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

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

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 RESOURCES : Detroit Farmers Giving Away Food https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQa5L7jDRa3/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== LA County Mobilizes Food Assistance as Federal Government Shutdown Continues https://lacounty.gov/2025/10/28/la-county-mobilizes-food-assistance-as-federal-government-shutdown-continues/ SNAP benefits ending: Here's where you can get emergency assistance in Southern California https://www.foxla.com/news/snap-benefits-ending-november-government-shutdown SNAP runs out of money Nov. 1. Here's what that means in your state https://www.npr.org/2025/10/28/g-s1-95189/snap-food-stamps-government-shutdown-november Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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