Episode 127: Biden Won, Now What?
While ballots are still being counted and it will take a few weeks to have certified results, Vice President Joe Biden is the projected winner of the 2020 Presidential race and Senator Kamala Harris will be our historic Vice President.
Episode 126: Mamas Are On The Ballot
Election Day is finally here and L. Joy brings Stephanie Schriock, President of Emily’s List to the front of the class to talk about all of the mamas on the ballot. She also talks to one of the mamas on the ballot in North Carolina Sydney Batch about child welfare and how states will handle the post COVID economic recovery.
Episode 125: It' Ain’t Over
It's L. Joy's birthday but she still has lessons for us. Howard University President Wayne Frederick comes to the front of the class to discuss how HBCU's are leading testing and research of COVID-19 and Max Ritchman, the President of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare discusses the threat the Trump administration poses to Social Security.
Episode 123: Black Women Are On the Ballot
There are a historic number of Black women running for office in 2020. In addition to a Black woman being on the top of the ticket as the Democratic nominee for Vice President, at least 122 Black women filed to run for Congress and there are more running for local seats. L. Joy brings a few of those Black women to the front of the class including Joyce Elliott, candidate for Arkansas’s 2nd Congressional District and the four Black women of Justice 4 LACCD running for seats on the Board of Trustees for the Los Angeles Community College District.
Episode 122: What’s at Stake 2020
There is more at stake in this election than beating the big orange ugly. In advance of 2020 National Voter Registration Day, L. Joy hosts the 2020 SiriusXM Urban View Vote Special. Coming to the front of the class is Senator Elizabeth Warren and a number of special guests who highlight the many reasons to get engaged, organize and help turn out the vote during the 2020 election season.