The Rev. Mark A. Thompson has spent most of his life as a political, civil rights & human rights activist and organizer. He not only has been a part of every major social justice movement & event over the past 40 years, he has also been a radio broadcaster for three decades, and he has spent over 10 years as a television commentator, as well. Rev. Mark hosts Make It Plain (MIP), a political, human rights and breaking news podcast. Rev. Mark’s lifelong social justice activism intersects with ...
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Markos joins for a Special Edition of Thursday Kos to discuss the Presidential, House and Senate races on the last weekend before Election Day. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Make It Plain with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo, and Robert James, II, President of Carver Financial Corporation join. Jobs The Black unemployment rate was 5.7% in September, near historic lows. The Black unemployment rate was 9.3% when President Biden took office. 2023 was the lowest year for Black unemployment on record. 16 million jobs have been created…
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Early Voting Update and Why Is Harris Saying "Fascist" A Bigger Headline Than Kelly Saying It?!
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Also, young men are attracted to the political strongman, yet they aren't showing up to early vote as much as women are. Also, how are Latino and Arab voters trending toward the candidates? 12 days til Election Day! Markos joins for Thursday Kos! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy…
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Monifa Bandele of Moms Rising joins, TELL CONGRESS: Pass the Black Maternal Health Momnibus! Another Woman Dies During Childbirth at a Troubled Brooklyn Hospital Family of woman who died after C-section plans legal action against Woodhull Hospital Brooklyn Doctor Under Investigation in Sha-asia Washington’s Death During Childbirth Doctors Give Blac…
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Newly-elected and First African American Service Employees International Union President April Verrett joins and pays tribute to Coaliton of Black Trade Unionists Founder William Lucy, Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Make It Plain with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Labor Secretary Julie Su joins. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Make It Plain with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Kamala Harris Improves With Voters on Inflation, Economy and Immigration. Plus, the VP Debate Recap
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Markos joins for this week's Thursday Kos, and breaks down the latest Cook Political Report which says Harris is leading in every battleground state, except GA. She's erased Trump's six point lead and the two are tied for the most trustworthy to handle inflation. The 37% of voters who thought the economy was getting better or was staying the same i…
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Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo, White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention Deputy Director Greg Jackson and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Micheal Regan join Rev. Mark. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Make It Plain with Rev. Mark Thompson
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GOTV for Harris and Trump, Lack of African American GOTV Spending by Harris and a Dem Senate Pickup in NEBRASKA?!?!
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On this week's #ThursdayKos, Markos and Rev. Mark, assess current voter turnout, the strategies of both the Harris and Trump campaigns, and the importance of mobilizing key demographic groups, including African American, Latino, and young voters for Harris, and white voters for Trump. They also highlight issues within the current campaign strategie…
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BREAKING: NC GOP Gov Nominee Mark Robinson May Drop Out; For Harris: "The conditions are brewing for a landslide win;" and the Economy Improves
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Markos joins for #ThursdayKos Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Make It Plain with Rev. Mark Thompson
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The Democratic National Committee Member, the President of the National Urban League, and the former Mayor of South Carolina, respectively, join National Newspaper Publishers Association President the Rev. Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. and Rev. Mark at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands …
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Dietra Trent, Executive Director of the White House Initiative on HBCU's announces the Biden-Harris Administration's$1.3 Billion in Additional Funding for HBCUs; former Commerce Secretary Willam Daley on the Presidential campaign; and A'Shanti Golar, President of Emerge, on training Democratic women to run for office. Advertising Inquiries: https:…
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The DNC Chair joins. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Make It Plain with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Markos of DailyKos joins Rev. Mark for this week's #ThursdayKos! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Make It Plain with Rev. Mark Thompson
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The New Jersey Governor discusses the campaign, and the founder of Freedom Road addresses the elephant in the room--Gaza--with the Rev. Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. and Stacy Brown, President and National Correspondent, respectively, of the National Newspaper Publisher Association, and Rev. Mark at the DNC Convention in Chicago. Advertising Inquirie…
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Markos joins this week's #ThursdayKos with the latest aggregate polling, and projects MI and WI for Harris with AZ, GA, NC, NV and PA still in play. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Make It Plain with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Nevada Democratic Party Chair Daniele Monroe-Moreno and Kansas Democratic Party Chair Jeanna Repass sit down with National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President, the Rev. Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA Board Chair Bobby Henry and Rev. Mark at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/…
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The former Wisconsin Democratic Senate Nominee and the former Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, respectively, join Rev. Mark and the Rev. Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., President of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, during the 2024 Democratic National Convention. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Op…
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Markos and Rev. Mark recap the DNC and preview post-Labor Day polls on this week's Thursday Kos Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Make It Plain with Rev. Mark Thompson
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OneGoal CEO Melissa Connelly on ensuring all students have an equitable opportunity to earn a postsecondary degree or credential through working with students from their junior year through college, offering a credit-bearing course and ongoing mentorship. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/p…
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Markos and Rev. Mark preview the 2024 Democratic National Convention on #ThursdayKos. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Make It Plain with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Giuliana Conti, PhD, and Jason Rawls, Professor of Hip Hop,The Ohio State University, discuss Music Workshop's new Hip Hop Course! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Make It Plain with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Andrea Black Evans, Executive Director of the Surge Institute, discusses the progress and setbacks in education equality since Brown v. Board. Evans shares insights on the Surge Institute's mission to empower black and brown educational leaders, providing them with the skills and support to challenge and change the system. Advertising Inquiries: ht…
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Author Brea Baker on Election 2024 and her new book, Rooted: The American Legacy of Land Theft and the Modern Movement for Black Land Ownership Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Make It Plain with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Frederick Douglass. Rochester, New York. July 5. 1852. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Make It Plain with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Markos joins #ThursdayKos to role play tonight's debate as Biden, while Rev. Mark role plays Trump, and to discuss how Biden maneuvered Trump into an early debate, which Markos believes works in Biden's favor. Both agree Biden needs to simply appear coherent to debunk Republican allegations of cognitive decline. And Markos lists 11 reasons why he b…
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Dr. Stephanie Lovinsky-Desir, MD, MS, American Lung Association Spokesperson and Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Environmental Health Sciences at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and Wynn Welch, Wisconsin COPD sufferer and three-time cancer survivor, whose breathing is impacted during poor air quality days, join to discuss the Assoc…
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32BJ SEIU Executive Vice President Jaime Contreras and SEIU Virginia 512 President LaNoral Thomas join to discuss repealing the 45-year ban on local collective bargaining, winning union rights for tens of thousands of workers, and negotiating historic contracts to raise pay and benefits in the important electoral swing state. Advertising Inquiries:…
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Katie Keith, Deputy Director of the White House Gender Policy Council joins, followed by Markos Moulitsas for Thursday Kos. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Make It Plain with Rev. Mark Thompson
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The Jazz Doesn't Play Itself: How New Orleans’ Approach to Sustainable Tourism Directly Supports Local Artists and Creatives
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Big Chief Dow Edwards, of the Timbuktu Warriors Mardi Gras Indians and the New Orleans Tourism and Cultural Fund (NOTCF), Don Marshall, Executive Director of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival & Foundation and Kevin Wlikins, CEO and founder of Trepwise, a New Orleans based strategy consulting firm join to discuss: The NOTCF's role in poolin…
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Nana Kofi Osei Williams and April Silver join to discuss the Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation and its upcoming May 14 Dreams in Action Gala. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Make It Plain with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Dr. Brenda M. Greene of the National Black Writers Conference joins. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Make It Plain with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Markos joins for Thursday Kos. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Make It Plain with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Markos joins for Thursday Kos and Shailen Bhatt, DOT Federal Highway Administrator, joins to discuss the tragedy in Baltimore. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Make It Plain with Rev. Mark Thompson
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The February 2024 Jobs Report & Reconnect Communities Divided by Transportation Infrastructure
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Chad Stone, Chief Economist for the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and Tom Perez, WH Dire of Intergovernmental Affairs, both join. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Make It Plain with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Markos joins for Thursday Kos Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Make It Plain with Rev. Mark Thompson
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White House Director of Public Engagement Steven Benjamin and Intergovernmental Affairs Director Tom Perez join. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Make It Plain with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Markos and Rev. Mark discuss it all on this week's Thursday Kos! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Make It Plain with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Kirabo Jackson of the WH Council of Economic Advisors, Tom Perez, WH Director of Intergovernmental Affairs and Chad Stone, Chief Economist of the Center on Budget discuss the January 2024 Jobs Report. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy…
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Markos joins for Thursday Kos. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Make It Plain with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Markos joins for Thursday Kos. (The medium first to report on the GOP's Taylor Swift obsession. ;-) ) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Make It Plain with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Monifa Bandele, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at MomsRising, on her organization's 2024 priorities. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Make It Plain with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Christine Linke Young, Deputy Assistant to the President for Health and Veterans Affairs, on the ACA Joelle Gamble, Deputy Director of the National Economic Council, and Kirabo Jackson, Member of the Council of Economic Advisers, on the Consumer Price Index Ben Miller, Deputy Undersecretary at the Department of Education, on student loan debt Adver…
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Markos Moulitsas of Daily Kos joins for the first Thursday Kos of 2024! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Make It Plain with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Dr. Maulana Karenga is Professor and Chair of Africana Studies, California State University-Long Beach; Executive Director, African American Cultural Center (Us); Creator of Kwanzaa and the Nguzo Saba; and author of Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture and Introduction to Black Studies, 4th Edition. For these books and others, in…
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Dr. Maulana Karenga is Professor and Chair of Africana Studies, California State University-Long Beach; Executive Director, African American Cultural Center (Us); Creator of Kwanzaa and the Nguzo Saba; and author of Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture and Introduction to Black Studies, 4th Edition. For these books and others, in…
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Dr. Maulana Karenga is Professor and Chair of Africana Studies, California State University-Long Beach; Executive Director, African American Cultural Center (Us); Creator of Kwanzaa and the Nguzo Saba; and author of Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture and Introduction to Black Studies, 4th Edition. For these books and others, in…
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