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Straight Shot, No Chaser with Tezlyn Figaro

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Mar 18, 2021 • 59min

Change in Compton, California with Cynthia Nunn

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.
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Mar 11, 2021 • 1h 14min

Life After Life with Corey Jacobs

Tezlyn chats with Corey Jacobs (@coreysjacobs), the co-founder of the Buried Alive Project and Senior Advisor to the Chairman, Sean Combs, at Combs Enterprises to discuss how, at the age of 30, Corey was sentenced to 16 life sentences for federal drug offenses – his first-ever felony convictions and how on December 19, 2016, Corey received clemency from President Barack Obama after serving over 18 years in prison.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Mar 4, 2021 • 37min

Has the NAACP Lost Their Street Creditability? with Garland Pruitt

Tezlyn has a straight shot conversation with Oklahoma City NAACP President Garland Pruitt about Joe Biden's private meeting with civil rights organizations, the NAACP vs. Trump lawsuit, and the possibility of finding common ground between the older generation and the new generation in the effort to move Black people forward.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Feb 25, 2021 • 1h 23min

Female Hip-Hop Icons & Industry Politics with Suga-T

Rap Icon Suga-T breaks down the respect, and the lack thereof, for female hip-hop icons in the hip-hop industry. In this candid conversation, Suga-T and Tezlyn discuss how male artists, younger artists, and the industry has assisted in an attempt to silence and erase the legacy of historic female hip-hop icons. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Feb 18, 2021 • 43min

Beyond the Laughter with Comedian Bubba Dub

Known for his “Fawty Years” comedy, Bubba Dub chats with Tezlyn about the impact he desires to make on the world beyond the laughter. Bubba Dub also discusses his involvement with two rappers recently slain, Pop Smoke and Mo3, and how their death has impacted the culture.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Feb 15, 2021 • 3min

Straight Shot: The Week Ahead In Politics 2/15/21

In this quick straight shot commentary, Tezlyn discusses what to watch out for this week in politics (February 15, 2021) upcoming #SSNC interviews & more.#PushTheLineSSNC  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Feb 11, 2021 • 1h 19min

From Gang Banging to Book Slanging with Spud the Blood

Tezlyn chats with author Clifford Johnson aka Spud the Blood about his Blood affiliation, his incarceration due to the 1994 Crime Bill, and becoming a national best-selling published author. This interview is unique to previous interviews because Tezlyn reveals how her 27-year friendship with Spud, and many others mentioned throughout the interview, have inspired her in politics today.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Feb 8, 2021 • 4min

Straight Shot: The Week Ahead In Politics

In this quick straight shot commentary bonus, Tezlyn discusses what to watch out for this week in politics (February 8, 2021) , SSNC season two & more. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Feb 4, 2021 • 4min

Straight Shot: Democrats Have The Power, So Act Like It

In this quick straight shot commentary, Tezlyn discusses if Democrats will remove Representative Marjorie Greene from committee assignments. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jan 28, 2021 • 4min

Straight Shot: Two Things At The Same Time

In this quick straight shot commentary, Tezlyn discusses how to do two things at the same time in politics.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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