Jay Winter Nightwolf: American Indian & Indigenous Peoples Truths

The Heavy Baggage of Progress (Barry Lenoir and Mark Charles)

Barry Lenoir is the President of the United Black Fund of Washington, DC. Mark Charles is a Navajo activist, public speaker, consultant, and author on Native American issues. He was an independent candidate for President of the United States in the 2020 United States presidential election.

In this episode:

• The new Administration- Better but not ideal
• Confronting evil and the movement of power in a better direction
• What Biden and Harris did to set people of color back
• Will the next 4 years encourage us to forget the country is racist

 

Host:  Jay Winter NightwolfPrayer:  Verona IriarteProduction Engineer:  Moe Thomas

Executive Producer:  Sandra Hope

The Scales of Injustice (Carmen R. Johnson PhD)

Dr. Carmen Johnson spent 44 months of a 10-year sentence in a West Virginia prison work camp as a result of her work and advocacy to prevent and stop mortgage loan abuses aimed at people of color in Maryland. She was charged and falsely convicted with what was labeled as "24 counts of mortgage, bank, and wire fraud".

During the years leading up to that sentence, she was bullied, harassed, followed, and called vile names by those who chose to support the lies that had been promoted about her.  While in prison, she was verbally and physically abused and must now manage the resulting PTSD while she fights to clear her name.

Read Carmen's Story.

 

Music:  "Keep My Memory" by Alexis Raeana feat. Charly Lowry.

• Host:  Jay Winter Nightwolf
• Prayer:  Verona Iriarte
• Executive Producer:  Sandra Hope
• Production Editor:  Moe Thomas

A Better Future is Coming if We Organize and Lean In... (Ben Jealous)

Ben Jealous and Jay Winter Nightwolf discuss the flawed condition of the United States and what it's going to take to resolve many of the problems that continue to exist.

Ben Jealous is the president of People For the American Way and People For the American Way Foundation.  He worked to pass key legislative accomplishments during President Obama’s first term, most notably the Affordable Care Act. His experience spans Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, and Police Accountability. He was nominated by the Democratic party and ran for Governor of Maryland in the 2018 election. He was chosen as the youngest-ever president and CEO of the NAACP and served from 2008 to 2012. 

He was also a front line Journalist in the line of fire for police accountability. See the current PFAW campaigns.

• Host:  Jay Winter Nightwolf
• Prayer: Verona Iriarte
• Production Editor:  Moe Thomas

Harlem Renaissance Keys to Life (Peter Brooks)

Jay Winter Nightwolf and Peter Brooks discuss intersections between Indigenous and Black ancestry during the Harlem Renaissance.  The phenomenal Cab Calloway (Peter's grandfather), Marcus Garvey, Count Basie, The Ink Spots (Jay's father), Duke Ellington, and Nanice Lund (Pura Fe's mother) are mentioned in this nostalgic discussion that shows our common humanity.  Peter lives his life with the embedded influence of blended culture and history with a devotion to bringing peace and serenity to the world using guided meditation and Indigenous spirituality.

Supplemental Music: 

1. Everybody eats when they come to my house (Cab Calloway)
2. The Hi-De-Ho-Man (Cab Calloway)

• Host:  Jay Winter Nightwolf
• Prayer:  Verona Iriarte
• Production Editor:  Moe Thomas

Nostalgia vs Reality (Karen Collins)

In this episode, Nightwolf talks with long-time friend Karen Collins (Eastern Shawnee of Oklahoma). They reminisce about days of old before Covid-19 and the need for humanity to come together so we can survive this evolution to the norm. Karen fondly remembers 1966 when the American Indian Society (now AISDC) was formed and how it has been affected over the years. Karen is Secretary for AISDC and holds Elder status for 54 years of dedication, for promoting unity of Indigenous people, and for staying aware of current Indigenous reality.

Music:  Keep My Memory (Alexis Raeana feat. Charly Lowry)

• Host: Jay Winter Nightwolf
• Prayer: Verona Iriarte
• Production:  Moe Thomas

 

ICWA - Intent, Abuse, and Federal Indian Law (Suzette Brewer)

Nightwolf talks with Suzette Brewer (Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma) about the Indian Child Welfare Act / ICWA and its impact on Federal Indian Law.

Suzette is a free-lance writer specializing in federal Indian law and violence against Native women and children; is the 2015 recipient of the Richard LaCourse-Gannett Foundation Al Neuharth Investigative Journalism Award for her work on ICWA, and is also a 2018 John Jay/Tow Juvenile Justice Reporting Fellow. 

Black & Native- The Fight for Humanity (Shelia Bryant & Yohance Maqubela)

Shelia Bryant is an attorney and an advocate for criminal justice reform. She became one of only a few African American women to achieve the rank of Colonel (O-6) in the United States Marine Corps Reserve.

As an attorney, Ms. Bryant practiced in civil, criminal, and family law in California a before becoming a civil servant for the U.S. Navy in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Her most recent civil service assignment was Inspector General for Naval Forces Europe and Africa while stationed in Naples, Italy.

Yohance Maqubela is a civil rights and human rights activist, lecturer and spokesman; and is the son of the late Dick Gregory. Mr. Maqubela is a seasoned professional in the areas of business administration and financial management.

 

Jay Winter Nightwolf, Host

Verona Iriarte, Prayer

Moe Thomas, Production Editor