An Interview With Congressional Candidate Imani Oakley

Today on the show we start off with a very important voicemail about bagels. So that's huge. THEN we continue a conversation that's been unfolding over time on the show that's probably even more important than bagels - one about how the political gears of New Jersey turn and how strange and fascinating and rigged the game can be in this state.I spend an hour talking with Imani Oakley, who's running for Congress in New Jersey's 10th District. She's specifically and vocally talking about how NJ's machine politics are not a good thing. As you can imagine, taking on the Democratic party machine doesn't get you their support and therefore makes a race in Essex County an uphill climb. Imani was able to speak to me about how vocalizing this has effected her campaign, how she's navigating this state's daunting political infrastructure, as well as a number of issues that she's fighting for, including but not limited to voting rights, redistricting, real estate development, fair representation for people of color, and so much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.