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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.

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41:27

Detroit's Reparations Report Just Dropped: What's in...

First Things First With Dominique DiPrima ·

2025/12/17

#freedmenfriday Cidney Calloway is the co-chair of the Detroit Reparations Task Force. She is a social justice advocate and community organizer known for her involvement in Black Lives Matter, M4BL and the Detroit Justice Center. On this podcast we get the latest on the reparations initiative in Detroit Michigan.https://detroitmi.gov/government/city-council/city-council-president-district-5/reparations-task-force https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

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43:50

Driverless Cars are Wack? Ed Sanders Disagrees +...

First Things First With Dominique DiPrima ·

2025/12/17

Ed Sanders is a KBLA correspondent and the founder and CEO of E.S. Advisors an electoral and public policy consulting firm. On this podcast Dominique & Ed argue about hot topics of the day. Twitter: @EdwardMSanders @diprimaradio https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

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41:22

The Harlem Renaissance: a True Story of Glam &...

First Things First With Dominique DiPrima ·

2025/12/11

A’Lelia Bundles is the author of Joy Goddess: A’Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance, the first major biography of her great-grandmother, and of On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker, a New York Times Notable Book and bestseller about her great-great-grandmother, an early 20th century hair care industry entrepreneur and philanthropist. She is the founder of the Madam Walker Family Archives, the largest private collection of Walker photographs, memorabilia and ephemera

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44:12

Buy Black: House of Mosaic Candles + The Military...

First Things First With Dominique DiPrima ·

2025/12/11

In the Wealth Building Wednesday spotlight this week: Toni Shaw, is a Los Angeles Native, and the candlemaker behind House of Mosaic Candles. She started making candles in 2016 after her favorite candle store changed locations. Later in the broadcast we open the phone lines and Dominique wrestles with some of the toughest topics of the day: our military budget, the Diddy documentary, changes to Social Security and more.

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43:05

Calling the Police on Black Lives Matter Grassroots?...

First Things First With Dominique DiPrima ·

2025/12/11

Michael Williams is an organizer with Black Lives Matter Los Angeles, working extensively in Altadena, his home. On this podcast we unbox the controversy that erupted when a Black-led organization chose to honor what activists call the fake BLM - the BLM Global Network Foundation on the home turf of BLM Grassroots. Who called the police? What happened next? And how can we tell who is who?https://blmgrassroots.org/ https://www.blmla.org/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

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40:44

Mumia is Still Not Free with His Son Jamal Ibn Mumia...

First Things First With Dominique DiPrima ·

2025/12/09

Jamal Ibn Mumia is the son of incarcerated Black Panther Party member and celebrated journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal. He is a writer and activist in his own right, deeply involved in social justice issues and the fight for his father's freedom. JR Valrey has been a professional print and broadcast journalist for the last 28 years, based in the Bay Area. The men are touring the nation raising awareness about Mumia Abu-Jamal and all political prisoners.https://freedomfromframeup.org/

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43:34

I Finally Watched the Diddy Doc...

First Things First With Dominique DiPrima ·

2025/12/09

Miles Low is a rap artist, radio broadcaster and production director for KBLA Talk 1580. Dominique DiPrima has been covering hip hop culture for decades. Her radio show is famously featured on the intro to Tupac's To Live and Die in LA. On this podcast Dominique and Miles unbox the documentary. Should it have been made at all? What is in it for Fifty Cent? What is the impact of on hip hop and the culture? What does it tell us about American capitalism?https://www.instagram.com/mileslowmusic/

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42:21

Scholars in Peril? Dr. Charles H.F Davis on Courage...

First Things First With Dominique DiPrima ·

2025/12/09

Dr. Charles H.F. Davis III is an Assistant Professor in the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education at the University of Michigan. His current research and teaching broadly focus on issues race and racism, systems of oppression, and structures of domination in U.S. higher education and its social contexts. On this podcast he shares the terrifying story of the doxxing of his family in the wake of the murder of Charlie Kirk, the academic climate at U.S. universities and what

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41:02

Love During and After Incarceration with Darlene...

First Things First With Dominique DiPrima ·

2025/12/09

Darlene Burke is the Founder and Executive Director of Ten Toes In. Their mission is to serve as a mentorship and domestic violence prevention program. They support, educate and empower couples during and after incarceration. They also educate society about the dynamics of a prison relationship. On this edition of Messy Monday, we look at the dynamic of relationships with justice-impacted persons or those still behind bars.https://www.tentoesin.org/ https://www.instagram.com/tentoesin_/

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38:47

My Life is God's Life: Navigating a Stellium in...

First Things First With Dominique DiPrima ·

2025/12/09

Saharah Ali is a Mediation Teacher, Astrologer, Sound Healer, Sound Bath Specialist and Yoga Instructor. On this podcast she breaks down the stellium in Sagittarius and leads us on a guided meditation and affirmation and prepares us for an intense Sag season. Later in the hour we open the phones to read between the headlines.https://saharahali.com/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

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43:33

Which Way Cali? Are We Making a Sharp Right Turn?...

First Things First With Dominique DiPrima ·

2025/12/09

Jasmyne Cannick is an award-winning gen x journalist, political and cultural commentator, producer, strategist and activist. She is also a delegate for the L.A. County Democratic Party. On this pod she joins Dominique to look at Cali's busy election year ahead, who's running for what and whether the golden state is taking a sharp turn to the right?https://iamjasmyne.com/ https://www.instagram.com/hellojasmyne/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

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43:10

Protecting Dr. King's Legacy: History Wins in Court...

First Things First With Dominique DiPrima ·

2025/12/05

DeMark Liggins is the newly elected National President/CEO of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the venerable civil rights organization noted for its founding President, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He is a proud graduate of Alabama State University where he holds a degree in Finance. Attorney Charles Brooks is the legal counsel for the national SCLC. On this podcast they unbox their recent victory in stopping the early release of the FBI's surveillance tapes of Dr. Martin Luther King,

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41:16

Shouldn't They be Called Dell Accounts? How the Media...

First Things First With Dominique DiPrima ·

2025/12/05

Dominique unboxes national headlines and offers resources for businesses impacted by the January fires.https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

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43:56

Los Angeles is Changing the City's Rules - The LA...

First Things First With Dominique DiPrima ·

2025/12/05

Ariel Moore is a Campaign Coordinator with the LA Black Worker Center, Sameul Rice is a Member Leader with the LABWC. On this podcast they breakdown LA city charter reform, a once in a generation rewriting of the city's constitution and how we can update it in ways that advantage Black workers. What will it take to have our say rewriting the rules of our city.https://www.instagram.com/lablackworkercenter/https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

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43:16

LA City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto on How Los...

First Things First With Dominique DiPrima ·

2025/12/05

Hydee Feldstein Soto is the 43rd Los Angeles City Attorney, elected in November 2022 and sworn into office in December 2022. She is the City’s general counsel and serves as legal advisor to the Mayor, City Council, and to the hundreds of boards, departments, officers and entities that make up the City of Los Angeles.https://cityattorney.lacity.gov/abouthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DLdDfsXvOCs/https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

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42:24

Can We Build Unity in Today's America? with Dr....

First Things First With Dominique DiPrima ·

2025/12/02

Dr. Debbie Almontaser is an internationally recognized, award-winning educator, speaker and authority on cross cultural understanding. She is an influential community leader and the Founder and CEO of Bridging Cultures Group, Inc. she is the Board President of the Muslim Community Network (www.mcnny.org). She frequently lectures, serves on panels, and facilitates teacher and public workshops on cultural diversity, conflict resolution, Arab Culture, Islam, Muslims in America, interfaith coalition

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42:32

Making the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share? Patriotic...

First Things First With Dominique DiPrima ·

2025/12/02

Patriotic Millionaires is a collection of wealthy Americans that leverages its influence and unique voice to advance a vibrant and equitable economy, built on the foundation of a fair tax system, a livable wage floor, and equal access to political power. Their motto is: Tax the Rich, Pay the People, Spread the Power. Drew Pomerance is a nationally renowned trial and appellate attorney, with decades of expertise in all aspects of complex business litigation, insurance coverage and bad faith disputes,

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43:41

A.I. - Is it Making Us Dumber? Is it an Existential...

First Things First With Dominique DiPrima ·

2025/12/02

Dominique and rap artist/production director Miles Low unbox the controversy over A.I. after a series of studies seem to show that it is responsible for cognitive decline among users. Is it all hype? Or this tech a new and unprecedented sea change in every aspect of our society?https://www.instagram.com/mileslowmusic/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

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42:50

The Cochran Firm's Atty Brian Dunn on the Backlash...

First Things First With Dominique DiPrima ·

2025/12/02

"Brian Dunn is the Managing Partner and lead Civil Rights Attorney for The Cochran Firm California, the office founded by the late Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. For the past 25 years, Brian Dunn is one of very few attorneys that has focused the majority of his practice on civil rights cases, representing over 200 victims of police misconduct since 1995. On this podcast he speaks on the way juries have moved alarmingly to the right since 2020, the impact of qualified immunity and his work with Black

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42:37

Pardoning a Drug Trafficker While Bombing Drug Boats...

First Things First With Dominique DiPrima ·

2025/12/02

Meditation instructor, yoga teacher sound healer and life coach Saharah Ali leads us on a guided meditation and affirmation and focuses us on forgiveness. Later in the hour Dominique tackles national headlines, including the president's plan to pardon convicted drug trafficker, former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernanadez.https://saharahali.com/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

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