Straight Shot, No Chaser with Tezlyn Figaro

The Push The Line nonpartisan political training program, founded by Tezlyn Figaro, is designed to train political candidates, campaign workers, activists, and organizers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Black Oklahomans past and present hold a pivotal position in understanding the black experience in America. Just over 100 years since the destruction of Greenwood in Tulsa, OK and in the midst of concerted efforts to mute the teaching of history (through policy like HB 1775) its critical to uncover the untold history of the Black experience in Oklahoma. Launching in Tulsa, Black History Saturdays, founded by Kristi Williams is a community education program created for the purpose of educating young people, their families, and the wider community toward a more honest and comprehensive understanding of Black history in Oklahoma and across the globe. The goal is to increase public knowledge, promote youth engagement, and equip the next generation of change-makers with historical and cultural knowledge that will inspire them to create powerful impact within their communities.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tezlyn Figaro reacts to independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders CNN Town Hall See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms confirms run for GovernorAmid anti-DEI push, National Park Service rewrites history of Underground RailroadAnti Trump National Protest See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tap in to check out the Tezlyn Figaro Town Hall recap to learn important lessons on how you can learn how to host your own organizing event. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A full panel discussion about the politics of men, women, money and marriage See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More than 50 universities are being investigated for alleged racial discrimination as part of Trump's campaign to end DEI programs that his officials say exclude white and Asian students.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The magical negro does not exist no one is above the program. The time for tribe building is now!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Education Department layoffs gut its civil rights office, leaving discrimination cases in limbo. The Education Department’s civil rights branch is losing nearly half its staff in the Trump administration’s layoffs, effectively gutting an office that already faced a backlog of thousands of complaints from students and families across the nation.Among a total of more than 1,300 layoffs announced Tuesday were roughly 240 in the department’s Office for Civil Rights,See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Check out this important discussion about how the Black community must brace for impact for the days ahead. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.