December 21, 2025 • 42 mins
Dominique, Miles and our friends on the phone take a look at what's good out west. From urban peace to community celebrations and give aways. The Mayor of LA weighs in with her holiday food distribution in Leimert Park.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Fifteen eighty. Good morning, Happy Friday, Tgif God bless I'm
Dominique to bring to the show. It's called first Things First.
I think you know that My first thing today and
every day is prayer, prayer, prayer, give me things, asking
for blessings, giving praises to the Most High, asking for
the blessings of the ancestors and the elders. And let's go.
(00:22):
It is for Friday. I think you knew that too.
But look, the fog is gone some kind of way.
It's been so crazy. I don't even want to drive
around the ConA it's so foggy. You're not messing up
my car, You're not messing up my hair, dog on it.
You think I would be used to it, right, I'm
from the Bay, fog Land. My friends in the Bay
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are suffering low temperatures and fog. But apparently that phase
is passed. We shall see. So look, this is how
we do it on a Freedman Friday, which is what
it is every Friday around here. Why because we talk
about reparations. It's a comprehensi of conversation meant to keep
us up to date, motivated and part of the solution.
(01:05):
When it comes to reparations. Okay, so we are going
to be doing that like we do every single Friday,
Friedman Friday. We're talking reparations. And today is especially interesting
because today we will be unboxing what happened in Maryland
where they overrode a veto by the governor to pass
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reparations legislation. We have Lawrence Graham pre joining us from Baltimore.
He's one of the organizers that worked for that victory.
So that should be quite an interesting and informative conversation.
Our three, we'll hear from ostra Quasi again, but it's
part two. This is not a rerun. This is ostra
(01:50):
Quasi going deep on the ancient African origins of some
of our modern lore, particularly when it comes to Chris
Miss and the holiday season. His take on the early
origins of Christianity may ruffle some feathers, but hopefully it
will also open some eyes. You don't want to miss that.
(02:13):
And then typically right now we would have Sherry Bell
because it's every other Friday, but Sherry took her holiday early,
not mad at that. And so it's me you and
this microphone, telephone and Miles is there representing la today
and so the phone lines are open, miles. Are we
doing xmus amnesty? Are we doing amnesty again?
Speaker 2 (02:35):
Colleague, let's open the phone line. Why not phone while.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
It's all the way open. Unless your name is OP
for OP No. Even if you are an OP, you're
come on, trolls, Ops, loved ones, delegates, you're all invited.
In eight hundred and nine two fifteen eighty, as we
ring out the old year and ring in the new,
(02:58):
there's so much to be appreciative. I think we could
we could do a whole show where we just whine
about how everything sucks since January twentieth, twenty twenty five.
And I'm here for that. If you want to do it,
I'll be your shoulder to cry on. You know, I
don't have a problem with that. I got strong shoulders.
But there's a lot to be said for inventorying all
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of the good that has happened in spite of and
over and above and around and under and through all
the incredible things we are accomplishing in this city, county,
and in this nation. Even the mayor of the city
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of la will be checking in with us later this
hour because she's got a big holiday thing going on,
and she's gonna enlighten us on that. I don't know
all the details, but she's got a community holiday type
vibe going so looking forward to hearing from her later
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in the hour. And Happy Christmas, Kwansa Honkah, all the
things New Year. I'm a festive person. I think you
know that. I love all the Christmas lights, fairy lights.
I never knew that's what they were called, the trees,
the trimmings. So and also Winter Solstice, because Winter Solstice
(04:26):
is this Saturday, and that's when the days start getting
longer again, the return of the light, and that's supposed
to be a great time. My mom used to have
this tradition every Winter Solstice December twenty. First she would
clean a house, clean a house and do this extensive prayer.
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I mean she would clean the house, scrub it, and
then she would spiritually clean the house with prayer. And
that was my mom's like win Solstice, beginning of holiday season,
and lots of love going out to everybody who's suffering
through the holidays their first year or their tenth year
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without a loved one who made it merry and bright,
for you can be really sad and depressing. I hope
you'll step out and do something fun, Myles, I heard
Snoop and Dre performed yesterday at the Top Dog Entertainment
party over in Nickerson Gardens. I did not, no, I
really didn't feel like going outside. I'm feeling very hibernate
(05:38):
ish right now. But you know, I heard a good
time was had by all.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
Are you mad you missed it?
Speaker 3 (05:44):
Now?
Speaker 1 (05:46):
I didn't want to go outside. Okay, you know Snoop
and Dre is always a vibe and it's classic la right,
Snoop and Dre performing at Nickerson Garden for free. On
XMUS we were saying how we were talking about whether
or not Snoop is losing some relevance after the performance
for Trump and the Crypto. I mean, he's selling everything.
(06:08):
But I think one of the ways that you keep
your credibility and keep the love is to do stuff
like that. You know, to show up at Nickerson Gardens,
no matter if you're a billionaire or a thousand air
and perform for the people. So good for Snoop, good
for Dre. I think that's dope they did that.
Speaker 2 (06:26):
I'm not mad at that.
Speaker 4 (06:28):
I heard k Dot came too. That will dope to
see Kendrick came. I'm not sure how much Messetidia.
Speaker 1 (06:34):
That's all I'm the performing, So I mean that's that's
a flex for tde too. I mean and top Dog,
you know, and the whole crew. I mean they are
at the top of their game.
Speaker 2 (06:46):
Yeah, Grammy Grammy, Grammy, Grammy, Grammy family.
Speaker 1 (06:49):
Right, yeah, at the top game. And you know, I
think I'm always happy when I see big West Coast
events like that with no drama, right because as you know,
I was there last year and that line was blocks
and blocks and blocks long. That one nothing nice and
it was slow, okay, so but people were chill, they
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were in a good mood. We had to see a
free show. You know, it was packed, not really places
to sit, you're standing up. But people were good. They're
you know, hey, we're gonna see free music. But it's
not always like that in La people can get salty
and it can be you know, little, you know, how
people are. It's good that it's in the winter not
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the summer, because people fuss less in the winter. But
I'm glad that everybody came in the spirit of the holidays.
And today is part two. Today's where they do the
toy giveaway and all of the people come and donate toys.
And so the first day is a concert and the
second day is all give back. So shout out to
Top Dog and the whole TDE crew for doing that
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and staying true to it even when they've broken through
to the top of the top. I mean, you don't
get more mainstream America than.
Speaker 2 (08:03):
The Super Bowl, right, Yeah. And there's also gonna be
in niggas and gardens the Toy Drive.
Speaker 1 (08:09):
Yeah, that's always that's always this day too, the first
day of the concert. The second day is the Toy
Drive Tour giveaway and all of the giving back to
the community organization. So there's the give back music and
then there's the give back toys. I think that's a
really pretty amazing and good on them, and I love that.
You know, you're rep in LA right now, You're repping
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the West Coast. Everybody you know not like us, and
that whole thing really did create another wave of pride
I think in the West Coast. And so yay bring
it to the community the folks that may not be
able to pay a million dollars for a seat, because
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those concert concerts now are so high. You got to
save up just to go see Beyonce. You got to
save up to see Kendrick, got to save up or
get a hook up, but.
Speaker 2 (09:02):
You know and shout out to Kendrick Tuk.
Speaker 4 (09:04):
They literally were like just on tour this past like
Monday and Tuesday, so to pop back out into Ah,
you know, hit the community.
Speaker 2 (09:11):
Like yeah, yeah, that's dope for the.
Speaker 1 (09:13):
People, especially yeah during the season. I mean, look, I
think they're well, I know they're really committed because I
see that top dog in the whole TDE firm is
working with the Justice Caaren Opportunities Department, which is you know,
an arm of La County that helps people who were
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justice impacted, meaning they've been to jail, they've been in
the foster system, they've been in juvenile hall. And I
see TD showing up for a lot of their stuff
and Jay Cod of course, which is led by my
friend Judge Songhigh Armstead. I see them. They were one
of the sponsors of the you know TDE concert yesterday
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and today's charitable event. So I see the way they're
working together and just the commitment on the part of
that organization to show up for people who have been
justice impacted. I think that's great too, because sometimes the music,
you know, we can glorify getting shot, going to prison,
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all the stuff we glorify sometimes in hip hop. It's
good to see that they're supporting the flip side in
terms of helping people get readjusted to the community, find jobs,
find places to live, get rights to court, all the
stuff that Jay Cod does. And so, you know, that's
all good.
Speaker 4 (10:39):
I just thought about it TD after mav death Row
on stage put together by j Cod.
Speaker 2 (10:46):
That's dope. That's dope, Come on now. Progressive.
Speaker 1 (10:49):
Yeah, it's progressive. And also it speaks to something else
that actually, you know, quite as it's kept our mayor
deserves a really good amount of credit for, which is
the urban peace movement here in LA where we've been
piecing for decades. I mean, yeah, we got beef and
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people do dumb stuff. I'm not trying to be stupid
or naive, but the fact is now the way it
is compared to how it was in the nineties, that
didn't just happen by accident. It happened because gang intervention workers.
It happened because, you know, communities and influencers in those
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communities decided to create the conditions where we can thrive
and come out and party and people don't have to
be shot and all that. So, I mean that might
sound simple to you, but I was here in the
nineties and I know how it was, and I saw
them put together the peace movement brick by brick. And
the reason I say our mayor deserves some credit is
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because she along with doctor Bob Ross, Martin Ludlow, who
was then a city council member, the Bruce side in
the LA Conservation Corps, Community Coalition, Shell Dog Bow Tailor
t Rogers, a lot of the gang intervention folks on
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the ground, Denise Stencil from Reckon Parks. We got at it,
and the Mayor, under the direction of the Mayor and
Bob Ross, created this thing called Summer of Success, which
went on to become the Summer night Lights and the
whole gang reduction and intervention, the professionalization of the peace
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industrial complex here in LA and that's starting to be exported.
It has been exported to other cities and all that
we're reaping the fruits of when we can go out
and like you said, Miles, we can have death Row,
top Dog, you know, tde top Dog Entertainment and everybody's
community that came to enjoy it all in one place
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and it's all good. That's work people, that's not I mean,
you know, I believe in rainbows and fairies and crystals
and unicorns, but that that right there is some people
put on hard hats and went to work in the
peace minds creating an environment where we can thrive like that.
So shout out to everyone who's doing the work and
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everyone who's keeping it going. Look you're invited in eight
hundred nine two oh fifteen eighty, eight hundred and nine
two oh fifteen eighty. I always like to keep it,
you know, sort of chill, but this is gonna be my,
you know, my last day in here for a minute.
James Farr is going to be in here holding it down,
and we'll get to hear some of the amazing hours
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that we had over the past year. We rarely, rarely
reprised shows, but we've got some good ones coming up
for you in the spirit of the holidays. So if
you want to talk to me, now's the time. Eight
hundred and nine too oh fifteen eighty. I'm Dominique Deaprima
for k BLA Doc. Fifteen eighty right now, and I
want to make sure I let you know when we
do return. We are hitting the ground running. Okay, we
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will see you January seventh. We're going to be marking
the one year anniversary commemoration. It's really a sad day
since the terrible fires hit La east and west of
Palisades and Altadena Eaton Canyon. We'll be in Pasadena at
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Perry's Joint broadcasting this show live from six to nine am.
You are invited to join. Perry's Joint is at two
five to one Lincoln Avenue in Pasadena. I will be there.
James Farr, of course, will be joining. He is the
host of the Conversation Live Pasadena Altadena Rising on Saturdays
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on this radio station, and he will be joining me
because he lives out there and knows a lot of
the folks involved in the recovery and has been following
this week by week by week. So we will take
a look at where we are, what's going on, and
certainly you're invited to join that live broadcast live first
things first, from Perry's Joint on the seventh of January.
(15:11):
That is going to be happening boof the minute we return.
Also tomorrow, the African Focus Incorporated team in KBLA is
having a zoom call. If you want to find out
about the trip to Africa. Perhaps you'd like to come
to Boswana and Zambia with us. There are still a
(15:34):
few seats. You can call three one oh six seven
six seventy three hundred, three one oh six seven six
seventy three hundred and then they'll give you the zoom link.
You can hop on and ask questions about the trip.
Here a little of our itinerary and what is required
to make it happen. So that's tomorrow. It's going to
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be tomorrow afternoon. Three one oh six seven seventy three hundred.
That is the number to call and get the zoom
So we have a lot going on, even even throughout
the season of Holy Days. Let's go to Fahima. Calling
us from Washington, d C.
Speaker 5 (16:14):
Good morning, Queen Oberagani and k Pasa Dominique. I'm gonna
be very brief, but first I want to wish you
a happy holiday and a prosperous new Year, and a
happy Kwanza and hopefully a much better year in twenty
six than we all had in twenty five. No doubt
(16:35):
now that being said, just.
Speaker 1 (16:37):
Same to you, by the way, Fahima, same to you,
Asta Assanta and Medassa Madassi.
Speaker 5 (16:44):
Very briefly, I sent you two emails and actually I
was invited to participate in a panel because the position
I take there is no need to have a study. Again,
Maryland is the one state that has had comprehensive research,
and the most compelling is the Maryland Legend, the Maryland Slavery,
(17:08):
Slavery Legacy projects, people like John Hope, Franklin, Ira Berlin,
John Gittrell were all involved and it was done by
the University of Maryland. Is part of the Maryland Archives.
I mean they have UH slave manifestos, they're documented who
was enslaved and the impact. What is needed it is
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comprehensive legislation to address the harm. And that's one of
the things that Governor Moore asked for in his veto letter.
I think this another study simply UH kicks the can
down the road and it and if you look at
what the study is going to do, it's going to
study the impact which has already been done, and to
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determine if remedies are warrant.
Speaker 1 (17:54):
Now of course for those who for those who are
not you know, in the weeds with this. Fahima is
talking about operations and the conversation that we're going to
have for Friedman Friday, which focuses on the overriding of
the Governor's vetaol Governor Moore's veto and of course for
him and you called when he first vetoed, because you've
been in support of the governor making this move, saying
(18:15):
that another study wasn't needed. But what I haven't seen
is I haven't seen the governor moving to try to
create this legislation for action that he cited when he
wrote that letter, a vetail letter.
Speaker 5 (18:29):
Well, actually he was doing stuff like that even beforehand.
Because for one of the things that he has done.
And I don't know Wes Moore soon. I'm not sitting
here championing him, but I'm looking at some of the
things that he's done and I'm not gonna be you
a commercial for him. But again I reiterate, they need
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to provide legislation, not determine if it's harmed me to
be Slavery reparations are required. This commissions to be coming
up with legislation, not studied.
Speaker 1 (19:03):
Why do you suppose that almost every activist that I've
talked to that's actually from Maryland feels that it is
necessary and important for this commission.
Speaker 3 (19:11):
To be said.
Speaker 5 (19:12):
You know, I don't want to see angels, but I
think maybe they don't know that at the turn of
the century, from twenty twenty one to about twenty twenty four,
there was a comprehensive study that was done documenting slave
narratives who was enslaved. It's right there. So I don't
understand what it is they're want to be researching the
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impact of the harms that were done in terms of disparity,
denied education, incarceration. So I really don't know what it
is they're good day to Oh, I guess.
Speaker 1 (19:45):
You maybe you should listen into Freedom of Friday today
and maybe they'll explain to you what it is that
they help to achieve here.
Speaker 5 (19:55):
Well, like I said, I was invited to be on
a panel when this first happened, and and I was
disinvited because of my position. I mean, they've got to
know about the Maryland slavey Legacy project. So I don't
know what it is that their research is just kicking
the can down the road. And I don't want to
be repeating myself. I'll just end there and I will
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be listening. And again, Dominique, you have a happy holiday
and a prosperous new year, and hopefully twenty six will
be better for all of us than twenty five works.
Speaker 1 (20:25):
Absolutely, that's always the wish, that all happy, all the
things for him. I thank you for your insight. Always
appreciate talking with you. We've got D from Long Beach
on the phone. D you just have a minute here
before news traffic in sports, but we can keep it
going on the other side. Just want to let you
get started.
Speaker 6 (20:45):
Good morning, Dominique.
Speaker 3 (20:46):
How are you.
Speaker 1 (20:47):
I'm blessed. What's on your mind? How are you?
Speaker 6 (20:50):
I'm good. I am a man without a party. Well,
I was so far left. I was so far left
when I was undergraduate that people would come up to
me and stay, I am a capitalist, but.
Speaker 1 (21:03):
You also were a Republican for a time, D Right.
Speaker 6 (21:09):
Officially, I still am, but I don't know where to go.
Speaker 1 (21:13):
Officially still a Republican, but not a Trumper.
Speaker 6 (21:17):
Correct.
Speaker 1 (21:18):
Maybe you should go over talk to Chris Malls and
try to join his labor party. You know, he's trying
to resurrect the Label Party. He's trying to resurrect the
Labor Party as a more viable, you know, viable entity,
or maybe you should be over with doctor Wes doctor
Cornell Wes uh with the you know justice for all parties.
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Hold that thought. We've got news traffic in sports. Then
more on KBLA Talk fifteen eighty Wow. So that the
apparently the deal is finally signed for the sale of TikTok,
and it is mostly going to Bite Dance aka Larry Ellison,
who's a very very conservative MAGA Trump supporter, net and
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Yahoo supporter type dude. So that's what we're doing with TikTok.
Starting January twenty second, it will close officially and it's Oracle,
Silver Lake and MGX, which is a company based in
Abu Dhabi. They will collectively own forty percent of that entity,
the US TikTok, which will be called TikTok USDs Joint
(22:24):
Venture LLC. And almost a third of that country company
will be held by ByteDance, which is really Oracle slash
Larry Ellison Larry and David Ellison. Another twenty percent will
be directly owned by Byedance. So basically Larry Ellison is
the majority shareholder by a mile and they're going to
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retrain the content recommendation algorithm on US user data to
ensure content feed is free from outside manipulation. Yeah, we
only want inside manipulation, no outside lations. About to get real,
real trumpy on TikTok. I mean, I know there's already
a big what do you call it helping of that,
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but about to get real real maga e over there
come January twenty second, TikTok away while you can, let's go.
D D called and he was talking about being a
man without a party, not being a Trump guy, but
a reformed leftist now Republican in search of a home.
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Do you want to land for me?
Speaker 6 (23:32):
D You know, I don't know, but I was told
I only have one data point that the most famous
candidate in Africa is none of the above. What the
white working class does is, you know, if you give
them a candidate, a nominee, they don't like, they just
stay at home. But we literally cannot afford to stay
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at home.
Speaker 1 (23:54):
Yeah.
Speaker 6 (23:56):
Well, and that's why they're going to say that the
next election is so consequential, you know, and they're going
to pick a centrist, They're going to pick a corporate
democrat and people will fall for it.
Speaker 1 (24:07):
Yeah, I think you're right. I'm really tired of that,
that little game that we need to move to the right,
to the right, to the right, we need to be
you know, a Buddha judge seems like a perfectly nice guy.
But he's to me, I've been calling him since twenty
twenty Biden Light. That's what he is to me. He's
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like a more hip version of Joe Biden. When you
look at the votes, the policies, and I feel like
the Democratic Party needs to lean into the progressive wing,
go where the energy is. But they won't. They always
pick the corporate Dems. And that's one of the reasons
I don't think that Gavin Newsom is going to make it,
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even though you can make the argument that he has
tacked rather rapidly to the right. He's a California guy,
which that image is not giving corporate dem.
Speaker 6 (25:03):
Well, I don't know. If I knew, I would bottle
it and sell it.
Speaker 1 (25:08):
Well, I say, help build a third party, Dwight. If
your men without a party, then build one. D excuse me, Yeah,
these all these d's we are going to go to
Dwight though, Thank you, d Dwight. Straight out of Compton.
Speaker 3 (25:22):
Good morning, good morning, Good morning, Dominique. Happy Kwanza, Merry Christmas,
Happy Holidays, Happy New Year to all the KBLA family,
and Dominique. I like to thank you and everyone here
at KBLA for keeping us informed and inspired throughout this
season of walking through the shadow of the Valley of Death,
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because we really need you and your information. And I
you know, I'm glad D is not happy with the
Republican Party. But I've never been happy with the Republican Party.
And I don't understand what benefits to black people as
being in the Republican Party do because they attacked black people,
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keeping mandering keep us from voting.
Speaker 1 (26:12):
I'm laughing because I'm thinking, I know what Republicans would say,
not D, but other Republicans would say, they freed the slaves.
They freed the slaves. It was Lincoln. It was Lincoln.
You know that Republican Party, right right. They have to
go back one hundred years. They got to go back
more than one hundred years to remember the last time
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they did anything for black people.
Speaker 3 (26:34):
Yeah, because when you think about it, I mean, Japan
bomb Pearl Harvard. But Japan is our friend now Germany
had Hitler and we were fighting Germany, and now Germany's
our friends. So you got to keep up with the
change in times. You know, you can't go back with
the Republican Party because because the Blacks were Republicans at
one time, and then when when Johnson signed the civil
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Rights bills to make to try to straighten things out,
all the races left the Democrat Party and the Dixiecrats
and the klu klus Klan starters and went over to
the Republican Party. But it's the same thing. You got
to be against racism and don't just judge a book
by its cover, because look, Clarence Thomas is on one
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side on the Supreme Court and Jackson Kakanji Jackson is
on the other side trying to help fight for for democracy.
So I'm asking everyone eighteen year old to go to
vote dot gov, register to vote, vote out these Republicans
and vote in the Democrats in the House and the
sending the twenty twenty sixth just to help straighten things out,
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not to you know, not to have no unexpected I
did because we have Simmon and Mansion, hold up the
George Foreman Bill, hold up the John Adams. Uh, I mean,
uh yeah, John John Adams. That would have would have
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straighten out Lewis and would have protect us from the police.
So you know, people, uh, there, there's gonna be a
few rotten eggs, but we just got to throw them
out the I mean right now, we've got to throw
them out the bureau Dominique and keep moving forward.
Speaker 6 (28:15):
Absolutely, thank you again.
Speaker 3 (28:17):
For everything you've done, keeping us inspired and informed and
uh and keep us keep us going through the twenty
twenty sixth Dominique. Thank you, and enjoy your time off.
Speaker 1 (28:26):
Thank you, Happy holidays to you. Absolutely, we got great
shows for you though throughout and we appreciate you. Dwight's
one of our day ones. We appreciate you straight out
of competent and your wife. You're right, Dwight, you know
we we we got to throw out what doesn't serve
us and keep what does. Trump putting his name on
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the Kennedy Center, I said I wasn't gonna whine all day,
and I won't, but that, to me, that's like putting
your name on another man's headstone. You want glory and
fame so bad that you're willing to put your name
on another man's crypt That's crazy. A man who actually
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gave the ultimate sacrifice for his country was murdered, assassinated,
and the Kennedy Center is a memorial to him. The
John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. Now it's gonna
be the Trump Kennedy Center. You are so thirsty that
you're willing to put your name on another man's grave.
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That is crazy, That is diabolical. I'm gonna pray for
America right now. When we come forward, we'll be hearing
from the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles. Mayor
Karen Bass is in the queue. That's next on KBLA
Talk fifteen eighty and as promised, the Mayor of the
City of Los Angeles, chief executive for the four million
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or so of us that live actually in the City
of Los Angeles, is joining us by phone. Mayor Karen Bass,
good morning.
Speaker 7 (30:00):
Good morning, good morning. How are you, Dominique.
Speaker 1 (30:01):
I'm blessed. How you doing.
Speaker 7 (30:04):
I am doing fine, Thank you.
Speaker 1 (30:06):
I know you've got a lot going on, so we'll
have to save our more in depth discussions for post
holiday season. Our more serious discussions. We'll table those for
twenty twenty six, which is right around the corner. But
you have a big event going on.
Speaker 7 (30:24):
Tomorrow, Yes, and I appreciate that. And I don't know
about you, but I am anxious for a new year, yeah,
but to end off that year hopefully helping a lot
of residents in Lamert Park in South la On Saturday
Tomorrow from eight am to noon at Lamert Park, we
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are going to be distributing food and toys and other essentials,
and so we are encouraging families to bring baskets. Carts
are sturdy, sturdy bags to help them carry the items way,
and parking is available for people who pre register for
the event. So we want people to just come out
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to the park and we will give away hopefully items.
We know people are struggling. This has been a very,
very tough year in so many ways, and so we
want to be able to provide some resources to people
concretely to help them enjoy the holidays.
Speaker 1 (31:25):
So I mean you're saying big, bring a big basket
our cart, because it sounds like it might be some
heavy stuff or a lot of stuff that folks are getting.
Speaker 7 (31:35):
Well, a turkey's pretty heavy, yeah, and especially if you
added a few toys. So of course we will have bags,
but we also want people to you know, be able
to carry their items away.
Speaker 1 (31:46):
Who you said you would like people to pre register?
Can they walk up? Who qualifies?
Speaker 7 (31:52):
Yes, they can walk up, absolutely if you want a
pre register, so you could get parking. Mayor Lacity dot
gov slash Holiday Drive twenty five.
Speaker 1 (32:07):
Mayor dot Lacity dot gov slash Holiday drive. Mm hmm
oh twenty five oh, twenty twenty five. You know it's
you know, it's the government when it's a long name.
But exactly, Mayor dot Lacy dot slash Holiday Drive twenty
twenty five. But this is in the actual park area
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across from the Vision Theater. Yeah, right, right.
Speaker 7 (32:31):
Right, right exactly. And U you know, again, this has
been a tough year financially for so many people. We know,
La is so expensive to live in and given the
erratic behavior of the guy in Washington, he has not helped.
And so we're hoping that this provides a little bit
of help for some families.
Speaker 1 (32:52):
Toys, turkey, and sounds like maybe some other stuff food, food, right,
the groceries that go with the turkey, right, So that's correct,
that's good stuff. I mean, you know, a lot of
the times right now, we're dealing with. I guess the
reductions in services and some of our nonprofits and service
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providers are a little strained as well as folks trying
to reel from the SNAP, you know, secession and stuff.
So do you how do you foresee that us fighting
that in twenty twenty six. I mean, it seems like
during the holidays, it's great that we do have, you know, giveaways.
I'm super glad you're coming to Lamert Park, but this
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is kind of an ongoing problem.
Speaker 7 (33:38):
It looks like you are so right, and actually I
am worried about that in the month of February because
the deal that allowed SNAP to continue ends at the
end of January, and so we have to think about that.
You know, what we're doing today is the result of
city workers who all chipped in to help support or Angelino's.
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But we are going to have to figure that out.
You know that that has been the main reason this
year has been so tough, really has been because of
the erratic nature of Washington, d C. And then of course,
of course the overt attacks from DC.
Speaker 1 (34:18):
And we know that the city budget is really stretched.
How much can how much can you step into the gap?
How much can we you know, I know there was
controversy about cities, county states covering when the Feds fade
to black.
Speaker 7 (34:35):
You know, you are absolutely right, and the city budget,
just like all of the budgets right now on the state,
county city level, are tight, and one of the reasons
is because of the uncertainty from DC. You know, will
we get the resources that we normally get, what kind
of penalty will the president you know, impose on the
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City of Los Angeles. All of that uncertainty adds to it,
and so we're going to have to see I am
hoping hoping that there won't be an interruption in snap
benefits and that a budget deal will be worked out,
but we don't know. We didn't expect to shut down
to last, you know, as long as it did. And
then unfortunately, people are going to have to brace themselves
(35:20):
for an abrupt increase in their healthcare because of the
loss of support from the federal government. And they keep
debating it, but they pretty much we pretty much will
see those increase in healthcare rates in January.
Speaker 1 (35:36):
Yeah, well, hopefully, I mean, I know people are looking
for other ways to fill in those gaps, and hopefully
the city and the county and the state will be
able to step in and prioritize people over everything else.
Speaker 7 (35:51):
Correct, Correct, that's right, that's right. So trying to provide
a little bit of relief for people, and we hope
that folks come out out tomorrow from eight to twelve
and we'll be happy to see you.
Speaker 1 (36:05):
Food and toy giveaway. Everybody qualifies. You don't need a
special pass, you don't need a special you don't need
to be from any certain group. You just show up
and get your toys and your turkey and groceries.
Speaker 7 (36:18):
That's correct, that's correct. But if you want to help
with parking, please.
Speaker 1 (36:22):
Preregister lascity dot CoV slash Holiday Drive twenty twenty five. Well,
happy holidays to you, Mary. I know you got a
lot of Santa Duty, Kwansa duty and all of that
going on today. But what message would you send out
to the folks here in LA. I mean, we're coming
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up on this, you know, one year anniversary of the fires.
It's been a rough year and for many many reasons,
as you mentioned, what message would you send out to
La in general and Black La in particular.
Speaker 7 (36:55):
Well, absolutely, you know the fact that we stuck together
this year and supported each other through very difficult times.
I think is just emblematic of who we are as
a city and who we are as a community. I
think that there's a lot to look forward to in
twenty twenty six with all of the activities coming to town.
And it's not just about can you be a spectator
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in these activities. We want these activities to benefit our neighborhoods,
to benefit our local economies, and we want the tourists
to come. And so that will definitely be a focus
next year for us at city Hall and hopefully the
entire community.
Speaker 1 (37:33):
All Right, Mayor Karen Bass, thank you so much for
checking in with us today. Much appreciate it.
Speaker 7 (37:39):
Thank you.
Speaker 1 (37:39):
Dominique by Bye, the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles,
will be in Lamert Park tomorrow eight am two noon
food and toy giveaway. She says to bring a basket
or a cart, and that is at the actual park
in Lamert Park, the park that makes it Lamert Park.
Register for parking at mayor dot lacity dot gov, slash
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Holiday Drive twenty twenty five, or take an uber or
walk if you live in the area, and then you
don't have to do that. So that's good news. I'm
always happy to see all of the giveaways and people
stepping up during the season. And we started out talking
about Top Dog Entertainment out in Nickerson Gardens and what
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a beautiful event that seems to be. They're doing their
toy giveaway and toy drive today. Sad to see the
house full of toys canceled, but understanding that you know
it's it'll be bigger and better next year, and that
Stevie Wonder gives back all year long, every single year,
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and that's just who he is. Also want to tee
up the January seventh broadcast that we'll be doing live
from Altadena, Pasadena from Perry's Joint. Is actually where it is,
which is Pasadena, but we are talking about the Altadena
Eaton Canyon fire, the aftermath, the recovery, the impact. It'll
(39:12):
be at Perry's Joint, which is twenty fifty one Lincoln
Avenue in the city of Pasadena, Perry's Joint, and I'll
be there for the entire broadcast from six am to
nine am. Will be broadcasting live from Perry's Joint. I
invite you to stop by if you have a story
to tell or you want to just meet the folks
(39:35):
that'll be there. I'll be there, James far and some
of the activists from the Altadena area, some of the
people who are continuing to carry on the work, some
impacted fire survivors. So that is what we will be
doing on the seventh Live remote almost the minute we
get back and tomorrow find out about Africa. Maybe you
(39:59):
want to get away, Maybe you want to look at
scout some possible potential retirement homes or of vacation homes.
Let me put it that way, if you want a
vacation from this administration, maybe you want to come to Africa.
We are going to two countries that are not on
the current administration's hit list, so relatively safe to travel to,
(40:26):
as safe as anywhere can be in the world. I
say relatively because this is you know, twenty twenty five,
but two places that are not on the list but
are on my I've always wanted to go here lists.
You may have heard doctor Joel Horn talking about Zambia
and its revolutionary tradition of supporting the anti apartheid movement,
the movement of Nelson Mandela. Also it is the other
(40:49):
side of Victoria falls, mostly Oatuna Falls, as the indigenous
Africans call it. It is the other side of one
of the seven Wonders of the World. We'll get to
see that and then we are going to Bostawana. We
will be in the city. We'll be touring and learning
about that part of Southern Africa. But we'll also do safari.
(41:12):
We're going to do a dinner cruise on the Cholby
River or I think it's a lunch cruise. I'm not sure,
some kind of cruise on the Chobe River. Anyway, if
you're interested in going or finding out more about it,
it is KBLA Talk fifteen eighty and African Focus Incorporated.
We team up together we raise money for this worthwhile
nonprofit the bridges the gap between Africans and African Americans.
(41:35):
We do service, we do vacation, and we do cultural tour.
You can call three one oh sixty seven six seventy
three hundred three one oh six seven six seventy three hundred.
They will give you the link to the ZOOM. I
will be on there tomorrow afternoon and we will answer
all of your questions and give you the four to
one one on that trip. It is Friday. That means
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is Friedman Friday. So up next we will be talking reparations.
What is happening in Maryland. Fahima teed it up so
nicely for us in that she laid out some of
the controversy around this particular veto and why the governor
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vetoed the reparations commissioned there. We'll find out from an
activist on the ground, Lawrence Grandpre what happened, how they
made it happen, and what is next. It's a Friedman
Friday on KBLA Talk fifteen eight
Fifteen eighty. Good morning, Happy Friday, Tgif God bless I'm
Dominique to bring to the show. It's called first Things First.
I think you know that My first thing today and
every day is prayer, prayer, prayer, give me things, asking
for blessings, giving praises to the Most High, asking for
the blessings of the ancestors and the elders. And let's go.
(00:22):
It is for Friday. I think you knew that too.
But look, the fog is gone some kind of way.
It's been so crazy. I don't even want to drive
around the ConA it's so foggy. You're not messing up
my car, You're not messing up my hair, dog on it.
You think I would be used to it, right, I'm
from the Bay, fog Land. My friends in the Bay
(00:44):
are suffering low temperatures and fog. But apparently that phase
is passed. We shall see. So look, this is how
we do it on a Freedman Friday, which is what
it is every Friday around here. Why because we talk
about reparations. It's a comprehensi of conversation meant to keep
us up to date, motivated and part of the solution.
(01:05):
When it comes to reparations. Okay, so we are going
to be doing that like we do every single Friday,
Friedman Friday. We're talking reparations. And today is especially interesting
because today we will be unboxing what happened in Maryland
where they overrode a veto by the governor to pass
(01:28):
reparations legislation. We have Lawrence Graham pre joining us from Baltimore.
He's one of the organizers that worked for that victory.
So that should be quite an interesting and informative conversation.
Our three, we'll hear from ostra Quasi again, but it's
part two. This is not a rerun. This is ostra
(01:50):
Quasi going deep on the ancient African origins of some
of our modern lore, particularly when it comes to Chris
Miss and the holiday season. His take on the early
origins of Christianity may ruffle some feathers, but hopefully it
will also open some eyes. You don't want to miss that.
(02:13):
And then typically right now we would have Sherry Bell
because it's every other Friday, but Sherry took her holiday early,
not mad at that. And so it's me you and
this microphone, telephone and Miles is there representing la today
and so the phone lines are open, miles. Are we
doing xmus amnesty? Are we doing amnesty again?
Speaker 2 (02:35):
Colleague, let's open the phone line. Why not phone while.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
It's all the way open. Unless your name is OP
for OP No. Even if you are an OP, you're
come on, trolls, Ops, loved ones, delegates, you're all invited.
In eight hundred and nine two fifteen eighty, as we
ring out the old year and ring in the new,
(02:58):
there's so much to be appreciative. I think we could
we could do a whole show where we just whine
about how everything sucks since January twentieth, twenty twenty five.
And I'm here for that. If you want to do it,
I'll be your shoulder to cry on. You know, I
don't have a problem with that. I got strong shoulders.
But there's a lot to be said for inventorying all
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of the good that has happened in spite of and
over and above and around and under and through all
the incredible things we are accomplishing in this city, county,
and in this nation. Even the mayor of the city
(03:41):
of la will be checking in with us later this
hour because she's got a big holiday thing going on,
and she's gonna enlighten us on that. I don't know
all the details, but she's got a community holiday type
vibe going so looking forward to hearing from her later
(04:01):
in the hour. And Happy Christmas, Kwansa Honkah, all the
things New Year. I'm a festive person. I think you
know that. I love all the Christmas lights, fairy lights.
I never knew that's what they were called, the trees,
the trimmings. So and also Winter Solstice, because Winter Solstice
(04:26):
is this Saturday, and that's when the days start getting
longer again, the return of the light, and that's supposed
to be a great time. My mom used to have
this tradition every Winter Solstice December twenty. First she would
clean a house, clean a house and do this extensive prayer.
(04:51):
I mean she would clean the house, scrub it, and
then she would spiritually clean the house with prayer. And
that was my mom's like win Solstice, beginning of holiday season,
and lots of love going out to everybody who's suffering
through the holidays their first year or their tenth year
(05:12):
without a loved one who made it merry and bright,
for you can be really sad and depressing. I hope
you'll step out and do something fun, Myles, I heard
Snoop and Dre performed yesterday at the Top Dog Entertainment
party over in Nickerson Gardens. I did not, no, I
really didn't feel like going outside. I'm feeling very hibernate
(05:38):
ish right now. But you know, I heard a good
time was had by all.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
Are you mad you missed it?
Speaker 3 (05:44):
Now?
Speaker 1 (05:46):
I didn't want to go outside. Okay, you know Snoop
and Dre is always a vibe and it's classic la right,
Snoop and Dre performing at Nickerson Garden for free. On
XMUS we were saying how we were talking about whether
or not Snoop is losing some relevance after the performance
for Trump and the Crypto. I mean, he's selling everything.
(06:08):
But I think one of the ways that you keep
your credibility and keep the love is to do stuff
like that. You know, to show up at Nickerson Gardens,
no matter if you're a billionaire or a thousand air
and perform for the people. So good for Snoop, good
for Dre. I think that's dope they did that.
Speaker 2 (06:26):
I'm not mad at that.
Speaker 4 (06:28):
I heard k Dot came too. That will dope to
see Kendrick came. I'm not sure how much Messetidia.
Speaker 1 (06:34):
That's all I'm the performing, So I mean that's that's
a flex for tde too. I mean and top Dog,
you know, and the whole crew. I mean they are
at the top of their game.
Speaker 2 (06:46):
Yeah, Grammy Grammy, Grammy, Grammy, Grammy family.
Speaker 1 (06:49):
Right, yeah, at the top game. And you know, I
think I'm always happy when I see big West Coast
events like that with no drama, right because as you know,
I was there last year and that line was blocks
and blocks and blocks long. That one nothing nice and
it was slow, okay, so but people were chill, they
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were in a good mood. We had to see a
free show. You know, it was packed, not really places
to sit, you're standing up. But people were good. They're
you know, hey, we're gonna see free music. But it's
not always like that in La people can get salty
and it can be you know, little, you know, how
people are. It's good that it's in the winter not
(07:33):
the summer, because people fuss less in the winter. But
I'm glad that everybody came in the spirit of the holidays.
And today is part two. Today's where they do the
toy giveaway and all of the people come and donate toys.
And so the first day is a concert and the
second day is all give back. So shout out to
Top Dog and the whole TDE crew for doing that
(07:55):
and staying true to it even when they've broken through
to the top of the top. I mean, you don't
get more mainstream America than.
Speaker 2 (08:03):
The Super Bowl, right, Yeah. And there's also gonna be
in niggas and gardens the Toy Drive.
Speaker 1 (08:09):
Yeah, that's always that's always this day too, the first
day of the concert. The second day is the Toy
Drive Tour giveaway and all of the giving back to
the community organization. So there's the give back music and
then there's the give back toys. I think that's a
really pretty amazing and good on them, and I love that.
You know, you're rep in LA right now, You're repping
(08:31):
the West Coast. Everybody you know not like us, and
that whole thing really did create another wave of pride
I think in the West Coast. And so yay bring
it to the community the folks that may not be
able to pay a million dollars for a seat, because
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those concert concerts now are so high. You got to
save up just to go see Beyonce. You got to
save up to see Kendrick, got to save up or
get a hook up, but.
Speaker 2 (09:02):
You know and shout out to Kendrick Tuk.
Speaker 4 (09:04):
They literally were like just on tour this past like
Monday and Tuesday, so to pop back out into Ah,
you know, hit the community.
Speaker 2 (09:11):
Like yeah, yeah, that's dope for the.
Speaker 1 (09:13):
People, especially yeah during the season. I mean, look, I
think they're well, I know they're really committed because I
see that top dog in the whole TDE firm is
working with the Justice Caaren Opportunities Department, which is you know,
an arm of La County that helps people who were
(09:33):
justice impacted, meaning they've been to jail, they've been in
the foster system, they've been in juvenile hall. And I
see TD showing up for a lot of their stuff
and Jay Cod of course, which is led by my
friend Judge Songhigh Armstead. I see them. They were one
of the sponsors of the you know TDE concert yesterday
(09:58):
and today's charitable event. So I see the way they're
working together and just the commitment on the part of
that organization to show up for people who have been
justice impacted. I think that's great too, because sometimes the music,
you know, we can glorify getting shot, going to prison,
(10:22):
all the stuff we glorify sometimes in hip hop. It's
good to see that they're supporting the flip side in
terms of helping people get readjusted to the community, find jobs,
find places to live, get rights to court, all the
stuff that Jay Cod does. And so, you know, that's
all good.
Speaker 4 (10:39):
I just thought about it TD after mav death Row
on stage put together by j Cod.
Speaker 2 (10:46):
That's dope. That's dope, Come on now. Progressive.
Speaker 1 (10:49):
Yeah, it's progressive. And also it speaks to something else
that actually, you know, quite as it's kept our mayor
deserves a really good amount of credit for, which is
the urban peace movement here in LA where we've been
piecing for decades. I mean, yeah, we got beef and
(11:10):
people do dumb stuff. I'm not trying to be stupid
or naive, but the fact is now the way it
is compared to how it was in the nineties, that
didn't just happen by accident. It happened because gang intervention workers.
It happened because, you know, communities and influencers in those
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communities decided to create the conditions where we can thrive
and come out and party and people don't have to
be shot and all that. So, I mean that might
sound simple to you, but I was here in the
nineties and I know how it was, and I saw
them put together the peace movement brick by brick. And
the reason I say our mayor deserves some credit is
(11:51):
because she along with doctor Bob Ross, Martin Ludlow, who
was then a city council member, the Bruce side in
the LA Conservation Corps, Community Coalition, Shell Dog Bow Tailor
t Rogers, a lot of the gang intervention folks on
(12:15):
the ground, Denise Stencil from Reckon Parks. We got at it,
and the Mayor, under the direction of the Mayor and
Bob Ross, created this thing called Summer of Success, which
went on to become the Summer night Lights and the
whole gang reduction and intervention, the professionalization of the peace
(12:36):
industrial complex here in LA and that's starting to be exported.
It has been exported to other cities and all that
we're reaping the fruits of when we can go out
and like you said, Miles, we can have death Row,
top Dog, you know, tde top Dog Entertainment and everybody's
community that came to enjoy it all in one place
(13:00):
and it's all good. That's work people, that's not I mean,
you know, I believe in rainbows and fairies and crystals
and unicorns, but that that right there is some people
put on hard hats and went to work in the
peace minds creating an environment where we can thrive like that.
So shout out to everyone who's doing the work and
(13:21):
everyone who's keeping it going. Look you're invited in eight
hundred nine two oh fifteen eighty, eight hundred and nine
two oh fifteen eighty. I always like to keep it,
you know, sort of chill, but this is gonna be my,
you know, my last day in here for a minute.
James Farr is going to be in here holding it down,
and we'll get to hear some of the amazing hours
(13:43):
that we had over the past year. We rarely, rarely
reprised shows, but we've got some good ones coming up
for you in the spirit of the holidays. So if
you want to talk to me, now's the time. Eight
hundred and nine too oh fifteen eighty. I'm Dominique Deaprima
for k BLA Doc. Fifteen eighty right now, and I
want to make sure I let you know when we
do return. We are hitting the ground running. Okay, we
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will see you January seventh. We're going to be marking
the one year anniversary commemoration. It's really a sad day
since the terrible fires hit La east and west of
Palisades and Altadena Eaton Canyon. We'll be in Pasadena at
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Perry's Joint broadcasting this show live from six to nine am.
You are invited to join. Perry's Joint is at two
five to one Lincoln Avenue in Pasadena. I will be there.
James Farr, of course, will be joining. He is the
host of the Conversation Live Pasadena Altadena Rising on Saturdays
(14:48):
on this radio station, and he will be joining me
because he lives out there and knows a lot of
the folks involved in the recovery and has been following
this week by week by week. So we will take
a look at where we are, what's going on, and
certainly you're invited to join that live broadcast live first
things first, from Perry's Joint on the seventh of January.
(15:11):
That is going to be happening boof the minute we return.
Also tomorrow, the African Focus Incorporated team in KBLA is
having a zoom call. If you want to find out
about the trip to Africa. Perhaps you'd like to come
to Boswana and Zambia with us. There are still a
(15:34):
few seats. You can call three one oh six seven
six seventy three hundred, three one oh six seven six
seventy three hundred and then they'll give you the zoom link.
You can hop on and ask questions about the trip.
Here a little of our itinerary and what is required
to make it happen. So that's tomorrow. It's going to
(15:56):
be tomorrow afternoon. Three one oh six seven seventy three hundred.
That is the number to call and get the zoom
So we have a lot going on, even even throughout
the season of Holy Days. Let's go to Fahima. Calling
us from Washington, d C.
Speaker 5 (16:14):
Good morning, Queen Oberagani and k Pasa Dominique. I'm gonna
be very brief, but first I want to wish you
a happy holiday and a prosperous new Year, and a
happy Kwanza and hopefully a much better year in twenty
six than we all had in twenty five. No doubt
(16:35):
now that being said, just.
Speaker 1 (16:37):
Same to you, by the way, Fahima, same to you,
Asta Assanta and Medassa Madassi.
Speaker 5 (16:44):
Very briefly, I sent you two emails and actually I
was invited to participate in a panel because the position
I take there is no need to have a study. Again,
Maryland is the one state that has had comprehensive research,
and the most compelling is the Maryland Legend, the Maryland Slavery,
(17:08):
Slavery Legacy projects, people like John Hope, Franklin, Ira Berlin,
John Gittrell were all involved and it was done by
the University of Maryland. Is part of the Maryland Archives.
I mean they have UH slave manifestos, they're documented who
was enslaved and the impact. What is needed it is
(17:28):
comprehensive legislation to address the harm. And that's one of
the things that Governor Moore asked for in his veto letter.
I think this another study simply UH kicks the can
down the road and it and if you look at
what the study is going to do, it's going to
study the impact which has already been done, and to
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determine if remedies are warrant.
Speaker 1 (17:54):
Now of course for those who for those who are
not you know, in the weeds with this. Fahima is
talking about operations and the conversation that we're going to
have for Friedman Friday, which focuses on the overriding of
the Governor's vetaol Governor Moore's veto and of course for
him and you called when he first vetoed, because you've
been in support of the governor making this move, saying
(18:15):
that another study wasn't needed. But what I haven't seen
is I haven't seen the governor moving to try to
create this legislation for action that he cited when he
wrote that letter, a vetail letter.
Speaker 5 (18:29):
Well, actually he was doing stuff like that even beforehand.
Because for one of the things that he has done.
And I don't know Wes Moore soon. I'm not sitting
here championing him, but I'm looking at some of the
things that he's done and I'm not gonna be you
a commercial for him. But again I reiterate, they need
(18:50):
to provide legislation, not determine if it's harmed me to
be Slavery reparations are required. This commissions to be coming
up with legislation, not studied.
Speaker 1 (19:03):
Why do you suppose that almost every activist that I've
talked to that's actually from Maryland feels that it is
necessary and important for this commission.
Speaker 3 (19:11):
To be said.
Speaker 5 (19:12):
You know, I don't want to see angels, but I
think maybe they don't know that at the turn of
the century, from twenty twenty one to about twenty twenty four,
there was a comprehensive study that was done documenting slave
narratives who was enslaved. It's right there. So I don't
understand what it is they're want to be researching the
(19:34):
impact of the harms that were done in terms of disparity,
denied education, incarceration. So I really don't know what it
is they're good day to Oh, I guess.
Speaker 1 (19:45):
You maybe you should listen into Freedom of Friday today
and maybe they'll explain to you what it is that
they help to achieve here.
Speaker 5 (19:55):
Well, like I said, I was invited to be on
a panel when this first happened, and and I was
disinvited because of my position. I mean, they've got to
know about the Maryland slavey Legacy project. So I don't
know what it is that their research is just kicking
the can down the road. And I don't want to
be repeating myself. I'll just end there and I will
(20:16):
be listening. And again, Dominique, you have a happy holiday
and a prosperous new year, and hopefully twenty six will
be better for all of us than twenty five works.
Speaker 1 (20:25):
Absolutely, that's always the wish, that all happy, all the
things for him. I thank you for your insight. Always
appreciate talking with you. We've got D from Long Beach
on the phone. D you just have a minute here
before news traffic in sports, but we can keep it
going on the other side. Just want to let you
get started.
Speaker 6 (20:45):
Good morning, Dominique.
Speaker 3 (20:46):
How are you.
Speaker 1 (20:47):
I'm blessed. What's on your mind? How are you?
Speaker 6 (20:50):
I'm good. I am a man without a party. Well,
I was so far left. I was so far left
when I was undergraduate that people would come up to
me and stay, I am a capitalist, but.
Speaker 1 (21:03):
You also were a Republican for a time, D Right.
Speaker 6 (21:09):
Officially, I still am, but I don't know where to go.
Speaker 1 (21:13):
Officially still a Republican, but not a Trumper.
Speaker 6 (21:17):
Correct.
Speaker 1 (21:18):
Maybe you should go over talk to Chris Malls and
try to join his labor party. You know, he's trying
to resurrect the Label Party. He's trying to resurrect the
Labor Party as a more viable, you know, viable entity,
or maybe you should be over with doctor Wes doctor
Cornell Wes uh with the you know justice for all parties.
(21:40):
Hold that thought. We've got news traffic in sports. Then
more on KBLA Talk fifteen eighty Wow. So that the
apparently the deal is finally signed for the sale of TikTok,
and it is mostly going to Bite Dance aka Larry Ellison,
who's a very very conservative MAGA Trump supporter, net and
(22:01):
Yahoo supporter type dude. So that's what we're doing with TikTok.
Starting January twenty second, it will close officially and it's Oracle,
Silver Lake and MGX, which is a company based in
Abu Dhabi. They will collectively own forty percent of that entity,
the US TikTok, which will be called TikTok USDs Joint
(22:24):
Venture LLC. And almost a third of that country company
will be held by ByteDance, which is really Oracle slash
Larry Ellison Larry and David Ellison. Another twenty percent will
be directly owned by Byedance. So basically Larry Ellison is
the majority shareholder by a mile and they're going to
(22:48):
retrain the content recommendation algorithm on US user data to
ensure content feed is free from outside manipulation. Yeah, we
only want inside manipulation, no outside lations. About to get real,
real trumpy on TikTok. I mean, I know there's already
a big what do you call it helping of that,
(23:09):
but about to get real real maga e over there
come January twenty second, TikTok away while you can, let's go.
D D called and he was talking about being a
man without a party, not being a Trump guy, but
a reformed leftist now Republican in search of a home.
(23:31):
Do you want to land for me?
Speaker 6 (23:32):
D You know, I don't know, but I was told
I only have one data point that the most famous
candidate in Africa is none of the above. What the
white working class does is, you know, if you give
them a candidate, a nominee, they don't like, they just
stay at home. But we literally cannot afford to stay
(23:52):
at home.
Speaker 1 (23:54):
Yeah.
Speaker 6 (23:56):
Well, and that's why they're going to say that the
next election is so consequential, you know, and they're going
to pick a centrist, They're going to pick a corporate
democrat and people will fall for it.
Speaker 1 (24:07):
Yeah, I think you're right. I'm really tired of that,
that little game that we need to move to the right,
to the right, to the right, we need to be
you know, a Buddha judge seems like a perfectly nice guy.
But he's to me, I've been calling him since twenty
twenty Biden Light. That's what he is to me. He's
(24:29):
like a more hip version of Joe Biden. When you
look at the votes, the policies, and I feel like
the Democratic Party needs to lean into the progressive wing,
go where the energy is. But they won't. They always
pick the corporate Dems. And that's one of the reasons
I don't think that Gavin Newsom is going to make it,
(24:49):
even though you can make the argument that he has
tacked rather rapidly to the right. He's a California guy,
which that image is not giving corporate dem.
Speaker 6 (25:03):
Well, I don't know. If I knew, I would bottle
it and sell it.
Speaker 1 (25:08):
Well, I say, help build a third party, Dwight. If
your men without a party, then build one. D excuse me, Yeah,
these all these d's we are going to go to
Dwight though, Thank you, d Dwight. Straight out of Compton.
Speaker 3 (25:22):
Good morning, good morning, Good morning, Dominique. Happy Kwanza, Merry Christmas,
Happy Holidays, Happy New Year to all the KBLA family,
and Dominique. I like to thank you and everyone here
at KBLA for keeping us informed and inspired throughout this
season of walking through the shadow of the Valley of Death,
(25:44):
because we really need you and your information. And I
you know, I'm glad D is not happy with the
Republican Party. But I've never been happy with the Republican Party.
And I don't understand what benefits to black people as
being in the Republican Party do because they attacked black people,
(26:09):
keeping mandering keep us from voting.
Speaker 1 (26:12):
I'm laughing because I'm thinking, I know what Republicans would say,
not D, but other Republicans would say, they freed the slaves.
They freed the slaves. It was Lincoln. It was Lincoln.
You know that Republican Party, right right. They have to
go back one hundred years. They got to go back
more than one hundred years to remember the last time
(26:33):
they did anything for black people.
Speaker 3 (26:34):
Yeah, because when you think about it, I mean, Japan
bomb Pearl Harvard. But Japan is our friend now Germany
had Hitler and we were fighting Germany, and now Germany's
our friends. So you got to keep up with the
change in times. You know, you can't go back with
the Republican Party because because the Blacks were Republicans at
one time, and then when when Johnson signed the civil
(26:57):
Rights bills to make to try to straighten things out,
all the races left the Democrat Party and the Dixiecrats
and the klu klus Klan starters and went over to
the Republican Party. But it's the same thing. You got
to be against racism and don't just judge a book
by its cover, because look, Clarence Thomas is on one
(27:19):
side on the Supreme Court and Jackson Kakanji Jackson is
on the other side trying to help fight for for democracy.
So I'm asking everyone eighteen year old to go to
vote dot gov, register to vote, vote out these Republicans
and vote in the Democrats in the House and the
sending the twenty twenty sixth just to help straighten things out,
(27:40):
not to you know, not to have no unexpected I
did because we have Simmon and Mansion, hold up the
George Foreman Bill, hold up the John Adams. Uh, I mean,
uh yeah, John John Adams. That would have would have
(28:01):
straighten out Lewis and would have protect us from the police.
So you know, people, uh, there, there's gonna be a
few rotten eggs, but we just got to throw them
out the I mean right now, we've got to throw
them out the bureau Dominique and keep moving forward.
Speaker 6 (28:15):
Absolutely, thank you again.
Speaker 3 (28:17):
For everything you've done, keeping us inspired and informed and
uh and keep us keep us going through the twenty
twenty sixth Dominique. Thank you, and enjoy your time off.
Speaker 1 (28:26):
Thank you, Happy holidays to you. Absolutely, we got great
shows for you though throughout and we appreciate you. Dwight's
one of our day ones. We appreciate you straight out
of competent and your wife. You're right, Dwight, you know
we we we got to throw out what doesn't serve
us and keep what does. Trump putting his name on
(28:48):
the Kennedy Center, I said I wasn't gonna whine all day,
and I won't, but that, to me, that's like putting
your name on another man's headstone. You want glory and
fame so bad that you're willing to put your name
on another man's crypt That's crazy. A man who actually
(29:09):
gave the ultimate sacrifice for his country was murdered, assassinated,
and the Kennedy Center is a memorial to him. The
John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. Now it's gonna
be the Trump Kennedy Center. You are so thirsty that
you're willing to put your name on another man's grave.
(29:29):
That is crazy, That is diabolical. I'm gonna pray for
America right now. When we come forward, we'll be hearing
from the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles. Mayor
Karen Bass is in the queue. That's next on KBLA
Talk fifteen eighty and as promised, the Mayor of the
City of Los Angeles, chief executive for the four million
(29:52):
or so of us that live actually in the City
of Los Angeles, is joining us by phone. Mayor Karen Bass,
good morning.
Speaker 7 (30:00):
Good morning, good morning. How are you, Dominique.
Speaker 1 (30:01):
I'm blessed. How you doing.
Speaker 7 (30:04):
I am doing fine, Thank you.
Speaker 1 (30:06):
I know you've got a lot going on, so we'll
have to save our more in depth discussions for post
holiday season. Our more serious discussions. We'll table those for
twenty twenty six, which is right around the corner. But
you have a big event going on.
Speaker 7 (30:24):
Tomorrow, Yes, and I appreciate that. And I don't know
about you, but I am anxious for a new year, yeah,
but to end off that year hopefully helping a lot
of residents in Lamert Park in South la On Saturday
Tomorrow from eight am to noon at Lamert Park, we
(30:46):
are going to be distributing food and toys and other essentials,
and so we are encouraging families to bring baskets. Carts
are sturdy, sturdy bags to help them carry the items way,
and parking is available for people who pre register for
the event. So we want people to just come out
(31:07):
to the park and we will give away hopefully items.
We know people are struggling. This has been a very,
very tough year in so many ways, and so we
want to be able to provide some resources to people
concretely to help them enjoy the holidays.
Speaker 1 (31:25):
So I mean you're saying big, bring a big basket
our cart, because it sounds like it might be some
heavy stuff or a lot of stuff that folks are getting.
Speaker 7 (31:35):
Well, a turkey's pretty heavy, yeah, and especially if you
added a few toys. So of course we will have bags,
but we also want people to you know, be able
to carry their items away.
Speaker 1 (31:46):
Who you said you would like people to pre register?
Can they walk up? Who qualifies?
Speaker 7 (31:52):
Yes, they can walk up, absolutely if you want a
pre register, so you could get parking. Mayor Lacity dot
gov slash Holiday Drive twenty five.
Speaker 1 (32:07):
Mayor dot Lacity dot gov slash Holiday drive. Mm hmm
oh twenty five oh, twenty twenty five. You know it's
you know, it's the government when it's a long name.
But exactly, Mayor dot Lacy dot slash Holiday Drive twenty
twenty five. But this is in the actual park area
(32:27):
across from the Vision Theater. Yeah, right, right.
Speaker 7 (32:31):
Right, right exactly. And U you know, again, this has
been a tough year financially for so many people. We know,
La is so expensive to live in and given the
erratic behavior of the guy in Washington, he has not helped.
And so we're hoping that this provides a little bit
of help for some families.
Speaker 1 (32:52):
Toys, turkey, and sounds like maybe some other stuff food, food, right,
the groceries that go with the turkey, right, So that's correct,
that's good stuff. I mean, you know, a lot of
the times right now, we're dealing with. I guess the
reductions in services and some of our nonprofits and service
(33:13):
providers are a little strained as well as folks trying
to reel from the SNAP, you know, secession and stuff.
So do you how do you foresee that us fighting
that in twenty twenty six. I mean, it seems like
during the holidays, it's great that we do have, you know, giveaways.
I'm super glad you're coming to Lamert Park, but this
(33:36):
is kind of an ongoing problem.
Speaker 7 (33:38):
It looks like you are so right, and actually I
am worried about that in the month of February because
the deal that allowed SNAP to continue ends at the
end of January, and so we have to think about that.
You know, what we're doing today is the result of
city workers who all chipped in to help support or Angelino's.
(34:01):
But we are going to have to figure that out.
You know that that has been the main reason this
year has been so tough, really has been because of
the erratic nature of Washington, d C. And then of course,
of course the overt attacks from DC.
Speaker 1 (34:18):
And we know that the city budget is really stretched.
How much can how much can you step into the gap?
How much can we you know, I know there was
controversy about cities, county states covering when the Feds fade
to black.
Speaker 7 (34:35):
You know, you are absolutely right, and the city budget,
just like all of the budgets right now on the state,
county city level, are tight, and one of the reasons
is because of the uncertainty from DC. You know, will
we get the resources that we normally get, what kind
of penalty will the president you know, impose on the
(34:59):
City of Los Angeles. All of that uncertainty adds to it,
and so we're going to have to see I am
hoping hoping that there won't be an interruption in snap
benefits and that a budget deal will be worked out,
but we don't know. We didn't expect to shut down
to last, you know, as long as it did. And
then unfortunately, people are going to have to brace themselves
(35:20):
for an abrupt increase in their healthcare because of the
loss of support from the federal government. And they keep
debating it, but they pretty much we pretty much will
see those increase in healthcare rates in January.
Speaker 1 (35:36):
Yeah, well, hopefully, I mean, I know people are looking
for other ways to fill in those gaps, and hopefully
the city and the county and the state will be
able to step in and prioritize people over everything else.
Speaker 7 (35:51):
Correct, Correct, that's right, that's right. So trying to provide
a little bit of relief for people, and we hope
that folks come out out tomorrow from eight to twelve
and we'll be happy to see you.
Speaker 1 (36:05):
Food and toy giveaway. Everybody qualifies. You don't need a
special pass, you don't need a special you don't need
to be from any certain group. You just show up
and get your toys and your turkey and groceries.
Speaker 7 (36:18):
That's correct, that's correct. But if you want to help
with parking, please.
Speaker 1 (36:22):
Preregister lascity dot CoV slash Holiday Drive twenty twenty five. Well,
happy holidays to you, Mary. I know you got a
lot of Santa Duty, Kwansa duty and all of that
going on today. But what message would you send out
to the folks here in LA. I mean, we're coming
(36:42):
up on this, you know, one year anniversary of the fires.
It's been a rough year and for many many reasons,
as you mentioned, what message would you send out to
La in general and Black La in particular.
Speaker 7 (36:55):
Well, absolutely, you know the fact that we stuck together
this year and supported each other through very difficult times.
I think is just emblematic of who we are as
a city and who we are as a community. I
think that there's a lot to look forward to in
twenty twenty six with all of the activities coming to town.
And it's not just about can you be a spectator
(37:17):
in these activities. We want these activities to benefit our neighborhoods,
to benefit our local economies, and we want the tourists
to come. And so that will definitely be a focus
next year for us at city Hall and hopefully the
entire community.
Speaker 1 (37:33):
All Right, Mayor Karen Bass, thank you so much for
checking in with us today. Much appreciate it.
Speaker 7 (37:39):
Thank you.
Speaker 1 (37:39):
Dominique by Bye, the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles,
will be in Lamert Park tomorrow eight am two noon
food and toy giveaway. She says to bring a basket
or a cart, and that is at the actual park
in Lamert Park, the park that makes it Lamert Park.
Register for parking at mayor dot lacity dot gov, slash
(38:00):
Holiday Drive twenty twenty five, or take an uber or
walk if you live in the area, and then you
don't have to do that. So that's good news. I'm
always happy to see all of the giveaways and people
stepping up during the season. And we started out talking
about Top Dog Entertainment out in Nickerson Gardens and what
(38:24):
a beautiful event that seems to be. They're doing their
toy giveaway and toy drive today. Sad to see the
house full of toys canceled, but understanding that you know
it's it'll be bigger and better next year, and that
Stevie Wonder gives back all year long, every single year,
(38:45):
and that's just who he is. Also want to tee
up the January seventh broadcast that we'll be doing live
from Altadena, Pasadena from Perry's Joint. Is actually where it is,
which is Pasadena, but we are talking about the Altadena
Eaton Canyon fire, the aftermath, the recovery, the impact. It'll
(39:12):
be at Perry's Joint, which is twenty fifty one Lincoln
Avenue in the city of Pasadena, Perry's Joint, and I'll
be there for the entire broadcast from six am to
nine am. Will be broadcasting live from Perry's Joint. I
invite you to stop by if you have a story
to tell or you want to just meet the folks
(39:35):
that'll be there. I'll be there, James far and some
of the activists from the Altadena area, some of the
people who are continuing to carry on the work, some
impacted fire survivors. So that is what we will be
doing on the seventh Live remote almost the minute we
get back and tomorrow find out about Africa. Maybe you
(39:59):
want to get away, Maybe you want to look at
scout some possible potential retirement homes or of vacation homes.
Let me put it that way, if you want a
vacation from this administration, maybe you want to come to Africa.
We are going to two countries that are not on
the current administration's hit list, so relatively safe to travel to,
(40:26):
as safe as anywhere can be in the world. I
say relatively because this is you know, twenty twenty five,
but two places that are not on the list but
are on my I've always wanted to go here lists.
You may have heard doctor Joel Horn talking about Zambia
and its revolutionary tradition of supporting the anti apartheid movement,
the movement of Nelson Mandela. Also it is the other
(40:49):
side of Victoria falls, mostly Oatuna Falls, as the indigenous
Africans call it. It is the other side of one
of the seven Wonders of the World. We'll get to
see that and then we are going to Bostawana. We
will be in the city. We'll be touring and learning
about that part of Southern Africa. But we'll also do safari.
(41:12):
We're going to do a dinner cruise on the Cholby
River or I think it's a lunch cruise. I'm not sure,
some kind of cruise on the Chobe River. Anyway, if
you're interested in going or finding out more about it,
it is KBLA Talk fifteen eighty and African Focus Incorporated.
We team up together we raise money for this worthwhile
nonprofit the bridges the gap between Africans and African Americans.
(41:35):
We do service, we do vacation, and we do cultural tour.
You can call three one oh sixty seven six seventy
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They will give you the link to the ZOOM. I
will be on there tomorrow afternoon and we will answer
all of your questions and give you the four to
one one on that trip. It is Friday. That means
(41:58):
is Friedman Friday. So up next we will be talking reparations.
What is happening in Maryland. Fahima teed it up so
nicely for us in that she laid out some of
the controversy around this particular veto and why the governor
(42:18):
vetoed the reparations commissioned there. We'll find out from an
activist on the ground, Lawrence Grandpre what happened, how they
made it happen, and what is next. It's a Friedman
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