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Majority Minority
by McClatchy Audio Lab
From the Miami Herald, White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez and Congressional correspondent Bill Douglas sit down each week with lawmakers, administration officials, and the other people of color changing the face of politics.
Episodes
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Debating a contentious plan to eliminate immigration caps
On this special episode, Jessica Vaughan, Director of Policy Studies for the Washington D.C.-based Center for Immigration Studies, and Leon Fresco, a strategist for the advocacy group Immigration Voice, sit down with Bill Douglas and Franco Ordoñez to debate a proposed bill that would eliminate...
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Can Democrats win without a Black candidate?
With Eric Holder and Senators Cory Booker and Kamala Harris possibly joining the 2020 race for president, the question remains: Can Democrats win without a person of color on the ticket. We reach out to Stacey Abrams, Georgia's primary gubernatorial candidate for a look at what works for…
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Pot boom leaves people of color behind
The legal pot boom doesn't seem to be slowing down anytime soon with $9 billion in profits in 2017 alone. Hosts Franco Ordonez and Bill Douglas talk to D.C. ganjapreneur Lisa Scott about the obstacles people of color face in the legal pot industry. Then, Florida House Representative Carlos...
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Unpacking the unlikely Syrian-American support for President Trump
A chemical attack in Douma, Syria has left many dead, including children. On this week's episode of Majority Minority, Neda Kadri from Humans 4 Humanity and Mohamad Al Bardan of the American Relief Coalition for Syria talk about President Donald Trump's surprising tweet about missile strikes in...
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Sacramento's top cop on police bias and Stephon Clark
Stephon Clark was on the phone in his grandmother's backyard when he was shot eight times by Sacramento police. The city's police chief, Daniel Hahn, speaks to Franco Ordoñez and Bill Douglas about the challenges his community is facing after weeks of protests and calls for justice. Learn more...
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Census controversy and civil rights
The Trump administration announced it will add a question about citizenship to the 2020 Census. Hosts Bill Douglas and Franco Ordonez examine how the question is tied to civil rights and immigration with West Sacramento Mayor Chris Cabaldon, NALEO's Arturo Vargas, the Heritage Foundation's Mike...
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What happens after the March for Our Lives?
The March for Our Lives kicks off Saturday in Washington, D.C., alongside hundreds of sibling marches worldwide this weekend. In our third season debut, Majority Minority welcomes 16-year-old Alfonso Calderon, survivor of the Parkland shooting, and Rie’Onna Holman, a 15-year-old student from...
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Season 2: Rep. John Lewis
Rep. John Lewis, the last living speaker from the 1963 March on Washington, talks to White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez and Congressional correspondent Bill Douglas about the state of the civil rights movement, what to do with Confederate monuments, and why he believes Donald Trump isn’t a...
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Season 2: Symone Sanders
Symone Sanders, former Bernie Sanders presidential campaign press secretary, talks to White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez and Congressional correspondent Bill Douglas about being a black woman in a mostly white political progressive world, and her regular on-air dust-ups with conservatives…
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Season 2: Malika Bilal
Malika Bilal, co-host of Al Jazeera English's “The Stream,” talks to White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez and Congressional correspondent Bill Douglas about being one of the first American news anchors to wear a hijab, and the challenges of being a cultural ambassador for the Muslim…
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Season 2: W. Kamau Bell
Comedian W. Kamau Bell, host of CNN’s “United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell” and co-host of the podcast Politically Re-Active, tells White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez and Congressional correspondent Bill Douglas about using comedy as a tool for activism, hanging with the Klan, and…
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Season 2: DeRay Mckesson
DeRay Mckesson, a leading Black Lives Matter activist and host of Pod Save the People, joins White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez and Congressional correspondent Bill Douglas to discuss the future of BLM, working as political insider vs. outside, and criticism that he’s more of an “actorvist”...
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Season 2: Larry Wilmore
Larry Wilmore, former host of Comedy Central’s “The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore,” joins White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez and Congressional correspondent Bill Douglas to talk about his new podcast Black on the Air, his journey into political comedy and the challenge of writing jokes...
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Season 2: Rep. Nanette Barragán
Rep. Nanette Barragán, D-Ca., the youngest of 11 children born to Mexican immigrants, opens up to White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez and Congressional correspondent Bill Douglas about her large extended family, and the expectation some members have that she can fix our broken immigration...
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Season 2: Leon Fresco
Leon Fresco, a former senior Justice Department official under President Obama, joins White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez and Congressional correspondent Bill Douglas to talk about being a real-life “Michael Clayton,” working as fixer for companies who need someone to navigate the Washington...
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Welcome to Season 2
Sit down with us as we talk to the people of color changing the face of Washington. Guests this season include Rep. John Lewis, the last living speaker from the 1963 March on Washington; Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson; Symone Sanders, former Bernie Sanders presidential campaign press...
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Episode 6: April Ryan
On this week’s episode, April Ryan, Washington Bureau Chief for American Urban Radio Networks — and the National Association of Black Journalists 2017 Journalist of the Year — joins White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez and Congressional correspondent Bill Douglas to discuss diversity in the...
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Episode 5: Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart
Cuban-American Republican Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, a driving force behind immigration reform in the House, joins White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez and Congressional correspondent Bill Douglas to discuss his family ancestry, his immigration goals during the Trump administration…
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Episode 4: Rep. Luis Gutiérrez
Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-Ill.), now in his 25th year in Congress, joins White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez and Congressional correspondent Bill Douglas to discuss his path from Chicago to Puerto Rico to the Capitol, his reflections on identifying as “American,” and how he came to call...
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Episode 3: Armstrong Williams
Conservative media mogul Armstrong Williams, former advisor and spokesman for Dr. Ben Carson's presidential campaign, joins White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez and Congressional correspondent Bill Douglas to challenge concepts of diversity and the public perception of Steve Bannon, and to...
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Episode 2: Rep. Pramila Jayapal
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), the first Indian-American woman elected to Congress, joins White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez and Congressional correspondent Bill Douglas to discuss her long road to the Capitol, the hard conversations she’s had with her children about race, and her…
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Episode 1: Cecilia Muñoz
Cecilia Muñoz, a longtime immigration advocate and former director of the Domestic Policy Council in the Obama administration, joins White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez and Congressional correspondent Bill Douglas to discuss her family's experiences with discrimination, white supremacist…
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Welcome to Majority Minority
From McClatchy's Washington bureau, White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez and Congressional correspondent Bill Douglas sit down each week with lawmakers, administration officials, and others inside the halls of power to discuss the rising and evolving influence of people of color in…
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From the Miami Herald, White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez and Congressional correspondent Bill Douglas sit down each week with lawmakers, administration officials, and the other people of color changing the face of politics.
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