Will the release of Iranian Americans detained in Iran be a part of any peace deal? Victor speaks to attorney Ryan Fayhee, who is trying to help free Iranian American journalist Reza Valizadeh.
Nearly two years after the police-involved shooting of a teen in St. Louis, only now are we seeing the bodycam video of what happened to 17-year-old Emeshyon Wilkins, and it contradicts what police said happened at the time. The family attorney who obtained the video joins Victor to react.
Victor also speaks to Roopal Patel and Nina Froes, two immigration judges who have just been fired from their roles after issuing rulings that blocked the deportations of Pro-Palestinian students Rümeysa Öztürk and Mohsen Mahdawi. Do they see it as retaliation? Victor and the judges discuss.
Ads with references to the KKK and Jim Crow are hitting mailboxes in Virginia, ahead of a big vote on congressional maps next week. Victor looks at what's in the message to Black voters about redistricting - and who is behind it.
Plus, Victor gets reaction from Demetre Daskalakis to President Trump’s latest nominee to lead the CDC, Dr. Erica Schwartz.
And in “Art is Life” this week, Victor speaks to director Reginald Douglas and actor Michael Bahsil-Cook about their new musical “Young John Lewis: Prodigy of Protest”.
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