First Things First With Dominique DiPrima

On this podcast we look at the impact of the Paramount/Warner Bros. merger, AI and the shrinking opportunities in Hollywood. What can and should politicians do? https://www.therobeytheatrecompany.org/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

Award winning journalist and author Jarrett Hill joins five-time Emmy winner Dominique DiPrima to look at the pre-election moves of the Republican party. From the arrest of State Senator L. Louise Lucas to the raid on Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's home, how low will they go? https://www.jarretthill.com/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

Dominique goes in on Measure EE and debunks election mailers. SEIU United Healthcare Workers West Vice Prez Debry Carthan advocates for YES on Prop 40. https://yeson40.com/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

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We all know that the famous bull rider, Charlie Sampson, has accumulated many titles including PRCA Champion Bull Rider, PRCA Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame, Ring of Honor Pro Bull Rider, and Cowboys of Color Museum Inductee. But how did he become such a talented bull rider and how did he get there? Charlie Sampson was born on July 2, 1957. He was raised in Los Angeles, California in a small town also kno...

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On this podcast we speak on the moral guidance for the election, MAGA money in the City Attorney's race and all out for Nolan Wells. https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

On this podcast we center Black people in technology - the companies, creator and learners. Black La Tech Week is on now and the place is teeming with techies. Paris McCoy is the executive director of Tec Leimert and native Angeleno Steven Barrios is a software engineer. https://blacklatechweek.com/ https://www.instagram.com/blacklatechweek/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

On this pod Shar and Dominique look at the issue of affordability in our real lives, the war on Black women and DEI, the mega merger by Paramount, the LA Mayor's race and more. Host, Dominique DiPrima is a five-time EMMY Award winner. Shar Jossell (she/her) is an award-winning journalist, celebrated host/emcee, and overall media luminary hailing from the Chicagoland area. While arts and entertainm...

Ashley Brown is a Democratic running for election to the California State Assembly to represent District 55. She is a school social worker and educator with more than a decade of experience working with students, families, and educators, per her campaign site. Also, this hour, host Dominique DiPrima goes in on the comment by Mayoral contender Nithya Raman the Daryl Gates era was the "Golden era of...

We unbox the Mayoral candidate debate of the night before, the final one before the big decision. Dominique DiPrima takes calls on the debate and the election and points out things that stood out and things you may have missed. In the second half of the hour Mayor Karen Bass gives her reflections and responses to the issues that arose as well as her performance in a critical debate. https://www.in...

On this podcast we look at the impact of "Operation Safe California" on the election, the role of the Attorney General and the City Attorney - who are both on the ballot, the gang rape case at h er alma mater and more. Nana Gyamfi received her undergraduate degree from Cornell University, and her Juris Doctorate from UCLA School of Law. Nana is a human rights and criminal defense attorney, a profe...

On this podcast we take on the raiding of the home of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, the forced resignation of Kimberly Guilfoyle and the Trump administration's treatment of women in general and their obsession with Black women in particular. Also, in the convo - Shane Gillis's sexist monologue, the backlash on LGBTQ+ people and women's rights. Award-winning journalist, author and board game designer J...

Marissa Roy holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California and a law degree from Yale Law School. Roy's career experience includes working as a civil rights attorney, working in the LA City Attorney's office and currently she is a deputy attorney general with the California Department of Justice. She has been endorsed by the Working Families Party and the California Democrati...

On this pod, a career conversation with Marcus Callendar, during the run of his directorial debut with his piece Spades, the Play. Callendar is an actor, writer and director known for his work on television and film, most notably in Wu tang: An American Saga and as RayRay on Power. https://www.instagram.com/spadestheplay/ https://www.instagram.com/distantloving/ 

On this pod, astrologer, yoga instructor and sound bath specialist Saharah Ali leads us on a guided meditation, affirmation and shares astrological insights, encouraging us to redefine self-love and stop playing small. https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/ https://www.dominiquediprima.com/ https://saharahali.com/

On this podcast host Dominique DiPrima, and award-winning journalist Jasmyne Cannick, delve into the LA Mayor's race and how it is being impacted by calls for the firing of LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell. Will the LA Times hatred of the current Mayor tilt the race? Will Nithya Raman's flip flop on the firing of the chief impact her campaign? And what's going on in the City of Compton? https://www.instag...

Seun Kuti, the youngest son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, has dedicated his life to preserving and expanding his father’s political and musical legacy as the leader of Egypt 80. He is a grammy nominated saxophonist, singer and political activist. On this pod Seun sits down with Dominique and gets into his music, Yoruba philosophy, family legacy, Black capitalism, African unity and the way forward...

On this episode of Freedmen Fridays some of the leadership of LA's famed Karast Unity Center speaks on slavery - The African Holocaust - through the lense of reparations. Rev. Erika AKA Mrs. Erika Byrd AKA Ni Ma'at Rah is an ordained minister, therapist and community activist. Dr. Alake Adewale is a healer and organizer. https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

On this podcast Dominique goes in on the anti-Blackness and misogynoir in attacks on Mayor Karen Bass from the left and the right and the recent controversy around an influencer calling Mayor Bass a "fascist" and seemingly being joined in that by Councilmember Nithya Raman who later walked back the video. We also take a look at California Propositions 4 and 5 in non-word salad simple terms. https:...

Ashra and Merira Kwesi are among the top scholars in the world on ancient Africa, specifically Kemet (Egypt). They have been leading educational tours to Egypt for over forty years. But 2026 was different. They faced what Merira described as "Egyptian Jim Crow," being shut out of the Nubian Village and silenced in their own lectures by government officials out of a growing fear of Afrocentrism and...