Native Land Pod

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0gc0byIGQk   What is owed in reparations for slavery, who qualifies, and why has reparatory justice been delayed for generations? On Cite Your Source with Angela Rye, Angela examines the case for reparations in America, from the racial wealth gap and underfunded HBCUs to corporate accountability and the economic legacy of chattel slavery. The conversation explores H.R. 40, racial inequality, and the history and future of reparations.   Featuring fact checker Dr. Marcus Hunter, Howard University & UCLA Professor of Sociology and African American Studies and author of Radical Reparations; Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, Howard University historian and author of How to Be an Antiracist; Dr. Darrick Hamilton, Chief Economist at the AFL-CIO and Henry Cohen Professor of Economics and Urban Policy at The New School; Linda Tigani, Chair and Executive Director of the NYC Commission on Racial Equity; and Devine Prince, President of the U.S. Freedmen Project. For more information and resources, visit https://CiteYourSourceNow.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Online “prediction markets” have become a multi-billion dollar industry in the U.S. As they grow, they threaten to swallow our institutions whole, from professional sports to the White House.    Do campaign ads HAVE to be unhinged to break through the noise? Our hosts play some of their favorite campaign ads, gaffs, and crash outs.   Join hosts Angela Rye, Bakari Sellers, and Andrew Gillum for episode 153 of Native Land Pod. We are 19 days away from the midterm elections. Welcome home y’all!  FYSA HEADLINES   –Trump appoints a new White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia.    –Florida state attorney Monique Worrell is investigating Medicaid funds that were allegedly funneled to a Republican PAC.   –Cherise Doyle, a trained doula, was forced to appear in Zoom court after a Florida hospital filed a complaint against her as a means of forcing her to have a C-section.   –Curtis Flowers, wrongfully imprisoned for 22 years, has died at the age of 56.    –Trump’s department of Housing and Urban Development is cracking down on race-based lending and efforts to boost Black home-ownership.    –Trump’s campaign to fire Lisa Cook, the federal reserve governor, continues.    –DHS agents raid the home of congresswoman Ilhan Omar as part of an ongoing immigration investigation.  LINKS AND RESOURCES   Cherise Doyley brought to court while in labor: https://www.propublica.org/article/florida-court-hearing-c-section   AT DraftKings, AI Targets Gamblers Likeliest to Lose: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/business/draftkings-ai.html IN THIS EPISODE:   00:00:00 Intro 00:03:17 FYSA 00:45:30 Prediction Markets, Betting on Everything 01:20:01 Campaign Ads Uncensored  SUBMIT A QUESTION   Have a question for our hosts? Send a 60-second video to @nativelandpod and they may answer it on the show!    Tutorial video for submitting questions: http://www.instagram.com/reel/C5j_oBXLIg0/   —--------- We want to hear from you! Send us a video @nativelandpod and we may feature you on the podcast.    Instagram  X/Twitter Facebook NativeLandPod.com   Watch full episodes of Native Land Pod here on YouTube. Native Land Pod is brought to you by Reasoned Choice Media.   Thank you to the Native Land Pod team:    Angela Rye as host, executive producer, and cofounder of Reasoned Choice Media; Andrew Gillum as host and producer, Bakari Sellers as host and producer, and Lauren Hansen as executive producer; LoLo Smith is our research producer, and Nikolas Harter is our editor and producer. Special thanks  to Chris Morrow and Lenard McKelvey, co-founders of Reasoned Choice Media.    Theme music created by Daniel Laurent.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Violent crimes in Chicago are falling (despite what Trump is saying). In 2025, they hit a decade-low. How did they do it??   Mayor Brandon Johnson shares the city’s secrets.     Join hosts Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers for this segment from episode #152 that aired on 10-08-26 LINKS & RESOURCES   Chicago Crime Rate: https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-violent-crime-at-decade-low-as-arrest-rates-rise/ SUBMIT A QUESTION   If you’d like to submit a question, check out our tutorial video: www.instagram.com/reel/C5j_oBXLIg0/   Welcome home y’all!    —--------- We want to hear from you! Send us a video @nativelandpod and we may feature you on the podcast.    Instagram  X/Twitter Facebook NativeLandPod.com   Watch full episodes of Native Land Pod here on YouTube. Native Land Pod is brought to you by Reasoned Choice Media.   Thank you to the Native Land Pod team:    Angela Rye as host, executive producer, and cofounder of Reasoned Choice Media; Andrew Gillum as host and producer, Bakari Sellers as host and producer, and Lauren Hansen as executive producer; LoLo Mychael is our research producer, and Nikolas Harter is our editor and producer. Special thanks  to Chris Morrow and Lenard McKelvey, co-founders of Reasoned Choice Media.    Theme music created by Daniel Laurent.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is our duty to the ancestors? Particularly for those in power.   Barack Obama asked himself this question in an interview with author Ta-Nehasi Coates. Chicago’s mayor, Brandon Johnson, joins us to answer it as well.    Violent crimes in Chicago (despite what Trump is saying) are falling, in 2025 they hit a decade-low. How did they do it??    Join hosts Angela Rye, Bakari Sellers, and Andrew Gillum for episode 152 of Native Land Pod. We are 26 days away from the midterm elections. Welcome home y’all!  FYSA HEADLINES   –Crimes of sexual violence, where the perpetrators receive little or no punishment, may be common across universities, a report from USA Today suggests.  –In a recent interview, Obama told the author Ta-Nehasi Coates about how he hears the voices of the ancestors, and worries that he “didn’t do enough.”  LINKS AND RESOURCES   Cornell University and Title IX: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/09/29/cornell-sexual-assault-rape-expelled-data-exclusive/92007157007/   Obama on Hearing the Ancestors: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DeINvTjviyZ/   Chicago Crime Rate: https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-violent-crime-at-decade-low-as-arrest-rates-rise/   Pneumonic plague in Russia?: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/02/nearly-200-people-under-observation-after-irkutsk-lab-worker-dies-from-plague-a93857 IN THIS EPISODE:   00:00:00 Intro 00:00:50 Rundown 00:01:46 From Cornell to LSU 00:12:30 Obama Hears the Ancestors 00:29:00 Mayor Johnson on the Ancestors 00:36:40 How to Stop Crime 00:46:20 Looking Ahead to 2028 00:59:20 CTAs SUBMIT A QUESTION   Have a question for our hosts? Send a 60-second video to @nativelandpod and they may answer it on the show!    Tutorial video for submitting questions: http://www.instagram.com/reel/C5j_oBXLIg0/   —--------- We want to hear from you! Send us a video @nativelandpod and we may feature you on the podcast.    Instagram  X/Twitter Facebook NativeLandPod.com   Watch full episodes of Native Land Pod here on YouTube. Native Land Pod is brought to you by Reasoned Choice Media.   Thank you to the Native Land Pod team:    Angela Rye as host, executive producer, and cofounder of Reasoned Choice Media; Andrew Gillum as host and producer, Bakari Sellers as host and producer, and Lauren Hansen as executive producer; LoLo Smith is our research producer, and Nikolas Harter is our editor and producer. Special thanks  to Chris Morrow and Lenard McKelvey, co-founders of Reasoned Choice Media.    Theme music created by Daniel Laurent.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our hosts go deep on the phenomenon of Black republicans, and rappers stumping for republicans.    We miss when hip hop stars rallied against the system. Now they’re more often concerned with getting their taxes cut, and being close to power.     Join hosts Angela Rye and Bakari Sellers for this segment from episode #151 that aired on 10-01-26 SUBMIT A QUESTION   If you’d like to submit a question, check out our tutorial video: www.instagram.com/reel/C5j_oBXLIg0/   Welcome home y’all!    —--------- We want to hear from you! Send us a video @nativelandpod and we may feature you on the podcast.    Instagram  X/Twitter Facebook NativeLandPod.com   Watch full episodes of Native Land Pod here on YouTube. Native Land Pod is brought to you by Reasoned Choice Media.   Thank you to the Native Land Pod team:    Angela Rye as host, executive producer, and cofounder of Reasoned Choice Media; Andrew Gillum as host and producer, Bakari Sellers as host and producer, and Lauren Hansen as executive producer; LoLo Mychael is our research producer, and Nikolas Harter is our editor and producer. Special thanks  to Chris Morrow and Lenard McKelvey, co-founders of Reasoned Choice Media.    Theme music created by Daniel Laurent.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The midterm elections are 33 days away. It’s a good time to recap where the race for the Senate stands. Plus, our hosts go deep on the phenomenon of Black republicans, and rappers stumping for republicans. Are these clowns convincing anyone?    Join hosts Angela Rye and Bakari Sellers for episode 151 of Native Land Pod. Welcome home y’all!    FYSA HEADLINES   – Crystal Mason, a Black Texas woman who was sentenced to five years in prison in a controversial illegal voting case, has finally been acquitted.   – The White House is rescinding more than $800 million in congressionally appropriated funds across a range of government programs.   – Singer Disana Ross gets harassed on stage by a deranged white woman.    – Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair was told he will not be able to play if he keeps wearing the names of Palestinian children who have been murdered in Gaza on his eye tape.   – Atlanta is leading the nation in evictions, and Black families face the greatest risk.   – Michigan gubernatorial candidate John James [R] goes on a ride along with Detroit rapper, 42 Dugg.    – Residents of South Central Los Angeles to receive “environmental reparations” after living for decades next to an oil field.    – Senator Eric Schmitt [R] mixes up the Atlanta Hawks with the Ohio Buckeyes, embarrasses himself while questioning Jack Smith, the former special counsel for the DOJ investigating January 6th.  LINKS AND RESOURCES   RCP Senate Battle Map: https://www.realclearpolling.com/maps/senate/2026/toss-up   ATL’s High Eviction Rate: https://atlanta.capitalbnews.org/metro-atlanta-eviction-crisis/   The White House Rescinds $800m: https://abcnews.com/Politics/white-house-orders-800m-funds-rescinded-collins-calls/story?id=136772703&cid=social_twitter_abcn   Crystal Mason Acquitted: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/24/texas-court-crystal-mason-voting-case   Environmental Reparations for South Central Families: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/black-los-angeles-inglewood-residents-environmental-justice-reparations-oil-toxic-industrial-california-ab-1661-isaac-bryan/   Technofeudalism, What Killed Capitalism: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75560037-techno-feudalism     SUBMIT A QUESTION   Have a question for our hosts? Send a 60-second video to @nativelandpod and they may answer it on the show!    Tutorial video for submitting questions: http://www.instagram.com/reel/C5j_oBXLIg0/   —--------- We want to hear from you! Send us a video @nativelandpod and we may feature you on the podcast.    Instagram  X/Twitter Facebook NativeLandPod.com   Watch full episodes of Native Land Pod here on YouTube. Native Land Pod is brought to you by Reasoned Choice Media.   Thank you to the Native Land Pod team:    Angela Rye as host, executive producer, and cofounder of Reasoned Choice Media; Andrew Gillum as host and producer, Bakari Sellers as host and producer, and Lauren Hansen as executive producer; LoLo Smith is our research producer, and Nikolas Harter is our editor and producer. Special thanks  to Chris Morrow and Lenard McKelvey, co-founders of Reasoned Choice Media.    Theme music created by Daniel Laurent.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Grand Jury has decided that there is no evidence of criminal wrongdoing in the Nolan Wells case, meaning there will not be a state-led investigation into his death.    In response, the Wells family and their attorneys have released new evidence, which shows that the Grand Jury’s ruling is nothing short of malpractice.    Nolan Wells was the 18-year-old who drowned off the coast of Mississippi while hanging out with his all-white friend group on 4th of July.    Join hosts Angela Rye and Bakari Sellers for this week’s MiniPod.  LINKS & RESOURCES   Read all the correspondence between Jackson County DA and Nolan Wells family attorneys: https://www.sunherald.com/news/local/counties/jackson-county/article317330246.html   Grand Jury Report: https://www.co.jackson.ms.us/DocumentCenter/View/1624/Redacted-Grand-Jury-Report   Drowning Expert on Nolan Wells’ autopsy: https://people.com/nolan-wells-sinuses-should-have-been-checked-water-potential-drowning-expert-exclusive-12140088 SUBMIT A QUESTION   If you’d like to submit a question, check out our tutorial video: http://www.instagram.com/reel/C5j_oBXLIg0/ and send to @nativelandpod.    Welcome home y’all!    —--------- We want to hear from you! Send us a video @nativelandpod and we may feature you on the podcast.    Instagram  X/Twitter Facebook NativeLandPod.com   Watch full episodes of Native Land Pod here on YouTube. Native Land Pod is brought to you by Reasoned Choice Media.   Thank you to the Native Land Pod team:    Angela Rye as host, executive producer, and cofounder of Reasoned Choice Media; Andrew Gillum as host and producer, Bakari Sellers as host and producer, and Lauren Hansen as executive producer; LoLo Mychael is our research producer, and Nikolas Harter is our editor and producer. Special thanks  to Chris Morrow and Lenard McKelvey, co-founders of Reasoned Choice Media.    Theme music created by Daniel Laurent.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can we build Black wealth without social justice protections?    A conversation about wealth-building with Troy Millings and Rashad Bilal, co-founders of Earn Your Leisure.    EYL: https://earnyourleisure.com/   Want to ask Angela a question? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to participate in the chat.    Welcome home y’all!    —--------- We want to hear from you! Send us a video @nativelandpod and we may feature you on the podcast.    Instagram  X/Twitter Facebook NativeLandPod.com   Watch full episodes of Native Land Pod here on YouTube. Native Land Pod is brought to you by Reasoned Choice Media.   Thank you to the Native Land Pod team:    Angela Rye as host, executive producer, and cofounder of Reasoned Choice Media; Andrew Gillum as host and producer, Bakari Sellers as host and producer, and Lauren Hansen as executive producer; LoLo Smith is our research producer, and Nikolas Harter is our editor and producer. Special thanks  to Chris Morrow and Lenard McKelvey, co-founders of Reasoned Choice Media.    Theme music created by Daniel Laurent.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Native Land Pod at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference.    Interviews with the most influential politicians and changemakers serving the Black community.    Join hosts Angela Rye and guest host Elizabeth Booker Houston for a special live edition of Native Land Pod. SUBMIT A QUESTION   Have a question for our hosts? Send a 60-second video to @nativelandpod and they may answer it on the show!    Tutorial video for submitting questions: http://www.instagram.com/reel/C5j_oBXLIg0/   —--------- We want to hear from you! Send us a video @nativelandpod and we may feature you on the podcast.    Instagram  X/Twitter Facebook NativeLandPod.com   Watch full episodes of Native Land Pod here on YouTube. Native Land Pod is brought to you by Reasoned Choice Media.   Thank you to the Native Land Pod team:    Angela Rye as host, executive producer, and cofounder of Reasoned Choice Media; Andrew Gillum as host and producer, Bakari Sellers as host and producer, and Lauren Hansen as executive producer; LoLo Smith is our research producer, and Nikolas Harter is our editor and producer. Special thanks  to Chris Morrow and Lenard McKelvey, co-founders of Reasoned Choice Media.    Theme music created by Daniel Laurent.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris Brown was honored with a congressional record at a concert in Dallas by Rep Jasmine Crockett and Texas State Rep Venton Jones. It has become a debacle after outraged victims of domestic abuse spoke out against Mr. Brown, who infamously beat Rihanna and other romantic  partners. Rep Jones has apologized while Crockett is standing on business–this is an excellent moment to educate about OPTICS (and talk about who deserves forgiveness).     ProPublica has reported that Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding was secretly bankrolled by a Russian oligarch close to president Putin. Don Jr. and his new wife Bettina admitted to everything, and said they don’t understand why it’s a big deal...    Join hosts Angela Rye and Bakari Sellers for episode 149 of Native Land Pod. We are 47 days away from the midterm elections. Welcome home y’all!  FYSA HEADLINES   The Supreme Court has blocked Trump’s plan to control mail-in voting through the US Postal Service.    Elon Musk’s America PAC sets up a fake voter registration website to harvest data.    Senator Mitch McConnell returns to the Senate looking like a ghost of his former self.    Employees and CEOs from the big AI companies are saying that we need to pause AI development but Trump says we need to move full speed ahead.  LINKS AND RESOURCES   ProPublica Report on Don Jr.’s Wedding: https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-jr-wedding-bankrolled-russian-oligarch-umar-kremlev-putin?utm_campaign=propublica-sprout&utm_content=1789434005&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter   SUBMIT A QUESTION   Have a question for our hosts? Send a 60-second video to @nativelandpod and they may answer it on the show!    Tutorial video for submitting questions: http://www.instagram.com/reel/C5j_oBXLIg0/   —--------- We want to hear from you! Send us a video @nativelandpod and we may feature you on the podcast.    Instagram  X/Twitter Facebook NativeLandPod.com   Watch full episodes of Native Land Pod here on YouTube. Native Land Pod is brought to you by Reasoned Choice Media.   Thank you to the Native Land Pod team:    Angela Rye as host, executive producer, and cofounder of Reasoned Choice Media; Andrew Gillum as host and producer, Bakari Sellers as host and producer, and Lauren Hansen as executive producer; LoLo Smith is our research producer, and Nikolas Harter is our editor and producer. Special thanks  to Chris Morrow and Lenard McKelvey, co-founders of Reasoned Choice Media.    Theme music created by Daniel Laurent.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New York City Mayor Mamdani just released a report showing that NYC officials lied about how many toxins were left in the air following the collapse of the twin towers, toxins which killed thousands of people.    Former Mayor Giuliani is big mad about it.    Join hosts Angela Rye and Bakari Sellers for this segment from episode #148 that aired on 09-10-26.  SUBMIT A QUESTION   If you’d like to submit a question, check out our tutorial video: www.instagram.com/reel/C5j_oBXLIg0/   Welcome home y’all!    —--------- We want to hear from you! Send us a video @nativelandpod and we may feature you on the podcast.    Instagram  X/Twitter Facebook NativeLandPod.com   Watch full episodes of Native Land Pod here on YouTube. Native Land Pod is brought to you by Reasoned Choice Media.   Thank you to the Native Land Pod team:    Angela Rye as host, executive producer, and cofounder of Reasoned Choice Media; Andrew Gillum as host and producer, Bakari Sellers as host and producer, and Lauren Hansen as executive producer; LoLo Mychael is our research producer, and Nikolas Harter is our editor and producer. Special thanks  to Chris Morrow and Lenard McKelvey, co-founders of Reasoned Choice Media.    Theme music created by Daniel Laurent.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.