In Texas, Jasmine Crockett is being criticized for not supporting senate candidate James Talarico ENOUGH; our guest Reecie Colbert explains why the Black vote needs to be EARNED. Besides, why do Black politicians always have to save everybody else's election??
Mayor Mamdani has become a kingmaker in New York politics as all the Democratic Socialist candidates he endorsed win their primaries.
Join hosts Angela Rye, Bakari Sellers, and Andrew Gillum for episode 137 of Native Land Pod.
FYSA HEADLINES
1. A bipartisan Housing Bill passed through Congress but Trump is refusing to sign it until Congress also passes Voter ID laws.
2. Blatant corruption in the Trump administration: no-bid contracts and presidential pardons.
3. Isaiah Chance has a message for the city of Jacksonville FL after being convicted for murdering fellow rapper Julio Foolio.
4. Oprah Winfrey is telling a story about Whitney Houston (RIP) falling off her stage and allegedly being “on drugs.”
5. In Texas, anti-ICE protestors are convicted of terrorism charges, receiving a minimum of 50 years each.
6. The impacts of H.R. 1: the number of medicaid and SNAP recipients is falling sharply.
LINKS AND RESOURCES
Follow Reecie Colbert: https://www.instagram.com/reeciecolbert/?hl=en
The Housing Bill AKA H.R. 6644: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6644/text
SNAP & Medicaid Cuts: https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-one-big-beautiful-hunger-crisis
Investigation into Trump’s pardons: https://www.reuters.com/investigations/forget-doj-trump-pardon-call-bobby-other-influencers-2026-06-11/
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