First Things First With Dominique DiPrima

First Things First With Dominique DiPrima

Weekdays 6AM-9AM They say “all politics is local.” The KBLA morning show offers news and commentary from a uniquely different perspective. The show features newsmakers, but also unconventional voices you likely won’t hear anywhere else on LA talk radio; all helmed by one of the most trusted voices in local community advocacy.

Episodes

Fighting for Erskin, Celebrating Tupac & Why Anti-ICE is Your Fight, Too with Dr. Melina Abdullah

June 17, 2025 • 40 mins
(Airdate 6/16/25) Dr. Melina Abdullah is a professor of Pan African Studies at Cal State Los Angeles. She is the Director of Black Lives Matter Grassroots and a lead organizer with BLM Los Angeles. She is the host of This is Not a Drill Saturdays on KBLA 1580AM. On this podcast we look at the No Kings marches across the nation, unpack the quest for justice in the name of #ErskinJenkins, deal with the implications of a political ass...
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How to Protest Safely & Other Way Too Hot Topics

June 13, 2025 • 45 mins
(Airdate 6/12/25) The phone lines are on fire the city is not. But big protests are planned for the weekend and demonstrations are spreading across the nation. Do you know how to keep yourself safe in these streets? https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/ https://www.instagram.com/kbla1580/
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Los Angeles is NOT on Fire, We Are Simply Standing Up to ICE

June 11, 2025 • 40 mins
(Airdate 6/11/25) The phone lines are on fire the city is not. Dominique debunks mainstream media and Washington BS when it comes to Los Angeles' anti-ICE protests. https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/ https://www.instagram.com/kbla1580/
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Ice Raids, National Guard, Protests, Trump Truths? What's Actually Going on in L.A?

June 10, 2025 • 40 mins
(Airdate 6/9/25) LaMikia Castillo is a professor, a community organizer whose work in the private, public and non-profit sector and has spanned from education and economic justice to public health, environmental justice and juvenile justice. On this podcast we break down what's happening in Los Angeles as protests have broken out in response to ICE Raids across the massive Southern California county. https://www.instagram.com/dip...
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Pastor Edward Anderson is an Unapologetically Progressive Pastor

June 4, 2025 • 42 mins
(Airdate 6/4/25) Rev. Edward” Eddie” Anderson is a passionate civil rights activist and ordained minister with degrees from Morehouse College and Claremont School of Theology. Rev.Anderson affectionately known as Pastor Eddie is a Regional organizer for LA Voice(PICO),advocate for Black Lives Matter, Co-Founder of Clergy4BlackLives, a convener and former Co-Chair of the New Poor People's Campaign in California. https://www.mccart...
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The Real Black Lives Matter vs. The Fake One & the Coopting of the Movement w/Dr. Melina Abdullah

June 4, 2025 • 43 mins
(Airdate 6/3/25) Dr. Melina Abdullah is a Professor of Pan-African Studies at Cal State LA, Co-Founder of Black Lives Matter Los Angeles, Director of Black Lives Matter Grassroots, and a leader in the California Faculty Association. She earned her Ph.D. and M.A. from the University of Southern California in Political Science and her B.A. from Howard University in African American Studies. On this podcast we look at the crazy case o...
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Will the Attacks on Black Mayors Hit Tulsa's Leader After His Bold Reparations Plan

June 4, 2025 • 44 mins
(Airdate 6/3/25) Dominique and the KBLA delegation look at left coast issues of which reparations are always one given California's leadership role on the issue. We also look at the latest updates on the downgrading of the felony conviction of former Deputy Trevor Kirk, the SZA & Kendrick Lamar show and more. Chop it up with us. https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/ https://www.instagram.com/kbla1580/
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Will a $30 per Hour Minimum Wage for Tourism Workers in LA Make or Break Us? & Other Costly Convos

May 30, 2025 • 42 mins
(Airdate 5/30/25) Ed Sanders is a KBLA contributor and is President of ES Advisors and public policy and electoral consulting group. On this pod Ed & Dominique slice and dice left coast topics from Sheriff Villanueva's lawsuit against the county to the approval of a $30/hr minimum wage for hotel & airport workers in L.A. https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/ Twitter: @edwardmsanders @diprimaradio
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Namibia is Demanding Reparations from Germany + Rep. Maxine Waters Seeks to Stop Trump Crypto Scams

May 30, 2025 • 42 mins
(Airdate 5/29/25) Dominique unpacks national & international headlines including Namibia's Genocide Remembrance Day and Elon's Exit. In the second half of the hour Congresswoman Maxine Waters shares how she is looking to shutdown crypto scams benefitting the President and members of Congress. https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/ https://www.instagram.com/repmaxinewaters/
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Dominique Sides with Trump? Say It Ain't So with James Farr

May 30, 2025 • 45 mins
(Airdate 5/29/25) James Farr is the host of KBLA's "Conversation Live: Altadena Rising." Dominque and James agree with Trump (on some of the President's pardons.) James is speechless. And Miles disagrees. On this podcast we take on the Altadena fire recovery, the downgrading of charges against former LASD deputy Trevor Kirkand President Trump's pardons of NBA Youngboy and Larry Hoover. https://www.instagram.com/JamesFarrLive/ http...
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Target Has Finally Admitted Our Boycott is Working & Other Stories for the Unbossed

May 28, 2025 • 43 mins
(Airdate 5/28/25) Dominique goes in on the tanking of Target during a boycott spurred by their rejection of DEI, looks at why fire victims are not getting their tax refunds, takes on the terrrible tradition of police chases and opens the phone lines for you. https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/ https://www.instagram.com/kbla1580/
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Are These All Bots? Pushing Back on George Floyd Revisionism & "Mean Tweets"

May 27, 2025 • 42 mins
(Airdate 5/27/25) Dominique reflects on growing online attacks against her. Are these 'bots? Are they Opps? Why is police accountability a partisan issue? And how do we debunk the new victim-blaming George Floyed narratives being pushed by the right. https://www.instagram.com/kbla1580/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/
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Remembering George Floyd, Knowing the Real BLM & Staying Positive with Sherri Bell

May 24, 2025 • 41 mins
(Airdate 5/23/25) Sherri Bell is a labor activist and a contributor to KBLA Talk 1580. On this podcast Sherri and Dominique talk about the anniversary of George Floyd's murder, the real Black Lives Matter, the rumored pardon of Dereck Chauvin, the puzzling plea deal of Brian Williams, the end of empires, movies, barbeque and how to stay positive in these times. https://www.instagram.com/sherri_de_la_ghetto/ https://www.instagram.c...
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Is LA's Budget Crisis Trump's Fault? & Other Underreported Angles

May 22, 2025 • 39 mins
(Airdate 5/22/25) The phone lines are open, and the topics are on point. The Republican House of Representatives passed a tax and spending bill that will kick millions off Medicaid and saddle the country with trillions of dollars more in debt, more than 100,000 pounds of illegal fireworks were found and seized by fire officials in Los Angeles during fire season...We have a lot to talk about. https://www.instagram.com/mileslowmusi...
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Marking George Floyd's 5 Year Angel-versary with BLM Grassroots Director Dr. Melina Abdullah

May 22, 2025 • 42 mins
(Airdate 5/21/25) Dr. Melina Abdullah is the Director on Black Lives Matter Grassroots and Lead Organizer with Black Lives Matter Los Angeles. She is part of the original formation that created the Black Lives Matter movement and organization. Dr. Abdullah is a professor at Cal State Los Angeles and a mother of three. On this podcast we look at the actions planned to mark five years since the murder of George Floyd and look at loca...
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Mayor Ras Baraka Charges Dropped + Extreme Weather + Thank You for Keeping Us on the Air

May 22, 2025 • 45 mins
(Airdate 5/20/25) Dominique goes in on national and local hot topics including the charges being dropped against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, plus a California earthquake a heatwave and CRT. https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/
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Could a Progressive Candidate Win a National Election? And Other Dem Dilemmas

May 19, 2025 • 37 mins
(Airdate 5/16/25) The phone lines are on fire and the topics are hotter than the sun. The rise in toy prices attributed to new tariffs, homeowners concerned about the lack of comprehensive soil testing after the Eaton Fire, Dominique's brother the honorable Mayor Ras J Baraka facing a "trumped up" federal trespassing charge, will the Dems ever lean into their progressive base and more. Ed Sanders, KBLA Contributor joins Dominique o...
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Did a Pollice Officer Hit & Run? Are You Ready to Go to Africa with Us?

May 15, 2025 • 41 mins
(Airdate 5/15/25) The phone lines are on fire and the topics are hotter than the climate emergency. Traveling to the motherland, Raymond LaValle and the alleged deputy hit and run by a police officer in Downey CA, undocumented immigrants in the United States and the problems facing them with our new president in office, Dominique's brother, Newark Mayor Ras J Baraka going to court. https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/
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Why California is Defunding Ethnic Studies + Hotter Than the Climate Emergency

May 14, 2025 • 43 mins
(Airdate 5/14/25) The phone lines are on fire and the topics are hotter than the climate emergency. Health benefits for the undocumented? Defunding ethnic studies? Profits over people for cheap gas? The mic is heating up. https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/
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Dr. Rosie Milligan: Stop Worrying About Diddy & Stupid Stuff & Mind Your Money

May 13, 2025 • 44 mins
(Airdate 5/12/25) Dr. Rosie Milligan is a prominent figure in the business and financial world, known for her multifaceted roles and exceptional expertise. As the CEO of Professional Business Management & Consulting Services and the Founder of My Tech Academy, she has established herself as one of Los Angeles’s renowned financial gurus. She is a Senior Estate Planner, Business Coach, Business Consultant, and holder of a Ph.D. in Bu...
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