondale Robinson, Founder of Black Male Voters Project, and Cliff Albright, of Black Voters Matter give keen insights into the minds of Black male voters.

There is no better time than the present to check in with Black voters as we approach Super Tuesday. Battleground states have a ton of influence in this election cycle, and tonight we want to discuss what is on the minds of Black women voters. To accomplish this we invite voter engagement expert and Founding CEO of the New Pennsylvania Project, Kadida Kenner to share her insights on the minds of B...

Darryl George is an 18 year-old high school student in Texas who is at the epicenter of a court challenge to enforce the CROWN Act for refusing to change his natural hairstyle over a school district policy. This week a judge ruled in favor of the school district and against the George family, shocking supporters and advocates. Texas State Representative Carl Sherman, a co-author of the CROWN Act,...

A disturbing trend was found in a study that shows that Black women are six times more likely than white women to be killed. This is such an important issue, and my guests tonight are doing the work everyday. Dr. Bernadine Waller authored the study, and faith-based community organizer Danielle Williams of CONNECTNY come on the show and tell us the story behind the headlines; which cultural and com...

There’s so much going on in national news from Biden and Trump fending off challengers towards a rematch in November, to lawmakers in Alabama and Texas creating legal challenges that will affect peoples’ everyday lives. Our guests, Dr. Nii-Quartelai Quartey - KBLA’s Chief National Political Analyst and host of “A More Perfect Union” everyday at 1p/4p EST, and Dr. Calvin John Smiley, Professor at H...

With Super Tuesday right around the corner, we want to take time to talk to Black voters across the country and have them weigh-in on what matters the most to them. Tonight we have Norman Clement, of “Detroit Change Initiative”, and Daniel Rosebud, Principal Consultant at Project Moguls, and voter engagement expert on to get their insights on what matters most to Black male voters in 2024.

Many African Americans have difficulty tracing their lineage, but in the midst of discussions about reparations, more and more Black people are discovering their roots. Our guests tonight found themselves in a position to change not only their lives, but countless others’ lives through genealogical research. John Mills, Founded a non-profit, the “Alex Breanne Corporation”, named after his daughter...

Today was an explosive day of testimony in Georgia as District Attorney Fani Willis and Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade both take the stand in their defense. Legal experts Mansfield Collins and Bobby Grace Jr. are back to join Areva in dissecting the testimony from earlier today, looking ahead to possible outcomes, and offering their insights on what this means for the prosecution of former Preside...

Every month there is a new report that lays out what many of us are living everyday. Tonight we examine an issue that affects many of us; losing sleep after exposure to police violence. Whether it is a sensationalized national case, or localized examples, our experts want you to know it is a real thing, and we ask Dr. Carmen Black of Yale Univ. and Dr. Christiana Awosan of Iona University what doe...

Some say this is a case of poor judgment, others say this is another tactic by Trump to dodge federal indictments, but the case of Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis and her relationship with Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade is gaining national attention because of the implications if Willis is removed from the case. Attorney and legal expert Bernarda Villalona joins the show and breaks down how...

With constant news reports of attacks on DEI across the country, our guests tonight are on the front lines of efforts to fight back and return to the show and share their passion for preserving DEI. Fatimah Gilliam, author of new book ‘Race Rules: What Your Black Friend Won’t Tell You’ joins forces with Dr. Deborah Ashton once again, to peel back another layer to this complex conversation as they...

In an election season, it is even more crucial to have your voice heard. A recent poll that focused on the concerns of single Black women voters, brings to light some on-going and surprising revelations about the core issues that they want to see addressed. Guest host Dr. Nii-Quartelai Quartey is joined by Founder of ‘The Current Project’ Alisha Morgan who coined a new term “middler moms” - those...

Many Black foster families and foster youth feel their voices are often conflated or worse, left out all together. Our guests tonight highlight data from a recent report that gives us information in real time, about what concerns this often overlooked demographic has during this election year. Shantay Armstrong, DEI Communications Manager of the nonprofit KidSave, and Tulane University PhD candida...

As former Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas advances his appeal to fight his federal corruption conviction, we take a look at the latest developments in the case. KBLA legal experts Bobby Grace Jr., and Mansfield Collins give us the latest in the status of the appeal and break down what an “amicus brief” means and what exactly this means as part of the appeal process.

Today KBLA Talk 1580 is proud to release findings from its first ever Black Voter election poll. Looking at data collected from over 500 residents in the largest county in the nation, KBLA has its fingers on the pulse of the community. Never satisfied until we see the big picture, Areva invites public safety expert Aqeela Sherrills of the Community Based Public Safety Collective to share his thoug...

We end this week with an inspirational story of the Cain family from Atlanta Georgia. They recently decided to produce a short documentary called ‘Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World”. We had Makayla’s mother Manana Cain and her therapist on to give us some insights of Makayla’s journey before the film. Tonight we conclude with a conversation with the film’s producer/director Julio Palacio & Gr...

Earlier this week we had a passionate dialogue with Texas State Representatives Bowers & Sherman about the Darryl George case and how it connects to the Crown Act they and several other colleagues co-authored into a law. Tonight we dig deeper into this issue of institutions, schools in particular, pushing back on the use of protective hairstyles with Assistant Counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense F...

A family refuses to give up their mission to help their daughter continue to find her voice. Makayla Cain is a 16-year old teen on the Autism spectrum and the star of the new short documentary ‘Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World’ - an impactful project that is already garnering awards attention. Makayla’s mom, Manana Cain, and her therapist Roxy Sewell join the show in Part One of a conversati...

Texas State representatives and co-authors of the Crown Act Rhetta Bowers & Carl Sherman stand up for Darryl George, the high school teen at the center of the controversy around being denied access to school due to his natural hairstyle. The political atmosphere around this issue is creating division in the Lone Star State and we get to the heart of the issue in real time.

Last year, career politician Mark Ridley-Thomas was convicted on Federal fraud charges. The MRT defense team has been diligent in seeking an appeal and we have the latest in the case. Our expert KBLA Talk 1580 legal panel joins Areva to give us all the expert analysis on this case. Appellate Attorney for MRT Alyssa Bell gives us the latest on the case in real time. Then, attorneys Bobby Grace Jr....

Guest host Dominique DiPrima, host of ‘First Things First’ bright and early every morning here on KBLA Talk 1580 steps in for Areva to handle a very important conversation centered around the response from a group of Black women alumni from Harvard University to stand up to ridiculous attacks from right wing conservatives. We are joined by Dr. Deborah Ashton who wrote an insightful piece in the Am...

The Republican Party is a circus, but we sift through all the noise and take a look at what the outcome says about the future of the party and its chances of retaking the presidency in November. Democratic Strategist Chris Walton and Republican Strategist Rich Holt pull no punches and give us the real deal results in real time from the New Hampshire primaries.

Attacks on abortion and reproductive rights are rampant in many parts of the country. Areva welcomes two guests with unique perspectives on where the battlegrounds lie, who is leading the charge, and why? Professor Dale Cecka Director of the Family Violence Prevention Clinic, and Professor Margalynne J. Armstrong of the Univ. of Santa Clara School of Law join Areva to mark this historic occasion w...

Areva welcomes two guests coming on to talk about the very disturbing and troubling end to the life of Dr. Antoinette “Bonnie” Candia-Bailey former Vice President of Student Affairs at HBCU Lincoln University in Missouri who tragically took her own life last week. We are joined in real time with Dr. Sherman Bonds who is the President of the Lincoln University Alumni Association - who publicly call...