First Things First With Dominique DiPrima

(Airdate 6/12/25) Shonee Jackson, in Compton, Los Angeles County, is a community leader and chef extraordinaire. Shonee's signature dishes like Mama YG's Mac and Cheese and Spaghetti How You Like It have earned her acclaim in Los Angeles and beyond. She is the former manager to her son, rapper YG and currently is the Executive Director of his charitable foundation 4 Hunnid Ways. https://www.instag...

(Airdate 6/12/25) Jaaye Person-Lynn is a prominent Los Angeles attorney known for his work in criminal defense, housing, and civil rights. He is a graduate of Hampton University and Howard University School of Law. After working for six years as a paralegal at the Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office, he established his own solo practice in October 2013. On this podcast we look at what to d...

(Airdate 6/11/25) Rachel Wolkenstein has been a legal advocate for Mumia Abu Jamal since 1987; co-counsel 1995-1999 during the proceedings of his first PCRA petition; attorney in charge of the evidentiary investigation; arrested in court by Judge Sabo in August 1995 for opposing the denial of a witness subpoena for testimony of jury selection methods that created racially segregated jury pools. ht...

(Airdate 6/11/25) Charlie Sampson, has accumulated many titles including PRCA Champion Bull Rider, PRCA Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame, Ring of Honor Pro Bull Rider, and Cowboys of Color Museum Inductee. He was raised in Los Angeles, California in a small town also known as “Watts,” a mere 2.12 square-mile neighborhood. As a young boy, Sampson fell in love with horses. Little did he know that he was on hi...

(Airdate 6/11/25) The phone lines are on fire the city is not. Dominique debunks mainstream media and Washington BS when it comes to Los Angeles' anti-ICE protests. https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/ https://www.instagram.com/kbla1580/

(Airdate 6/10/25) On this podcast we pay tribute and do a deep dive on the incredible contributions of Sly Stone who made his transition yesterday at the age of 82. Dr. Rickey Vincent is a scholar, educator, radio host and author. He obtained his Ph. D. in Ethnic Studies at UC Berkeley in 2008, and lectures on black music history, black power and social movements, the cultural politics of Hip Hop,...

(Airdate 6/10/25) Attorney Nana Gyamfi is the Executive Director of Black Alliance for Just Immigration. On this podcast we look at what is going on the ground in Los Angeles, the role of Black people in the migrant protests, the erosion of our rights and what to do about it. https://www.instagram.com/instabaji/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

(Airdate 6/10/25) Rev. Mark Thompson is the Host of the Make It Plain podcast, and a lifelong civil and human rights activist. He has spent his career advocating for racial, economic and social justice, using the tools of ministry and radio broadcast to build movement. He is based in New York City, New York. On this podcast we look at the definition of the word "riot" and how it does or does not a...

(Airdate 6/9/25) Aishia Offray-Deal is a Certified Domestic Violence Counselor but she started her career in the music industry working in the Rap Promotions Department at Interscope Records. The Altadena native says the music industry raised her and she spent many days and nights at Bad Boy and Daddy's House (Diddy's studio) in NYC. On this podcast we get updated on the trial of Sean "Diddy" Comb...

(Airdate 6/9/25) Meditation Instructor and Sound Bath Specialist Saharah Ali leads us in an affirmation, meditation and astrological reflection on the Strawberry Full Moon in Sagittarius for our weekly Mindful Mondays segment. Later in the hour we open up the phone lines to take on the National Guard in L.A. and the community pushback to ICE raids in LA County. https://saharahali.com/ https://www....

(Airdate 6/9/25) LaMikia Castillo is a professor, a community organizer whose work in the private, public and non-profit sector and has spanned from education and economic justice to public health, environmental justice and juvenile justice. On this podcast we break down what's happening in Los Angeles as protests have broken out in response to ICE Raids across the massive Southern California coun...

(Airdate 6/4/25) Dr. Guthrie P. Ramsey, Jr. is a music historian, pianist, composer, and Professor Emeritus of Music at the University of Pennsylvania. A widely-published writer, he’s the author of Race Music: Black Cultures from Bebop to Hip-Hop (2003), and The Amazing Bud Powell: Black Genius, Jazz History and the Challenge of Bebop (2013). Dr. Ramsey is co-author beside Samuel A. Floyd, Jr., wi...

(Airdate 6/4/25) Mariah Monique is the Founder and CEO of The Sponsorship Catalyst, a company that specializes in helping nonprofits secure event sponsors. She has built strategic partnerships at the federal, local, and county levels for the last 10 years. https://www.thesponsorshipcatalyst.com/ https://www.dominiquediprima.com/ https://www.instagram.com/thesponsorshipcatalyst/

(Airdate 6/4/25) Rev. Edward” Eddie” Anderson is a passionate civil rights activist and ordained minister with degrees from Morehouse College and Claremont School of Theology. Rev. Anderson affectionately known as Pastor Eddie is a Regional organizer for LA Voice(PICO),advocate for Black Lives Matter, Co-Founder of Clergy4BlackLives, a convener and former Co-Chair of the New Poor People's Campaign...

(Airdate 6/3/25) Raised on salsa, merengue, and cumbia, Blacc fell in love with hip-hop as a kid and started writing rap songs when he was nine. With his lyrics drawing influence from socially conscious artists like KRS-One, he put out his first hip-hop mixtape at age 17. After inking a deal with indie label Stones Throw, Blacc released his solo debut Shine Through in 2006 and sophomore album Good...

(Airdate 6/3/25) Dr. Melina Abdullah is a Professor of Pan-African Studies at Cal State LA, Co-Founder of Black Lives Matter Los Angeles, Director of Black Lives Matter Grassroots, and a leader in the California Faculty Association. She earned her Ph. D. and M.A. from the University of Southern California in Political Science and her B.A. from Howard University in African American Studies. On this...

(Airdate 6/3/25) Dominique and the KBLA delegation look at left coast issues of which reparations are always one given California's leadership role on the issue. We also look at the latest updates on the downgrading of the felony conviction of former Deputy Trevor Kirk, the SZA & Kendrick Lamar show and more. Chop it up with us. https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/ https://www.instagram.com...

(Airdate 5/30/25) R O AKA Ca Ro Ade AKA member of the group GUMBO just dropped a new solo album "Moving Day." His collab project GUMBO released "Stirring the Pot" in 2024. On this pod R O breaks down his journey from Chuck D passing him the baton to his support of Black Lives Matter Grassroots to being independent by choice. https://www.instagram.com/rozetrue/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradi...

(Airdate 5/30/25) Ed Sanders is a KBLA contributor and is President of ES Advisors and public policy and electoral consulting group. On this pod Ed & Dominique slice and dice left coast topics from Sheriff Villanueva's lawsuit against the county to the approval of a $30/hr minimum wage for hotel & airport workers in L.A. https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/ Twitter: @edwardmsanders @dip...

(Airdate 5/30/25) Khaleef "The Reparationist" Alexander was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA. He is one of the organizers who helped make Juneteenth a national holiday. He testified at the California Reparations Task Force and has been a community activist for over ten years. On this edition of Freedmen Friday Mr. Alexander breaks down the connection between Juneteenth and the reparations movem...

(Airdate 5/29/25) Brooke C. Obie, JD, MFA, is a filmmaker, film/TV screenwriter, award-winning author, award-winning entertainment journalist and critic. Brooke is the director of the documentary feature film ABANITU: A FAMILY DOCUMENTARY, which had its world premiere at the 2024 Essence Film Festival, and the narrative short GOD IS A FREQUENCY. She is also a 2024 Women in Film Writer Fellow. Broo...

(Airdate 5/29/25) Dominique unpacks national & international headlines including Namibia's Genocide Remembrance Day and Elon's Exit. In the second half of the hour Congresswoman Maxine Waters shares how she is looking to shutdown crypto scams benefitting the President and members of Congress. https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/ https://www.instagram.com/repmaxinewaters/

(Airdate 5/29/25) James Farr is the host of KBLA's "Conversation Live: Altadena Rising." Dominque and James agree with Trump (on some of the President's pardons.) James is speechless. And Miles disagrees. On this podcast we take on the Altadena fire recovery, the downgrading of charges against former LASD deputy Trevor Kirkand President Trump's pardons of NBA Youngboy and Larry Hoover. https://www...

(Airdate 5/28/25) On this podcast we are joined by Daphione Smith the mother of a 14-year-old child who was allegedly kidnapped and sexually abused by an LAUSD school speech therapist. Her attorney, Dominique Westmoreland, unpacks the legal aspects of the case, why they are suing and what we can do to protect our kids. Atty Westmoreland (424) 285-5262. https://www.wml-law.com/ https://www.dominiqu...

(Airdate 5/28/25) On this two-part podcast Tanua Thrash-Ntuk starts us off with info and resources for small business entrepreneurs through the Center by Lendistry with our Wealth Building Wednesday segment. Attorney Caree Harper joins us for part two to help us get our minds around a judge's decision to downgrade charges against former LASD deputy Trevor Kirk AFTER he was convicted of a felony by...