First Things First With Dominique DiPrima

(Airdate 1/14/25) Areva Martin is an award-winning civil rights attorney, sought after on-air legal commentator and nationally recognized children’s, women’s and disability rights advocate. She recently won a landmark reparative justice case representing more than 1,000 plaintiffs in Palm Springs, California. On this podcast she shares insights on the challenges and necessary measures for people i...

(Airdate 1/14/25) The phones are busy as we sound off on misinformation and disinformation around the LA fires, our response and Los Angeles itself. We share updates on resources and community building initiatives in the midst of this massive climate driven catastrophe. FEMA Info Line (800) 621-3362.  https://www.disasterassistance.gov/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/?hl=en https://www.ins...

(Airdate 1/14/25) Climate Activist, Teacher and UTLA Organizer Bryant Odega joins Dominique to unpack the UTLA's demands for LAUSD fire response, push back on conservative talking points and look at how the climate emergency is driving LA's disastrous fires. https://www.instagram.com/bryantodega/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/utlanow/?hl=en

(Airdate 1/13/25) Maya K. van Rossum is the founder of Green Amendments For The Generations, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring passage of Green Amendments in every state constitution across our nation, and also at the federal level when the time is right. Green Amendments recognize and protect environmental rights on par with other inalienable civic and political freedoms. S...

(Airdate 1/13/25) Saharah Ali is a yoga teacher, meditation instructor astrologer, life coach and sound bath specialist. On this podcast she leads us through a guided meditation, affirmation and prayer in response to the LA fires. Later we open up the phones for reaction and reflection. https://saharahali.com/ https://www.dominiquediprima.com/

(Airdate 1/13/25) Brandon Lamar is a dedicated community organizer who has spent his life working toward social justice and equity for marginalized communities in the Altadena area. Brandon is President -elect of the NAACP Pasadena and is spearheading The Dena Relief Drive. Please make donations directly via Zelle to KingInMe2020@gmail.com or at the Flintridge Center website. James Farr is a journ...

(Airdate 1/10/25) KBLA Correspondent and LA Progressive Columnist James Farr updates on the Black-led relief efforts in Altadena and unpacks the disparate coverage and treatment of the Altadena Eaton Canyon blaze amid Los Angeles five devastating fires. Plus we open the phone lines and arm ourselves with facts to take on the attacks on LA Mayor Karen Bass. https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/?h...

(Airdate 1/10/25) Dr. Nubia Kai is a playwright, poet, and novelist from Detroit, Michigan. A lecturer at various universities, she has published two books: Solos and I Spread My Wings And I Fly and contributed to journals such as Essence and The Black Scholar. A scholar of anthropology and Black studies, she has a PhD in African literature and film. On this episode of Freedmen Fridays we look at...

(Airdate 1/10/25) On this podcast we outline resources available for people impacted by LA catastrophic fires, celebrate the spirit of service, resilience and neighborliness of every day Angelenos and pushback on the BS, noise and opportunism coming from whiny billionaires and opportunists...Plus what to put in your "go bag" and other practical things to know in do in this climate crisis driven ca...

(Airdate 1/9/25) Queen Afua, born Helen Robinson, is a renowned holistic health practitioner, wellness coach, and an accomplished author, who has been a trailblazer in the green foods movement for over four decades. Queen Afua has dedicated her life to fighting diseases by teaching people how to understand and utilize the power of food, self-care, and holistic healthy choices as an empowering life...

(Airdate 1/9/25) Dominique goes in on opportunists who are bashing LA Mayor Karen Bass and our fire department as Southern California burns and pushes back on media outlets that are platforming losing Mayoral candidate and non-expert Rick Caruso to air his sour grapes in the midst of a catastrophic crisis.  https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/?hl=en

(Airdate 1/9/25) Dr. Melina Abdullah is the Chair of the Council for Racial and Social Justice at the California Faculty Association-Los Angeles. She is also a dedicated mother of three children. Dr. Abdullah serves as a Professor of Pan-African Studies at Cal State LA, and is a Co-Founder of Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles. Additionally, she is the Director of Black Lives Matter Grassroots. Dr. Ab...

(Airdate 1/8/25)  Felicia "The Poetess" Morris, is a trailblazing figure in the world of radio and entertainment. The Poetess has collaborated with industry giants such as Clear Channel, Radio One, Sirius XM, and MTV. She has worked with luminaries like Steve Harvey, Tiffany Haddish and Cedric The Entertainer and was on the team of The Foxxhole with Jamie Foxx on Sirius XM Radio. In 2014, Felicia...

(Airdate 1/8/25) As several major fires are raging in Los Angeles, Retired LA County Fire Chief Darryl Osby and City Council President/Acting Mayor Marqueece Harris-Dawson offer updates, tips and insights on Southern California's catastrophic natural disaster in real time. https://emergency.lacity.gov https://www.lausd.org/domain/4 https://www.watchduty.org/ https://lafd.org/news/palisades-fire-0

(Airdate 1/8/25) Khansa Jones-Muhammad, better known as Friday Jones, is a reparations advocate and educator. KJ is the Vice President of the Los Angeles Reparations Advisory Commission, President and Co-Facilitator of the National Assembly of American Slavery Descendants, founding steering member of a Coalition for a Just and Equitable California, anchor organization for the California AB3121 Tas...

(Airdate 1/7/25) Sascha Escandon is the event producer/creator behind The Floor Show. She is also a professional organizer and a member of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing. On this podcast we talk about how to design and sort your space to create ease, comfort, beauty and functionality. We also touch on how to work with hoarders in your family or heal the hoarder within. SRE...

(Airdate 1/7/24) 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 noted writer and speaker and host of The Reconstruction Project on KBLA 1580 AM. . On this "Talking Point Tuesday" Dominique and John intellectually joust on the "bright side" of the incoming MAGA administrati...

(Airdate 1/7/25) The phone lines are open and Dominique and callers weigh in on everything from the dis at the election certification, to LA's pending life threatening windstorm to the intense pro-reparations lobbying planned for the new legislative session in Sacramento today. https://www.dominiquediprima.com/

(Airdate 1/1/25) Purusha Hickson is the founder and director of Stretch for Success Seminars. A hatha yoga teacher for more than 35 years, his principle teacher is Swamini Turiyasangitananda, aka Alice Coltrane, and he holds a senior hatha yoga teaching certificate from The Vedantic Center in Agoura, California. On this podcast we look at yoga as a means for stress management and well-being in tur...

(Airdate 1/6/25) Saharah Ali is a yoga and mediation instructor, a sound healer and sound bath specialist, astrologer and life coach. On this edition of Mindful Mondays she shares a guided affirmation, meditation and forcefully challenges us to release our false beliefs. Later, we open the phone lines and callers weigh in as headlines heat up on the anniversary of the MAGA attempted coup. https://...

(Airdate 1/6/25) Rev. Mark Mark Thompson Matsimela Mapfumo has a B.A. in Journalism from the University of the District of Columbia and a Masters in Divinity from Howard University. He is a Life Member of the NAACP, the National Action Network, the National Congress of Black Women and the National Organization of Women. The Rev. Mark A. Thompson Matsimela Mapfumo was honored at the 104th Annual NA...

(Airdate 1/3/25) The phone lines are simmering and the topics are tasty. Callers weigh in on DEI, Tesla, Reparations, the Black Agenda Costco vs. Sam's Club and more. https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/?hl=en

(Airdate 1/3/25) Freedmen Fridays: Chris Lodgson is the Lead Organizer for Coalition for a Just and Equitable California and ARCC, the American Redress Coalition of California, which are grassroots organizations working for reparations and reparative justice for descendants of U.S. chattel slavery living in California. On this podcast Lodgson updates us on the next moves as activists prepare to pu...

(Airdate 1/3/25) Trae the Truth rescued his daughter near the border, a 14-year old was found safe in L.A., Apple will pay a pittance for Siri spying on you, predatory capitalists are selling and your the product, plus how'd that guy get in that Waymo? Labor activist Sherri Bell and Dominique DiPrima are "Homegirls on the Headlines." https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/?hl=en https://www.instag...

(Airdate 1/2/25) Lisa Nichols is one of the world’s most-requested motivational speakers, as well as a media personality and corporate CEO whose global platform has reached nearly 80 million people. From a struggling single mom on public assistance to a millionaire entrepreneur, Lisa’s courage and determination has inspired fans worldwide. Lisa is also a best-selling author of ten books. She has a...