Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson

Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson

The Rev. Mark A. Thompson has spent most of his life as a political, civil rights & human rights activist and organizer. He not only has been a part of every major social justice movement & event over the past 40 years, he has also been a radio broadcaster for three decades, and he has spent over 10 years as a television commentator, as well. Rev. Mark hosts Make It Plain (MIP), a political, human rights and breaking news podcast. Rev. Mark’s lifelong social justice activism intersects with his years of experience broadcasting the news and issues of the day. Newsmakers, politicos, policy-makers, entertainers and athletes alike make MIP a frequent sojourn.In 2021, MIP was named among Best Civil Rights Podcasts, Best Human Rights Podcasts, Best Podcasts About Social Justice and Best Broadcast Television Podcasts. Rev. Mark was honored at the 104th Annual NAACP Convention in Orlando in July 2013 “for 25 years of crusading journalism and outstanding leadership in furthering the work of civil and human rights. Rev. Mark, is a Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Board of Preachers 2023 Inductee. For full bio, click here.

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February 2, 2026 42 mins

The Rev. Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association joins.



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National Association of Black Journalists President and Editor At Large of The 19th Errin Haines joins.



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Markos of Daily Kos joins for #ThursdayKos



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The Honorable Fravia Marquez, Advisor to Venezuela's National Assembly and Spokeswoman to Cumbe International (African Descendants in the Americas) Fravia Marquez and Obi Egbuna, External Relations Officer of the Zimbabwe Cuba Friendship Association and Co-founder of the Shirley Graham Du Bois-William Worthy Media and Friendship Collective, with the latest on Venezuela.



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The author, Dr. Jeremy Levitt, joins.



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Melina Abdullah of BLM Grassroots and Annastacia Belladonna-Carrera of Common Cause Minnesota join.




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January 12, 2026 43 mins

Gabriel Aguirre of World Beyond War joins.



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Congolese Activist, Kamabale Musavuli, and Navy veteran and intelligence expert, Malcolm Nance, join.



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Kiddada Grey joins to discuss her new book.



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Historian and Columbia University Professor Christopher Brown, featured in Ken Burns' latest PBS documentary, The American Revolution, joins.



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Markos joins Thursday Kos to discuss the Democrat elected Miami Mayor this week.



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Reverend Dr. William Bennett of Good Success Church, Dr. A. Lionel Edmonds of Mount Lebanon Baptist Church, and Reverend William Spencer of Alfred Street Baptist Church join MIP on 89.3 wpfw.org to discuss the spiritual and social responsibility of churches during a time of intense housing stress.



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