The Leslie Marshall Show

Congressman Joe Kennedy (D-MA) discusses his fight against the Transgender Military Ban

Leslie is joined by Congressman Joe Kennedy III, who represents the Fourth District of Massachusetts. Currently in his fourth term, he represents a diverse district that stretches from the suburbs of Boston to the more industrial cities of Massachusetts’ South Coast.

Congressman Kennedy is a member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, and also serves as Chairman of the Congressional Transgender Equality Task Force.

The two discuss the Trump administration's transgender military ban that goes into effect this evening. They also talk about the resolution authored by Rep. Kennedy that passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 238-185, rebuking the hateful ban by President Trump.

Rep. Kennedy's website is Kennedy.House.Gov and his Twitter handle is @RepJoeKennedy.

2020 Census and The Trump Administration's Citizenship Question

Today's guest hosts are Charlotte Hancock, Communications Director for Generation Progress, and Brent Cohen, Executive Director of Generation Progress and the VP of the Center for American Progress.

They are joined by a pair of guests as they discuss what's at stake with the 2020 Census and the Trump administration's push to add a citizenship question. Regarding what's at stake, the Census "provides the basis for reapportioning congressional seats, redistricting, and distributing more than $675 billion in federal funds annually to support states, counties and communities’ vital programs — impacting housing, education, transportation, employment, health care and public policy." (Source: www.census.gov/partners/2020.html)

The two guests are Shaneice Simmons, Associate Director of Civic Engagement at Rock the Vote, and Dorian L. Spence, Director of Special Litigation and Advocacy at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.

The Twitter handle for Shaneice's organization is @RockTheVote and Dorian's handle is @DLSCivilRights.

Charlotte Hancock's Twitter handle is @CharlatAnne and Brent Cohen's handle is @BrentJCohen.

The website for "The Center for American Progress" is www.AmericanProgress.org and their Twitter Handle is @amprog.

College Sports Shortchanging Black Men; Trump Administration to Roll Back Criminal Justice Reform?

4/3/19

 

Today's guest hosts are Charlotte Hancock, Communications Director for Generation Progress, and Brent Cohen, Executive Director of Generation Progress and the VP of the Center for American Progress.

During the first half hour, they are joined by the authors of a new report detailing the 'surprising ways that college sports are shortchanging black men.'

 

The two guests, and authors of the report, are Connor Maxwell and Sara Garcia.  Connor is a policy analyst for Race and Ethnicity Policy at American Progress and his Twitter handle is @Connor__Maxwell.  Sara is the senior research and advocacy manager for Postsecondary Education at American Progress and her Twitter handle is @Sara_A_Garcia.

During the second half of the show, Will Heaton joins in to discuss the Trump administration now wanting to force federal job applicants to divulge information about their participation in programs that help people avoid criminal convictions (AKA 'diversion programs').

 

Will is Vice President of Government Affairs and Policy at JustLeadershipUSA and his Twitter handle is @WJHeaton.

Charlotte Hancock's Twitter handle is @CharlatAnne and Brent Cohen's handle is @BrentJCohen.

The website for "The Center for American Progress" is www.AmericanProgress.org and their Twitter Handle is @amprog.

Guest Host: 'Deadline DC With Brad Bannon': Democratic Primary, Trump Tries to Kill ACA Again

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. Today is episode #4 of his new show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon.'

Brad is first joined by Emily Ngo, National Political Reporter for Newsday. Emily's Twitter handle is @epngo.

The two discuss the race for the 2020 Democratic Presidential nominee, including the first major month of fundraising for the candidates.

Brad's second guest is Robert Schlesinger, Writer, Editor and Commentator. Robert is also Author of "White House Ghosts: Presidents and Their Speechwriters."
Robert's Twitter handle is @rschles.

Brad and Robert discuss the Trump administration's latest attempt to kill the 'Affordable Care Act' (Obamacare). They also analyze Trump's comments that he and Congressional Republicans won't come up with a replacement healthcare plan of their own until after the 2020 election.

Brad writes a column every Sunday on the 2020 Presidential race for 'The Hill.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago.
His website is BannonCR.com and his Twitter handle is @BradBannon.

Reparations and the #ADOS Movement; Democratic Presidential Candidates and Black Voters

Sam Fulwood guest hosts today's show. He is a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, where he analyzes the influence of national politics and domestic policies on communities of color across the United States.

Here are the topics that were discussed along with the guests that Sam was joined by.

 

Sam was first joined by William “Sandy” Darity, the Samuel Cook professor of economics at Duke University.  They two discussed Reparations and the #ADOS Movement.

 

1. Topic: Reparations and the #ADOS Movement

 

Guest: William “Sandy” Darity, the Samuel Cook professor of economics at Duke University

Twitter Handle: @SandyDarity

 

2. Topic: Democratic Presidential candidates, black voters, and the South Carolina primary election

 

Guest: Antjuan Seawright, President of Blueprint Strategy and a Democratic Strategist based in South Carolina

Twitter Handle:@antjuansea

 

3. Topic: NCAA Basketball's Men's and Women's 'Final Four'

 

Guest: Lindsay Gibbs, Sports Reporter at Think Progress

Twitter Handle: @linzsports

Sam Fulwood's Twitter handle is @SamFulwood.

The website for "The Center for American Progress" is www.AmericanProgress.org and their Twitter Handle is @amprog.

Standing Up to Gun Violence

Today's guest host is Anisha Singh, formerly of Generation Progress, and now with Planned Parenthood.

Anisha is joined by the following guests as they discuss solving the gun violence epidemic in America.

 

Guest 1: Dakota Jablon, MHS, Deputy Legislative Director, Coalition to Stop Gun Violence

Tweets: @dakotapaige_

 

Guest 2: Summer Lee, State Representative for Pennsylvania's 34th district

Tweets: @SummerForPA

Anisha Singh's Twitter handle is @Anisha_S113.

The website for 'Planned Parenthood' is PlannedParenthood.org and their Twitter handle is @PPFA.

College Admissions Scandal

Today's guest hosts are Charlotte Hancock, Communications Director for Generation Progress, and Brent Cohen, Executive Director of Generation Progress and the VP of the Center for American Progress.

They are joined by a pair of guests as they discuss the recent College Admissions Scandal.

The two guests are Davin Sweeney, Director of Collegewise, and Rebecca Cokley, Director of the Disability Justice Initiative at American Progress.

Davin's Twitter handles are @DavinSweeney and @Crushpod, Rebecca's handle is @RebeccaCokley.

Charlotte Hancock's Twitter handle is @CharlatAnne and Brent Cohen's handle is @BrentJCohen.

The website for "The Center for American Progress" is www.AmericanProgress.org and their Twitter Handle is @amprog.

"Solidarity Against Hate" with guest, and USW President, Leo Gerard

Leslie is joined by Leo Gerard, International President of the United Steelworkers Union (USW).

The two discuss his new blog post, entitled "Solidarity Against Hate."

(Blog link here: www.usw.org/blog/2019/solidarity-against-hate)

The website for the USW is www.USW.org and their Twitter handle is @steelworkers. Leo Gerard's handle is @USWblogger.

Guest Host: 'Deadline DC with Brad Bannon': Trump AG's Summary of Mueller Report

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. Today is episode #3 of his new show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon.'

Brad is first joined by Charlie Cook, Editor and Publisher for 'The Cook Political Report.' Charlie's Twitter handle is @CharlieCookDC.

The two discuss the fallout of Trump A.G. Bill Barr's summary of the Mueller report. They also discuss the Democratic presidential primary race, and President Trump's prospects for re-election.

Brad's second guest is John T. Bennett, White House Correspondent for 'Roll Call.' The two discuss the Trump White House's reaction to A.G. Bill Barr's summary of the Mueller report.
John's Twitter handle is @BennettJohnT.

Brad writes a column every Sunday on the 2020 Presidential race for 'The Hill.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago.
His website is BannonCR.com and his Twitter handle is @BradBannon.

Banning LGBTQ Discrimination with Equality Act; HIV/AIDS and the Black Community

3/20/19

 

Today's guest hosts are Charlotte Hancock, Communications Director for Generation Progress, and Brent Cohen, Executive Director of Generation Progress and the VP of the Center for American Progress.

They are joined by a pair of guests as they discuss two different topics today.

The first topic is the bipartisan Equality Act, which was re-introduced in Congress last week. This crucial piece of legislation would ban discrimination against LGBTQ people in all aspects of life. The expert guest on this topic is the Law and Policy Director for Lamba Legal, Jenny Pizer. Her Twitter handle is @JennyPizer and the handle for Lamda Legal is @LamdaLegal.

The second topic is HIV and AIDS. HIV/AIDS is not the death-sentence it used to be for many HIV+ positive Americans, but it’s still ravaging the LGBTQ community, and Black Americans continue to be disproportionately impacted by HIV and AIDS – accounting for 43% of new HIV diagnoses, despite being only 13% of the population.

The expert guest on this topic is Raniyah Copeland, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Black AIDS Institute (BAI). Her Twitter handle is @Raniyah143 and the handle for the Black AIDS Institute (BAI) is @BlackAids.

Charlotte Hancock's Twitter handle is @CharlatAnne and Brent Cohen's handle is @BrentJCohen.

The website for "The Center for American Progress" is www.AmericanProgress.org and their Twitter Handle is @amprog.