Know Your Rights Camp Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Host:  Amir Whitaker  (@Drknucklehead_esq) and Diana Barbadillo (@deeeeezzyyy) Guest: Adam Rose (@adamrose on Bluesky, @adjoro elsewhere) Lexis Olivier-Ray (@shoton35mm)  YouTube  Description:  Investigative journalist Lexis-Olivier Ray of LA Taco and Adam Rose of the Freedom of the Press Foundation join us to break down what's really happening to press freedom in the United...

Send us Fan Mail Dyana R. Williams, pioneering journalist, broadcaster, and the "mother of Black Music Month," joins host Amir Whitaker to uncover the powerful origins of Black Music Month, from Kenny Gamble's Black Music Association to President Jimmy Carter's historic 1979 White House recognition. They explore how enslaved Africans used spirituals and coded songs as resistanc...

Send us Fan Mail Host:  Amir Whitaker  (@Drknucklehead_esq) and Diana Barbadillo (@deeeeezzyyy) Guest: Rosezetta Upshaw (@rosezettaupshaw)  & Candace Neal (@candacedidit )  California attorneys Rosezetta Upshaw and Candace Neal join the Know Your Rights Camp Podcast to share how personal experiences with injustice shaped their careers in law. Rosezetta exposes how poverty and over-policing, no...

Send us Fan Mail Host:  Amir Whitaker  (@Drknucklehead_esq) and Diana Barbadillo (@deeeeezzyyy) Guest:  Lauren Bonds Of The National Police Accountability Project (@npapjustice) What does police accountability actually mean and why is it so hard to achieve in America? In this powerful episode of the Know Your Rights Camp Podcast, hosts Diana Barbadillo and Amir Whitaker sit down with civil rights...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode of the KYRC podcast, host Amir Whitaker sits down with entrepreneur, bestselling author, and podcaster Nicole Walters for a powerful conversation about surviving and thriving in a rigged economy. Nicole shares her journey from a six-figure corporate job to self-made millionaire, breaks down why the "good corporate job" was never truly secure,...

Send us Fan Mail Host:  Amir Whitaker  (@Drknucklehead_esq) and Diana Barbadillo (@deeeeezzyyy) YouTube  Description:  The KYRC Podcast crew breaks down the real story behind diversity, equity, and inclusion in America, from the GI Bill and Social Security to today's executive orders gutting DEI programs. Discover how "anticipatory compliance" is reshaping museums, corporations, and...

Send us Fan Mail Host:  Amir Whitaker  (@Drknucklehead_esq) and Diana Barbadillo (@deeeeezzyyy) Guest: Terence Keel (@terencedouglaskeel) Dr. Terence Keel, UCLA interdisciplinary scholar, joins the Know Your Rights Camp podcast to unpack how race, science, religion, and law intersect to structure power and justify inequality. Keel exposes race as a social construct, critiques how coroners obscure...

Send us Fan Mail Civil rights attorney Oliver Ma joins the Know Your Rights Camp Podcast to break down America's escalating constitutional crisis. From ACLU immigration raids in Kern County to the Los Angeles "No Kings" protest,  where demonstrators faced tear gas, rubber bullets, and baton strikes,  this episode exposes the collapse of institutional checks on executive power. Guest...

Send us Fan Mail Host:  Amir Whitaker  (@Drknucklehead_esq) and Diana Barbadillo (@deeeeezzyyy) Guest: Chris Martin ( @doc_martin88)  Civil rights attorney and activist Chris "Doc Martin" Martin joins the Know Your Rights Camp podcast to expose how the child welfare system funnels Black children into incarceration. From his roots in South Central LA to co-founding the Reimagine Child Saf...

Send us Fan Mail Your vote is supposed to be sacred,  but what if the system is designed to take it away? This episode of the KYRC Podcast tackles voter suppression and the tools utilized to make it happen. Millions of Americans are being silenced through gerrymandering, restrictive voter ID laws, and the dangerous SAVE Act, which could strip citizenship proof requirements from the most vulnerable...

Send us Fan Mail Amir Whitaker and Diana Barbadillo explore life in 2026, blending personal reflections with urgent societal concerns. Their conversation turns to the Trump administration's military actions in Venezuela and Iran, powered by AI technology. They raise serious concerns about AI's expanding role in surveillance, autonomous weapons, and predictive policing,  warning of unchec...

Send us Fan Mail “Youth always lead struggles for change. No revolution has ever happened without young people being in the forefront.” That truth came alive in Oakland as Know Your Rights Camp returned to where it began, nearly a decade after its launch. In a fireside chat with Angela Davis, Colin Kaepernick, and Nessa Diab, young people were reminded that movements are not built by single heroes...

Send us Fan Mail This immigration rights panel centers courage, clarity, and collective care in the face of fear. Led by human rights lawyer Amir Whitaker, advocates Diana Barbadillo, Iris J. Franco, and Farida Chehata explain how immigration status and protest activity intersect, emphasizing preparation, safety planning, and access to trusted legal support. The discussion shares practical tools l...

Send us Fan Mail When a loved one dies in custody, families are often left with more questions than answers. The Know Your Rights Camp Autopsy Initiative, founded by Colin Kaepernick and Nessa, stands beside these families in their darkest moments—offering not only truth, but dignity.  Led by Nicole Martin, this groundbreaking program provides free, independent second autopsies performed by board-...

Send us Fan Mail Host: Amir Whitaker  (@Drknucklehead_esq) and Diana Barbadillo (@deeeeezzyyy) In this gripping episode of the KYRC Podcast, we confront the devastating toll of America’s longest government shutdown that stretched beyond 40 days and drained over $10 billion a week.. Families who depend on SNAP are going hungry, blocked from the benefits they’ve earned, as political gamesmanship tur...

Send us Fan Mail Host: Amir Whitaker  (@Drknucklehead_esq) and Diana Barbadillo (@deeeeezzyyy) Freedom of speech has always been called the backbone of democracy, but in today’s America, many are asking—does it truly exist anymore? In this powerful episode, Diana Barbadillo and her Amir Whitaker trace free speech back to its First Amendment roots, reminding us that it was meant to shield people fr...

Send us Fan Mail The Know Your Rights Camp podcast explores how “snitch tech” like facial recognition, GPS tracking, and biometric data threaten our privacy and freedoms. Hosts Amir Whitaker and Diana Barbadillo unpack the history, legal rulings, and racialized impact of surveillance on immigrant and minority communities. This episode calls for awareness and action against the growing surveillance...

Send us Fan Mail The Know Your Rights Camp podcast presents a moving conversation with Chandra S. Bhatnagar, the new executive director of the ACLU of Southern California. With over 20 years of advocacy and human rights experience, Bhatnagar shares how mentors like Kimberlé Crenshaw and Angela Davis shaped his vision for justice. He opens up about the urgent challenges facing communities today—ICE...

Send us Fan Mail Host: Amir Whitaker  (@Drknucklehead_esq) and Diana Barbadillo (@deeeeezzyyy) On this episode of the KYRC Podcast, we break down one of the most dangerous laws to pass in recent history—what Trump once called the “Big Beautiful Bill.” Behind the flashy name lies a policy that guts social safety nets, slashes Medicaid, and hands permanent tax cuts to the wealthy—all while balloonin...

Send us Fan Mail Host: Sean Tory (@theestoryofseantory ) & Mariela Regalado (@marielaandariega ) Guests: Etoya White (@etoyawhitelpc) In this heartfelt episode of the Know Your Rights Camp podcast, licensed counselor and relationship coach Etoya R. White speaks with co-hosts Sean Tory (@theestoryofseantory) and Mariela Regalado (@marielaandariega ). White opens up about his path from St. Louis...

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful episode of the Know Your Rights Camp podcast, we explore the front lines of the cannabis industry with two dynamic voices in the movement: Whitney Beatty and Kika Keith. Both are breaking barriers and blazing trails for equity, ownership, and justice in marijuana business spaces often dominated by corporate interests. Whitney Beatty, founder of Josephine & Bil...

Send us Fan Mail Host: Diana Barbadillo (@deeeeezzyyy) Guest: Brandon Jackson (@brandonjacksonesq)  & Nicole Martin (@nicolelynn.esq)  On this powerful episode of the Know Your Rights Camp podcast, civil rights attorneys Nicole Martin and Brandon Jackson speak truth to power. Nicole shares how the KYRC Autopsy Initiative helps families uncover truth in police-related deaths by offering free se...

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful episode of the Know Your Rights Camp podcast, host Amir Whitaker exposes how war profiteering and unchecked military expansion are silently shaping our world—and stealing from our communities. From classrooms to clinics, vital resources are stripped away as billions pour into endless conflict. Dr. Whitaker breaks down how President Eisenhower’s 1961 warning wasn’t...

Send us Fan Mail Host: Mariela Regalado Guest: Charli Cooksey (@charlialexacooksey) In this heartfelt episode of the Know Your Rights Camp podcast, education advocate Charli Cooksey delivers a powerful message: teachers should be honored and paid like athletes, because they shape futures every day. She shares how her mother’s activism lit a fire in her during high school—one that now fuels her wor...

Send us Fan Mail Host: Diana Barbadillo (@deeeeezzyyy) & Sean Tory (@theestoryofseantory) Guest: Toni Taylor & Mike Brown Sr.  (@michael_mb_brown_senior) On this powerful episode of the Know Your Rights Camp podcast in St. Louis, Toni Taylor and Mike Brown Sr. open up about turning unimaginable pain into purpose. Toni, mother of Cary Ball Jr., leads Carry On the Ball , creating healing spa...