First Things First With Dominique DiPrima

Lisane Basquiat is a board certified master practitioner and teacher of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and is the founder of Shaping Freedom. Through her work as a life strategist with Shaping Freedom, Basquiat has inspired countless individuals to reclaim their lives and rewrite their personal narratives through her workshops and the Shaping Freedom with Lisane Basquiat podcast.https://shapingfreedom.com/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

The phones are hot and Dominique is fired up as we give our responses to the State of the Union address - the longest in history and a few other things including the Christian inquisition, Dred Scott, SCOTUS and the 14th Amendment.https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

On this podcast we look at the perils facing non-profit organizations in today's environment and why so many don't follow or don't even know the rules. Sheila Mix is the Executive Director of Community Services Inc an organization dedicated to helping non-profits thrive and comply with the many rules they must follow to survive.https://communitydevelopmentservicesinc.org/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

In this episode of Black Marriage Monday we talk with Dr. Gloria Morrow to find our footing on communication, preparation and moving beyond stereotypes to build a long and loving marriage or committed relationship. Dr. Gloria Morrow is one of the nation's leading clinical psychologists, authors, and inspirational speakers, known for bridging faith, psychology, and empowerment. Her newest books, Becoming a Brand New You: Rewrite Your Story, Reclaim Your Power, Become Brand New and The Things That Make Men Cry, Second Edition: Breaking the Silence… Restoring the Soul, are powerful resources designed to heal hearts, renew minds, and transform lives.https://drgloriamorrow.com/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

Stolen: Lives, Money Movement is a documentary feature that premiered February 20th, 2026, at the Pan African Film Festival. On this podcast the filmmakers tell the story of why this film had to be kept under wraps for two years of production, what widespread rumors and misinformation it takes on and how this powerful Black Lives Matter Grassroots story made it to the big screen. Niele Anderson is a producer and on-air talent for television, radio and print media. She is the Director of Stolen. Dominique DiPrima is also a Writer and Producer on the project. Phillip Jackson is a freelance Cinematographer, Director of Photography and Producer of numerous film and television projects. He is a longtime member of Black Lives Matter Los Angeles and the Cinematographer for Stolen.https://www.instagram.com/nielela/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

Melina Abdullah is Professor and former Chair of Pan-African Studies at California State University, Los Angeles. 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. She is the Director of Black Lives Matter Grassroots and a Lead Organizer of BLMLA. She is Executive Producer and Producer of the feature documentary Stolen: Lives, Money, Movement.https://blmgrassroots.org/ https://www.instagram.com/blmgrassroots/ https://www.instagram.com/docmellymel/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

The phone lines and wide open and the topics are tantalizing. Epstein accountability, owning our own images, the "Bored of Peace" (not bored of war though0, tariffs, neo-colonialism and the Pan African Film Festival are all on the table.https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

Jarrett Hill, an award-winning journalist and author, an artist and professor. Mr. Hill has contributed to the New York Times, NPR, Variety, NBC news, and CNN. He is the co-author of the NAACP Image Award-winning book Historically Black Phrases: from “i ain't one of your lil' friends” to “who all gon' be there?” On this week's Freedmen Friday, we tackle issues from eligibility to viability and even solutions in the movement for reparations locally. nationally and worldwide.https://www.jarretthill.com/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

KBLA Contributor Ed Sanders and Dominique go in on Speaker Johnson's refusal to fly flags at half-staff for Rev. Jesse Jackson, get grossed out over the alleged pedo-Prince Andrew, argue about the California Governor's race and show off their lack of knowledge on the Winter Olympics.Twitter: @EdwardMSanders @diprimaradio Follow KBLA TALK 1580 on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/kbla1580/?hl=en

Dr. Gail Wyatt is a Clinical Psychologist, Sex Therapist and Professor at UCLA. The recipient of numerous awards, Dr. Wyatt has over 250 publications in journals and book chapters, and has co-edited or written 6 books including Stolen Women: Reclaiming our Sexuality, Taking Back our Lives, a best-seller that details the effects of slavery and oppression on African American women today.https://www.uclahealth.org/providers/gail-wyatt https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

Longtime elected official Los Angeles City Council member Curren Price is in the final year of his term but he says he is not done yet. This wide-ranging conversation with the councilmember representing the new ninth district touches on everything from Black history gems of Los Angeles to his upcoming trial to his future plans and his vision for his district in his final year in office. Council member Curren Price (213) 473-7009.https://cd9.lacity.gov/about/councilmember-curren-d-price-jr https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

Dominique goes in on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the brother of the King of England who was arrested today in the U.K. and looks at the disparities in accountability for the Epstein Files and the crimes they document between the United States and the rest of the world.https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

Pastor Troy F. Vaughn is a faith leader, author and the Senior Minister of Christ-Centered Ministries. His book Skid Row to CEO sets the tone and topic for today's conversation on the unhoused.https://skidrowtoceo.org/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

Kenrick Gibson is the Chief Officer of Open Arms Food Pantry and Resource Center in the Chesterfield Square of South LA, providing food pantry and diaper bank support to LA City, County and U.S military families weekly. On this pod we focus on the art of giving and the culture for change. You're invited to his Black History Month Festival and Giveaway on Saturday February 21 at the La Brea Tar Pits.https://openarmscharityla.org/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

Dominique takes on the thinking behind the massive, proposed budget cuts and layoffs that are currently on the table for the country's biggest school district. Also in the convo: the new film by RZA, the Pan African Film Festival, Cuba's energy crisis and receives an update of the Altadena recovery outlook from the fires of 2025 from Michelle White of Neighborhood Survants.https://www.instagram.com/neighborhoodsurvants/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

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. On this podcast we look at the irony that soul music is sampled, covered, used for marketing and revered worldwide but many of the artists cannot pay their bills, are forced to tour 'til the very end of their lives and are rarely honored in proportion to their contributions to the culture.https://africam.berkeley.edu/people/rickey-vincent https://www.facebook.com/rvincent1/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

Dr. Charles H.F. Davis III is a third-generation educator, organizer, and artist committed to the lives, love, and liberation of everyday Black people. He is a faculty member in the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education at the University of Michigan and one of the founders of Scholars 4 Black Lives. On this pod we look at the history of Black history, the legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson and the Black futures movement.https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/ https://www.instagram.com/hfdavis/

On this podcast Dominique reflects on her own experiences with the Reverend Jesse Jackson, from his collaboration with her father, the late Amiri Baraka to her organizing with Hip Hop for Jesse Jackson which included a benefit concert with M.C. Hammer during his presidential campaigns.https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

On Messy Mondays we talk relationships, situationships and the rules of love's road. Miles Low is a rap artist, radio host and production coordinator. He's single, has no kids and has never been married...But the gworls are trying. On this pod we Miles perspective on dating love and romance in 2026.https://www.instagram.com/mileslowmusic/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

It's a Mindful Monday and Saharah Ali takes us through a guided mediation, affirmation and astrological forecast. Saharah Ali is a yoga teacher, sound bath specialist, astrologer, numerologist, life coach and yoga teacher. Later in the hour we open the phone lines for everything from the conspicuous consumption of celebrities to Councilwoman Nithya Raman jumping into the mayor's race.https://saharahali.com/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

On this podcast we unbox the twelve kinds of crazy that are LA Police Commission meetings., examine conservative District Attorney Nathan Hochman's record on holding cops accountable, look at BLM Los Angeles's campaign to get LAPD Chief Jim McDonell fired and share a sneak peek inside a Black Lives Matter Grassroots World Premiere exclusive at the Pan African Film Festival.https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/ https://www.instagram.com/blmgrassroots/ https://www.instagram.com/blmlosangeles/ https://www.instagram.com/docmellymel/

Golda Kesse is the Director and Star of the film Adinkra. She is a British-Ghanian creator whose work explores identity, memory and ancestral inheritance blending contemporary storytelling with African philosophy.https://paff2026.eventive.org/films/6955e8cdff9b572544e4cd87 https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/ https://www.paff.org/

#freedmenfriday On this episode we focus on the harms and badges of enslavement and Jim Crow and the much-praised U.S. Supreme Court ruling Brown vs. The Board of Education. Dr. Nina Gilbert is a first -time film director and a longtime educator. She is a Professor of Education at Morehouse College. Her film, now screening at the Pan African Film Festival is Belonging Beyond Brown.https://belongingbeyondbrown.com/ https://paff2026.eventive.org/films/695fee3d238d86b8fc3ceea8 https://www.paff.org/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

On this Friday the 13th podcast we tackle things like - why we ain't afraid of lucky 13, how to make LA's city charter less anti-Black, how the Kaiser strike might save your life and what to do for Black Love Day. Sherri Bell is a labor activist, a mom and a KBLA contributor.https://www.instagram.com/sherri_de_la_ghetto/ https://lablackworkercenter.org/reform-the-charter-restore-our-jobs/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

Is Liberation Theology still a force? What does Christian nationalism mean to the Black church? What is the role of our pastors and spiritual leaders in dark times? How do we lean on faith when religion is political? Dr. Tabatha Jones Jolivet is an abolitionist, educator, minister and scholar. She is the co-author of White Jesus: The Architecture of Racism in Religion and Education.https://blmgrassroots.org/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

Dr. Jared A. Ball is a Professor of Communications on and Africana Studies at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD. and author of The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power. Dr. Ball is also host of the podcast “iMiXWHATiLiKE!"https://www.instagram.com/imixwhatilike/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

It's a Think Tank Thursday and the question is: How does Councilwoman Nithya Raman's entrance into the LA Mayor's race impact the election, the landscape of LA, Mayor Karen Bass, African American, progressive and you personally? Former Councilman Mike Bonin has one take, Dominique another - what's yours?https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

Today is the heavenly birthday of legendary herbalist and organic chemist Dr. Paul Goss who trained generations of healers and brought natural health to generations of Compton residents, celebrities and followers around the world. Dr. Sharita Yazid is an iridologist, herbalist and wholistic lifestyle consultant in her own right and is also the daughter of Dr. Paul Goss. Her family is celebrating fifty years doing business in Compton and worldwide.https://newbodyproducts.net/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

Award-winning journalist, author, and minister, Barbara Ann Reynolds. Reynolds graduated from Ohio State University (OSU) with her B.A. degree in journalism. She has written for Essence, Ebony, the Washington Post and was a columnist for USA Today. On this podcast we do a deep dive on her latest book: The Rise and Fell of the Techno Messiah: Technology and the End Times. AI, spirituality, mental health and human replacement is in the conversation.https://www.drbarbarareynoldsbook.com/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

Greg Dulan is a second generation restauranter and community advocate. He and his brother Terry run the Dulan's Corporation including three restaurants a food truck and a catering company. Last year they almost folded after almost 49 years in business. On this podcast we learn the story of the Dulan family and their fight to stay in business as they mark their 50th anniversary in 2026. (If you want to help them stay open you can call Kim Hernanadez for catering at (323) 829-5923.)https://dulansoulfood.com/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

Dominique freestyles Black history, the impact of the children of the movement and the Trump administration's quest to erase heroic U.S. stories of resistance and unity and whitewash Black history.https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/?hl=enkbla1580

A judge strikes down California's ban on masks for law enforcement but leaves the door open for a do over. Dominique breaks it down. Miles weighs in on J. Cole's new album. Dominique is in her Odeal era...As the artist is in heavy rotation on her streams.https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/?hl=enkbla1580

Raymond O. Caldwell is the Artistic Director of the Fountain Theatre in Los Angeles. Now living in Los Angeles, Caldwell has spent the last 16 years in Washington, DC as a director, writer, producer, and educator. Raymond was a faculty member and resident director at Howard University's Department of Theatre Arts. He was part of the National Arts Strategy Executive Leadership group at Harvard, holds an MFA in Acting/New Play Development from Ohio State University, and a BFA in Acting from the University of Florida. On this podcast he speaks on the intersection of art and social justice and his latest production: Poetry for the People: The June Jordan Experiencehttps://www.fountaintheatre.com/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/?hl=enkbla1580

Oduduwa Olatunji is the Executive Director of the Pan African Film Festival now in its 32nd year. On this pod we look at what mergers, industry contraction, strikes and the anti-Black and anti DEI environment of our current administration means for the film, television and entertainment industry and the fabled film festival.https://www.instagram.com/paffnow/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/?hl=enkbla1580 https://www.paff.org/

Yoga instructor, astrologer and sound bath specialist Saharah Ali leads off the hour with a guided meditation and affirmation. Ms. Ali breaks down the next 65 days of Mercury in Pisces and encourages us to level up to our fullest potential. https://saharahali.com/ Next, we open up the phone lines and unbox the Bad Bunny Super Bowl show, the latest on the Epstein Files, a trailblazing day for sportscaster Maria Taylor and the prospects for class warfare in America.https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/?hl=enkbla1580

On this podcast we try to figure out why progressive Karen Bass "ally" Nithya Ramen suddenly decided to run for Mayor, the blah race for California Governor and of course, Bad Bunny. Jasmyne Cannick is an award-winning Gen X journalist, a Democratic strategist and a delegate for the LA County Democratic Party.https://www.instagram.com/hellojasmyne/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/?hl=enkbla1580

Bad Bunny, LaRussell, the Superbowl, the President trying to threaten people into naming everything after him, Runoko Rashidi and JA Rogers style Black history and a lot of other things worth talking about are in the freestyle Friday conversation.https://www.instagram.com/mileslowmusic/https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/?hl=enkbla1580

Dewana Little is the Chair of the Asheville Reparations Commission and the Founder of Positive Changes Youth Ministry. Her great grandparents lost their home to "urban renewal" impacting her family's intergenerational wealth.https://www.ashevillenc.gov/department/city-clerk/boards-and-commissions/reparations-commission/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/?hl=enkbla1580

With billionaire Rick Caruso confirming he's out and former School Superintendent Austin Beutner forced to step aside by the death of his youngest daughter, rumors are flying about who will be in the battle to be the massive city's next chief executive. The Bad Bunny concert, the Superbowl, the social innovation of the LA Jazz Festival, the fight over our future water are also topics of conversation. Ed Sanders joins. Mr. Sanders is the President and CEO of ES Advisors a public policy and electoral consulting firm.Twitter: @EdwardMSanders @diprimaradioFollow Dominique DiPrima on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/?hl=enkbla1580

On this pod we talk trauma. What is it? Where does it show up? Are we defined by it? What are the "perks" of such harm? How do we break the cycles? Dr. Micah E. Johnson is an associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the UCLA Geffen School of Medicine. He specializes in trauma, behavioral health, and community-driven research. He is an award-winning scientist and activist who has trained over 20,000 individuals worldwide on topics related to trauma, mental health, social justice, and peacebuilding. He is also a SAG actor/producer and comic who uses his art to educate people on mental health.https://www.instagram.com/doctormicahjohnson/ https://www.companyofangels.org/redharlem https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

Dominique goes in on national headlines. Is anyone getting fired or charged over the Epstein Files? What should we do to Mark Trayvon Martin's Birthday? Why isn't Temple University student Jerome Richardson getting more support after he was arrested by the feds?https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-jerome-richardsons-legal-defense https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

Dominique unboxes the local issues and celebrates the launch of the LA Jazz Festival. She is joined in the second half of the hour by Barak Bomani a nonprofit leader and entrepreneur who is having a conscious block party in Compton.https://app.citycateringcpt.com/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

ZaZa Ali is a scholar of Black History and the author of seven books including her latest Ancient People: A History and Social Studies Textbook. On this pod we explore Black history before enslavement - from righteous warriors to little known queens.To order the book reach out to : info@zazaali.comhttps://www.instagram.com/i_am_zaza_ali/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

Dominique, Miles and our friends on the phone get into it on the power and intention of words, the Epstein Files, the Minnesota ICE drawdown, the incredible rap artist Rapsody and more. The Chicken Sausage Lady is in the Wealth Building Wednesday spotlight. Chicken Sausage Lady (323) 792-4041.https://www.instagram.com/thechickensausagelady/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

Attorney Jaaye Person-Lynn is a graduate of Hampton University and Howard Law School. He is a criminal and civil rights attorney with his own firm. On this podcast we focus on the 2nd and 4th Amendments in the age of the MAGA Trump Gestaspo ICE army and the SCOTUS Extreme Court.

On this podcast we unbox the 2026 GRAMMY Awards, from the political messages to the racial and gender politics to the art itself. Miles Low is a rap artist and radio commentator and production coordinator. John Vilanova is an Assistant Professor in Journalism and Communication at Lehigh University. Vilanova studies structural and institutional inequity in the creative industries.https://www.johnvilanova.com/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

The United States has left the World Health Organization, and we have entered a new anti-science era. What does that mean for the well-being of people in the United States and around the world? Are alternative structures being put in place? Does it help when states take their own measures? What can we do to keep our families and communities safe? Dr. Tyler Evans, MD, MS, MPH, DTM&H, FIDSA is an infectious diseases and addiction medicine public health physician associate professor and humanitarian. He is the author of Poverty, Pandemics and Politics and the CEO of Wellness Equity.https://www.wellnessequityalliance.com/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

The phone lines are hot and the topics are fire. What does it mean that LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell is publicly refusing to enforce California's mask mandate? Is the Trump administration in open defiance of the law? Are Democrats to blame for the partial government shutdown even though Republicans control all branches of government? Dominique DiPrima puts a progressive lens on common conversations.https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

MkCoi Zeno is a healing arts practitioner and founder of MkCoi Zeno Beauty, Makeup and Wellness. He is a certified yoga instructor, iridologist and Reiki healer. MkCoi worked at Simply Wholesome health food stores as resident herbalist for 9 years which is where he started A Crystal Peace jewelry. He is the owner of Zeno Sea Moss Co and is a master herbalist. On this podcast we learn all about probiotics, prebiotics, food as medicine and the connection between gut health and mental health.https://www.instagram.com/acrystalpeace/ https://www.instagram.com/mkcoizenowellness/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

On this podcast we break down the huge victory that is the historic announcement of the first-ever Los Angeles Jazz Festival which will debut in summer of 2026. How a city-wide celebration of Black Music history, free community events, arts education and a giant beach jazz festival will bring a measure of justice to recreational access often denied to Black people and BIPOC folks is in the convo. And YOU are invited to the launch party and grand announcement at LA City Hall on Wednesday with music, elected and Dominique DiPrima as the emcee.https://www.eventbrite.com/e/press-announcement-los-angeles-jazz-festival-coming-to-la-this-summer-tickets-1981387452207?aff=oddtdtcreator https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/ https://saharahali.com/

Dominique and LaMikia pay tribute to the beloved Sanford and Son Actor, Demond Wilson, take a hard look at local issues including the weekend anti-ICE protests, LA Police Chief Jim McDonnell's refusal to enforce the state's anti-mask law, the federal arrest of 21-year-old activist Jerome Richardson and more. LaMikia Castillo is a Professor of Black Studies, a diversity and equity consultant and the mama of three boys.https://www.instagram.com/lamikiacastillo/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/