Deesha Dyer, former White House Social Secretary for President Obama, joins DeRay to share stories from Obama’s White House. DeRay is joined by NAACP and Yale Law attorneys about their lawsuit against Trump to ensure the 2020 census process – which affects nationwide districting, representation and resources – is public. Brittany, Clint, Sam and DeRay talk about ICE’s solitary confinement policy, soccer, population projections, and governing the opioid crisis.

SHOW NOTES:

The Intercept: ICE DETAINEE SENT TO SOLITARY CONFINEMENT FOR ENCOURAGING PROTEST OF “VOLUNTARY” LOW-WAGE LABOR

The Nation: ICE’s Captive Immigrant Labor Force

Reflective Democracy

Catalyst: Women Of Color In The United States

Sentencing Project

Good Reads: How The Irish Became White

IMDB: The Kalief Browder Story

Montgomery v. Louisiana

Sacremento Bee: California youths serving life will get possibility of parole

US Department of Health and Human Services: Drug Trials Snapshots Summary Report (2015 and 2016)

Baltimore Sun: Fentanyl makes its way from Chinese labs to Baltimore streets, with deadly consequences

NAACP: NAACP SUES U.S. COMMERCE DEPARTMENT FOR REFUSAL TO DISCLOSE RECORDS ON PREPARATIONS FOR 2020 CENSUS

NAACP: 2020 Census info