First Things First With Dominique DiPrima

(Airdate 2/20/25) Brittany Friedman is an award-winning sociologist and expert on politics, cover-ups, and the dark side of institutions. She holds an appointment with the American Bar Foundation as an Affiliated Scholar and previously as an Access to Justice Scholar. Her first book is Carceral Apartheid: How Lies and White Supremacists Run Our Prisons. / curlyprofessor / diprimaradio 

(Airdate 2/20/25) Ashra and Merira Kwesi are lecturers on African history, civilization, religion, and culture. They present lively and dynamic multimedia productions and videos and conduct African-centered tours to Egypt. Based on their study and travel they reveal startling and profound information on the African origin of many of the concepts and symbols now utilized by the western world. On th...

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(Airdate 2/20/25) On this podcast Dominique delves into Left Coast issues: the Republican gubernatorial candidate that belonged to a white supremacist organization, the judge who shot his wife, the punter who challenged the MAGA city council, a big day for reparations and more. All of the conversation calls for us to stop preemptively surrendering to the Trump agenda.  https://www.instagram.com/di...

(2/19/25) Miles Low, Dominique DiPrima and the delegation on the phones opine to understand the reactions and details of the A$AP Rocky verdict, the role of Rihanna and the implications of and reasons for the outcome. https://www.instagram.com/mileslowmusic/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/asaprocky/ https://www.instagram.com/badgalriri/?hl=en

(Airdate 2/19/25) This Senegalese Angeleno who rose to fame on the Venice boardwalk is in our Wealth Building Wednesday spotlight. Marianne, the Body Butter Lady makes vegan, organic beauty products so pure you can eat them. In the second half of the hour Dominique goes in on Trump's latest executive order granting himself control over independent government agencies and breaks down why it amounts...

(Airdate 2/19/25) Rev. Edward” Eddie” Anderson is a passionate civil rights activist and ordained minister with degrees from Morehouse College and Claremont School of Theology. He is a third generation Pastor who serves the historic McCarty Memorial Christian Church. On this podcast Pastor Anderson helps us wrestle with big questions and theological crisis brought on by the American national clima...

(Airdate 2/18/25) Prosecutors claim the shooting of 16 year-old Ralph Yarl was not racially motivated. Republicans say Black Studies is DEI. Trumps MAGA followers insist the President does not have to obey the judges. On this podcast the phone lines are open as we obliterate the talking points and tall tales that are driving the conservative agenda. https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/?hl=en

(Airdate 2/18/25) John Wood Jr. is a national leader for Braver Angels, a former nominee for congress, former Vice-Chairman of the Republican Party of Los Angeles County, musical artist and a writer and speaker on subjects including racial and political reconciliation. On this podcast Dominique and John spar on the state of the U.S. Govt under the new Trump administration, the roots of Black conse...

(Airdate 2/18/25) On this podcast Dominique celebrates the national, local and global protests against oligarch Elon Musk and President Donald Trump. The phone lines are hot and the topics are fire. https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/?hl=en

(Airdate 2/17/25) Kraig Smith is a comedian and actor who is known for his prolific standup comedy, searing roasts and his popular "Kraig Facts" segments. His albums under the pseudonym "Chill Withers" are making waves on streaming platforms. Kraig has a huge online footprint with millions of views across all platforms and is widely known as The Roast King. On this podcast the focus is relationshi...

(Airdate 2/17/25) Altadena and surrounding communities are lighting up townhall meetings and marching in protest against federal authorities plans to temporarily store tons of hazardous waste at local sites as part of the cleanup following the Altadena Eaton Canyon Fire. Dominique breaks it down. https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/epagov/?hl=en

(Airdate 2/17/25) Mindful Mondays: Meditation instructor, sound healer, yoga teacher, sound bath expert and life coach Saharah Ali leads us through a guided meditation, affirmation and astrological outlook for troubled times. On this podcast she shares on the stellium of Pisces season and some insights on the "age of Aquarius."

(Airdate 2/12/25) Sam Lewis is the Executive Director of the Anti Recidivism Coalition (ARC). Previously, Sam served as the Director of Inside Programs. A former life prisoner himself, Sam understands the various obstacles, challenges, and difficulties the prison and reentry populations face. On this podcast we look at rehabilitation, alternatives to incarceration, how to stay out of prison's revo...

(Airdate 2/12/25) Roman Combes is a entrepreneur and technologist with a profound dedication to fostering community development. He is the founder of Roman's Global Enterprise, Roman's Global Foundation and Havenmade Global. On this podcast he shares the story of how he moved his whole family to Africa and mad a living and a difference through his entrepreneurial skills and spirit. https://website...

(Airdate 2/12/25) Melina Abdullah is Professor and former Chair of Pan-African Studies at California State University, Los Angeles. 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. She is the Director of Black Lives Matter Grassroots and the lead organizer for BLMLA. On this podcast we ge...

(Airdate 2/11/25) Doug Bond is President and CEO of Amity Foundation. He currently oversees dozens of contracts for Amity Foundation in California, and Arizona including four residential campuses serving over 500 people with histories of criminal justice system involvement, addiction and homelessness per day. On this podcast he gives us an inside look at how imprisoned firefighters live, work and...

(Airdate 2/11/25) Attorney Jaaye Person Lynn is a lifelong Angeleno, a Hampton and Howard Law grad and the proprietor of Person Lynn Law specializing in criminal defense and civil rights cases. On this podcast we look at what happens if the President defies the judicial branch? What recourse does Congress have to regain the power of the purse? And has the United States government as we know it alr...

(Airdate 2/11/25) Hollywood is not fighting back this time - what does that mean for progressive creators? The finding out has begun, who will be spared? Why will the potato chips kill you? How come Trump hates paper straws? We ask the questions that bring more questions and the phones are on fire. https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/kbla1580/?hl=en

(Airdate 2/10/25) Rapper Miles Low and Dominique do a deep dive on the symbolism of Kendrick Lamar's masterful Super Bowl halftime show. https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/mileslowmusic/?hl=en

(Airdate 2/10/25) Saharah Ali is a meditation instructor, a sound bath specialist, sound healer, astrologer, yoga teacher and life coach. On this podcast she leads us on a guided meditation, unpacks the astrological transits that are in play, shares a timely affirmation and speaks on the Saturn Return of Patrick Mahomes as an example of what Saturn Returns are all about for all of us. https://saha...

(Airdate 2/10/25) Emma Sharif has served as the Mayor for the City of Compton since July 2021. Prior to her Mayoral victory, she was elected to represent the 4th District of the Compton City Council in June of 2015. Emma has been a resident of Compton for over 20 years, proudly raising her children and working in the community throughout that time. https://www.comptoncity.org/home https://www.domi...

(Airdate 2/10/25) Mayor Karen Bass has led the nation’s second largest city and delivered results for all Angelenos. Thousands more unhoused Angelenos have come inside in her first year than the year before, leading to a reported drop in homelessness for the first time in years. During her first year, homicides and violent crime decreased. Thousands of businesses opened. Prior to being Mayor, she...

(Airdate 2/7/25) Naturopathic doctor and “wholistic” (mind, body, spirit) health consultant and the CEO of New Body Products, located in Compton California. Dr. Sharita Yazid is carrying on the traditions and entrepreneurial enterprises of father, Master Herbalist and Organic Chemist Dr. Pau Goss. On this podcast she shares Dr. Goss's story, philosophy and some of his healing knowledge. https://ne...

(Airdate 2/7/25) LA Reparations Advisory Commission Chair Michael Lawson is former President & CEO of the Los Angeles Urban League and a former U.S. Ambassador in the Obama administration after three decades as a leading international attorney. Vice Chair Khansa Jones-Muhammad, also known as Friday Jones, is a reparations advocate, educator, and former Los Angeles City Council candidate. She h...