The New Day Podcast: Recent Episodes
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A protestor who was on hand speaks on the arrests made during the "Justice4Jaheim" protest at the Gulfport Police Department and City Hall. The day before would have been the 16th birthday of Jahiem McMillan was shot in the head by a Gulfport police officer and later died as a result.
More information revealed about the killing of Anthony Lowe Jr., a double amputee, in California by Huntington Park Police and a potential mass shooting averted in LA after police seized several high-powered weapons and a thousand rounds of ammo from a man accused of making criminal threats.
As the family of Tyre Nichols prepares to lay him to rest in Memphis, TN following his death as a result of a beating by 5 MPD officers, the family of Jaheim McMillan prepares to celebrate what would have been his 16th birthday in Gulfport, MS following his death as a result of being shot but a GPD officer and the plight of the black nuclear family is discussed after a chatroom discussion on mean leaving the country to find wives.
More officials fired in the case of the killing of Tyre Nichols and Governor Tate Reeves delivers a State of the State Address where he paints a false picture of the state and spouts falsehoods about the state of Mississippi's current educational and healthcare systems.
Reactions the the body and street cam footage of the traffic stop and police beating that ultimately lead to the death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, TN 20 days after his death.
Exclusive interview with Dr. Anand Dugar, a board-certified anesthesiologiest and pain medicine physician, for Green Health Docs (greenhealthdocs.com) on how Mississippians can qualify for the states Medical Marijuana Program and Memphis PD's chief prepares the city for the release of the body camera footage of the beating of Tyre Nichols.
More details revealed in the case of a Virginia 6 year-old who shot his teacher after she reported his having a gun in his backpack to the administration.
Updates on charges in police brutality cases in Arkansas and Georgia, and a potential lawsuit against Governor Ron DeSantis over the rejection of an AP African American Studies course for Florida high school students.
Yet another mass shooting in less than 48 hours spurs debate on how to curtail more carnage in the US and the death of "club culture" is revisited in the wake of shootings in Louisiana and California clubs.
Recapping a weekend of violence across the U.S. with multiple mass shootings from Monterey Park, California to Baton Rouge and Shreveport, Louisiana, a former top FBI Special Agent charged with money laundering for a Russian oligarch, and 3 Marines charged in connection with the January 6 Insurrection.
Reactions to Ron DeSantis' rejection of an AP African-American studies course for Florida High School students in the continuing CRT crusade and the slow degradation of the "club culture" in recent times.
Exclusive interview with Rep. Kabir Karriem (MS-D, District 41) of Columbus on his push to remove Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from the MLK Holiday in Mississippi, one of only two states (along with Alabama) who still honor Lee and King on the same day and comments from Rep. Jeffrey Hulum III (MS-D, District 119) on House Bill 448, currently in committee, which would require an officer's permission to record police interactions and require a 15 food distance for recording.
Mrs. Eula Crowell returns with an update on the state of Ward 2 in Biloxi, MS after their ward's City Councilman refused an invitation to a community meeting to discuss his recent party switch and where funds allocated for the Coastwide Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration ultimately ended up and questions circulate about why Hunter Biden attempted to keep his daughter from carrying his last name.
Examining the fight for Civil Rights in the US by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the lack of younger activists making the strides his generation did despite having greater access to information and communication technologies.
Reactions to the LAPD releasing body cam footage of the arrest and subsequent tasering of Keenan Anderson, which led to Anderson's death do to cardiac arrest. Anderson was the cousin of a co-founder of Black Lives Matter and his death along with two other men in police custody have led to Mayor Karen Bass calling for investigations.
A in Houston, Texas taqueria robbery leads to homicide when a restaurant patron shoots the robbery suspect after he demands customers' money incident and reactions after a second batch of documents found in offices/dwellings of President Joe Biden.
Reactions to the Common Sense Media survey which showed over 70% of teens surveyed had viewed pornographic material by the age of 17 with the average age of first exposure at 12 years old. Teens revealed in the survey that they had viewed the content on their phones, tablets or school issued devices and across various popular social media platforms.
More reactions after a 6 year-old was taken into custody after he shot his teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia. Rip questions the motivations behind the shooting, how the child will be affected by the incident for the rest of his life, and who should ultimately be held responsible.
Exclusive interview with Mrs. Eula Crowell (Jabez Learning Center, Biloxi, MS) on the recent interaction with Biloxi's Ward 2 City Councilman and upcoming plans commemorating MLK Day 2023 and reactions the Kevin McCarthy's groveling at Donald John upon being finally elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Further fallout from Rep. Kevin McCarthy's week of failed bids for securing the Speaker of the House position despite winning the support of 14 members who previously opposed his bid.
Reactions and predictions as the House of Representatives goes into another day and a seventh round of voting for the Speaker of the House and McCarthy is poised to lose yet again.
Reactions to the Buffalo Bills/Cincinnati Bengals ending after Bills Safety Damar Hamlin collapsed suffering from a cardiac arrest following a run stoppage and predictions for the House of Representatives' hierarchy as Representatives vote on the next Speaker of the House.
Recapping New Year's Resolutions and bracing for new laws going into effect across the country that could potentially make many Americans far less safe.
Getting you ready for the New Year with advice and ideas on how to keep a closer eye on your finances, from cash flow to credit, with Heather Sanders (Cadence Bank Community Lending Manager) and physical fitness tactics and strategies to stay healthy or get healthier from Joe and Rebecca Barker (Co-Founders Fitlife Studio/Fitlife Nutrition).
Federal and county prosecutors look into Congressman-elect George Santos after the Long Island Republican lied on his resume amid new revelations about his lying about his mother being of a victim of the 9/11 Terror Attack and reactions to Bill Cosby indicating he plans to return to the stage in 2023.
Rip debunks the false assertions that Title 42 of the US Code "suspending the right to introduce certain persons into the United States from countries where a quarantinable communicable disease exists" was established by the Trump Administration (as it has existed since the 1940s) and Rowe and Amelia discuss the movie "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" outing Whitney Houston as bi-sexual and the erosion of integrity in US politics.
Former Russian Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev predicts armed conflicts, global instability, and a “Fourth Reich” for the coming year as President Vladimir Putin says he wants to enter into peace talks with Ukraine and Republican NewYork Representative George Santos admits to lying about his history in resume and being of Jewish descent.
Recapping the Christmas weekend as an infant was returned home after a kidnapping and more attackers make shooting targets of electrical substations in Washington state just a few weeks after attacks in North Carolina left thousands without power.
Exclusive interview with 4 time Olympian and 10 time US Long Jump Champion, Coach Brittney Reece and up and coming artist JLock on their bringing Christmas to the Coast with a dinner for needy families and surprising 10 families in Gulfport with food and gifts ahead of the Holiday weekend and some insight on the origins of some Christmas traditions.
Reactions to yet another officer involved shooting in Mississippi (after a hostage situation in Richland's Walmart) and Ukraine's President visiting Congress to deliver a speech asking for more support in their war against Russia and the aid packaged approved by the US Senate.
A jury sentences ex-cop Aaron Dean to nearly 12 years for the killing of Atatiana Jefferson and reviews of new studies showing homicide as a leading cause of death for children in the United States with the overall rate increasing on average at a rate of 4.3% each year for the past decade and that screens given to children to stem tantrums lead to stunted emotional development.
Reviewing the final public hearing from Rep. Bennie Thompson's January 6th Committee and an alert to parents and care-givers from the Federal Bureau of Investigation on an "explosion" in sextortion cases, in which children are targeted and exploited online with threats of exposing compromising photos in exchange for money.
Catching up on the numerous attacks on police over the weekend and preparing for Rep. Bennie Thompson's January 6 Committee's final public hearing and recommendations for charges against the former present to the Department of Justice.
Updates in the cases of 15 year-old Jaheim McMillan, who was fatally shot by a Gulfport Police Officer and the killings of two Bay St. Louis officers after a shoot-out with a woman who had called 911 who believed she was being followed.
Exclusive interview with Earle, Arkansas mayor-elect and the youngest African-American mayor in US History, 18 year-old Jaylen Smith and more details on the killings of two Bay St. Louis police officers.
Further analysis of "Emancipation", after a Rowe's Row screening Rowe and Amelia break down highlights with listeners who attended and Breonna Taylor's boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, settles with Louisville, KY for $2 million.
Aaron Dean takes the stand in his murder trial for the 2019 killing of Atatiana Jefferson, a Fort Worth woman who was playing video games with her nephew with the doors of her home open before the fatal officer-involved shooting in which Dead did not identity himself before opening fire into Jefferson's window.
Listeners give their takes on Emancipation (now playing on Apple TV+ and select theaters) and more debate on Deion Sanders' exit from JSU and if their program and HBCUs in general were left better off from his being there.
Pastor Jamal Bryant wants to reach out to young blacks with a marijuana growing operation on his church's property and a father appeals for peace in the streets after the death of his son in Gulfport, MS.
Celebrating Earle, Arkansas elected 18 year-old Jaylen Smith as their next mayor and more reactions to Coach Prime (Deion Sanders) moving on from JSU to Colorado and the violent coup d'etat plot in Germany by far-right and Neo-Nazi extremists.
Reactions to Dr. Raphael Warnock's US Senate election victory in Georgia over Hershel Walker, a German Neo-Nazi extremist group's violent coup plot being thwarted by authorities who executed 130 searches across 11 German states and the arrest of 25 in connection with the plot in one of the biggest counter-terrorism operations in Germany's history.
Residents from Biloxi's Ward 2 react to the revelation from their Councilman, Felix Gines, that he'd be switching over to the Republican party after his lack of support for the MLK Coastwide Celebration Committee's Parade and Battle of the Bands.
Reactions to Coach Prime (Deion Sanders) announcing he is leaving Jackson State University to head up the Colorado Buffaloes' program and Councilman Felix Gines' departure from the party he was elected by (Democrats) to the GOP.
Exclusive interviews with Biloxi City Councilman Felix Gines (Ward 2) and MLK Coastwide Celebration Committee Co-Chair Allytra Perriman discussing the city of Biloxi not financially supporting the group and alternative plans for $10,000 in funding traditionally used for supporting the Committee's event and reactions to the lated Pro-Hitler comments from (Kan)Ye'.
As voting is underway in the run-off election between Sen. Raphael Warnock and Deputy Herschel Walker, another accuser alleges Walker was physically abusive after she caught him with another woman and Democrats in the House of Representatives name Congressman Hakeem Jeffries as the new House Minority Leader, succeeding Nancy Pelosi.
Oath Keeper Stewart Rhodes found guilty of Seditious Conspiracy in his role ahead of and during the January 6th Insurrection and further discussion on "Emancipation", including it's limited theatrical release and how director Antoine Fuqua sought to not make "another slave movie".
Debate over whether Coach Prime (Deion Sanders) will leave Jackson State University after numerous job offers have been revealed and reactions to the trailer for "Emancipation", starring Will Smith, about Private Gordon of the USCT.
Exclusive interview with FedEx driver D'Monterrio Gibson, who was chased and shot at by a father and son in Brookhaven, MS, covering his still suffering from the effects of the harrowing shooting and the upgrading of the charges against the two men who shot at him. Reactions to (Kan)Ye' having dinner with Donald John and white nationalist Nick Fuentes and a new lawsuit could spell the end of ISPs and social media giants hiding behind the infamous Section 230.
Rebounding from Thanksgiving, Rip explains how "giving thanks is acceptance of the responsibility of a debt owed" and more information is revealed about the father of the Club Q Terrorist, Aaron Brink, a former porn star and MMA fighter.
Thanksgiving 2022, as Rowe and Amelia take a deep dive into the hidden history of the Thanksgiving "holiday" and how it became one, 401 years after the first feast at Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Reactions to "mass shootings" in Virginia at a Walmart where a manager opened fire on other employees and at a marijuana grow facility in Oklahoma where a Chinese national "executed" four other workers before fleeing to Miami, Florida.
Rich Fierro, a retired combat veteran, recounts the Club Q shooting and his actions to take down the shooter that saved dozens of lives after his daughter's boyfriend was killed in the mass shooting.
Detailing the mass shooting at Club Q, one of few LGBTQ clubs in the Colorado Springs area, and the reluctance to call the "shooter" a "terrorist" and details on the thwarted plot to attack synagogues in New York.
Reactions after Governor Tate Reeves proposes the Mississippi School Safety Guardian Program, in which teachers would be "trained to provide armed intervention in the event of an active shooter threat" and Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) enters his bid to become the first African-American Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Exclusive interview with Mississippi's Public Safety Commissioner, Sean Tindell on the officer involved shootings of La'Mello Parker, the 3 and 1/2 month old killed by law enforcement who's family recently filed a civil lawsuit, and Jaheim McMillan, the 15 year-old who's shooting by a Gulfport Police officer remains under investigation.
Bi-partisan reactions to Donald John's announcement and how Biden highlighted the real impact of the Trump Administration in an ad that ran during the speech.
A teacher espouses bigoted views to his middle school students and highlights from former Vice President Mike Pence's interview with abcNEWS' David Muir ahead of the release of this new book where he describes the events on January 6th, 2021 form his perspective but still refuses to say Donald John is unfit for office outright but leaves the option open to potentially run against him in 2024.
Election fallout as Democrats control the Senate and further gains after the "Red Wave" doesn't pan out for the GOP and reactions to Dave Chappelle's Saturday Night Live stand up performance where he comments on Kanye and Kyrie Irving controversies.
Veterans Day 2022 celebrated by remembering the scores of servicemen who fought for on two fronts, at home and abroad.
Lionell Dotson, the brother of two Black girls (14 year-old Katricia, and 13 year-old Zanetta) killed in Philadelphia’s MOVE Bombing in 1985, is suing the city and the trustees of the University of Pennsylvania. The civil lawsuit claims Dotson's sisters’ remains were mistreated and hidden away for more than three decades, court documents show. The civil complaint alleges emotional distress for his family.
Reactions to the midterm election results, analysis of the predicted "Red Wave" turns out to be a "red tide", and an update on the case of Briana Grier, who died as a result of falling out the back of a patrol car that responded when her parents made a call for help during a mental health crisis.
On midterm election day, we take an in depth look at the life of Civil Rights Advocate, Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer, an unwitting victim of forced sterilization, and her fight for voting rights in Mississippi and the opposition she overcame to register to vote and present her testimony before the Credentials Committee in 1964.
Rip discusses his criteria for endorsing candidates and former Mayor Johnny Dupree calls ahead of mid-terms elections and sex trafficking and rape victim Pieper Lewis goes missing after escaping custody.
Rip takes a survey on Daylight Savings Time as the history of the practice is explored and reasoning for keeping it in place is examined.
Breaking down the Special Session called by Governor Tate Reeves for a plant project in the Golden Triangle, Kyrie Irving's apology after sharing a post to social media deemed antisemitic, and a survey where Florida student athletes are asked to report their menstrual history.
Further examination of the killing of The Migos' Takeoff and a discussion on what it will take to change the culture of violence associated with rap music.
Remembering the short life of the Migos' Takeoff, who was shot and killed in Houston after a fight allegedly broke out during a dice game and reactions to Clarence Thomas' statement that he doesn't "have a clue" what "diversity" means in the High Court's Affirmative Action review.
A day after the family of Jaheim McMillan laid him to rest after his life was ended by an officer involved shooting, new questions surround the shooting, the response to the 911 call that ultimately led it, and the lack of transparency in use of force protocols from the Gulfport Police Department.
Reactions after Mayor Billy Hewes weighs in on "the media" coverage and questioning of the officer involved shooting death of 15 year-old Jaheim McMillan a day after advocates and activists call for the Gulfport police officer involved and police chief's firing.
Advocates, including family members of Jacob Blake and Breonna Taylor, call for the immediate firings of the officer involved in the shooting of 15 year-old Jaheim McMillan and the city of Gulfport's police chief as well as for Mississippi's Public Safety Commission to release the relevant footage ahead of the completion of the investigation into the shooting.
Rip takes a local television to task for bending the reporting on jz94.5's Crimes & Consequences Initiative to tie into the officer involved shooting death of 15 year-old Jahiem McMillan and re-emphasizes it's the programs intent.
Reactions after video surfaces of an interaction with the 3rd recorded eye-witness to the killing of 15 year-old Jaheim McMillan and DNA kits sent home with Texas students for parental identification causes questions on the lack of methods of prevention of school shootings.
Body cam footage is released from arrests of Floridians accused of voter fraud and apprehended by Governor Ron DeSantis' "Election Police" and questions are raised about their being approved and certified as registered voters before voting and Bob Woodward releases excerpts from his forthcoming audio book, "The Trump Tapes".
Coach Prime (Deion Sanders) give a dose of honesty to his team at JSU and Kanye West continues to embarrass himself by parroting talking points about the murder of George Floyd.
Correcting the record on reporting in the Jaheim McMillan case and reactions to the Georgia US Senatorial Debate between Sen. Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker, who insists he IS a law enforcement officer.
Reactions to Rep. Bennie Thompson's Jan. 6th Committee subpoenaing Donald John for testimony and an update in the case of 15 year-old Jaheim McMillan who died after being shot in the head by a Gulfport police officer.
Live coverage of the sentencing for Nikolas Cruz, the man who opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in the Miami suburban town of Parkland, Florida, murdering 17 people and injuring 17 others and analysis of the interview with MS Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell on the officer involved shooting death of 15 year-old Jaheim McMillan.
Exclusive interviews with two eye-witnesses to the officer involved shooting of 15 year-old Jaheim McMillan and reactions to Gulfport Police Chief Adam Cooper's comments in a press conference on the shooting.
A review of court documents released after an initial court appearance by suspects in the case related to the 911 call received by the Gulfport Police Department before the shooting of 15 year-old Jaheim McMillan.
Reactions and the aunt and mother of 15 year-old Jaheim McMillan are interviewed following his being taken off life-support after being shot in the head by a Gulfport Police Department officer.
Reactions from family members and the community after a 15 year-old is shot by a Gulfport Police officer outside of a Family Dollar store after a 911 call alleging teens riding in a car with McMillan were brandishing guns.
The shift to electric vehicles is highlighted and environmental ramifications are discussed along with the political bend the debate over Electric vs Internal Combustion Engines has taken and why is analyzed.
A history lesson on the national deficit and debt and how the story of Hunter Biden's laptop has been used by supporters of Donald John to distract and deflect.
Ahead of elections for US Senate, Herschel Walker's paying a former girlfriend $700 after she obtained an abortion is alleged as his son takes to social media to call him out for his denial and the numerous lies his father has allegedly told during his campaign.
Ahead of election day, allegations about Herschel Walker paying for a girlfriend's abortion come to light as his son takes to social media to call his father out for his long list of lies that have been highlighted on his campaign run for Georgia's US Senate seat.
James Meredith is honored by Ole Miss as Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith declare September 30th National Guard Day in a dubious resolution which failed to mention white extremists who terrorized Meredith as he integrated Ole Miss, despite mentioning his being Black, and reactions to the LAPD killing of 19 year-old Luis Herrara.
Reactions to statistics placing Jackson, MS 4th in the nation for HIV cases and Mississippi eighth overall as a state and MS State Senators declare September 30th National Guard Day in a dubious resolution.
The seditious conspiracy trial of Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes begins with his legal defense being based on Insurrection Act of 1807, citing the group awaiting orders from Donald John on January 6th and reactions to Lizzo's performance with President James Madison's crystal flute made in 1813.
Rip makes strides in understanding the generational gap and why millennials are seemingly more "self-absorbed" and how that translates to mental illness and higher rates of younger people seeking therapy.
Highlights from Danish documentarians' interview with Don Lemon in which they reveal footage showing Donald John associate, Roger Stone, laying out a plan to deny election results, forsaking voting, and calling to "get right to the violence" and the entire Gulf Coast braces for Hurricane Ian as it sets it's sights on Tampa Bay in Florida.
Reactions to a 60 Mins. interview with a former GOP congressman, Denver Riggleman, who says there is "irrefutable" proof of a plot to overturn the 2020 presidential election and described Mark Meadows' text messages from that day as a "roadmap to an attempted coup" and Russia grants citizenship to former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. .
Reactions to Donald John's claim he could declassify documents "by thinking about it" and further discussion on the lack of the average Black male experience in modern movies and television.
Recapping the MS TANF fraud scandal as former welfare agency director John Davis is set to plead guilty to two federal charges and 18 state counts of fraud or conspiracy related to his role in the Mississippi welfare scandal, according to separate federal and state court filings.
Reactions to Russian President Vladimir Putin activating 300,000 troops and threatening to use "all resources" at their disposal, including nuclear arms and American President Joe Biden's response in his speech to the United Nations and Donald John is sued by New York's attorney general for fraud and misrepresentation.
Breaking down the real cost of Mississippi's TANF fraud scandal and the latest wrinkle in the Mar-A-Lago Investigation as Donald John's team objects to producing de-classification documentation after a suggested special master was appointed.
The funeral services for Queen Elizabeth II finally come to an end as she is laid to rest at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle and reactions to Gov. Tate Reeves's comments "...a great day to NOT be in Jackson" amid the on-going water crisis in the capital city.
Reviewing the case of Pieper Lewis, who was accused of the murder of her rapist at 15 and ordered to pay restitution to the dead offender's family, and reactions to the casting of Halle Bailey as The Little Mermaid.
Analysis of Sen. Lindsey Graham's legislation that would federally mandate a ban at 15 weeks and require rape victims to report rapes to law enforcement and medical professionals before administering the procedure and a more information is revealed about Mississippi's massive TANF fraud scandal.
Exclusive interview with Mississippi Valley State University head baseball coach and Coast native, Milton Barney Jr. and reactions to the murder of PNB Rock in Los Angeles, CA.
Remembering the 9/11 terror attacks of 2001 and it's impacts and still unanswered questions twenty-one years later.
A day after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Rip reiterates her ties to the American Revolution and the King James version of the Bible.
Details on the shooting spree that left 4 people dead and 3 injured in Memphis, TN and a new drug law enforcement policy raises eyebrows.
A Jackson grandmother left her grandson at the Child Protective Services headquarters after stating she "can not handle him mentally or physically" and that she feared for her life.
Reactions to Trump appointee, Judge Aileen M. Cannon, ordering the appointment of an independent arbiter to review the more than 11,000 government records the F.B.I. seized in its search of Mar-a-Lago.
President Joe Biden delivers the "Soul of America' address, calling out Conservatives who've relegated themselves to being "MAGA Republicans" and highlighting the threat they face to American democracy.
Columbus Police release body camera footage from the fatal police shooting of 20-year-old Donovan Lewis and Joe Biden reiterates his pursuit of an assault weapons ban.
Mississippi's Secretary of State, Michael Watson, weighs in on his concerns about federal efforts to register people to vote and Senator John Horhn discusses Jackson's on-going water crisis.
Reactions from Jackson residents after Gov. Tate Reeves institutes a state of emergency after record flooding and in doing so ridicules Jacksonians and a Duke University volleyball player is heckled by slurs in a game against Brigham Young University.
Nancy Davis is carrying a skull-less fetus that would die almost immediately after birth and has been facing a choice of either carrying the fetus to term or traveling several states away for an abortion after she says her local medical provider would not perform the procedure amid confusion over whether the state’s abortion ban outlawed it and revelations after the DOJ releases the redacted version of the Mar-a-Lago affidavit.
Analyzing President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness initiative and it's overall potential effectiveness and the redacted FBI affidavit used to justify the search of Mar-a-Lago is released.
An Alabama pastor, Michael Jennings of Vision of Abundant Life Ministries, is arrested for watering his neighbor's plants after a call about a "suspicious person" and plans to file a racial discrimination lawsuit against his local police department.
Reactions to Kelly Goodlett, the former detective, pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy in misleading a judge to obtain a warrant. Goodlett is the first officer to be convicted in the fatal police operation that left 26 year-old Breonna Taylor dead in March of 2020.
Highlighting police brutality in Florida, where a pregnant mother was verbally berated for stopping in a well lit area after being flagged for speeding and Arkansas, where a viral video showed deputies and an officer brutally beat a suspect already subdued.
Commemorating Black Breastfeeding Week and an Oklahoma woman manages to get an AR-15 inside a patrol car despite having been handcuffed.
A Florida sixteen year-old was requested to bypass the Florida law that requires all individuals in the state under the age of 18 to receive parental consent before obtaining an abortion despite her guardian's approval.
Reactions to Liz Cheney losing Republican Primary in Wyoming and explanation of the Inflation Reduction Act after it is signed into law by President Joe Biden.
Examining Mississippi's incarceration statistics and causes for incarcerations as the state is now ranked #1 in the world in mass incarcerations, per capita.
Recapping a weekend of protests outside of FBI offices across the country after the warranted search of the Mar-a-Lago estate of the former president and an armed man drives car into a barricade and opens fire at the US Capitol before turning the gun on himself.
More details on the "Nail Gun Terrorist", who attempted to breach an FBI office in Ohio before fleeing, engaging in a stand-off with authorities, and finally being shot and killed after proposing war against the government in online posts.
The true story of the first "Top Gun" competition and the hidden history of the Tuskegee Airmen who won it and an attempted break-in of the FBI field office in Cincinnati leads to a chase and stand off with Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Donald John pleads the fifth in New York Attorney General deposition, after previously claiming "only the Mob takes the fifth" and a Nebraska mother and daughter are charged for the daughter's an abortion.
The FBI executes a search warrant at the former president's Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida and a viral video shows a MS State Trooper using excessive force on a Black man in McComb, MS.
Details of the Senate-passed "Inflation Reduction Act" and the US Marine Corps promotes it's first Black 4-Star General as Gen. Michael Langley becomes the first in the USMC's 246-year history.
Details of the Senate-passed "Inflation Reduction Act" and the US Marine Corps promotes it's first Black 4-Star General as Gen. Michael Langley becomes the first in the USMC's 246-year history.
Details of the Senate-passed "Inflation Reduction Act" and the US Marine Corps promotes it's first Black 4-Star General as Gen. Michael Langley becomes the first in the USMC's 246-year history.
Details of the Senate-passed "Inflation Reduction Act" and the US Marine Corps promotes it's first Black 4-Star General as Gen. Michael Langley becomes the first in the USMC's 246-year history.
Details of the Senate-passed "Inflation Reduction Act" and the US Marine Corps promotes it's first Black 4-Star General as Gen. Michael Langley becomes the first in the USMC's 246-year history.
Details of the Senate-passed "Inflation Reduction Act" and the US Marine Corps promotes it's first Black 4-Star General as Gen. Michael Langley becomes the first in the USMC's 246-year history.
Detailing the FBI arrests of and federal charges against four current and former officers involved in the raid that ultimately led to the killing of Breonna Taylor in 2020.
Attorney General Merrick Garland announces federal charges after the FBI arrested the former Louisville Metro Police detective who was fired for lying on the search warrant that led to the deadly 2020 raid at Breonna Taylor's apartment as well three others, including the only officer to face state charges in connection with Taylor's fatal shooting and Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in a Russian penal colony.
After being called out by Veterans, Democrats, and comedian John Stewart, Senate Republicans finally pass the PACT Act after initially voting it down, expanding aid to veterans impacted by burn pit related illnesses.
The Double-Impeached Donald John weighs in on Brittney Griner's potential trade for the so called "Merchant of Death" for release from a Russian prison and President Biden announces neutralization of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.
Reactions to the GOP (including both MS Senators) voting down the PACT Act, which would have expanded aid to veterans impacted by burn pit related illnesses and a Dallas father reacts to being called the "n-word" at a Dillard's Department Store.
A class action lawsuit is filed against Sesame Place theme park for performers discriminating against black children and the wife of an ex-cop and alleged child molester shoots him.
The last two officers to be sentenced in connection with the killing of George Floyd receive less time than many first time drug offenders and a black January 6 Insurrectionist gets one of the stiffest sentences yet.
Jackson residents weigh in on a recent high speed chase that spilled into their city which resulted in a postal worker's death and Trump's lie of mobilizing "thousands" of troops ahead of the Jan.6 Insurrection is debunked by the Secretary of Defense at the time, Christopher Miller.
A Coast Pastor calls on Harrison County to ban LGBTQ+ books from public libraries and faces push-backs from rights activists.
A recap of Chairman Bennie Thompson's January 6th Committee Hearings highlighting the former President's unwillingness to condemn Insurrectionists and the viability of all electric and hybrid vehicles.
Merrick Garland comments on possibly charging the former president and a mother turns her son in after discovering a journal describing his planning to kill her and attack his school.
Breaking down who commits the most firearm killings in the U.S. and how citizens could possible curb the trends.
The US House passes a bill that would codify same sex marriage, in response to the US Supreme Court overturning Roe v Wade.
Attorney General Lynn Fitch says she won't has no plan to prosecute the white woman whose accusation set off the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till nearly 70 years ago, an aide said Friday following revelations about an unserved arrest warrant and a newly revealed memoir by Carolyn Bryant-Dunham.
Reactions to police officers confirming Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony to Rep. Bennie Thompson's Select Committee investigating the January 6th Insurrection and Indiana's Attorney General investigating the doctor who performed an abortion after a 10 year-old girl was raped and denied one in Iowa.
The story of a 10 year-old from Ohio who was impregnated by a rapist ultimately confirmed after the accused rapist confesses to the crime.
A former Oath Keeper and a Capitol Rioter testify before Bennie Thompson's Select Committee investigating of January 6th Insurrection.
Interviews with 16 year-old Pascagoula High School student, Corion Evans, who saved 3 teen girls and a responding police officer from drowning in the Pascagoula River and Jermille Johnson on his arrest and injuries sustained by an interaction with officers from the Gulfport Police Department after he called for a police response.
Revisiting Justice Ketanji Brown-Jackson being asked to define "woman" in her confirmation hearing and a retired military officer tweeting criticism of the First Lady, Dr. Jill Biden speaking out on the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v Wade.
Arizona's Governor Doug Doucey signs a bill into law that makes it illegal for bystanders to film law enforcement activity within 8 feet of a police officer and Macy Gray faces criticism over LGBTQ comments.
South Dakota's Governor weighs in on allowing abortions in instances of rape and incest after an Ohio 10 year-old is denied.
Mass shooting suspect, Robert Crimo III is charged with 7 counts of first degree murder after his terror attack on an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois on the 4th of July.
Details about the July 4th Terrorist who opened fire on an Independence Day Parade in Chicago's Highland Park community.
The Supreme Court of the United States makes history as Justice Ketanji Brown-Jackson is sworn in as the first African American female Supreme Court Justice.
More reactions to a viral video depicting a woman "exposing" her youngest child's father after he brings only his child food, excluding her other 3 and her response to the response to the initial video.
Former Aide to Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, Cassidy Hutchinson, delivers startling testimony on Meadow's and Trump's reactions to the riot, the White House's advance warnings to the January 6 planning and knowledge of weapons at the Capitol.
Runoff elections in two major MS State Representative races (Districts 3 and 4) and more reactions from the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v Wade.
Reactions from the US Supreme Court's overturn of Roe v Wade, which removed federal protections for women seeking abortions.
Reactions after the US Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade, ACLU MS Executive Director, Jarvis Dortch, interviewed.
More is revealed from Rep. Bennie Thompson's (D-MS) Jan. 6 Select Committee Public Hearings as the plot to place fake electors in order to change the results of the 2020 Presidential Election is detailed in testimony.
Reactions to Select Committee testimony from elections workers, a mother and daughter from Georgia, who recount various acts of intimidation and threats after Rudy Giuliani and Donald John floated fraud lies and targeting them by name.
Recounting the carnage across the country over the Juneteenth holiday weekend and gauges potential for a slogan to help quell gun violence, especially among young Black males.
Celebrating "Juneteenth" for the first time as a Federal Holiday, the first Federal Holiday to be declared since MLK Day in 1983 and highlighting the historic correlation with Father's Day.
Reactions to Juneteenth being recognized as a Federal Holiday and the real history behind the events that led to the declaring of Juneteenth National Independence Day.
Rep. Barry Loudermilk responds to footage showing a tour of the US Capital he led on January 5, 2021, the day before the Capital Insurrection, which shows individuals who filmed themselves as they breached the Capital taking pictures and recording inside the day before.
Rep. Liz Cheney previews the next January 6 Select Committee public hearing and special guest, nurse and administrator Hope Stuart, shares the story of her uncovering the secrets of her adoptions, learning her birth parents' identities and how her adoption has affected her life.
The January 6 Select Committee highlights how the former president (Donald John) used The Big Lie to grift donations and bilk supporters out of $250 million.
Reactions to evidence presented showing President Trump knew he had lost the 2020 election but still claimed widespread election fraud by the Congressional Select Committee investigating the January 6 Insurrection.
Reactions to the first televised January 6 Committee Public Hearing and details on new evidence presented in first televised hearing.
Rip corrects erroneous information given by the Circuit Clerk of Stone County in real time and highlights the primetime January 6th hearings special set to air.
Elections results lead to run-offs in key races and Matthew McConaughey addresses the Uvalde Terror Attack from the White House.
Mississippi's Secretary of State Michael Watson and January 6 Select Committee Chairman and District 2 Representative Bennie Thompson interviewed as voters return to the polls for party primary elections.
Analysis of shootings in cities across the country that left at least 12 people killed and at least 38 others injured as party primary elections loom.
Recapping teachers acting with, at worst, outright bigotry and, at best, racial insensitivity in the cases of Rochester, NY teachers being put on leave for offensive text messages about students and their parents, another Rochester teacher making cotton picking an in-class assignment, and a Batesville, MS teacher awarding a Black pre-K student the "Monkey Award".
Reactions to Payton Gendron being charged as a domestic terrorist in a 25-count indictment which includes 10 counts of first-degree murder and 10 counts of second-degree murder charges as hate crimes, as well as three counts of attempted murder as a hate crime and a single count of criminal possession of a weapon and Rip offers advice for weathering a financial storm.
Rip weighs the potential impacts of having open casket funerals for the victims of the Robb Elementary Terror Attack with callers as more mixed messages come from Uvalde, Texas agencies.
More questions are raised as the revised timeline of the Robb Elementary mass shooting (terror attack) is scrutinized and a look back on gun control measures passed.
Highlighting instances of bravery in combat on Memorial Day and weighing options to limit access to firearms to people under 25 years old.
Analysis of newly revised Robb Elementary Attack timeline presented by the Texas Department of Public Safety and gun control measures debated after GOP Senators shut down new gun legislation.
More details emerge about the Uvalde, Texas Attack and counter measures are debated in response to possible future school shootings.
Details on the Robb Elementary School Shooting in Uvalde, Texas and a history on gun control measures passed in the U.S.
Elections in Georgia, Alabama, Texas, Arkansas, and Minnesota test Donald John's rhetoric and election fraud lies from 2020 and updates on altercation with a pro-football player and a (former) United Airlines employee.
Rip analyzes the possible causes of the disproportionate cases of cancers in the African-American community as deaths drop but still remain higher than other ethnic groups, according to a U.S. government study released Thursday.
Rip interviews singer Nathan Best, formerly of The O'Jays and LeVert, on his storied career and the current state of popular music and updates on a Buffalo 911 Dispatcher who hung up on a Tops Supermarket employee during the racially motivated terror attack.
Miles Taylor, a former GOP official who served in Trump administration announced that he is leaving the GOP after Republican leaders refused to condemn the racist “replacement theory” ideology evoked by the Buffalo mass shooter and with Mississippi ranked #3 in the US for gun deaths, per capita, Rip discusses root causes and possible way to curtail the trends.
Rip takes a local television reporter to task for commentary in reporting on the death of 3 and a half month old La'Mello Parker and discussion on two lawsuits brought against two separate school boards based on racial issues (discrimination and CRT).
Wiggins Mayor Derrell Berry speaks on the school bond issue before Stone County voters and details plans for a new high school campus after more than 60 years.
Details on the Buffalo Supermarket Terrorist, and posing the question of disparity when labeling "terrorists".
Exclusive interview with the author of When Poor Was Healthy, Getty Israel, a public health expert who specializes in chronic disease prevention and wellness and breastfeeding. Israel holds a Master of Public Health degree and extensive experience in public health education, promotion, and policy.
There were 19,350 gun homicides in 2020, with African Americans accounting for 62% of the total and white people 21%, callers weigh in on possible causes and suggest means to curb the violence.
Oklahoma police officers are arrested and charged with the December 2021 killing of Quandry Sanders and callers and chatters debate where a father's rights to a fetus begin and end.
A week after the Supreme Court draft opinion leak potentially overturning Roe v Wade, reactions to Governor Tate Reeves side stepping Jake Tapper's questions on HB 1510, the "15 week ban", CNN's State of the Union.
As the potential for overturning Roe v Wade looms, Gov. Tate Reeves pledges to "step up" for mothers and babies. Mississippi's dismal record on child healthcare and mortality rate is highlighted.
In Louisiana, a special legislative committee investigating the 2019 death of Robert Greene while he was in police custody holds former Louisiana State Police Superintendent, Col. Kevin Reeves, in contempt after he refused to comply with the order to turn over journals kept during the time of Greene's killing.
President Joe Biden responds to the leak of a Supreme Court opinion draft that would overturn Roe v Wade by focusing on the threat to the right to privacy and a look back at the history of eugenics, forced sterilization, and how Mississippi is "America's problem", according to Fannie Lou Hamer.
Reactions to a leaked Supreme Court opinion from Justice Samuel Alito that would essentially overturn Roe V Wade and a Florida man released after serving 32 years in prison fights to remain free.
Reactions to shootings in Jackson, MS and New Orleans, LA involving young people and Rip shares a letter from a mother dealing with a teenage boy attracted to becoming an inmate.
Viola Davis recounts overcoming her childhood traumas to achieve greatness and juxtaposing the reactions to the death of a 3 and a half month old human baby and an Ocean Springs rooster.
The MS Department of Public Safety files Freedom of Information Act requests for all information that was turned over to the grand jury reviewing the case of the officer involved shooting of 3 and 1/2 month old, La'Mello Parker.
Reactions to Indianapolis police killing a mentally disturbed man and Dr. Anthony Fauci proclaims the US is out of the "pandemic phase" and live reporting as a Biloxi triple murder suspect is involved in a stand-off.
The Mississippi branch of the ACLU Executive Director, Jarvis Dortch, discusses a lawsuit which claims the way the three Supreme Court districts are drawn dilutes the voting strength of Black residents and is a violation of the 1965 Voting Rights Act and the U.S. Constitution.
Parenting skills are debated and Rip outlines who exactly is required by federal law to register for Selective Service within 30 days of their 18th birthday.
A Tennessee mayor declares April "Confederate History Month" and Natalie Bonner interviewed on legal cannabis products in Mississippi and the first MS Gulf Coast Cannabis Festival.
Exclusive interview with West Jasper County School District Superintendent Dr. Kenitra Ezi, who is on a paid administrative leave after working to address racial tensions between the Bay Springs and Stringer communities.
Reactions to partial report from the Harrison County Grand Jury that found no criminal conduct in the officer involved shooting and killing infant La'Mello Parker.
Mississippi's governor signs a bill prohibiting non-citizens from voting after claiming residents "demanded action" and the Florida Board of Education rejects 54 math text books (around 40% of those submitted) over concerns on Critical Race Theory.
Mass shootings reported across the country as all 3 major religions observe holidays (Passover, Ramadan, Easter).
A clear display of how the modern GOP echoes David Duke as his rhetoric is parroted by Donald Trump.
Analysis of footage released by the Grand Rapids Police Department of the officer involved shooting death of Congolese refugee, Patrick Lyoya.
Breaking down new information disclosed on the officer involved shooting of 3 and 1/2 month old La'Mello Parker.
Reactions after Rep. Liz Cheney(WY) says the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol has enough evidence to refer Trump for criminal charges.
Revisiting the historic appointment of the first African-American Female Justice to the Supreme Court and GOP Senators who did not vote to confirm Justice Kitanji Brown-Jackson.
Revisiting GOP Senators' praise of Judge Ketanji Brown-Jackson and responses after the announcement that the police officer who shot and killed 22 year-old Amir Locke on February 2, while executing a warrant in a Minneapolis apartment will not face criminal charges.
Reactions to Sen. Tim Scott's vow to vote "no" in the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown-Jackson to the US Supreme Court and examining the evolution of the concept of "outrage".
Starting on April 11, U.S. citizens will be able to select an X as their gender marker on their U.S. passport application, and the option will become available for other forms of documentation next year.
Exclusive interview with Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District Representative, Chair of Homeland Security, Chair of Select Committee investigating the January 6 Attack on the US Capitol, and Congressional Black Caucus member, Congressman Bennie Thompson.
Examining apologizing and accountability as the drama from the Oscars '22 continues to unfold with more details emerging from the events following the "Slap Heard Around the World".
Interview with Tieraney Houston, grand niece of missing elder Mrs. Dorothy "Dot" Burks, highlighting continuing efforts after a week's long search.
More fallout from the altercation between Will Smith and Chris Rock at the Oscars after Will Smith issues an apology and Chris Rock remains silent.
Reactions to Will Smith's slapping of Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards ceremony after Rock's "G.I. Jane joke" aimed at Jada Pinkett-Smith and the over-arching implications with the general public.
President Joe Biden, speaking in Brussels, says he'd be fortunate if Trump ran again in 2024, advocated for Russia to be expelled from G20, and pledged to accept 100,000 Ukrainian refugees fleeing the conflict with Russia.
Reactions to GOP Senators' lines of questioning in the Supreme Court confirmation hearing of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson in attempts to reveal her personal political leanings.
An exclusive interview with Youth Court Judge Mike Dickinson and reactions to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearing questioning.
The confirmation hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court appointment continues and (Kan)Ye' and DL Hughly's feud continues after a "goon" confronts DL in Nobu.
Reactions to several shootings across the country over the weekend and a teacher in Georgia fights suspension after the discovery of guns at the school a physical altercation with a female student.
A Caucasian Louisiana Catholic high school student is arrested for simple assault and a hate crime after throwing cotton balls at an African-American student and using a belt to whip him.
Dr. Kizzmekia "Kizzy" Corbett, a viral immunologist who helped lead the team that developed the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is honored as one of USA Today's Women of the Year. Parents express outrage after a one day suspension of students who held a mock slave auction at a North Carolina middle school.
Reactions and analysis of President Zelensky's address the the U.S. Congress pleading for more assistance for Ukraine in their fight against Russian forces.
Discussion on the Anti-CRT bill signed into law by MS Governor Tate Reeves and the proposed moratorium on the gas tax proposed by Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann.
Discussion of evacuation ideas if the war in Ukraine were to reach the shores of the U.S. and reviewing instances of Republicans praising Putin.
Reactions to Black Panther and Fruitvale Station director, Ryan Coogler, being suspected and detained for attempting to rob an Atlanta branch of Bank of America after trying to withdraw $15,000 from his checking account discreetly.
Exclusive interview with Jackson's Ward 3 City Councilman Kenneth Stokes covering the proposal which would hold some parents responsible for their child's crimes, the bitter feud with Jackson's mayor, and the ongoing waste management debacle the Capital City remains entrenched in.
Reactions to rising gas prices and President Joe Biden suspending importation of Russian energy products and debating how Biden could ease the "pain at the pump."
Reactions to Sen. Lindsey Graham's calling for someone in Russia to "take out" Putin and Ukraine's President calling for more support from the U.S.
The MS house passes anti-Critical Race Theory legislation, despite it not being taught in the state, and all but one MS Representative (Congressman Bennie Thompson) votes against a bill that would increase access to healthcare for veterans exposed to "burn pits".
Discussing integration in today's society after the passing of Dr. Autherine Lucy Foster, the first black student to attend the University of Alabama.
Reactions to President Joe Biden's first State of the Union Address amid the continuing COVID-19 Pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Reactions to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's address to the European Union as Ukraine applies for membership amid continued bombing from Russian forces following their invasion.
Lundi Gras 2022 and reactions to Conservatives chanting "Putin" at AFPAC, Trump praising Putin at CPAC, and Putin raising the nuclear alert level as tensions continue to rise following the invasion of Ukraine.
Rip advises listeners to mind their money and gas and President Biden vows to send 7,000 troops to NATO partner countries to ensure Russian forces don't spread out of Ukraine into their territories as Putin's invasion of Ukraine expands.
Exclusive interview with the father of Derecus Conerly, a 20 year-old who died of gunshot wounds who's body was found June 28 in a burned car along a road outside of Summit, MS in Pike County.
Discussion on the propriety of teachers being compelled to notify parents if a student declares a sexual preference after an amendment to Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill.
Exclusive interview with Demonterrio Gibson, the 24 year-old Utica FedEx driver who was shot at, blocked, and chased.
Reactions after former officer Kim Potter sentenced for the killing of Duante Wright after a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.
Reactions to viral video of a black teen being handcuffed after a fight with a white teen, who the police pull off black teen and ignore upon arriving at the scene of the altercation.
Analyzing divorce rates and what the specific grounds for divorces are in Mississippi. Debates over gun control measures after Remington pays out $73 million in settlements to Sandy Hook families.
Analyzing home ownership in the African American community and the myth of monolithic thinking amongst the community.
Reacting to the Super Bowl half time show and Valentine's Day in a day and age where romance has been seemingly minimized.
Reactions after Louisiana Senate Candidate Gary Chambers Jr. is interviewed on The Breakfast Club and emphasizes participating in representative government and with the opening of Morgan Freeman's Ground Zero club in Biloxi, the question of what exactly is "The Blues" resurfaces.
Exclusive interview with District Attorney Crosby Parker on the status of the La'Mello Parker case and reactions to a father and son arrested for obstructing the way of and shooting at a Fed Ex driver in Brookhaven, MS.
Reactions to an Alabama 9 year-old charged in the death of her 4 year-old brother and Kentucky congressman Hal Brooks' apology to Rep. Joyce Beatty after poking her in the back and telling her "kiss my ass" after she suggested he wear a mask on a mask mandated train in D.C.
A local redistricting issue is used to reiterate the overall importance of not only registering to vote but also strategic voting.
Fallout from the release of bodycam footage of the killing of Amir Locke and Mike Pence responds to Donald John and calls his assertions "unamerican".
Reactions to Gov. Tate Reeves' signing of a medical marijuana bill that would form the basis for a medical cannabis program in Mississippi after the state Supreme Court struck down an initiative approved by the majority of Mississippi's voters.
Reactions to Donald John's Newsmax interview where he doubles down on pardoning January 6 Insurrectionists and blatantly lies about "unfair" conditions for the Rioters the reaction of the Capitol Officer who shot Ashley Babbitt saying he was "proud" of her killing.
Reactions after historically Black colleges and universities have had to lock down or postpone classes due to bomb threats on the first day of Black History Month.
Reactions to Sen. Roger Wicker comparing President Joe Biden's pledge to nominate a qualified, African American, female to the Supreme Court to Affirmative Action.
Reactions after a MS mayor freezes funding to a county library that has LGBTQ themed books and a Tennessee school board banned the graphic novel depiction of the Holocaust, "Maus" for 8th graders.
Breaking down the cost of getting into the cannabis industry in Mississippi after the state Senate passed medical marijuana legislation and sent the bill to Governor Tate Reeves for his signature, or veto. Reactions to a Boston man being denied a heart transplant because of his being unvaccinated against COVID-19.
Eugene Goodman, who was heralded as a hero for his leading Capitol Rioters away from chambers on Jan. 6, breaks his silence and reactions to Gov. Tate Reeves' State of the State address.
Rip broadcasts live from the spot La'Mello Parker was shot off I-10 in Biloxi after a chase across 2 states led to a hail of gunfire by still unidentified law enforcement officers, the day after what would have been his first birthday.
Discussing the continuing opioid epidemic and how Fentanyl overdose deaths are rising in Mississippi with Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tendell, Deputy Commissioner Keith Davis, and Bureau of Narcotics Director, Colonel Steven Maxwell.
Reactions the the Senate voting to oppose voting rights protections after an attempt by Democrats to change the filibuster rules in order to pass a voting bill failed with a 52-48 vote, with two moderate Democrats (Manchin and Sinema) joining with all Republican senators.
Juxtaposing the cases of LaMello Parker, the 3 and a half month old baby shot and killed by law enforcement officers on I-10 in Biloxi, MS on May 3, 2021, with still no charges filed or an official completion of the investigation, and of 8 year-old Fanta Bility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in which 3 officers from Delaware County have been charged with manslaughter and reckless endangerment.
A recap of the U.S.'s history or limiting enfranchisement after the Civil War, starting with Black Codes and extending in to Jim Crow laws (literacy and poll taxes, grandfather clauses) and how new state laws and the filibuster threaten them in 2022.
Analysis of the details of MS Senate Bill 2095 which would legalize medical marijuana by prescription in Mississippi after it passes the MS Senate and heads to the House of Representatives.
Analysis of how Fox News and others edited CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky's comments to push a false narrative and the continued attempted limiting of voting rights is discussed following President Joe Biden's speech in Georgia.
Reactions to Mississippi showing up at the bottom of another list after it ranked dead last in a survey of Best States to Raise a Family done by WalletHub with perpetually conservative leadership is called into question.
Reactions to Judge Timothy Walmsley's sentencing of Greg and Travis McMichael and Roddy Bryan for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery in Satilla Shores, a neighborhood near Brunswick in Glynn County, Georgia.
Rep. Liz Cheney and her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney were the only members or the Republican party to attend Jan. 6 Commemoration Vigils and former Trump Admin Press Secretary says Trump watched the insurrection on television and cheered "look at all those people fighting for me".
Analyzing the Capitol Insurrection after a year has passed since then President Donald Trump rallied his supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021 to stop the certification of the 2020 Presidential Election.
New texts between Fox New host Sean Hannity and the Trump Administration are highlighted by the Jan. 6 Committee as the first anniversary of the Capitol Riot approaches and how it will be remembered is debated.
Tate Reeves vows to veto Medical Marijuana legislation based on his disagreement with the amount of cannabis that would be allowed to patients by prescription.
Representatives Bennie Thompson and Liz Cheney comment on Jan. 6 committee findings including testimony that Trump watched the riot unfold on television as it happened and Congress members may have been coordinating with the rioters.
Recapping the nearly 8 months since the killing of of LaMello Parker on I-10 and the top stories of 2021
The family of Tony Timpa gain the ability to sue the officers involved after a federal appeals court says four officers can be sued over the case. Tony Timpa's death in August 2016 has been at the center of this legal fight for years. According to court documents, Timpa, 32, called 911 for help, saying he was a schizophrenic, was off his prescriptions and had taken cocaine.
A Vicksburg police officer is suspended after a viral video is circulated depicting him use excessive force and reactions to Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene calling Kwanzaa a "fake religion".
Reactions to body cam footage released by LAPD of the North Hollywood Burlington shooting and new numbers indicating a surge in new coronavirus cases over the Holiday Season.
Reactions to Kim Potters guilty verdict in the killing of Daunte Wright in Minnesota and speculation on if new precedents have been set in sentencings for officer involved shootings.
Reactions after former Army Major Gen. Paul Eaton, former Army Major Gen. Antonio Taguba, and former Brigadier Gen. Steven Anderson warned of another coup attempt in a column for The Washington Post and claimed that there may be an attack similar to the January 6 Capitol riot after the 2024 election.
Reactions and real-time coverage as former officer Kim Potter takes the stand in her trial for the killing of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.
Reactions to Travis Hunter switching his commitment to sign with FSU to Jackson State University discussion on HBCU vs PWI experiences.
Discussion after House Committee members voted Monday to recommend holding Mark Meadows in contempt and revealed several high-profile individuals, including Fox News hosts and Donald Trump Jr., texted the then-White House chief of staff to get the then-President to stop the riot at the Capitol.
Black Santa Clauses (and Jesus) are discussed as the Holiday Season raises the question of the importance of representation.
Speculations on what Jussie Smollett will be sentenced to after being found guilty of falsely reporting a hate crime and analyzing testimony from Kim Potter's trial in the killing of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, MN.
Examining the spike in Fentanyl deaths in South Mississippi as reported by a DEA Agent and Travis Scott's first interview since Astroworld Festival disaster.
Analyzing the level of maturity in adults in 2021 and how that affects parenting and co-parenting today.
The question of if a boy should get a play kitchen set as a Christmas present is posed and Derrick Evans comments on the grand opening of the Yaryan-Phoenix Paymaster Office community museum and civil rights memorial in the historic Turkey Creek community in Gulfport, MS.
The question of if "reparations" will spur the growth of wealth in the African American community is posed and more updates on charges for the Oakland County School Terrorist and his parents, James and Jennifer Crumbley.
Reactions to oral arguments made before the US Supreme Court on Mississippi's 15 week abortion ban and more details about the terrorism charges a 15 year-old Michigan boy charged as an adult faces after a school shooting and his parents also being charged.
Reactions to oral arguments before the US Supreme Court on Mississippi's abortion law and the potential of overturning Roe v. Wade and the question of what defines an ideal mate is posed in an email.
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Dobbs vs Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a case that could potentially eliminate a core piece Roe v. Wade.
Gov. Tate Reeves comments on abortion rights and vaccine mandates are revisited as the World Health Organization give an update on the COVID Omicron variant.
Catching up after Thanksgiving, Rip reacts to Moss Point officer-involved shooting, Governor Tate Reeves' comments on Supreme Court taking up abortion law case, and women being included in registration for Selective Service.
Reactions to the guilty verdicts of Travis and Greg McMichael and Roddy Bryan in their murder trial following the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.
Reactions to an officer-involved shooting in Moss Point and finding meaning in Thanksgiving, possibly the most polarizing American holiday.
After 70 years, the Groveland 4 are finally exonerated for rape. In the trial of Travis and Greg McMichael and Roddy Bryan for the murder of Aumaud Arbery, prosecution make closing arguments and defense sounds dog whistle.
After 70 years, the Groveland 4 are finally exonerated for rape. In the trial of Travis and Greg McMichael and Roddy Bryan for the murder of Aumaud Arbery, prosecution make closing arguments and defense sounds dog whistle.
Reactions to Kyle Rittenhouse verdict and closing arguments being in the trial of the McMichaels and Roddy Bryan in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.
Analysis of the testimony from Travis McMichael in the trial over the killing of Ahmaud Arbery in which McMichael admits Arbery was no threat and that "he (Arbery) was just running".
The jury remains in deliberation in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, who was 17 at the time of his shooting and killing of Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber in Kenosha, WI following protests over the officer-involved shooting of Jacob Blake.
Closing arguments from defense and prosecution in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse for the shooting deaths of Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber are analyzed and predictions given for the outcome of jury deliberations.
Remembering Jamie Scott (of the Scott Sisters) after her passing and live reactions to closing arguments in Kyle Rittenhouse trial for the murder of Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber.
Discussion of impropriety continues Roddie Bryan's lawyer asks the judge to bar black pastors from the courtroom in the murder trial of Bryan and Gregory and Travis McMichael in the killing of Aumaud Arbery.
Ferrell Malone discusses Healthcare.gov sign ups and availability.
Rip compares how Kyle Rittenhouse described killing Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum with the video of the shootings in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Discussion of the first testimonies in the trials of Kyle Rittenhouse in the Kenosha Killings and Gregory and Travis McMichael and Roddie Bryan's trial in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery and expectation for acquittal.
Discussion on possible impacts if the Supreme Court strikes down a New York gun law and a review of the Netflix film "The Harder They Fall".
The judge in the Ahmaud Arbery murder trial states that the court has used discriminatory methods in seating the jury for the trial of the three men accused in the killing of Arbery in Georgia.
Rip talks with blues legend Bobby Rush on his career and new memoir "I Ain't Studdin' Ya: My American Blues Journey" and reacts to the Gulfport Police Department Chief's press release on the investigation into the officer-involved shooting death of LaMello Parker following a protest.
As juries are sat in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse for the killings of two men in Kenosha, WI and Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael, and William Bryan for the killing Ahmaud Arbery, Rip reiterates the importance of voter registration and jury duty.
A breakdown of the concept of "adulting" and the facts about the potential funding crisis looming for HBCUs.
The families of the victims and survivors of the Emanuel AME Church Terror Attack that occurred in Charleston, SC in 2015 have reached an $88 million settlement with the Department of Justice, after accusing federal agencies of failing to prevent convicted shooter from buying a gun.
Reactions to the U.S. State Department granting the first ever passport with the gender designation "X" and discussion on identity and the desire for acceptance.
Rip draws correlation with marijuana abuse and gun violence and Kyle Rittenhouse, accused of killing two in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has ruling in trial forbidding those shot being referred to as "victims".
The oversexualization of children and "consequence culture" is debated as Dave Chappelle responds to the LGBTQ community backlash to his Netflix special, "The Closer".
The oversexualization of children and "consequence culture" is debated as Dave Chappelle responds to the LGBTQ community backlash to his Netflix special, "The Closer".
Reactions to anti-vax mandate protests across Mississippi Florida's surgeon general defies a cancer patient's request he wear a mask in her office.
Reactions to Condi Rice's Jan. 6 comments on The View on Jan 6 Capitol Insurrection and Critical Race Theory.
Rip revisits the Durham Manifesto, a statement outlining demands for improving the position of African Americans in the South and discusses the Senate GOP blocking a voting rights bill for the third time in 2021.
Congressman Bennie Thompson announces Contempt of Congress charges for Steve Bannon after his refusal to answer a subpoena in the January 6 Insurrection proceedings and the Black Lives Matter MS and Mississippi Rising Coalition announce the "STAND UP AND PROTEST FOR LAMELLO PARKER" demonstration.
Colin Powell's legacy is discussed and the Medical Marijuana legislation in Mississippi is broken down with Deaundrea Franklin Delaney, Mississippi State Chapter President for Minorities for Medical Marijuana and owner of Hemp World Mississippi CBD dispensaries.
Rip remembers General Colin Powell, America's first Black Secretary of State and twelfth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who's family announced his death at the age of 84 due to complications from COVID-19.
Rip analyzes the outrage against Critical Race Theory and details how it has become the new "Conservative Boogeyman" former Raiders head coach Jon Gruden's offensive emails and resignation are discussed.
Responses to Kyrie Irving taking to IG Live to speak on his decision to not be vaccinated and what he thinks the real focus is on in the workplace vaccine mandate discussion.
Rip discusses vaccine mandates and the Brooklyn Nets' statement that Kyrie Irving's decision to not comply with New York City's COVID-19 vaccine mandate left the organization "no choice" but to send him away from the team until he's able to fully participate.
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson faces calls to resign from elected officials and LGBTQ advocacy groups over comments he made criticizing sexual education and likening gay and transgender people to “filth.”
Rip commemorates Indigenous People's Day and reviews the arrest of Clifford Owensby, a paraplegic African American man, in Dayton, Ohio. Owensby was forcibly removed from his vehicle, cuffed and dragged on the ground after requesting a supervisor report to the scene of his traffic stop.
Rip attempts to wrap his head around TikTok Challenges after a Louisiana 18 year-old is charged in an assault on her wheel-chair bound teacher which was captured on cell phone video and could possibly be linked to a TikTok Slap a Teacher Challenge.
After a school shooting near Arlington, Texas, Rip discusses the dynamics of raising boys into men and questions if boys are being feminized by their single mothers.
Rip and historian Derrick Evans discuss their recent award for the restoration of the Phoenix Naval Store building and the past and future of the Turkey Creek Watershed.
Rip takes a look back at the recent trends of U.S. debt and deficit spending as the government debt ceiling deadline approaches and the U.S. Treasury Secretary declaring the government will run out of money around October 18 unless Congress raises the limit on the federal debt.
The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that body camera videos, recordings of 911 calls, photos, autopsy records, emails and texts are not public records that have to be released. Facebook suffers a server outage.
A discussion on possible solutions to keep guns out of the hands of children after Mississippi elementary school student is shot at school and a Memphis student is shot killed at school the same day as a New Jersey school preempts classes in reaction to the threat of a school shooting.
Curriculums called into question in Mississippi and Tennessee after parents argue against their children being taught tenets of Critical Race Theory and identity politics.
Alabama erects a monument to the "Mothers of Gynecology", three enslaved Americans who were bought and used for medical experimentation. Update on the Rise of the Moors group.
Discussion on mandates and privacy after NBA player Kyrie Irving of the Brooklyn Nets refuses to confirm his vaccination status and misses a media day in New York, where vaccination proof is required. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar weighs in.
Woodson Terrace Police officers come under fire after video of a K9 being used to attack a subdued suspect goes viral and listeners weigh in on COVID-19 vaccine boosters.
In the first criminal case to emerge from federal investigations into troopers’ beatings of at least three Black men, a federal grand jury indicted Jacob Brown for the 2019 beating that left Aaron Larry Bowman with a broken jaw, broken ribs and a gash to his head.
After a week of shootings across the country involving teenagers, a parent reaches out for assistance after finding her son in possession of a handgun.
A Texas couple is told to remove their masks used to protect their immunocompromised baby or leave a restaurant and a divorce case brings up questions about rights to medical privacy.
Discussion of ideas to help cure the US/Mexico border issues after video of migrants being forcefully turned away by US Border Patrol agents on horseback is revealed.
Reactions to Mississippi's Governor Tate Reeves' interview from CNN's State of the Union on his state ranking number one in the nation for COVID-19 deaths per capita.
Reactions to Mississippi's Governor Tate Reeves' interview from CNN's State of the Union on his state ranking number one in the nation for COVID-19 deaths per capita.
Mississippi earns the grim distinction of having the most deaths from COVID-19 in the nation, per capita. The war of words between MS Governor Tate Reeves and President Joe Biden continues after Reeves accused Biden's vaccination mandate a "tyrannical type move".