Straight Shot, No Chaser with Tezlyn Figaro

Tezlyn discusses the necessity of Black politics with the cofounder of Our Black Party Dr. Wes Bellamy. Together they call out the missing backbone in today’s leadership and how we need to move forward.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tezlyn chats with Shareeduh Tate and Tera Brown, cousins of George Floyd and co-founders of the George Floyd Foundation to discuss the next steps for the George Floyd Foundation.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nationally renowned Civil Rights Attorney Natalie Jackson joins Tezlyn to discuss the verdict and details of the Derek Chauvin trial for the murder of George Floyd. This episode is part three of the exclusive series breaking down the details in depth in easy-to-understand terms to educate, inform and empower the listener. In this episode, Attorney Jackson discusses the verdict, the next steps in the trying the other officers, and federal policy changes to help end qualified immunity. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tezlyn checks in to update the straight shooter comrades following the Derek Chauvin verdict to discuss what she has been working on and what to expect in the upcoming weeks.   Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nationally renowned Civil Rights Attorney Natalie Jackson joins Tezlyn to discuss the details of the Derek Chauvin trial for the murder of George Floyd. This episode is part two of the exclusive series breaking down the details in depth in easy-to-understand terms to educate, inform and empower the listener. In this episode, Attorney Jackson discusses Rule 404, the prosecution/defense strategy, and how systemic racism and the Duante Wright murder may impact Derek Chauvin's trial. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nationally renowned Civil Rights Attorney Natalie Jackson joins Tezlyn to discuss the details of the Derek Chauvin trial for the murder of George Floyd. This exclusive series breaks down the details in depth in easy-to-understand terms to educate, inform and empower the listener. In this episode, Attorney Jackson explains the structure of the trial, the jury selection process, and the charges and potential sentence that former police officer Chauvin is facing for the murder of George Floyd. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this bonus episode, Tezlyn breaks down what to expect over the next few weeks as she provides exclusive coverage for the Derek Chauvin trial for the murder of George Floyd. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Part 2 of Tezlyn's interview with Queen YoNasDa Lonewolf, they explore the complexities of oppression politics and how the system of white supremacy creates an environment where both First Nation peoples and those of descendants of the formerly enslaved Africans in America are fighting, sometimes each other, for reparations. YoNasDa breaks down the historic relationship between Indigenous and Black Americans and how her bi-racial identity of Oglala Lakota Native American and Black informs her work of creating cross-cultural connection and social change. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

YoNasDa Lonewolf was born into a life fighting for human rights and spent her youth learning at the feet of her elders. In this two-part interview Tezlyn talks with YoNasDa about her experience growing up among prominent social justice activists, her work as an organizer for Black and Oglala Lakota Native American justice and the need for revolutionary healing in our world. In Part 1, they explore the tensions and divisions in the activist community, the importance of grassroots organizing, and why self development is the basis for social justice.. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tez chops it up with the big homegirl, one of the founding members of California’s notorious Lueders Park Piru, Cynthia Nunn. They discuss how she honors her late sister Sylvia Nunn (featured on Gangland), by being the Executive Director of Sylvia Nunn Angels non-profit youth resource and referral center. The mission of Sylvia Nunn Angels is to “(S) Stop (Y) Youth (L) Living (V)Violence (I) in (A) America (N)Need (U) Unity (N) Needing (I) It (N) Now (A) Against (N) Negative (G) Gang (E) Environment (L) Living (S) Straight” and is based in the same Compton neighborhood where the Nunn family lived and the Leuders Park Piru originated.https://www.sylvianunnangels.org/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.