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⭐️🎙 Newz and Trendz with Dave and Len: Black News Roundup

⭐️🎙 Newz and Trendz with Dave and Len: Black News Roundup

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Tune into ”Newz and Trendz with Dave and Len,” your essential source for the latest headlines, stories, and insights impacting Black communities around the world. Each week, our hosts, Dave and Len, deliver in-depth analysis, thoughtful commentary, and interviews with influential voices, covering topics from social justice and politics to culture and innovation. Stay informed and engaged as we explore the stories that matter most, highlighting the achievements and addressing the challenges within our communities. Join us every week for an empowering and enlightening journey through the world of Black news. Part of the NBG Podcast Network! https://nbgpodcastnetwork.com/Copyright 2021 All rights reserved. Politics & Government
Episodes
  • From Target Drama to Oscar Night Wins: Hot Takes on Boycotts, Clemency, and Culture
    Mar 18 2026

    Join Dave and Len as they unpack the week’s biggest stories: the confusion and apology around Pastor Jamal Bryant and the Target boycott, Alabama’s controversial commutation of a death sentence, and highlights and reactions from the Oscars.

    They also touch on local sports, surprising weather swings, Oprah’s Paris fashion moment, rising young athletes, and whether people still go to movie theaters — a brisk, opinionated round-up of news and trends.

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Bus Stop Tragedy: 12-Year-Old Jada West Dies After School Bus Fight
    Mar 11 2026

    Hosts Dave and Leonard cover local updates and hard-hitting stories in this episode: the tragic death of 12-year-old Jada West after a bus stop altercation and the community's response to bullying; a major study linking processed meats, sugary drinks, and trans fats to higher chronic disease risk; a viral incident of a passenger kicked off a plane for playing loud videos; the ongoing search for missing R&B singer Aaron Hall amid a civil lawsuit; plus lighter moments about family achievements and a debate over taking $1 million cash versus owning land in Florida, California, and New York.

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    51 mins
  • The Rest of the Story: How 'Marty' Became Martin Luther King
    Feb 25 2026

    Hosts Dave and Len cover a wide-ranging episode: a Paul Harvey clip revealing young Martin Luther King’s early experiences, reactions to a disputed $12 billion farm payout and concerns from the National Black Farmers Association, HGTV pulling Nicole Curtis after a racial slur video, a professor’s hot-mic remarks at Hunter College, and a suspicious C-SPAN caller linked to Trump. The show mixes news, personal notes, and a Mount Rushmore-style roundtable to close out Black History Month.

    Listeners get context, commentary, and community perspectives on race, accountability, and media in today’s headlines.

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    1 hr
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