First Things First With Dominique DiPrima

(Airdate 6/12/25) The phone lines are on fire the city is not. But big protests are planned for the weekend and demonstrations are spreading across the nation. Do you know how to keep yourself safe in these streets? https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/ https://www.instagram.com/kbla1580/

(Airdate 6/12/25) Shonee Jackson, in Compton, Los Angeles County, is a community leader and chef extraordinaire. Shonee's signature dishes like Mama YG's Mac and Cheese and Spaghetti How You Like It have earned her acclaim in Los Angeles and beyond. She is the former manager to her son, rapper YG and currently is the Executive Director of his charitable foundation 4 Hunnid Ways.https://www.instagram.com/mamayg400/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/ https://www.instagram.com/authorkwells/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/4hunnidways/?hl=en

(Airdate 6/12/25) Jaaye Person-Lynn is a prominent Los Angeles attorney known for his work in criminal defense, housing, and civil rights. He is a graduate of Hampton University and Howard University School of Law. After working for six years as a paralegal at the Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office, he established his own solo practice in October 2013. On this podcast we look at what to do if you're detained, what is the status of martial law in this country and do you still have any rights at all.https://www.instagram.com/lincolnlawyerla/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

(Airdate 6/11/25) Rachel Wolkenstein has been a legal advocate for Mumia Abu Jamal since 1987; co-counsel 1995-1999 during the proceedings of his first PCRA petition; attorney in charge of the evidentiary investigation; arrested in court by Judge Sabo in August 1995 for opposing the denial of a witness subpoena for testimony of jury selection methods that created racially segregated jury pools.https://www.instagram.com/freedomfromframeupinc/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

(Airdate 6/11/25) Charlie Sampson, has accumulated many titles including PRCA Champion Bull Rider, PRCA Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame, Ring of Honor Pro Bull Rider, and Cowboys of Color Museum Inductee. He was raised in Los Angeles, California in a small town also known as “Watts,” a mere 2.12 square-mile neighborhood. As a young boy, Sampson fell in love with horses. Little did he know that he was on his way to becoming one of the most famous cowboys there would ever be.https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/ https://charliesampson.com/

(Airdate 6/11/25) The phone lines are on fire the city is not. Dominique debunks mainstream media and Washington BS when it comes to Los Angeles' anti-ICE protests.https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/ https://www.instagram.com/kbla1580/

(Airdate 6/10/25) On this podcast we pay tribute and do a deep dive on the incredible contributions of Sly Stone who made his transition yesterday at the age of 82. Dr. Rickey Vincent is a scholar, educator, radio host and author. He obtained his Ph.D. in Ethnic Studies at UC Berkeley in 2008, and lectures on black music history, black power and social movements, the cultural politics of Hip Hop, and issues of African American culture and globalization. He is the author of Funk: The Music, the People and the Rhythm of The One; and Party Music: The Inside Story of the Black Panthers' Band, and How Black Power Transformed Soul Music.https://africam.berkeley.edu/people/rickey-vincent https://www.facebook.com/rvincent1/ https://www.facebook.com/diprimaradio/about/

(Airdate 6/10/25) Attorney Nana Gyamfi is the Executive Director of Black Alliance for Just Immigration. On this podcast we look at what is going on the ground in Los Angeles, the role of Black people in the migrant protests, the erosion of our rights and what to do about it.https://www.instagram.com/instabaji/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

(Airdate 6/10/25) Rev. Mark Thompson is the Host of the Make It Plain podcast, and a lifelong civil and human rights activist. He has spent his career advocating for racial, economic and social justice, using the tools of ministry and radio broadcast to build movement. He is based in New York City, New York. On this podcast we look at the definition of the word "riot" and how it does or does not apply to anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles.https://www.instagram.com/ministter/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

(Airdate 6/9/25) Aishia Offray-Deal is a Certified Domestic Violence Counselor but she started her career in the music industry working in the Rap Promotions Department at Interscope Records. The Altadena native says the music industry raised her and she spent many days and nights at Bad Boy and Daddy's House (Diddy's studio) in NYC. On this podcast we get updated on the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs and her own personal experience in the music business.https://www.instagram.com/aishiadeal/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

(Airdate 6/9/25) Meditation Instructor and Sound Bath Specialist Saharah Ali leads us in an affirmation, meditation and astrological reflection on the Strawberry Full Moon in Sagittarius for our weekly Mindful Mondays segment. Later in the hour we open up the phone lines to take on the National Guard in L.A. and the community pushback to ICE raids in LA County.https://saharahali.com/ https://www.dominiquediprima.com/

(Airdate 6/9/25) LaMikia Castillo is a professor, a community organizer whose work in the private, public and non-profit sector and has spanned from education and economic justice to public health, environmental justice and juvenile justice. On this podcast we break down what's happening in Los Angeles as protests have broken out in response to ICE Raids across the massive Southern California county.https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/ https://www.instagram.com/lamikiacastillo/ https://www.instagram.com/kbla1580/

(Airdate 6/4/25) Dr. Guthrie P. Ramsey, Jr. is a music historian, pianist, composer, and Professor Emeritus of Music at the University of Pennsylvania. A widely-published writer, he's the author of Race Music: Black Cultures from Bebop to Hip-Hop (2003), and The Amazing Bud Powell: Black Genius, Jazz History and the Challenge of Bebop (2013). Dr. Ramsey is co-author beside Samuel A. Floyd, Jr., with Melanie Zeck of The Transformation of Black Music: The Rhythms, the Songs and the Ships of the African Diaspora (2017).https://www.guthrieramsey.com/ https://www.dominiquediprima.com/ 

(Airdate 6/4/25) Mariah Monique is the Founder and CEO of The Sponsorship Catalyst, a company that specializes in helping nonprofits secure event sponsors. She has built strategic partnerships at the federal, local, and county levels for the last 10 years.https://www.thesponsorshipcatalyst.com/ https://www.dominiquediprima.com/ https://www.instagram.com/thesponsorshipcatalyst/

(Airdate 6/4/25) Rev. Edward” Eddie” Anderson is a passionate civil rights activist and ordained minister with degrees from Morehouse College and Claremont School of Theology. Rev.Anderson affectionately known as Pastor Eddie is a Regional organizer for LA Voice(PICO),advocate for Black Lives Matter, Co-Founder of Clergy4BlackLives, a convener and former Co-Chair of the New Poor People's Campaign in California.https://www.mccartychurch.org/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/ https://www.instagram.com/andersonedwardm/

(Airdate 6/3/25) Raised on salsa, merengue, and cumbia, Blacc fell in love with hip-hop as a kid and started writing rap songs when he was nine. With his lyrics drawing influence from socially conscious artists like KRS-One, he put out his first hip-hop mixtape at age 17. After inking a deal with indie label Stones Throw, Blacc released his solo debut Shine Through in 2006 and sophomore album Good Things in 2010. Boosted by the breakout success of “I Need a Dollar" Blacc has consistently used his voice for social change, making music meant to inspire a positive shift in mindset. His new album "Stand Together" dropped in January 2025.https://www.aloeblacc.com/ https://www.dominiquediprima.com/ https://www.instagram.com/aloeblacc/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

(Airdate 6/3/25) Dr. Melina Abdullah is a Professor of Pan-African Studies at Cal State LA, Co-Founder of Black Lives Matter Los Angeles, Director of Black Lives Matter Grassroots, and a leader in the California Faculty Association. She earned her Ph.D. and M.A. from the University of Southern California in Political Science and her B.A. from Howard University in African American Studies. On this podcast we look at the crazy case of former Deputy Trevor Kirk, unpack her podcast with Pastor Jamal Bryant on the real BLM (Grassroots) vs the fake one (the Global Network Foundation), why Black Joy is not a strategy, and why she is President of the Prince Fan Club.https://www.instagram.com/blmgrassroots/ https://www.instagram.com/blmlosangeles/ https://www.instagram.com/docmellymel/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

(Airdate 6/3/25) Dominique and the KBLA delegation look at left coast issues of which reparations are always one given California's leadership role on the issue. We also look at the latest updates on the downgrading of the felony conviction of former Deputy Trevor Kirk, the SZA & Kendrick Lamar show and more. Chop it up with us.https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/ https://www.instagram.com/kbla1580/

(Airdate 5/30/25) R O AKA Ca Ro Ade AKA member of the group GUMBO just dropped a new solo album "Moving Day." His collab project GUMBO released "Stirring the Pot" in 2024. On this pod R O breaks down his journey from Chuck D passing him the baton to his support of Black Lives Matter Grassroots to being independent by choice.https://www.instagram.com/rozetrue/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/ https://www.instagram.com/kbla1580/

(Airdate 5/30/25) Ed Sanders is a KBLA contributor and is President of ES Advisors and public policy and electoral consulting group. On this pod Ed & Dominique slice and dice left coast topics from Sheriff Villanueva's lawsuit against the county to the approval of a $30/hr minimum wage for hotel & airport workers in L.A.https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/ Twitter: @edwardmsanders @diprimaradio

(Airdate 5/30/25) Khaleef "The Reparationist" Alexander was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA. He is one of the organizers who helped make Juneteenth a national holiday. He testified at the California Reparations Task Force and has been a community activist for over ten years. On this edition of Freedmen Friday Mr. Alexander breaks down the connection between Juneteenth and the reparations movement and opines on his drive to create a viable third political party for reparationists.https://www.instagram.com/millennialjuneteenth/ https://www.instagram.com/lucky_leefy/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

(Airdate 5/29/25) Brooke C. Obie, JD, MFA, is a filmmaker, film/TV screenwriter, award-winning author, award-winning entertainment journalist and critic. Brooke is the director of the documentary feature film ABANITU: A FAMILY DOCUMENTARY, which had its world premiere at the 2024 Essence Film Festival, and the narrative short GOD IS A FREQUENCY. She is also a 2024 Women in Film Writer Fellow. Brooke has served as the Editor-in-Chief of Will Packer Media's lifestyle site xoNecole, Co-Editor of Roxane Gay's The Audacity and Deputy Director of Refinery29 Unbothered.https://www.instagram.com/p/CbqarR9vVfX/ https://www.instagram.com/blackgirlwatching_/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

(Airdate 5/29/25) Dominique unpacks national & international headlines including Namibia's Genocide Remembrance Day and Elon's Exit. In the second half of the hour Congresswoman Maxine Waters shares how she is looking to shutdown crypto scams benefitting the President and members of Congress.https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/ https://www.instagram.com/repmaxinewaters/

(Airdate 5/29/25) James Farr is the host of KBLA's "Conversation Live: Altadena Rising." Dominque and James agree with Trump (on some of the President's pardons.) James is speechless. And Miles disagrees. On this podcast we take on the Altadena fire recovery, the downgrading of charges against former LASD deputy Trevor Kirkand President Trump's pardons of NBA Youngboy and Larry Hoover.https://www.instagram.com/JamesFarrLive/ https://www.instagram.com/mileslowmusic/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

(Airdate 5/28/25) On this podcast we are joined by Daphione Smith the mother of a 14-year-old child who was allegedly kidnapped and sexually abused by an LAUSD school speech therapist. Her attorney, Dominique Westmoreland, unpacks the legal aspects of the case, why they are suing and what we can do to protect our kids. Atty Westmoreland (424) 285-5262.https://www.wml-law.com/ https://www.dominiquediprima.com/

(Airdate 5/28/25) On this two-part podcast Tanua Thrash-Ntuk starts us off with info and resources for small business entrepreneurs through the Center by Lendistry with our Wealth Building Wednesday segment. Attorney Caree Harper joins us for part two to help us get our minds around a judge's decision to downgrade charges against former LASD deputy Trevor Kirk AFTER he was convicted of a felony by a jury of his peers. She updates us on her plans for appeal and why the Trump administration's maneuvers in this case are setting a dangerous precedent.https://mainstreetgoesgreen.com/ https://thecenterbylendistry.org/ https://www.dominiquediprima.com/ https://www.careeharper.com/

(Airdate 5/28/25) Dominique goes in on the tanking of Target during a boycott spurred by their rejection of DEI, looks at why fire victims are not getting their tax refunds, takes on the terrrible tradition of police chases and opens the phone lines for you.https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/ https://www.instagram.com/kbla1580/

(Airdate 5/27/25) Dominique & callers try to figure out why Republicans are attacking every level of education and how to reach white folks in crisis who are being manipulated by billionaires with race-based propaganda and shiny objects.https://www.instagram.com/kbla1580/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

(Airdate 5/27/25) Jasmyne Cannick is an award-winning Gen X journalist, political and cultural commentator and an elected delegate to the LA County Democratic Central Committee. On this podcast Dominique & Jasmyne agree, disagree and agree to disagree on public safety and the DTLA wilding out, Trump, Nathan Hochman, Emmanual Macron, Antonio Villaraigosa and the mystery of whether VP Harris will run for governor.https://iamjasmyne.com/about/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/ https://www.instagram.com/kbla1580/

(Airdate 5/27/25) Dominique reflects on growing online attacks against her. Are these 'bots? Are they Opps? Why is police accountability a partisan issue? And how do we debunk the new victim-blaming George Floyed narratives being pushed by the right.https://www.instagram.com/kbla1580/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

(Airdate 5/23/25) Cory Alexander Henry is an American jazz organist, pianist, gospel musician, and producer. A former member of Snarky Puppy and founder of the Funk Apostles. Cory joins us today to talk about his career and his album 'Church" and his first solo GRAMMY Award. Later in the podcast, the phone lines are open, and the topics are hotter than a California summer with Freedman Friday follow up.https://www.instagram.com/coryhenry/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/?hl=en https://coryhenry.com/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

(Airdate 5/23/25) James Woodson Co-Founder & Executive Director of California Black power Network and Derek Steele is the Executive Director of the Social Justice Learning Institute and leader for Bold, Black LA join Dominique DiPrima to talk reparations, what's next for California and which bills they support in the current CLBC package. It's a Freedmen Friday.https://www.instagram.com/sjli_ca/?g=5 https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/blkpowernetwork/ https://blackpowernetwork.org/

(Airdate 5/23/25) Sherri Bell is a labor activist and a contributor to KBLA Talk 1580. On this podcast Sherri and Dominique talk about the anniversary of George Floyd's murder, the real Black Lives Matter, the rumored pardon of Dereck Chauvin, the puzzling plea deal of Brian Williams, the end of empires, movies, barbeque and how to stay positive in these times.https://www.instagram.com/sherri_de_la_ghetto/ https://www.instagram.com/mileslowmusic/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

(Airdate 5/22/25) Sean Swoopes is a curator, event promoter and the owner of TG3 Entertainment. He is known as the king of the LA day party and is the force behind the popular Five Mics hip hop night. He is a cousin of Rakim and business partner of Rakim.https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/ https://www.instagram.com/elavatetg3/ https://www.instagram.com/ssswoopes/?hl=en

(Airdate 5/22/25) Pastor Stephen "Cue" Jean Marie is the leader of The Row - the Church Without Walls. He is a former Virgin Records hip-hop artist with the group "The College Boys" who quit the industry and dedicated his life to activism and the spiritual leadership of the unhoused almost 30 years ago. On this podcast we unpack national issues and celebrate the opening of his new socially innovative business and more.https://www.instagram.com/createjustice_/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

(Airdate 5/22/25) The phone lines are open, and the topics are on point. The Republican House of Representatives passed a tax and spending bill that will kick millions off Medicaid and saddle the country with trillions of dollars more in debt, more than 100,000 pounds of illegal fireworks were found and seized by fire officials in Los Angeles during fire season...We have a lot to talk about.https://www.instagram.com/mileslowmusic/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

Kiandria Demone is an Atlanta-based entrepreneur, activist, and web developer. She is known for using technology to uplift her community and has founded both an ad agency and a clothing brand. She is leading a campaign to prevent a white Minnesota woman from receiving over $750,000 in donations after she was filmed using a racial slur towards a five-year-old Black child. In addition, she has launched #BlocktheHate to stop online racism and purge it from the algorithm.https://www.instagram.com/kiandria/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

(Airdate 5/21/25) A fired up caller wants South Africa to cater even more to billionaire Elon Musk by putting him in charge the schools and making him an honorary President...Dominique and the delegation take on tough topics and break down national and international stories with a progressive lens - or not. We start off the hour with rapper Mile Low in the Wealth Building Wednesday spotlight focusing on his merch, music and Do Better Network.https://www.instagram.com/mileslowmusic/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/ https://www.even.biz/r/imagine-that

(Airdate 5/21/25) Dr. Melina Abdullah is the Director on Black Lives Matter Grassroots and Lead Organizer with Black Lives Matter Los Angeles. She is part of the original formation that created the Black Lives Matter movement and organization. Dr. Abdullah is a professor at Cal State Los Angeles and a mother of three. On this podcast we look at the actions planned to mark five years since the murder of George Floyd and look at local issues around policing and the movement.https://www.instagram.com/docmellymel/ https://www.instagram.com/blmgrassroots/ https://www.instagram.com/blmlosangeles/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

(Airdate 5/20/25) Leo Moore MD, MSHPM is a dedicated internal medicine, HIV medicine, and lifestyle medicine physician. In his practice, Dr. Moore provides essential services, such as STD screening and treatment, HIV prevention, and Tuberculosis care. He graduated from the Morehouse School of Medicine, where he honed his passion for patient care and health equity. He is also a passionate health advocate, educator, and coach. On this podcast we focus on men's preventative help and how to stay healthy and keep your cute.https://drleomoore.com/about https://www.instagram.com/drleomoore/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

(Airdate 5/20/25) On this podcast Dominique & Miles go in on topics far & wide. Do you own your music collection? Have you heard Miles Low's new one? Would you date a drug dealer? What does the CBC even do? Do you have MAGA in your family & more.https://www.instagram.com/mileslowmusic/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

(Airdate 5/20/25) Dominique goes in on national and local hot topics including the charges being dropped against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, plus a California earthquake a heatwave and CRT.https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

(Airdate 5/19/25) Fresh off of an international convening in Grenada to honor the centennial birthday of Malcolm X, BLM Grassroots Field Director Akili joins me to pay tribute to Malcolm X on what would have been his one-hundred-year birthday.https://www.instagram.com/akili4thepeople/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/ https://www.instagram.com/kbla1580/

(Airdate 5/16/25) The phone lines are on fire and the topics are hotter than the sun. The rise in toy prices attributed to new tariffs, homeowners concerned about the lack of comprehensive soil testing after the Eaton Fire, Dominique's brother the honorable Mayor Ras J Baraka facing a "trumped up" federal trespassing charge, will the Dems ever lean into their progressive base and more. Ed Sanders, KBLA Contributor joins Dominique on the mic.Twitter: @EdwardMSandeshttps://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

(Airdate 5/16/25) The phone lines are on fire and the topics are hotter than the Georgia sun. Freedmen Friday conversation is lit today as callers push back on prior hour's guest rapper J French who opposes reparations.https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

(Airdate 5/19/25) Kevin Powell is a poet, journalist, civil and human rights activist, filmmaker and author of 15 books. His new poetry collection, Grocery Shopping with My Mother was released in 2024 to national acclaim. On this podcast he speaks on the profound influence that Malcolm X had on his life and our nation in commemoration of our nation.https://www.instagram.com/poetkevinpowell/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/ https://www.instagram.com/kbla1580/

(Airdate 5/19/25) Meditation instructor, yoga teacher, sound healer and life coach Saharah Ali offers a guided meditation, affirmation and outlook for Sun in Gemini. Later in the pod we weigh in on the impact on Malcolm X in our lives on his angel-versary.https://saharahali.com/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/ 2https://www.instagram.com/kbla1580/

(Airdate 5/16/25) J French is an accomplished rapper, multi-instrumentalist and producer from Oklahoma City. The son of Grammy-winning reggae percussionist and vocalist Brother Num, J French is a voting member of the GRAMMYS. He has worked with several rappers in Oklahoma-Texas and Los Angeles including RC & The Gritz, Erykah Badu's official band, and members of TDE. On this edition of our Freedmen Friday's series, we have a spirited debate on why French does not believe in reparations.https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/ https://www.jfrenchforever.com/ https://www.instagram.com/jaguarjfrench_/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/kbla1580/?hl=en

(Airdate 5/15/25) Areva Martin is a prominent civil rights attorney, legal commentator, and children's and women's rights advocate. She is the founding principal of Martin & Martin, LLP, a Los Angeles-based law firm. She is also known for her media appearances on CNN and ABC, as well as her new podcast "The Special Report" on YouTube.https://www.instagram.com/arevamartin/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/?hl=en https://www.youtube.com/@ArevaMartin https://www.youtube.com/@DiPrimaRadio

(Airdate 5/15/25) The phone lines are hot and the topics are hotter. The anniversary of the Tops Market white supremacist shooting that killed 10 people, Ben & Jerry's founder arrested during a protest in the US Senate over military aid to Israel and humanitarian conditions in Gaza, the new GOP Tax Bill, forever chemicals in our drinking water, Rodney L. Hinton, the Ohio father who is charged with fatally striking a deputy with his car after his son was killed in a police shooting, Dereck Chauvin getting pardon, The mic is heating up.https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

(Airdate 5/15/25) The phone lines are on fire and the topics are hotter than the climate emergency. Traveling to the motherland, Raymond LaValle and the alleged deputy hit and run by a police officer in Downey CA, undocumented immigrants in the United States and the problems facing them with our new president in office, Dominique's brother, Newark Mayor Ras J Baraka going to court.https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/