• First Of All with Victor Blackwell

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First Of All with Victor Blackwell

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  • Victor Blackwell brings a fresh perspective on the week's news with a focus on stories affecting communities of color.
    2024 CNN
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Episodes
  • Veterans React to Trump’s Pentagon Pick and Pete Hegseth’s War on "Woke”

    Veterans React to Trump’s Pentagon Pick and Pete Hegseth’s War on "Woke”
    Nov 16 2024
    President-elect Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon claims the military and its leaders are "too woke". What does that really mean? And is diversity and equity in the armed forces really the threat Pete Hegseth claims it is? Victor speaks with two combat veterans – Retired Army Captain Mary Tobin and Retired Army Major General Dana Pittard - whose personal stories suggest otherwise. Plus, a family in Missouri is pleading for both the outgoing governor and incoming governor of the state to reverse their pledge to release a former officer convicted of killing their son. Both leaders say they're considering clemency for Eric Devalkenaere. Victor has an emotional conversation with Cameron Lamb's parents, Aqil and Laurie Bey. For the first time, Chicago has elected members of its school board. Oscar and Grammy award-winning artist "Rhymefest" is one of them, and he speaks with Victor about the new role and his latest project. And the creator of the "North American Indigenous Songbook” joins Victor to explain the project’s vision and how the death of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement inspired it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    43 mins
  • Why Many Black Women Say They Feel Frustrated Right Now

    Why Many Black Women Say They Feel Frustrated Right Now
    Nov 9 2024
    According to CNN exit polls, 91 percent of Black women voted for Vice President Kamala Harris to become the first Black woman elected president of the United States. No other demographic voted for either Harris or Trump so abundantly. Now many Black women, who have long been the backbone of the democratic party, are speaking out in frustration with the election result. Victor shares a personal story and explores why – and what comes next – with Holli Holiday of “#WinWithBlackWomen” and Liz Minnella of “White Women Answer the Call.” Plus, Daniel Garza joins Victor to explain why Trump made large gains with Latino voters, particularly men, and how to reconcile that support with the President-Elect’s vow to carry out mass deportations of undocumented immigrants. Later, author Michael Eric Dyson reacts to racist text messages sent to Black people in more than two dozen states across the United States following the election. And the FBI has been asked to help investigate the death of a Black man found hanging in an abandoned house. His widow refuses to believe the police explanation that Dennoriss Richardson’s death was a suicide. Leigh Richardson joins Victor alongside her attorney to explain why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    43 mins
  • The Early Voting Data That May Reveal Clues About Election Day

    The Early Voting Data That May Reveal Clues About Election Day
    Nov 2 2024
    “First of All” turns 1 this weekend! Victor has some reflections on all the stories we’ve covered so far over the past year. But first, three days out from the election, millions of people have already voted. The chair of the Democratic party in Georgia, Representative Nikema Williams, shares what she thinks the turnout means for the presidential election. Plus, can the man who pitched a "Muslim ban" for his first term rely on Muslim voters to help him win a second term? Former President Trump is trying, including with a visit to a city where their votes could help clinch a critical battleground. Victor speaks to a journalist who has been covering this community and the Trump campaign’s outreach to them. Later, California voters are being asked if they want to ban forced labor in prisons and address a "slavery loophole" in the state's constitution. Sam Brown, who helped write the measure after his own experience working in prison, joins us. Also, Washington Post columnist Theodore Johnson explains to Victor why he thinks Black voters may be about to usher-in a realignment in our politics. And for the latest installment of our “Art is Life” series, Victor speaks to Winsome Bingham and E.B. Lewis, the author and illustrator of the children’s book “The Walk,” which teaches “voting is how grown folks speak up”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    44 mins

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