Pod Save the People

DeRay, Kaya and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week— including a documentary honoring Black women's World War II contributions, racial disparity in access to COVID treatment, and women more likely to die after operation by male surgeons. DeRay interviews Samantha Tweedy about her life experience and current work as president of the Black Economic Alliance Foundation. News:DeRay https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jan/04/women-more-likely-die-operation-male-surgeon-studyKaya https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/katiecamero/covid-treatment-inequalityDe’Ara https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/12/31/black-rosies-world-war-ii/ For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

DeRay, Myles, and Kaya cover the underreported news of the week— including a new Black tech hub, forged DNA evidence, and a reverse migration to the South. DeRay interviews Jonathan Katz on his new book Gangsters of Capitalism: Smedley Butler, the Marines, and Breaking of America's Empire.  News:Myles https://www.businessinsider.com/blacktag-founders-black-creators-audiences-platform-2022-1Kaya https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/01/14/black-migration-south/DeRay https://www.npr.org/2022/01/13/1072766152/virginia-beach-forged-evidence-investigationFor a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

DeRay, Myles, Kaya, and De’Ara cover the underreported news of the week— including Black climbers on Mount Everest, false positive drug tests in state prisons, and the life and death of Black political icons Sidney Poiter and Lani Guinier. DeRay interviews activist Samira Sangare about her work and advocacy with Saratoga Black Lives Matter in New York State. News:DeRay https://www.news10.com/news/nys-inspector-general-report-reveals-rampant-false-positive-drug-test-results-in-state-prisons-led-to-undue-punishment/Myles https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/a38695714/oprah-sidney-poitier-interview/Kaya https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/mount-everest-black-climbers/2021/12/31/b5d28a70-3757-11ec-8be3-e14aaacfa8ac_story.htmlDe’Ara https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/07/us/politics/lani-guinier-dead.html For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Myles, De'Ara, Kaya, and DeRay welcome the new year and cover the underreported news of the week— including DC police failed attempts to reprimand officers, Black artists revolutionize medical illustrations, Proud Boys regroup to local municipalities, and the life & death of bell hooks. DeRay interviews philosopher & longtime friend Myisha Cherry on her book The Case for Rage: Why Anger Is Essential to Anti-Racist Struggle. News:Myles https://www.kentucky.com/news/state/kentucky/article256616171.htmlDe’Ara https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/8892939002Kaya https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/14/us/proud-boys-local-issues.htmlDeRay https://revealnews.org/article/dc-police-tried-to-fire-24-current-officers-for-criminal-offenses/For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

DeRay, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week—including high rates of dementia for Black and Latino women, Las Vegas persecution of minor sex-trafficking victims, and the life & death of Elder Malidoma Patrice Somé. DeRay interviews writer and a feminist policy analyst Anushay Hossain on her book Pain Gap: How Sexism & Racism in Healthcare Kill Women. News:Kaya https://wapo.st/3GEUknGMyles https://www.malidoma.com/mainDeRay https://www.wapo.st/3oTKY1l For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

DeRay, Kaya, De’Ara, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week—including a Miami Art Basel policy change, Josephine Baker's high honor in France, Black tech entrepreneurs tackling health care's race gap, and the world of underground adoption. DeRay interviews Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Tony Messenger on his book PROFIT AND PUNISHMENT: How America Criminalizes the Poor in the Name of Justice.News:Kaya https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/04/arts/design/art-basel-miami-diversity.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage&section=StyleMyles https://www.npr.org/2021/11/30/1059776777/josephine-baker-france-pantheonDe’Ara https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/11/29/1056494505/how-black-tech-entrepreneurs-are-tackling-health-cares-race-gapDeRay https://www.propublica.org/article/they-took-us-away-from-each-other-lost-inside-americas-shadow-foster-system For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

DeRay, Kaya, Myles and De’Ara cover the underreported news of the week—including GoGo at the Grammy's, exoneration with no restitution, a Hendrix family dispute, and thousands of Latino drivers labeled as white. DeRay interviews Barrett Holmes Pitner about his new book The Crime Without A Name: Combatting Ethnocide and the Erasure of Culture in America which was named one of NPR's 2021 Best Books of the Year. News:DeRayhttps://twitter.com/RichardAWebster/status/1462774838150545410?s=20De’Arahttps://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/gogo-dc-grammy-awards/2021/11/22/e7db3fd0-4b16-11ec-b73b-a00d6e559a6e_story.htmlMyleshttps://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/jan/13/jimi-hendrix-family-dispute-escalates-over-use-of-name-for-music-schoolKayahttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/27/us/kevin-strickland-exonerated-fundraiser.htmlFor a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

DeRay, Kaya, Myles and De’Ara cover the underreported news of the week—including a student loan forgiveness program, the first Black woman to live in a space station, a charity aiming to end youth violence through creativity, and the shocking acquittal of a serial rapist. DeRay interviews Malcolm Bell about his new book The Attica Turkey Shoot: Carnage, Cover-Up and the Pursuit of Justice. News:DeRay https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/18/nyregion/christopher-belter-rape-sentence.htmlKaya https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/11/20/public-service-student-loan-forgiveness-pslf/Myles https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/54666/1/save-art-against-knives-the-charity-preventing-youth-violence-through-artDe’Ara https://www.npr.org/2021/11/19/1057180212/jessica-watkins-astronaut-first-black-woman-iss-space-station For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

DeRay, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week—including new policies at St. Jude hospital, a fake landlord scandal, and a John Coltrane album gone platinum. DeRay interviews Dr. Priya Fielding-Singh about her new book How the Other Half Eats: The Untold Story of Food & Inequality in America.News:DeRayhttps://www.propublica.org/article/st-jude-hoards-billions-while-many-of-its-families-drain-their-savingsMyleshttps://variety.com/2021/music/news/john-coltrane-love-supreme-platinum-1235108885/Kayahttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fake-landlord-home-rental-scam-detroit-rcna4941?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma&fbclid=IwAR18n_BsQXEUCR0bb1TJPYWDHnFG6eQ4ZMhZ-9cTn2bUFObb6H36-K9YOtw  For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

DeRay, Kaya, and De’Ara cover the underreported news of the week—including Black women in elected office, public bathrooms, and a scandal involving D.C. police and whiskey. DeRay interviews Stanley Nelson & Traci Curry about their new Showtime documentary "Attica."News stories:De’Ara https://thegrio.com/2021/11/01/black-women-running-for-statewide-offices/ DeRay https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-11-05/why-american-cities-lost-their-public-bathroomsKaya https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-police-lodge-jack-daniels-committee-investigation/2021/11/04/e035a92a-3377-11ec-a1e5-07223c50280a_story.html For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.