The Kristal Knight Show

Kristal shares her feelings on Donald Trump's indictment and the controversy surrounding Angel Reese following the NCAA women's basketball championship.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Malik Abdul, Republican political strategist and radio host, joins Kristal to discuss Trump's influence on the GOP, his legal battles and how it may affect his 2024 presidential run. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Cultural and political commentator Quentin R. Jiles joins Kristal to talk about black masculinity in entertainment after a photo of Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors embracing each other was met with homophobic comments online. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

This week, Ronse Esangbedo, host of No Hipsters Pod (@nohipstersblog2), joins Kristal to discuss the winners, the snubs, the fashion and the politics from this year's Oscars. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

JP Mangalindan, entertainment correspondent at Insider, joins Kristal to discuss favorites, predictions and things to watch for at the upcoming Oscars. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Desiree Tims, President and CEO of Innovation Ohio, joins Kristal to discuss what is and is not happening on the ground after the hazardous chemical spill following the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Kristal discusses Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's reelection loss and takes a look at a pattern with other "pandemic Mayors" across the country. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jaylon Herbin, Director of Federal Campaigns for the Center for Responsible Lending, joins Kristal to discuss the upcoming showdown as President Biden's student loan forgiveness program heads to SCOTUS. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Alexis McGill Johnson, President of Planned Parenthood, joins Kristal to discuss where the organization is headed seven months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs Wade. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

A’shanti Gholar, President of Emerge America, joins Kristal to discuss the highlights and lowlights of President Biden's SOTU address.   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Van Turner of the Memphis branch of the NAACP, and Amber Sherman with the Justice for Tyre Movement, join Kristal Knight to discuss the murder of Tyre Nichols, response from police, and the next steps for the city of Memphis. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

This week, Kristal discusses diversity at the Oscars with Ronse Esangbedo, host of No Hipsters Pod (@nohipstersblog2) Is Hollywood really making an honest attempt or are they just trying to look good in front of the camera? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

This week, Kristal Knight is talking about political accountability with Kara Turrentine, Democratic strategist and Founder of Turrency Political. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Al Wallace, former American football defensive end in the NFL for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Philadelphia Eagles, Carolina Panthers and Buffalo Bills, joins Kristal Knight to talk about Damar Hamlin, and how athletes are treated after injuries in the NFL. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Kristal Knight brings her analysis and review to the fiasco surrounding the GOP and their struggle to elect Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House. Now is the time for Democrats to get busy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Sinclair Skinner joins Kristal Knight to discuss how black cryptocurrency and blockchain innovators are gathering to examine how technology can repair injustices, and revolutionize the globe into a more equitable society. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Dominik Whitehead, Vice President of Campaigns at the NAACP, joins Kristal Knight to discuss strategy to increase the black electorate turnout. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Cultural and political commentator Quentin R. Jiles joins Kristal Knight to talk about everything from Herschal Walker’s loss in the Georgia Senate primary runoff, to Deion Sanders leaving Jackson State to coach at the University of Colorado.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Lauren Bealore, associate director of state & local policy at Prosperity Now, joins Krital Knight to talk about the decline in black homeownership and what we need to do to fix it. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Author Brandi Collins-Dexter joins us to talk about Kanye West, Herschel Walker, and her book: Black Skinhead: Reflections on Blackness and Our Political Future. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Neil Volz, deputy director at the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, joins Kristal Knight to introduce his organization that is committed to ending the disenfranchisement and discrimination against people with convictions. We also get Kristal Knight's hot take on Donald Trump's big announcement. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/p...

This week Kristal recaps the last 6 weeks of the midterm and what’s to come for the Democratic Party.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Wendi Wallace is the Democratic Governors Association (DGA) Deputy Executive Director. She joins the show to this week to discuss how critical the gubernatorial landscape is for midterm elections but also the 2024 presidential election.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The Latino vote is critical in every election. Lawyer and former congressional candidate Jessica Cisneros joins this week’s episode to discuss the most important issues Latino voters will pay attention to ahead of the midterm elections. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Policing in America is a convoluted topic in political discourse. This week Kristal discusses how policy and policing impact elections with Pastor Mike (Michael McBride) who has been a leading voice in gun violence prevention. Pastor Mike is the Executive Director of LIVE FREE, an organization dedicated to ending the mass criminalization of people of color.  See Privacy Policy at https://art1...