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First Things First With Dominique DiPrima

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Thursday · 39 min
How do We Turn the Blue Wave into Action and Concrete Change? with Dominique DiPrima
Five-time EMMY Award winner Dominique DiPrima weighs in on our question for today and opens up the phone lines to take on the topic of turning the blue wave election wins into concrete help for the working class and real Black power?...
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Thursday · 42 min
If Affordability is Our Top Issue What Will Dems Do About It? with Jarrett Hill
Award-winning journalist and author Jarrett Hill joins broadcaster/activist Dominique DiPrima to unbox the Blu Wave/Black Hurricane and how it could impact affordability. https://www.instagram.com/jarretthill/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/
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Thursday · 41 min
What Does the "Blue Wave" Mean to You? with Dominique DiPrima
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Wednesday · 39 min
Lifestyle Medicine - Taking Control of Your Well-Being with Dr. Leo Moore
On this podcast we focus on how to stay healthy so you don't have to get healthy. Leo Moore MD, MSHPM is a dedicated internal medicine, HIV medicine, and lifestyle medicine physician. Dr. Moore was recently named Men’s Health Magazine’s 2024 Ultimate...
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Wednesday · 38 min
Saverne Smith's Natural Foot & Nail Care are in the Wealth-Building Spotlight + Election Open Phones
Wealth building and recycling Black dollars are the focus of the podcast. Foot and nail care, the unofficial beauty boycott, foot health and hygiene, men in the beauty space and more are in the conversation as Nail's by Saverne, a Black-owned,...
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Wednesday · 42 min
Unboxing L.A.'s Election Results with Dem. Strategist Jasmyne Cannick & Dominique DiPrima
Award winning Gen X journalist Jasmyne Cannick and veteran broadcaster/community activist Dominique DiPrima sort out the wins and losses in Cali, LA County and the City of Angels. https://www.instagram.com/hellojasmyne/...
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Tuesday · 40 min
The LA Black Young Democrats are Making Waves and Moving Votes w/Prez. Bailey Swain & Omar Cook
Election Day and we are going over the voter guide offered by the LA Black Young Democrats - a guide that got tongues wagging and feet moving to the polls. Bailey Swain is an aerospace mechanical engineer, a community organizer and the President of...
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Tuesday · 44 min
Councilman Andre Spicer Wants Your Vote for Compton Mayor + Atty Person-Lynn & Ms. DiPrima Vote
Andre Spicer is a lifelong Compton resident, public servant, and grassroots leader. In 2021, Andre was elected as Councilmember for Compton’s 2nd District on a platform grounded in five priorities: Public Safety, Economic Development, Housing,...
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Tuesday · 38 min
Dr. Steven Tarzynski was Co-Founder of LA DSA. He Speaks on the Election, the Mayor & the DSA Now
Dr. Steven Tarzynski is a pediatrician at Kaiser Permanente. He’s been a physician with Kaiser Permanente since 1984. He has lived in LA all his life except for two years of medical service in southern Africa in the nation of Mozambique while his wife...
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Monday · 41 min
Rep. Jasmine Crockett is in Cali Today + Election Open Phones with Dominique DiPrima
We open up the phone lines for election conversation. In the second half of the hour, we are joined by a public defender, civil rights attorney, State Representative, and U.S. Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett out of Texas....
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Monday · 30 min
Important Propositions You May Have Missed w/Professor LaMikia Castillo & Dominique DiPrima
La Mikia Castillo is a senior consultant with Jennifer Brown Consulting, a consulting firm that helps organizations become more diverse and inclusive. La Mikia is an alumna and adjunct professor of the USC Sol Price School where she received dual...
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Monday · 41 min
What's Making Us Nervous This Election Season with Journalist Shar Jossell & Dominique DiPrima
What's at stake in Texas, Alaska and Michigan? Why is there a generational/racial and party divide in the LA Mayor's race? https://www.instagram.com/sharsaysso/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/
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Monday · 38 min
Strait of Hormuz and More
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
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October 30 · 41 min
#FreedmenFriday Law Professor Justin Hansford is Building an Army of Lawyers for Reparations
Justin Hansford, professor of law and director of the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center, was elected by the United Nations General Assembly to the U.N. Permanent Forum on People of African Descent for the 2022-2024 term....
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October 30 · 40 min
Recall Prez. Marqueece Harris-Dawson? Cut City Council Meetings? Outlaw Fire Dept Strikes? LA Tings.
On this pod we delve into juicy election issues, city politics and some nationwide races as well. It's all so very L.A. but we have our eyes on Michigan & Florida and well. Dominique DiPrima is a five-time EMMY and NAB Award winner. Ed Sanders is...
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October 29 · 38 min
The 4-1-1 on the Judges with Civil Rights Attorney Caree Harper & Dominique DiPrima
Caree Harper is a Congressional award-winning civil rights attorney based in Los Angeles, California. Before becoming a lawyer she was a decorated police officer in the East Bay Area, where she won a Life Saving medal. Caree has researched and...
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October 29 · 37 min
A Tribute to Dolores Huerta with Her Longtime Friend Akili + Will Dems Take the Senate?
Director for Black Lives Matter Grassroots, has worked on six presidential campaigns and has known Delores Huerta since the 1970's when he worked with her at the United Farmworkers. https://www.instagram.com/fannielouhamerinstitute/...
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October 29 · 40 min
All Out for Nolan Wells + Getting Out the Vote with Dr. Melina Abdullah
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...
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October 28 · 39 min
Blazing Through the Ballot with Dominique DiPrima
First Things First Host, activist, organizer and five-time Emmy Award winner Dominique DiPrima leads us through our November 2026 Cali ballot. https://couragecalifornia.org/voter-guide/ https://ladefensa.org/2026-voter-guide/...
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October 28 · 38 min
JoinLinks Terence Smith Can Help You Find Something to Do in Black L.A. + Open Phones with DiPrima
Terence Smith, the CEO of JoinLinks is in our Wealth Building spotlight. His app helps Black people in LA find events and meet up in groups. They are building community and helping event organizers and venue owners to get the word out and create...
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