On this episode of the KYRC Podcast, a powerful conversation unfolds with Dr. Lupe Carrasco Cardona, a veteran educator and community organizer with over two decades of experience. She reflects on her parents’ lives as migrant workers, the lessons learned beyond textbooks, and how lived history shapes education. Dr. Cardona breaks down her laa methodology, which weaves personal, community, and historical narratives to reconnect students with their indigenous roots. She also d

Investigative journalist Lexis-Olivier Ray of LA Taco and Adam Rose of the Freedom of the Press Foundation join us to break down what's really happening to press freedom in the United States today. From covering the George Floyd protests and Dodgers championship celebrations to anti-ICE demonstrations and homeless encampment sweeps, Ray shares firsthand accounts of being targeted, beaten, and arrested by police while doing his job. Rose connects these stories to a troubling n

Dyana R. Williams, pioneering journalist, broadcaster, and the "mother of Black Music Month," joins host Amir Whitaker to uncover the powerful origins of Black Music Month, from Kenny Gamble's Black Music Association to President Jimmy Carter's historic 1979 White House recognition. They explore how enslaved Africans used spirituals and coded songs as resistance, expose systemic exploitation in the music industry, and trace Black music's DNA across global genres. From Marvin

California attorneys Rosezetta Upshaw and Candace Neal join the Know Your Rights Camp Podcast to share how personal experiences with injustice shaped their careers in law. Rosezetta exposes how poverty and over-policing, not abuse, drive unnecessary family separation in LA's child welfare system, while also helping everyday people protect their businesses. Candace built her practice around protecting families and ensuring people are compensated when harmed. Together, they bre

What does police accountability actually mean and why is it so hard to achieve in America? In this powerful episode of the Know Your Rights Camp Podcast, hosts Diana Barbadillo and Amir Whitaker sit down with civil rights attorney Lauren Bonds, Executive Director of the National Police Accountability Project (NPAP), to break down the legal, political, and structural barriers protecting police, ICE agents, and correctional officers from consequences. Watch the episode here: Li

On this week's episode of the KYRC podcast, host Amir Whitaker sits down with entrepreneur, bestselling author, and podcaster Nicole Walters for a powerful conversation about surviving and thriving in a rigged economy. Nicole shares her journey from a six-figure corporate job to self-made millionaire, breaks down why the "good corporate job" was never truly secure, and offers practical strategies for Black women and marginalized professionals to become "walking businesses." F