Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson

House Majority Whip James Clyburn shares details from the harrowing lockdown in the Capitol while insurrectionists raged just outside his office doors, and why a House member is now being investigated for assisting the group with navigating the halls of the building. Whip Clyburn also covered yesterday’s vote to impeach Donald Trump for the second time, making him the first president to bear that...

The two runoff wins in Georgia were wins for all Democrats, and David A. Love, Executive Editor at BlackCommenator.com, gets into what the bigger meaning is for the historic election of Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff to the senate. He also discusses his upcoming reporting on the siege of Capitol Hill, where police officers took selfies with insurrectionists and opened gates to let them throug...

Eric Boehlert, Publisher of Pressrun.media, says the people he saw at the siege of Capitol Hill sure didn’t look like the “hard working folk in search of a voice” that the New York Times and other news outlets repeatedly insisted were the true Trump supporters. Eric breaks down the complicity of the mainstream media, both before and after the historic day in Washington D.C.. Executive Producer: Ad...

For the first time since April, the monthly jobs report showed a major LOSS, with a deficit of approximately 144,000. On top of that, the unemployment rate held, and we’re inching closer to coronavirus unemployment insurance running out in March (and no talks of additional stimulus). Chad Stone, Chief Economist at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, helps us understand the most important t...

Markos Moulitsas is back for 2021’s first installment of #ThursdayKos. In today’s episode they unpack the chaos, hypocrisy, and theories surrounding the insurrection on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. And on a brighter note, they also celebrate Georgia’s big wins for Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For addit...

Mark responds to the horrific, violent display on Capitol Hill yesterday by Trump supporters, followed by part two of yesterday's panel discussion. Panelists: Ras Baraka, Mayor of Newark, NJ; Marc Morial, President/CEO, National Urban League; Derrick Johnson, President/CEO, NAACP; Rev. Dr. S. Todd Yeary, Rainbow/PUSH; Rev. Dr. E. Faye Williams, Chairperson/CEO, National Congress of Black Women...

Panelists: Ras Baraka, Mayor of Newark, NJ; Marc Morial, President/CEO, National Urban League; Derrick Johnson, President/CEO, NAACP; Rev. Dr. S. Todd Yeary, Rainbow/PUSH; Rev. Dr. E. Faye Williams, Chairperson/CEO, National Congress of Black Women; Melanie Campbell, President, National Coalition of Black Civic Participation; Barbara Anrwine, Founder/President, Transformative Change Coalition; Mar...

Joy Reid is the host of The Reid Out, making her the first and only Black woman to host a prime-time cable news program. Today she moderates a panel that discusses the possibility that the GOP is targeting the Black church in order to win the Georgia runoff election, which is happening today. Panelists include: The Rev. Timothy McDonald III, founder of the African American Ministers Leadership Cou...

On the Bus with The Black Church PAC for Georgia Runoffs GOTV with Bishop William Murphy of the dReam Center Church; Rev. Jamal Bryant of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church; Rev. Dr. E. Dewey Smith of the House of Hope; Rev. Daunta Long of Seed Planters Church; Monica Green of Black Voters Matter; and Rev. Barrett Berry of Empowered Living Church Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Britta...

This year’s Kwanzaa theme is “Kwanzaa and the well-being of the world: living and uplifting the seven principles” and Mark talks with the creator, Pan-African activist and academic Dr. Maulana Karenga, to welcome the holiday and give context to the holiday’s purpose. Pastor William H. Lamar of of the historic Metropolitan AME Church where Black Lives Matters signs and banners were destroyed a coup...

This year’s Kwanzaa theme is “Kwanzaa and the well-being of the world: living and uplifting the seven principles” and Mark talks with the creator, Pan-African activist and academic Dr. Maulana Karenga, to welcome the holiday and give context to the holiday’s purpose. On this sixth day of Kwanzaa, we look back at Mark’s conversation with Jessica Care Moore, a critically acclaimed poet with numerous...

This year’s Kwanzaa theme is “Kwanzaa and the well-being of the world: living and uplifting the seven principles” and Mark talks with the creator, Pan-African activist and academic Dr. Maulana Karenga, to welcome the holiday and give context to the holiday’s purpose. For this fifth day of Kwanzaa, we take a listen to Mark’s conversation with DCP Entertainment CEO Chris Colbert, who introduced us t...

This year’s Kwanzaa theme is “Kwanzaa and the well-being of the world: living and uplifting the seven principles” and Mark talks with the creator, Pan-African activist and academic Dr. Maulana Karenga, to welcome the holiday and give context to the holiday’s purpose. For this day of Kwanzaa, we’re featuring Mark’s conversation with Marc Morial, President of the National Urban League, who says the...

This year’s Kwanzaa theme is “Kwanzaa and the well-being of the world: living and uplifting the seven principles” and Mark talks with the creator, Pan-African activist and academic Dr. Maulana Karenga, to welcome the holiday and give context to the holiday’s purpose. For this day of Kwanzaa, we’ll hear from Carmen Perez, who is the President and CEO of The Gathering for Justice. She joined the sho...

Merry Christmas, Make It Plain family! Our gift to you is another listen to our conversation with everyone’s favorite auntie, Congresswoman Maxine Waters. Congresswoman Maxine Waters predicted Senator Kamala Harris would be Joe Biden's pick for Vice President, and now she's celebrating that nomination. She looked ahead to the Biden/Harris 2020 campaign and how Senator Harris might handle t...

Dr. Michael LeNoir, one of the nation’s top Black physicians, AAWP Founder and past president of the National Medical Association, has released a PSA campaign that addresses the disproportionate effects COVID-19 has had, and will continue to have, on the Black community. Dr. LeNoir also addresses concerns that are circulating within the Black community regarding the safety of the coronavirus vacci...

Jamala Rogers, editorial board member and columnist at BlackCommentator.com, defines COVID-19 fatigue as a wearing out from the relentless onslaught of information, and sometimes misinformation, as well as a loss of “normalcy” that gave a lot of people a quality of life they never imagined they’d lose. Today she discusses her latest article, which explores this disproportionate impact on the Afric...

President-elect Biden said he wants to reopen schools within the first 100 days of the new year, and Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers, is on board. But first, Biden needs to build the public’s trust back for both the CDC and the government processes that were tarnished under the Trump administration. Randi also weighs in on where teachers should fall in the line f...

Early voting is underway in Georgia and Jaime Harrison is here to remind you that voting for Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock is voting for your health, your jobs, and justice for all. He also speaks to the harsh reality of the situation: Democrats need a senate majority to finally say goodbye to Mitch McConnell and his foolish games and hello to progress. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer:...

The story of Sean Monterrosa’s death is one we’ve become too familiar with: he was kneeling down with his hands up when Vallejo police shot and killed him at a local Walgreens on June 2, 2020, during protests for George Floyd. Now his sisters, Ashley and Michelle Monterrosa are calling on Governor Newsom to break his silence on the Monterrosa case, drop the criminal charges against the Monterrosas...

Markos Moulitsas, Founder of DailyKos and Civiqs, is back for an update on how things are unfolding in Georgia as early voting begins in the pivotal runoff election, and as Republicans are seemingly growing disenchanted with voting after Trump's loss. Markos also speaks to Biden's cabinet picks and if Republicans will be getting in the way of any confirmations. Executive Producer: Adell Co...

The vaccine is rolling out across the country and Dr. Keren Landman is back to discuss the common myths, conspiracies, and legitimate fears and concerns you may have about its quality, testing and approval process, and more. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-o...

Basketball coaching giant John Thompson’s posthumously published autobiography is out today and Mark is joined by co-author Jesse Washington and star point guard for Thompson’s championship Hoya’s Michael Jackson. Jesse shares his first meeting with Coach, how he landed the position of co-author on the book, and how he challenged him as a writer throughout the experience. Michael also shares his e...

Hunger is a solvable problem, but charity is not the only answer. Alison Cohen, Sr. Director of Programs at WhyHunger and Rob Robinson, Co-Founder of of the Leadership Committee to Take Back the Land Movement, are on today to discuss this year’s Hungerthon, which is squarely focused on the fact that COVID-19 has worsened the state of access to food and the right to housing in the United States. Ex...

Should Tom Vilsack return to his position as the Secretary of Agriculture, despite already spending 8 years in the position? Lloyd Wright says no. He worked with the United States Department of Agriculture for 37 years, serving as the Director of the Office of Civil Rights, among other positions, and has firsthand knowledge of what Vilsack’s tenure was like. He penned a letter to the Biden adminis...