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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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40:19

The Watts Prophet's Father Amde Hamilton on the...

First Things First With Dominique DiPrima ·

2025/12/17

Anthony "Amde" Hamilton is an original founding member of the Watts Prophets and a native of Watt's California. They recorded their first album in 1969 and stayed together as a group for over forty years and are claiming their place among the originators of modern rap and hop hip. On this pod Father Amde talks about poetry, activism and what he sees as the west coast origins of rap.https://www.instagram.com/amdepoet/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

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40:50

Dr. Gerald Horne Reads Seven Newspapers Daily So You...

First Things First With Dominique DiPrima ·

2025/12/17

Dr. Gerald Horne is an African American historian, author, and Communist who currently holds the John J. and Rebecca Moore's Chair of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston. He received his PhD from Columbia University and a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Horne is the author of more than thirty books and one hundred scholarly articles and reviews.

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41:57

Are You Scared of America? Are We Clocking Our Wins...

First Things First With Dominique DiPrima ·

2025/12/17

Dominique poses the question - has fascism got you scared? Is the MAGA agenda keeping you cowed? How are you handling fear, intimidation and loss of rights? We unbox the cycles of repressions from Reagan to now. ZWe are joined later in the hour by Sheila Hines the aunt of Wakiesha Wilson who was killed in [police custody at the LAPD Metro Detention Center in 2016. Ms. Hines shares the powerful win of the recent passage of Wakiesha's Law.https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

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43:48

Isaac Hayes III, Says Social Media is the New TV and...

First Things First With Dominique DiPrima ·

2025/12/17

Isaac Hayes III, is a music producer, actor and entrepreneur. He is the founder of Fanbase, the first in app purchase subscription social media app ever. Hayes is also the president of Isaac Hayes Enterprises, a company that manages his father's music and legacyhttps://www.startengine.com/offering/fanbase https://www.fanbase.app/@isaachayes3 https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

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40:29

God is My Partner: Saharah Ali Teaches Us Mindfulness...

First Things First With Dominique DiPrima ·

2025/12/17

Saharah Ali is a meditation instructor, astrologer, life coach, yoga teacher and sound bath specialist. On this podcast she unboxes Mars in Capricorn with a call to play the long game practicing stamina and self-control. Later in the hour Dominique reads between the headlines on the terrible murder of Rob and Michelle Reiner, the horrific mass shootings at Brown University and Bondi Beach in Australia. https://saharahali.com/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

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41:10

Calling Out Mainstream Media for Biased Coverage with...

First Things First With Dominique DiPrima ·

2025/12/17

Jasmyne Cannick is an award-winning Gen X journalist and a media and political strategist. On this podcast we take a look at the recent coverage of the passage of Wakiesha's Law - a bill carried by Assembly member Isaac Bryan and worked on for years by Black Lives Matter Grassroots/BLM Los Angeles. How do we spot media bias? And what do we do about it https://iamjasmyne.com/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

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42:52

Ashra Kwesi: The Ancient African (Kemetic) Roots of...

First Things First With Dominique DiPrima ·

2025/12/17

Happy Birthday to Ashra Kwesi - one of the premiere scholars of African/Black History in the world, Kwesi is a lecturer, author and leader of educational tours with his wife Merira Kwesi. On this podcast he explains the hidden origins of the symbols and stories of Christianity. https://kemetnu.com/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

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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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