Native Land Pod

In Florida they’re calling her ‘MAGA Marva’ Johnson, the ally of Governor DeSantis who is very nearly the 13th president of the historically Black university, FAMU. How did we get here, where a nominee who is roundly rejected by the community is STILL being lifted to the highest office? And what happens next? 

To answer these questions, Andrew Gillum is joined by two guests. Dr. Keneshia Grant, PhD and...

Hosts Angela Rye, Tiffany Cross, and Andrew Gillum are no strangers to Fox News telling lies. Recently, Fox misrepresented and subtly mocked Mayor Ras Baraka for comparing himself to the biblical figure David while on stage for Angela Rye’s State of the People tour. 

Angela’s not sure if she should be upset about it and is looking to her hosts for advice. Should we care about what the lying made-for-the-comf...

This week hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, and Andrew Gillum speak with the Mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka. The Mayor made headlines last Friday after he was arrested by ICE while protesting a new ICE detention facility in his home city. 

Mayor Baraka’s arrest comes in the context of Trump’s sprawling campaign of retribution against his “political enemies.” From law firms, to judges, to universities...

Florida A&M University is in search of a new president. Several finalists have been put forward, including Marva Johnson, who has strong ties to Governor DeSantis and his anti-DEI, anti-Black history stances. Members of the community spoke out against candidate Johnson, calling her a “political plant.” Will the board of trustees appoint a MAGA-like president or listen to the will of the community? 

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This week hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, and Andrew Gillum host a special guest from the State of the People Tour. 

Ray Lewis went viral after delivering a fiery speech during a Q&A session at an SOTP town hall. “The only person who can save the streets is someone who comes from it,” he said. We agree–it’s exactly voices like Ray’s that we should be paying attention to in this politic...

On our last main episode, Angela Rye pointed out that “apathy” won the last election. Trump won the popular vote with 77+ million votes. However, nearly 90 million voting-age Americans did not vote at all.

On today’s SoloPod, Angela speaks with one of those non-voters to talk through his decision. It turns out “apathetic” is the last word we’d use to describe him. 

Our guest, R...

Part 5 of Andrew Gillum's Organizing Playbook: a primer on fundraising and tips for how to make an effective fundraising call. 

So you want to know how to raise money? Whether you’ve got a community group, you want to run for the school board, or just gather dollars to support a cause–you can’t avoid fundraising! 

Andrew Gillum goes LIVE with interviews, resources, and tips on how to get pl...

Hosts Tiffany Cross and Andrew Gillum ask: what do you think white folks think the meaning of movies like Sinners and Get Out is? 

Beyond the box office smash hits, films made by Black and Brown creators have shaped the lives of our hosts–and countless folks across the globe. Our hosts recite some of their favorite scenes and get real heady as they celebrate a legacy of Black creativity in film. What makes a show ...

This week hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, and Andrew Gillum discuss one of the United States’ main exports: rightwing populism. 

While the U.S. is constricting imports from other countries (with serious shortages looming), we continue to be a major exporter of culture, including MAGA culture. We can trace rightwing populist ideology’s spread AND learn a thing or two for our own movements. 

We&rs...

Hosts Angela Rye and Tiffany Cross look at how wealth corrupts  (or not) members of the Black community. 

Tiffany kicks off the episode with storytime and Angela brings up examples of how wealth can make a person out of touch (looking at you Gayle King). 

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This week hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, and Andrew Gillum are TOGETHER IN MIAMI!! 

This week’s convo kicks off with a listener question: why not move to Africa? But for real, it’s cheaper to live there or open a business–plus there’s a tradition of Black Americans moving to Africa. However, we DON’T want to be moving like white colonizers. 

The Trump administration has threat...

PART TWO of our hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, and Andrew Gillum’s a cross-generational discussion with three politically active Gen Z’ers. 

After responding to Roland Martin’s criticism of younger generations, the discussion turns to ‘rest is resistance,’ mentorship, and fostering mutual understanding between age groups. 

OUR GUESTS:

Victoria Pannell is an activist, or...

Gen Z Responds to Roland’s Black Bank of Justice Pt. 1

This week hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, and Andrew Gillum host a cross-generational discussion with three politically active youths. Our young guests respond to Roland Martin’s statement from last week’s show that young folks are withdrawing from the Black bank of justice without making their own deposits.

Our guests provide an alternative per...

Governor Whitmer on Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist AND her visit with Trump.

This week hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, and Andrew Gillum are joined by the Governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer. 

Governor Whitmer’s term is almost over and the race to succeed her is on. Notably, she has not endorsed her Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist (nor anyone else). Lt. Gov Gilchrist is a friend of the show and the ...

Angela Rye went LIVE to breakdown the new deportation regime under our facist-in-chief, President Trump. 

The Trump administration has issued a deportation notice to an immigration attorney who is a full U.S. citizen. They said it was an accident but Trump is openly saying he’d like to deport U.S. citizens to El Salavadorean concentration camps with no due process.

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Andrew Gillum goes LIVE with Gen Z organizer Deyona Burton who shares her insight into how self-care and activism go hand in hand. 

Burton first made waves in 2020 when she led the effort to change the name of her Florida highschool from “Robert E. Lee” to “Riverside” High. Then, while attending FSU, Deyona Burton rose to national prominence as the Director of Programs for College Democrats of Am...

Hosts Angela Rye and Tiffany Cross LET IT ALL OUT in this week’s MiniPod. 

They’ll critique certain Dems (cough cough Senator Booker cough cough), fret over the CRAZINESS of everything, and contemplate the viability of “the system” that is America. It’s heating up and getting smoky–welcome to the group chat y’all. 

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This week hosts Tiffany Cross and Angela Rye are joined by special guest-host: Roland S Martin (of Roland Martin Unfiltered). Roland is one of the most vital sources of independent news for the Black community; his YouTube channel @rolandsmartin has 1.8  million subscribers and counting.

Today’s show kicks off with Trump’s attacks on the Blacksonian (National Museum of African American History) and the massi...

The Trump administration has issued an executive order to remove Black history from the Smithsonian. It targets “woke ideology,” the trans-Atlantic slave trade, and anything else that might make white folks uncomfortable. Yes, we know that LOTS of TRUE history makes white folks uncomfortable. But Trump has more to gain by this Soviet-style erasure than just avoiding scary feelings…

Angela Rye goes LIVE to ...