TKAM #733: Deferred Action for Child Arrivals #affirmationFriday

Summary: 09.08.17 Today we touch on the DACA (Deferred Action for Child Arrivals) rollback by the Trump administration affecting almost 1 million undocumented citizens. Lee- Ann Graham of undocublack.org and Ana Aparicio about their experiences as DACA recipients, the importance of counternarratives, empowerment, and fighting silence. Later we discuss fear and criminalization in the undocumented community, what to do about congress, the face of immigration, and how to help. In other #NewsYouCanUse: NYC School lunch update. Equifax gets hacked. Chewing Gum’s Michela Coel’s multi-million dollar Netfilx deal. Prince Michael Jackson can’t moonwalk. All this with your usual fixing of dope music, conversation, and affirmations! Follow our guests: Lee - Ann: @Undocublack (IG & Twitter) Ana: @Shivakali (IG) @TKinTheAM is live every M-W-F 10-1130am EST on bondfireradio.com and tunein app. Same day replays 7pm EST also available on Apple Podcast, GooglePlay Music, mixcloud, and Spreaker! ---RUNDOWN-- 0:00 #SONG: Foreign Exchange - The Dividends - Summer Glo feat. Sam Lao 5:02 #INTRO: Con’s had a pet named chick-chick and the turtle industry of the 80’s and 90’s. 14:27 #SONG: Oddisee - Never Lived 19:36 #AffirmationFriday: Sending love to Barbuda, ravaged by Hurricane Irma 23:01 #NewsYouCanUse: NYC School lunch update./ Equifax gets hacked. / Chewing Gum’s Michela Coel’s multi-million dollar Netfilx deal. / Prince Michael Jackson can’t moonwalk. 47:43 #SONG: Leikeli47 - Who’s That 51:10 #ChatroomCheckin: Love and affirmation to and from listeners 54:10 #DISCUSSION: We talk to undocumented immigrants, Lee- Ann Graham of undocublack.org and Ana Aparicio about their experiences as DACA recipients, the importance of counternarratives, empowerment, and fighting silence. 80:05 SONG:Maimouna - I Got A Feeling 84:15 #DISCUSSION: We continue talking with Lee- Ann and Ana about fear and criminalization in the undocumented community, what to do about congress, the face of immigration, and how to help. 116:00 :#AffirmationFriday: TK, Cons, Ana, & Lee- Ann drop their affirmations.