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Terrance Woodbury, president of HIT Strategies, joins the pod to forecast Black voter turnout and other results from this Tuesday’s election.

What is moving Black voters to go to the polls this election season? The data has answers.

Join hosts Angela Rye and Andrew Gillum for this segment from episode #155 that aired on 10-29-26

LINKS & RESOURCES

Learn more about HIT Strategies Black Opps Project: https://hitstrat.com/blackopps/

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In this episode of Cite Your Source with Angela Rye tackles the N-word debate head on and what it really means in 2026 -- Who gets to say it, who gets a pass, and who benefits from keeping the debate alive?

The word has been argued over for decades stemming from its racial disparagement roots and the conversation hasn’t gotten any simpler. Angela sits down with a panel of experts including Charlamagne Tha God, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Delano Squires, and more to separate history from hot takes, and to ask whether the fight over the word is taking up space that could go towards bigger issues.

Subscribe to Cite Your Source with Angela Rye for in-depth investigative breakdowns challenging the claims shaping politics, policy, and society. FEATURED GUESTS IN THIS EPISODE

• Charlamagne Tha God - Co-Host, The Breakfast Club; Founder, The Black Effect Podcast Network
• Michael Eric Dyson - Distinguished University Professor of African American and Diaspora Studies, Vanderbilt University
• Derrick Johnson - President & CEO of the NAACP
• Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor “Liz” - Professor of History, Smith College; Author, Something We Said: Richard Pryor, a Notorious Word and Me
• Delano Squires - Director of the DeVos Center for Human Flourishing at the Heritage Foundation; Author, The Vanishing Black Family
• Jordan Pierre - Founder, The Classroom Podcast
• Special Guest: Dr. Hiram L. Smith - Linguistics Chair, Bucknell University

CITE YOUR SOURCE BOOK CLUB

• Wassup, My N***a: The Hidden History of a Controversial Word by Hiram L. Smith
• Something We Said: Richard Pryor, a Notorious Word, and Me by Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor
• The Vanishing Black Family: How Welfare and Feminism Made Marriage Optional and Children Vulnerable by Delano Squires

Everybody has a take. Cite Your Source!

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Our guest is Louisiana Senate Candidate, Jamie Davis. Support Davis' Campaign: https://jamieforlouisiana.com/

In NYC? Come Watch NLP x The Breakfast Club LIVE on election night: ThePeoplesElectionNight.com

Join hosts Bakari Sellers, Angela Rye, and Andrew Gillum for this week’s MiniPod.

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It’s the “F around and find out” midterms fam.

Terrance Woodbury from HIT Strategies joins us to forecast Black voter turnout and more results from this Tuesday’s election.

And we’re joined by Regina Wallace-Jones, the director of ActBlue. ActBlue is a platform for political donations that has enabled grassroot campaigns by connecting candidates with small donors.

Join hosts Angela Rye, Bakari Sellers, and Andrew Gillum for episode 155 of Native Land Pod. We are 5 (!) days away from the midterm elections. Welcome home y’all!

FYSA HEADLINES

A Claude AI agent downloads voting information in Georgia without permission.

Washington state has deployed its national guard to act as election monitors at ballot drop boxes.

A Fox survey shows that “government corruption” has become a top concern for voters ahead of the midterms.

LINKS AND RESOURCES

Support Black Voters Matter: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/devo-2026?refcode=donatebuttonextcommsask

Support Angie Nixon’s FL Senate Campaign: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/nixon-web

Support Scott Colom’s MI Senate campaign: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/sbd-sc-fr-web?express_lane=true&source=popup

Support Leticia James NY AG Campaign: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ads_ms_lj_20260325_dd_gs_natl_launch?source=ads_ms_LJ_20260325-LJ-DD-GS-Natl-launch_BrandedKeywords_a001-Launch-rst_b%3Aletitia%20james%20actblue

IN THIS EPISODE:

00:00:00 Intro

00:03:42 Rundown

00:06:26 FYSA

00:15:24 How Small Donors Shape Elections

00:38:45 Election Forecasting with Terrance Woodbury

01:01:38 CTAs

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It’s in our music, our group chats, and some of our most painful memories. But familiarity hasn’t erased the history of the N-word or the weight it carries. Angela explores how a word used to degrade and terrorize Black people became, for some, an expression of familiarity, identity, and connection. What does reclaiming it actually mean? Does changing the ending change its impact? And why do so many people outside the Black community feel entitled to say it? It’s a conversation about language, power, and why who says it still matters.

Our guest is Dr. Hiram Smith, author of “Wassup, My Nigga Book.”

To get Dr. Hiram Smith's "Wassup, My Nigga Book": https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GTMVGXP6?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback

Join hosts Angela Rye for a SoloPod episode of Native Land Pod.

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Republican candidates are backing out of debates and minimizing their facetime with constituents. What’s their play? Do they have something else in mind besides getting votes?? Y’all, we have to be TOO BIG TO RIG.

Join hosts Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers for this segment from episode #154 that aired on 10-22-26.

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Are Flock Safety cameras keeping us safe, or is AI-powered mass surveillance stripping away our constitutional privacy rights? In this episode of Cite Your Source, Angela Rye investigates how automated license plate readers (ALPR) are tracking drivers across America, the history of government surveillance and COINTELPRO targeting Black communities, and whether public safety justifies a digital surveillance state.

Together we explore who controls our data, unauthorized police searches, racial profiling risks, and whether cities can hold surveillance tech companies accountable.

FEATURED GUESTS IN THIS EPISODE

• Dr. Xavier Buck — (Fact Checker) Founder of History in 3; Exec. Director, Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation & Founding Director, Black Panther Party Museum • Jerome Richardson — Producer & Journalist (covered anti-ICE protest monitoring) • D’Ixara Batani-Khalfani — Advocate & Daughter of community leader Akil “Bird” Batani-Khalfani • Chief Mitchell R. Davis III — National President, NOBLE (National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives) & Chief of Police, Hazel Crest, IL • Jay Stanley — Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project • Regina Holloway — Co-Founder, Hive Labs & Columbia University Atlantic Fellow

CITED SOURCES & FURTHER READING

• History of Government Surveillance (COINTELPRO): https://www.ebsco.com/research-starte... • Federal Ruling on Flock Camera Mass Surveillance: https://www.washingtonpost.com/techno... • ACLU Report on Automated License Plate Readers: https://www.aclu.org/you-are-being-tr... • CBS News Investigation into Flock Crime-Solving Claims: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/flocks-c... • Wired: How Much Do Flock Cameras Actually Cost Cities?: https://www.wired.com/story/how-much-... • Study on Unequal Surveillance in Black Neighborhoods: https://www.vpm.org/news/2026-01-21/c...

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Something is shifting in the South. A new class of Democratic candidates is riding a tide. Our two guests, candidates from Arkansas and Mississippi, report from the front lines of the blue wave.

Join hosts Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers for this week’s MiniPod.

GUESTS

Dr. Chris Jones: Arkansas 2nd District Congressional Candidate

Scott Colom: Mississippi U.S. Senate Candidate

Donate to Scott Colom’s Campaign: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/sbc-sc-fr-google

Donate to Dr. Jones’ Campaign: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/314-chris-jones-split

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Many candidates for national office on the Republican side are not showing up to debates, and generally don’t seem to be making a big effort to get elected. What’s their play? Do they have something else in mind besides getting votes?? Y’all, we have to be TOO BIG TO RIG.

Join hosts Angela Rye, Bakari Sellers, and Andrew Gillum for episode 154 of Native Land Pod. We are 12 days away from the midterm elections. Welcome home y’all!

FYSA HEADLINES

–On Polymarket, you can bet on whether any of the “Cornell 7” accused of raping a student will get a felony sex crime charge.

– WA Governor Ferguson has declined to grant a single commutation for early prisoner release.

– NFL QB Jalen Hurts plays through a “superficial blood clot,” after staying up all night on the doctor’s orders.

– $470 million stolen from SNAP recipients in 2025.

– Climate activists make a melting statue of Governor Ron DeSantis.

– ICE arrests the owner of a food pantry in the Bronx.

LINKS AND RESOURCES

SNAP benefits stolen with skimmers: https://www.propublica.org/article/food-stamp-snap-benefits-theft-skimmers-fraud

Rachel Maddow segment on DeSantis Melting Statue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqlFgytteyw

SoloPod with North Carolina A&T: https://www.youtube.com/live/4NGpVRys4oE

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Mississippi’s attorney general, Lynn Fitch, and her office have cleared the Senatobia police of wrongdoing after one of their officers shot and killed a 1-year-old in a Walmart Parking lot last summer.

The A.G.’s office said the use of force was “justified” since the officer felt threatened, alleging that the child’s mother was in a vehicle driving toward them. The Senatobia police have not released any footage from the event.

READ MORE: https://www.mississippifreepress.org/police-shooting-of-1-year-old-kohen-wiley-was-justified-mississippi-attorney-general-says/

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Bakari Sellers ranks the top candidates for the 2028 presidential election, sports-center style.

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Are unhinged campaign ads the only way to cut through the noise?

Our hosts play some of their favorite campaign ads, gaffs, and crash outs.

Join hosts Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers for this segment from episode #153 that aired on 10-15-26.

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What is owed in reparations for slavery, who qualifies, and why has reparatory justice been delayed for generations? On Cite Your Source with Angela Rye, Angela examines the case for reparations in America, from the racial wealth gap and underfunded HBCUs to corporate accountability and the economic legacy of chattel slavery. The conversation explores H.R. 40, racial inequality, and the history and future of reparations.

Featuring fact checker Dr. Marcus Hunter, Howard University & UCLA Professor of Sociology and African American Studies and author of Radical Reparations; Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, Howard University historian and author of How to Be an Antiracist; Dr. Darrick Hamilton, Chief Economist at the AFL-CIO and Henry Cohen Professor of Economics and Urban Policy at The New School; Linda Tigani, Chair and Executive Director of the NYC Commission on Racial Equity; and Devine Prince, President of the U.S. Freedmen Project.

For more information and resources, visit https://CiteYourSourceNow.com.

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NYC officials are calling for a Target boycott after one of Target’s locations in the Bronx was used as a staging area for ICE operations.

That staging area was used before an ICE-officer-involved shooting where Oscar Belgal was shot in the neck with his young son in the backseat.

Join hosts Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers for this week’s MiniPod.

READ MORE: https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-officials-call-for-target-boycott-say-ice-staged-at-marble-hill-lot-before-shooting

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Online “prediction markets” have become a multi-billion dollar industry in the U.S. As they grow, they threaten to swallow our institutions whole, from professional sports to the White House.

Do campaign ads HAVE to be unhinged to break through the noise? Our hosts play some of their favorite campaign ads, gaffs, and crash outs.

Join hosts Angela Rye, Bakari Sellers, and Andrew Gillum for episode 153 of Native Land Pod. We are 19 days away from the midterm elections. Welcome home y’all!

FYSA HEADLINES

–Trump appoints a new White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia.

–Florida state attorney Monique Worrell is investigating Medicaid funds that were allegedly funneled to a Republican PAC.

–Cherise Doyle, a trained doula, was forced to appear in Zoom court after a Florida hospital filed a complaint against her as a means of forcing her to have a C-section.

–Curtis Flowers, wrongfully imprisoned for 22 years, has died at the age of 56.

–Trump’s department of Housing and Urban Development is cracking down on race-based lending and efforts to boost Black home-ownership.

–Trump’s campaign to fire Lisa Cook, the federal reserve governor, continues.

–DHS agents raid the home of congresswoman Ilhan Omar as part of an ongoing immigration investigation.

LINKS AND RESOURCES

Cherise Doyley brought to court while in labor: https://www.propublica.org/article/florida-court-hearing-c-section

AT DraftKings, AI Targets Gamblers Likeliest to Lose: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/business/draftkings-ai.html

IN THIS EPISODE:

00:00:00 Intro

00:03:17 FYSA

00:45:30 Prediction Markets, Betting on Everything

01:20:01 Campaign Ads Uncensored

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Guest Dr. David J. Johns helps Angela process comments and criticism after last week’s segment about Barack Obama, and the need for new Black leadership.

Speaking of which, you can pre-order The Black Papers now, the most comprehensive Black policy agenda produced in a generation. Angela Rye and Dr. Johns have been working for the last 18 months with the State of the People team to put this together and it’s finally coming out October 30th!

LINKS & RESOURCES

Pre-Order The Black Papers: https://www.routledge.com/The-Black-Papers-A-Policy-Agenda-for-Black-Liberation-in-the-21st-Century/Johns/p/book/9781041270904

Comments on Obama: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeQEf1GjegP/

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Violent crimes in Chicago are falling (despite what Trump is saying). In 2025, they hit a decade-low. How did they do it??

Mayor Brandon Johnson shares the city’s secrets.

Join hosts Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers for this segment from episode #152 that aired on 10-08-26

LINKS & RESOURCES

Chicago Crime Rate: https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-violent-crime-at-decade-low-as-arrest-rates-rise/

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The actor, Da’Vinchi, caught a lot of heat this week for calling Black Americans lazy.

That’s not all he said though. Our hosts examine the totality of his remarks AND the uproar in response to them.

Join Hosts ngela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers for a special live MiniPod.

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What is our duty to the ancestors? Particularly for those in power.

Barack Obama asked himself this question in an interview with author Ta-Nehasi Coates. Chicago’s mayor, Brandon Johnson, joins us to answer it as well.

Violent crimes in Chicago (despite what Trump is saying) are falling, in 2025 they hit a decade-low. How did they do it??

Join hosts Angela Rye, Bakari Sellers, and Andrew Gillum for episode 152 of Native Land Pod. We are 26 days away from the midterm elections. Welcome home y’all!

FYSA HEADLINES

–Crimes of sexual violence, where the perpetrators receive little or no punishment, may be common across universities, a report from USA Today suggests.

–In a recent interview, Obama told the author Ta-Nehasi Coates about how he hears the voices of the ancestors, and worries that he “didn’t do enough.”

LINKS AND RESOURCES

Cornell University and Title IX: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/09/29/cornell-sexual-assault-rape-expelled-data-exclusive/92007157007/

Obama on Hearing the Ancestors: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DeINvTjviyZ/

Chicago Crime Rate: https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-violent-crime-at-decade-low-as-arrest-rates-rise/

Pneumonic plague in Russia?: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/02/nearly-200-people-under-observation-after-irkutsk-lab-worker-dies-from-plague-a93857

IN THIS EPISODE:

00:00:00 Intro

00:00:50 Rundown

00:01:46 From Cornell to LSU

00:12:30 Obama Hears the Ancestors

00:29:00 Mayor Johnson on the Ancestors

00:36:40 How to Stop Crime

00:46:20 Looking Ahead to 2028

00:59:20 CTAs

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Bakari Sellers ranks the top candidates for the 2028 presidential election, sports-center style.

Welcome home y’all!

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Angela Rye as host, executive producer, and cofounder of Reasoned Choice Media; Andrew Gillum as host and producer, Bakari Sellers as host and producer, and Lauren Hansen as executive producer; LoLo Smith is our research producer, and Nikolas Harter is our editor and producer. Special thanks to Chris Morrow and Lenard McKelvey, co-founders of Reasoned Choice Media.

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