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Part one. Just hours after a Texas jury found their son guilty of murder and a judge sentenced him to thirty-five years in prison, Karmelo Anthony's parents sit down with Mimi Brown. They reflect on the verdict. The sentence. The fifteen months of harassment, swatting calls, and threats their family has lived through. The trial they watched from inside a Collin County Texas courtroom. And the son they are still fighting for. Mimi s...
Karmelo Anthony has been sentenced to thirty-five years in prison for the 2025 stabbing death of Austin Metcalf at a Frisco track meet. Civil rights attorney Lee Merritt, who lives in Frisco, Texas — joins Mimi Brown to break it all down. What thirty-five years actually means under Texas law and parole rules. The politics of Collin County and why this verdict landed the way it did in this specific community. The decisio...
Mimi Brown dedicates the entire episode to the verdict that just came down out of Collin County, Texas — Karmelo Anthony has been found guilty of murder in the 2025 stabbing death of seventeen-year-old Austin Metcalf. The self-defense claim did not hold. The sentencing phase is now underway. Attorney David Otunga joins Mimi to break down what the jury heard, why the verdict landed where it did, what to expect from sentencing,...
Mimi Brown breaks down the day. The Jury in the Carmelo Anthony case listened to the closing arguments from prosecution and defense. A federal judge approves a settlement to help low to moderate income borrowers pay for their mortgages. Meta begins to send consumers payments related to their $725 million settlement. Plus, the Front Page Two-Minute Take.
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Mimi Brown breaks down the day. A Colorado appeals court overturns the homicide convictions of two paramedics in the killing of Elijah McClain. The May jobs report says the economy is strong but Black unemployment is nearly double the national rate, and people are not feeling this report. And tonight, at Madison Square Garden, President Trump and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani are both at Game 3 of the NBA Finals, s...
Mimi Brown breaks down the day. The Supreme Court hands Alabama a congressional map a lower court called intentionally racist. Testimony begins in the Karmelo Anthony murder trial, and no Black jurors will hear the case. And Halle Berry has a new mission that starts at the gynecologist's office. Plus, the Front Page Friday Quiz.
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Mimi Brown breaks down the day. President Trump signs an executive order that strips civil service protections from eight thousand career federal workers. The Minnesota Republican Party holds a moment of silence for convicted killer Derek Chauvin at a state convention. And BET unveils its first-ever Board of Advisors featuring Bob Johnson, Queen Latifah, LL Cool J, and Troy Vincent. Plus — The Headlines We Didn't Take S...
Mimi Brown breaks down the day. A South Carolina jury has acquitted a store owner of murder in the killing of 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton over four water bottles. Los Angeles prosecutors are now reviewing a new sexual assault case against Sean "Diddy" Combs. And Serena Williams is coming out of retirement to play in London. Plus, The Underplayed. The 105th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre just passed without nation...
Mimi Brown breaks down the day. It's primary election day in five states — what's on the ballot and what's at stake. Jury selection has begun in Texas in the high-profile Karmelo Anthony murder trial. And Issa Rae just made TikTok history with the biggest micro-drama in the platform's history. Plus, the Front Page Two-Minute Take. The internet has been trying Karmelo Anthony for over a year. Now the real courtroom final...
Mimi Brown breaks down the day. Former Attorney General Pam Bondi admits to redaction errors in the Epstein files — and points the finger at Trump's acting AG. A federal judge orders Trump's name off the Kennedy Center. And a growing list of artists are pulling out of the Trump-aligned Freedom 250 concert on the National Mall. Plus, your Monday Brief four things to watch this week.
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Mimi Brown breaks down the day. The Trump administration is preparing a $250 bill featuring the President's face. A New York Giants rookie quarterback set off his locker room after introducing Trump at a rally. And one of the biggest Black-owned liquor brands in America is in serious legal and financial trouble. Plus, the Front Page Friday Quiz.
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Mimi Brown breaks down the day. Construction crews are bolting together a UFC octagon on the South Lawn of the White House for President Trump's eightieth birthday. While federal cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, and student loans hit millions of Americans this summer. And NPR Tiny Desk is paying homage to BET for Black Music Month. Plus, The Headlines We Didn't Take Seriously Enough.
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Mimi Brown breaks down the day. Two Southern states just suffered major setbacks in their fight to redraw congressional maps that would have weakened Black voting power. The Congressional Black Caucus just put hundreds of corporations on notice. And Whoopi Goldberg just shut down the racist criticism aimed at Lupita Nyong'o. Plus, The Underplayed.
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Mimi Brown breaks down the day. The third shooting incident around President Trump in just one month. Fifty thousand people in Orange County, California evacuated after a chemical tank overheated. And a major change to federal student aid could reshape how Americans think about college. Plus, the Tuesday Two-Minute Take.
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Mimi Brown breaks down the day. The Supreme Court's busy month. A surprising dismissal in the Virginia school shooting case. And six years since the death of George Floyd. Plus, the Monday Brief.
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Mimi Brown breaks down the day. Trump's approval just hit a new low. Your Memorial Day traffic and gas survival guide. And the Spotify-Universal AI deal that's quietly reshaping music. Plus, the Front Page Friday Quiz.
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Mimi Brown breaks down the day. The NAACP is urging Black athletes to rethink playing for Southern schools over voting rights. A mistrial motion took center stage in the Virginia elementary school shooting trial. And the TSA is changing the rules for travelers carrying weed. Plus The Headlines We Didn't Take Seriously Enough.
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Mimi Brown breaks down the day. The IRS just agreed to never audit Trump or his family for their past tax returns. A Virginia school official is on trial three years after a six-year-old shot his teacher. And the WHO just declared a new Ebola outbreak a global emergency. Plus The Underplayed.
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Mimi Brown breaks down the day. Trump's nearly $2 billion fund for January 6 defendants. The American Bar Association just killed law school diversity rules. And Kim Kardashian just paid the bond to free a man from Oklahoma's death row after 29 years. Plus the Tuesday Two-Minute Take.
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Mimi Brown breaks down the day. Thousands marched in Selma and Montgomery for voting rights. The Supreme Court rejected Virginia's redistricting appeal. And the DOJ is going after Yale and UCLA medical schools over admissions. Plus, the Monday Brief.
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