In this episode, Cheryl Smith, Brigitte Jones and Julia Dudley Najieb talk in-depth about the purposeful insults that started from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), as she was the catalyst to the angry exchange between her and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and her and Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas). The insulting incidents happened Thursday night, May 16, 2024 during a chaotic House Oversight Committee meeting where members were supposed to be addressing a contempt of Congress resolution against Attorney General Merrick Garland that was advanced by a party-line vote. The hearing seem to veer off topic several times due to the insulting comments and crazy theatrics by members of opposite parties; however, members of the party behaving badly happened to be of the Republican Party.

From not following rules of the committee, to bringing up irrelevant topics, the messy committee hearing was far from a democratic process of what the American public would expect from their representatives.

The next news story acknowledges the death of Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, who was killed by a sheriff’s deputy in Florida on May 3.While responding to a disturbance call at an apartment complex at Fort Walton Beach, Fla., a deputy for the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office shot Fortson six times after the Airman opened his apartment door while holding his legally-owned handgun at his side, pointing downwards.

Meanwhile, Sean “Diddy” Combs has apologized on the Instagram platform, but is it sincere enough?

The news publishers discuss their view points.Stevie Wonder who just turned 74 on May 23, 2024, is now a Ghanaian citizen. A man of many talents, he is known not just for his soothing deep voice but also for his innovations that shaped the genre of R&B. Over the years, he has released over 20 studio albums — winning awards from around the world. Let us celebrate the birthday of the legend with some trivia from his life.

Finally the news publishers discussed President Biden’s reelection campaign which launched a $14 million ad campaign for May to focus on reaching Black, Latino, and Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander voters.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------With news publishers, Cheryl Smith, Julia Ann Dudley Najieb and Brigitte Jones, get the latest breaking, political and other news from a Black perspective, new episodes live on Tuesdays: 2:00 PM PST/4:00CST/5:00ST. Encores at 10:00 PM PST/12:00AM CST/1:00AM EST. Listen on demand here or watch shows live here.