The Legal Lens Podcast

In honor of our recent Memorial Day celebrations and Military Appreciation Day this past May, our first Legal Lens Show for June will focus on key policy & advocacy issues impacting our military veterans. Did you know that almost 40,000 veterans are without shelter in the US on any given night? The leading causes of homelessness among vets are PTSD, social isolation, unemployment, and substance ab...

Every year, over 600,000 people are released from prison in the U.S. Many of them face challenges when reentering the job market, finding a home or fulfilling other basic needs. And the narrative gets worse when we’re talking about people of color. This week on the Legal Lens Show we have two incredible lawyers and advocates from the non-profit organization Root & Rebound - Carmen Garcia & Rebecca...

There are so many amazing initiatives this month and while they are all worth a shoutout, this Legal Lens episode focuses on Teacher Appreciation. I’m sure we can all agree that teachers play a key role in our society. That is why in this Legal Lens Show we are looking at some of the challenges our educators are facing & the latest policy updates that impact their work. Helping us bring light to t...

This time on Legal Lens, we honor the Nursing Community as a celebration of Nurses Appreciation Week. Nurses have been on the frontlines for the past few years, demonstrating resilience, compassion and an amazing can-do attitude through it all. Our guests educate us on the latest initiatives, challenges and policy updates impacting the Nursing Community and I am excited to welcome on the show: Mon...

During Mother’s Day Weekend, the Legal Lens Show celebrated the wonderful Black mothers in our community. Did you know that Black infants are twice as likely to die in the first year of life and Black mothers are three times as likely in the first year after a pregnancy? These numbers are heartbreaking. Tune in as we discuss Black maternal health & birth equity with two amazing guests: Amelia Cobb...

As we celebrated International Workers Day on May 1, this time on the Legal Lens Show we welcome Shakari Byerly - Managing Partner and Principal Researcher at EVITARUS - and Annetta Wells - the Statewide Deputy Political Director for SEIU 2015. We are looking at The Labor Movement Today: the latest initiatives and developments as more workers in certain industries attempt to unionize. What’s next?...

Happy Earth Day! Looking to celebrate in a fun and informative way? Then tune into the Legal Lens Show! We’re discussing environmental justice, legal and policy issues in urban communities and learn about some of the initiatives being implemented throughout Los Angeles and beyond to level the playing field. Joining us are Attorney Effie Turnbull Sanders - Environmental Justice Commissioner for the...

Had a great time this weekend interviewing attorneys LaVonne Lawson & Shiva Bhaskar for the Legal Lens Show @ KBLA TALK 1580 ! Did you know debt collectors can now contact you on social media? We learned this and much more about taxes, credit reporting and debt collection from our guests and I am grateful for their time and valuable input! 🔔 Follow me on social media to learn more about the Legal...

The LEGAL LENS Show welcomes children’s and special needs attorney Rosa Hirji and special needs and employment mediator Jason Harper @ KBLA TALK 1580 . My guests joined us on the first edition of the 𝐀𝐒𝐊 𝐀𝐍 𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐍𝐄𝐘 Series on 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐊-𝟏𝟐 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬. Rosa K. Hirji Esq., is a litigation lawyer with significant special education/civil rights experience, having assisted...

Listen to Angela Reddock-Wright guest-hosting Areva Martin's Out Loud Show! I had the pleasure of debriefing the latest news with Professor Margalynne Armstrong, Faculty Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Santa Clara University School of Law. We discussed everything from Judge Brown-Jackson's confirmation to the Supreme Court to critical race theory and the state of black students & students o...

So many elements of the Oscars this year go to the heart of what diversity, equity and inclusion is all about in its truest sense - from the movie, actor and other nominations, to the director, the hosts, the announcers, the choreographer, the DJ and musicians, the references to a diverse history of past films and so much more! In this Legal Lens episode @KBLA TALK 1580 I have the honor and pleasu...

We recently celebrated Equal Pay Day in the U.S. and it got me thinking - how great would it be to bring two brilliant minds to share their knowledge and expertise with us? And so, here they are! In this Legal Lens episode, attorneys Genie Harrison and Victoria Pynchon are sharing with us negotiation tips and insights on equal pay law and policy in the workplace. 🔔 Follow me on social media to le...

𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴, 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴. - Hon. Dezie Woods Jones This Legal Lens episode @ KBLA TALK 1580 provided insights on critical issues impacting Black Women and other women of color in California. We are gra...

I am grateful to Dr. Joanna Regulska, Vice Provost & Dean of Global Affairs and Attorney Raquel Aldana, Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor of Law at the University of California, Davis for helping us bring law to light once more. Our guests educated us on policy & legal considerations related to the ongoing Russian-Ukraine crisis, including issues related to migration and refugees and the role of t...

I am excited for this Legal Lens show @KBLA TALK 1580! Joining me in the studio is Areva Martin - Award-winning Civil Rights Attorney, Bestselling Author and fellow KBLA host! Make sure to check out her latest book "Awakening: Ladies, Leadership, and the Lies We’ve Been Told" @ arevamartin.com/books 🔔 Follow me on social media to learn more about the Legal Lens episodes & news from the legal worl...

“TAVIS SMILEY" FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH, 2022: 1. Angela Reddock-Wright - Host of KBLA’s “Legal Lens with Angela Reddock-Wright” and Founder and Managing Partner of the Reddock Law Group. She has been a practicing attorney for more than 20 years. She also was a former employment and labor law litigator for more than 15 years. 2. Professor Franita Tolson - Vice Dean for Faculty and Academic Affair...

The Legal Lens show brings to you another episode from the KBLA TALK 1580 studio. This time, we welcome the L.A. District Attorney’s Special Advisors, Attorneys Tiffiny Townend Blacknell & Alisa Blair. We answer questions and talk about some of the DA’s recent policies and initiatives. We’ve got a lot to talk about! 🔔 Follow me on social media to learn more about the Legal Lens episodes & news fr...

We’re bringing law to light in this new Legal Lens episode regarding a couple of subjects that have been on all our minds these past few weeks. We’re talking about the NFL, Rooney Rule & the Flores Lawsuit with Henry Organ - NFLPA Certified Contract Advisor. Then, in the second half of the episode we speak with Hon. Mike Gipson - CA State Assembly Member, representing District 64 and the Select Co...

We’ve seen an increase in employment race discrimination cases in recent years and an increased complexity in how the cases are litigated. To help us better understand the recent trends in Race Discrimination Cases at Work, we welcome two top attorneys in the KBLA TALK 1580 studio: Bernard Alexander, Esq. @ Alexander Morrison + Fehr LLP has tried over sixty cases to verdict, often with 7, 8, 9 and...

I am honored to welcome on the Legal Lens show two guests who are on the frontlines of representing our communities. We are discussing voting rights, housing and the unhoused, the workforce and the economy, and so much more. Hon. Karen Bass, Congressmember representing the 37th Congressional District - @ Congressmember Karen Bass and Hon. Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Councilmember representing the 8th...

Supervisor Holly Mitchell is truly an inspiration and has offered us so much valuable information during this Legal Lens episode! One of the many insights she provided us during our discussion is that "the function of government is to help people who need it." So true! Find out more about the LA County Board of Supervisors’ vision and initiatives at bos.lacounty.gov 🔔 Follow me on social media to...

In this Legal Lens episode: 2022 Updates: Covid at Work & New Employment Laws Helping us understand the latest developments in the field are our two guests: James “Jim” DeSimone: Attorney & Founder of V. James DeSimone Law Jack Schaedel: Attorney at Jackson Lewis P.C. Listen now to our discussion on Covid-related challenges faced by employers & employees and analyze the latest lawsuits our guests...

During this Legal Lens episode, we honor the work and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with two very special guests, Pastor William D. Smart, Jr., the President & CEO of SCLC Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Southern California (SCLC-SC), and Pastor William Monroe Campbell II, Vice-Chair of the Board of SCLC-SC. Pastors Smart & Campbell shared with us how they and others are working...

Courtesy to the amazing Dominique DiPrima, I had the pleasure of guest-hosting her show, First Things First with Dominique DiPrima, Monday 01/10/22 on KBLA 1580 AM, and we brought some pretty incredible guests into the studio: 𝟴-𝟵 𝗔𝗠 | 𝗞𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝘀𝗼𝗻, 𝗝𝗿. Kevin Wilson, Jr. is an Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker based in New York City. His film My Nephew Emmett, a 20-minute short film based on the true stor...

Courtesy to the amazing Dominique DiPrima, I had the pleasure of guest-hosting her show, First Things First with Dominique DiPrima, Monday 01/10/22 on KBLA 1580 AM, and we brought some pretty incredible guests into the studio: 𝟳-𝟴 𝗔𝗠 | 𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗺𝘆𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗸 Jasmyne Cannick is a political and communications strategist. Like many modern professionals, strategic communications is not Jasmyne’s only career....