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The war with Iran drags on with conflicting reports on negotiations and an update in the death of Tasia Fortune, the 29 year-old woman who was identified after her body was found hanging from a tree on August 3, 2026 on the Road to Remembrance in Jackson, Mississippi and a man said to be a person of interest in connection with the death has been arrested on an unrelated charge.
A conversation with caller Tremaine inspires an political science lesson on the advancement of private sector telecommunication technology in the modern era, it's effects on interpersonal communications, especially between families, and how the current political climate in the US is a direct reflection of it.
As the investigation into the death of Nolan Wells continues, a review of the United Cajun Navy's investigative report on July 4, 2026, the day of Nolan Wells' disappearance which includes a new photo of the three boats Wells' friends anchored off Horn Island on the day Nolan disappeared.
Rip poses the question "What could/would Democrats have to do to get you to vote "Democrat" in upcoming elections? Why?" and callers cite examples from recent executive pardons (January 6th Insurrectionists, internet drug dealers, etc.) as reasons for lack of voter participation.
An exclusive interview with Janilyah Khadaran, the Harrison County Young Democrats chair, discussing initiatives she believes are vital to driving voter education and participation in future elections and defining the term "Democratic Socialism", how "socialism" isn't actually a foreign concept to the United States, and how it could apply to future candidates.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche attempt to secure his confirmation and officials confirm the results of Nolan Wells' autopsy will be withheld pending presentation to a grand jury as fundraisers appear online for "targeted friends of Nolan Wells".
Attorneys for the family of Nolan Xavier Wells announce plans to analyze audio from a distress call from July 4th and officials announce that autopsy results are finalized and pending review by a grand jury.
The family of Nolan Xavier Wells holds a press conference at the National Urban League's annual conference in Nashville, where attorneys led by Ben Crump provide an update on the Nolan Wells case following the release of the distress call to Sea Tow released by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources and Elon Musk
sues Minnesota over a first of it's kind law banning "nudification" AI technology.
Questions still remain surrounding Nolan Xavier Wells' death as distractions (alleged alcohol and drug use) are propped up in the wake of the Sea Tow call audio release and reactions after the Texas State Board of Education voted to approve a mandatory K-12 reading list that includes Bible stories and passages for over 5 million public school students.
Further audio analysis of the distress call to Sea Tow from the boat Nolan Wells went to Horn Island in on July 4th and interpretation of chatter from the background during the hold at the beginning of the call and on the day of Sen. Lindsey Graham's funeral, Donald John welcomes Benjamin Netanyahu as the US plans to merge it's military investments with Israel's IDF.
More questions surround the death of 18 year-old Nolan Xavier Wells after the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources releases a recording of a call made from a teen on a boat on Horn Island taking on water on July 4 around 4 p.m. to a private towing company, Sea Tow. In the recording, background sounds indicate a frantic situation on the boat.
Following the report of the findings from the independent autopsy of the body of Nolan Xavier Wells, Jackson County's District Attorney, Angel Myers McIlrath, addresses concerns about the investigation of Nolan Wells’ death and confirms the results of the initial autopsy will not be released until after the findings are presented to a grand jury.
Further review of the initial autopsy results for Nolan Wells from the independent autopsy commissioned by the teenager's family and comments from interviews of those who traveled to Horn Island with Wells on July 4th provide more questions than answers.
Nolan Wells' family's attorney Ben Crump announces preliminary results from the independent autopsy ordered by the 18 year-old's family following his death after disappearing on July 4th following a boating trip to Horn Island. Crump notes that Wells' organs were not all turned over for the independent autopsy following the initial autopsy.
Previous speculation that Donald John's administration was withholding US troop casualty numbers from the American public is confirmed when The New York Times reported that the Pentagon withheld information on dozens of U.S. military injuries and earlier strikes during the conflict with Iran.
Nolan Wells is laid to rest in Ocean Springs, Mississippi at Centre Point Church after dying under suspicious circumstances following his disappearance on July 4th after last being seen on Horn Island.
Donald John attempts to justify his forthcoming election measures and further float the election fraud lies that he campaigned on in a prime time address not carried on major networks because of the false information presented.
The director of the Mississippi Coast Coliseum attempts to clarify the cost offered to Nolan Wells' family for his funeral services and Donald John's picks for Attorney General (his personal attorney, Todd Blanche) and Director of National Intelligence (former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton) are grilled in Congressional Confirmation Hearings, highlighting their being underqualified for the positions they're nominated for.
The Coast Coliseum attempts to charged Nolan Wells' family over $80K to hold his funeral and the family and their legal counsel meet with the Jackson County District Attorney, who revealed their investigation would be turned over to a grand jury.
The family of Nolan Wells continues to search for answers as their recounting of the events surrounding the 18 year-old going missing contradicts official reporting of the course of events following July 4th.
A week after the teenager went missing on July 4th at Horn Island, the friends of Nolan Wells break their silence as his family implores the public for more information surrounding the 18 year-old's death.
An update on the Senatobia Walmart officer involved shooting that killed a 1 year-old and the family of Nolan Xavier Wells holds a press conference in New York with Ben Crump and Rev. Al Sharpton at National Action Network headquarters to call for information in the disappearance and death of Nolan Wells.
The family of Nolan Xavier Wells hires attorney Ben Crump to represent them as they continue to plead for answers from anyone who may have been on Horn Island on July 4th as a parent of one of the people Nolan was with takes to social media to defend her son and dispute possible involvement in Wells' disappearance.
The investigation into the death of Nolan Xavier Wells continues as his family pleads for more information surrounding his disappearance and death following the first comments from officials.
Exclusive interview with a member of the United Cajun Navy taking part in a search party as Nolan Xavier Wells' family desperately pleads for any information on the missing teenager who was last seen on Horn Island on July 4th.
American fans applaud Team USA making it to the World Cup quarter finals ahead of the 250th birthday of America and the celebration of Independence Day is co-opted by partisan politics in the crumbling "Freedom 250" display in the Nation's Capital.
A new Mississippi law goes into effect which mandates that minors accused of certain firearm-related offenses, such as violent crimes, drive-by shootings, and illegal possession tied to felonies, be tried in adult circuit court rather than youth court.
Parents sue Snapchat for pushing adult material to children and the Supreme Court struck down Donald John's executive order that attempted to end birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to parents who are undocumented or in the country temporarily, ruling that these children are automatically U.S. citizens under the 14th Amendment.
Reactions after the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision that upheld Mississippi’s mail-in ballot law, which allows election officials to count absentee ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but arrive up to five days later. The justices determined that federal election laws do not preempt state laws that establish these ballot grace periods.
Reactions to several coast shootings and Rip asked listeners why African American males tend to be the most lethal toward one another and discussion over possible solutions and the allure of criminality.
US Troops injured in an Iranian strike on a US base say Army officials ignored their request for more medical support before a deadly attack on their command post in Kuwait, but they were ignored.
Mississippi Democratic Party Chair, Rep. Cheikh Taylor and Harrison County Democratic Party Chairwoman Angela Trammel speak on the mass purging of the state's voter rolls and how the Democratic Party plans to counter the messaging of the MAGA contingency of Mississippi's Republican Party.
Building Bridges Coalition founder Marquell Bridges speaks on the demands of the family of the 1 year-old killed in the officer involved shooting in a parking lot of a Senatobia, MS Walmart and Israel continues attacks on Lebanon despite the MOU stipulation that attacks would in as a condition of the ceasefire with Iran.
Protests continue at the Senatobia, MS Walmart where an officer involved shooting following the report of a suspected shoplifting lead to the death of a 1 year-old baby in a car in the store's parking lot and the US touts the MOU with Iran despites rockets still being fired.
Breaking down the history behind Juneteenth, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool debacle, and the conflicting reports about what's actually in the "memorandum of understanding" for a potential ceasefire deal with Iran.
The Administration announces a "Memorandum of Understanding" for a cease-fire in Iran which analysts are calling a massive concession for Iran as it includes an estimated $300 billion reconstruction and development fund, releases around $25 billion in frozen Iranian assets, leaves Iran in control of the Strait of Hormuz, and removes all sanctions imposed upon the country, allowing them to bring in billions more in oil revenue.
Donald John once again embarrasses himself and the country he represents at the Group of 7 summit in France when he walked into a round table discussion proclaiming "I'm the boss!" to laughs from his European counterparts and tensions in Iran remain high.
Reactions after a 1 year-old is shot and killed by an officer in a Senatobia, MS Walmart parking lot after the officer responded to the report of a shoplifting and jury selection begins in the trial of Payton Gendron, the white supremacist gunman who killed 10 Black people and wounded three others in a racially motivated mass shooting at a Tops Friendly Market on Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo, New York on May 14, 2022.
Exclusive interview with the Mississippi 4th Congressional District Democratic Party Chair discusses the goals of the party ahead of November elections and the impacts of the purging of voter rolls and potential redistricting.
Donald John prepares for his UFC 250 event despite concerns from UFC President Dana White over the outdoor conditions for his fighters and the potential for gnats and moths overrunning the Octagon and discussion on the odds for the NBA Finals.
Attorneys for Karmelo Anthony announce his appeal to his murder conviction in the stabbing death of Austin Metcalf, inflation in the US hit its highest level in three years, with the consumer price index rising to 4.2% annually, and the U.S. launched a second wave of airstrikes against Iran and in response, Iran claimed it targeted U.S. naval fleets, threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, and killed Indian sailors on an oil tanker.
Donald John is booed on sight after New York Knicks fan implored him not to come to the play off game which the Knicks subsequently lost after a winning streak.
Karmelo Anthony (19) was found guilty of murder over the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet after Anthony was called under the tent by a friend on Metcalf's team and Metcalf and his twin brother told Anthony to leave and physically assaulted him prior to the stabbing.
Trump storms off set in the middle of a Meet the Press interview when pressed for evidence of mass voter fraud after making allegations about California's elections and the war with Iran drags on as Iran and Israel trade fire in a major escalation marking the most serious military confrontation in months with strikes hitting areas in Lebanon and Iran despite U.S.-backed efforts to secure a ceasefire and push for nuclear negotiations.
Reactions after the conclusion of the murder trial of Karmelo Anthony, the 19 year-old convicted of murder on June 9 and sentenced to 35 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf after Metcalf and his twin brother assaulted Anthony in attempt to eject him from their team's tent during a high school track meet in Frisco, Texas in April 2025.
A stark warning on the future of AI in modern warfare and the data center epidemic in America and Donald John threatens states in efforts to get access to their voter rolls to build a nationwide federal voter database.
Grammy-winner Peabo Bryson dies and reactions after a South Carolina jury finds a store owner not guilty of murder in killing of Black teenager. The jury found Chikei Rick Chow not guilty. Chow shot Cyrus Carmack-Belton in the back after chasing him from his convenience store in Columbia, South Carolina.
Protests after a North Carolina police officer charged with assault after video shows him repeatedly punching black woman during arrest. The officer, 22 year-old Karson Hyder, turned himself in to the Cleveland County Detention Center and was released on a $10,000 bond.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, in another attempt at monumental propaganda, announces that plans are in place for a $250 bill featuring Donald John's portrait, and Rip once again floats an idea to curb some problems the homeless population faces and Right Wing Extremist groups go on parade.
Reactions after a salutatorian calls out their school's administration after being "misgendered" and referred to by a "dead name" when being recognized online as the class's salutatorian in an online social media post and Israel's bombings in Lebanon puts potential peace between Iran and the US in jeopardy.
Tulsi Gabbard, the Director of National Intelligence, resigns citing her husband's ongoing health issues despite numerous reports of her firing following her testimony before Congress in which she refused to confirm the US did not have intelligence to indicate that Iran was developing a nuclear weapon.
"Foundational Black American" ideology and how it applies to the two-party system in America is discussed and the $1.776 billion slush fund being intended for January 6th Insurrectionists is contradicted.
Outrage builds as Donald John's MAGA Slush Fund (as the result of a settlement with his IRS) could go to January 6th Insurrectionists and Cuba's former Minister of Defense Raul Castro is charged with murder and conspiracy by the US Department of Justice.
Reactions after details of Donald John's settlement with his IRS are revealed to include the condition that permanently bars the IRS from auditing the past tax returns of Donald Trump, his family members, and affiliated businesses. This agreement allows the Trump family to avoid ongoing inquiries, including a high-profile audit over claimed losses on the Trump Tower in Chicago that could have cost more than $100 million.
Residents weigh on the potential use of drones in local policing and Congressman Bennie Thompson speaks out on efforts to redistrict him out of office by State Auditor Shad White and Governor Tate Reeves.
Reactions to the U.S. national debt held by the public recently crossing a historic, psychological threshold, surpassing the size of the total U.S. economy. Federal data shows that public debt stood at $31.27 trillion against a nominal GDP of $31.22 trillion, equating to a debt-to-GDP ratio just over 100% for first time since the aftermath of World War II (when the ratio peaked at 106% in 1946) that America's national debt has outpaced its gross domestic product outside of brief, temporary pandemic-induced spikes.
Donald John drops lawsuit with the IRS and announces plan for financial compensation for his allies in a $1.776 Billion settlement fund that could see taxpayer dollars funneled to his pardoned January 6th Insurrectionists and shields him and his family from auditing from the IRS.
Donald John and his coalition of businessmen and sycophants return to the US after being embarrassed by China's president and told directly not to stand in the way of any possible Chinese military action in Taiwan.
Donald John is initially led around China by Miriam Adelson after China's President Xi refused to meet the American delegation at the airport, prompting Trump's own niece (Mary Trump) to post "Xi couldn't be bothered to meet Donald at the airport because he understands as well as Donald does that humiliating your underlings is a great way to keep them in check."
Reactions after Governor Tate Reeves cancelled a special session to redraw district maps following the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacating a lower court order that required Mississippi to redraw its 1987 Supreme Court districts to create a majority-Black district.
Reactions after Alabama House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter stated during a May 2026 press conference that he hoped the U.S. Supreme Court would overturn the 14th Amendment as state Republicans attempted to reinstate a challenged congressional map that contained only one majority-Black district.
Conservative Republican (Red) led states spring into action to redistrict (gerrymander) away majority Black districts following the landmark 6-3 decision in Louisiana v. Callais, in which the Supreme Court significantly weakened Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The ruling made it considerably harder to challenge racially discriminatory voting maps and has paved the way for states to redraw congressional districts in ways that could eliminate minority-majority seats.
Operation Freedom abruptly halted as US ships are fired upon and Donald John begs for help to get out of the conflict in Iran after being unable to effectively reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Despite promising his Ballroom/Bunker building project would be covered by "donations", Donald John includes $1 billion in taxpayer dollars for security upgrades to the White House Complex to be included in the construction.
Charles McNeer is released after being incarcerated for 46 years in prison for a crime he maintains he did not commit and an exclusive interview with 90 year-old community matriarch Ms. Lois Hawthorne, discussing her 4 decade long career in education.
Donald John announces "Operation Freedom" and claims US ships will escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz and Amelia's satirical comments on tearing down schools and educating children in "ballrooms" for their safety is met with MAGA backlash online.
Reactions to red states' efforts to gerrymander their districts for expanding Conservatives' control following the Supreme Court's 6-3 decision in Louisiana v. Callais, the Supreme Court upended the legal framework of the Voting Rights Act. The ruling struck down a Louisiana congressional map that included a second majority-Black district, heavily narrowing Section 2 protections and restricting the use of race in redistricting lawsuits.
Exclusive interview with Mississippi Democratic Party Chairman, Representative Cheikh Taylor, discussing the 6-3 decision in Louisiana v. Callais, the Supreme Court dismantled key protections under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). The ruling struck down a congressional map with a second majority-Black district, upended longstanding redistricting precedents, and established strict new requirements to "disentangle" race and partisan preferences in voting lawsuits.
Brooklyn native, Timothy Brown was brutally beaten inside a New York City liquor store by two plainclothes detectives who thought he was involved in a drug deal, Brown has sued the NYPD for $100 million and new details on the Correspondence Dinner "attack" lead to even more questions.
Gulfport residents express frustration with difficulties in signing up for a homeowner improvement grant program and Donald John uses the "attempt" to push forward with the construction of the planned White House ballroom.
Reactions after what's being called an "attempted assassination attempt" at the first ever Correspondents Dinner attended by Donald John as a sitting President of the United States and questions surrounding the suspect, California teacher Cole Allen.
A Houston officer is suspended after a racist rant where she claims to love arresting Black people and despite the White House claiming no violation of the "cease fire", Iranians seized two cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
Exclusive interview with Gulfport City Councilwoman Carrissa Corbett, discussing the city's home renovation grant program that caused homeowners mass confusion and later frustration after the program's website was only active for under 10 minutes.
Reactions from parents in the audience after the Supreme Court declined to hear a case brought by parents who said a school failed to notify them of their child’s social transition.
Reactions after a Louisiana man murdered his seven children and nephew after getting into an argument with his estranged wife.
A dating widower asks Rips and the audience's advice on how to broach the topic of a possible engagement to his daughter and Donald John makes more flimsy excuses for his failures in Iran.
Uncle Clarence Thomas called out "Progressivism" as a threat to the United States, a look at how his Conservative rulings are shaped and framed by his relationship with donors, including and most prominently his relationship with Harlan Crowe.
The feud between Donald John and Pope Leo escalates as VP JD Vance attempts to pontificate to the pope about God's support of wars (seriously) and the Trump administration cancelled an approximately $11 million federal contract with Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami.
Reactions to Representatives' resignations amid a growing sexual abuse scandals and Harrison County District Four Supervisor, Kent Jones, announces the opening of a new sports complex in Gulfport which will be the location of the next jz94.5 Annual Juneteenth Celebration.
Donald John threatens blockade of the Strait of Hormuz after Iran closes the Strait following Israel's violation of the ceasefire agreement with Iran by continuing attacks on Lebanon.
The First Lady holds an impromptu press conference to deny reports that she met Donald John through Jeffrey Epstein in the wake of her former agent's children's mother being deported by ICE and author Michael Wolff's counter lawsuit following Melania's suing him over his comments about her connections with Epstein.
Parents and Veterans react to a new policy stating young, eligible men will be automatically registered for the military draft pool starting in December 2026 as part of a measure tucked into the annual defense policy bill Congress signed into law late last year.
Detailing the ceasefire agreement and how Israel almost immediately violated the terms of the 10 point plan meant to be a "framework" for peace talks presented by Iran and initially approved by Donald John.
Donald John issue deadline with apocalyptic rhetoric for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz following his profanity laden Easter message and VP J.D. Vance expected to lead peace talks.
Reactions after more escalation and Donald John openly threatening war crimes in Iran and Brandy's memoir raises questions about the legality of her first sexual encounter with Boyz II Men's Wanya Morris and a concerning double-standard.
Parents weigh in on Mississippi House Bill 1662, which creates a rebuttable presumption in favor of joint custody with 50/50 equal parenting time. The bill passed the legislature and was sent to the governor, establishing that courts must document reasons for deviating from this standard and outlines child support calculations for shared parenting.
Reactions to the firing of Attorney General Pam Bondi and Donald John's regime scrambles to sanitize the story of a US jet being downed in Iran as the search for the second crew member continues as Iran offers a bounty for their capture.
Exclusive interview with the legendary Broadway Costume Designer, Ellen Lee, and reactions to Donald John's message to NATO countries after their refusal to get involved in the conflict in Iran to clear the Strait of Hormuz and his threatening to withdraw the US from the alliance.
More information revealed about a fatal sheriff's deputy involved shooting in Harrison County and parents react to a bill in MS Legislature that would start joint child custody at 50/50 with many curious about how the child's schooling, activities, and overall development would be affected and a judge halts con
Reactions after Nick Cannon attempts to sanitize the history of Conservatives by asserting MAGA talking points about the Democrat and Republican parties and the true cost of war in Iran starting to be felt in the US.
Ahead of the return of the No Kings protests in Mississippi, Ash Caranna, organizer and co-host of the Gulfport protest, speaks on the No Kings Day movement and Donald John prepares to deploy another 10,000 troops to the Middle East following the previous announcement of 5,000 en route to join the nearly 50,000 already stationed in the region.
Breaking down the ridiculousness of new voter i.d. laws being pushed in state and federal bills and Donald John is unable to articulate a real strategy for exiting the "excursion' in Iran.
Reactions after the US Army announces their raising of the enlistment age to 42 from 34 amid 2,000 troops being deployed to the Middle East and Donald John touts a "gift" given by Iran as no clear signs of negotiations between the US and Iran are apparent with both nations offering conflicting narratives.
The shifting narratives in the war with Iran continue after Donald John relents on a 48 hour deadline for the opening of the Strait of Hormuz and a new statue depicting Christopher Columbus is erected in Washington D.C. near the White House.
The country braces for increasing gas prices amid the expanding conflict in the Middle East and reactions to the National Counterterrorism Center Director, Joe Kent, resigning from his post in protest of the war in Iran after Kent stated that "it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby".
Donald John, amid even more American service members being reported killed and injured in his "excursion" into Iran, floats the idea of "taking" Cuba as the island nation's president Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez warns any aggression will be met with "impregnable resistance".
A critique on representation in Hollywood following the 2026 Academy Awards and Donald John struggles to garner support for securing the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian forces as most of the members of NATO solicited have rejected.
Reactions to the already high cost of the war in Iran after 6 crewmembers were confirmed killed in a refueling plane crash in Iraq and Israel dropping the charges against soldiers who were filmed sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee.
A mother's email sparks a conversation on situational awareness after a mother describes suspicious behavior she's observed from one of her son's friends and Donald John refuses to take responsibility for the the attack on a girl's school in Iran that left nearly 200 children dead after a Tomahawk missile strike.
Primary election results analyzed and the Pentagon reports approximately 140 service members injured in war with Iran with other outlets claiming the actual number is even higher and Iran threatens Trump after his numerous threats to their leadership.
Voters head to the polls to decide the party candidates for US House and Senate races in the November general election and Donald John demands approval of Iran's new Supreme Leader after the son of slain the Ayatollah is named as his successor.
Donald John's chief propagandist, Karoline Leavitt, refuses to confirm that the draft is being ruled out in the war with Iran and 8 troops confirmed dead in the conflict while the number of wounded is heavily disputed.
Exclusive interview with Rep. Jeffrey Hulum III, a candidate vying for South Mississippi’s U.S. House seat and reactions after a video which depicts a Marine getting his arm broken amid Iran war protest as police and Senator Tim Sheehy eject him from hearing goes viral. Marine Brian McGinnis was dragged out of a congressional hearing on the war, shouting as Capitol Hill police pulled him from the room, "No one wants to fight for Israel."
Texas' primaries shines a light on potential issues with upcoming midterm elections and the official justification narrative continues to shift as Marco Rubio disavows his own statement on Trump following Israel's lead into war after the first US troops killed in the conflict with Iran .
News agencies report conflicting narratives about the justification for US strikes on Iran and administration officials themselves off different explanations before Marco Rubio states the US attacked Iran preemptively in anticipation of their attack after being attacked by Israel's IDF.
Voters weigh in on possible options of recourse to have their ballots counted after revelations that a group of anti-voting activists are coordinating with the White House on a blatantly illegal draft emergency order to take control of elections ahead of mid-terms and after a declaration to "nationalize" elections from Donald John.
Exclusive interview with Gigi Coleman, the great niece of the legendary African-American Aviator Bessie Coleman, the first African-American female pilot and reactions to Microsoft founder Bill Gates admitting infidelity during his time with Jeffrey Epstein after his initial denials.
Reactions to the lie filled State of the Union Address in which Donald John mislead the American people on his economy, including grocery prices, inflation, and job creation before lying about a Ukranian woman attacked in North Carolina's mentally ill assailant coming into the country through "open borders", despite DeCarlos Brown being a Charlotte, North Carolina native.
In testimony to Congress, former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement attorney Ryan Schwank told members ICE teaches cadets to 'violate the Constitution,' and "The ICE academy is deficient, defective, and broken," and predictions for the State of the Union Address.
Analysis of the information available on the would-be assassins of Donald John after a North Carolina man, Austin Tucker Martin, is shot and killed after attempting to enter Mar-a-Lago armed with a shotgun and a gasoline can and the U.K. arrests Peter Mandelson, the ex-ambassador to the U.S. on suspicion of misconduct over Epstein ties.
The US Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, declares Donald John's tariff taxes illegal and many speculate if refunds would come to American consumers and more revelations from the Epstein Files.
Reactions to the King of England's brother, the former Prince Andrew Windsor, arrested in connection to charges tied to the Epstein Files and Donald John ramps up military presence in the Middle East for what some speculate could be in preparation for a conflict with Iran.
As America remembers Rev. Jesse Jackson's legacy and accomplishments, exclusive interviews with Rev. Jesse Jackson's associates, former Rainbow Push Coalition Vice President and Jackson's protégé Gary Flowers and Jackson's fellow pastor Rev. Nelson Rivers III who participated in several causes and movements with Jackson over the decades.
A damning new report dismantles Donald John's 'central defense' about Epstein ties and their shared activities and remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson after his family's announcement of his passing after a lengthy battle will illness on Mardi Gras 2026.
On President's Day 2026, the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, breaks his silence errs on the side of hope when responding to the recent viral racist video posted by Donald John and the Department of Justice says they don't plan on releasing more Epstein Files, despite a report from the UK indicating that the DOJ has released less than 2% of the total amount of information seized in raids on Epstein's estates.
A Hurricane Katrina evacuee from New Orleans is put to death in Oklahoma after confessing to killing two men in a drive-by shooting in 2006, the Department of Homeland Security faces imminent shutdown after Senate Democrats block Homeland Security Bill, and more low lights from Attorney General Pam Bondi's House Judiciary Committee Hearing.
Attorney General Pam Bondi embarrasses herself and shows where her true loyalties lie at her House Judiciary Committee hearing and a father expresses urgent concern after his son witnesses a black player being peppered with racial slurs and threats on his life at a high school ballgame.
Representatives report that "unredacted" Epstein Files were still redacted by the FBI despite the Epstein Transparency Act clear prohibition of the practice and a new report shows that Trump Tariff Taxes cost the average household in America $1,000 in 2025 with the cost expected to rise to $1,300 in 2026.
Residents weigh in after the Mississippi House passes Sunday alcohol sales and direct shipment of liquor, the body camera video released in the US Border Patrol agent's shooting of Marimar Martinez, and Attorney General Pam Bondi faces a grilling from Democrats (and Republican Thomas Massie) in a Congressional hearing of the House Judiciary Committee.
Reactions to Super Bowl LX (60) which saw Gulfport native Derrick Hall and his Seattle Seahawks defeat the New England Patriots and Bad Bunny perform an all Spanish language set during the Half Time Show and Donald John confirms he requested a video featuring racist depictions of Barack and Michelle Obama be posted to his social media.
Chairman of the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus, Rep. Kabir Karriem weighs in on the removal of brochures from the Medgar Evers Monument that described Evers' assassin, domestic terrorist Byron De La Beckwith, as a "racist" and reactions to a video posted on the president's personal social media account depicting the Obamas as apes.
Prolific investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell, who's stories have helped put four Klansmen and a serial killer behind bars, helped free two people from death row, exposed injustices and corruption, prompting investigations and reforms as well as the firings of boards and officials, weighs in on his Mississippi Today article; "Medgar Evers’ killer was a Klansman, but Trump administration says stop calling him a racist" as the National Park Service removes brochures from the Evers Monument describing assassin and domestic terrorist Byron De La Beckwith as a "racist".
Ahead of midterm elections, Donald John doubles down on his desire to "nationalize elections" with Republicans in control and more revelations from the Epstein Files as Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche insists it was "not a crime to party with Mr. Epstein" despite numerous indications of criminal acts revealed in Epstein's own emails.
Exclusive interview with Senate Candidate and District Attorney Scott Colom and reactions to Donald John's assertion that the GOP should "nationalize" elections on Dan Bongino's podcast following the FBI raid in Fulton County, Georgia and DNI Tulsi Gabbard and FBI Agents confirming they spoke to him personally during the operation.
A look at notable outliers in the latest trove of 3 million files related to Jeffrey Epstein and what appears to be an international pedophile network and the FBI raid on the Fulton County, Georgia Election Hub seeking 2020 election records and the seizure of voter rolls.
A Texas man convicted of the murders of his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend is put to death in the year's first execution, "Border Czar" Tom Homan takes the reigns in Minneapolis, confirming a draw down of ICE agents following the murders of two people after the ICE invasion of Minnesota, and the US acquisition of Tik Tok leads to censorship of the terms "Epstein", "ICE", and "Nazis" and serious questions being raised about personal data security.
Following the murder of Alex Pretti, the largest federal employee union calls for Kristi Noem’s firing and Donald John shifts tone as he prepares to adjust ICE's presence in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is assaulted during a town hall meeting.
After the responses by Federal officials following the murder of Alex Pretti at the hand of ICE Agents, a look back at instances where Conservatives cheered and encouraged armed protests and anti-protests from Georgia to Virginia to Michigan to Nevada and updates on officials leaving Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Dr. De Lacy Davis, author of Black Cops Against Police Brutality: A Crisis Action Plan, weighs in on the most recent fatal shooting by ICE and reactions to the killing of Alex Pretti, a nurse who was attempting to help a woman pushed down by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The country braces for the impacts of an Arctic Blast and Rip offers advice to homeowners protect their properties ahead of frigid temperatures on the way across the US and a 5 year-old is detained by ICE after taking the child home to lure his mother out of the home and into custody.
Donald John states "sometimes you need a dictator" in his latest outward expression of his desire to be a "strong man" yet softens his stance on acquiring Greenland after discussions with European leaders.
A new bill introduced would increase ICE presence in Mississippi and Donald John embarrasses himself and the country he represents at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland a day after holding a nearly 2 hour press conference to tout his 2nd term's 1st year of "accomplishments" but failed to detail any accurate or provable stats.
A murder at the historic New Orleans restaurant Dooky Chase calls into question what the Black community still holds sacred and Donald John ends MLK Day without a single mention of Martin Luther King Jr. but numerous posts about taking Greenland and the rest of the hemisphere along with private messages to France's President and others.
Celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on MLK Day 2026 and European nations call for an emergency meeting of leaders following Donald John's threat in a letter to Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and linked his demand that Denmark hand over Greenland to his personal grievance over having not received the Nobel Peace Prize , warning that as a result of the snub, he “no longer” felt “an obligation to think purely of Peace.”
A family recounts the harrowing even that left their infant child unconscious after ICE agents fired tear gas and flashbangs into their vehicle, leading to hospitalizations and Donald John continues his threats to take Greenland, not ruling out doing so by force.
Questioning if and why the observance of Martin Luther King Jr's legacy is still relevant in 2026 and Minneapolis, Minnesota descends into a chaotic scene as another person is shot by ICE agents, drawing stern rebuke from the city's mayor and Minneapolis' governor and attorney general.
Inflation continues on it's upward trajectory as many prices are at or near 20-year highs, especially for essentials like food, housing, and healthcare and tensions continue to rise in Minneapolis, Minnesota following the shooting of mother of 3 Renee Good by Ice Agent Jonathan Ross.
A warning for potentially "inactive" voters ahead of mid-term elections and a look at how disenfranchisement has been utilized as a tool against progressive politics in the US since the Jim Crow era of the country.
Exclusive interview with Democratic Senate Candidate Scott Colom, the district attorney vying for Cindy Hyde-Smith's seat in the US Senate, discussing his concerns and plans for Mississippi.
In an exclusive interview with the New York Times, Donald John admits he believes there are no checks on his power beyond his own "morality and mind" and claims China's leader was "impressed" by his action in Venezuela but denies it could lead to similar moves from Chinese leadership against their opposition and more details on the killing of a Minneapolis mother by an ICE Agent who was inadvertently identified by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
An ICE officer deployed to Minneapolis, MN shoots and kills Renee Good and the Homeland Security Secretary, Kristi Noem, prematurely labels her a domestic terrorist and hold 3 separate press conference to adjust the narrative and Rip offers advice to potential protesters.
Exclusive interview with officially the confirmed Chief of the Moss Point Police Department, Dennis Stevenson, following his term as interim chief discussing his plans for making the River City safer and expanding his department to better serve the citizens of Moss Point, MS and the US seizes two oil tankers (one claimed by Russia) following the incursion into Venezuela.
The world reacts to Nicolas Maduro's capture and Trump officials stumble and fumble answers about who's controlling Venezuela, if Maduro's capture was an attempt at regime change, and if the US is now at war with the South American nation as Donald John states to NBC News that he will be "top person" in charge of Venezuela .
Donald John distracts from breaking the Epstein Transparency Act law by launching an operation into Venezuela to capture Nicolas Maduro and control over the country's oil supply and overall economy before asserting concepts of plans for a broader effort to control the entire hemisphere.
As 2026 begins, families across the country brace for the impacts of a federal child care funding freeze by Donald John that was predicated by a viral video from a conservative content creator sparking allegations of mass fraud across Minnesota's Somali community.
Reactions to Donald John's meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago where Netanyahu pledges the Israel Prize to Trump, making him the first non-Israeli to receive the prize (after being caught on a hot mic complaining about not being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize) and former NBA star Dwight Howard suggests mandatory military service of 1 year to improve discipline and structure of young Americans.
The Department of (In)Justice continues to defy the Epstein Transparency Act by refusing to release the entirety of the documents related to Epstein and associates, directly breaking the law, and a South Mississippi city ranks among the top 10 neediest cities in the entire country.
On the first day of Kwanzaa (Umoja/Unity), Producer Emeritus, Judy Barkum returns to get listeners ready for a poignant Kwanzaa celebration in the wake of numerous efforts to hide, diminish, and erase historical contributions of African Americans by the MAGA Regime and a Christmas Day attack in Nigeria is the latest in a series of numerous questionable US military actions .
On the day before Christmas, the DOJ faces mounting questions over their breaking the law in implementing the Epstein Files Transparency Act and more shocking revelations from the slowly released Epstein Files plague the president and Nicki Minaj faces massive backlash as she loses 10,000 followers on social media after singing the praises of Donald John when appearing at Turning Point USA's event in Phoenix, Arizona, despite being criticized by Charlie Kirk as a negative role model for the Black community.
A Mississippi poet who found unexpected fame via an A.I. avatar faces scrutiny from musicians, a new study shows A.I. data centers consumed as much fresh water as all bottled water drinkers across the world, and the DOJ continues to release, remove, and re-release partial pieces of the Epstein Files, facing calls for Contempt of Congress charges.
As the 30 day deadline set by the Epstein Files Transparency Act comes and goes, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche admits to missing the deadline and effectively breaking the law on Fox News and reactions after Vice President JD Vance tells a Turning Point USA crowd in Phoenix, Arizona "You don't have to apologize for being white anymore".
As the wait continues on deadline day for the release of the Epstein Files, reactions to the Kennedy Center to be renamed 'Trump-Kennedy Center,' with board member, Rep. Joyce Beatty, correcting the record on the Kennedy Center name change vote not being unanimous and her being muted, despite Karolyin' Levitt's tweet claiming the contrary.
Donald John continues to embarrass himself as he posts plaques filled with partisan propaganda under photographs of the former presidents along the White House Colonnade and the House floor explodes after Speaker Mike Johnson abruptly slammed the gavel and ended a vote early on a discharge petition that would have forced action on extending Affordable Care Act tax credits. Lawmakers were still trying to cast votes when Johnson cut it off, freezing the count and triggering boos, shouting, and outright chaos in the chamber.
A Texas woman was arrested after being developed as a person of interest following Walmart customers discovering razor blades and fishing hooks in bakery items and 4 Republicans defect in the House to vote for a discharge petition to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies before they expire.
The word reacts to the action taken by Ahmed al-Ahmed when he risked his life to disarm alleged Bondi Beach shooter in Australia, saving numerous lives in the process, and Donald John's distasteful response to Rob Reiner's murder draws criticisms from the MAGA base, so he doubles down on being deplorable.
A mass shooting suspect remains at large after the person of interest in the Brown University shooting is released without being charged following the campus shooting that left two students dead with nine other people hurt in Saturday’s attack in the engineering building of Brown’s campus during the school’s final exam period and an attack targeting the Jewish community left 15 people dead on Australia's Bondi Beach.
Reactions to the firing and arrest of Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore after he "barged his way" into the apartment of a woman with whom he had been having an alleged affair and millions of Americans brace for their healthcare coverage to skyrocket as the Affordable Care Act subsidies are set to expire.
Reactions to Congressman Bennie Thompson questions for Michael H. Glasheen, FBI Operations Director, National Security Branch, on ANTIFA and Kristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security, on the vetting of the Afghan national who had previously worked with the C.I.A. before attacking two National Guard troops in Washington D.C.
Gulfport residents continue to celebrate the championship victory history of the Gulfport High Admirals and reactions to Donald John finally admitting to his "shithole countries" comments that he previously denied saying when describing his desire to have more immigrants from countries like Norway and Sweden.
Exclusive interview with Tennessee Rep. Harold Love Jr., President of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators, a bipartisan membership organization dedicated to empowering African American state legislators across the country and reactions to the 50 Cent produced Netflix documentary "Sean Combs: The Reckoning".
Celebrating the 7A Championship victory of the Gulfport Admirals, the January 5th Capitol Pipe Bombing suspect identified as 2020 election denier and Trump supporter Brian Cole Jr., and reactions to Juneteenth and MLK Day being removed from free entry days at National Parks and replaced with Flag Day (Trump's Birthday).
Harrison County District 4 Elections Commissioner Christine Brice updates residents on the ongoing purges of voter rolls in Mississippi counties, outlines how the purges are affecting certain voters, and offers valuable suggestions to the electorate.
Reactions to the U.S. Department of Education change that removed graduate nursing programs from the "professional degree" category, significantly cutting federal loan limits for students, causing major concern for the nursing workforce by increasing financial barriers to advanced degrees needed for roles like nurse practitioners and educators.
A mother recounts her son being manhandled and arrested by local police after being charged with trespassing when told to leave a soup kitchen serving to unhoused people and reactions to Mayor Zohran Mamdani's meeting with Donald John after the two traded barbs including labeling one another as a "communist" and a "fascist".
Donald John implies former intelligence and military veterans elected officials receive death sentences after they post a video online imploring the military to refuse to follow illegal orders given following boat bombings by the US off the coasts of Venezuela and Trinidad.
Reactions to startling statistics and dire warnings from Scott Galloway, author of Notes on Being a Man, relayed during his interview on Real Time with Bill Maher, and more scrutiny on the FBI after a successful Congressional vote on a bill to release the Epstein Files reaches the President's desk for his signature.
Following an emergency statement by election commissioner Christine Brice and Harrison County Circuit Clerk Justin Wetzel, Mississippi Representative for the 119th District, Jeffrey Hulum III, recounts having his own voter registration purged after an address discrepancy and urges voters to confirm their registrations ahead of election season.
Analysis of a 60 Mins expose that shows how Donald John's family's business ties led to the pardon of Changpeng Zhao, the founder and former CEO of Binance, who was convicted of violating U.S. anti-money laundering laws, and benefitted the Trump family's crypto venture World Liberty Financial directly.
More reactions to Epstein Emails released by the House Oversight Committee and movement on the release of the Epstein Files following failed pressure campaigns on Republican lawmakers.
The House Oversight Committee release of the Epstein Estate's email trove has unexpected revelations and the last pennies ($.01 coins) are minted by the United States Treasury Department.
Democrats in the House Oversight Committee release a trove of emails subpoenaed from the Epstein Estate, revealing details of several high profile relationships, while Republicans continue to evade releasing the files related to Epstein's DOJ case and "flood the zone" with even more emails from Epstein's accounts.
Reactions after the feud between The Breakfast Club's Charlemagne tha God and Roland Martin after Charlemagne's critique of Democrats' government shutdown strategy and how political attitudes have changed over the generations.
College basketball star/rapper Flau'jae Johnson calls out LSU administration officials for suggesting Charlie Kirk statue on LSU's campus and Donald John displays historic levels of cruelty as he defies a judge's order instead of using a contingency fund by the USDA to make partial Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Analyzing the preferential treatment received by an Oklahoma teen convicted of multiple sexual assault charges and reactions to Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries labeling Republicans as a "Pedophile Protection Program" after Speaker Mike Johnson's continued refusal to swear in Arizona Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva.
Democrats break the Republican super majority in Mississippi in special elections, Zohran Mamdani wins the NYC mayoral election, stunning Republicans across the country who's attempts to label Mamdani a Communist failed to succeed, and an update on the Missing Monkeys in Mississippi.
Americans continue to struggle with uncertainty as the government shutdown continues and the question of the importance of shared faith is posed after Vice President JD Vance's assertions at a Turning Point USA event in Oxford, MS that he hopes his wife adopts his Christian faith after discussing the decision to raise children in the faith and questions over the propriety his physical embrace of Erika Kirk after her introduction at the event are risen.
FBI officials announce arrests of numerous Mississippi law enforcement officers as the result of a corruption sting operation and families across the country brace for their SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits to run out as Rip questions how so many Americans ended up with federal subsidies for food in the first place.
Analyzing "Christian Nationalist" and "Conservative Christian" ideologies following Turning Point USA's visit to the University of Mississippi which featured Vice President JD Vance and Erika Kirk, the widow of conservative content creator and TPUS co-founder, Charlie Kirk and former officer Sean Grayson found guilty of 2nd degree murder in the 2024 killing of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old unarmed African American woman in Springfield, Illinois.
Rip defends his position against "free" school lunches following listener responses and Harrison Co. School District urging parents to apply for free lunch program and over 2 dozen states sue the Trump Admin as 42 million Americans could lose food benefits amid government shutdown.
Architect Troy Verrett reports live from his home in Duncan, Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa bears down on the island nation with Category 5 strength and reactions to the potential looming hunger crisis amid the government shutdown as Donald John refuses to release $5 billion in contingency reserve funds to help 40 million Americans avoid starvation with 48 states warning food benefits are set to expire November 1st.
Alabama executes Anthony Boyd in a 1993 murder case amid prison conditions spotlight, Donald John pardons former crypto company CEO Chengpeng Zhao after Zhao assisted Don Jr. and Eric with the formation of their World Liberty Financial crypto grift, and answers to why more couples are getting divorced when the wives are the family's primary breadwinners.
After stating that they don't understand tariffs, Donald John is confronted by American farmers calling out his Argentina bailout plans which now are expected to be in upwards of $40 million ($20 million more than previously stated by the Administration) and the automotive industry is seeing is highest prices in decades as a result of higher tariffs on vehicle parts and components.
Reactions to Donald John's demolition of the East Wing for his $250 million ballroom and demand that the Department of Justice pay him $230 million in reimbursements for legal fees after his numerous previous indictments and legal challenges and more information on a pardoned January 6er Christopher Moynihan, who was arrested for allegedly making death threats against Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in text messages and plotting to carry them out.
Rip announces Novemberfest: "Boots on the Bayou" event in response to the recent purging of Black servicemember history by the current administration with contributions and commentary from veteran and Mississippi Representative Jeffrey Hulum III (Dist.119) and reactions to the demolition of the White House's East Wing in preparation for a $250 million ball room in its place.
Exclusive interview with No Kings Day: Gulfport lead organizer Lea Campbell, founder of Mississippi Rising Coalition and a member of MS Gulf Coast Mutual Aid Collective, discussing the No Kings protests happening nationwide and the strategies of the protestors to remain non-violent in increasingly hostile environments after being labeled "Hate America" rallies by high ranking GOP officials like House Speaker "MAGA" Mike Johnson.
Reactions to the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which the current president called "better" than the Congressional Medal of Honor, being posthumously awarded to Charlie Kirk despite no evidence of his meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.
Details on a deadly weekend after 9 deaths resulting from 5 separate shootings across Mississippi, including shootings near homecomings for Alcorn and Jackson State Universities and 3 high school football games in Leland, Rolling Fork, and Heidelberg.
Exclusive interview with the newly appointed interim police chief of the River City, former Mississippi Highway Patrolman and interim Moss Point Police Chief Dennis Stevenson, who details his goals for rebuilding the Moss Point Police Department following the previous chief's resignation.
Exclusive interview with the mayor of the River City following the chief of police's resignation and letter criticizing the city's leadership, Moss Point mayor Billy Knight weighs in on efforts to grow Moss Point and keep its streets safe by rebuilding their police force in the wake of the mass exodus of officers loyal to the former chief and Meatbawl's Kitchen is featured in the jz94.5 Local Business Showcase.
Air traffic control shortages worsen in shutdown, Donald John threatens to withhold the pay of some furloughed workers he says "don't deserve to be taken care of" during the government shutdown and Rip implores Moss Point to encourage more youth and residents seek out law enforcement employment opportunities in the River City.
Illinois' governor and Portland officials rebuke the deployment of National Guard troops into their cities and a former "worship minister" who sang for Donald John was arrested and charged with promotion of child pornography after blackmailing his victim.
Reactions to the sentence of 4 years in prison for Sean "Diddy" Combs and a juxtaposition of the outcome of his case with that of disgraced former "spiritual advisor" for Donald John, Robert Morris, who was sentenced to only 6 months after his guilty plea to five felony counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child.
Rip delivers the facts on the reasons for the government shutdown and why Congressional Democrats are struggling to properly express them and an exclusive interview with John C. Robinson Brown Condor Association Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum board member Corey Lombard ahead of the museum's 5th anniversary celebration gala.
The US government enters it's second day of shut down, exclusive interview with Rep. Zakiya Summers on school choice and how MS legislators are attempting to effectively end the state's public school system and the jz94.5 Local Business Spotlight features Gulfport business, Million Prints.
Alarm raised over statements at the Quantico Address in which Donald John floated the idea of generals and admirals deploying their troops to several "blue" cities across the country for "training" and the government shuts down after Congress fails to come to terms with a continuing resolution.
Reactions after Secretary of War host Pete Hegseth and Donald John address nearly 800 generals and admirals in Quantico, Virginia ahead of a looming government shutdown and how both gave the officers the option to resign if they did not agree with the statements in the addresses.
Reactions after two mass shootings perpetrated by US military veterans, one at a Mormon church in Michigan and the another at a waterfront bar in South Carolina and remembering the youngest and last Tuskegee Airman Redtail pilot, Lt. Col. George Hardy, after his passing at 100.
James Comey, the former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations has been indicted by a federal grand jury in an escalation in Donald John’s effort to prosecute his political enemies and more questions swirl around the Secretary of War's calling all generals and admirals to an in person meeting in Virginia after US jets were scrambled following Russian warplanes entering into airspace near Alaska.
Following the attack that left ICE detainees shot and one dead, Vice President JD Vance labels Dallas ICE Shooter a "left wing extremist" despite the lack of evidence that would point to that conclusion and the jz 94.5 Local Business Spotlight features Elite Care Home Care Services founder Misty Stevenson.
ICE detainees seemingly targeted in Dallas shooting that leaves 3 detainees shot, one fatally, and reactions following Jimmy Kimmel Live's return to abc after his suspension by the network after pressure from FCC chair Brendan Carr over Kimmel's comments on Donald John's reactions to being asked about how he's handling Charlie Kirk's murder.
As late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel prepares to return after his show's suspension following criticism of Donald John's reaction to Charlie Kirk's death, Trump addresses the UN General Assembly in an unhinged rambling speech in which he told world leaders that countries "are going to hell".
Exclusive interview with Congressman Bennie Thompson on recent Congressional hearings, Democrats' role moving toward mid-term elections, and the escalation of threats of political violence following the assassinations of Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and conservative content creator Charlie Kirk.
Reactions after Bolivar County's coroner ruled Delta State University Student Trey Reed's death by hanging a suicide and Charlie Kirk's so-called "activism" is called into question as he's remembered by his own words.
Multiple firings across the country following the murder of Charlie Kirk and family members, students and state residents await more details to emerge following the hanging death of MS Delta State University Student Trey Reed.
Former Epstein Files Conspiracy Theorist and current FBI Director Kash Patel confirms that he hasn't read the entirety of the Epstein Files and states that Epstein did not traffic to anyone other than himself while testifying under oath in a Congressional hearing and more details emerge on the alleged assassin of conservative content creator Charlie Kirk.
Authorities from multiple state agencies continue to investigate the hanging death of Delta State University student Trey Reed despite after initially stating no foul play was suspected and another man's death after he was also found hanging from a tree in Vicksburg, MS.
Reactions after dozens are fired over the weekend for online reactions the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the attempt to direct the narrative and place blame on "the left" continues from Donald John, James David, and Kirk's own widow.
After initially announcing the capture and release of two persons of interest, the FBI and Utah authorities announce the arrest of Tyler Robinson as the suspect in the killing of conservative pundit Charlie Kirk. Utah Governor Spencer Cox confirmed that a family member of Robinson's reached out to a family friend who contacted the Washington County Sheriff's Office and facilitated Robinson's turning himself in to authorities.
Marking the 24 years since the 9/11 terror attacks and how the country has changed since them and reactions to the assassination of Charlie Kirk during a college campus debate tour event at Utah Valley University.
Revisiting the age limit for military drafting as Russian drones encroach on Polish airspace, sparking warnings of a potential third World War as Poland prepares to ask NATO to activate Article 4. NATO's Article 4 states: "The parties will consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the parties is threatened."
The World Health Organization releases results of a survey of teens showing mental health of adolescents with results showing: * Globally, one in seven 10-19-year-olds experiences a mental disorder, accounting for 15% of the global burden of disease in this age group. * Depression, anxiety and behavioural disorders are among the leading causes of illness and disability among adolescents. * Suicide is the third leading cause of death among those aged 15–29 years old.
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer (other than non-melanoma skin cancer) diagnosed in men in the United States with Black men twice as likely to die from prostate cancer as white men. Legendary promoter John Ray speaks on his cancer journey, highlighting his diagnosis, treatment, and recovery, and sounds the alarm for African American males over 40 to closely monitor their prostate health.
A day after meeting with the Congressional House Oversight Committee, victims of Jeffrey Epstein hold a press conference calling out politicians for blocking the full release of the files in the case and Donald John resorts to his "hoax" defense when confronted during a meeting with Poland's president following the press conference.
A Houston man faces a murder charge in a door-knock prank shooting of 11-year-old boy and leaders from India, China, and Russia meet at Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit after a federal appeals court ruled that most of the president's sweeping global tariffs are unlawful.
Rip returns to the day before Hurricane Katrina ahead of it's 20th anniversary to recount survival methods and strategies that helped save lives in 2005 and Ocean Springs bakery Sugar Tribe Sweets and Events is featured in the jz94.5 Local Business Spotlight.
Ahead of the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Rip revisits the days leading up the history making storm and Hattiesburg's mayor responds to Illinois' governor's reaction to Donald John using National Guard troops from Mississippi to possibly occupy Chicago.
Reactions after a 20 year combat veteran is arrested in Washington, D.C. after Donald John signs an executive order making burning a US Flag an arrestable offense with a year behind bars, despite it being protected by the 1st Amendment of the Constitution.
Texas' House passes a new, GOP-friendly congressional maps, Donald John bought $100 million in bonds since January, and several states launch lawsuits against the Roblox video game, citing it fosters an unsafe virtual environment for children amid predators using the platform for targeting potential victims.
Gulfport City Council under scrutiny after irregular handling of a meeting's agenda, America's museums face revisionist censorship from the current regime, and the MS Legislative Black Caucus hears community concerns.
The MS Legislative Black Caucus visits the Gulf Coast for Community Conversations with the Caucus, where state lawmakers come together with community members to discuss important issues and solutions around educations, healthcare, economic opportunity, voting rights, etc.
Reactions after Donald John hosts Putin in Alaska in an effort to end the war in Ukraine despite coming away with nothing other than claiming Putin confirmed election fraud and ballot insecurity, common talking points for Donald John.
Meta's AI is found to have had "sensual" conversations with minors using the platform, leading to a recoding and Donald John prepares to meet with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska to negotiate a solution to the conflict in Ukraine.
Debate over how the loss of generational land wealth in the Black community could be a leading cause of a growing lack of participation in the electoral process.
More reactions to the mobilization of the D.C. National Guard in the nation's capital and an exclusive interview with Representative Kabir Karriem, the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus Chairman ahead of the Community Conversations with the Caucus event.
After being implicated as a Hamas sympathizer by the IDF, Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif killed in Israeli attack in Gaza City, Donald John holds a press conference to outline his crackdown on Washington D.C. following a suggestion to "federalize" the District of Columbia following the attack on former DOGE staffer, "Big Balls", and a man attacks the CDC, killing one police officer.
A New Hampshire 5051 Protest is disrupted by Neo-Nazis who attacked protestors, a 39 year-old Texas man planning racist attack had explosives found in home, and 5 soldiers were wounded at Fort Stewart in shooting; accused shooter identified as Army sergeant.
A 14 year-old Florida boy is charged with his parents' murder, Donald John denies knowing Maxwell was being moved to a minimum security facility in Texas, and foreshadowing of higher drug costs as tariff taxes are promised for pharmaceuticals made over seas.
A look at Mississippi's most dangerous and safest cities, Texas governor orders police to find and arrest Democrats who fled over redistricting attempts to gain 5 more seats in support of Donald John and authorities find IEDs in Tennessee home after suspect threatened officials, NOT charged with terrorism.
Reactions after Donald John moved nuclear submarines to respond to "provacative statements" from Russia's Security Council's Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev
reminds Trump of Russia's Doomsday nuclear strike capabilities and moved Ghislaine Maxwell to a minimum security federal prison camp in Texas following her discussions with the Deputy Attorney General.
Continuing the conversation and critique of a certain demographic's lack of participation in participation in government and questions if a decline in attendance of places of worship, across the board, also plays into the phenomenon following a Gallup survey showing a decline in attendance in most U.S. religious groups.
Following an NAACP town hall, Rip questions why there is a lack of participation from a certain segment and how it correlates to reduced rates in advancing in education, home ownership, and marriages.
A man could face terrorism charges after committing a mass-stabbing in a Michigan Walmart, Bibb County, Alabama authorities expose a sex-trafficking ring involving at least 10 victims and Donald John's golf trip to the UK is overshadowed by the looming Epstein Files scandal.
The Wall Street Journal reveals that Donald John was briefed by Attorney General Pam Bondi in May of 2025 that he was named in the Epstein Files, despite his denials, and further discussion of police brutality by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office deputy who struck William McNeil Jr. during a traffic stop and debate over when police protocols become brutality.
The House of Representatives in the US Congress ends session early to avoid a vote to release Epstein Files in the latest instance of a blatant cover-up attempt by Republicans led by House Speaker "MAGA Mike" Johnson and tips and success stories from the past to help with an extremely uncertain future.
A look back at every Mississippi legislator who switched parties from Democrat to Republican since Kirk Fordice (1992) and in a continuing effort to distract and deflect from the Epstein Files, Donald John calls for the Washington Commanders to revert back to their old "Redskins" moniker and threatens to hold up their new stadium deal.
Donald John admits to his diagnosis of chronic venous insufficiency and continues his efforts to deflect and distract from the calls from his own base to release the Epstein Files.
A look back at the Jeffrey Epstein Case(s) timeline as Donald John continues to attempt to distance himself from the decision to not release more from the Epstein Files, going as far as calling his own "past" supporters who refuse to let the issue stop talking about the issue "stupid people" with even his own former Vice President, Mike Pence, calling for the files to be released.
Florida executes a man who's been on death row for murder for over 30 years and an exclusive, candid, and honest conversation with three young Black men on their experiences, ambitions, and expectations for their futures.
A Black bicyclist is charged after shooting a White man who has previously jumped him with a group of other Whites in Adams County and House Republicans voted against attaching a Democratic amendment to landmark cryptocurrency legislation that would force the Justice Department to release the Epstein Files.
An American is beaten to death in the West Bank with no comment from the White House and Donald John threatens 100% tariffs on Russia if Putin does not end the conflict in Ukraine within 50 days.
A Pennsylvania man who shot, killed and decapitated his father, later displaying the severed head online in a live stream, is on trial for the murder. Justin Mohn was accused of killing his father and calling for others to help him try to overthrow the U.S. government. Mohn faces charges of murder, abuse of a corpse, terrorism related crimes and other offenses for the January 2024 killing of his father, who he described as a "traitor".
Revising Donald John's Cabinet meeting that quickly devolved into a profanity laced temper tantrum as the Conman in Chief showed a lack of knowledge of chemical weapons being used by Russia in Ukraine, who in his administration halted weapons shipments to Ukraine, and attempted to shut down questioning on Jeffrey Epstein the day after his Department of Justice announced the human trafficker's case was officially closed and his infamous and often mentioned client list, non-existent.
Residents in Kerr County, Texas continue search and rescue efforts following catastrophic flooding and Donald John's Justice Department and FBI close the Jeffrey Epstein case, concluding that his death was a suicide and there was no "client list", despite cabinet members previously confirming Epstein's client list.
After 3 days of deliberation and reaching a partial verdict, the jury in the federal trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs reaches their verdict:
Count 1: Racketeering conspiracy – up to life in prison. Not guilty.Count 2: Sex-trafficking of Cassie Ventura – a minimum of 15 years and maximum of life in prison. Not guilty.Count 3: Transporting individuals including but not limited to Cassie Ventura to engage in prostitution – a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. Guilty.Count 4: Sex-trafficking of “Jane” – a minimum of 15 years and maximum of life in prison. “Jane” is a placeholder name used in the US and some other legal systems when the identity of a person is withheld, as was the case in the Combs trial and with one of the women who accused him. Not guilty.Count 5: Transporting individuals including but not limited to “Jane” to engage in prostitution – a maximum of 10 years in prison.Guilty.
The Budget Bill passes the Senate and heads back to the House of Representatives where it is already expected to be contentions and Elon Musk comes back out swinging against the bill, pointing out its main purpose was to defund enforcement of federal court orders against the President.
The US Senate debates and votes on Donald John's "Big Beautiful Bill", which the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) now confirms will cut more than $1 trillion from Medicaid, and despite the Trump Regime's premature celebration of "obliteration", the U.N. nuclear chief says Iran's nuclear program was damaged but not destroyed after U.S. strikes.
On their final day in session, the US Supreme Court delivers opinions on cases on Birthright Citizenship judicial decisions' scope, parents' rights to opt out of classes with LGBTQ+ materials, age verification for pornographic websites, and subsidies for phone and internet in underserved areas.
Reactions and predictions after the prosecution rests in the federal trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs and a Pentagon report indicates initial assessments of the US' bombing of Iran's nuclear facilities dealt far less damage than originally reported by the Trump Regime.
Reactions after the US bombing of 3 alleged Iranian nuclear enrichment sites and questions surrounding it's legality and effectiveness after nearly 900 lbs of uranium remains unaccounted for.
Donald John prematurely declares a ceasefire between Iran and Israel despite rockets still flying between the two countries and Whitlock's day in court ends the charges against her being dropped after being the victim of police brutality in a Leap Day 2024 traffic stop for improper equipment.
The "Nightwatch" (aka "Doomsday Plane"), the President’s emergency command aircraft, is deployed to Washington, D.C., usually activated during severe crises, including military or nuclear threats after Israel's offensive bombardment of Iran, sparking speculation of further escalation.
Reactions after a Georgia woman who was declared brain dead but kept on life support because she was pregnant gives birth via C-section and her family prepares to remove her from child support and a new Mississippi law draws scrutiny as it fails to require those convicted of "child grooming" to register as a sex offender.
Details emerge after the assassinations of former Minnesota State House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark Hortman and shootings of State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette Hoffman, by 57 year-old evangelical pastor Vance Boelter. Boelter led law enforcement officials on the largest manhunt in Minnesota history before surrendering to authorities.
Exclusive interview with Jessinya Ezell, uncovering the real circumstances that led to her Mother's Day arrest and it's nationwide media coverage and reactions to Israel's bombing of Iran.
Recounting the protests in Boston, Massachusetts that led to the American Revolutionary War and how they relate to the current issues in Los Angeles after Donald John seized control of California's National Guard from Governor Gavin Newsome and deployed Marines to L.A. despite local officials' objections.
Reviewing the latest film by Tyler Perry, "Straw", and reactions to Donald John's planned birthday parade and No King's Day protests across the US.
Remembering the founder of Sly & the Family Stone after his death at 82 years old and a look at local election issues following municipal races where many absentee ballots were disqualified before curing.
California Governor Gavin Newsome clashes with Donald John after Trump deploys the National Guard (against Newsome's wishes) to counter anti-ICE demonstrators who had been protesting several immigration raids, the running over of a citizen, and arrest of a union leader in Los Angeles County.
Fallout from the on going feud between former allies Donald John and Elon Musk, who's relationship began to publicly unravel after Musk came out to criticize the GOP's "big beautiful bill", calling it "an abomination" and later stating that Trump and the GOP would've lost their elections without him.
Reactions and comments from Michelle and Barack Obama after their daughter, Malia, omits her last name from the credits of her short film "The Heart" and the rift between Elon and Donald John grows deeper following Musk's exit from the administration and criticism of the "disgusting abomination" bill being voted on in the Senate.
Juxtaposing real grass roots efforts to "Get Out the Vote" with Political Media Manipulation Strategies as the MS GOP uses unfounded claims of voter fraud as an attempt to sway the Gulfport Mayoral race and an exclusive interview with Tracee Fairley from Project 35 on efforts to motivate a younger electorate.
Reactions to the recent Presidential pardons, the Supreme Court decision to decline to hear a student’s bid to wear ‘two genders’ shirt to school, and Rip makes his endorsements for upcoming general elections.
Judge Joe Brown asserts that Tyler Perry "does not like manhood" and commentary on the representation of the Black male in modern media (especially movies and television) and all but 2 inmates were apprehended following a brazen prison escape in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Donald John welcomes investors in his crypto-grift to a private dinner that is not being documented by the White House and Tim Scott is invited to the MS Gulf Coast to rally for the GOP nominee for mayor (against a Black woman Democrat candidate).
Half of the 10 inmates who escaped from prison in New Orleans, Louisiana were apprehended but as half remained at large, a prison employee was implicated in aiding in their escape. Callers respond to the question if they'd help a family member if they were an escapee.
Reactions after Donald John attempts to ambush South Africa's President with debunked claims of "genocide" of Afrikaner farmers during a state visit in an attempt to justify granting asylum to a group of nearly 60 while stripping the protected statuses of other, more melanated refugees in the US.
Reactions after the Trump Administration awards $5 million to the estate of Ashli Babbitt, the insurrectionist killed in the January 6 riot after failing to comply and attempting to breach the Capitol Rotunda and a mother shoots her 38 year-old son after a domestic incident in Mesa, Arizona.
More vital information is revealed in the case of a woman arrested in a dollar store robbery and reactions to attempted terror attacks foiled after a mother's arrest for supplied her son with tactical gear and ammunition for his plot to attack his Texas middle school and a former member of the Michigan Army National Guard arrested for his plot to attack a military base.
Reactions after the Department of Health and Human Services reversed the firings of more than 100 federal employees with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the federal institute that helps protect coal miners from black lung, and Sen. Mike Lee's bill that would make virtually all porn a federal crime,
Testimony beings in the federal case of Sean "Diddy" Combs, who faces charges of sex trafficking, transportation to engage in prostitution and racketeering conspiracy, Torey Lanez' stabbing in prison, and a local dollar store robbery draws heightened interest.
Three former officers, Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, and Justin Smith, acquitted on state charges after they were found guilty in federal court for the killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tennessee and live coverage of the election of the first American Pope, Leo XIV (Robert Francis Prevost).
Attempting to find means of expelling the toxic aspects of hip hop culture as jury selection begins in the federal trail of Sean "Diddy" Combs, who is alleged to have helped run a criminal sex trafficking operation. Combs is charged with two counts of sex trafficking, two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution and one count of racketeering.
Reactions to Donald John's idea of renaming Veteran's Day, posting an AI image of himself as the new Pope, and interview on Meet the Press when he answers "I don't know" when asked if he needed to uphold the Constitution.
Donald John signs an executive order in the middle of the night that defunds PBS and NPR outlets, a Florida man is executed for a quadruple murder, and details on the settlement for the civil suit brought by two victims of Rankin County's so-called "Goon Squad" of criminal police officers who kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and shot them.
A 22 year-old Palm Beach County man dubbed an "extremist" found armed and "ready to go" when he was arrested for a mass shooting plot after helping a teenager plan her school shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin. Investigators said social media messages between Damian Blade Allen and the eventual Madison school shooter, Natalie Rupnow, documented a conspiracy to carry out mass killings.
Reactions to Donald John's First 100 Days interview with abc News where he continued to mislead and lie to Americans about the impacts of his tariff policies and analyzing Shedeur Sanders, son of Coach Prime, Deion Sanders, being drafted at #144 to the Cleveland Browns despite being expected to be a higher pick.
Dr. Rick Rigsby tells the amazing story about a 3rd grade drop out and the wisest person he ever met and a new survey shows young people think the professions of teaching and law enforcement are now too dangerous to venture into.
A real-time protest at the Harrison County Courthouse of Confederate Memorial Day, which closes local government offices and honors the losers of the Civil War, an insult to the descendants and ancestors of all who fought for freedom and defeated the Confederacy.
As the Trump Admin. considers a $5,000 reproduction stimulus, parenting in 2025 and the cost of bearing a child is discussed and reactions to further escalation in the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Mississippi parents and care providers urge the state to use unspent TANF grant funds and reactions to Tyler Perry's comedy series "She the People", set in Mississippi and featuring a Black freshman Lieutenant Governor.
Municipal Election Run-Off results analyzed and the El Paso, Texas Walmart terrorist attacker is sentenced to life in prison after entering a guilty plea to state charges, avoiding the death penalty.
Municipal Run-Offs in Mississippi and Earth Day as the worlds reacts to the death of Pope Francis and yet another breach of US National Security in the Signalgate scandal.
Pope Francis dies the day after Easter at 88 years old following multiple months of serious medical issues and reactions after 8 year-old is stabbed in school with a pen by a 9 year-old and now fears returning to school and
Reactions after the state board of educations announces that passing a standardized US History exam will no longer be required of Mississippi students for graduation .
Interviews with 28th Southwestern Province Polemarch of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, C. Jerome Powell, ahead of the 89th Southwestern Province Council being held on the MS Gulf Coast and Dr. June Gipson, discussing how Federal cuts ending free STI testing at county health departments as infection rates remain high poses a potential risk to public health.
A father poses a question on decency after finding his teenaged daughter at Black Spring Break and the event's decline and uncertain future is discussed.
The respect for authority and complying with law enforcement after Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell is accused of being tone deaf surrounding black youth and the White House's plans to defund National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service is discussed.
Details on the fatal shooting of a church deacon and security guard at an Easter event, the autistic Idaho teenager shot by police dies after being removed from life support, and an arson attack on Pennsylvania's governor's mansion ruled an act of terrorism.
An autistic 17 year-old shot by 9 times by Idaho police who had leg amputated and multiple surgeries still in critical condition and reactions to Terrence Howard's recounting of Sean "Puffy" Combs' advances and refusing to compromise his manhood for Hollywood.
The US Supreme Court ruled that the United States did not have to return a Maryland man who was deported to a high-security prison in El Salvador to U.S. soil by midnight and allowed the Trump administration to continue deporting what it says are Venezuelan gang members.
Breaking down the myth of "reciprocal tariffs" and the reality of tariffs being a tax on the consumer to the Federal government and effects on the US stock market.
The markets have the worst day in 5 years after Donald John's tariffs go into effect and a formerly incarcerated North Carolina man is charged with murder after his mother and brother are found dead in their home.
Results from party primaries, confirmed run-offs, and election day issues and Sen. Corey Booker breaks Strom Thurmond's record with at 25 hour speech to Congress protesting Trump Administration and DOGE cuts which have led to chaos in some sectors.
Municipal primary elections garner some confusion on polling places and eligibility for voting across the MS Gulf Coast and a grandmother is arrested after her 2 year-old grandson is found wandering down a busy road in Clay County.
On the eve of municipal elections, a shortage in ballots has some precincts concerned for voters' ability to cast ballots and Donald John continues to float the idea of a 3rd term, despite the term limits enshrined in the US Constitution.
Former elections officials and current MS Representatives Timaka James-Jones (Dist. 51) and Zakiya Summers (Dist. 68) speak on voters' options for municipal elections and the current state of Mississippi election rules and regulations.
More details and excerpts released from editor of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, after his inclusion in a group chat about military strikes in Yemen following initial denials of national security breaches by the Trump Administration and intelligence officials.
Exclusive interviews with MS Rep. Robert Johnson III on House Bill 1 and the Mississippi legislature's plans to eliminate the state income tax and raise gasoline taxes and Gulfport City Clerk Rashida Bell on specifics for absentee voting in municipal elections.
Addressing limitations for voters attempting to cast absentee ballots in Gulfport and precinct changes ahead of municipal elections (April 1), deportations, and Tesla recalls nearly every Cybertruck on US highways.
Reactions after MSNBC's Rachel Maddow explains how House Republicans had the power to take away Donald Trump's ability to casually throw around trade tariffs in a way that is roiling markets and provoking trade wars, but instead of using their power to protect the economy (and the American public) from Trump's impulsiveness, they gave away their power and went out of their way to twist the rules to do so.
US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts rebukes Donald John's call for impeachment of a judge who ruled against him and a judge says DOGE's dismantling of USAID was unconstitutional and orders Elon Musk to restore access for employees.
A two-month cease fire in Israel ends after Netanyahu orders an airstrike on Gaza and Tesla electric vehicle vandalism and arson across the country, with a Las Vegas repair center being the subject of what was called a "targeted attack."
Discussing estate planning ahead of a workshop hosted by the Federation of Southern Cooperatives Land Assistance Fund with mediation attorney LyTanya Brown and discussion on the critique of Democrats after Sen. Chuck Schumer changes course and decides to support passage of the continuing resolution, averting a government shutdown.
Senate Democrats refuse to support the Continuing Resolution to fund the government after the House approved the six-month funding measure largely along party lines as a shutdown draws near. Democrats widely oppose the measure, expressed frustration with spending reductions, while warning that it would give the Trump administration's DOGE department even more latitude to carry out cost-slashing efforts.
Donald John and Elon park Tesla vehicles on the lawn of the White House and Trump pledges to buy one as stocks continue to plummet after Musk's Nazi "sig heil" salute during his inaguration speech and Nelly explains his expectations (and double standard) of his son and daughter.
A condemned South Carolina man, Brad Keith Sigmon, chose a firing squad for his method of execution, the first of it's kind since 2010, and police in Florida attempt to explain a Winter Haven officer did not point his service weapon at a child who's parent was being arrested in a now viral photo.
Reactions after the stock market reacts to Donald John's tariff threats against US trading partners and Canada's 25% tariffs on electricity exports to the US and the estranged daughter of Dr. Umar Johnson calls him out on social media after not being able to communicate with him to find her sister.
Tyron McAlpin, who is a deaf man with cerebral palsy who was falsely accused, beaten, tasered, arrested and charged by Phoenix police officers sues the city and three officers in a federal lawsuit alleging assault, negligence, and violations of his Constitutional rights.
Exclusive interview with N.O. Mardi Gras Indian Council Assistant Director, Michael Farley, discussing the Super Sunday event and historical significance of the Mardi Gras Indians and information on a double murder in Pascagoula.
Fact-checking Donald John's speech to Congress and reactions to Rep. Al Green's removal from the speech after disruption in which he states that Trump had no mandate to dismantle Medicaid.
Reactions to Donald John and James David's contentious meeting with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office to discuss a cease fire deal with Russia, who Donald John met discussed the deal with without Zelenskyy being privy to the details.
Americans across the country plan to keep their money in their accounts on the first of many planned economic boycott days in response to companies' diversity, equity, and inclusion stances adjusted to be more in line with the incoming administration.
An ICE raid on the MS Gulf Coast results in 16 arrests with no consequences for the business who employed the illegals and a look at the $38 billion in funding Elon Musk's companies have received from the federal government over the past decade.
A 16 year-old charged with murder is denied bond at his first hearing in North Carolina, leading him to break down in court and activists plan an economic boycott targeting corporate America in response to the reversals of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility initiatives.
Analyzing the local political landscape and confusion from government employees after Elon Musk sends emails demanding they explain their jobs and if they fail to respond it would be considered as resignations.
Harrison County District 4 Supervisor, Kent Jones, discusses a recent road project and reactions to the firing of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. C.Q. Brown, and his replacement by a lower ranked, lesser qualified Trump loyalist, Lt. Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine, who does not meet the legal requirements to be chairman and would need a waiver.
Donald John stuns after signaling a shift in allegiance to Russia from Ukraine after calling Ukraine's president a "dictator without elections" and a New York family calls for justice for their relative Robert Brooks with the charging of 10 former prison guards who are being charged in Brooks' death.
A Pontiac, Michigan mother is charged with child abuse after her children were found on Valentine's Day abandoned in their home, having been left alone since 2020 and a mother goes viral after images from a videocall depicts her holding a blunt to her young child's mouth and blowing smoke into the child's face.
DOGE attempts to distance Elon Musk from the agency as his companies conflicts of interest are highlighted and a Jewish Florida man shoots at Jewish Israeli tourists thinking their Palestinians.
Reactions from Sen. Roger Wicker on Pete Hegseth's Ukraine statements and Donald John regurgitating "Soviet Propaganda" and callers weigh in on Dr. Umar Johnson's assertions that African American women shouldn't expect black men to be on the same financial footing as some of their white counterparts when exploring relationships.
Donald John and Vlad Putin negotiate a ceasefire without Ukraine's president and Pete Hegseth calls a return to previous borders an "unrealistic" goal as Europe is stunned by the US' seeming shift in loyalty.
Exploring the modern concept of love on Valentine's Day and reactions to mass layoffs across multiple agencies in the federal government, measles outbreaks in 3 Texas counties, and Louisiana's plan to end the promotion of mass vaccinations.
Exploring the war time origins of the "D.A.P." and why the lessons behind it's creation are more poignant than ever and following phone calls with Russia and Ukraine's presidents, John Bolton says Donald John has "effectively surrendered Ukraine to Putin".
Reactions to Super Bowl LIX (59) following Kendrick Lamar's historic Apple Music Half Time Show performance and Donald John's early exit after picking the losing team.
Elon Musk admits to lying about the US spending $50 million on condoms for Gaza and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum renaming Fort Liberty in North Carolina to Fort Bragg. The new name pays tribute to Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, a World War II hero who earned the Silver Star and Purple Heart for his exceptional courage during the Battle of the Bulge.
Donald John directs the treasury to stop producing pennies sparking debate over currency values and the potential for prices to rise and gives Hamas an ultimatum after the group says it will delay Israeli hostage release.
Reactions to the NFL announcement that it would remove the "End Racism" slogans from end zones on the Super Bowl LIX field and a 45 year-old Tennessee man is charged after putting an infants body in a dumpster after it's birth to a 16 year-old mother the man had been in a sexual relationship with for 3 years, according to court documents.
Donald John says the US will take over the Gaza Strip and "own it" after saying it should not be reoccupied by Palestinians in a joint press conference following a state meeting with Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
Reactions to Elon Musk gaining access to USAID and the US Treasury's data despite not being an elected or Congressionally confirmed official.
Donald John backs down after reaching an agreement with Mexican President, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, delaying imposing the intended 25% tariffs on Mexico by a month and reactions after Elon Musk's DOGE gains access to US Treasury information and indicates he's in the process of "shutting down" USAID.
Details on the events leading up to the American Airlines plane and Army helicopter crash over Washington D.C.'s Potomac River and a pardoned January 6er is sentenced to 10 years in a deadly DWI crash.
Exclusive interview with the producer of the documentary "The Sanctuary By The Sea:
The Gulfside Assembly Story", Leonard Smith III and Cheryl Thompson, the executive director of Gulfside Assembly. Gulfside Assembly, established in the era of segregation, served as a sanctuary for African Americans, fostering spiritual growth, community engagement, and civil rights dialogues. Despite facing natural and societal challenges, it remains a testament to resilience, unity, and hope, continuing its legacy of empowerment and transformation for all.
Exclusive interview with Dr. De Lacy Davis, weighing in on Whitlock's Lead Day Arrest. Davis is a 20-year veteran sergeant who retired from service in East Orange, New Jersey on June 1, 2006. He joined the East Orange Police Department in 1986. Davis has been an instructor at the Essex County Police Academy where he taught community policing, basic law enforcement & the use of firearms. Davis is a New Jersey State-Certified firearms instructor. He has served as the President and Vice President of the Police Benevolent Association, Local #16 in East Orange, New Jersey. In 1991, he founded the community-based organization, Black Cops Against Police Brutality (BCAP), which led to his national voice on police-community matters. The organization has worked with countless victims of police violence across the United States as a police reform advocate.
Examining the continuing executive orders, one of which targets transgender troops and "radical gender ideology", noting that physical and mental health conditions make them "incompatible" with military service, a tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas amid the US opting out of the World Health Organization and a halting of research, and a freeze in all federal aid funding.
Following Donald John's order halting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, the Air Force suspended course instruction on a documentary about the first Black airmen in the U.S. military, known as the Tuskegee Airmen, the more than 15,000 Black pilots, mechanics and cooks in the segregated Army of World War II. The newly confirmed Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, reversed the decision only after outrage mounted.
A closer look at a bill introduced in Mississippi that would pay bounty hunters and tipsters $1,000 for turning in illegal immigrants to ICE and questioning what could radicalize a Black boy into becoming a Neo-Nazi after 17-year-old Solomon Henderson opened fire inside Antioch High School's cafeteria, killing one student and injuring another before turning the gun on himself
A closer look at the potential effects of the recent sweeping executive orders being signed in Week 1, including the 1960s era bill meant to curb hiring discrimination and eliminating "birthright citizenship".
More reactions to the videos depicting the brutality of Gulfport Police officers during the Leap Day 2024 arrest of New Day associate producer, Whitlock, and executive orders pardoning January 6 insurrectionists and dismantling DEI.
Bodycam footage documents It's a New Day's own Whitlock being subject to police brutality in a Leap Day 2024 arrest predicated by an equipment violation (one headlight).
Debating what could help curb gun violence among young males as numerous violent crimes at the start of 2025 punctuate the need for more options to help citizens find lasting solutions.
Questions from an email highlight the relevancy of MLK Day and Dr. Martin Luther King's legacy, advice to would-be elected officials as more candidates declare for municipal elections, and the confirmation hearings for Trump Cabinet appointments continue.
Reviewing Jack Smith’s 174 page report on efforts to overturn the 2020 election and Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick to head the Pentagon, faces grilling in first Senate confirmation hearing.
Exclusive interview with educator, author, and documentarian Thelma Straight on her documentary "Road Scholars":
In 2009, twelve at-risk Black adolescent boys hit the road armed only with an audio tape recorder to interview older African American men from all walks of life in the hopes that their own lives might change. Leading the way was Thelma Straight, a teacher who received an oral history grant. Her mission? To help keep the youngsters from becoming another statistic. In 2023, “Road Scholars” reunited some of these younger and older participants to talk about navigating the world as Black men. Their conversations offer hope, inspiration, and a possible roadmap for change.
Updates on California's wildfires and debate on if a conflict resolution lifeline (talk/text) would be helpful in resolving "beef" before escalations into violence following a week of numerous cases involving young people engaging in gunplay.
Exclusive interview with D'Monterrio Gibson, the former FedEx driver shot at by father and son, Gregory and Brandon Case, following the dismissal of the case following a mistrial declared after an investigator was cited for failing to produce crucial evidence and discovery and more recently fired from the Brookhaven Police Department.
Discussing the concepts of "Alpha" and "Masculine" men after motivational speaker Lisa Nichols' account of her husband's breakdown of the terms and the world braces as Donald John doubles and triples down on possible military intervention in the proposed US acquisitions of Greenland and the Panama Canal.
Revisiting D'Monterrio Gibson's interview recounting his experience after a Lincoln County judge dismissed all charges against the two white men who prosecutors accused of shooting at Gibson, a Black FedEx driver, while he was making deliveries in Brookhaven, Miss., in January 2022. The charges against Gregory Case and his son Brandon Case included attempted murder, conspiracy and shooting into a motor vehicle.
Recounting the hours of the January 6, 2021 Insurrection as Congress prepares to certify the 2024 election and outlining the disparity in reporting practices when it comes to terror attacks, most recently in the New Years attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas.
New details as authorities uncover the histories of Matthew Livelsberger, the active duty Special Forces who is said to have killed himself before the Tesla Cybertruck he had rented exploded in front of Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, and Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the Army veteran who used a Ford F-150 Lightning and firearms in his attack on the French Quarter in New Orleans.
Information on both New Years Day attackers, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who drove a pickup truck into a crowd of revelers on Bourbon Street, killing 14 people and injuring 35 more, and Matthew Alan Livelsberger, who rented a Tesla Cybertruck and used it in an explosion outside Las Vegas' Trump International Hotel.
Lt. Gen. (ret.) Russel L. Honore' calls Elon Musk a national security risk and remembering the peanut farmer president, Jimmy Carter, who made lasting impacts as the 39th US President and with his post office humanitarian efforts.
Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of school shooting terrorist Ethan Crumbley, requests release from prison while her attorney appeals her sentence to the Michigan Court of Appeals. Jennifer and James Crumbley were the first parents to be charged and convicted in connection with a school shooting following their son's 2021 shooting that killed 4 students and injured 7 others..
The family of Randall Adjessom, a 16 year-old Alabama boy shot and killed by Mobile PD officers during a no knock raid, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the police officers involved and the city of Mobile, alleging the teenager was “killed in cold blood.”
Exclusive interview with Sgt. 1st Class (Ret.) Cass Woods, the daughter of one of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, Pvt. Leona Abram of Columbus, MS, discussing her mother's service and the subsequent 3 generations that continued to served in the armed forces and the US House Committee on Ethics releases its report on former Congressman Matt Gaetz, finding the former Trump AG pick had sex with an underage girl while in Congress.
Congress works to avert a Government Shutdown after failing to pass a bi-partisan backed bill and another supported by Donald John which would've obliterated the debt ceiling and charges are dropped against an ex-Joliet, Illinois police sergeant turned whistleblower on the day trial was set to start.
Reactions after House Republicans pulled a stopgap funding bill that, if passed and signed into law, would avoid a government shutdown set to begin on Dec. 21. following Elon Musk's declaration on X “This bill should not pass.”
Exclusive interview with Gulfport City Councilman R. Lee Flowers discussing Flowers the implied resignation of fellow councilman Myles Sharp after Flowers wanted the council to hold a hearing to determine whether Sharp had vacated his office and should be replaced following the revelation of a homestead exemption Sharp applied for outside of his represented ward.
A 15 year-old takes her own life after committing a school shooting in Madison, Wisconsin that leaves a student and a teacher dead and six others injured and Allexis Farrell, the woman who was arrested in Canton, Ohio after the mutilation of a cat who was mischaracterized as a Haitian migrant, is sentenced by a Stark County judge.
The defense for Luigi Mangione is mounting as his defense fund quicky raises over $50k before being shut down by GoFundMe and his mother reported Luigi missing the month prior to his alleged deadly attack on United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Three employees of a Maryland Cracker Barrel are fired after alleged discrimination against special needs students after refusing to seat them while on a field trip and reviewing current Black American male statistics.
A child predator, caught with the assistance of the Predator Poachers, is sentenced in Gulfport, MS after his lawyer denounced "vigilante justice" and the FBI warns US citizens about a possible vulnerability in the SMS texting system being exploited by foreign actors.
Daniel Penny found not guilty in the NY subway killing of Jordan Neely, new details emerge after the capture of Luigi Mangione, the man charged with the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, and remembering the poetry great Nikki Giovanni.
Updates in the murder of the United Healthcare CEO, reactions after a civil law suit is brought against Jay Z (and Diddy) alleging they raped a then 13 year-old in 2000, and Syria's president Bashar al-Assad fleeing to Russia after opposition forces converged on Damascus.
Memphis' mayor refused to sign a police reform agreement with the Department of Justice following the Tyre Nichols report, which says Memphis police use excessive force and discriminate against Black people.
United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson's killer remained at large after NYPD released surveillance pictures featuring his face are circulated across media as speculation over the motives mount after the words “deny,” “defend” and “depose” are found etched on the shell casings.
Reactions to Houston Texans player Azeez Al-Shaair suspended for 3 games for a hit on Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence.
Reactions to President Joe Biden's pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, South Korea's President declaring martial law following protests, and an exclusive interview with jazz artist C. Richaude Dorsey following his entrance into a competition to win a chance to perform at the Aloha Jazz Festival in Honolulu, Hawaii at Waikiki Beach in August of 2025.
Reactions after Australia passes landmark ban on social media for children under the age of 16 and an update on the trial of Andrew Lester, the 86 year-old man who shot a Black teenager through his front door, leaving the teen with a traumatic brain injury.
Exclusive interview with counselor Ashley Whitfield, LPC, on warning signs and symptoms for youth suicides and weighing in on a North Carolina girl's attempted suicide following bullying at her Greenville County middle school.
Reactions to Texas' board of education approving Bible curriculum options in public schools, a 7 year-old found hanging in a Maryland school bathroom, and the concepts of giving and gratitude in the age of social media.
McComb Police Chief, Juan Cloy, was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation following an officer-involved shooting that left one person dead. 16-year-old Jamorian Seiber, allegedly presented a weapon to officers. McComb Mayor Quordiniah Lockley says Chief Cloy was one of the officers who fired shots at the teenager.
Las Vegas police officer kills homeowner, Brandon Durham, after Durham calls 911 for the second time in as two days to report a home invasion by a former partner and a newly-released police report details the 2017 sexual assault allegation against Pete Hegseth, nominee for Secretary of Defense.
Exclusive interviews with Mrs. Eula Crowell, Coastwide Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee chair, and Committee member Vincent Creel, discussing the decision by the Biloxi City Council, following a resolution by Ward 2 Councilman Felix Gines, to divert $10,000 in funding historically earmarked by the city for the MLK committee's events.
Reactions after Rep. Nancy Mace admits her bill that would ban transgender women from using female bathrooms at the U.S. Capitol is a direct response to the election of Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender person elected to the US Congress.
Black men in Ohio respond with a counter protest after a Neo-Nazi march and Donald John's cabinet picks draw scrutiny following Pete Hegseth's attorney confirmed a payment to an alleged sexual assault victim and Matt Gaetz's conduct is highlighted as his resignation from Congress ends an ethics committee review following allegations of sex trafficking and a sexual relationship with a minor.
Forecasts of cronyism in the President-Elect's Cabinet are fulfilled with the appointments of television host Pete Hegseth, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Matt Gaetz and predictions for Mike Tyson's return to ring for his fight with Jake Paul.
Reviewing the campaign promises made in speeches by the President-Elect and further discussion on shifts in maturity benchmarks and statistics related to young Black males in America.
Exclusive interview with Dr. Brian Barkley (principal, Omega Lamplighters) and Abra Taylor (co-founder of G.O.A.L. ((Gulfcoast Outreach and Leadership)) and The League of Distinguished Gentlemen) to discuss their efforts to work with and establish productive relationships with young men and equip them with high leadership and academic skills, offering support, mentorship and guidance while assisting them in their transformation into manhood.
A tribute to those who serve on Veterans Day and a look back at the over 500 treaties broken by the US Government throughout history.
Examining current statistics of African American males and what caused drastic shifts in the numbers after the 1960s and the lack of societal mainstays in the demographics.
Jackson's Mayor, Chokwe Antar Lumumba, indicted on federal corruption charges and revisiting the various ways Donald John's businesses raked in $2.4 billion during his first four years as President as he is poised to repeat the process, with even more hotels being utilized for the process of mass deportations.
A look back at the numerous former members of the Trump Administration who warned Americans about what a second term would mean for the country, the day before General Election Day.
With only a few days left of absentee voting ahead of Election Day 2024, both candidates make their final arguments as more celebrities flock to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for President.
Analyzing three separate incidents in 3 state of political violence and intimidation at early-voting polling places perpetrated by Trump supporters and the story of a Texas woman who died following a miscarriage after doctors waited over 40 hours to administer treatment.
Laying out Vice President Kamala Harris' economic plans and contrasting the lack there of from her opposition and a Maryland police officer is arrested for attempted murder after opening fire into traffic on Black man stopped on the side of a highway to retrieve a lost hat.
With a week until the 2024 Presidential Election and the potential to elect the first female President of the United States, discussion on women's expectations of men as VP Kamala Harris works to drive more male voters to the polls.
Vice President Kamala Harris' Houston, Texas rally drew 100,000 and featured Beyonce' appearing and speaking to the audience as a mother rather than an entertainment superstar and former First Lady Michelle Obama perfectly sums up the double standards in place during the lead up to the 2024 Presidential Election.
Dr. Verba Moore, a Biloxi, MS native, is the first African American woman to obtain board certification in Aerospace Medicine upon completion of her residency at the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine and had numerous stateside and overseas assignments including Korea, Germany and Iraq. Her interest in history led her to participate in the Biloxi Middle Passage Marker Committee functioning as the primary researcher for the history of the first enslaved Africans arrival in Biloxi.
Reactions to Gen. John F. Kelly's comments on Donald John fitting the text book definition of a "fascist" and New York Times and Atlantic reporting on his stating to Kelly that he wanted his generals to be more like Hitler's.
Former White House Chief of Staff and Secretary of Homeland Security, Gen. (retired) John F. Kelly comments on how Donald John fits the definition of "fascism" and Army veteran and nominee for US Senate, Ty Pinkins, who served on active duty for 21 years, including three combat tours in Iraq, and was awarded the Bronze Star for his actions, weighs in on Kelly's comments and his top priorities after the election.
With two weeks until the 2024 elections, North Korean troops are seen being issued uniforms in Russia and Israel continues to launch attacks into Gaza and Lebanon, Vice President Kamala Harris and former Representative and life long Republican Liz Cheney warn Americans about the potential for another Trump Administration as Gen. Mark Milley characterizes him as a "fascist to the core".
Prescott, Wisconsin police officer, Steven Williams, is on leave after a Minnesota school district banned him as a substitute high school teacher for using a student as a prop in a reenactment of George Floyd’s murder. Williams has a controversial work history, having resigned from law enforcement positions in Montana and Wisconsin, been fired from a security job for bringing a firearm to work, and received a D+ in an ethics class in college.
For the second time in a week Donald John downplays the deadly nature of the January 6th Insurrection during Telemundo Town Hall after a life long Republican asks if he could win his vote back by being truthful about his role in waiting to take action, misleading the public on COVID19, and why he should support him when so many of his Cabinet have stated they wouldn't not vote for him.
Vice President Kamala Harris sits down with Fox News' Bret Baier for an interview that garners higher ratings than a town hall with Donald John on the same network and callers weigh in on Harris' assertion that Donald John is "unstable".
Vice President Kamala Harris joins The Breakfast Club's Charlemagne tha God for
We The People: An Audio Town Hall where she explains her unique qualifications for the office of President of the United States, outlines her plans, and responds to voters' questions.
An Arkansas father was charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a 67 year-old man he found in a vehicle with his missing 14 year-old daughter, with her mother claiming that several months ago, their then 13-year-old daughter was “targeted, groomed and ultimately raped by the boyfriend of a family friend”, reportedly to be the 67 year-old Michael Fosler.
Vice President Kamala Harris questions what the Trump/Vance campaign is hiding as Donald John refuses to release his medical records following his dropping out of the 60 Minutes Presidential Special interview and a second debate and Trump floats the idea of using military force to silence his opposition.
Exclusive interview with Gulfport City Councilman R. Lee Flowers after breaking the news of an alleged altercation at a city council meeting. Flowers details the tense interaction and the initial meeting in which Flowers proposed Councilman Myles Sharp might have vacated his office by moving from Ward 5, where he was elected. Sharp's attorney argued Sharp maintains a condominium in Ward 5, while Sharp said his wife and her father bought a house in another ward. The Sharps had applied for homestead exemption on the new house, but Sharp claimed to have canceled it.
A breaking story about a fight between city council members during a public meeting, Vice President Kamala Harris makes the talk show rounds and responds to revelations from Bob Woodward's book WAR, and Florida braces for the incoming Hurricane Milton as Republicans continue to spread lies about the Biden Administration and FEMA's responses.
Exclusive interview with Vietnam War veteran and Purple Heart recipient, Robert L. Rice, the author of AWOL in Saigon, Vietnam: The True Story of a Soldier. Rice was wounded in combat and nearly died but was encouraged by an angel he saw on the battlefield. Going Awol several times, doing time in the stockade, getting a Dear John letter, Rice's tour of duty was like a laundry list of nearly everything bad that could happen to a man in a war zone.
Marking one year since the October 7, 2023 terror attacks in Israel by Hamas terrorists and FEMA and local and state officials attempt to debunk lies about the Biden Administration's Hurricane Helene relief efforts as Florida braces for Hurricane Milton.
Lifelong Republican and daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, former Representative Liz Cheney endorses Vice President Kamala Harris during a rally in Wisconsin and a Colorado judge sentences former Mesa County clerk and election denier, Tina Peters, to 9 years in prison for crimes related to a breach of her county's voting system.
Special Counsel Jack Smith releases new filing unsealed by a federal judge which details Donald John's efforts to overturn the 2020 election, claiming the former president took steps as a political candidate, not as a president, and therefore he is not entitled to protection form prosecution.
Asheville, North Carolina remains largely cut off from communication and information after catastrophic flooding and reactions to Governor Tim Walz and Senator J.D. Vance facing off in the Vice Presidential Debate.
US Armed Forces on alert ahead of announced missile strikes from Iran and President Joe Biden responds to Donald John's lies about his disaster relief response to Hurricane ravaged Georgia after Georgia's governor confirms communication with Biden.
Details on the investigation launched by the Department of Justice after the Mississippi city of Lexington and Lexington's Police Department were found to have perpetrated civil violations of it's residents.
Vice President Kamala Harris joins Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes, former NBA players turned podcast hosts, for the ALL THE SMOKE podcast, discussing her plans for the economy, protecting mental health, and questions about her racial identity.
Vice President Kamala Harris lays out her economic plan for the Economic Club of Pittsburg, which focuses on three main agendas: lowering costs, investing in American innovation, and leading the global economy.
Documenting two more executions in a week where 5 are scheduled in total (Marcellus Williams in Missouri and Travis Mullis in Texas) and a look at how economists forecast the impacts of the US Presidential candidates' tax plans.
Exclusive interview with two young (20s) voters weighing in on how they receive information, politics, relationships, and outlooks for their futures and the terrorist responsible for the King Sooper's Supermarket attack is sentenced to ten counts of life in prison in Colorado.
New Yorkers protest after bodycam footage is released of a NYC officer opening fire on a fare evader on a subway train platform. The officer also shot two bystanders and another officer when he opened fire on the fare evader.
Lt. Governor of North Carolina, Mark Robinson, under scrutiny after his alleged online comments on pornographic websites exposed. Robinson, who Donald John referred to as "MLK on steroids", referred to himself as a "Black Nazi" online and expressed liking pornography featuring trans performers among a plethora of other lewd comments.
Exclusive interview with Mississippi's Democratic Party Executive Director, Mikel Bolden, discussing how the state's party hopes to get out the vote in the 2024 Presidential and Senate elections and how the races are poised to change the political landscape of the state and country at large.
Reactions to and details about Sean "Diddy" Combs' 14-page federal indictment, including three counts of sex trafficking, racketeering, and transportation to engage in prostitution and allegations that Combs and his employees engaged in kidnapping, forced labor, arson, and bribery.
Sean "Diddy" Combs arrested in Manhattan, NY and charged with 3 counts -- racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, and transportation to engage in prostitution in an indictment stating that, since 2008, members of the Combs enterprise allegedly engaged in sex trafficking, forced labor, interstate transportation for purposes of prostitution, coercion and enticement to engage in prostitution, narcotics offenses, kidnapping, arson, bribery and obstruction of justice.
Details revealed about Ryan Wesley Routh, the 58-year-old who was detained in connection with the what the FBI has called a second assassination on Donald John and JD Vance continues to double down on thoroughly debunked lies about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, as varied threats have multiplied in the city.
Comparing the economic achievements and shortfalls in the Trump and Biden administrations and more reactions to Donald John's lies about Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio and their origins.
Body-cam footage released in the detainment of Miami Dolphins player Tyreek Hill along with his legal history highlighted in the wake of recent events and Donald John doubles down on Springfield, Ohio's Haitian migrant lies.
Analysis and reactions to what may be the only debate between presidential candidates Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald (John) Trump, the 23rd anniversary of 9/11, and updates on Hurricane Francine.
Exclusive interview with Dr. Lakeba Hibbler Williams, owner and director of Fresh Hope Counseling Center, on her experience dealing with patients suffering from the effects of traumatic stress, trauma and abuse, depression, and anger management issues and how/why younger people seem more affected mentally and emotionally today than in previous generations.
Vice President Kamala Harris secures the endorsements of both former US Representative Liz Cheney and former VP Dick Cheney and Miami Dolphins wide receiver, Tyreek Hill, law enforcement interaction goes viral after he was stopped and detained for a traffic infraction before a game and is handcuffed and put face down on the pavement after allegedly taking too much time to roll down his window for the officer who made the stop.
Colin Gray, the father of the student who killed 4 people and injured 9 others, was arrested in connection with the shooting and charged with 2 counts of second degree murder, 4 counts of involuntary manslaughter, and 8 counts of cruelty to children, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. His son, Colt Gray, was charged with four counts of murder.
Reactions to the Apalachee High school shooting that left four dead, including 2 students and 2 teachers, and 9 other injured and revelations about a Tennessee media company linked to Conservative commentators that was alleged to have been funded by Russian agents to fuel pro-Russia narratives and influence to the 2024 elections.
A desperate mother goes live during a confrontation with her 16 year-old son who shows blatant disrespect verging on violence, sparking conversation about single parenting and erosion of morality as fewer people seem to require their children to participate in faith-based activities.
In various appearances, Donald John admits to losing the 2020 election to President Joe Biden and to claims he had "every right" to interfere in the election results after he knew he lost and Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, remains defiant after 6 hostages are killed by Hamas, including one American.
Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Governor Tim Walz, sat for their first televised interview since securing their party's nomination and address voters' concerns and plans for immigration, curbing inflation, and pivots in policy.
Carl Baxter, president of the Republican Club of North & East Fort Myers, Florida, is suing Americans for Prosperity, the conservative operation established by billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch. claiming he was called a “slave” during his 12 days with the organization before it fired him for complaining.
Parents and teachers weigh in on children being prescribed medications for learning and behavioral disorders and how the impact of the drugs affects them and their families following a 15 year-old who's accused of murdering her mother turning down a plea deal with her legal counsel using a medication drug as a cause for her actions.
Over 200 former Republican presidential staffers signed an open letter endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for President, furthering the trend of her opposition party members coming out in support of her candidacy over Donald John's and former National Security Advisor, Lt. Gen.(retired) H.R. McMaster says he'd never work with Trump again and lays blame for the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal at his feet.
Rapper Plies called out specifically black male voters who are requiring Vice President Kamala Harris to explain herself without demanding the same from her opposition and Donald John's grifting as president is exposed after an investigation into how much his own and other campaigns have spent with is businesses, finding Trump and associated political groups have funneled more than $28 million in campaign donations to his businesses.
Vice President Kamala Harris closes out the 2024 Democratic National Convention with her acceptance of the party's nomination for President of the United States.
Several Republicans appear at the 2024 Democratic National Convention to sound the alarm of the dangers of a second Donald John term and Governor Tim Walz closes out the DNC with a coach's pep talk to the nation.
Michelle and Barack Obama speak in support of Vice President Kamala Harris' nomination at the 2nd night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention and highlight Donald John's crusade to make America afraid of them and his obsession with himself.
President Joe Biden dispels rumor and conspiracy theories about his relationship with Vice President Kamala Harris and offers his full faith in her candidacy in his speech at the first night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention.
Veterans of Foreign Wars weigh in on Donald John's insult of all vets with his equating the Congressional Medal of Honor to the Presidential Medal of Freedom in a speech where he acknowledged Sheldon's Adelson's widow Miriam Adelson, owner of the Las Vegas Sands casino, a mega donor to the Republican Party, a major donor to Trump's presidential campaigns, as well as his 2017 presidential inauguration and his legal defense fund against the Mueller investigation into Russian interference.
Exclusive interview with award-winning photographer, journalist, and Swarthmore College art professor Ron Tarver on his book The Long Ride Home: Black Cowboys in Americawhere he corrects the American cowboy narrative with his ongoing project that has stretched 30 years so far and an update on Judge Kenneth King.
Judge Kenneth King faces scrutiny after he puts a 15 year-old girl in handcuffs and jail issued apparel after she repeatedly fell asleep during a field trip to his courtroom.
A decade after Mike Brown was killed by a Ferguson Police Officer in Missouri, another officer, Officer Travis Brown, is pushed on a sidewalk outside the police station after protesters attempted to pull down a perimeter fence during a commemoration protest and suffers a brain injury and Donald John interviewed by Elon Musk as he returns to X for a Spaces interview that is delayed by over 40 minutes and in which he continues to lie about his opposition and offers nothing in the way of policy proposals.
More details revealed about the killer of Sonya Massey, former deputy Sean Grayson and his documented history of violence and aggression toward women that his superiors ignored in hiring him before he killed Massey and Bernice King, the daughter of Martin Luther King Jr, weighs in on Donald John's claim of a crowd size larger than the I Have a Dream Speech for his speech at the January 6th Insurrection.
Dissecting the nearly 90 minutes of continues lies and misinformation told at Donald John's homebound press conference where he claimed to have had a bigger crowd for his January 6th Insurrection Speech than Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963.
President Joe Biden expresses a lack of confidence in a peaceful transfer of power if Trump loses in November, disinformation on Governor Tim Walz's service record after it was called into question by false claims of "stolen valor" by Sen. JD Vance is exposed and Vice President Kamala Harris deals with Anti-Israel protestors who continually disrupted her rally in Detroit, Michigan.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz makes his first appearance as Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate at a rally in Philadelphia and pledges to help secure the White House in his challenge to JD Vance for a debate as his military record is called into question by opposition.
Vice President Kamala Harris taps Minnesota's Governor Tim Walz as her running mate in the 2024 Presidential Election and suspects in a New Year's Eve party mass shooting that left four dead plead guilty.
Vice President Kamala Harris continues to gain support from the Republican Party with 30 GOP members cited as part of the "Republicans for Harris" initiative, including former members of the Trump Administration Stephanie Grisham (press secretary) and Olivia Troye (national security advisor), Ray LaHood, and Chuck Hagel.
The harrowing account of police brutality against Evangelist Vivian Burks, a 65-year-old grandmother from Leake County, Mississippi, who was the victim of brutality in an incident that occurred Tuesday, July 23 at Lincoln Park in Carthage, MS and entrepreneur, actor, and Senate candidate Hill Harper explains the importance of Senate elections.
Reactions to Donald John's appearance at the National Association of Black Journalists Conference in Chicago, Illinois where he questioned VP Kamala Harris being "Black" and hurls insults at the panelists and the event itself after having held it up in negotiations in an attempt to avoid being fact-checked in real time and 911 calls released from the day before and day of the killing of Sonya Massey.
Fred Trump III, nephew of Donald John, details his uncle's history of bigotry against the disabled and Blacks in his new book All in the Family: The Trumps and How We Got This Way and Vice President Kamala Harris picks up more endorsements from GOP officials and calls out Donald John after his waffling on their debate in September.
The "White Dudes for Harris" fundraiser saw donations totaling over $4 million in under 3 hours and Donald John seems less than enthusiastic to debate VP Kamala Harris in a Fox News interview where he waffles on the question before finally answering "yes, but I can also make a case for not doing it".
Following the release of the autopsy report following the killing of Sonya Massey by former deputy Sean Grayson, revelations about Grayson's history including his military service records, DUIs, and employment with 6 different agencies since 2020 and questions still persist surrounding the attempted assassination of Donald John.
President Joe Biden addressed the nation on his decision to not seek re-election to "preserve our democracy" and Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign inspires 40,000 new voter registrations and over $100,000,000 in donations.
Possible running mates being vetted for Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign discussed and an exclusive interview with the Federal Trade Commission's Senior Litigator for the Southeast Regional Office, Harold Kirtz, on fraud and consumer scams increasing in the United States and the impacts on unsuspecting citizens of Mississippi from a community forum featuring Federal Trade Commission representatives, Mississippi legal experts and consumer protection advocates at the Arts Center of Mississippi building in downtown Jackson.
Reactions to President Joe Biden's announcement that he will not seek re-election and endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democrat Party's nomination from listeners and the Mississippi Democrat Party Chair, Rep. Cheikh Taylor (District 38).
Details emerge in an incident where an Illinois deputy shot and killed 36 year-old Tonya Massey, a Black woman who had called 911 because she thought an intruder was in her home in the Springfield area and the Navy exonerates 256 Black sailors 80 years after the Port Chicago disaster in California in 1944.
An email from a mother fuels the question, "is there a "de-education" of young boys, especially African-American boys?" and another person is shot by police in Milwaukee as they host the Republican National Convention and the homeless man who was previously killed by out of town police officers in town for the Convention is identified as 43 year-old Samuel Sharpe Jr.
Parents weigh in after AB 1955 is signed into law in California, the "SAFETY" Act prohibits and invalidates any adopted school board policy, rule, or administrative regulation that requires forced outings and a look into the billionaires that propelled Sen. J.D. Vance's political career.
Reactions to the first day of the Republican National Convention which saw the GOP showcasing Amber Rose, Tim Scott, Byron Donalds, and Mark Robinson in an effort to pull in more of the Black vote and Sen. J.D. Vance, a formerly outspoken critic of Donald John's, is tapped as running mate for the 2024 ticket.
Reactions to the attempted assassination of Donald John at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, which left one spectator dead and two hurt and a look back at his history inciting violence among his supporters.
Seeking answers to how parents can prevent their children from falling into criminal activities after nearly a dozen teenagers arrested in connection with a shooting that left two teens shot and bullet holes in St. Paul United Methodist Church in Moss Point, Mississippi.
A breakdown of Project 2025 and analysis of the ties between it's authors, the Heritage Foundation, and Donald John and how Democrats can move forward with and without Joe Biden as their candidate for President.
More reactions to actor Columbus Short's comments on Black men being demasculinized, blaming Black women specifically, and Congresswoman Maxine Waters' comments on President Joe Biden still being able to do the job despite his age, citing that she's older than him but still effective, critiques of the characters of Biden and Trump, and affirming Biden will be the Democrat Party candidate.
Reactions to the city of Gulfport's public hearings on HUD Community Development Block Grant Funding and actor Columbus Short's comments on the "demasculating" of Black men and the lack of respect of Black man by the Black woman.
Exclusive interview with ACLU of Mississippi Executive Director Jarvis Dortch on a federal judge panel ruling in a lawsuit filed on behalf of the MS Conference of the NAACP and Black voters across the state that the districts drawn in 2022 by the Legislature diluted Black voting strength and ordering the Legislature to create more majority Black House and Senate Districts and Wiggins Mayor Darryl Berry comments on the vandalism of Wiggins' Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
President Joe Biden answers fellow Democrats, donors, detractors and critics calling for his withdrawal from the elections emphatically and Donald John is secretly recorded on his golf course lying about Biden quitting the race and insulting Biden and Harris.
Reactions analysis to the Presidential Debate between President Joe Biden and Donald John ahead of the 2024 Presidential Election.
Ahead of Independence Day, a survey on "patriotism" among US citizens following the landmark Supreme Court ruling giving President immunity for "official acts".
Exclusive interview with Cedric Daniels, the former Electric Transportation Manager for Alabama Power Company, a Southern Company, on the viability of electric vehicles and a closer look at the Supreme Court ruling that affirmed immunity for the US President in "official" acts.
The US Supreme Court rules US Presidents are not immune from prosecution for unofficial acts and not everything a President does is considered official and 13 year-old member of Utica, NY's Karen community (originating from Myanmar) is shot and killed by Utica Police after a pedestrian stop. Nyah Mway fled from police, was subdued, then shot while on the ground after officers said he displayed "what appeared to be a handgun", a Glock 17 replica pellet gun was recovered.
Voters and the candidates prepare for the first debate of the 2024 Presidential Candidates, incumbent President Joe Biden and challenger Donald John as more Conservatives voice disapproval with Trump and endorse Biden.
Breaking down the last two administrations' economic records and showing how Trump inherited a strong economy that got stronger ahead of the first Presidential Debate of the election season.
An update in the case of Neco Eley, who was stalked, harassed, and threated by a racist motorist on Hwy 90 in Biloxi, MS and a Texas woman is released on bail after attempting to drown the 3 year-old daughter of a Muslim mother in a pool after making racist remarks.
Analyzing the possible reasons (beyond crime) for the Deep South's (Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, South Carolina, and Georgia) Prisons to have Blacks make up nearly half of all inmates incarcerated despite making up less than 50% of those states populations.
Exclusive interview with Neco Eley, who recorded to social media a road rage incident involving a bigot, now identified as Christopher Pugh of Gulfport, MS, who stalked Eley on Hwy 90 in Biloxi, MS, following her vehicle and assaulting her with the threat of physical violence and racial slurs.
Louisiana Governor signed a bill into law that would require Louisiana schools to display the 10 Commandments on a poster in “large, easily readable font” in all public classrooms, from kindergarten to state-funded universities.
Celebrating those who fought and died for their freedom on Juneteenth 2024 with a look back at the circumstances of the events that inspired the now federal holiday and reactions to the Los Angeles County unified school district's ban on cell phones.
A 15 year-old is charged with attempted murder and arson after attacking her mother with a knife while she slept and setting their house on fire and several juveniles are arrested and charged in connection with the drowning of a 15 year-old in Georgia.
President Joe Biden and Donald John offer very different messaging on Father's Day which offers a look at their character and states of mind ahead of their first debate of the 2024 Election Season and reactions to the Supreme Court ruling on bump stocks.
An Akron, Ohio mother finds her son in police custody after he was involved in a high speed chase following an attempted traffic stop for a lane violation and proceeds to confront him for putting himself in the position to be arrested with his cousins in an interaction captured on police body camera.
Weighing the possible impacts of the guilty verdicts of Donald John and Hunter Biden on voters and juxtaposing the reactions to the verdicts from the former President and sitting President's son.
A Free Press poll found that 79% of Americans surveyed said they were concerned about the spread of "disinformation" online via social media platforms to deliberately confuse people with people of color being the most targeted as they used the platforms more as news sources, with 63% of Blacks surveyed saying they relied on Facebook for information and 65% saying they go to YouTube for news.
The Israeli Defense Force rescues four hostages in an operation the Ministry of Health in Gaza says killed at least 274 people and left more than 698 injured, Reps. Eric Swallwell and Jasmine Crockett lay out the limitations a felon would face as US President and Marjorie Taylor-Greene compares Trump to Jesus of Nazareth because both were "convicted felons".
Reactions to MAGA Cult member and VP candidate hopeful, Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fl), saying at a GOP fundraiser in Philadelphia that ‘the Black family was together’ during the Jim Crow era and the white father of a Wisconsin high school graduate pushing the school district's black superintendent out of the line to shake his daughter's hand.
President Joe Biden announced he would sign an executive order that would seek to further secure the United States-Mexico border against illegal immigration including not granting asylum to illegal migrants while taking measures to make the asylum process more efficient for legal migrants and three more charged in Donald John's fake elector scheme in Wisconsin.
Reactions after prosecutors dismissed chages against Ryan Lonregan, the white MN Trooper who shot and killed Ricky Cobb II, a Black motorist who attempted to pull away from a traffic stop in July of 2023 after he was stopped for improper equipment when Troopers noticed the lights were out on his car and the Florida deputy who fatally shot Airman Roger Fortson (USAF) is fired, his family calls for the former deputy, Eddie Duran, to be charged with Fortson's killing.
A Massachusetts elementary school teacher who held a “mock slave auction” and used a racial slur in a classroom has been placed on paid administrative leave, according to the superintendent, and Donald John talks about a "breaking point" for his followers if he is incarcerated after being found guilty of 34 felony counts.
Reactions to 34 guilty felony counts against Donald John in the NY Hush Money trial from D.A. Alvin Bragg, former attorney Michael Cohen and supporters and Alabama executes it's second inmate of the year.
Reactions to Deiondra Sanders' refusal to name her son with Jacquees "junior" and a judge is stunned by a man with a suspended license showing up to his ZOOM hearing behind the wheel of a vehicle, driving to an appointment.
Jury deliberation begins in Donald John's hush money trial and Robert De Niro issues a dire warning to America outside of the NY courthouse where the hush money trial took place on allowing the "clown", "buffoon", and "sinner", Donald John, return to the White House.
A look back at his unprecedented disrespect of the military as Donald John continued his trend of blatantly disrespecting service members with his vitriolic Memorial Day message as he used the social media message to victimize himself and attempt to delegitimize his pending legal issues.
Secretary of State Michael Watson floats a conspiracy theory centered on the Biden Administration attempting to register illegal immigrants to vote in US elections and a discussion on how to address the unhoused in Biloxi.
Al Gore's climate warnings prove valid as tornadic activity in the US continues to increase, revisiting the final debate of the 2020 Presidential Campaign as Joe Biden and Donald John prepare to face off again, and an analysis of how National Conventions can change who represents the parties as candidates.
Rip shares mail from a mother attempting to keep her son from meeting a violent end after being turned away from a church where she sought assistance in the attempt to help her son build effective conflict resolution skills.
Defense rests in Donald John's "hush money" case and a social media post from his accounts featured imagery referencing a "Unified Reich" as campuses around the country claim student protests promote "anti-Semitism".
Sean "Diddy" Combs breaks silence after surveillance video surfaces depicting his violent assault on Cassie which was documented in her now settled lawsuit which alleged rape, abuse, and sex trafficking and the International Criminal Court seeks arrest warrants for Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity over the October 7 attacks on Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza.
Exclusive interview with McKenna Raney-Gray, ACLU Mississippi LGBTQ Justice Project Staff Attorney, discussing the complaint brought by the parent of a trans Harrison Central High student asking that the Education Department’s Civil Rights Office look into the school district’s enforcement of the dress code after not being allowed to wear a dress for special occasions as a band member.
Biden and Donald John agree to debate, a confessed rapist is caught 3 years later in France after messaging his victim on social media, and a Texas man is asking a state district court to take legal action after his ex-partner traveled to Colorado to get an abortion.
Ozark, Alabama man, Reginald Burks, is ordered by Municipal Court Judge Nicholas Bull to apologize in writing to the officer Burks told "get your ass out of the way" after receiving his ticket when the officer pulled him over for speeding after paying his fine in full.
A 70 year-old Illinois man was arrested and charged with a hate crime after allegedly shooting his neighbor several times after several incidents of harassment and attempted intimidation which included yelling racial slurs at the racially blended family, firing his gun in his yard, and tossing fireworks between the homes, according to the neighbor's son. Donald John's former "fixer", attorney Michael Cohen, testifies in "hush money" trial.
Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden released bodycam footage from the shooting death of Senior Airman Roger Fortson, a 23-year-old active-duty Senior Airman who was fatally shot by an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Deputy on May 4 and Ann Coulter explains to Vivek Ramaswamy why should wouldn't vote for an Indian American.
Pastor Eddie Hartwell weighs in on Israel's history from a Biblical perspective, Marjorie Taylor-Greene is booed in the House as she attempts to vacated Mike Johnson's Speaker seat, and a former West Point, MS police officer and his fiancé are charged with murder for the death of their 4 month old baby.
Congressman Mike Ezell is recorded assaulting an anti-war protestor from the group CodePink, knocking her phone out of her hand when being questioned about Israel's refusal to sign off on a cease-fire agreement and details of Stormy Daniels' testimony in Donald John's "hush money" trial revealed.
As Hamas agrees to terms of a cease-fire agreement, Israel's forces shut off access to relief efforts at Rafah, on the border with Egypt, and President Joe Biden rails against anti-Semitism on college and university campuses in the U.S. as protests of the Israel/Hamas War continue.
A video depicting a father verbally berating his son and destroying his son's birthday presents (a laptop and phone) after the child misses the school bus goes viral and a church's live stream captures the moment when a man pulls a gun on the pastor before being wrestled to the ground by a member of the congregation with a body being found later at the assailant's home.
A breakdown of the relatively brief history of Israel (as we know it today) and Vice President Kamala Harris weighs in on Florida's 6-Week abortion ban, putting the blame squarely on Donald John and warns it will be ''even worse'' for women if he wins.
Protests at the country's colleges and universities inspire similar activism at high schools, harkening back to 1963 when more than 1,000 Black children peacefully protested racial segregation in Birmingham, Alabama, as part of the Children's Crusade, beginning a movement that sparked widely publicized police brutality that shocked the nation and spurred major civil rights advances.
Attorney Claire Burkes weighs in on the impacts of Florida's 6-week abortion ban and reactions to President Joe Biden's pledge to have the DEA reclassify marijuana from Schedule 1 to a Schedule 3 drug, which would ease restrictions nationwide.
A 1,577-page regulation bars transgender school bathroom bans and seeks to clarify Title IX, a sex discrimination law originally passed to addressed women's rights and applies to schools that accept federal money, and spell out that Title IX bars discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
A viral survey where women are asked if they'd rather meet a man or bear if they were alone in the woods results in the vast majority choosing the bear and Biden shows his comedic timing when poking fun at Donald John at the White House Correspondent's Dinner.
A Tennessee bill would have parents fined for their childrens' crimes passed their state's legislature and Supreme Court justices hear arguments on presidential immunity in Donald John's attempt to avoid further prosecution.
Revelations from testimony in Donald John's Hush Money trial from David Pecker,
former CEO of American Media and publisher of the National Enquirer, who stated under oath that he personally oversaw the "catch and kill" agreement between himself and Donald John and made up a story about Ted Cruz's father and Lee Harvey Oswald for use as a campaign talking point.
The Toledo, Ohio branch of the NAACP demands accountability from Toledo Police Department after a K-9 used during traffic stop which bit Brandon Upchurch after police pulled him over under the false belief his truck was stolen and reactions after the self-immolation of Max Azzarello outside of the NY courthouse where Donald John is on trial.
Reactions to the attack from Israel on Iran and the family of Dau Mabil, a refugee from Sudan, seeks answers after his body was found in the Pearl River after he had been missing for nearly a month and criticized the investigation conducted by Capitol Police as "insufficient" and have requested the Jackson Police Department to assist and U.S. Congressman Bennie Thompson has asked the U.S. Department of Justice for assistance into the investigation.
Listeners and Gulf Coast locals respond to Biloxi Police Chief John Miller's comments in response to the policing of Black Spring Break and the arrests made during the event and the US Supreme Court refusing to hear McKesson v. Doe in which the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided a protest organizer could face disastrous financial consequences if someone attending the protest commits a crime.
An in depth recap of what led to the first criminal trial of a US President in history and debate over men and women competing in professional sports after salary details of Caitlyn Clark's WNBA 1st round draft pick deal are revealed.
Exclusive interviews with Mississippi Black Spring Break organizer Maurice Bryant on the disappointing treatment of Spring Breakers by local law enforcement and CC Jean, owner and lead therapist of Rise Psychotherapy and Family Support Services addressing the increase in cases of pediatric suicides, warning signs, and how parents can help their children find their way out of deep depression that could lead to suicidal thoughts and actions.
After Black Spring Break marks it's 26th year on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, a lack of accommodations for parking and heavy handed policing is highlighted and Donald John becomes the first former US President to stand trial as his "hush money" trial gets underway in New York.
A teen goes viral after issuing a heart-wrenching warning against interracial couples' fetishizing leading to the births of bi-racial children left to deal with bigoted family members and Joe Biden seeks to close the "gun show loophole".
An ex-assistant principal was charged with felony child neglect in the case of a 6 year-old student shooting his teacher in Virginia and more reactions to the state sentencings of the Rankin County "Goon Squad" for the kidnapping, torture, and sexual assault of 2 Black men in 2023.
State sentences handed down for 6 former law enforcement officers who admitted to the kidnapping, torture, and sexual assault of Michael Jenkins and Eddie Parker in January of 2023.
Brett McAlpin: State court sentenced him to 20 years after federal court gave him 27 1/4 years in prison.
Jeffrey Middleton: State court sentenced him to 20 years after federal court gave him 17 1/2 years.
Daniel Opdyke: State court sentenced him to 20 years after federal court gave him 17 1/2 years.
Christian Dedmon: State court sentenced him to 25 years after federal court gave him 40 years.
Hunter Elward: State court sentenced him to 45 years after federal court gave him 20 years.
Joshua Hartfield: State court sentenced him to 15 years after federal court gave him 10 years
An Idaho man suspected of being an ISIS sympathizer and collaborator is arrested by not labeled a "terrorist" and listeners weigh in on a new bill would introduce gun safety classes at the elementary school level.
Exclusive interview with Charles G. Sims, the 3x great grandson of Confederate Colonel and Sen. James Z George. George was a 3 term United States Senator, Chief Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court, and the author of the 1890 constitution of the state of Mississippi. George was the driving force behind the poll taxes, literacy tests, and the understanding clause and his legal framework became the blueprint for the other southern states in creating racial codes that became the core of the Jim Crow laws.
Sims is advocating for the removal of George's statue from the US Capitol and a statue of Medgar Evers, a civil rights icon and World War II veteran buried in Arlington National Cemetery, taking the place of George.
Posing the question, "Would you turn in your son if they shot at police?" after a Holly Springs mother turned her two sons in to police when they were accused of shooting at an officer following an attempted traffic stop and reactions to Joe Biden's response to an Israeli attack kills 7 humanitarian aid workers in Gaza including a US citizen.
Exclusive interview with Rep. Jeffrey Hulum (Dist. 119) discussing the killing of the ballot initiative in Mississippi's Legislature and the bills killed by Conservatives in the House and Senate and the story of a 13 year-old Mississippi girl who was raped and impregnated by the rapist.
A Pennsylvania teenager is charged with homicide and aggravated assault in the stabbings of her mother and brother after the mother took her phone away.
Reactions after a 34-year-old Hurley mother suing the state of Mississippi to make exceptions for families like hers, who believe vaccines threaten their health and challenge their religious beliefs leading to 2,600 children across the state have gaining religious exemptions since the Health Department began offering them in July.
Remembering the late great Louis Gossett Jr. and as Resurrection Weekend begins, a look back at the week where the Lord of Insurrection (Donald John) compared himself to Jesus and peddled $60 Bibles ahead of his criminal trial for hush money paid to a porn star.
A mother's letter about her 17 year-old son wanting to get a job and her discouraging it due to the location being in a "rough are" spurs a conversation on expectations and generational differences in parenting teenagers.
An impact with a container ship leads to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, 6 remain unaccounted for, and simultaneous raids on two homes belonging to Sean "Diddy" Combs conducted by the Department of Homeland Security as part of an investigation into human trafficking.
The God Bless America Bible secures the endorsement of Donald John ("just in time for Easter") as he attempts to find financial footing amid a delay on his civil fraud judgement bond and an April court date set for his criminal hush money case resulting from his affair with porn star Stormy Daniels.
The US abstained from voting as the UN Security Council to passed a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza prompting Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cancel a scheduled trip to the US. and Donald John's hush money trial set to start April 15.
A look at the federal sentences of the Rankin County Goon Squad and analysis of the lack of charging on the state level and exclusive interviews with Pastor John Whitfield ahead of the Morning Star Baptist Church Inaugural Scholarship Gala as they celebrate their 120th anniversary and Wesly Wells, Event Chair of the Southeastern Diversity & Leadership Conference.
A fourth "Goon Squad", Christian Dedmon, was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for his role in the kidnapping, rape, and torture of Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Parker. He received the longest sentence yet because federal guidelines allowed for a sentencing enhancement due to his involvement in planning out the January 24, 2023 incident, and due to the bodily harm inflicted on the victims.
Celebrating 30 years of community service and working toward building a more informed electorate and more sentences handed down to the Rankin County "Goon Squad" for the kidnapping, rape, and torture of two Black men, Michael Jenkins and Eddie Parker, in 2023.
Reactions after U.S. District Judge Tom Lee sentenced "Goon Squad" member Hunter Elward to the maximum allowed under federal law (20 years and one month), calling the former deputy’s actions “despicable” in the sexual assault of two men in custody and attempted murder of one and Donald John's inability to secure a $464 million bond in his civil fraud case after being rejected by 30 companies.
Exclusive interview with James L. Franklin, the director and founder of the 34th Street Wholistic Garden/Education Center discussing the convenience and benefits of planting small gardens and reactions to Donald John's "bloodbath" comments from a speech in Ohio.
Judge Scott McAfee issued a decision regarding the effort to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the RICO case involving former President Donald Trump's attempts to persuade Georgia officials to generate 11,000 votes for him in the 2020 election, stating that Fan Willis could remain on the case as long as Nathan Wade was removed from her team.
An emailer asks Rip's advice after her husband threatens to charge their daughter's boyfriend with statutory rape after he comes to live with them and Congress' House of Representatives votes to ban Tik Tok in the US it's Chinese parent company refuses to divest in the social media company.
Voters head to the polls to cast their ballots in party primaries and the president of the NAACP is asking black student-athletes to boycott Florida public colleges over a recent Gov. DeSantis movement to end Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs in those colleges.
Benjamin Netanyahu responds to President Joe Biden's "red line" when it comes to Israel's killing of Palestinian civilians following the October 7th terror attack by Hamas militants as the IDF plans to push farther south toward Egypt into Rafah.
Reactions and analysis of President Joe Biden's State of the Union Address in the midst of a campaign for re-election against a hostile opposition party led by Donald John.
Ahead of President Joe Biden's State of the Union Address, listeners and chatters express their expectations for the speech and a look at maximizing property value and the state of the housing market.
Exclusive interview with the Gulf Coast's very own Suryah the Artist ahead of her opening for Drake and J.Cole at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans and a look at the results of Super Tuesday as Nikki Haley suspends her campaign without endorsing Donald John.
Opill, the first contraceptive pill approved for over-the-counter use in the United States has gone on sale and some parents voice concerns over easier access to birth control and Ex-Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg plead guilty to perjury charges resulting from his testimony in Donald John's civil fraud case.
An exclusive interview with Michael McGill, the US Army veteran challenging incumbent Mike Ezell for the District 4 House of Representative seat in the Republican Primary and reactions after the US Supreme Court rules that Donald John's name should appear on the Colorado primary ballot ahead of Super Tuesday and the viral video series "Who TF Did I Marry?".
A recap of the numerous pending cases the GOP's front-runner is involved in as the Supreme Court weighs the immunity of former US Presidents and a Mississippi city is warned by the Department of Justice to end its ‘two-tiered system of justice’.
Reactions to Senator John Polk's Senate Bill 2726 which could lead to the closure of 3 HBCUs in Mississippi, Polk said the State Institutions of Higher Learning would have to announce which schools would be shuttered by June of 2025 and the universities would have to close by June 2028.
A 25-year-old US Air Force airman, Aaron Bushnell, of San Antonio, Texas died after he set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., while declaring that he “will no longer be complicit in genocide.”
Reactions to Donald John's "speech" at the Black Conservative Federation Gala where his bigotry was front and center as he joked for the crowd in front of him and the Caucasian conservatives watching, suggesting his criminal indictments has garnered him more support from Black voters.
Reactions to Donald John's appeal to Christian Conservatives at the National Religious Broadcasters International Christian Media Convention and a Texas judge's ruling that rejected the student's protection under The Crown Act and allows a school to suspend the student for keeping a natural hair style.
Exclusive interview with Gigi Coleman, the great niece of first African American female pilot, Bessie Coleman on her great aunt's accomplishment and daring aerial feats and discussion on the case of Texas student Darryl George, who was suspended after refusing to cut his locks, despite the Crown Act which was intended to protect natural styles.
Discussion over the level of accountability and responsibility parents should have when their children commit crimes, specifically gun crimes, following the guilty verdict of Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the teenager who killed four students at an Oxford, Michigan, high school in 2021.
Utah's "Constitutional Sovereignty Act" would allow the state to ignore federal orders the legislature disagrees with and Alabama's Supreme Court declared the 'wrongful death of a minor act' applies to all unborn children, including embryos.
Analyzing the testimony of Georgia DA Fani Willis and the scrutiny she's gotten since and a look back at the life and career of Alexei Navalny, Putin's chief opposition who died in prison.
One woman was killed and at least 21 others injured in the mass shooting at the Kansas City Chief's Super Bowl Victory Parade in which one shooter was tackled and subdued by a bystander and the US has new intelligence on Russia related to its efforts to deploy a nuclear anti-satellite system in space.
A look at the lack of romance in modern media on Valentine's Day and listeners weigh in on branding for the Buc-ee's coming to the Mississippi Gulf Coast area.
Reactions after video of 5 Biloxi Police officers pummeling a Krewe of Neptune parade goer goes viral, the Super Bowl, and Donald John saying he'd encourage Russia to attack NATO allies and questioning where Nikki Haley's deployed husband is in a speech and her reactions.
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in the historic case which will determine whether Donald John can be removed from the ballot in Colorado after Colorado’s Supreme Court ruled that the former president would be banned from the presidential primary ballot in the state, citing Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution: “No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.”
Reactions to Jennifer Crumbley's guilty verdict which made her the first parent convicted of manslaughter over a mass shooting carried out by their child after prosecutors accused her of being negligent in allowing her son to have a gun, and ignoring warnings signs and Donald John found not immune in 2020 election interference case by a federal appeals court.
A trip back through the history of immigration bills passed by the US and a surprising statistic about the fastest rising group of migrants at the southern border.
Details on the bi-partisan border bill as GOP leadership seeks to reject it (under Donald John's orders) despite the legislation giving them most of their requests.
An in depth discussion on prostate health in Black men as Joe "The Black Eagle" Madison is remembered after passing at 74 from prostate cancer and more debate on the political impasse over the US' southern border.
The US has issued travel advisories for Jamaica and the Bahamas amid higher crime rates targeting tourists and more details on Justin Mohn who is charged with first-degree murder and abusing a corpse after killing his father and displaying his severed head in a YouTube video.
Reactions after a Pennsylvania man was charged after his father was found beheaded following the posting of a 14 min video rant where he encouraged violence against government officials and called his father a traitor to his country while displaying his severed head.
President Biden vows to respond after 3 troops from Georgia are killed in a drone strike in Jordan.
With a border deal being negotiated in the U.S. Senate being touted as the "toughest and fairest" set of reforms possible, President Joe Biden vowed to "shut down the border upon it's passage, stating; "if given that authority, I would use it the day I sign the bill into law," and Donald John takes credit for directing the GOP to sink the deal.
Alabama death row inmate Kenneth Smith was executed via nitrogen hypoxia, the first known time the method was used for an execution in the US and Mitch McConnell admits Donald John his directing the GOP to exacerbate the immigration issues at the border by not agreeing to a bi-partisan bill to be able to blame Joe Biden during his campaign.
A couple is sentenced to only 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy and sex abuse charges after admitting to abusing a girl from age 4 to 12 with the investigation finding they “engaged in a scheme to commit sexual battery,” and documented the abuse in journals and photos and a couple is on trial for the manslaughter after their son committed a school shooting with a gun they bought him after ignoring his mental health issues and requests for help.
Nikki Haley shows she's gained some ground with voters despite losing New Hampshire primary to Donald John and federal judges weigh whether Mississippi can strip felons of voting rights for certain offenses for life.
A Georgia judge ordered the unsealing of the divorce involving special prosecutor Nathan Wade after a request brought by defense attorney Ashleigh Merchant, who represents former Trump campaign staffer,co-defendant, and onetime White House aide Michael Roman, who filed a motion alleging the inappropriate relationship between Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Wade and Vice President Kamala Harris re-emphasizes the fight for women's reproductive rights on the anniversary of the overturning of Roe v Wade.
Nikki Haley responds to Donald John mistaking her for Nancy Pelosi in a speech and questions a possible serious issue with his cognitive decline following a series of in-speech gaffes and after the locating of a missing 15 year-old girl, parents weigh in on how they would handle a runaway daughter.
The state health officer presents Mississippi's health report card to the Legislature, imploring them to work harder to improve Mississippi’s status as the nation’s unhealthiest state, after the state ranked at the bottom of virtually every health care indicator and at the top of every health disparity.
Information revealed in the case of a 14 year-old on the spectrum who was left with a fractured hip after being tasered by police in Dolton, Illinois and Kenneth Hill, Curator of the "Clothes Story" exhibit speaks on the Celebration of Art & Culture, the final event of the Martin Luther King Celebration.
Reactions to Nikki Haley's assertion that America has never been a racist country when pressed about losing the Iowa Caucus because of her being "brown" and the US Senate killing a resolution that would have required the State Department to produce a report on Israel’s actions in Gaza since launching its military campaign in the territory.
Severe winter weather inundates the country, reactions to Donald John's opponents victory speeches despite both losing the Iowa Caucus, and Mississippi's governor rejects money from a federal program intended to help feed the poorest children in the country during the summer months.
A look back at the real legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and how his 29 arrests displayed his challenging of unjust laws and his being targeted because of it and a proposal for a potential "gift" for Dr. King on his birthday.
Reactions to Hunter Biden's unannounced visit to the House's Contempt of Congress hearing, Chris Christie's comments captured on a hot mic before dropping out of the Republican Presidential Primary race, and the US Army's recruitment of white soldiers dropped significantly in the last half decade.
A look back at Donald John's justification for Presidential Immunity and how it's tantamount to Sovereign Immunity and would essentially make all US Presidents above the law and attorney Ben Crump and A New Day Coalition calling for an investigation after the discovery at 215 bodies found behind a jail in Jackson, MS.
Three federal appeals court judges appeared skeptical of Donald John's immunity arguments as they sharply questioned his lawyer over claims he can’t be prosecuted for his actions after the 2020 election because he was working in his official capacity as president to "ensure election integrity” and revisiting President Biden's speech at Mother Emmanuel AME Church that was disrupted by protestors.
President Joe Biden and Donald John hold speeches on the 3 year anniversary of the January 6th Insurrection and a commercial company, Astrobotic Technology, launches the first US lunar lander in five decades carrying human remains to the moon, despite protests from Native American tribes.
The identity of the 17 year-old domestic terrorist is revealed after he opened fire at his Ohio high school, killing a 6th grader and injuring 5 others and ahead of President Joe Biden announcing his bid for re-election, a look back at the January 6th Insurrection.
Perry High School shooting in Ohio leaves the shooter dead, multiple others injured, a Nevada man attacks a judge at his sentencing and bodycam footage is released showing a 27 year old California woman shot and killed by a responding deputy after she called 911 reporting a domestic incident.
Exclusive interview with Deacon James Crowell on the history of the MLK Coastwide Celebration and the lack of a Battle of the Bands for 2024.
Colorado's Supreme Court building breached with shots fired and a fire set inside, leading to an hours long stand-off before the perpetrator was taken into custody, after Donald John's removal from the Republican Primary ballot in the state and predictions for the year to come.
A look ahead at the 2024 after another state (Maine) removes Donald John from the GOP Primary ballot and Chris Christie calls out Nikki Haley's response to the question on the cause of the Civil War and North Korea's leader gearing up for a potential war in the last live show of 2023.
Reactions to Republican Presidential candidate Nikki Haley's failure to mention slavery in her response to a question on the cause of the Civil War and a mother poses a serious question on how she should respond after her husband refuses to buy a Christmas dress for his step-daughter.
Posing the question "why are there fewer marriages?" and weighing the advantages and disadvantages to being married and Mississippi's Medical Marijuana Program hits another snag after a hold is put on some medical cannabis products in the state.
Catching up on the continuing carnage in the Middle East from Gaza to Syria as Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu vows the Israel-Hamas War will "continue until the end" and a Jackson woman filed a $3.2 million lawsuit after a mother was shot in the head by Capital Police while a passenger in a vehicle that had run a red light.
The father of the Harrison Central High School basketball players abused by the husband of their coach speaks out on the incident, his daughters reactions to the verbal assault, and how he's worked to prepare them for the demands of sports while instilling them with the determination needed to excel.
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Donald John should be excluded from the Republican Presidential Primary ballot as he is not an eligible candidate because of the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist ban,” and an exclusive interview with the mother of Harrison Central High School's "Super Sisters" who's coach allowed her husband to verbally assault the basketball players during a game.
Pope Francis authorized Roman Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples, according to a Vatican document, and the removal of the Confederate monument at Arlington National Cemetery was temporarily halted by a federal judge who issued an injunction temporarily halting work to remove the memorial as part of the military’s efforts to take down symbols commemorating the Confederacy.
Breaking down the very possible scenarios in the film "Leave the World Behind" and reactions after IDF troops kill 3 Israeli hostages in Gaza as more countries call for a sustainable cease-fire.
Carlos Moore, attorney and Managing Partner of the Cochrane Firm, speaks on his 11 year-old client's sentencing to three months' probation after being arrested for urinating behind his mother's car in Senatobia along with the boy's mother, Latonya Eason.
The House votes to formalize an impeachment inquiry and Republicans react to Hunter Biden calling out James Comer on his offer for a public hearing and a Denver family sues Chili's after alleged discrimination when they were accused of dine & dash and asked to pay for their meals in advance.
Hunter Biden defied the House Oversight Committee subpoena to testify privately and called out the “unrelenting Trump attack machine” in another offer to testify in a public congressional hearing instead and men from New York and Minnesota are released after decades behind bars for crimes they did not commit.
Conservatives talking heads "predict" (encourage) violence in the U.S. if Donald John is convicted and jailed ahead of the 2024 election and a civil trial began to determine how much Rudy Giuliani must pay in damages for defaming two Georgia election workers.
A United Nations resolution calling for a humanitarian cease-fire was blocked by the United States in the 15-member Security Council and the Texas Supreme Court blocks a legalized abortion previously approved for a woman who's non-viable pregnancy poses a major health risk.
A 26 year-old Atlanta woman is arrested after appearing to pouring gasoline on the front porch of the house on criminal attempted arson in the second degree and interference with government property and a debate over how party politics plays into "Chocolate Cities".
The 4 GOP frontrunners after Donald John face off and only Chris Christie addresses the elephant not in the room and the fact that the rest of the debaters said they'd support him despite a possible conviction.
In an interview with Hannity, Donald John admits that he'll abuse his power on Day 1 if re-elected and reiterates the idea when pressed and an Alabama deputy is the subject of a petition calling for her dismissal after a viral video depicts her sadistically tasering a man who was changing a tire on the side of the road after he's handcuffed and bent over the hood of her cruiser.
A frustrated 22 year-old dance instructor calls out the parents of her 5-6 year old students for allowing them to be disrespectful to authority and exposing them to twerking and lewd music which they then emulate and request in her classes and an IDF spokesperson says 2 civilians killed for every HAMAS fighter killed is a "positive ratio" in Palestine conflict.
Parents of a Cheyenne, Wyoming 8 year-old sue after the special needs 2nd grader was aggressively pinned down by school resource officer and a US warship responds after 3 commercial ships attacked in the Red Sea.
Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center Director, Cliff Johnson, on the center's survey showing that two-thirds of Mississippi counties have grand juries that meet two or three times a year which contributes to long pretrial detentions in the state's county jails and how the state has no time limit on how long a person can be jailed without being indicted.
Exclusive interview with Christine Dallas, mother of Jawan Dallas, who died after being tasered in and beaten an encounter with Mobile police who were investigating a burglary in progress and Donald John garners support from the founder of BLM, Inc. (a non-Black Lives Matter Movement affiliated group out of Maryland) and reignites the debate of party loyalty and revisionist history.
Donald John's legal team says he never swore to "support the Constitution" in response to an attempt to have him thrown off the presidential ballot in Colorado in 2024. Colorado's Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal on a lawsuit filed by the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a watchdog group arguing that Donald John's actions on January 6, 2021 violated Section Three of the 14th Amendment and he should be prohibited from running for president again.
Three 20 year-old Palestinian students shot on their way to a family dinner on Saturday, November 25, 2023 by Jason J. Eaton of Burlington, Vermont. Eaton was charged with three counts of second-degree attempted murder but not with committing a hate crime.
A look at administrative detention, a practice that allows Israel to jail Palestinians indefinitely without charge or trial and Jason J. Eaton pleads not guilty to three counts of second-degree attempted murder in the shooting of three Palestinian students in Burlington, Vermont.
Gaza releases hostages in exchange for prisoners being held by Israel and a ceasefire agreement and a Jewish scholar Norman Finkelstein characterizes Hamas fighters as "concentration camp inmates".
Major advertisers' mass exodus from X continues after Elon Musk's comments in agreement to an anti-Semitic post on his social media platform and a recap of a pair of executions in Texas and Alabama.
The 20 year-old who wounded 4 Walmart shoppers in Beavercreek, Ohio is identified by officials as Benjamin Charles Jones, who is reported to have taken his own life after wounding three female and one male in the same Walmart where officers shot and killed John Crawford III after he picked up an unboxed BB gun that was for sale in the store in 2014.
Diddy is accused of assault, rape, and sex trafficking in a lawsuit brought by his ex-girlfriend Cassie and an officer involved in the raid that resulted in the killing of Breonna Taylor has a hung jury and a woman in Charlotte assaulted outside of a Bojangles restaurant by a group of Charlotte PD officers after she was seen smoking cannabis.
The search for a solution continues in the conflict between Israel and Hamas as violence in the West Bank continues to escalate with at least 172 Palestinians killed there since the October 7 attack, 46 of them children.
The U.S. Army was part of the event at the Buffalo Soldiers Museum in honor of the soldiers where an announcement was made stating clemency was granted for 110 Black soldiers convicted in the Houston Riots of 1917. Nineteen soldiers were executed by hanging, the largest mass execution of American soldiers ever carried out by the US Army.
US Army Veteran, Sgt. 1st Class (Ret.) Michael W. Tiggett recounts his experience at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport, MS which he describes as blatant violations of his civil rights by federal employees and the family of Dexter Wade was denied the opportunity to attend the exhumation of his body after they were not notified for months of his death at the hands of an off duty police officer.
Shootouts following car-jackings on highways in Houston and Birmingham cap off another violent weekend and a look at House Speaker Mike Johnson's lack of a financial footprint as House Republicans in the so-called "Freedom Caucus" reject his proposal to avert a government shutdown.
Ahead of Veterans' Day and in the wake of the US' allies at war on two fronts (Ukraine, Israel), Veterans and parents weigh in on if they would you recommend to a Graduating Senior going into a branch of the military.
Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated Five is elected to New York City Council and reactions to the "Banana Republican" Debate, skipped again by Donald John.
Strong reactions to elections after a contentious Governor's race in Mississippi saw the incumbent remain in office, despite being implicated in the largest welfare fraud case in the state's history, and several wins for women's reproductive rights in other states.
Voters head to the polls to decide several state-wide and local elections including Governor, Secretary of State, and Attorney General of Mississippi.
Several of Mississippi's candidates stress the importance of their statewide races and urge voters to get out to the polls on Election Day 2023.
Public Service Commissioner and Democratic Candidate for Governor, Brandon Presley, on the first and only Gubernatorial debate of the 2023 election season. Presley calls out Governor Tate Reeves on his "scripted" performance and highlights the corruption that has highlighted his administration.
MS Democratic Party Chair, Representative Cheikh Taylor (D, Dist.38) weighs in on the first and only Mississippi Gubernatorial Debate between Governor Tate Reeves and Commissioner Brandon Presley.
FBI Director Christopher Wray warns of an elevated terror threat level in the wake of the war in Israel and reactions to the rise in the infant mortality rate in the US and "maternity care deserts".
Questioning the assertion that there is a direct correlation between poverty stricken communities and crime in light of a rise in violent crimes among young people and a heavily armed 20 year-old was found dead in a Colorado amusement park of a suspected self-inflicted wound.
Robert Card found dead of a suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound after killing 18 people and holding 700 miles of Maine in perpetual terror with it being locked down for over 48 hours.
Exclusive interview with Jeffrey O'Keefe on the movie "The Burial" which depicts the events around his father, Jerry O'Keefe's multimillion dollar lawsuit in the 1990s against a corporate behemoth and the relationship with attorney Willie Gary that grew out of the case.
Maine officials search for Robert Card, a firearms instructor and Army Reservist, who is a suspect in the killings of 18 people and wounding of 13 others after a mass shootings at a bowling alley and restaurant. Six men and one woman were killed at Sparetime Recreation, the site of the first shooting, seven men were killed inside Schemengees Bar & Grille, and another was fatally shot outside the restaurant.
Public Service Commissioner and Democratic Candidate for Governor of Mississippi, Brandon Presley interviewed and the most recent nomination for Speaker of the House of Representatives, Louisiana Representative Mike Johnson, led an amicus brief with 125 fellow House members supporting a lawsuit to throw out election results in swing states that voted for Biden; the Supreme Court rejected the effort.
A tearful Jenna Ellis, the pro-Trump lawyer who amplified Donald John's baseless claims of election fraud as part of what she called a legal “elite strike force team,” pleaded guilty as part of a deal with prosecutors in Georgia.
Brad Bradford, candidate for Mississippi's Agriculture Commissioner, outlines how his experience as Director of Natchez-Adams County Homeland Security Program, Floodplain Management Program, Emergency 9-1-1 Coordinator, and Emergency Management Agency and Army service has prepared him for the Commissioner's duties and Representatives Robert Johnson and Cheikh Taylor comment on Mississippi's Democrat Party goals for upcoming elections.
A third round of voting fails to secure the seat of Speaker of the House for Jim Jordan and a confirmation nearly 2 decades later in the case of the disappearance of Natalie Holloway after a confession to her murder by suspect Joran van der Sloot.
A wrongfully convicted man who was exonerated after spending 14 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit was shot and killed in a traffic stop. A Camden County deputy stopped 53-year-old Leonard Allan Cure on Interstate 95 around 7:30 a.m. Monday, for an alleged speeding violation. Cure got out of the vehicle at the deputy’s request, the GBI said, and he “complied with the officer’s commands until learning that he was under arrest.” A physical struggle ensued after the officer deployed a taser on Cure, ending in a single gunshot.
President Biden visits Israel amid a Christian hospital being subjected to a rocket strike which killed at least 500 in Gaza and yet another vote for Speaker of the House comes up short for Rep. Jim Jordan after failing to secure the votes needed the previous day.
Yet another round of votes comes up short for Jim Jordan (R-Oh) to secure Speakership in the House of Representatives as Rep. Hakeem Jeffries is nominated again for Speaker and Israel potentially threatens the lives of American hostages with airstrikes on Gaza.
Landlord 71 year-old Joseph Czuba is accused of stabbing his tenants, a 32-year-old woman and her 6-year-old son, killing the boy, because they are Muslim, according to the Will County Sheriff’s Department. The child was stabbed 26 times, the release says.
Exclusive interview with Greta Martin-Kemp, the Litigation Director for Disability Rights Mississippi and Democratic Candidate for MS Attorney General, outlining her reaction to the massive TANF fraud scandal, holding the current governor accountable, and plans after being elected Mississippi's Attorney General.
Texas executed Jedidiah Murphy, a Jewish man who admitted to killing 80 year-old Bertie Lee Cunningham in Garland, Texas but disputed robbery charges in the case and and Atlanta officer is fired after the fatal tasering of a deacon in a traffic stop.
Reactions to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ordering the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to move to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea as a result of Saturday’s attacks in Israel and an Alabama man was killed by Decatur Police in what his family is calling an "ambush".
A look back at the history of Palestine as Israel declares war with Hamas after thousands of rockets were fired toward Israel from Gaza along with several other coordinated attacks and Biloxi PD is accused of moving homeless people of of the city and into Mobile, Alabama.
New revelations from Jack Smith's investigation into the former President revealed an Australian billionaire was told US military secrets by Donald John that could compromise the safety of service people across the globe and revisiting warnings from former officials from his administration.
Exclusive interview with Congressman Bennie Thompson on the current state of the Congress following the ouster of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy and the Biden Impeachment Inquiry and an analysis of recent comments by rapper Sexyy Red who came out in support of Donald John in a podcast interview, citing his releasing certain Blacks from prison and "giving people their free money".
Exclusive interview with Greg Gipson, a principal organizer from the We Will not be Moved group in Ocean Springs, MS who represents homeowners who were blindsided by the city's Urban Renewal plan which directly affects a historically Black community.
In an exclusive letter to CNN, John Kelly goes on record to confirm accounts of Donald John disrespecting members of the military and veterans, including but not limited to pilots captured and maimed in combat and Coach Prime faces criticism for having rapper DaBaby speak to the Colorado Buffalos following stinging defeats.
Gen. Mark Milley references Donald John as a "wanna-be dictator" in his speech following indirect threats of execution made on social media and an arrest is made in the connection to the death of Tupac Shakur 27 years after the fact.
The GOP's witnesses admit they are not producing any new evidence and there has been no evidence produced that would support articles of impeachment for Joe Biden and Biden highlights the danger to democracy MAGAts pose.
A history lesson for Tim Scott who asserted in the second "Banana Republican" Presidential Debate that Johnson's War on Poverty took Black men out of the household and an exclusive interview with Judge Melvin Ray.
Judge Arthur Engoron ruled in the NY attorney general Leticia James' $250 million lawsuit against Donald John and his company Tuesday that the former president committed repeated acts of fraud for years and that Trump lied to banks and insurers by both overvaluing and undervaluing his assets when it was to his benefit while exaggerating his net worth to the tune of billions of dollars.
At a photo op at the same SC gun shop that sold an assault rifle used in a racist terrorist's attack at a Dollar General in Florida, Donald John says he'd like to buy a custom Glock 9mm pistol featuring his face on the grip, leading to many (including his own spokesperson and Marjorie Taylor-Greene) to say he purchased the weapon, despite being under indictment and his campaign later saying he did not in fact buy it.
Dameion Pickett, the co-captain of the Harriett II riverboat who was at the center of the melee after he was assaulted by a group of boaters, spoke out about the incident in an exclusive interview with "Good Morning America" along with his co-workers Roshein "RahRah" Carlton and 16 year-old Aaren Hamilton-Rudolph, who swam from the boat to Pickett's aid after he was jumped by occupants of a pontoon boat who refused to move for the riverboat to dock and another government shutdown looms over America.
Charges filed against 9 Shelby County deputies in death of Gershun Freeman and reactions to Taylor Swift's Instagram post that encouraged her fans to register to vote resulting in more than 35,000 new registrations on Vote.org.
Donald John is convinced he gained a lot of support from Black voters because he now has a mugshot circulating and General C.Q. Brown is finally confirmed as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff after Sen. Tommy Tuberville held up his confirmation as a protest to the defense budget including travel expenses for reproductive health care for Service members.
Attorney General Merrick Garland grilled by House Republicans in Garland’s first appearance before the Judiciary Committee since a special counsel brought two criminal indictments against former President Donald J. Trump and a plea deal for Hunter Biden collapsed.
As US President Joe Biden addresses the UN General Assembly, the threat of ending aid to Ukraine if Donald John is re-elected is highlighted and a look back at the police killing of Manuel Ellis.
After winning the first three games in Colorado, Coach Prime (Deion Sanders) sits down for a 60 Mins interview on his controversial move from Jackson State and a new poll finds many Americans lack confidence in the health of Joe Biden as he runs for a second term as POTUS.
Reviewing the events that ultimately led to Hunter Biden's federal indictment for failing to say he was a drug user when purchasing a gun in 2018.
A Federal judge temporarily blocked Gov. Lujan Grisham's ban on carrying guns in public (open and concealed carry) and a closed door AI forum is held by Sen. Chuck Schumer continued to highlight the risks of unregulated Artificial Intelligence and internet platforms.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy directed the chairmen of the House Judiciary, Oversight and House Ways and Means Committee to lead an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden despite their claims of possible wrongdoing previously having been debunked and the five former Memphis police officers indicted in the beating death of Tyree Nichols now also face federal charges.
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee says if Donald John loses the 2024 Presidential Election, it would be the last election decided by the ballot, verses the bullet and the efficacy of New Mexico's Governor's public health order suspending open and concealed carry of fire arms is further debated.
Commemorating the September 11, 2001 Terror Attacks and a look at a 91 year-old former Catholic priest in Louisiana indicted in sex crimes dating back to the 1970s.
Reviewing the scathing letter from Fulton County D.A. Fani T. Willis to Rep. Jim Jordan who claimed her RICO case was a tactic to keep Donald John out of the race for President and demanded that she turn over all documents related to her case.
Attorney Carlos Moore puts Senatobia PD and the city on notice after a 10 year-old was arrested briefly for public urination after having been initially let go by the responding officer and a judge denies two of Donald John's co-defendant's requests for separation from the Georgia RICO case.
Comparing the sentences of January 6 cases and the notion that Henry "Enrique" Tarrio is condemned to being the "fall guy" in the January 6 Seditious Conspiracy case against the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers.
A German tennis player (Alexander Zverev) stops his match in the US Open after a fan began singing the Nazi anthem and 5 Montgomery Riverfront Brawl suspects enter not guilty pleas.
Police in Utah released bodycam footage of a 21 year-old pregnant shoplifting suspect's fatal shooting by a Blendon Township officer and FEMA media relations specialist Nate Custer outlines how Jackson County residents can register for disaster assistance for recovery from the Juneteenth Tornado.
The sole remaining member of Donald John's "enterprise" to be indicted in the Georgia RICO case is finally released on bond and thanks District Attorney Fanni Willis for a "negro wake-up call" and Mississippi elects it's first openly gay legislator, Fabian Nelson.
An 11-year-old boy is in custody, accused of manslaughter in shooting death of 8 year old Jenesis Dockery in Cumberland County, North Carolina and the question on the culpability of adults is raised again.
Remembering the impact of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 as Hurricane Idalia sets aim on Florida's panhandle and debating a $1 million bond set for two 15 year-olds following a fatal accidental shooting.
Details after Ryan Christopher Palmeter opened fire into a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida before killing himself. He had a swastika-emblazoned assault-style rifle and left behind racist writings, according to officials.
Donald John turned himself in to Fulton County to be arrested and booked on criminal charges Thursday for the fourth time this year as the first former president with a mugshot and first former president to sell merchandise featuring his own mugshot.
The GOP's hopefuls square off in the first debate of the 2024 presidential race and most show their loyalty to Donald John despite competing in an election against him and an Oklahoma 3rd grade teacher is arrested after being found drunk on the first day of school.
Legal action taken by victims' families in two officer involved shootings, one in Mississippi of a college student who's car had broken down and another in Philadelphia of a schizophrenic man who police lied about getting out of his car with a car before his shooting and a look at the forthcoming "Banana Republican" Presidential Debate.
Debunking the purported "Biden Crime Family" assertions by Conservatives hoping to tie Joe Biden to Hunter Biden's legal issues and Donald John's co-conspirators start turning themselves in to answer charges in the Election Tampering RICO case.
Elder Gary Johnson of Miracle Temple AOH Church of God interviewed following his congregation returning to their church after back to back attacks; one a vandalism of the church's interior and theft of equipment and the second a shooting into the church.
A look at unindicted co-conspirators in the fake electors plot to overturn the 2020 Presidential Election and scrutinizing the US economy and how Black Americans have been specifically affected.
A Texas woman is arrested for leaving death threats in a voicemail to the chambers of Judge Tanya Chutkin, the judge presiding over Donald John's D.C. criminal case on efforts to overturn the 2020 election and a critique of Larry Elder following his interview on The Breakfast Club.
Highlighting the charges against a Coast business owner who was among the hoard of MAGA rioters who breached restricted sections of the US Capital on January 6, 2021 in an attempt to overturn the 2020 Presidential Election and a woman is charged after assaulting two Black children at a pool.
Georgia's Fulton County D.A. Fani Willis announces Donald John and 18 others indicted in a RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations)case for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
A prison guard who went into labor and was not allowed to get herself to a hospital in time resulting in her baby being stillborn is suing the state and a 12 year-old is detained by police as he is taking out the trash in a viral video.
Mississippi's Democratic candidate for Governor, Brandon Presley, on his way to visit the tornado ravaged Moss Point, touches on what he plans to do for Mississippians and give a stark contrast between himself and the current political regime defined by the most massive fraud case in the state's history.
More information revealed about the Virginia 6 year-old who shot his teacher in class and a devout "MAGA Trumper"'s detailed history of online threats to various government officials before he was fatally shot by FBI agents attempting to arrest him .
Analyzing the results of party primary elections and debating solutions to reengage the electorate after a significant decline in voter turnout.
Further reactions and analysis of the procuring cause of the Montgomery Riverfront Brawl and voters voice their choices and concerns as polling places open for primary elections in Mississippi.
Recapping the viral riverfront brawl in Montgomery, Alabama after a Black cruiseboat crew member was assaulted following telling a group of White boaters to move their pontoon boat for another to dock.
Six former Rankin County officers dubbed the “Goon Squad” pleaded guilty to federal charges relating to the kidnapping and torture of two Black men which included the use of a sex toy on them before shooting one of them in the mouth and Donald John pleads not guilty to his January 6th Insurrection conspiracy charges.
As Trump prepares for his arraignment before an Obama appointed judge for his conspiracy indictment in the January 6, 2021 Insurrection, his former Vice-President Mike Pence and Attorney General, Bob Barr, weigh in on the charges against him.
Analysis of the four counts of conspiracy and obstruction charges in Donald John's third indictment since losing the 2020 election based on his efforts to overturn the election and influence the January 6, 2021 insurrectionist riot at the US Capitol.
Henrietta Lacks' descendants reach a settlement with biotechnology company Thermo Fisher after the use of her cervical cells, harvested by Johns Hopkins without her knowledge, have reaped billions of dollars for the pharmaceutical industry.
Body cameras document a Frisco, Texas police officer's admission of improperly inputting a driver's tag info leading to belief that their car was stolen and the 6 and 12 year old boys in the car being handcuffed along with the parents.
Exclusive interview with Elder Gary Johnson of Miracle Temple AOH following two separate incidents of vandalism of the church in a week, including an attempted fire and shooting through windows.
Ryan Speakman, an Ohio officer who earlier this month was captured on body camera footage releasing a K-9 police dog onto a suspect who had his hands up was fired from the Circleville Police Department and a health scare during a speech by Mitch McConnell calls into question when politicians should consider retirement.
The son of the sitting president, Hunter Biden, appears for a plea hearing on federal tax crimes and reactions after a rapper murders his barber in front of the barber's grandmother in Sardis, MS.
Carlee Russell confirms her kidnapping hoax via a statement from her lawyer and listeners weigh in on possible repercussions she should face and the president of the Jackson County/Moss Point NAACP, Curley Clark, encourages absentee voting ahead of election day.
Information on the Gulfport125 Celebration from committee member Patrice Lombard and reactions to bodycam footage released of Jadarrius Rose's traffic stop in Ohio when a K9 officer is ordered to attack him despite him being unarmed and the K9 initially refusing to attack the truck driver, being that he was unarmed.
Reactions after Florida's Board of Education passed updated standards that say students should learn that enslaved people “developed skills” that “could be applied for their personal benefit,” and that in teaching about mob violence against Black residents instructors should note “acts of violence perpetrated against and by African Americans.”
A 17 year-old Guatemalan migrant found dead after an accident in a poultry plant in Hattiesburg raising questions about the industry's hiring practices and Donald John, responding to the potential of being incarcerated after a third indictment looms, says that it would be "very dangerous" if he's sent to jail.
Exclusive interview with Dr. Victor D. Sutton, who oversees MSDH's Office of Preventive Health and Health Equity, Office of Health Services, Office of Field Services, and the Jackson Heart Study Community Engagement Center, after having served as the director of the Office of Preventive Health and Health Equity for many years.
Reactions after a report indicates the fasting rising demographic in suicide rates is young Blacks and a suspected serial killer is arrested in Long Island, NY.
Following a rejection from FEMA, Moss Point's Mayor Billy Knight weighs in or Juneteenth Tornado relief efforts and ways people can support the Rebuild Moss Point efforts and Donald John indicates he's the target of a January 6th investigation and will almost certainly be indicted again.
The LA County Sheriff releases body cam footage of an assault by a deputy on a woman holding a baby during a traffic stop a year after the event occurred and an exclusive interview with Harrison County Supervisor Kent Jones following the reinstatement of his liability bond.
FBI Director Christopher Wray's hearing before Congress analyzed with the GOP's efforts to deflect from January 6 onto Hunter Biden's laptop front and center.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville attempts to clarify his "white nationalist" comments and is held responsible for holding up the promotion of Gen. C.Q. Brown to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Comparing responses from Gulfport and Biloxi to legal troubles of elected officials and reactions to Sen. Tommy Tuberville's assertion that "white nationalists" don't equate to "racists" as he continues to hold up military promotions as an anti-abortion stance.
As Moss Point continues to recover from the Juneteenth Tornado, callers recount experiences with maintaining real estate and recovering from disasters.
Discussion on Jill Scott's version of the National Anthem and debate over why there seems to be a lack of interaction with young Black males with older males and what some of the potential causes and cures are.
Reactions after bodycam footage is released after a viral video showed an LA County Sheriff's Deputy brutalizing a woman who was filming the arrest of her companion after they were accused of robbery in a Lancaster County grocery store.
Reviewing July 4th violence including the mass shooting in Philadelphia and fallout from SCOTUS rulings.
Analysis of the responding officer's bodycam footage of the Allen, Texas mass shooting in which an African-American officer neutralized the neo-Nazi terrorist at the Allen Premium Outlet Mall.
Reactions to Supreme Court rulings striking down Affirmative Action in college enrollments, dissolving Biden's student loan forgiveness plan, giving religious exemptions in a case involving the US Postal Service, and in favor of a web designer who refused to promote gay weddings.
Rankin County's Sheriff fires 3 deputies implicated in the torture of two men that included one being shot in the face and both being sexually assaulted and one of the Exonerated Five (Central Park 5) is elected to New York City Council.
In a newly revealed recording, the former President shows off military plans in documents he admits he could have declassified if he were still President (but didn't) and charges are dropped for a Chicago mother and son following his shooting her assailant in a restaurant.
A closer look at "Putin's Chef", Yevgeny Prigozhin, a Russian oligarch, chief of the private military company The Wagner Group, and a former close confidant of Russian president Vladimir Putin until he launched an alleged coup before fleeing to Belarus.
Reactions after the wreckage of the Titan Submersible is found after nearly a week-long search after communication was lost over the weekend and a State Senator (Kathy Chism) calls for the return of the Confederate themed former MS state flag.
Doctors explain gender dysphoria and gender-affirming care after yet another state restricts access to patients' treatment options in further attempting to convince voters of the existence of a so-called "culture war" in the US.
Detailing Hunter Biden's plea deal on tax evasion and gun charges and revisiting ad taken out by formerly enslaved Americans seeking to find their family members after the Civil War.
Moss Point residents detail the damage left from a furious tornado that touched down and severely damaged a church and high school and a graduating senior from Philadelphia High School for Girls was denied her diploma on stage after her family laughed following a celebratory dance.
GOP Presidential hopefuls weigh in on the possibility of pardoning Trump if they're elected with one challenging the other candidates to take a pledge to pardon him and Attorney General Merrick Garland reports findings of a two-year investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department which started after the killing of George Floyd at the hands of a then Minneapolis police officer.
Reactions to the Southern Baptist Convention banning women pastors and not allowing two churches back into its ranks because they have women pastors.
Gubernatorial candidate Brandon Presley outlines his plans for expanding opportunities for small business owners in Mississippi and describes how the current and previous administrations have made it harder for some businesses to thrive in the state and a recap of the arraignment of Donald John on federal charges in Miami.
Donald John goes to the federal courthouse in Miami for his arraignment in classified documents case and bodycam footage of a deadly encounter with Colorado police and a 14 year-old suspect released.
Details on the mishandling of classified documents after the full 49 page federal indictment against Donald John was released and an exclusive interview with the Sun Herald's Anita Lee on her reporting on Ted and Julie Cain's multimillion dollar Medicare fraud case.
Detailing the first Federal indictment of a former US President after Donald John is indicted on seven counts in the classified documents probe with comments from Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS).
Exclusive interview with Oforitsenere Bodurin, the Arlington, Texas 14 year-old who just graduated high school four years after her sister did the same when she was also14 and a look at Mike Pence's cautious entry into the 2024 Republican Presidential Primary Race.
The Ocala, Florida woman who shot through her door and killed Ajike Owens was arrested after protests and numerous calls for charges to be filed. Susan Louise Lorincz, 58, was arrested on charges of manslaughter with a firearm, culpable negligence, battery and two counts of assault, the sheriff’s office said in a statement.
Remembering the first troops to hit the shores on D-Day, the roughly 2,000 Black soldiers who served in a U.S. military still-segregated by race at the time, when the US Army invaded Normandy, France in 1944.
Debates over representation and preference after Rep. Mike Ezell writes a letter to the Biloxi Office of Veterans Affairs calling for the removal of the Pride Flag from the flag display at the VA's entrance and a protest forms at the Biloxi facility.
Reactions after a drag show is cancelled on a military base during Pride Month and Mike Pence clears another hurdle after the DOJ drops it's investigation into his handling of classified documents, a week ahead of his expected Presidential campaign announcement.
An ex-cop weighs in on traffic stop protocols after a study from Virginia Tech's Society, AI, and Language (SAIL) research lab shows the initial 45 words used in a traffic stop can determine if there will be an escalation for Black male drivers.
Digital Marketing Expert Jesse Alvarez (Alvarez Advertising & Marketing) weighs in on the current and future dangers of advancing AI and a new study from Virginia Tech's Society, AI, and Language (SAIL) research lab shows the initial 45 words used in a traffic stop can determine if there will be an escalation for Black male drivers.
After a debt limit deal is reached between President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House of Reps Andrew McCarthy, debate looms over if it will pass in a divided Congress.
Reactions to Target being "Bud-Lighted" after backlash from shoppers when LGBTQ merchandise was featured prominently in their stores and then LGBTQ shoppers after the merch was moved to the back of some stores.
Remembering the iconic Tina Turner after her passing and body-cam footage is released after 3 Jackson, MS officers are charged with killing a man in custody after a trespassing call.
Amanda Gorman's "The Hill we Climb" is banned in Florida elementary schools and South Carolina passes a 6 week abortion ban despite bi-partisan efforts to keep it from becoming law.
Democratic Candidate for Governor of Mississippi, Brandon Presley, outlines his strategies for tackling corruption in the state and his plans to expand Medicaid and access to quality healthcare in one of the most consistently unhealthy states in the nation.
After a Federal judge refuses to rule in her favor, a trans student sits out her graduation ceremony in lieu of following the school district's policy that would have forced her to dress in boy's attire and the debt ceiling negotiations loom over millions of Americans.
A transgender high school senior has filed a lawsuit after the school district told them they were mandated to dress in the attire of their birth sex for their graduation ceremony and Marjorie Taylor Greene likens being called a white supremacist to being called the n-word after a confrontation with a Black congressman, Rep. Jamaal Bowman.
A student is suspended after recording a teacher using the N-Word in class and Joe Biden holds his ground on a work requirement the GOP attached to negotiations on raising the debt ceiling.
Reactions to Mississippi changing the policy that required single parents to seek child support in order to qualify for the Child Care Payment Program. The program offers aid to low-income parents in Mississippi afford child care services in order to work.
A look back in time at the various connections between Donald John and numerous figures as investigators reach the culmination of special council John Durham's probe into the FBI's handling of the investigation into collusion between the Trump Campaign and Russian officials.
Looking back at the Buffalo, NY Tops Supermarket Mass Shooting after a year since the terror attack and weighing in on NBA star Ja Morant being suspended from the Memphis Grizzlies after being seen online brandishing a handgun for the second time this year.
Residents and listeners weigh in the city of Ocean Springs filing suit to keep the Scratch Kitchen closed after a Cinco de Mayo party advertised as "21 & Up" shooting turned left a teenager dead.
Analyzing the sexual abuse verdict of former president Donald John (Trump) and recapping abc News' interview with the mother of the Virginia 6 year-old who shot his teacher.
Debate over if new or renewed legislation could curb gun violence in the US along with a review of new information released about the Allen Outlet Mall Terrorist.
Recapping the weekend of violence across the country and questioning where is safe to venture out to at night after multiple mass shootings in the US.
Reviewing the historical significance of Cinco de Mayo and how the Mexican liberals' victory at the Battle of Puebla helped the Union win the Civil War as it halted France's efforts to arm the Confederacy and former Governor Phil Bryant releases text messages and a video statement seeking to distance himself from those implicated in Mississippi's massive TANF Fraud Scandal.
The Department of Labor fined 3 McDonalds franchisees who utilized hundreds of children, including two 10 year-olds, in violation of federal child labor laws and a pilot is fired for offering free rides to women seeking medical care in Louisiana.
Reactions after the Biloxi City Council votes to divert $10,000 originally meant for helping fund the MLK Coastwide Celebration to a Juneteenth event and multiple officer involved shootings across South Mississippi.
A new study suggests Black women seek breast exams earlier than previously recommended by healthcare professionals as they are statistically at a higher risk of being diagnosed with and dying from cases of breast cancer.
A high school party in Bay St. Louis leaves 6 people shot, 2 teenagers dead and a 19 year-old suspect in custody jailed in Hancock County without bond on charges of murder and aggravated assault after being identified as the mass shooter.
Reactions to the CDC report on a survey showing one in every three female high school students reported they had seriously considered attempting suicide in 2021.
Highlighting the hypocrisy of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and his on-going legal battle with Disney after his signing of Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill and a mother's first-hand account of how she is raising a son in 2023.
As 80 year-old Joe Biden prepares for another run for POTUS, listeners weigh in on confidence in Biden (or lack there of) and if they trust his leadership moving into the 2024 campaign.
A city councilman faces a call for his resignation after racist Facebook comments surface and the NAACP warns that “separate and unequal policing” will return to Mississippi’s majority-Black capital under a state-run police department and has filed a lawsuit saying that these are serious violations of the principle of self-government because they take control of the police and some courts out of the hands of Jackson residents.
More charges in the massive Mississippi TANF fraud case as ex-WWE performer Ted Dibiase Jr. is indicted for fraudulently obtaining federal funds from The Emergency Food Assistance Program and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program and charges are filed on both a student and teacher after their classroom fight goes viral.
Reactions after Gov. Tate Reeves proclaims bills signed as the next phase in the "new pro-life agenda" as subsidies are offered for adopting both children in and out of state foster care systems.
Details on the Fox News settlement with Dominion Voting Systems for nearly $800 million after they filed a suit over Fox's television personalities blatantly lying about their machines helping perpetrate voter fraud in the 2020 Presidential Election.
Listeners ponder possible ways to improve the Spring Break weekend for visitors and MS Gulf Coast residents and the tales of two wrong addresses leading to gun violence.
Takeaways from a Black Spring Break Weekend punctuated by violence on it's last day and a rash of gun violence across the country from Alabama to Kansas City.
A comparative look at the side-effects and lethality of the so-called "Abortion Pill" and Viagra and details on the $8 million settlement related to previous police brutality perpetrated by Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who killed George Floyd.
Exclusive interview with Waikinya Clanton, the director of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Mississippi state office, ahead of a Q&A session in which residents enrolled in the TANF program outline their experiences amid a massive fraud scandal that has made national headlines and resulted in the misuse of in upwards of $70 million in federal money meant to aid some of the poorest in the US.
South Carolina Senator Tim Scott announces his first step toward a bid for the Republican nomination for President of the United States and the debate on common-sense gun reform continues.
Tennessee re-instates Rep. Justin Jones and more information revealed about the live-streamed mass shooting at a downtown Louisville bank building after a fifth person is confirmed dead and the killer (Connor Sturgeon) is identified as a bank employee.
Texas' Governor seeks a pardon for a man convicted for killing an armed BLM protestor and a shooting in Louisville reopens the debate on guns in America.
Reactions to the expulsion of Representatives Justin Jones and Justin Pearson after they joined a protest alongside Rep. Gloria Johnson for gun control and reform that disrupted Tennessee House proceedings, Johnson, who is white, was not expelled.
Reactions to Governor Tate Reeves' proclaiming April "Confederate Heritage Month" in Mississippi and an altercation in a city council meeting between an alderman and the police chief after the board votes to appoint the chief in lieu of them being elected.
Analysis of the unsealed indictment with 34 criminal counts of falsifying business records and a breakdown of Trump's hush money payments.
Reactions to the prospect of violence after Donald John surrenders to authorities following his indictment by a Manhattan grand jury and after 55 years, revisiting the assassinations of MLK, his mother, and (possibly) younger brother.
A new poll shows 60% percent of Americans approve of the indictment of former President Donald Trump, according to a CNN Poll and reaction from Jacksonians on the passage of HB1020, which would allow the state Supreme Court chief justice to appoint judges.
The Double Impeached Donald John finds himself indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, becoming the first former President to be indicted, as his supporters use the event as a fund raiser, callers weigh in on the implications to the 2024 Election.
Concerned parents call in reporting a lockdown call went out at Harrison Central high school in Gulfport as an active shooter was suspected, school district officials and law enforcement called the event a "prank" despite various reports of alleged gunshots being heard.
Debate over Senate Bill 2079, which enacts the School Safety Guardian Act to allow designated educators to carry concealed firearms in public schools and shields them from liability.
Exclusive interview with the Democratic nominee for the next Attorney General of Mississippi, Greta Martin, who serves as a Litigation Director at Disability Rights Mississippi and reactions to the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, TN.
Exclusive interview with MS Public Service Commissioner for the Northern District, former mayor of Nettleton, MS, and Democratic Candidate for Governor of Mississippi, Brandon E. Presley.
Exclusive interview with Rep. Earl Banks, the sole African-American on a committee reviewing HB1020 which would change how policing is done in most of the Jackson area.
Reactions to Donald John's predicted arrest never happening and a recap on the massive TANF Fraud Scandal after it was revealed that NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre had knowledge of where the funds for his projects were being siphoned from despite his previous denial.
Reactions to new data from researchers who analyzed death certificate data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and found pediatric mortality increased by 20% from 2019 to 2021, the largest increase in 50 years.
Reactions to Donald John predicting his arrest on 3/21/23 in relation to the New York hush money case (after paying $130,000 to porn star Stormy Daniels for silence on their affair) and calling for his followers to protest.
The Ladies take over and analyze a sexual assault on Fort Hood, the possible dangers of ChatGPT to teachers and students, and hold Governor Tate Reeves accountable for vetoing two health bills passed by the Mississippi Legislature.
Rip takes an urgent call from a listener pulled over, following the process in real time and keeping an ear on the situation as it unfolds, leading to some unexpected results.
Seven Henrico Sheriff's deputies charged with second degree murder in the death of Irvo Otieno and Ben Crump holds a press conference calling for a Justice Department investigation into the death of Rasheem Carter, who told his mother he was being hunted by 3 truck loads of white men and who's remains have still not been recovered.
Reactions to the Mississippi Department of Health reporting a over 900% increase in babies being born with congenital syphilis and steps the Department is taking to lower the rate across the state.
Analyzing federal charges against a cross-burner from Mississippi and how local law enforcement handled the case of Axel Cox.
Parents weigh in on Mississippi's Senate Bill 2079, which would establish the “School Safety Guardian Program,” for school districts to secretly designate certain educators as “School Safety Guardians.” These educators would receive training, be required to carry a concealed firearm at all times on school grounds, and would be immune from civil liability for any “reasonable” action taken within the scope of their official duties as a School Safety Guardian. .
Jackson's Mayor, Chokwe Antar Lumumba, comments on the Legislative Takeover of Jackson's policing and a look at the Legislators from South Mississippi who voted for it.
Residents react to the amended bill advancing in the MS Legislature that would effectively allow a government takeover of the police force in Jackson, MS.
Reactions to a viral TikTok in which a man claims to have fathered 7 children by as many women and vows to not be part of the children's lives because he only intended to have sex, not become a father and a local artist (Bubba J) speaks on his installation being demolished by the county.
Reactions to Donald John's return to CPAC, proclaiming he is "retribution" and Chris Rock's Netflix Special "Selective Outrage" in which he finally addresses the Oscars Slap.
Recapping the extent of the massive MS TANF fraud scandal as former pro-wrestler Brett DiBiase pleads guilty to conspiracy and other charges in his case.
Reactions to a decades old sermon by Billy Graham referencing Jesus' race and cases of attempted domestic terrorism in Pennsylvania and police brutality resulting in the death of a stroke patient in Tennessee.
Rip calls on elected city officials in Gulfport to fire the officer who fired the fatal shots at 15 year-old Jaheim McMillan and into a Family Dollar store in October of 2022.
The attorney for the family of Jaheim McMillan, the 15 year-old fatally shot by a Gulfport police officer interviewed on the lack of information shared with the family even after the conclusion of the investigation.
Reactions to a Rasmussen survey asks if respondents agree with the statement "it's okay to be white" which is cited by "Dilbert" comic strip creator Scott Adams, when he encouraged White people to “get the hell away from Black people.”
Analyzing pending bills dealing directly with how rape investigations are handled in the state and how rape is defined by MS state law.
Reactions and analysis after a grand jury fails to recommend criminal charges for the Gulfport police officer who fatally shot 15 year-old Jaheim McMillan.
Reactions to Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene's call for a "national divorce" (secession) and Nikki Haley's assertion that states' seceding is protected by the US Constitution.
Lundi Gras (Fat Monday) 2023 exploring the lore and historical facts surrounding the origins of the Carnival Season's top celebration, Mardi Gras, and whether it originally started in New Orleans, Louisiana or Mobile, Alabama.
Louisiana State Police release bodycam footage as a Shreveport PD officer is indicted for negligent homicide in the officer-involved shooting death of Alonzo Bagley on February 3, 2023.
Revisiting the speech given by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to Barratt Junior High School in Philadelphia on October 26, 1967, six months before his assassination. The speech,
"What Is Your Life’s Blueprint?", served as a rallying cry to young people to take pride in themselves and their work and to be responsible for their own futures.
Judge Susan Eagan sentences Tops Supermarket Terrorist, Payton Gendron, to 11 life sentences for the murders he admitted to committing and 25 years on each of three counts of attempted murder, to be served consecutively, and a 15-year sentence for a weapons charge.
Reactions to the bleak findings of a recent CDC survey showing 57% of high school girls surveyed felt persistently sad or hopeless and 30% of girls seriously considered suicide.
Recapping the release of body cam footage in the case of 32 year-old Darryl Tyree Williams, the North Carolina who died in Raleigh police custody, six officers were placed on administrative leave and highlighting the nearly dozen players from or with ties to Mississippi who played in the 2023 Super Bowl (LVII).
It's a New Day does it's civic duty in covering two executions (in Texas and Kansas City) from the week and an exclusive interview with Dr. Virginia Adolph on the 2023 NAACP Oratory Contest.
Reactions to President Jo Biden's State of the Union Address and MS being rated highest in the use of Corporal Punishment in the US for the past decade
Self-Avowed White Nationalist and Terrorist, Patrick Crusius, killed 23 people in 2019 at an El Paso Walmart and plead guilty to federal hate crimes charges this week after the death penalty was taken off the table and residents in and around Jackson react to the passage HB1020 which strips residents from voting powers in selecting judges.
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.
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.
A Coast Pastor calls on Harrison County to ban LGBTQ+ books from public libraries and faces push-backs from rights activists.
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".
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.