KKK Act History and Possible DOJ Use

On tonight's special episode of The Joy Reid Show, we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Day! Join us and our rainbow coalition of guests as we look at the America of then and now, and what could be if we fight for it. Our Guests tonight are Mark Thompson, Gyasi Ross, Emilia Gonzalez Avalos, Jolly Good Ginger, Representative Jayapal and Steve Schmidt. GUEST SOCIALS: Rev. Mark Thompson: @ministter on all socials Gyasi Ross: IG: BigIndianGyasi Facebook: GyasiRossAuthor Emilia Gonzalez Avalos: fb/insta: @unidosMN Unidos-mn.org https://www.iceoutnowmn.com Jolly Good Ginger: IG & Youtube: @Jolly_Good_Ginger Facebook as Jolly Good Ginger Rep. Pramila Jayapal: IG: @pramilajayapal Twitter: @repjayapal Steve Schmidt: Twitter: @SteveSchmidtSES IG: @thewarningSES --- THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: The Freedom From Religion Foundation: Go to ffrf.us/newyear.com or text my name “JOY” to 511-511 and help protect a country that belongs to all of us Helix: Go to helixsleep.com/JOY for 27% Off Sitewide --- ABOUT JOY REID: Joy-Ann Lomena Reid (AKA Joy Reid) is a best-selling American author, political journalist and TV host. She was a national correspondent for MSNBC and is best known for hosting the Emmy-nominated, NAACP Award-winning political commentary and analysis show, The ReidOut, from 2020 to 2025. Her previous anchoring credits include The Reid Report (2014–2015) and AM Joy (2016–2020). STAY CONNECTED WITH THE SHOW: Website: https://www.joyannreid.com Merch: https://shop.thejoyreidshow.com/ Substack: https://substack.com/@joyannreid Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Joy-Reid-Show/61576759980854/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joyreidshow/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thejoyreidshow Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/joyannreid.bsky.social FOLLOW JOY ON SOCIAL: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyreidofficial/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joyannreid/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@joyreidofficial Want to hear more of our theme song? Check out the Foodchain page on BandCamp: https://pthefoodchain.bandcamp.com/track/the-foodchain-basically-ft-jd-era ============================= Copyright Notice: This video and my YouTube channel contains content that is property of The Joy Reid Show, a production of Image Lab Media Group. You are authorized to share the video link and channel, and embed this video in your website or others as long as a link back to this YouTube Channel is provided.

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