Our podcast prides itself as being THE INTERSECTION OF BLACK POLITICS AND BLACK CULTURE and THIS FILM EMBODIES THAT PERFECTLY. Currently sitting at $122 million domestically, 161 million internationally, Sinners, directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Michael B. Jordan is a CULTURAL EVENT FOR ALL THE RIGHT REASONS.
On this episode, our hosts, Jamil Davis and DJ Hale, bring Rhyane Wagner and Dwight Bullard along for the ride to discuss what many have already declared to be THE FILM OF THE YEAR and the sociopolitical impact in this Era of Resistance that we are in.
Tune in on The MPN Network!
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Leg Session Madness
On the first episode of the #TeamBLKFLA era, Jamal STEELE and Natasha Sutherland dig deep into the 60 days that can change the course of the State of Florida: Legislative Session. State Representative Angie Nixon, State Representative Michele K. Rayner, and State Senator Shevrin Jones join us as we break down key pieces of legislation, issues that affect our folk, and how we engage the community as we go into 2026. It's #BLKFLA: The Podcast, Leg Session Madness!
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Season 2 Opener: So...How's Everyone?
Before we begin, we have to reflect. So, DJ Hale and Jamal STEELE brought a few friends for the ride. Join us along with our friends State Representative Angie Nixon, Natasha Sutherland of Florida Watch, Dwight Bullard of Florida Rising, and Rhyane Wagner of Black Voters Matter to see HOW EVERYONE IS DOING AFTER A ROLLER COASTER OF AN ELECTION and the beginning of THE FINAL SEASON OF AMERICA. We got laughs, we got knowledge, and WE GOT A MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE FUTURE OF THE PODCAST!
WE'RE BACK! It's BLKFLA: The Podcast... The Season Of RESISTANCE.
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10. Free Palestine (No Funds for Genocide)
A Colonial settler occupation that has spanned DECADES. Multiple countries that are complicit in the destruction of a people indigenous to the land. Billions spent for the benefit of maintaining this experiment, which is the state of Israel. Media is used to control the false narrative of the actions taking place. But, as we begin our "What We Talm Bout" series for the second half of the season, we thought it was only one way we could begin: by showing the historic and current solidarity that Black people have with PALESTINE.
We are honored to have on this episode Ahmad Abuznaid, a founding member of Dream Defenders and executive director of The United States Campaign on Palestinian Rights, to speak to current plight happening in Gaza, as well as present steps that the Uncommitted movement is doing to call for a full arms embargo from Israel and a permanent ceasefire. As we enter the final day of the DNC, we at #BLKFLA extended our platform to give Palestinians a voice when the biggest political stage chose to silence them. Join us for #BLKFLA.
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9. Everything's Fine
So...
Former President Donald Trump was almost assassinated. Current President Joe Biden has decided to resign from seeking re-election. The RNC was chaos, and in two weeks, the DNC could look to be the biggest brokered convention of our lifetime. So, what do we do? WE RETURN EARLY. On the FIRST EPISODE of the Jamal STEELE/DJ Hale Co-host Era, we brought in FL State Representative Michele K. Rayner, Lindsay Pollard from FL Black Girls, Jonathan Garrett Green, Rhyane Wagner, National Policy Manager for Black Voters Matter Fund, and educator Jacob Schulz for a roundtable discussion into the SERIES FINALE of The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
IT'S #BLKFLA! WE BACK!
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Michele Rayner: @micheleforfl
J. Garrett Green: @jgreen.the.revolutionary
Rhyane Wagner: @rhynowag
DJ Hale: @djhale_
Jamal STEELE: @jamalsteele
#BLKFLA: The Podcast is the cultural archive for the Black political experience in Florida. We seek to answer the question, “What is YOUR VISION of Florida where BLACK PEOPLE can live in FREEDOM, EQUITY, and AUTHENTICITY. We are the intersection of Black politics and Black culture for Florida.
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