Pod Save the People

DeRay, Kaya, Myles, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week  —  the outcome of Maui fires, extremists recruited into US military, Little Rock's fight for Black History curriculum and the life and legacy of Clarence Avant.NewsDeRayPentagon watchdog finds lax oversight and screening of military recruits with extremist tiesCA Shop Owner Shot Over Rainbow Flag Hanging Outside StoreMylesClarence Avant, the ‘Godfather of Black Entertainment,’ Dies at 92KayaLittle Rock Will Offer A.P. African American Studies Despite State ObjectionsDe’Ara‘His Name Was Bélizaire’: Rare Portrait of Enslaved Child Arrives at the Met

DeRay, Kaya, Don, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week  — a study finding youth placed in adult prisons have their lives cut shorter, Alabama state refuses Supreme Court orders, imaginary exceptions for abortion, and a new album from a musical icon. DeRay interviews award-winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson and co-director Valerie Scoon about their newest documentary titled 'Sound of the Police'NewsDeRayShe Wasn't Able to Get an Abortion. Now She's a Mom. Soon She'll Start 7th Grade. KayaAlabama lost a voting rights case at the Supreme Court. It's still trying to winDonYouth placed in adult prison have their lives cut shorter, study saysDe’AraFor Meshell Ndegeocello, blurring musical lines has provided a clear path

DeRay, Kaya and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — a mother in need misplaced by NYPD, the first of its kind Black fine art print fair, and one man's personal vendetta against affirmative action.News:DeRay Family says mother has been missing since NYPD officers took her to hospital back in AprilKaya Conservative activist behind US affirmative action cases sues venture capital fundDe’Ara What’s Expected To Be The Largest-Ever Black Fine Art Print Fair To Amplify Artists   

DeRay, Myles, Kaya and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — misappropriation of taxpayer funds, Texas libraries converted to disciplinary centers, unengaged Democratic voters, and the life and legacy of Sinead O' Connor. NewsDeRay Elizabeth Warren says the Pentagon’s health care system is the victim of price gouging — and it’s not doing enough to stop it.Myles Life and Legacy of Sinead O’ConnorDe’Ara Democrats worry their most loyal voters won’t turn out for Biden in 2024Kaya Largest School District in Texas Eliminates Libraries, Converts Them to Disciplinary Centers

DeRay, Myles and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — Southern GOP refuse majority-Black district, famed forensic scientist indicted for fabrication, and an anti-trans message from Jess. DeRay interviews author Christian Cooper to about his new book Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World.NewsDeRay Judge finds forensic scientist Henry Lee liable for fabricating evidence in a murder caseMyles Jess Hilarious says who will stand up for womenDe’Ara Alabama Republicans Refuse to Create New Majority-Black District 

DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara and Myles  cover the underreported news of the week on affirmative action — the irony of opposition, a push for adversity scores, and the future of diversity policies in Hollywood and corporate employment. DeRay interviews author and journalist Donovan Ramsey on the pod to chat about his newest book When Crack Was King: A People's History of a Misunderstood Era.NewsDeRayGOP attorneys general tee off on large corporations over diversity policiesKayaWith End of Affirmative Action, a Push for a New Tool: Adversity ScoresDe’AraHollywood Diversity Initiatives May Be Challenged After Supreme Court Affirmative Action RulingMylesWhite women benefit most from affirmative action. So why do they oppose it? 

DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara and Myles  cover the underreported news of the week — Minneapolis crime decreases with a shortage of police officers, the small group of conservative doctors behind restrictive trans & abortion policies, celebrity baby daddy drama makes CNN, and the editor of Elle Decor crafting his soft life. DeRay interviews Michigan State law professor Justin Simard to chat about the advent of the Citing Slavery Project.NewsDeRayHalf the Police Force Quit. Crime Dropped.De’AraHow the Editor in Chief of Elle Decor Spends His SundaysMylesImagine Trash-Talking Keke PalmerKayaDocuments show how conservative doctors influenced abortion, trans rights

DeRay, Myles, Kaya and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — the world's first known drag queen, Black entrepreneurship in under-resourced D.C. neighborhood, an alarming trend of missing children in Cleveland, and the heightening  suicide rate within the Black male community.NewsDeRayCleveland police address "misinformation" on missing childrenHow Bad Is Cleveland’s ‘Alarming’ Missing Children Trend? Data Suggests An Existing ProblemMylesThe Suicide Method Never Discussed in the Black Community Regarding MenDe’AraAll Black-Owned Local Shopping Center Debuts In Ward 8KayaUpdate: Dupont’s Swann Street Dedicated To William Dorsey Swann, The First Self-Described ‘Queen Of Drag’ 

DeRay, Myles, Kaya and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — hundreds of vacated convictions tied to rogue police officers, reparations versus resources in Minnesota, America's only Black boarding school in Mississippi, and the devolution of reality television. NewsDeRay Bragg vacates convictions tied to rogue NYPD officers convicted of criminal conductKaya Slave Descendants in Minnesota and Dakotas to Receive $50M in GrantsMyles Joseline Hernandez Accuses Amber Rose Of ‘Wanting To Be White A Girl’ De’Ara Piney Woods School strives for Black excellence

DeRay, Myles, Kaya and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — community policing in Brooklyn, the evolution of artificial intelligence, ongoing tragedy at Rikers and the life and legacy of Tina Turner.  News DeRayNYC DOC Commissioner Louis Molina liedFederal judge demands answers after Rikers detainee dies with a fractured skullMylesTina Turner, Queen of Rock & Roll, Dead at 83KayaChatGPT took their jobs. Now they walk dogs and fix air conditioners.De’AraA Brooklyn Neighborhood Went 5 Days Without the Police