Truth Time with Dr. Cornel West and Nina Turner
KBLA Talk 1580
The renowned scholar and powerhouse public intellectual join forces weekdays to sound off on the news of the day from an unapologetically progressive perspective.
Episodes
Mentioned books
May 10, 2025 • 40min
Black History Never
As the Kennedy Center was taken over, as Hollywood gets taxed, Black artists are doing their part to show that Black creativity can never be forgotten or confined. The history of Black people continues to shake and shape the world.
May 8, 2025 • 40min
Is it the Political Parties or the People?
Dr. West and Nina Turner discuss the types of leaders and leadership need to more this country forward for every day people
May 6, 2025 • 41min
A White Mother Called a Black Little Boy the N-word, Raises $500,000
Dr. Cornel West and Nina Turner discuss the ease at which some white people use the N-word to dehumanize Black people and Black children are no exception.
May 6, 2025 • 41min
Teach-in Thursday: Jack Johnson, The Galveston Giant
Dr. West and Nina Turner discuss the life of the first Black heavyweight champion of the world—Jack Johnson. Johnson fought during the Jim Crow Era in the United States. His wins encapsulated the hopes, dreams and respect the universal Black community craved for. Johnson held the heavyweight title from 1908-1915. He not only gave the Black community pride, he shook the foundations of white supremacy.
May 2, 2025 • 39min
President Trump’s First 100 Days
Dr. West and Nina Turner discuss the impact of President Trump’s first 100 days in office.
May 2, 2025 • 46min
Is the Power of Love Stronger than the Love for Power?
While praying and drawing attention to the Trump administrations cuts to social safety net programs, Dr. William Barber and Rev. Johnathan William-Hartgrove, and Steve Swayne were arrested at the Capitol Rotunda. In the wake of those arrest, Dr. West and Nina Turner discuss and wrestle with the concepts of power, how it is used and whether the power of love is stronger than the love of power.
Apr 30, 2025 • 42min
Fire at historic Clayborn Temple
Dr. West and Nina Turner discuss the recent fire that engulfed the historic Clayborn Temple Church in Memphis, Tennessee. Clayborn Temple was the staging site for the Sanitation Workers’ Strike in 1968.
Apr 25, 2025 • 40min
Barbara Lee's historic win in Oakland
Dr. West and Nina Turner discuss Congresswoman Barbara Lee’s historic win as mayor-elect of Oakland and what it could mean for progressive politics and policies in California and beyond.
Apr 25, 2025 • 40min
The Trailblazer Irene B. West and the passing of Pope Francis
Dr. Cornel West and Nina Turner discuss the four years since the passing of Dr. West’s incredible mother, Irene B. West and the passing of Pope Francis.
Apr 25, 2025 • 37min
Dr. West Speaks: What Does It Mean to Have a Voice and not an Echo and The Freedom Budget for All Americans
Dr. West and Nina Turner discuss the speech Dr. West gave at Howard University and his analysis about staying quiet and complicit in a moment like this. Also, what is the vision for this moment to lift poor and working people? Could the Freedom Budget for All Americans as envisioned by Asa Philip Randolph, Bayard Rustin and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr be the economic plan needed right now?
