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Alarming number of drug-related deaths in Baltimore, the conservative attack on diversity programs, a discussion on Biden and the Black vote, and 16 Afro-queer trailblazers who made history.News Across Baltimore, the death toll has mounted.‘Bad Boys: Ride Or Die’ Speeds To $105M Global OpeningAre Black voters deserting Biden?A grant program for Black women business owners is discriminatory, appeals court rules16 queer Black trailblazers who made history  

Damning messages from a far-right group chat, Trump becomes first U.S. president convicted of crimes, a discussion on discriminatory housing practices, and the grand return of a lost holiday predating Juneteenth. DeRay interviews Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY 16th District) about life as a Congressman, efforts with the Hip Hop Task Force, and more. NewsOff Leash: Inside the Secret, Global, Far-Right Group ChatShe Made an Offer on a Condo. Then the Seller Learned She Was BlackDonald Trump becomes 1st US president tried and convicted of crimesAn African American holiday predating Juneteenth was nearly lost to history. It's back.What is Pinkster? - Historic Hudson Valley Follow Pod Save the People on Instagram.

Police guns used in crimes across the country, Congress members exchange insults during the House hearing, the first Black astronaut candidate reaches space at 90-years-old, Angela Alsobrooks beats the odds to win U.S. Senate primary, and the exploration of New Wave.NewsJasmine Crockett backs claim calling Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘racist’One of at least 52,529 guns once owned by police, but later used in crimes.First Black astronaut candidate, now 90, reaches space in Blue Origin flightNew Wave is Defined By WhitenessAngela Alsobrooks wins Maryland’s hotly contested U.S. Senate primary Follow Pod Save the People on Instagram.

U.S. states double down on resistance to racial equity, the Met Gala sparks intense protest amidst Gaza-Israel conflict, and skepticism around Biden's upcoming Morehouse  commencement speech. News Katie Britt proposes federal database to collect data on pregnant peopleAces star A'ja Wilson announces signature shoe with NikeAnita Baker Atlanta concert canceled minutes before showtimeThe Met Gala has fueled backlash against stars who are silent about the Gaza conflictPhilly narcotics cops secretly used surveillance cameras. Video proved some of their testimony false.A Virginia county board votes to restore Confederates' names to schoolsMorehouse faculty set to vote next week on whether to award Biden an honorary degree Follow Pod Save the People on Instagram.

Kendrick and Drake battle it out in a war of words, a rich white community in Baton Rouge forms its own city, and widespread misconduct outed within the NYC marshall.NewsTeens come up with trigonometry proof for Pythagorean Theorem, a problem that stumped math world for centuriesNew wealthy, white city in Louisiana just became one of state's largest townsMany City Marshals Have Been Disciplined for Misconduct, Chief Investigator TestifiesThe Results Are In: Kendrick Lamar Won the Great Rap War Follow Pod Save the People on Instagram. 

Student organizers unite in support of Palestine, Alameda County discriminates against Black and Jewish jurors, DeSantis strips healthcare coverage from thousands of children,  and President Biden signs law to ban TikTok.NewsAs student protesters get arrested, they risk being banned from campus tooMonroe County DA Sandra Doorley refuses to pull over for traffic stop because she "didn't feel like" it. New York DA Sandra Doorley apologizes after body cam captures tense exchange with officerAlameda County prosecutors allegedly excluded Black people and Jews from death penalty juriesFlorida ‘callously’ strips healthcare from thousands of children despite new lawPresident Biden signs law to ban TikTok nationwide unless it is sold 

U.S. Supreme Court threatens the right to protest, Nestlé adds sugar to infant milk in poorer countries, Participant Media shuts down operations after two decades,  and the ongoing history of Tybee Island. News The Supreme Court Has Ruled to Let Louisiana Keep Hunting DeRay McKessonCaitlin Clark signs 8-figure signature sneaker deal; yet, no Black WNBA players have signature shoesNestlé adds sugar to infant milk sold in poorer countries, report findsParticipant Shutting Down Operations After 20 Years: Film Studio Was Behind Oscar Winners ‘Spotlight’, ‘Green Book‘Georgia beach town, Tybee Island, trying to curb Orange Crush, large annual gathering of Black college studentsTybee Island, Georgia's Black History Trail

Iran launches attack on Israel, Louisiana Supreme Court vindicates pedophilic priests, Tennessee K-12 teachers allowed to carry handguns, and a reflection on the lives of the late OJ Simpson, Mister Cee, and Faith Ringgold.NewsIran launches retaliatory attack on Israel with hundreds of drones, missilesLouisiana High Court: Priests Have a “Property Right” Not to Be Sued For Sexual AbuseTennessee teachers would be allowed to carry concealed handguns at K-12 schools under a bill just passed by the state SenateFaith Ringgold, quilt and visual artist, dies at 93Mister Cee, Pioneering Brooklyn D.J., Dies at 57OJ Simpson, former football star acquitted of murder, dies at 76 

Trump faced with law and order, Trans Visibility Day lands on Easter, an attempt to bar incarcerated people from the sky, a biased test stands between Black people and kidney transplants and fem creatives' ongoing battle for rest. NewsTrump loses bids to dismiss classified docs, Georgia election cases on the same day"Unforgivable": José Andrés' NGO says 7 aid workers killed in Gaza strikeJoe Biden calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza and says Israel must protect civilians to keep US supportA biased test kept thousands of Black people from getting a kidney transplant. It’s finally changingRepublicans slam Biden for proclaiming Transgender Day of Visibility on Easter, though it’s yearly observed on March 31For Female Creatives, A Call to (Non) ActionN.Y Prison Will Let Inmates Go Outdoors to View Eclipse After Lawsuit  Follow Pod Save the People on Instagram.

Biden's historical fundraising effort, Trump aka the Bible salesman, white supremacists' government overthrow, the history of Renaissance era rent parties, Sean Combs ongoing abuse allegations, and a painter's proclamation of rest as a revolutionary act.NewsGod Bless the USA BibleWhen White supremacists overthrew a governmentBiden’s Fundraiser With Obama and Clinton Nets a Record High $25 Million, Campaign SaysThe Rent Was Too High So They Threw a PartyDanielle Mckinney, the Painter Depicting Black Women Revelling in RestHe was a hip-hop legend. Now, abuse allegations engulf Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Follow Pod Save the People on Instagram.