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The Switch Up podcast series — hosted by The Hill’s Cheyanne Daniels — explores the intersection of race and politics through intimate conversations with leading scholars, advocates, and legislators from communities of color.
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President-elect Trump on Jan. 20 becomes only the third president to take the oath of office on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
The collision of the two events has set members of the civil rights community on edge, in part because of Trump’s history of inflammatory comments.
On today’s episode of The Switch Up, Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King share how they’re keeping the legacy of King alive, while Rev. Al Sharpton announces a boycott in the fashion of the late civil rights leader.
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The World Health Organization established World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, 1988. Thousands were contracting HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Since the first AIDS case was reported in 1981, some 25 million people have died from the disease.
On this episode of The Switch Up, race and politics reporter Cheyanne M. Daniels explores how activists are working to educate communities on HIV/AIDS, end the stigma associated with the illness and address the growing racial disparities around the disease.
Their ultimate goal? To create an HIV/AIDS-free generation.
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Former President Obama once famously said when Rep. Jim Clyburn speaks, the entire Congress listens.
The South Carolina Democrat is one of the most powerful voices in Congress, and in many ways, he is credited for Kamala Harris’s ascension to the vice presidency.
On today’s episode of The Switch Up, host Cheyanne M. Daniels sat down with Clyburn to talk about what this year’s historic election could mean for the not only Black Americans, but the entire nation.
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With less than a week until Election Day, Vice President Harris and former President Trump are stepping up their outreach to Black male voters.
The crucial voting bloc could be a deciding factor in this year’s election. But while polls show Harris with a razor-thin edge over Trump, an unprecedented number of Black men are saying they’ll support the GOP nominee in November.
In this episode of The Switch Up, host Cheyanne M. Daniels sat down with some of the nation’s leading Black male political consultants to discuss Black men’s top issues this year and the role they play in electing the next President of the United States.
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Kristin Powell is the principal of the Black Futures Lab, an organization working to build political power through civic engagement.
Powell sat down with host Cheyanne M. Daniels just days after President Biden dropped out of the 2024 race and endorsed Vice President Harris. Powell highlighted what this change could mean for Black voters.
In their conversation, Powell broke down what the top issues for Black Americans are this year, using the Black Futures Lab’s Black Census Project — the largest polling project of Black Americans — and shared what both Harris and former President Trump must do to win over one of the most crucial voting blocs.
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As chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nev.) leads a host of 60 members in advocating for the needs of Black Americans.
On the latest edition of The Switch Up's election series, Horsford sat down with The Hill's Cheyanne M. Daniels to unravel what’s at stake for Black voters in the upcoming election, now less than six weeks away. He also highlights that it’s not just the presidential election where Americans could see history made but also in the House and Senate.
Horsford also discusses how the CBC plans to continue pushing for the needs of Black Americans in Congress and how the caucus's Black Wealth Agenda could help close the racial wealth gap.
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Jaime Harrison made history in 2013 when he became the first African American to serve as the chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party. Just seven years later, in 2020, Harrison moved up to serve as chair of the Democratic National Committee.
On today’s episode of The Switch Up, Harrison sat down with race and politics reporter Cheyanne M. Daniels to discuss the historic nature of this year’s election and what is at stake for Black voters.
He weighed in on the first presidential debate between Vice President Harris and former President Trump and issued a strong message to young Black voters.
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In 2020, President Biden became the first Democrat to win Georgia since former President Clinton. But in 2024, Republicans are fighting to regain the 16 Electoral College votes up for grabs. Camilla Moore is the chair of the Georgia Black Republican Council, an organization that works to recruit Black Americans to join the GOP and run for office.
She joined The Switch Up’s election series to share her thoughts about how Black Republicans can impact this critical election, now less than two months away, and what Vice President Harris’s identity could mean for Black voters.She also digs deep into how the Peach State became one of the most pivotal swing states and what Harris's identity could mean for Black voters.
Editor's Note: This episode was recorded shortly after Harris announced her candidacy.
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Just days ahead of the Sept. 10 presidential debate between former President Trump and Vice President Harris, polls show the two candidates virtually tied.
But Harris’s historic campaign has generated a sense of excitement some have compared to 2008, when Barack Obama was elected as the first Black president.
In this special election edition, The Switch Up spoke with Jasmine Harris, director of Black Media for Vice President Harris’s campaign, to talk about the historic contest with just over two months until Election Day.
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Whitley Yates, a proud Republican, is the director of diversity and engagement for the Indiana Republican Party.
Yates believes in bringing all voices to the table and in her role, she launched the “Indiana Republican Diversity Leadership Series,” a program aiming to attract, train and support conservative minorities throughout the Hoosier State.
In this special election edition, she joins The Switch Up to discuss how the change at the top of the Democratic ticket could impact former President Trump’s campaign; if Vice President Harris can win over voters and how Black voters could decide this year’s election — now just 71 days away.
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In 1968, the whole world had its eyes on Chicago. The Democratic National Convention (DNC) had come to the city and tensions were high due to Vietnam War protests and the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy.
Fast forward to 2024, and all eyes are once again on the Windy City as the DNC kicks off this week. The past has been on full display as concerns around planned protests in the city have circulated for months.With the ongoing wars between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and Russia and Ukraine, a recent assassination attempt on former President Trump and political division here at home, there’s no denying the similarities between the two years.
In this special election edition, The Switch Up spoke with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson ahead of the convention to take a deeper look at the parallels between 1968 and 2024 — and the implications it could have for November.
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Ten years ago the nation watched as protests spread across St. Louis over the unarmed shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown. The unrest in many ways thrust the Black Lives Matter movement into the national spotlight in a way it hadn’t before.
The St. Louis County Prosecutor never brought charges against Officer Darren Wilson, who claimed he shot Brown after the teenager reached for his gun. The Department of Justice (DOJ) in investigating the killing determined there was no evidence prosecutors could rely upon to “disprove” Wilson’s belief that he feared for his safety.
A decade later, Brown's family, advocates, and lawmakers say justice has still not been served.
On this episode of The Switch Up, we speak with Montague Simmons, Director of Strategic Partnerships for the Movement for Black Lives (M4BL)
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The election is less than three months away — and after a whirlwind primary season, the players have been named: Vice President Harris will take on former President Trump in November.
After President Biden decided last month that he would step aside, Democrats have largely coalesced behind the vice president. Boasting record fundraising hauls, key endorsements and jam-packed rallies, it's hard to believe Harris only joined the fray a few weeks ago.
Now, the Democrats have officially nominated Harris to top the ticket alongside her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who she tapped earlier this week to join her team. Walz will battle Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), Trump's vice-presidential pick, for the No. 2 spot in the White House.
In this special election edition, The Switch Up brought on campaign reporter Caroline Vakil to look deeper into the Harris-Walz ticket and the obstacles the duo will have to face on the road to November.
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Janiyah Thomas has carved her way through the Republican Party, working both for South Carolina’s Sen. Tim Scott’s presidential campaign and for the Republican National Convention. She has since joined the Trump Campaign, where she now serves as the former president’s Black Media Director.
In this role, Thomas works to connect the presidential candidate with Black voters — and urges Black Americans to support him in November.
On this episode of The Switch Up’s Election Series, host Cheyanne M. Daniels and Janiyah Thomas discuss how the ascension of Vice President Harris to the top of the Democratic ticket could impact Donald Trump’s campaign; allegations of racist remarks by the former President; and how Black men could decide this year’s election.
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Just over 100 days remain until the November election.From President Biden's big announcement that he would withdraw his candidacy to the failed assassination attempt on former President Trump, the political landscape has largely changed since primary season.
As Vice President Harris rises as the probable Democratic nominee, with Biden's endorsement, questions are likely swirling as to what that contest will actually look like.
In this special edition of The Hill's Switch Up Election Series, White House reporter Alex Gangitano takes a deep dive into the ever-changing campaign trail and what a Harris candidacy could look like.
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Editor's Note: This episode was recorded prior to President Biden's decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race.
On this week’s episode of The Switch Up’s Election Series, host Cheyanne M. Daniels and Adrianne Shropshire discuss the most pressing issues for Black voters, where Black Americans have seen success over the last four years and the work still to be done.
Adrianne Shropshire began her political work as a community organizer in California, organizing in the South Los Angeles neighborhoods around police accountability, economic justice, and youth empowerment.
In 2016, Shropshire founded BlackPAC, an organization dedicated to educating and mobilizing African American voters. Through her work, Shropshire has designed programs to engage hundreds of thousands of voters and helped pass progressive policies nationwide.
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In this special edition of The Switch Up’s Election Series, host Cheyanne M. Daniels and Sarah Chamberlain discuss how the attempted assassination of former President Trump may impact the election, and how women may be one of the most crucial coalitions for this year’s election.
Sarah Chamberlain is the president and CEO of the Republican Main Street Partnership, she began her career in the office of former Republican Rep. Amory Houghton, Jr. in Corning, NY. In 1998, Chamberlain became the first executive director of the John Quincy Adams Society and helped found the Republican Main Street Partnership. She is particularly dedicated to uplifting women voters and their top concerns.
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In the first episode of The Switch Up Election Series, host Cheyanne M. Daniels sat down with Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), former chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, to discuss diversity, equity and inclusion, the power of Black voters, and Beatty’s continued support for President Biden amid growing calls for him to suspend his 2024 reelection bid.
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From William Dorsey Swann, the first self-proclaimed drag queen, to sayings like “spill the tea,” Black history and drag are inexplicably intertwined.
But with growing attacks on both Black history and drag performance, advocates and performers alike are concerned about how the politicization of identities will affect Black entertainers.
In this episode of The Switch Up, advocates from the Marsha P. Johnson Institute and The Mahogany Project explain how Black drag performers have influenced the broader culture for decades; while performers like D.C.’s Blaq Dynamite express how the growing limitations impact their ability to entertain.
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For more than 400 years, over 15 million Africans were the victims of the transatlantic slave trade, according to data from the United Nations. By 1860, when the last census before the Civil War was taken, there were 4 million slaves in the South.But three years later, on Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln made history by signing the Emancipation Proclamation — essentially freeing the slaves in Confederate states. But, it would take over two years for that news to reach enslaved people in Galveston, Texas.That's where the legacy of Juneteenth begins. But it wasn't until 2021 that President Biden signed legislation to make the day a federal holiday.With commentary from guests such as Wisdom Cole, the NAACP's advocacy director, and Congressional Black Caucus chair Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nev.), among others, this episode dives into the significance of Juneteenth and why we still celebrate the day nearly 160 years later.
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