Pod Save the People

DeRay, Kaya, and Don cover the underreported news of the week —  the push back against Florida book bans, the end of affirmative action as we know it, and the disproportionate mortality rate of  babies in the South. News DeRay A striking gap between deaths of Black and White babies plagues the South Kaya Why the world's largest publisher found a book-ban lawsuit in Florida 'irresistable' Don Highe...

DeRay, Kaya, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — Republicans plan to release Black youth criminal records, corporations infiltrate primary care services, and the harmful effects of Biden's open border on Black communities. DeRay interviews  award-winning author Jonathan Eig about his new book King: A Life. News DeRay Louisiana Lawmakers Want to Release Youth Criminal Records. But...

DeRay, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — Toni Morrison's personal materials on exhibit at Princeton University, top A.I. experts warn of the technology's dangerous consequences, and flawed understanding of the Bystander Effect. DeRay interviews attorney Stephanie Krent of Knight First Amendment Institute about a lawsuit challenging prison's digitization and destruction of...

DeRay, Myles, Kaya and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week —  R. Kelly commissary inspires new federal rules for incarcerated people, young students forced to crawl under trains to get to school, a health condition seemingly reserved for Black women, and a hot take on witchcraft vs. the church.   News DeRay Federal prisons want inmates to pay victims, before making phone calls or buyin...

DeRay, Myles, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — including public outrage over Cleopatra's blackness depicted on screen, Lizzo leads a protest against Tennessee anti-drag laws, and a staple franchise goes out of business. DeRay interviews  UCLA professor of law Joanna Schwartz about her new book Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable. News DeRay Bed Bath & Beyond Files...

DeRay, De’Ara, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — including , a handgun that fires itself, a study that finds Black people live longer with access to Black doctors, big potential for the upcoming Freaknik documentary, and a Black man that fought for liberation in Australia. Kaya interviews clinical dietician Jessica Wilson, MS, RD about her new book It's Always Been Ours: R...

DeRay, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — including the DEA illegally purchasing customer data, DeSantis war on immigration, and the influential photographer who proclaimed 'Black is Beautiful'. DeRay interviews comedians David Gborie & Langston Kerman about their iHeartMedia podcast ' My Momma Told Me '.   DeRay The DEA Bought Customer Data from Rogue Employees Instead...

DeRay, De’Ara, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — including secret funds funneled by the spouse of a Supreme Court Justice, the growing price of electronic messaging for imprisoned people, Questlove's Disney directorial debut, and a historical festival celebrating Black women filmmakers.   News DeRay SMH: The rapid & unregulated growth of e‑messaging in prisons  Myles Q...

DeRay, De’Ara, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — including Dollar Store's predatory tactics in urban communities, a NYC park built on top of a dark history, Stacey Abrams’ depart from campaign politics, and the end of a partnership with Beyoncé and Adidas. DeRay interviews author and educator Nicole Tucker-Smith about teacher shortages, book banning, and the evolution of l...

DeRay, De’Ara, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — including the short tenure of banking's sole Black C.E.O., extreme criminalization of abortion &miscarriage, transphobic behavior from Lil Nas X, and a deep dive into Black homes. DeRay interviews author and scholar Daniel Hatcher about his new book Injustice, Inc.: How America's Justice System Commodifies Children and t...

DeRay, De’Ara, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — including hyper-relaxed police hiring practices, a 2023 ruling based on a 19th century law governing the treatment of enslaved people, federal efforts to bypass local governance, and transphobia within the queer community. DeRay interviews award-winning author and reporter Chip Jones about his new book The Organ Thieves: The...

DeRay, De’Ara, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — including essential items invented by Black women, an end to SNAP emergency benefits, movement within the Biden administration, and an homage to ordinary Black life. DeRay interviews award-winning author and filmmaker Nick Brooks about his young adult mystery novel Promise Boys .   News De’Ara 7 Things You Didn't Know were I...

DeRay, De’Ara, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — including  'Dilbert' comic dropped from newspapers after creator's racist rant, the hidden history of Aunt Jemima, contrasting views on luxury tiny homes and Charlie Mitchell, the first Black Michelin starred chef of New York. Pod Save the People closes out Blackest Book Club programming with Sovereignty of Quiet by Kevin Qu...

DeRay, De’Ara, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — including an attempt to eliminate paper mail for imprisoned people, conservative Republicans pushing a new form of cash welfare, a Black professor resists  DeSantis’ Black history prohibition, and Pharrell Williams succeeds Virgil Abloh as Louis Vuitton menswear designer.  Pod Save the People continues Blackest Book Club pro...

DeRay, De’Ara, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week— including Florida’s overzealous book censorship, thousands of kids missing from the post-pandemic school system, a Black city in America under all white jurisdiction, and the legacy of Paco Rabanne.  Pod Save the People continues Blackest Book Club programming with All About Love by bell hooks.    News Myles Paco Rabanne: Des...

DeRay, De'Ara, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week— including a young Black budding scientist honored by Yale University, the IRS racist auditing practices, disproportionate mortality rates amongst Black and white mothers, and contrasting thoughts on the promise of Pyer Moss.  Pod Save the People launch their Blackest Book Club reading list in collaboration with Reconstruction...

DeRay, De'Ara, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week— including a Chicago-based gun manufacturer marketing rifles to children,  Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes' depart from ABC network, an online community where home-schoolers learn how to turn their kids into Nazis,  and Robert Townsend’s evolution from actor to director. DeRay interviews VICE's award-winning national security repor...

DeRay, De'Ara, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week— including the GOP restricting certain foods from SNAP recipients, huge success from the first HBCU gymnastics team, a controversial Beyoncé concert and the shocking truth about early abortion. DeRay interviews investigative reporters Ali Winston & Darwin BondGraham about their new book The Riders Come Out At Night: Brutal...

In celebration of MLK Jr. Day — DeRay, Kaya, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week: a new memorial honoring the Martin Luther King family opens on Boston Common, Pittsburgh police ignore city ordinances against traffic stops, and a submission for Saint Omer, a French drama film following the true events of a Black immigrant mother, is accepted by the Academy Awards. DeRay Pittsburgh...

DeRay, Kaya, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week— including the killing of LGBTQ activist Edwin Chiloba, Arizona prisons inducing labor against mother's will, and miscarriages punishable under post-Roe v Wade legislation. DeRay interviews  investigative reporter Chris Gelardi about his report Lesser Infractions Aren’t Supposed to Land You in Solitary Confinement. They Do Anyway.  ...

DeRay, Myles, De'Ara and Kaya  cover the underreported news of the week— including organ thieves, former slaveowners in US Congress, Native American business directory and Lizzo recreates the famous Annie Lee painting Blue Monday .    News: Myles https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11552525/Lizzo-opens-flood-emotion-creates-beloved-piece-art-SNL-performance.html DeRay https://www.politic...

DeRay, Myles, De'ara and Kaya  cover the underreported news of the week— including the first Black women on Minnesota's senate, schools mandatory JROTC enrollment, thieves targeting EBT snap funds, Will + Jada broadway buyout. DeRay interviews Ricki Lake and Kalen Allen about their joint podcast Raised by Ricki. News DeRay https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/thieves-are-stealing-snap-funds-electr...

DeRay, Myles, and Kaya  cover the underreported news of the week— including unexploded bombs on Hawaiian lands, US army bases named after Confederate traitors, and a Strange Loop broadway play review.  DeRay interviews Sam Quinones about his newest book The Least of Us: True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth.  News: Myles https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/11/theater/strange-...

DeRay, Myles, De'Ara and Kaya  cover the underreported news of the week— including a hip-hop store ran by undercover cops, Chance the Rapper's free music festival in Ghana, top universities boycott school rankings, and a pedophilic Balenciaga ad campaign. DeRay interviews Wendy Sawyer of the Prison Policy Initiative and her most recent report titled  All Profit, No Risk: How the bail industry expl...

DeRay, Myles, De'Ara and Kaya  cover the underreported news of the week— including the newest additions to the national portrait gallery, youth voters turn back midterm red wave, an out of touch Broadway play, and a UK law that will make you do the time even if you were not present for the crime. DeRay interviews Kevin Hazzard about his newest book American Sirens: The Incredible Story of the Blac...