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Jan 2025
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Historically Black community burns, DOJ on Tulsa massacre, and Trump cabinet picks.

 

This week hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, and Andrew Gillum acknowledge our brothers and sisters still reeling from the wildfires in the LA area. We’ll pay special attention to a historic Black neighborhood in Altadena that was hit by the Eaton Fire. 

 

A shout out to Marilyn Mosby who’s running out of time to get a pardon from President Biden! Sign the petition @ justiceformarilynmosby.com

 

It’s becoming increasingly common for members of Congress to challenge each other to fist fights. What’s behind this phenomenon and how likely is it that we’ll see our elected officials ACTUALLY come to blows? 

 

The DOJ has released a review of the Tulsa massacre. They found that the race riot was a “coordinated, military style attack” against the Black community but there’s no one left to prosecute. What’s next for the survivors? 

 

Trump’s cabinet is being confirmed by the Senate this week, including some of his more controversial picks like Christian Crusader Pete Hegseth. Our hosts track which confirmations deserve our attention and share some spicy moments from earlier in the week. 



LA Fires Fact Sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ODoFlIJ16h4E3Wsw4dEXDV_qeJcMZ4e5mEtuJ-7c38M/edit?usp=sharing

 

Donate to Black Families in Altadena: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pK5omSsD4KGhjEHCVgcVw-rd4FZP9haoijEx1mSAm5c/htmlview

 

Win With Black Women GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-wildfire-relief

 

GoFundMe Wildfire Relief Fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/wildfire-relief-fund-2025

 

LA Fires Volunteer and Donation Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eaSXTYlLY_spJ-_w43ac55qu6X4YtgApgRGfads3cM4/htmlview



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We are 656 days away from the midterm elections. Welcome home y’all! 

 

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Native Land Pod is brought to you by Reasoned Choice Media.

 

Thank you to the Native Land Pod team: 

 

Angela Rye as host, executive producer and cofounder of Reasoned Choice Media; Tiffany Cross as host and producer, Andrew Gillum as host and producer, and Lauren Hansen as executive producer; Loren Mychael is our research producer, and Nikolas Harter is our editor and producer. Special thanks  to Chris Morrow and Lenard McKelvey, co-founders of Reasoned Choice Media. 


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