I started reading the Guardian when I realized U.S. News wasn't covering Hillary Clinton's promotion of her policy plans when she was running for POTUS. That was how I realized there were a WHOLE LOT of things U.S. corporate media aren't telling us
This show is so amazing to me. To hear "truth" and I know it's truth because my Spirit is at peace when I hear you speak... it is refreshing to hear. Thank you!
Joy and Reverend Al Sharpton are holding it down, as well as the white man and / or Jew will allow them to . That's the way our country is heading in the Roaring Oppressive 20 20's
I literally just left a comment on a Joy Reid video expressing this sentiment.! Explaining how the clamor on line is how MSNBC has lost 40% since election day on a dark to day difference.! I commended her because she was going in on some real talk with regards to double standards.! NOT to mention, She will DISMANTLE ppl on the right in Humiliating fashion just like I wanna see.!
@@geraldfer Roland Martin yes. There is no reason why we do not have a comprehensive black news network with all the millionaires and billionaires and middle to upper middle income earners we now have. That's on us.
I knew what was up with MSNBC after Melissa Harris-Perry left & why she left. Now I love Joy Reid and understand her having to keep her job; but you can see the tightrope she has to walk at times.
Joy Reid has been telling the truth about Trump, written books, continues to call out others. I wouldn't put her in that category. Unless I see her change on her reporting.
Karen Hunter, thank you for your hard hitting program. I was interested, then offended and then better informed. I've been shutting down or redirecting conversations that invoke the two sides or the other side idea. There are billions of sides at the least. It can be exhausting to explain or reset to a greater context. I'm 74, part Apache, southern European and that brings other influences by historical definition. It matters for a host of reasons how I engage with all manner others because I still wrestle with anger, inner and outer conflicts, and a waning resilience. You challenge my thought and soul process by giving me new insights as tools to have more meaningful and edifying experiences with those I disagree with, including myself. I know I sound vague but I am grateful for your powerful work. Keep it going. We absolutely need it. ❤😊
You do not sound vague. I love the reflection. That's really the goal. Just sit with what you think you know and when presented with NEW or DIFFERENT information, verify it and be willing to pivot away from your old thinking. It's hard, but necessary. Thank you for sharing.
Don't trust any black face in a high place. What she can and can't say has been set by corporate interest not ours. And yes they will let her criticize Trump but not advocate fully for black america. The Democrat party and CBC is also very do nothing and problematic but she wont criticize them. We have to break out of the you bad you good model. There is a lot of nuance out there. Really it's rich Republicans and Democrats cleaning all of our clock and she is there to help that not us.
I don’t include Joy Reid in this. Joy has been consistent in staying on Trump and the Republican’s neck- on her show and social media. She also does great pieces that go in depth and discusses things that others aren’t. I also think Eugene Robinson is credible. He’s a real journalist and usually on point. He doesn’t change his stance just because he does Morning Joe.
@athomas yeah, they’re great. This generalization without examples in this video were useless. Also, admitting that she went onto mainstream media programs without knowing what she was talking about was more telling of her mistakes, without pointing out those doing the same. Don’t get me wrong, since MSNBC and CNN have programming that leaves much to be desired. It’s just seems that when you release a video like this, you should really give some real examples as to what really went wrong there
Joy, Lawrence,Rachel,Alex,ruhl ,Nicole seem to be holding it down.anyone talking up democracy and pointing out those attacking the constitution etc are on the right side.talking about preserving rights are on the right side when it comes to cable news.outside of that, independent free press doing the same
I can’t even read the OpEd pieces in the NYT anymore. Sometimes I just go straight to the comments where intelligent readers rip them apart. Lots of impressive Black voices on TH-cam: Roland Martin, Tabitha Talks Politics, Lurie Daniel Favors, Official Zakiya Young. Also recommend Beau of the Fifth Column, Brian Tyler Cohen, Tennessee Brando, David Packman, Luke Beasley, Meidas Touch, Legal AF, Ken Harborough, The Bulwark, and more. Josh Johnson has great takes on current events- nice to get it with humor (along with the late night shows) to help keep us sane…. 💙💙
@@robertcervantes9843 Yes, she’s newer to me, but very worthy of the list! I got her book from the library, but was too depressed to read it by the time the library had it for me. I’ll get back to it….
Orlando Jones character on "American Gods," Mr. Nansi is an example of the kind of Black faces we need representing us in the media. "Always question the knowledge" regardless of the sources.
Black folks should support black businesses during Black Friday weekend (Nov 28 - Dec 2). We ought to create a black economic movement and then let the markets speak for us in the wake of the election. A second would be to only shop at establishments that supported Harris/Walz only second to black businesses, e.g., Target/Lowe’s instead of Walmart/home depot. We should rely less on others who are beholding to white media and retail establishments and get the attention on us - black people …as a force to be reckoned with.
Hitting them in the pocket is always a powerful tool. Spread the word to support those that support a positive commonwealth and nix business with those that don't.😊 ❤ Excellent post.
When Tavis Smiley tried to hold Baraka Obama accountable he was cancel. People should hold their elected repreesntatives accountable for their actions. They work for you not the other way around. Quit idolizing these people if they are not representing your interest vote against them.
Last Christmas my nephew who is in college told me he didn’t think Helen Keller was a real person or if she did exist she wasn’t really blind and deaf!! My jaw dropped! Apparently this was an internet hoax, but I worry for the generation behind me. (I’m s 45 yr old xennial) unsurprisingly his mother voted for Trump because as she said “Harris could not understand the complexity of sending troops into battle.” I flat out told her she was racist and sexist. I voted for Harris. As did my husband and my parents.
Yes, international news sources & multiple sources are critical to being able getting to facts. As for being skeptical - Yup! My depression baby Grandpa always used to say "believe half of what you see and none of what you hear". This ain't a new game, people just ain't got a clue how it works...
A better question is do we have the right people representing us, period. The needle isn't moving for whatever reason so we need to keep everything on the table at this point.
Karen Hunter, for the most part I enjoy looking at the format and roundtable discussion with Abby Phillip, who does her best to keep a well balance panel on the show.
Amen I've been reading other countries newspaper since 2008. I learned about doing that when I worked with African nurses. They would say don't believe that the baby with flies is africa. so I started reading their papers as well as countries outside the continent
The discussion in critically important, but I also find it very problematic. You are blessed to have a platform that allows you journalistic freedom. Every newscaster is not a sellout. In spite of the network, there are some that are still engaged in journalism and exposing corruption, although they do NOT have the same degree of journalistic freedom as you. And, it was a hard won fight for us to get into some of these rooms. We need some eyes and ears in these spaces. As someone who was born into apartheid Jim Crow Georgia and saw the tail end of it, I am aware of all the multi-layered levels of racism and the difference between integration and assimilation, and assimilation has been our down fall. I grew up on the same street as Jessye Norman and Andre Golden, Mill Street. We all attended Mt. Calvary Baptist Church and sang on the same choir. At times, Jessye Norman would walk me to church on Sunday's my grandmother had to work. We attended Charles T Walker elementary school. I grew up and matured during the civil rights movement, and lived in New York during the time of Angela Davis and saw Malcolm on top of soap boxes. I purchased my books from the Liberation Book Store. I am acutely aware of our history, politics, the time we are living in, and I have a concern about this segment clip and the photo used to make the point. When we blanketly "appear" to characterize "all" cable news anchors as being unethical and puppets, it is disingenuous and helps to spread a dangerous narrative. There is a lot of evil, darkness, and deception in this country and in this world, to be sure. However, part of how Trump and the elite has made such inroads is by laying down a foundation of "deep" distrust of institutions and the media at an extreme. We know we have been enslaved and systemically disenfranchised, an abomination to GOD. However, when we have the elites, running everything and speaking with a forked tongue, we have to be extremely careful. They have used "the deep state and fake news" as galvanizing forces when they are the very ones setting up a AN AUTHORITARIAN DEEP STATE AND FAKE NEWS that is going to be devasting and dangerous, particularly to Black Americans. This propaganda (though we know there is some truth to it) has been weaponized against us. And we cannot afford to participate in assisting them in their agenda by speaking about the media in such a fragmented way. I know there is only so much that can be discussed in one segment. But, there needs to be balance or at the very least, an opportunity for the listener to know that "Every Anchor" is NOT a bad actor. There are some who are pushing the boundaries and may be fired for it. And, there are many who are already targets of Trump and his cronies like Kash Patel who he wants to place as FBI director. He has promised to go against and prosecute the media and free press who have not been supporters of Donald Trump and who have reported the news, especially on his criminal proceedings without favoring him. As you know, they intend to replace government workers with Trump loyalists, just as the Supreme Court has been stacked. THE VERY POWER BROKERS who are bringing authoritarianism here are the same ones who have always been there. The difference is that they have convinced a huge number of us to be complicit in calling forth for this "AUTHORITARIAN DEEP STATE" tethered to "A STACKED AUTHORITARIAN LEANING SUPREME COURT". THEY have planted such seeds of distrust and paranoia into the public sphere that there are people won't even listen to the news at all. Many of us don't have analytical critical thinking skills because it was deliberately removed from curricula although taught in predominantly White and upper class schools as a matter of necessary for educational excellence and success. Many of us have absolutely NO knowledge of civics or how the government works, making us easily manipulated emotionally. Educational level does NOT prevent or exclude us from wisdom, knowledge, and understanding.... including political acumen. We came out of slavery without formal education, but we managed to educate ourselves on what was taking place during our subjugation, Reconstruction, and beyond. We may have been "illiterate" during slavery, but we were politically and spiritually literate and astute. We were those invisible men and women, ignored, seen as inferior and little more than brute beasts with sharp ears and eyes. We served them as the elites spoke politics, local and national issues, and matters of importance. Sadly, although Black women have the distinction of being the most educated of the populace and most avid readers, there remains a large segment that do not like to read, have a short attention spans (deliberately interjected into society via video games, television sitcoms, small bite visual stimulation). And, as a result, they are drawn to sensationalism and sound bites on social media. We know that Russia and other power brokers have flooded the internet and social media with propaganda, deception, false information, and outright lies directly targeting Black people. It has manipulated far too many of us into becoming more deeply distrustful and disengaged to an unhealthy degree that is impacting our communities for generations. The Chevron case is going to impact our community more than any other. It has essential given large corporations free reign to do whatever the want without governmental oversight. They can pollute the water, the air, and more without regulatory agencies having any teeth whatsoever. They have convinced us that regulatory agencies and Federal laws are against our best interest. They have placed the power back into the hands of the states, like NC, SC, Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia and others who are daily enacting laws to disenfranchise us and render us almost as legally and politically powerlessness as we were during the Civil Rights movement in a practical sense. Maybe worse since the Supreme Court has made their position clear. The degree of social media generated apathy and/or hopelessness has kept many of us on the couch which played a role in Trump winning a second term in spite of and despite his lack of character and criminality to say the least. Many of us don't know what it is to listen to or read "real" journalism. Much of it may have been biased, but we could tune in and find out what was happening in the world. Our standards have been lowered by design. This has caused many of us to run to social media for "news" when much of it is nothing more than opinion and manipulation. Everyone has an opinion and a right to one. The problem is that many people cannot tell the difference between commentary and news. And honestly, many people find "the News" "the Facts" boring and want something salacious or sensational to add some flavor to it in order for it to be digestible. We are living in one of the most critical moments of our lifetime as well as our history here as Black Americans. We cannot afford to assist enable and push the narrative of an extremists hate-filled movement to usher in An Authoritarian Autocracy. And that is what people knowingly and unknowingly voted for.
UK: LBC and BBC Germany: DW MSNBC: Joy Reid, Lawrence Odonnel Then an assortment of online resources and articles. Financial Times is really good. I will add La Monde to my list.
Who can we trust. Not most. We truly need to bring on and interview the BM and BW who are involved in and have a history of working and volunteering in the Black communities, ie, the brotha who has been honorably working at the community center for 35 years. This does, however, require us to let go of our own elitism. I know BM and BW who think you’re stupid and worthless if you don’t have a master’s or doctorate degree, therefore, your opinions, ideas, and concerns are invalid.
@UncleRoams your comment is spot on. The myth of the Talented Tenth is so compromised, even DuBois had to dismiss it and embrace a Marxist class based analysis of the color line problem. The black working class is awakening to the failure of historic Black churches, Black sororities, fraternity, NAACP, Urban League ,National Action Network, Roland Martin, the CBC and any and all others who are bought and paid for by corporate Democratic Party and Big Pharma donors. The black professional/managerial class has been exposed finally! The Emperor has no clothes and The Wiz is impotent. The revolution could not be televised! Let real advocacy for disagregation and communal repair begin!
Dr. Hunter thank you for speaking truth to power! I am a 71 y/o Black woman who has continued to ask what does our Black representatives do for our community? It seems like it's all about their own individual benefit & status. If we're at the table what the Hell are we talking about? We need to use our power. Im so tired of being tired and disgusted. You are a bright light. Thank you 🙏🏾✊🏼❤️
Dr. John Henrik Clarke once stated, "We have no friends," a powerful reminder of the challenges we have always had. As one of your guests mentioned on your past show, everything that has been achieved for us in this country has come through the power of collective effort from US.
LeMonde is AMAZING!!! I too just read and watch international news --> MHz Networks is great news source...Also PBS is still useful and have great news journalists...
No we do not and that is why I am tuned into you for clarity on some issues. I no longer watch corporate news. Always knew that Morning Joe was for self. And Mika married the boss and got her promotion. Yet she is telling women how to succeed.😭
I have been a voracious information junkie since I was old enough to read. I had a Sunday routine for almost 5 decades. I had our local daily newspaper delivered; my weekend gift was a trip to a local news stand for both Chicago papers, as well as both Detroit along with the NYT. I could then sit down in the evening and consume all the goodies on my printed buffet. Now my local paper is owned by USA Today, I periodically glance over the Chicago/Detroit online, and haven't read a New York Times in years. My media choices have dwindled down to just a few, like Joy Reid, Lawrence O'Donnell and one of two others at MSNBC. I have stopped watching CNN, due to the increased appearances of Scott Jennings, as well as Dana Bash. I think by 2028, it won't matter, since I might just look for a one-bedroom studio cave in which to dwell.
This is the sad state of our news and those supposedly for us or look like us. I'm at the state where I don't even click on headlines with an sensational storyline. I first go do a few searches, go to a couple of sites that I trust, before I even believe a story.
I understand what you are saying about Crump and Sharpton and the appearance of using black trauma. I do think they both actually care about black folks and black issues. They are in them streets like you say right or at least they have been. Why are we so separated and distrustful of our leadership and how do we fix this? Are we having these conversations with them?
Excellent, Karen. I can’t trust nobody who’s on the list, “Who can we trust?” going forward. I’m gonna trust those who I have history with based on truth. I need unapologetic truth. I trust you, Karen, for example. At this point, I do already trust Joy Reid, for example. This is how it’s for me. I don’t listen to mainstream heartland America news- haven’t forever! I am not giving any and every news source a glance just cause they have labeled themselves as journalism.
I don't have cable so I don't look at cable news. I just look at clips on TH-cam. I love joy Reid And Chris Hayes, that's it. I still look at local news, eyewitness news on channel 7 and news 4. At 630 I watch NBC nightly news with Lester Holt, And every Sunday 60 minutes. I just need you to report the news, I don't need any one's opinion🤷🏿
Dr. Hunter, honestly I think you’re it. Your channel is the source we need to discern and decipher current events. ALSO to inform from the perspectives that aren’t engineered propaganda and entertainment commentary. We need and deserve the truth. Delivered by trusted sources… from YOUR network Dr. Hunter. Yes, you’ve created a network. But the truth comes at a price. It makes you a target. So I understand why this precious platform is structured the way it is. Stay strong and thank you Dr. Hunter for your service to our community. 🖤💚❤️
We have to be willing to read more long pieces and watch longer news. Broadcast media doesn’t cover a lot of what is going on and without much depth unless it's feature length piece or interview. Even online articles are typically short and not comprehensive. Social media is even shorter for..
Trust balance perspective, trust journalism that seeks to give perspective and not infuse strong opinions, trust opinions that aren’t afraid to speak against a popular narrative, trust anyone that has a mic that thinks critically without prejudice. I’ll say this Bill Maher as of late is beginning to opine on the ridiculousness we see in media
After 40 years or more of selfish profiting off "black trauma?" Forget any renegotiation of terms, start giving these fools the bum's rush. At this point, we already know what it is. Case in point, the Congressional Black Caucus.
What's sad to me is that I go out here and grind on a daily basis send when I have a chance I usually will come to social media and see what is going on. Up until November the 7th 2024 I listen to some of these people in the rhetoric that they spewed. I'm thinking they're providing me with vital information to help me when the reality is they're just spreading fear and confusion. Then that go and sit with their colleagues on the other side of the aisle eating filet mignon drinking the best wines receiving the top awards meanwhile regular folks like me are anxious and feeling hopeless. Even in Congress there are members on certain platforms where the article reads so and so called out Trump or so and so called out gabbert. My thought since having my eyes opened is that for years since Trump was in office before people have been talking about the things he's doing that are negative but no one does anything about it. Even when things could be done they wasn't. It's sad that the news media and Congress and people in positions running this world want us regular people to simply play Red Rover with ourselves. They want us to be mad at each other when the reality is they're the problem.
I think that's the major issue!!! You and others like you brother are getting your "News" from people who are paid to and upheld to have a certain opinion, mean while 9 times outta 10 it's a bold face lie and young people and others suck it up because it's on one of their favorite social media platforms!!? That's the most ignorant thing I've ever heard! Bottom lie....do your research!
Just because you like a certain platform or podcaster doesn't mean that's news! These people are paid by others that don't like you (black people)! Or have your best interest in mind, so if ya get duped then you kinda asked for it if ya listening to Fox News, Tik Tok, Facebook etc.
Karen Hunter is the voice of the people! I scream this almost everyday I need my people to stop being satiated by symbolism. Black faces in high spaces with no action is nothing!
I listen to BBC news because I want to hear what people outside of the US is saying about this country.
Both are important but BBC doesn’t discuss issues relevant to the African American community.
I started reading the Guardian when I realized U.S. News wasn't covering Hillary Clinton's promotion of her policy plans when she was running for POTUS. That was how I realized there were a WHOLE LOT of things U.S. corporate media aren't telling us
I like BBC too.
Most people know it's Satan country
No one is perfect in reporting our minimal news, but they are excellent at NOT exposing our issues
This show is so amazing to me. To hear "truth" and I know it's truth because my Spirit is at peace when I hear you speak... it is refreshing to hear. Thank you!
Joy Reid has been right on point all year. I don’t put her with the others on the network.
Facts. C'mon. What do you think a mainstream journalist is supposed to say?
@@jedwingWell the rest doesn't and she makes some interesting segments. I do think she could shine much brighter if she left MSNBC.
Joy and Reverend Al Sharpton are holding it down, as well as the white man and / or Jew will allow them to . That's the way our country is heading in the Roaring Oppressive 20 20's
She been sellin u that kool aid the hole time too please don’t be fooled she wouldn’t have had that job that long if she didn’t!🥱
I literally just left a comment on a Joy Reid video expressing this sentiment.! Explaining how the clamor on line is how MSNBC has lost 40% since election day on a dark to day difference.! I commended her because she was going in on some real talk with regards to double standards.! NOT to mention, She will DISMANTLE ppl on the right in Humiliating fashion just like I wanna see.!
Educate your own. Build your own. Support your own.
100 percent facts.
But that doesn't transfer to Rowland Martin.... he's legit!!
Don't stop reading Books. Study your pass.
@@geraldfer Roland Martin yes. There is no reason why we do not have a comprehensive black news network with all the millionaires and billionaires and middle to upper middle income earners we now have. That's on us.
Post election, I’ve been mainly watching Roland and other Black-owned channels/pages.
I knew what was up with MSNBC after Melissa Harris-Perry left & why she left. Now I love Joy Reid and understand her having to keep her job; but you can see the tightrope she has to walk at times.
Absolutely MISS MHP!!! She was sounding the alarm on the housing market and venture capitalist years ago.
And Tiffany Cross
@@lotus550Exactly
@@lotus550Exactly
MHP show was amazing.
Love your honesty Karen. That’s what brought me here and keeps me here, even when I disagree with you ❤
Joy Reid has been telling the truth about Trump, written books, continues to call out others. I wouldn't put her in that category. Unless I see her change on her reporting.
I do not trust Joy anymore either. It's about a pay check.
I really appreciate your show Professor Hunter very informative
Thank you Karen for mentioning the newspaper Le Monde. First time hearing about it. It is nice to have other credible news sources.
Karen Hunter, thank you for your hard hitting program. I was interested, then offended and then better informed. I've been shutting down or redirecting conversations that invoke the two sides or the other side idea. There are billions of sides at the least. It can be exhausting to explain or reset to a greater context. I'm 74, part Apache, southern European and that brings other influences by historical definition. It matters for a host of reasons how I engage with all manner others because I still wrestle with anger, inner and outer conflicts, and a waning resilience. You challenge my thought and soul process by giving me new insights as tools to have more meaningful and edifying experiences with those I disagree with, including myself. I know I sound vague but I am grateful for your powerful work. Keep it going. We absolutely need it. ❤😊
You do not sound vague. I love the reflection. That's really the goal. Just sit with what you think you know and when presented with NEW or DIFFERENT information, verify it and be willing to pivot away from your old thinking. It's hard, but necessary. Thank you for sharing.
Tiffany Cross was a good example of Black Progressive opinion an always based in fact ..like most of the Black journalist on MSNBC...
I thought she was great. MSNBC turned out to be such a disappointment.
She has her own podcast with Angela Rye and Andrew Gillum.
If I watch MSNBC, I watch Joy Reid and Lawrence O' Donnell.
They are just two more corporate puppets upholding the status quo. Check out independent media. They aren't selling big pharma and weapons!
Rachel Maddow, Ari Melber , Joy Reid.
That's it, that's the list!!
Ari too!!!
And Stephanie R and Michael Steel
Ali Velchi and Michael Steele are also great shows and great opinions.
I love their shows. Velchi had binders on project 2025 every episode and they banned books
you mean ali mostly peaceful protests velshi with fires blazing in the back ground wtf
Joy not with them Trump people
Give her time...
So are you people saying don't trust Joy. Joy is going at Trump's neck. More so than anyone else.
I do not trust Joy. Or corporate-backed MSNBC. They are beholden to corporations to spin the narratives they do. Not to the people.
Don't trust any black face in a high place. What she can and can't say has been set by corporate interest not ours. And yes they will let her criticize Trump but not advocate fully for black america. The Democrat party and CBC is also very do nothing and problematic but she wont criticize them. We have to break out of the you bad you good model. There is a lot of nuance out there. Really it's rich Republicans and Democrats cleaning all of our clock and she is there to help that not us.
"U ppl"? Wow, what colonized verbiage
@@kweentima3915you people could actually mean the people that are talking against Joy
Yes. But it's how you go after him. Clearly Joy' and MSNBC's approach, wasn't effective.
I don’t include Joy Reid in this. Joy has been consistent in staying on Trump and the Republican’s neck- on her show and social media. She also does great pieces that go in depth and discusses things that others aren’t. I also think Eugene Robinson is credible. He’s a real journalist and usually on point. He doesn’t change his stance just because he does Morning Joe.
Joy reid is a professional journalist and the smartest in the journalism room.
She's also been consistent in lying and race baiting. I still don't understand why people don't realize this is why the Dems didn't win.
@@JlLevy😂😂😂😂
@athomas yeah, they’re great. This generalization without examples in this video were useless. Also, admitting that she went onto mainstream media programs without knowing what she was talking about was more telling of her mistakes, without pointing out those doing the same. Don’t get me wrong, since MSNBC and CNN have programming that leaves much to be desired. It’s just seems that when you release a video like this, you should really give some real examples as to what really went wrong there
@@JlLevyShe's a CHAMPION of the cause in that she is dedicated to the education and progress of black people..
Other than Karen Hunter, I like Roland Martin who has all kinds of Black experts on basically everything. I like Joy Reid too. And PBS & BBC.
@danielleb7416 Roland Martin and Joy Reid are democratic shields. If Mrs Karen Hunter loves this comment, it indicates she's a democrat.
Joy, Lawrence,Rachel,Alex,ruhl ,Nicole seem to be holding it down.anyone talking up democracy and pointing out those attacking the constitution etc are on the right side.talking about preserving rights are on the right side when it comes to cable news.outside of that, independent free press doing the same
I'm checking out LeMonde right now and will definitely recommend to my friends who care about expanding their horizons. Thanks Professor Hunter.
I can’t even read the OpEd pieces in the NYT anymore. Sometimes I just go straight to the comments where intelligent readers rip them apart. Lots of impressive Black voices on TH-cam: Roland Martin, Tabitha Talks Politics, Lurie Daniel Favors, Official Zakiya Young. Also recommend Beau of the Fifth Column, Brian Tyler Cohen, Tennessee Brando, David Packman, Luke Beasley, Meidas Touch, Legal AF, Ken Harborough, The Bulwark, and more. Josh Johnson has great takes on current events- nice to get it with humor (along with the late night shows) to help keep us sane…. 💙💙
That has been me the last three months. Lol.
You could add Politics Girl and many more. Thanks for putting out a very worthy list.😊
@@robertcervantes9843 Yes, she’s newer to me, but very worthy of the list! I got her book from the library, but was too depressed to read it by the time the library had it for me. I’ll get back to it….
Orlando Jones character on "American Gods," Mr. Nansi is an example of the kind of Black faces we need representing us in the media. "Always question the knowledge" regardless of the sources.
Deadass but he couldn't even be represented in a fantasy show let alone bringing that energy to a news outlet
So true, Prof. Hunter, "our media are useful tools for powerful people."
Everyone is subject to examination...How does it free us???♥️🖤💚
Great question! Thanks!
AMERICA SHOWED U MORE THAN 10x who they R y’all keep the faith I’ll keep it real to my degree I see fit
I agree. I don't hate America but the Love Affair is over !!!
Black folks should support black businesses during Black Friday weekend (Nov 28 - Dec 2). We ought to create a black economic movement and then let the markets speak for us in the wake of the election. A second would be to only shop at establishments that supported Harris/Walz only second to black businesses, e.g., Target/Lowe’s instead of Walmart/home depot. We should rely less on others who are beholding to white media and retail establishments and get the attention on us - black people …as a force to be reckoned with.
Hitting them in the pocket is always a powerful tool. Spread the word to support those that support a positive commonwealth and nix business with those that don't.😊 ❤ Excellent post.
Great conversation!
I dont watch local new period
And nightly news rarely
I watch utube news like you
Thank you💝
I listened to a local news station and it’s like hearing nails on a chalkboard. Just sitting around talking about WHAT they think will happen next.
When Tavis Smiley tried to hold Baraka Obama accountable he was cancel. People should hold their elected repreesntatives accountable for their actions. They work for you not the other way around. Quit idolizing these people if they are not representing your interest vote against them.
No I don't think the right people are representing us on tv, corporate media tells them what to say
Exactly!! The platforms they are on or speak from are not overall owned or controlled by black folks.
I trust Democracy Now, BBC, Deutsche Welle, Karen hunter Roland Martion Greg Carr and Clay Cane, Ted Koppel. All of them, but not in that order.
Its not the faces; its the hearts and minds on TV that's the problem.
Finished with corporate mainstream media stooges. 👎🏻🤮🤢
Last Christmas my nephew who is in college told me he didn’t think Helen Keller was a real person or if she did exist she wasn’t really blind and deaf!! My jaw dropped! Apparently this was an internet hoax, but I worry for the generation behind me. (I’m s 45 yr old xennial) unsurprisingly his mother voted for Trump because as she said “Harris could not understand the complexity of sending troops into battle.” I flat out told her she was racist and sexist. I voted for Harris. As did my husband and my parents.
No we don’t. We never have. That is why we need non “mainstream “ media like this.
Yes, international news sources & multiple sources are critical to being able getting to facts. As for being skeptical - Yup! My depression baby Grandpa always used to say "believe half of what you see and none of what you hear". This ain't a new game, people just ain't got a clue how it works...
I grew up with Le Monde...and Le Monde Diplomatique🙌diplo for short 🙌🙌🙌
We have all been in those spaces. I'm not here for your comfort and validation. Too many have a hard time acknowledging that.
A better question is do we have the right people representing us, period. The needle isn't moving for whatever reason so we need to keep everything on the table at this point.
Verify everything. The truth should be in more than one place.
"Trust But Verify" (emphasis on verify). # DONT BELIEVE THE HYPE how quickly we forget Chuck D's warning from 1988.
Karen Hunter, for the most part I enjoy looking at the format and roundtable discussion with Abby Phillip, who does her best to keep a well balance panel on the show.
then keep doing that.
@KarenHunterShow, I will keep that advice in mind regarding the world of politics in the country.
Joy Reid is certainly trustworthy.
What
Amen I've been reading other countries newspaper since 2008. I learned about doing that when I worked with African nurses. They would say don't believe that the baby with flies is africa. so I started reading their papers as well as countries outside the continent
The discussion in critically important, but I also find it very problematic. You are blessed to have a platform that allows you journalistic freedom. Every newscaster is not a sellout. In spite of the network, there are some that are still engaged in journalism and exposing corruption, although they do NOT have the same degree of journalistic freedom as you. And, it was a hard won fight for us to get into some of these rooms. We need some eyes and ears in these spaces. As someone who was born into apartheid Jim Crow Georgia and saw the tail end of it, I am aware of all the multi-layered levels of racism and the difference between integration and assimilation, and assimilation has been our down fall. I grew up on the same street as Jessye Norman and Andre Golden, Mill Street. We all attended Mt. Calvary Baptist Church and sang on the same choir. At times, Jessye Norman would walk me to church on Sunday's my grandmother had to work. We attended Charles T Walker elementary school. I grew up and matured during the civil rights movement, and lived in New York during the time of Angela Davis and saw Malcolm on top of soap boxes. I purchased my books from the Liberation Book Store. I am acutely aware of our history, politics, the time we are living in, and I have a concern about this segment clip and the photo used to make the point. When we blanketly "appear" to characterize "all" cable news anchors as being unethical and puppets, it is disingenuous and helps to spread a dangerous narrative. There is a lot of evil, darkness, and deception in this country and in this world, to be sure. However, part of how Trump and the elite has made such inroads is by laying down a foundation of "deep" distrust of institutions and the media at an extreme. We know we have been enslaved and systemically disenfranchised, an abomination to GOD. However, when we have the elites, running everything and speaking with a forked tongue, we have to be extremely careful. They have used "the deep state and fake news" as galvanizing forces when they are the very ones setting up a AN AUTHORITARIAN DEEP STATE AND FAKE NEWS that is going to be devasting and dangerous, particularly to Black Americans. This propaganda (though we know there is some truth to it) has been weaponized against us. And we cannot afford to participate in assisting them in their agenda by speaking about the media in such a fragmented way. I know there is only so much that can be discussed in one segment. But, there needs to be balance or at the very least, an opportunity for the listener to know that "Every Anchor" is NOT a bad actor. There are some who are pushing the boundaries and may be fired for it. And, there are many who are already targets of Trump and his cronies like Kash Patel who he wants to place as FBI director. He has promised to go against and prosecute the media and free press who have not been supporters of Donald Trump and who have reported the news, especially on his criminal proceedings without favoring him. As you know, they intend to replace government workers with Trump loyalists, just as the Supreme Court has been stacked. THE VERY POWER BROKERS who are bringing authoritarianism here are the same ones who have always been there. The difference is that they have convinced a huge number of us to be complicit in calling forth for this "AUTHORITARIAN DEEP STATE" tethered to "A STACKED AUTHORITARIAN LEANING SUPREME COURT". THEY have planted such seeds of distrust and paranoia into the public sphere that there are people won't even listen to the news at all. Many of us don't have analytical critical thinking skills because it was deliberately removed from curricula although taught in predominantly White and upper class schools as a matter of necessary for educational excellence and success. Many of us have absolutely NO knowledge of civics or how the government works, making us easily manipulated emotionally. Educational level does NOT prevent or exclude us from wisdom, knowledge, and understanding.... including political acumen. We came out of slavery without formal education, but we managed to educate ourselves on what was taking place during our subjugation, Reconstruction, and beyond. We may have been "illiterate" during slavery, but we were politically and spiritually literate and astute. We were those invisible men and women, ignored, seen as inferior and little more than brute beasts with sharp ears and eyes. We served them as the elites spoke politics, local and national issues, and matters of importance. Sadly, although Black women have the distinction of being the most educated of the populace and most avid readers, there remains a large segment that do not like to read, have a short attention spans (deliberately interjected into society via video games, television sitcoms, small bite visual stimulation). And, as a result, they are drawn to sensationalism and sound bites on social media. We know that Russia and other power brokers have flooded the internet and social media with propaganda, deception, false information, and outright lies directly targeting Black people. It has manipulated far too many of us into becoming more deeply distrustful and disengaged to an unhealthy degree that is impacting our communities for generations. The Chevron case is going to impact our community more than any other. It has essential given large corporations free reign to do whatever the want without governmental oversight. They can pollute the water, the air, and more without regulatory agencies having any teeth whatsoever. They have convinced us that regulatory agencies and Federal laws are against our best interest. They have placed the power back into the hands of the states, like NC, SC, Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia and others who are daily enacting laws to disenfranchise us and render us almost as legally and politically powerlessness as we were during the Civil Rights movement in a practical sense. Maybe worse since the Supreme Court has made their position clear. The degree of social media generated apathy and/or hopelessness has kept many of us on the couch which played a role in Trump winning a second term in spite of and despite his lack of character and criminality to say the least. Many of us don't know what it is to listen to or read "real" journalism. Much of it may have been biased, but we could tune in and find out what was happening in the world. Our standards have been lowered by design. This has caused many of us to run to social media for "news" when much of it is nothing more than opinion and manipulation. Everyone has an opinion and a right to one. The problem is that many people cannot tell the difference between commentary and news. And honestly, many people find "the News" "the Facts" boring and want something salacious or sensational to add some flavor to it in order for it to be digestible. We are living in one of the most critical moments of our lifetime as well as our history here as Black Americans. We cannot afford to assist enable and push the narrative of an extremists hate-filled movement to usher in An Authoritarian Autocracy. And that is what people knowingly and unknowingly voted for.
Thank you for being real!
UK: LBC and BBC
Germany: DW
MSNBC: Joy Reid, Lawrence Odonnel
Then an assortment of online resources and articles.
Financial Times is really good. I will add La Monde to my list.
NO,NO,NO!!!!!
I've been listening to Karen for about 10yrs. She hasn't aged at all.
lol. I have aged. but thank you.
@KarenHunterShow you're welcome, my #Queen
Who can we trust. Not most. We truly need to bring on and interview the BM and BW who are involved in and have a history of working and volunteering in the Black communities, ie, the brotha who has been honorably working at the community center for 35 years. This does, however, require us to let go of our own elitism. I know BM and BW who think you’re stupid and worthless if you don’t have a master’s or doctorate degree, therefore, your opinions, ideas, and concerns are invalid.
@UncleRoams your comment is spot on. The myth of the Talented Tenth is so compromised, even DuBois had to dismiss it and embrace a Marxist class based analysis of the color line problem. The black working class is awakening to the failure of historic Black churches, Black sororities, fraternity, NAACP, Urban League ,National Action Network, Roland Martin, the CBC and any and all others who are bought and paid for by corporate Democratic Party and Big Pharma donors. The black professional/managerial class has been exposed finally! The Emperor has no clothes and The Wiz is impotent. The revolution could not be televised! Let real advocacy for disagregation and communal repair begin!
Eugene an Rev Al are both there on MSNBC for the Black Baby Boomer audience...
The Most High is your only refuge
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AMEN ❤
Facts
Preach Karen, drop those facts. 💯
Dr. Hunter thank you for speaking truth to power! I am a 71 y/o Black woman who has continued to ask what does our Black representatives do for our community? It seems like it's all about their own individual benefit & status. If we're at the table what the Hell are we talking about? We need to use our power. Im so tired of being tired and disgusted. You are a bright light. Thank you 🙏🏾✊🏼❤️
Good chances to that answer is an absolute NO!
Excellent question
Heck No we don't have representation or allies in the media.
Dr. John Henrik Clarke once stated, "We have no friends," a powerful reminder of the challenges we have always had. As one of your guests mentioned on your past show, everything that has been achieved for us in this country has come through the power of collective effort from US.
US! & not our own U.S....500 years!
LeMonde is AMAZING!!! I too just read and watch international news --> MHz Networks is great news source...Also PBS is still useful and have great news journalists...
No we do not and that is why I am tuned into you for clarity on some issues. I no longer watch corporate news. Always knew that Morning Joe was for self. And Mika married the boss and got her promotion. Yet she is telling women how to succeed.😭
I have been a voracious information junkie since I was old enough to read. I had a Sunday routine for almost 5 decades. I had our local daily newspaper delivered; my weekend gift was a trip to a local news stand for both Chicago papers, as well as both Detroit along with the NYT. I could then sit down in the evening and consume all the goodies on my printed buffet. Now my local paper is owned by USA Today, I periodically glance over the Chicago/Detroit online, and haven't read a New York Times in years. My media choices have dwindled down to just a few, like Joy Reid, Lawrence O'Donnell and one of two others at MSNBC. I have stopped watching CNN, due to the increased appearances of Scott Jennings, as well as Dana Bash. I think by 2028, it won't matter, since I might just look for a one-bedroom studio cave in which to dwell.
You are hilarious and yet speak truth. 🤣 You can send smoke signals from in front of your cave & we can beat drums in response.
Joy, Lawrence, Rachel and Nicole are all I watch now. They are still telling the truth.
We know what it is. Facts...
BBC and Al Jazeera
Yes!! I also like to study!
Ourselves!!
LBC in the United Kingdom do you fool with them?
I do..
Chile at this point we only got roland martin and you!! 😢😢😢 I'm just listening to npr, bbc, Al Jazeera
Karen 🎯
This is the sad state of our news and those supposedly for us or look like us. I'm at the state where I don't even click on headlines with an sensational storyline. I first go do a few searches, go to a couple of sites that I trust, before I even believe a story.
Thank you…
I understand what you are saying about Crump and Sharpton and the appearance of using black trauma. I do think they both actually care about black folks and black issues. They are in them streets like you say right or at least they have been. Why are we so separated and distrustful of our leadership and how do we fix this? Are we having these conversations with them?
Talk about it
Yes yes yes! Double check all sources!
I listen to you and Don Calloway
thank you.
Excellent, Karen. I can’t trust nobody who’s on the list, “Who can we trust?” going forward. I’m gonna trust those who I have history with based on truth. I need unapologetic truth. I trust you, Karen, for example. At this point, I do already trust Joy Reid, for example. This is how it’s for me. I don’t listen to mainstream heartland America news- haven’t forever! I am not giving any and every news source a glance just cause they have labeled themselves as journalism.
I don't have cable so I don't look at cable news. I just look at clips on TH-cam. I love joy Reid And Chris Hayes, that's it. I still look at local news, eyewitness news on channel 7 and news 4. At 630 I watch NBC nightly news with Lester Holt, And every Sunday 60 minutes. I just need you to report the news, I don't need any one's opinion🤷🏿
NO! DONTthink WE DO.
"You will know them by their fruits" - sounds like you're describing Jim Clyburn
Rev...you listening?
Trust, but verify❤
Oh, I remember you on Up with Chris Hayes. You were fire!
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Dr. Hunter, honestly I think you’re it.
Your channel is the source we need to discern and decipher current events. ALSO to inform from the perspectives that aren’t engineered propaganda and entertainment commentary.
We need and deserve the truth. Delivered by trusted sources… from YOUR network Dr. Hunter.
Yes, you’ve created a network.
But the truth comes at a price. It makes you a target. So I understand why this precious platform is structured the way it is.
Stay strong and thank you Dr. Hunter for your service to our community. 🖤💚❤️
Democracy Now, Breakthrough News, This Week in White Supremacy, The Intercept, The Guardian, Aljazeera, even some RT
We have to be willing to read more long pieces and watch longer news. Broadcast media doesn’t cover a lot of what is going on and without much depth unless it's feature length piece or interview.
Even online articles are typically short and not comprehensive. Social media is even shorter for..
No!
Truth truth
I follow Comedians for my news source
Trust balance perspective, trust journalism that seeks to give perspective and not infuse strong opinions, trust opinions that aren’t afraid to speak against a popular narrative, trust anyone that has a mic that thinks critically without prejudice.
I’ll say this Bill Maher as of late is beginning to opine on the ridiculousness we see in media
5:44 Prof you’re correct.
Where is Lawrence O'Donnell?
If he’s smart, he left the country!
Lawrence has always kept his nose to the truth.
After 40 years or more of selfish profiting off "black trauma?" Forget any renegotiation of terms, start giving these fools the bum's rush. At this point, we already know what it is. Case in point, the Congressional Black Caucus.
I have been watching PBS and BBC
What's sad to me is that I go out here and grind on a daily basis send when I have a chance I usually will come to social media and see what is going on. Up until November the 7th 2024 I listen to some of these people in the rhetoric that they spewed. I'm thinking they're providing me with vital information to help me when the reality is they're just spreading fear and confusion. Then that go and sit with their colleagues on the other side of the aisle eating filet mignon drinking the best wines receiving the top awards meanwhile regular folks like me are anxious and feeling hopeless. Even in Congress there are members on certain platforms where the article reads so and so called out Trump or so and so called out gabbert. My thought since having my eyes opened is that for years since Trump was in office before people have been talking about the things he's doing that are negative but no one does anything about it. Even when things could be done they wasn't. It's sad that the news media and Congress and people in positions running this world want us regular people to simply play Red Rover with ourselves. They want us to be mad at each other when the reality is they're the problem.
Well said facts all day
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I think that's the major issue!!! You and others like you brother are getting your "News" from people who are paid to and upheld to have a certain opinion, mean while 9 times outta 10 it's a bold face lie and young people and others suck it up because it's on one of their favorite social media platforms!!? That's the most ignorant thing I've ever heard! Bottom lie....do your research!
Just because you like a certain platform or podcaster doesn't mean that's news! These people are paid by others that don't like you (black people)! Or have your best interest in mind, so if ya get duped then you kinda asked for it if ya listening to Fox News, Tik Tok, Facebook etc.
Karen Hunter is the voice of the people! I scream this almost everyday I need my people to stop being satiated by symbolism. Black faces in high spaces with no action is nothing!
You, Karen Hunter!
I agree with that last statement.
"Le Monde"is the paper giving cover to Mr Macron the french président 😂