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Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson

The Rev. Mark A. Thompson has spent most of his life as a political, civil rights & human rights activist and organizer. He not only has been a part of every major social justice movement & event over the past 35 years, he has also been a radio broadcaster for three decades, and he has spent over 10 years as a television commentator, as well. Mark, hosts Make It Plain, a political, human rights and non-mainstream news podcast. Mark’s lifelong social justice activism intersects with his years of experience broadcasting the news and issues of the day. Newsmakers, politicos, policy-makers, entertainers and athletes alike make MIP a frequent sojourn.

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  1. 935

    100 Years of Arrests and Targeting of African American Journalists

    The Rev. Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association joins. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  2. 934

    African American Journalists "Are Foundational To Black History" #GeorgiaFort #DonLemon

    National Association of Black Journalists President and Editor At Large of The 19th Errin Haines joins. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  3. 933

    ICE's Violence, Voter Rolls and Election Intimidation

    Markos of Daily Kos joins for #ThursdayKosAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  4. 932

    "Venezuela is Minneapolis...We are in the same struggle."

    The Honorable Fravia Marquez, Advisor to Venezuela's National Assembly and Spokeswoman to Cumbe International (African Descendants in the Americas) Fravia Marquez and Obi Egbuna, External Relations Officer of the Zimbabwe Cuba Friendship Association and Co-founder of the Shirley Graham Du Bois-William Worthy Media and Friendship Collective, with the latest on Venezuela.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  5. 931

    Beyond Borders: Martin Luther King, Jr., Africa and Pan-Africanism

    The author, Dr. Jeremy Levitt, joins. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  6. 930

    ICE's Killings of Keith Porter and Renee Good

    Melina Abdullah of BLM Grassroots and Annastacia Belladonna-Carrera of Common Cause Minnesota join. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  7. 929

    The Latest from Caracas, Venezuela

    Gabriel Aguirre of World Beyond War joins.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  8. 928

    What Do Venezuela, Congo And Nigeria Have In Common?

    Congolese Activist, Kamabale Musavuli, and Navy veteran and intelligence expert, Malcolm Nance, join.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  9. 927

    Imani 2025! Day 7 of Kwanzaa with Founder Dr. Maulana Karenga

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  10. 926

    Kuumba 2025! Day 6 of Kwanzaa with Founder Dr. Maulana Karenga

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  11. 925

    Nia 2025! Day 5 of Kwanzaa with Founder Dr. Maulana Karenga

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  12. 924

    Ujamaa 2025! Day 4 of Kwanzaa with Founder Dr. Maulana Karenga

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  13. 923

    Ujima 2025! Day 4 of Kwanzaa with Founder Dr. Maulana Karenga

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  14. 922

    Kujichagulia 2025! Day 2 of Kwanzaa with Founder Dr. Maulana Karenga

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  15. 921

    Umoja 2025! Day 1 of Kwanzaa with Founder Dr. Maulana Karenga

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  16. 920

    Red Flags: Exposing the Manosphere and Protecting Your Heart

    Kiddada Grey joins to discuss her new book.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  17. 919

    Enslavement in Ken Burns' "The American Revolution"

    Historian and Columbia University Professor Christopher Brown, featured in Ken Burns' latest PBS documentary, The American Revolution, joins.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  18. 918

    Why Miami is the Bellwether of the Anti-Trump Backlash

    Markos joins Thursday Kos to discuss the Democrat elected Miami Mayor this week.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  19. 917

    The Crisis in Housing and Homeownership in the DMV

    Reverend Dr. William Bennett of Good Success Church, Dr. A. Lionel Edmonds of Mount Lebanon Baptist Church, and Reverend William Spencer of Alfred Street Baptist Church join MIP on 89.3 wpfw.org to discuss the spiritual and social responsibility of churches during a time of intense housing stress.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  20. 916

    What We Can Learn Form The TN-7 Special Election

    Markos joins for Thursday Kos.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  21. 915

    Unanswered Questions Around The National Guard Shooting

    Intelligence veteran Malcolm Nance joins to discuss the case of Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the individual suspected of shooting Sarah Beckstrom and Andrew Wolfe, both uniformed members of the West Virginia National Guard on November 26.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  22. 914

    WeAintBuyingIt.com Economic Noncooperation Campaign Nov. 27 - Dec. 1

    LaTosha Brown and Cliff Albright of Black Voters Matter and Tamika Mallory of Until Freedom join to discuss the WeAintBuyingIt.com Economic Noncooperation Campaign Nov. 27 - Dec.1 encouraging consumers to withhold spending from Target, Amazon and Home Depot.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  23. 913

    Meet Roxanne Brown, The First African American And The First Woman President Of The United Steelworkers

    The President-Elect of the largest industrial union in North America joins.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  24. 912

    Eight Dems Annul The Election Celebration Before The Honeymoon Ends

    Markos joins for Thursday Kos.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  25. 911

    How Black Women Won The Election For Us and Unarmed Black Man Shot At By Federal Police

    Attorney E. Paige White joins to discuss the case of Philip Brown, who was shot at by federal agents when stopped for dark tints in D.C. by Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers, along with federal agents from Homeland Security Investigation, United States Customs and Border Patrol, Diplomatic Security Service, United States Marshall Service and the Federal Bureau of Prisons, as part of Donald Trump's “Make D.C. Safe Again” initiative. Multiple shots were fired at Brown, hitting his driver side window and front passenger seat at chest level. Miraculously, every shot missed Brown.and Holli Holliday of Sisters Lead Sisters Vote joins to discuss Election Day 2025's historic wins for African American women electeds and how voters affirmed communities demand protection for healthcare, SNAP benefits, jobs, and affordable housing with the African American women electorate leading the charge.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  26. 910

    Election Recap

    Markos joins #ThursdayKos joins to discuss the Democrats' success Tuesday night Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  27. 909

    AFGE President Everett Kelley Says Both The Shutdown And The Lockout Of Federal Employees Must End

    The Rev. Dr. Everett Kelley, President of the over-800,000 member American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), joined Make It Plain on WPFW-FM 89.3 Pacifica Radio to call for an end to the 34-day government shutdown in the midst of Trump nullifying the AFGE collective bargaining agreement, effectively locking out federal employees, earlier this year.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  28. 908

    NEA President Becky Pringle on SNAP: "Our kids can't learn if they are hungry."

    The President of the largest union, the National Education Association, joins to demand Trump comply with the Court and provide SNAP Benefits and, also to encourage every American to get out to vote.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  29. 907

    Halloween House of Horrors: Shutdown, SNAP, Redistricting, Oh My!

    Markos joins for this week's Thursday Kos! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  30. 906

    What Is The BlackOutReport.org?

    Esosa Osa of Onyx Impact on their new study BlackOutReport.org: The Real-World Cost of Erasing, Distorting, and Suppressing Black ProgressAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  31. 905

    Are Dems Now The Party Of The Well-To-Do?

    Markos of Daily Kos and Special Guest Michael Harriot of Contraband Camp join for this week's #ThursdayKosAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  32. 904

    Shutdown Not Shutting Down ICE & How Trump Won The America Dems Forgot

    Markos Moulitsas, Founder of Daily Kos joins for Thursday Kos.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  33. 903

    Million Man March Anniversary Commemorations in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Newark, NYC, Akron, Canton, Cleveland, Wichita and East Palo Alto

    Washington's Bro. Rahim Jenkins, Baltimore's Edwin Avent, Newark's Larry Hamm, NYC's Alain Berrouet, Ohio's Russel Neal, Wichita's Corinthian Kelly and East Palo Alto's Omowale Satterwhite discuss their city's plans for the Million Man March 30th Anniversary.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  34. 902

    The 30th Anniversary of the Million Man March, Part I

    Dr. Maulana Karenga and Rev. Willie Wilson join.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  35. 901

    The Lowdown on the Shutdown

    ...and Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris, MAGA eating its own and Trump helping China kill US farmers as Markos joins for Thursday Kos on his way to see his Cubs play the Wild Card Series Final at Wrigley.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  36. 900

    On The Federal Shutdown And The NYC Mayoral Race

    Black Press USA Capitol Hill Correspondent Lauren Victoria Burke and Working Families Party National Director Maurice Mitchell join.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  37. 899

    The 60th Anniversary of the Nguzo Saba

    Dr. Maulana Karenga joins.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  38. 898

    Missouri's Racist Redistricting And The Lynching Of Emmett Till

    Both Missouri State Rep. Ray Reed and Deborah Watts of the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation join MIP on 89.3 WPFW-FMAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  39. 897

    Mayor Brandon Johnson Resists Trump And Federal Troops In Chicago

    The Mayor joins to discuss Trump's threats to occupy ChicagoAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  40. 896

    Jesse Jackson, Jr. Campaigns To Return To Congress

    The former Chicago US House Member joins.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  41. 895

    A Young Brother Experiences Trump's Military Occupation of D.C.

    Diego Floyd of the Free DC Project joins. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  42. 894

    The Non-State of Occupied D.C.

    Both Nee Nee Taylor of Harriet's Wildest Dreams and the Free DC Project and Ron Hampton of the National Black Police Association join to discuss Trump's military occupation of Washington, DCAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  43. 893

    Texas Redistricting And How The Democrats Lost In 2024

    Both Jaime Harrison, Former DNC Chair and Host of the new podcast At Our Table, and TX State Rep. Ron Reynolds join.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  44. 892

    Workers Circle, One Of America's Oldest Jewish Organizations, Stands Up On Behalf Of The People Of Gaza

    Workers Circle President Ann Toback calls for an end to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  45. 891

    Trump Voters Losing Hospitals, Food Stamps, Disaster Relief and Manufacturing Jobs, But Gaining A Tax Increase

    Markos joins for Thursday Kos. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  46. 890

    Palestinian Columbia University Student Mohsen Madawi On His Unlawful Arrest At A Naturalization Hearing

    His Attorney, Nate Wessler, of the Vermont ACLU also joins MIP on 89.3 WPFW-FM.Madawi v. TrumpAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  47. 889

    The Final Straw for MAGA?

    Markos joins this week's Thursday Kos to discuss the Epstein files.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  48. 888

    Trump/ICE vs. Black Immigrants

    Nana Gyamfi of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration joins.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  49. 887

    Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. on Civil Rights, Fascism, Media and the 30th Anniversary of the Million Man March

    The former NAACP President, Million Man March Executive Director and current President of the National Newspaper Publisher Association joins.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  50. 886

    John Lewis National Day of Action 7/17

    April Albright of Black Voters Matter joins! Find an action near you at GoodTroubleLivesOn.orgAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The Rev. Mark A. Thompson has spent most of his life as a political, civil rights & human rights activist and organizer. He not only has been a part of every major social justice movement & event over the past 35 years, he has also been a radio broadcaster for three decades, and he has spent over 10 years as a television commentator, as well. Mark, hosts Make It Plain, a political, human rights and non-mainstream news podcast. Mark’s lifelong social justice activism intersects with his years of experience broadcasting the news and issues of the day. Newsmakers, politicos, policy-makers, entertainers and athletes alike make MIP a frequent sojourn.

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