About this episode

Victor Blackwell discusses the search for missing hikers in Nepal, immigrant store owners' legal actions in NYC, and various political controversies.

Amid the search for thousands of people, including U.S. citizens, who are missing after the devastating flood on the border of Nepal and China, Victor speaks to Anurag Goel. His father Anil was on a hiking trip and has not been heard from in days. Grocery store owner Carlos Collado joins Victor to talk about why he and other immigrant store owners in New York City are supporting a lawsuit against Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to create city-run grocery stores.Victor also speaks with the Chairman of the Tohono O’odham Nation in Arizona who says armed federal agents entered their land this week alongside contractors to build a border wall that the tribe does not want.Plus, Janelle King, Jason “Jah” Lee and Edward Ahmed Mitchell join Victor to react to the latest legal fight over voting rights.  Plus, they discuss a candidate in Texas who says he's no longer running as a Republican, but rather as a write-in candidate, after he was asked by a party official about training his dog to bite Muslims. They also weigh in on the controversy over a “racist” Halloween costume that Target is apologizing for, and the decision by a U.S. embassy to take down a painting by Kehinde Wiley that…

People in this episode

Host: Victor Blackwell

Guests: Anurag Goel, Carlos Collado, Janelle King, Jason “Jah” Lee, Edward Ahmed Mitchell

Topics covered

• missing persons
• immigrant issues
• border wall
• voting rights
• political controversies
• hiking accidents
• community support

Keywords

• Nepal flood
• missing hiker
• immigrant store owners
• border wall
• voting rights
• political controversy
• Halloween costume

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Tohono O’odham Nation, Target

Places: Texas, New York City, Arizona, Nepal, China

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