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A daily dose of top stories in the headlines, breaking news, sports and entertainment.

Episodes

  1. 17H AGO

    The Third Incident, The Evacuation, and The Pell Grant

    Mimi Brown breaks down the day. The third shooting incident around President Trump in just one month.  Fifty thousand people in Orange County, California evacuated after a chemical tank overheated. And a major change to federal student aid could reshape how Americans think about college. Plus, the Tuesday Two-Minute Take. From the Black Effect Podcast Network. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    9 min

  2. 1D AGO

    The Supreme Court, the Dismissal, and George Floyd

    Mimi Brown breaks down the day. The Supreme Court's busy month. A surprising dismissal in the Virginia school shooting case. And six years since the death of George Floyd. Plus, the Monday Brief. From the Black Effect Podcast Network.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    10 min

  3. 4D AGO

    The Approval Drop, The Drive Home, and The Spotify Deal

    Mimi Brown breaks down the day. Trump's approval just hit a new low.  Your Memorial Day traffic and gas survival guide. And the Spotify-Universal AI deal that's quietly reshaping music. Plus, the Front Page Friday Quiz. From the Black Effect Podcast Network.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    9 min

  4. 5D AGO

    The Boycott, The Mistrial, and The Weed Rules

    Mimi Brown breaks down the day. The NAACP is urging Black athletes to rethink playing for Southern schools over voting rights.  A mistrial motion took center stage in the Virginia elementary school shooting trial. And the TSA is changing the rules for travelers carrying weed. Plus The Headlines We Didn't Take Seriously Enough.  From the Black Effect Podcast Network. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    11 min

  5. 6D AGO

    The Tax Deal, The Trial, and The Outbreak

    Mimi Brown breaks down the day. The IRS just agreed to never audit Trump or his family for their past tax returns. A Virginia school official is on trial three years after a six-year-old shot his teacher. And the WHO just declared a new Ebola outbreak a global emergency. Plus The Underplayed.  From the Black Effect Podcast Network. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    9 min

  6. MAY 19

    The Two-Billion Dollar Fund, The Bar, and the Bond

    Mimi Brown breaks down the day. Trump's nearly $2 billion fund for January 6 defendants. The American Bar Association just killed law school diversity rules. And Kim Kardashian just paid the bond to free a man from Oklahoma's death row after 29 years. Plus the Tuesday Two-Minute Take. From the Black Effect Podcast Network. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    11 min

  7. MAY 18

    The March, The Map, and the Med Schools

    Mimi Brown breaks down the day. Thousands marched in Selma and Montgomery for voting rights. The Supreme Court rejected Virginia's redistricting appeal. And the DOJ is going after Yale and UCLA medical schools over admissions. Plus, the Monday Brief.  From the Black Effect Podcast Network. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    10 min

  8. MAY 15

    Medicare's Freeze, Spirit's $10 Million Bonus, and Florida vs. the NFL

    Mimi Brown breaks down the day. Medicare just froze new home health and hospice providers. Spirit Airlines workers got laid off by email while executives line up for $10 million in bonuses. And Florida is going after the NFL rule that helped Black coaches get top jobs. Plus the very first Front Page Friday Quiz. From the Black Effect Podcast Network. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    10 min

  9. MAY 14

    The Sticky Note, The Senate Bar Tab, and the $89 Streaming Bill

    Mimi Brown breaks down the day. The Trump DOJ is subpoenaing journalists. The FBI Director and a U.S. Senator just turned a Senate hearing into a bar fight. And six years later, Louisiana pays the family of Ronald Greene.  New episodes every weekday. From the Black Effect Podcast Network. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    8 min

  10. MAY 13

    The Oval Office, the Cruise Ship, and the $50 Million Check

    Mimi Brown breaks down the day's biggest stories — and what they mean for you. What the President said Tuesday about the financial pain Americans are feeling. A virus spreading from a cruise ship — with no mandatory quarantine. A $50 million check from Google to its Black employees. And the bill nobody's covering that could change everything for HBCUs. New episodes every weekday. From the Black Effect Podcast Network. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    9 min

  11. MAY 12

    Welcome to Front Page

    Mimi Brown breaks down the day's three biggest stories and what they mean for you. The Middle East war is hitting your gas tank. Republican-led states across the South are racing to redraw congressional maps after the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act. And the country's biggest retailers are finally admitting self-checkout doesn't work. Plus, Tennessee State Rep Justin Pearson joins the show to talk about the Memphis seat at the heart of the redistricting fight. New episodes every weekday. From the Black Effect Podcast Network. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    15 min

  12. TRAILER

    Introducing: Front Page

    A daily dose of top stories in the headlines, breaking news, sports and entertainment with Mimi Brown. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    2 min

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A daily dose of top stories in the headlines, breaking news, sports and entertainment.

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    The Black Effect Network
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    The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
  • Years Active
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  • Episodes
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