Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson

Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson

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The Rev. Mark A. Thompson has spent most of his life as a political, civil rights & human rights activist and organizer. He not only has been a part of every major social justice movement & event over the past 35 years, he has also been a radio broadcaster for three decades, and he has spent over 10 years as a television commentator, as well. Mark, hosts Make It Plain, a political, human rights and non-mainstream news podcast. Mark’s lifelong social justice activism intersects with his years of experience broadcasting the news and issues of the day. Newsmakers, politicos, policy-makers, entert...

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Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson

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Feb 2, 2026

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Episodes

HBCU's, the Presidential Campaign and Women Emerging to Run for Office 17.09.2024

Dietra Trent, Executive Director of the White House Initiative on HBCU's announces the Biden-⁠Harris Administration's$1.3 Billion in Additional Funding for HBCUs; former Commerce Secretary Willam Daley on the Presidential campaign; and A'Shanti Golar, President of Emerge , on training Democratic women to run for office. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-...

Jaime Harrison on the Battleground States 13.09.2024

The DNC Chair joins. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Post-Debate Analysis as Trump and Vance Put Florida In Play With Attacks on Haitians 12.09.2024

Markos of DailyKos joins Rev. Mark for this week's #ThursdayKos! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Gov. Phil Murphy on Harris/Walz and Lisa Sharon Harper on Gaza 09.09.2024

The New Jersey Governor discusses the campaign, and the founder of Freedom Road addresses the elephant in the room--Gaza--with the Rev. Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. and Stacy Brown, President and National Correspondent, respectively, of the National Newspaper Publisher Association, and Rev. Mark at the DNC Convention in Chicago. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out:...

Electoral Votes: Harris 251 Trump 219 "Kamala Harris can afford to lose PA. Trump cannot." 05.09.2024

Markos joins this week's #ThursdayKos with the latest aggregate polling, and projects MI and WI for Harris with AZ, GA, NC, NV and PA still in play. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

What Do Nevada and Kansas Look Like for Kamala Harris? 04.09.2024

Nevada Democratic Party Chair Daniele Monroe-Moreno and Kansas Democratic Party Chair Jeanna Repass sit down with National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President, the Rev. Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA Board Chair Bobby Henry and Rev. Mark at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/pr...

Mandela Barnes and Tom Perez on the Candidacy of Kamala Harris 03.09.2024

The former Wisconsin Democratic Senate Nominee and the former Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, respectively, join Rev. Mark and the Rev. Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., President of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, during the 2024 Democratic National Convention. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Can Kamala Harris Win In A Landslide?! 29.08.2024

Markos and Rev. Mark recap the DNC and preview post-Labor Day polls on this week's Thursday Kos Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

From Truancy to Success 16.08.2024

OneGoal CEO Melissa Connelly on ensuring all students have an equitable opportunity to earn a postsecondary degree or credential through working with students from their junior year through college, offering a credit-bearing course and ongoing mentorship. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Kamala Harris's Path to Victory Over Trump...and ultimately, over Netanyahu and Putin 15.08.2024

Markos and Rev. Mark preview the 2024 Democratic National Convention on #ThursdayKos. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Does Olympic Breaking Reveal We Need To Go Back To School? 12.08.2024

Giuliana Conti, PhD, and Jason Rawls, Professor of Hip Hop,The Ohio State University, discuss Music Workshop 's new Hip Hop Course! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Brown v. Board and School Desegregation 70 Years Later: "The Segregation Persists" 29.07.2024

Andrea Black Evans, Executive Director of the Surge Institute , discusses the progress and setbacks in education equality since Brown v. Board. Evans shares insights on the Surge Institute's mission to empower black and brown educational leaders, providing them with the skills and support to challenge and change the system. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out:...

Yes Kamala Can! The Kamalamenon! 25.07.2024

Markos joins for Thursday Kos. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Kamala Harris and the Youth Vote. And Let's Talk About the Theft of Black Land. 23.07.2024

Author Brea Baker on Election 2024 and her new book, Rooted: The American Legacy of Land Theft and the Modern Movement for Black Land Ownership Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July? A Make it Plain Tradition 04.07.2024

Frederick Douglass. Rochester, New York. July 5. 1852. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Debate Preview and 11 Reasons Why Biden Will Win in November 27.06.2024

Markos joins #ThursdayKos to role play tonight's debate as Biden, while Rev. Mark role plays Trump, and to discuss how Biden maneuvered Trump into an early debate, which Markos believes works in Biden's favor. Both agree Biden needs to simply appear coherent to debunk Republican allegations of cognitive decline. And Markos lists 11 reasons why he believes Biden will win the upcoming electi...

Verdict Impact on Trump. Gaza Impact on Biden. And 22 Years of DailyKos.com 30.05.2024

Markos joins for Thursday Kos. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

There is a Racial Divide in the Air 22.05.2024

Dr. Stephanie Lovinsky-Desir, MD, MS , American Lung Association Spokesperson and Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Environmental Health Sciences at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and Wynn Welch , Wisconsin COPD sufferer and three-time cancer survivor, whose breathing is impacted during poor air quality days, join to discuss the Association's State of the Air Report . Advertisi...

SEIU Launches Virginia State Council 08.05.2024

32BJ SEIU Executive Vice President Jaime Contreras and SEIU Virginia 512 President LaNoral Thomas join to discuss repealing the 45-year ban on local collective bargaining, winning union rights for tens of thousands of workers, and negotiating historic contracts to raise pay and benefits in the important electoral swing state. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: h...

Emergency Contraception and Presidential Immunity | SCOTUS Endangers Us All 25.04.2024

Katie Keith, Deputy Director of the White House Gender Policy Council joins, followed by Markos Moulitsas for Thursday Kos. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Jazz Doesn't Play Itself: How New Orleans’ Approach to Sustainable Tourism Directly Supports Local Artists and Creatives 25.04.2024

Big Chief Dow Edwards , of the Timbuktu Warriors Mardi Gras Indians and the New Orleans Tourism and Cultural Fund (NOTCF), Don Marshall , Executive Director of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival & Foundation and Kevin Wlikins , CEO and founder of Trepwise, a New Orleans based strategy consulting firm join to discuss: The NOTCF's role in pooling a percentage of state and local taxes...

The Difference African Culture and Arts Make In Children's Lives 24.04.2024

Nana Kofi Osei Williams and April Silver join to discuss the Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation and its upcoming May 14 Dreams in Action Gala . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The State of Black Literature 08.04.2024

Dr. Brenda M. Greene of the National Black Writers Conference joins. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jill Biden's Ceasefire Demand, Truth Social's and Tesla's Demise and Florida's Fate. 04.04.2024

Markos joins for Thursday Kos. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Francis Scott Key Bridge, Ronna McDaniel's Hiring and Firing and Trump's Trials 28.03.2024

Markos joins for Thursday Kos and Shailen Bhatt, DOT Federal Highway Administrator, joins to discuss the tragedy in Baltimore. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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