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Teach the Babies w/ Dr. David J. Johns

Teach the Babies w/ Dr. David J. Johns

By: Dr. David J. Johns & Thomas Cunningham IV
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 On Teach the Babies with Dr. David J. Johns, we’re examining the intersection of education, access, race, and how government impacts the teaching of our babies.

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  • Minneapolis Teaches Us to Fight Back with Robin Wonsley

    Minneapolis Teaches Us to Fight Back with Robin Wonsley
    Feb 17 2026
    What does leadership look like when your city is under federal occupation? When ICE agents are killing civilians in your streets? When thousands of your neighbors are being hunted, arrested, and deported—and you're the one people are looking to for answers?In this urgent conversation, Dr. David Johns sits down with Minneapolis City Council Member Robin Wonsley, the council's Minority Leader and the first Democratic Socialist to hold leadership on the council. Robin represents Ward 2, home to one of the largest Somali communities in the country, and she's been on the front lines of what's been called the largest immigration enforcement operation in U.S. history: Operation Metro Surge.

    Robin doesn't just talk about what happened in Minneapolis—she was there. She was at the scene when Renée Good was killed by federal agents. She's been organizing eviction moratoriums, securing rental assistance, calling for ICE to be abolished, and building communities of care in the middle of a crisis designed to break people.

    Most importantly, Robin teaches us about revolutionary love—how Minneapolis chose to lean into care and compassion instead of bitterness when faced with state-sanctioned terror. She shows us what a politics of care looks like: starting with your neighbors, your workplace, your school, your faith community. Building the networks that sustain us when institutions fail us.

    Class is in session. And this lesson is for everyone.

    CONNECT WITH ROBIN WONSLEY:
    • Instagram/Twitter/TikTok/Bluesky: @Robin4MPLS or @RobinForMPLS
    • Email: robin4mpls@gmail.com
    • Website: Robin4MPLS.com


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    44 mins
  • Will Democrats Act- With Dr. Jason Johnson

    Will Democrats Act- With Dr. Jason Johnson
    Feb 10 2026
    On January 7, 2026, ICE agent Jonathan Ross shot and killed Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother and poet, in Minneapolis. One week earlier, an off-duty ICE agent killed Keith Porter Jr., a Black father of two, on New Year's Eve in Los Angeles. No charges have been filed in either case.

    Dr. Jason Johnson—professor, MSNBC contributor, and political analyst—argues that Democrats should make abolishing ICE central to their 2026 midterm campaigns. His case isn't just moral—it's political. Polling shows 46% of Americans support abolishing ICE, higher than support for abolishing the IRS. Yet Democratic leadership remains silent.

    In this urgent conversation, Jason breaks down why ICE's absence from pop culture creates a unique political opportunity, how ICE spending is an economic justice issue, why this agency operates as a secret police force, and what it means for Democrats to actually be an opposition party. The question now: will Democrats have the courage to act?

    RESOURCES & REFERENCES

    Dr. Jason Johnson's Work:
    • Article: "Democrats need to run against ICE in 2026" (MSNBC) - https://www.ms.now/opinion/abolish-ice-polls-democrats-midterms-2026
    • YouTube Channel: Dr. Jason Johnson (Three Things series)
    Book: Political Consultants & Campaigns: One Day to Sell

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    46 mins
  • Know Your Rights with Allen Orr

    Know Your Rights with Allen Orr
    Feb 3 2026
    In this urgent conversation, immigration attorney Allen Orr—the first Black president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and founder of Orr Immigration Law Firm—breaks down what's really happening with ICE enforcement across the country.

    We discuss:
    • The truth behind "Operation Metro Surge" and mass raids
    • Why 75,000 people with NO criminal record were arrested
    • What happened to the 2 US citizens killed in Minneapolis
    • Children are being detained and separated from their families
    • The profit motive behind private detention centers
    • Deaths in ICE custody (32 last year alone)
    • Practical know-your-rights information everyone needs RIGHT NOW
    • What to do if ICE shows up at your door, stops you on the street, or pulls you over
    • Resources for undocumented folks, DACA/TPS holders, green card holders, and US citizens
    • Why this affects ALL Black communities—not just immigrants
    • The connection between immigration enforcement and voting rights
    • What the "self-deportation" program really means
    • The bigger picture: what's the actual endgame?
    This is information your family needs. Your neighbors need. Your congregation needs.

    Listen. Share. Protect each other.

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    43 mins
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