Tavis Smiley KBLA Talk 1580

Journalist and author, Zoë Schlanger, continues our climate justice conversations by discussing her new text, “The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth”.

Civil rights attorney Alec Karakatsanis discusses findings from his decade-long study on police use of body cameras as we commemorate the 10th anniversary of the killing of Michael Brown.

Noted economist and author Dr. Julianne Malveaux on what the historic candidacy of V.P. Kamala Harris means for Black women.

Director of Graduate Studies at UC Santa Barbara and political scientist Christopher Sebastian Parker talks about his latest poll around outreach to Black people and what specific policies can move the needle for undecided Black voters.

Culture critic and journalist Bakari Kitwana shares his analysis about the “gangster image” of Donald Trump, the Harris/Walz candidacy and why Hip-Hop is the “go-to” influencer for this historic election.

Journalist and UC Irvine professor Amy Wilentz is back with an update on Haiti’s new leadership and what escalating tensions in the Middle East mean for folks on the ground.