300 episodes
First Things First With Dominique DiPrima KBLA Talk 1580
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- Society & Culture
Weekdays 6AM-9AM
They say “all politics is local.” The KBLA morning show offers news and commentary from a uniquely different perspective. The show features newsmakers, but also unconventional voices you likely won’t hear anywhere else on LA talk radio; all helmed by one of the most trusted voices in local community advocacy.
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Stand with Black Women: Kara James is a Planned Parenthood Nurse Practitioner Doing Just That
Kara James, (MSN, RN, FNP-C, PHN) is a Planned Parenthood Los Angeles Nurse Practitioner and self describe "hood chick" who is spearheading Planned Parenthood's Black Health Initiative. On this podcast we cover Black maternal and infant health, abortion rights, access to healthcare and what needs to be done to stop Black women and babies from dying at higher rates than any other group.
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The husband and wife team behind Wolof Wear are in the Wealth Building Wednesday spotlight. Wolof Wear is a Black-owned clothing line that manufactures in Senegal and sells on line and weekends in Africa Town/Leimert Park. IG: @WolofWear @DiPrima
The phone lines are open and we hit the burning topics of the day: Cannabis being rescheduled to Schedule III, Secretary Blinken in Israel, the violent attack on peaceful protesters at UCLA, the urban peace movement and more.
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Labor is a Movement Having a Moment w/Teamsters Local 848 Secretary Treasurer Eric Tate
Eric Tate started as a bus driver for Laidlaw Transit and worked his way up to leadership in the Teamsters Local 848, where he has been re-elected as Secretary Treasurer five times.
On this May Day podcast we look at trends in the labor movement, why unions are more popular than ever and what it means for American workers.
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Millennials of the Mic: Miles Low & Asha Jordan Speak Up for a Much Maligned Generation
Miles Low is a rap artist, producer and the production director for KBLA Talk 1580. He is also a member of generation Y. Asha Jordan is a visual artist and activist. She is also the Booking Coordinator for First Things First on KBLA Talk 1580. On this podcast we look at the stereotypes, realities, opinions and trends impacting the young people who bridge the analog and digital ages.
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KBLA's Dr. Melina Abdullah is suing the LAPD for multiple swatting incidents. Will you show up? How do we check the rise of authoritarianism and militarized policing in blue states? Is universal basic income an answer to houselessness? Will the reawaken
John Wood Jr is a national spokesperson for Braver Angels, a former candidate for congress and former Vice-Chairman of the Republican Party of Los Angeles County. On this podcast Dominique and John intellectually joust across the aisle is the spirit of disagreeing without disrespect.
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The LAPD Goes on Trial May 13th vs. BLM's Dr. Abdullah - Will You Show Up?
KBLA's Dr. Melina Abdullah is suing the LAPD for multiple swatting incidents. Will you show up? How do we check the rise of authoritarianism and militarized policing in blue states? Is universal basic income an answer to houselessness? Will the reawakened FCC protect our online freedom? Open lines and consequential topics fuel First Things First.
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