BLKFLA Podcast

The MPN Network

#BLKFLA: The Podcast is the cultural archive for the Black political experience in Florida. We seek to answer the question, “What is YOUR VISION of Florida where BLACK PEOPLE can live in FREEDOM, EQUITY, and AUTHENTICITY. We are the intersection of Black politics and Black culture for Florida.

  1. MAR 26

    2026 Leg Session Madness

    Legislative Session is OVER in the state of Florida... Or is it. I mean, Florida will ALWAYS be Florida, so we brought State Representative Michele Rayner and State Senator Shevrin Jones to help us make sense of it all. Florida has it's own State SAVE Act, yet we don't have a State budget for this year. Oh yeah, AND there's still this mess of MID DECADE REDISTRICTING! Join Jamal STEELE, Rhyane Wagner, and Chanae Jackson as they host the new episode of BLKFLA NOW!

    1h 21m

  2. 12/01/2025

    All Politics Are Local

    On this episode of BLKFLA: The Podcast, our hosts Jamal STEELE and Rhyane Wagner dig deep into the importance of local and municipal politics with Sean Shaw, who ran for Hillsborough County Commission in 2024, and newly re-elected Commissioner Shan Rose, District 5 of the City of Orlando, FL. It was an amazing time as we dive deep into why your city council, county commission, and many other municipal areas of government are important for the care of your community AND for Black people to win in our communities across the state. It's BLKFLA! LET'S GET INTO IT.

    1h 26m

  3. 11/06/2025

    State of Emergency

    We are in the middle of the longest government shutdown this country has experienced, which has caused 42 million Americans to lose SNAP benefits, which includes 3.5 million Floridians without access to funds for FOOD. Instead, our state Legislature wants to use this opportunity to possibly gerrymander our already egregious congressional map to gain an even more unfair advantage for this administration to complete enacting Project 2025 into law. And OH YEAH... THE GREATEST SOUL SINGER OF THE MODERN ERA HAS BECOME AN ANCESTOR IN THE MIDST OF THE WORLD SLOWLY BURNING. So, our hosts Jamal STEELE and Natasha Sutherland called our friends Rhyane Wagner, Senior Policy Manager of Black Voters Matter, music artist and host of On The Ave Podcast, Broadway Louie, and State Representative Michele K. Rayner to discuss Mid decade redistricting in Florida, the Government Shutdown and it's implications on SNAP benefits being cut, and the untimely passing of Michael Eugene Archer, better known to the Soul music culture as D'Angelo. It's BLKFLA: The Podcast! Join us!

    2h 11m

  4. 10/16/2025

    Jesus Is Blk

    It's THE RETURN of BLKFLA! Before we dig deep into our political bag, we have to set the atmosphere right. Pastor Anthony Davis and Pastor G Tyler Burns join us for an in depth conversation on how the destructive force of using Christ as a weapon of White supremacy is damaging our country and what we can do to fight back to show how Jesus is Black, not just in person, but in movement. It's BLKFLA!!!

    1h 15m

  5. 05/29/2025

    We Still Not Protecting Black Women

    On this episode of BLKFLA, we invite Ieshia Williams, Neuteyshe Felizor, Jenay Green, and Jonathan Garrett Green to join our hosts, Natasha Sutherland and Jamil Davis, for an in-depth conversation on why Black women are never dealt the same protection, empathy, and grace as other folk when they face abuse, neglect, and trauma in their lives. It's BLKFLA!! LET'S TAP INTO IT.

    1h 59m

  6. 05/01/2025

    Sinners

    Our podcast prides itself as being THE INTERSECTION OF BLACK POLITICS AND BLACK CULTURE and THIS FILM EMBODIES THAT PERFECTLY. Currently sitting at $122 million domestically, 161 million internationally, Sinners, directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Michael B. Jordan is a CULTURAL EVENT FOR ALL THE RIGHT REASONS. On this episode, our hosts, Jamil Davis and DJ Hale, bring Rhyane Wagner and Dwight Bullard along for the ride to discuss what many have already declared to be THE FILM OF THE YEAR and the sociopolitical impact in this Era of Resistance that we are in. Tune in on The MPN Network!

    1h 30m

  7. 03/26/2025

    Leg Session Madness

    On the first episode of the #TeamBLKFLA era, Jamal STEELE and Natasha Sutherland dig deep into the 60 days that can change the course of the State of Florida: Legislative Session. State Representative Angie Nixon, State Representative Michele K. Rayner, and State Senator Shevrin Jones join us as we break down key pieces of legislation, issues that affect our folk, and how we engage the community as we go into 2026. It's #BLKFLA: The Podcast, Leg Session Madness! Follow Rep. Nixon: @angieforfl Follow Rep. Rayner: micheleforfl Follow State Sen. Jones: @senatorshevrinjones Follow us: @BLKFLAThePodcast

    1h 17m

  8. 03/11/2025

    Season 2 Opener: So...How's Everyone?

    Before we begin, we have to reflect. So, DJ Hale and Jamal STEELE brought a few friends for the ride. Join us along with our friends State Representative Angie Nixon, Natasha Sutherland of Florida Watch, Dwight Bullard of Florida Rising, and Rhyane Wagner of Black Voters Matter to see HOW EVERYONE IS DOING AFTER A ROLLER COASTER OF AN ELECTION and the beginning of THE FINAL SEASON OF AMERICA. We got laughs, we got knowledge, and WE GOT A MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE FUTURE OF THE PODCAST! WE'RE BACK! It's BLKFLA: The Podcast... The Season Of RESISTANCE. Follow Angie Nixon: @angieforfl Follow Natasha Sutherland: @natashaesutherland Follow Dwight Bullard: @dwightbullard_ Follow Rhyane Wagner: @rhynowag Follow DJ Hale: @djhale__ Follow Jamal STEELE: @jamalsteele Follow us: @BLKFLAThePodcast

    1h 37m
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Ratings & Reviews

3.7
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About

#BLKFLA: The Podcast is the cultural archive for the Black political experience in Florida. We seek to answer the question, “What is YOUR VISION of Florida where BLACK PEOPLE can live in FREEDOM, EQUITY, and AUTHENTICITY. We are the intersection of Black politics and Black culture for Florida.

Information

  • Creator
    The MPN Network
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    18
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    BLKFLA Podcast