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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December 8, 2025 53 mins

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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Markos joins for Thursday Kos.



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Intelligence veteran Malcolm Nance joins to discuss the case of Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the individual suspected of shooting Sarah Beckstrom and Andrew Wolfe, both uniformed members of the West Virginia National Guard on November 26.



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LaTosha Brown and Cliff Albright of Black Voters Matter and Tamika Mallory of Until Freedom join to discuss the WeAintBuyingIt.com Economic Noncooperation Campaign Nov. 27 - Dec.1 encouraging consumers to withhold spending from Target, Amazon and Home Depot.



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The President-Elect of the largest industrial union in North America joins.



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Markos joins for Thursday Kos.



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Attorney E. Paige White joins to discuss the case of Philip Brown, who was shot at by federal agents when stopped for dark tints in D.C. by Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers, along with federal agents from Homeland Security Investigation, United States Customs and Border Patrol, Diplomatic Security Service, United States Marshall Service and the Federal Bureau of Prisons, as part of Donald Trump's “Make D.C. Safe Ag...

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November 6, 2025 40 mins

Markos joins #ThursdayKos joins to discuss the Democrats' success Tuesday night



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The Rev. Dr. Everett Kelley, President of the over-800,000 member American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), joined Make It Plain on WPFW-FM 89.3 Pacifica Radio to call for an end to the 34-day government shutdown in the midst of Trump nullifying the AFGE collective bargaining agreement, effectively locking out federal employees, earlier this year.



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The President of the largest union, the National Education Association, joins to demand Trump comply with the Court and provide SNAP Benefits and, also to encourage every American to get out to vote.



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Markos joins for this week's Thursday Kos!



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October 27, 2025 54 mins

Esosa Osa of Onyx Impact on their new study BlackOutReport.org: The Real-World Cost of Erasing, Distorting, and Suppressing Black Progress



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October 23, 2025 65 mins

Markos of Daily Kos and Special Guest Michael Harriot of Contraband Camp join for this week's #ThursdayKos



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Markos Moulitsas, Founder of Daily Kos joins for Thursday Kos.



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Washington's Bro. Rahim Jenkins, Baltimore's Edwin Avent, Newark's Larry Hamm, NYC's Alain Berrouet, Ohio's Russel Neal, Wichita's Corinthian Kelly and East Palo Alto's Omowale Satterwhite discuss their city's plans for the Million Man March 30th Anniversary.



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October 2, 2025 56 mins

...and Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris, MAGA eating its own and Trump helping China kill US farmers as Markos joins for Thursday Kos on his way to see his Cubs play the Wild Card Series Final at Wrigley.



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Black Press USA Capitol Hill Correspondent Lauren Victoria Burke and Working Families Party National Director Maurice Mitchell join.



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September 15, 2025 11 mins

Dr. Maulana Karenga joins.



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Both Missouri State Rep. Ray Reed and Deborah Watts of the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation join MIP on 89.3 WPFW-FM



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