EPISODE · Jun 20, 2026 · 40 MIN
Celebrating KBLA's Fifth Anniversary with My First-Ever 1580 Guest - Legendary Organizer Akili
from First Things First With Dominique DiPrima · host KBLA Talk 1580
Akilis is a long-time community organizer and political strategist. He has worked on six presidential campaigns and is the national field director for Black Lives Matter Grassroots. He is the founder of the Fannie Lou Hamer Institute. On this pod we talk about the history and launch of KBLA 1580 the first Black talk radio station west of the Mississippi. https://www.instagram.com/blmgrassroots/https://blmgrassroots.org/https://www.instagram.com/akili4thepeople/https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/
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Akilis is a long-time community organizer and political strategist. He has worked on six presidential campaigns and is the national field director for Black Lives Matter Grassroots. He is the founder of the Fannie Lou Hamer Institute. On this pod we talk about the history and launch of KBLA 1580 the first Black talk radio station west of the Mississippi. https://www.instagram.com/blmgrassroots/https://blmgrassroots.org/https://www.instagram.com/akili4thepeople/https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/
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