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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.

MIP | Make It Plain with Rev. Mark Thompson Make It Plain with Rev. Mark Thompson

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.9 • 225 Ratings

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.

    Emergency Contraception and Presidential Immunity | SCOTUS Endangers Us All

    Emergency Contraception and Presidential Immunity | SCOTUS Endangers Us All

    Katie Keith, Deputy Director of the White House Gender Policy Council joins, followed by Markos Moulitsas for Thursday Kos.


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    The Jazz Doesn't Play Itself: How New Orleans’ Approach to Sustainable Tourism Directly Supports Local Artists and Creatives

    The Jazz Doesn't Play Itself: How New Orleans’ Approach to Sustainable Tourism Directly Supports Local Artists and Creatives

    Big Chief Dow Edwards, of the Timbuktu Warriors Mardi Gras Indians and the New Orleans Tourism and Cultural Fund (NOTCF), Don Marshall, Executive Director of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival & Foundation and Kevin Wlikins, CEO and founder of Trepwise, a New Orleans based strategy consulting firm join to discuss:

    The NOTCF's role in pooling a percentage of state and local taxes from hotel occupancy into a fund that is used to sponsor cultural events and provide support to artists and musicians; funding music programs in local schools; and literacy training that opens up pathways into businesses for local artists to get lending and mortgages for their businesses
    With the proceeds from the annual Jazz & Heritage Festival, the Jazz and Heritage Foundation's music school, as well as its partnership with schools to teach local students and future musicians; its historic Archive; and, in the last two years, its Music Relief Fund, which has provided more than $2 million dollars supporting musicians, music industry gig workers, Black Masking Indians and other indigenous cultural practitioners

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    The Difference African Culture and Arts Make In Children's Lives

    The Difference African Culture and Arts Make In Children's Lives

    Nana Kofi Osei Williams and April Silver join to discuss the Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation and its upcoming May 14 Dreams in Action Gala.


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    The State of Black Literature

    The State of Black Literature

    Dr. Brenda M. Greene of the National Black Writers Conference joins.


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    Jill Biden's Ceasefire Demand, Truth Social's and Tesla's Demise and Florida's Fate.

    Jill Biden's Ceasefire Demand, Truth Social's and Tesla's Demise and Florida's Fate.

    Markos joins for Thursday Kos.


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    The Francis Scott Key Bridge, Ronna McDaniel's Hiring and Firing and Trump's Trials

    The Francis Scott Key Bridge, Ronna McDaniel's Hiring and Firing and Trump's Trials

    Markos joins for Thursday Kos and Shailen Bhatt, DOT Federal Highway Administrator, joins to discuss the tragedy in Baltimore.


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    • 53 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
225 Ratings

225 Ratings

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All informative

Love the shows keep up the good work.

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Fresh

There is democratic power. We need more democratic power. Vote in your local democrat to leverage democratic power to get things going for all people in the country. Fight against the NEW BIG GOVERNMENT: republicans taking over your own body, your privacy, your Health Care, your right to vote, tax cuts for the corporate rich. Things I gathered as a “Podrishioner”.

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Happy we found you again!

Keep up the great work Mark. It’s a good feeling to hear your voice again while we’re at work or now with the podcast anytime of day. Many many blessing from your extended family in Memphis Tn.

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