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 40 years, he has also been a radio broadcaster for three decades, and he has spent over 10 years as a television commentator, as well. Rev. Mark hosts Make It Plain (MIP), a political, human rights and breaking news podcast. Rev. Mark’s lifelong social justice activism intersects with ...
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What We Can Learn Form The TN-7 Special Election
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Unanswered Questions Around The National Guard Shooting
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54:17Intelligence 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/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy…
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WeAintBuyingIt.com Economic Noncooperation Campaign Nov. 27 - Dec. 1
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19:37LaTosha 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/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.co…
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Meet Roxanne Brown, The First African American And The First Woman President Of The United Steelworkers
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32:42The President-Elect of the largest industrial union in North America joins. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAf Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Eight Dems Annul The Election Celebration Before The Honeymoon Ends
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How Black Women Won The Election For Us and Unarmed Black Man Shot At By Federal Police
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53:00Attorney 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 Servic…
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Markos joins #ThursdayKos joins to discuss the Democrats' success Tuesday night Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAf Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson
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AFGE President Everett Kelley Says Both The Shutdown And The Lockout Of Federal Employees Must End
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30:28The 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 t…
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NEA President Becky Pringle on SNAP: "Our kids can't learn if they are hungry."
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36:06The 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/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAf Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Halloween House of Horrors: Shutdown, SNAP, Redistricting, Oh My!
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Esosa Osa of Onyx Impact on their new study BlackOutReport.org: The Real-World Cost of Erasing, Distorting, and Suppressing Black Progress Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAf Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Are Dems Now The Party Of The Well-To-Do?
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1:05:19Markos of Daily Kos and Special Guest Michael Harriot of Contraband Camp join for this week's #ThursdayKos Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAf Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Shutdown Not Shutting Down ICE & How Trump Won The America Dems Forgot
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43:44Markos Moulitsas, Founder of Daily Kos joins for Thursday Kos. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAf Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Million Man March Anniversary Commemorations in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Newark, NYC, Akron, Canton, Cleveland, Wichita and East Palo Alto
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1:00:30Washington'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/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.c…
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The 30th Anniversary of the Million Man March, Part I
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54:12Dr. Maulana Karenga and Rev. Willie Wilson join. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAf Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson
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...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/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAf Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson
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On The Federal Shutdown And The NYC Mayoral Race
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54:36Black Press USA Capitol Hill Correspondent Lauren Victoria Burke and Working Families Party National Director Maurice Mitchell join. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAf Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson
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The 60th Anniversary of the Nguzo Saba
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Missouri's Racist Redistricting And The Lynching Of Emmett Till
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Mayor Brandon Johnson Resists Trump And Federal Troops In Chicago
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17:25The Mayor joins to discuss Trump's threats to occupy Chicago Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAf Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Jesse Jackson, Jr. Campaigns To Return To Congress
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A Young Brother Experiences Trump's Military Occupation of D.C.
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Texas Redistricting And How The Democrats Lost In 2024
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Workers Circle, One Of America's Oldest Jewish Organizations, Stands Up On Behalf Of The People Of Gaza
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35:06Workers Circle President Ann Toback calls for an end to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAf Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Trump Voters Losing Hospitals, Food Stamps, Disaster Relief and Manufacturing Jobs, But Gaining A Tax Increase
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Palestinian Columbia University Student Mohsen Madawi On His Unlawful Arrest At A Naturalization Hearing
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57:10His Attorney, Nate Wessler, of the Vermont ACLU also joins MIP on 89.3 WPFW-FM. Madawi v. Trump Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAf Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Markos joins this week's Thursday Kos to discuss the Epstein files. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAf Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Nana Gyamfi of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration joins. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAf Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. on Civil Rights, Fascism, Media and the 30th Anniversary of the Million Man March
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27:04The former NAACP President, Million Man March Executive Director and current President of the National Newspaper Publisher Association joins. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAf Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson
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John Lewis National Day of Action 7/17
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35:18April Albright of Black Voters Matter joins! Find an action near you at GoodTroubleLivesOn.org Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAf Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Math Ain't Mathing!!! 2024 Election Disparities
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53:04On 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/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAf Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson
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How Much Red Counties Depend On The Government They Hate
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42:24Markos joins for Thursday Kos. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAf Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson
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"What To The Slave Is The Fourth of July?"
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1:24:14Frederick Douglass's speech on July 5, 1852. A Make It Plain tradition. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAf Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Markos joins for Thursday Kos. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAf Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Also, How "progresive" became "elite.." Markos joins for Thursday Kos. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAf Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Esosa Osa of Onyx Impact introduces us to the Digital Green Book and Aisha! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAf Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson
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American Federation of Teachers Secretary Treasurer Fedrick Ingram on civil rights, democracy and public education. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAf Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson
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How Trump Is Surgically Targeting His Own Base
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Martin Luther King, Jr., Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Serene Jones: Faith, Social Justice, and Resilience
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28:45Dr. 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 …
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Could There Be A Blue Wave in 2026? Could Trump Serve Another Term?
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44:45Markos Moulitsas of dailykos.com joins for Thursday Kos! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAf Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson
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St. Louis Mayor Tishaura O. Jones Defends Her City From Trump And Project 2025
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34:04The first-term Mayor is a member of the Democratic Mayors Association. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAf Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson
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A Black Church CREDO For An "Undemocratic and Dysfunctional" America
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1:02:45The 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/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAf Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Is Ukraine's New Deal With Trump Its Best Bet? 😳
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24:48Markos of Daily Kos joins for #ThursdayKos. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAf Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Trump Is An "Existential Threat" to Education
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32:50Becky Pringle, President of the largest labor union in America, the National Education Association joins. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAf Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson
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White House Black History Month Observance 🙄
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32:00BlackPressUSA.com Senior WH Correspondent and Washington Bureau Chief April Ryan joins. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAf Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Survival Strategies for African Americans: 13 Steps to Freedom
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1:17:52Anthony 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/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAf Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Congressman Al Green on Articles of Impeachment for Trump and Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza
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36:49The Ninth Congressional District's Representative from Houston and Black Press USA Washington Bureau Chief April Ryan join. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAf Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson
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What Should Democrats Do As Trump Runs Amok?
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45:34Markos also discusses how Trump's tariffs will harm red states as he joins for thie week's Thursday Kos. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAf Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Donald Trump Has Michael Steele CUSSIN', y'all!
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34:15The Former GOP Chair and Black Press USA Senior White House Correspondent April Ryan join to discuss Trump's chaos. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAf Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson
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