Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson
The Rev. Mark A. Thompson, a lifelong political, civil rights, and human rights activist and organizer, hosts Make It Plain, a podcast that covers political, human rights, and non-mainstream news. With over 35 years of involvement in major social justice movements and three decades as a radio broadcaster, Thompson brings a unique perspective to the show. The podcast features interviews with newsmakers, politicos, policy-makers, entertainers, and athletes, making it a frequent destination for insightful discussions.
Episodes
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
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
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
"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: h
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
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
The Latest from Caracas, Venezuela
Gabriel Aguirre of World Beyond War joins.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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
Imani 2025! Day 7 of Kwanzaa with Founder Dr. Maulana Karenga
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Kuumba 2025! Day 6 of Kwanzaa with Founder Dr. Maulana Karenga
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Nia 2025! Day 5 of Kwanzaa with Founder Dr. Maulana Karenga
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Ujamaa 2025! Day 4 of Kwanzaa with Founder Dr. Maulana Karenga
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Ujima 2025! Day 4 of Kwanzaa with Founder Dr. Maulana Karenga
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Kujichagulia 2025! Day 2 of Kwanzaa with Founder Dr. Maulana Karenga
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Umoja 2025! Day 1 of Kwanzaa with Founder Dr. Maulana Karenga
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Do
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The 60th Anniversary of the Nguzo Saba
Dr. Maulana Karenga joins.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Math Ain't Mathing!!! 2024 Election Disparities
On WPFW FM 89.3 Pacifica Radio, Nathan Taylor of the Election Truth Alliance joins Make It Plain with Rev. Mark and Joy Reid to discuss his research on the 2024 election. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
How Much Red Counties Depend On The Government They Hate
Markos joins for Thursday Kos. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
"What To The Slave Is The Fourth of July?"
Frederick Douglass's speech on July 5, 1852. A Make It Plain tradition.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Trump's Big, Ugly Bill
Markos joins for Thursday Kos.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Musk vs. Trump!
Also, How "progresive" became "elite.." Markos joins for Thursday Kos. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Meet Aisha! The Black Chat GPT!
Esosa Osa of Onyx Impact introduces us to the Digital Green Book and Aisha! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
"This is our Bull Connor moment."
American Federation of Teachers Secretary Treasurer Fedrick Ingram on civil rights, democracy and public education.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
How Trump Is Surgically Targeting His Own Base
Markos joins for Thursday Kos.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Martin Luther King, Jr., Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Serene Jones: Faith, Social Justice, and Resilience
Dr. Serene Jones, President of Union Theological Seminary, joins to discuss the intersection of faith, social justice, and the critical roles of individuals and institutions in times of social conflict. Dr. Jones reflects on the legacies of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Martin Luther King, Jr., and the modern parallels in today's climate. She shares her experiences engaging with communities across t
Could There Be A Blue Wave in 2026? Could Trump Serve Another Term?
Markos Moulitsas of dailykos.com joins for Thursday Kos!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura O. Jones Defends Her City From Trump And Project 2025
The first-term Mayor is a member of the Democratic Mayors Association.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
A Black Church CREDO For An "Undemocratic and Dysfunctional" America
The Rev. Drs. Susan Smith, Janelle Wood, Aidsand Wright-Riggins and Warren H. Stewart, Sr. join. Read the CREDO to Legatees of the Black Church Tradition here. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Is Ukraine's New Deal With Trump Its Best Bet? 😳
Markos of Daily Kos joins for #ThursdayKos.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Trump Is An "Existential Threat" to Education
Becky Pringle, President of the largest labor union in America, the National Education Association joins.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
White House Black History Month Observance 🙄
BlackPressUSA.com Senior WH Correspondent and Washington Bureau Chief April Ryan joins. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Survival Strategies for African Americans: 13 Steps to Freedom
Anthony Browder, Founder of the IKG Cultural Resource Center, discusses his timeless, and now, especially timely book during this Black History Month.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Congressman Al Green on Articles of Impeachment for Trump and Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza
The Ninth Congressional District's Representative from Houston and Black Press USA Washington Bureau Chief April Ryan join.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
What Should Democrats Do As Trump Runs Amok?
Markos also discusses how Trump's tariffs will harm red states as he joins for thie week's Thursday Kos.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Donald Trump Has Michael Steele CUSSIN', y'all!
The Former GOP Chair and Black Press USA Senior White House Correspondent April Ryan join to discuss Trump's chaos.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
The Cast of the Tribeca Award-Winning Podcast, "Red For Revolution"
Jordan Hull, Alimi Ballard, Executive Producer/Lead Actress Renee Wilson and Creator/WriterDirector Jana Naomi Smith discuss the premiere of Red For Revolution, Tribeca's 2024 Independent Audio Fiction Winner.Red for Revolution is a six-part audio drama centering intergenerational stories of Black women, queer love, and liberation starring Jordan Hull, Loretta Devine, S. Epatha Merkerson, Ruti
Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb on ICE Raids, DEI and the Politicization of Plane Crashes
The new President of the Democratic Mayors Association joins.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Trump Lost. Vote Suppression Won. Here Are The Numbers…
4,776,706 voters were wrongly purged from voter rolls according to US Elections Assistance Commission data.By August of 2024, for the first time since 1946, self-proclaimed “vigilante” voter-fraud hunters challenged the rights of 317,886 voters. The NAACP of Georgia estimates that by Election Day, the challenges exceeded 200,000 in Georgia alone.No less than 2,121,000 mail-in ballots were disquali
Trump Is In. What's Next For Black, Brown and Indigenous Women?
Maria Perez, Co-founder and Co-Executive Director of Democracy Rising,and Muthoni Wambu Kraal, co-founder and Executive Director of Women’s Democracy Lab join Rev. Mark to discuss.And check our their OpEd at BlackPressUSA.com.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Trump Can't Do Mass Deportations
Markos joins for this week's Thursday Kos. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
National Urban League President Marc Morial on Trump's Assault on DIversity, Equity and Inclusion
Morial joins Rev. Mark and BlackPressUSA's Senior WH Correspondent April RyanAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive Order Broken Down
Elie Mystal, Justice Correspondent at TheNation.com, discusses his A Line-by-Line Breakdown of Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Executive Order, with Rev. Mark and BlackPressUSA.com's April Ryan. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Black Press USA Washington Bureau Chief and Senior WH Correspondent April Ryan on Trump’s First Day in Office
The longest tenured African American WH Correspondent on Trump's rescissions of DEI and other Biden Executive Orders, the pardoning of those convicted of the Jan. 6 insurrection and Snoop Dogg's Inaugural performance.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
"What Is Your Riverside?" MLK Sunday Sermon
Rev. Mark A. Thompson preaches at The Riverside Church in New York, Jaunary 19, 20205, where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. declared his opposition to the Vietnam War, April 4, 1968, one year to the day before his crucifixion. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Jimmy Carter's Funeral, Election Reassessment, and 2025 Outlook on the First Thursday Kos of the New Year!
Markos, Founder of Daily Kos, and Rev. Mark get the New Year in politics off the ground!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
IMANI! | Day 7 of Kwanzaa 2024 with Dr. Maulana Karenga
The principle for Dec. 31 is Imani (Faith): To believe with all our heart in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.Dr. Maulana Karenga is the creator of the PanAfrican cultural holiday Kwanzaa and the Nguzo Saba--(The Seven Principles) and author of the authoritative text entitled Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture
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