First Things First With Dominique DiPrima

With billionaire Rick Caruso confirming he's out and former School Superintendent Austin Beutner forced to step aside by the death of his youngest daughter, rumors are flying about who will be in the battle to be the massive city's next chief executive. The Bad Bunny concert, the Superbowl, the social innovation of the LA Jazz Festival, the fight over our future water are also topics of conversati...

On this pod we talk trauma. What is it? Where does it show up? Are we defined by it? What are the "perks" of such harm? How do we break the cycles? Dr. Micah E. Johnson is an associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the UCLA Geffen School of Medicine. He specializes in trauma, behavioral health, and community-driven research. He is an award-winning scientist and activist who has...

Dominique goes in on national headlines. Is anyone getting fired or charged over the Epstein Files? What should we do to Mark Trayvon Martin's Birthday? Why isn't Temple University student Jerome Richardson getting more support after he was arrested by the feds? https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-jerome-richardsons-legal-defense https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

Dominique unboxes the local issues and celebrates the launch of the LA Jazz Festival. She is joined in the second half of the hour by Barak Bomani a nonprofit leader and entrepreneur who is having a conscious block party in Compton. https://app.citycateringcpt.com/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

ZaZa Ali is a scholar of Black History and the author of seven books including her latest Ancient People: A History and Social Studies Textbook. On this pod we explore Black history before enslavement - from righteous warriors to little known queens. To order the book reach out to : info@zazaali.com https://www.instagram.com/i_am_zaza_ali/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

Dominique, Miles and our friends on the phone get into it on the power and intention of words, the Epstein Files, the Minnesota ICE drawdown, the incredible rap artist Rapsody and more. The Chicken Sausage Lady is in the Wealth Building Wednesday spotlight. Chicken Sausage Lady (323) 792-4041. https://www.instagram.com/thechickensausagelady/  https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

Attorney Jaaye Person-Lynn is a graduate of Hampton University and Howard Law School. He is a criminal and civil rights attorney with his own firm. On this podcast we focus on the 2nd and 4th Amendments in the age of the MAGA Trump Gestaspo ICE army and the SCOTUS Extreme Court.

On this podcast we unbox the 2026 GRAMMY Awards, from the political messages to the racial and gender politics to the art itself. Miles Low is a rap artist and radio commentator and production coordinator. John Vilanova is an Assistant Professor in Journalism and Communication at Lehigh University. Vilanova studies structural and institutional inequity in the creative industries. https://www.johnv...

The United States has left the World Health Organization, and we have entered a new anti-science era. What does that mean for the well-being of people in the United States and around the world? Are alternative structures being put in place? Does it help when states take their own measures? What can we do to keep our families and communities safe? Dr. Tyler Evans, MD, MS, MPH, DTM&H, FIDSA is a...

The phone lines are hot and the topics are fire. What does it mean that LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell is publicly refusing to enforce California's mask mandate? Is the Trump administration in open defiance of the law? Are Democrats to blame for the partial government shutdown even though Republicans control all branches of government? Dominique DiPrima puts a progressive lens on common conversations. h...

MkCoi Zeno is a healing arts practitioner and founder of MkCoi Zeno Beauty, Makeup and Wellness. He is a certified yoga instructor, iridologist and Reiki healer. MkCoi worked at Simply Wholesome health food stores as resident herbalist for 9 years which is where he started A Crystal Peace jewelry. He is the owner of Zeno Sea Moss Co and is a master herbalist. On this podcast we learn all about pro...

On this podcast we break down the huge victory that is the historic announcement of the first-ever Los Angeles Jazz Festival which will debut in summer of 2026. How a city-wide celebration of Black Music history, free community events, arts education and a giant beach jazz festival will bring a measure of justice to recreational access often denied to Black people and BIPOC folks is in the convo....

Dominique and LaMikia pay tribute to the beloved Sanford and Son Actor, Demond Wilson, take a hard look at local issues including the weekend anti-ICE protests, LA Police Chief Jim McDonnell's refusal to enforce the state's anti-mask law, the federal arrest of 21-year-old activist Jerome Richardson and more. LaMikia Castillo is a Professor of Black Studies, a diversity and equity consultant and th...

Journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort have been arrested by federal agents. The people are pushing back on authoritarianism with a general strike. Another stack of Epstein files has been released. And the City of Santa Monica is shuttering its Reparations Task Force after just a few months. Reparations Task Force Member Attorney Cheryce Cryer, KBLA National Policy Director Dr. Nii-Quartelai Quart...

On this podcast Sherri and Dominique unbox the arrest of Black journalists by the feds, plans for a nationwide general strike and the demands and noncompliance of the LAPD. https://www.instagram.com/sherri_de_la_ghetto/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

Dominique Di'Prima gets into the Don Lemon arrest this morning and the national debate over civil liberties. https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

YoYo is an iconic and pioneering hip hop artist, actor, teacher and host of the Aspire TV cooking series Downright Delicious. On this pod YoYo talks about her pioneering rap career, her journey as an actor, shares her thoughts on the current crop of female rappers and invites us to cook with her and her famous and not-so-famous friends (like her own mom.) Find Downright Delicious with YoYo Thursda...

Barrington Salmon is an award-winning journalist who currently freelances for publications including the National Newspaper Publishers Association/Black Press USA and Al Jazeera. He was educated in the United Kingdom, Jamaica and the U.S. Salmon lives in the nation's capital and can be heard on his Livestream video blog “Speak Freely with Barrington Salmon.” On this podcast Dominique and Mr. Salmo...

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan announced his is running for California governor. Will we end up with Republican governor in the golden state? Why do Dems always move to the center in times of crisis? We also look at the pending possibility of a general strike this week. https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

Paul Wallace, MD, MPA, is a highly respected celebrity cosmetic dermatologist providing medical dermatology services in Ladera Heights at Wallace Skin & Body Institute. After earning his undergraduate degree with honors from UC Berkeley, Dr. Wallace went on to Harvard Medical School, earned a master’s in public administration from the University of Missouri, and studied urban and rural medicin...

Melina Abdullah is Professor of Pan-African Studies at Cal State LA’s College of Ethnic Studies, Co-Founder of Black Lives Matter – Los Ángeles and Black Lives Matter Grassroots, where she is also Director. She is a leader in the California Faculty Association (the faculty union), both locally and statewide, and mama of three. Dr. Abdullah earned her Ph. D. from the University of Southern Californ...

On this pod, host Dominique DiPrima unboxes unbelievable issues - Erica Kirk, bipartisanship, L.A. rents going down, police chases and young people abandoning Trump in droves.  https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

Dominique and Miles Low read between the headlines. https://www.instagram.com/mileslowmusic/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

Censorship, glitches, new algorithms and new ownership will you quit Tik Tok? Miles and Dominique take on tech topics, plus the role of the Black man in the ICE protests and why Black people give white liberals the side eye. Plus the phone lines are open for the KBLA delegation. https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/ https://www.instagram.com/mileslowmusic/

Nana Gyamfi received her undergraduate degree from Cornell University, and her Juris Doctorate from UCLA School of Law. She brings with her over three decades of service to the Movement for Black liberation, and over twenty years experience directing Black social justice organizations and networks. Nana is a human rights and criminal defense attorney, a professor in the Pan African Studies Departm...