Rachel and Van start the show with a conversation on the Virginia election and intercommunity politics concerning Black Republicans. Then they are joined by Abby Phillip, anchor of 'NewsNight' on CNN, to talk about her latest book, 'A Dream Deferred: Jesse Jackson and the Fight for Black Politica...
Rachel and Van start the show with a conversation on the Virginia election and intercommunity politics concerning Black Republicans. Then they are joined by Abby Phillip, anchor of 'NewsNight' on CNN, to talk about her latest book, 'A Dream Deferred: Jesse Jackson and the Fight for Black Political Power.' They end the show by giving their thoughts on the Billboard Hot 100's top 40 not having any rap songs for the first time since 1990.
00:00 - Welcome!
01:27 - Virginia Election Day approaches
16:12 - NYC mayoral race
38:50 - California’s Prop 50
51:58 - Abby Phillip joins us!
1:53:31 - The attack on SNAP benefits and resources
1:56:09 - Billboard Hot 100’s top 40: no rap songs
2:13:31 - Thanks for watching!
Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay
Guest: Abby Phillip
Producers: Donnie Beacham and Ashleigh Smith
Video Supervision: Chris Thomas
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