On the Ground w Esther Iverem

Mississippi may elect the first Black senator from that state since 1874 during Reconstruction. We speak to one voting rights defender on the ground. And thousands of people marched in 25 cities, including in DC, on November 1, 2026 to demand a new investigation in to the death of Mississippi teen Nolan Wells, who was found dead after a boating trip on the Fourth of July weekend. Plus, headlines on the midterm elections; Trump and Hegseth expand National Guard actions in DC; District residents t

On this show, we report on a protest in DC outside the embassy of the United Arab Emirates on the one-year anniversary of the massacre of thousands of Sudanese by the UAE-backed Rapid Support Forces in El Fasher, a city in the Darfur region of western Sudan. A recent UN report provided more evidence of the “substantial” support in funding, weapons, mercenaries and coordination provided by the UAE to the RSF, which has been accused of genocide by the UN and other international agencies. Protester

A new report details the ways the Trump administration is criminalizing constitutionally protected rights of free speech, dissent and protest. We speak to our media critic Jon Jeter. And at the recently concluded meetings of the United Nations Human Rights Council, resurgent racism inside the U.S. was on full blast. We hear from Awa Dabo, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, addressing the Human Rights Council during its 63rd session in Geneva on September 26th 2026, and Kar

The Trump administration is plotting to deport a standing member of Congress and may be plotting war on Latin America. We speak to political scientist Wilmer Leon for this month’s episode of the F-Word on fascism. And the Oxford Union tried to censor the Palestinian scholar and activist Susan Abulhawa but she sued and won. On this podcast we hear the FULL historic speech. Plus headlines on Yemen, Iran, government watchdog group targets Jared Kushner, Celebration of life for Alvin ‘Skipper’ Baile

Sam Husseini’s in-your-face style of journalism is well-known”and now he wants to take the fight to Congress. And the family friends and advocates for Tawfiq Abdul Haqq are demanding justice after a Prince Georges County, Maryland police officer shot and killed the 33-year-old father of two. The show is made possible only by our volunteer energy, our resolve to keep the people’s voices on the air, and by support from our listeners. In this new era of fake corporate news, we have to be and suppo

The 2026 United Nations General Assembly met during what is arguably the most dangerous time in global affairs since the Cuban Missile crisis. We hear one view from the global majority, by Mia Motley, prime minister of Barbados. And as we live in a time of monumental changes on the world stage, we also live in a time of giants falling all around us. DC celebrates the life of artist and educator Uzikee Allen Nelson, and the world remembers master calypsonian The Mighty Sparrow. Plus headlines on