Black Political Power and Jesse Jackson, With Abby Phillip! Plus, Elections Galore and a Red Alert for Hip-Hop.

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.

Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay
Guest: Abby Phillip
Producer: Ashleigh Smith
Video Supervision: Chris Thomas

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