Areva Martin in Real Time

RACISM IN EXECUTION SENTENCING

(Airdate 9/26/24) Areva welcomes back Professor of Criminology at Univ. Of Texas, Dr. Scott Bowman to help her better understand the case around Missouri inmate Marcellus Williams who was executed under contentious circumstances this week, and how this is a part of a trend in racism in capital punishment.

THE POWER OF EFFECTIVE MISCOMMUNICATION

(Airdate 9/25/24) Environmental groups in California are balking at endorsing Kamala Harris in spite of her record in with environmental justice works. Politico reporter, Blanca Begert shares her reporting on this. The episode pivots to misinformation in the media. With recent comments made by Janet Jackson, and the anti-Haitian rhetoric from the Trump campaign. Join Areva in reading in between today's headlines with Professor Andre Brock of Georgia Tech Univ.

HEAVY DOSE of HEADLINES & UPDATE ON TYREE NICHOLS' CASE

(Airdate 9/24/24) Veteran TV host and Emmy-winning Journalist, Sharon Reed joins Areva for an update on the lack of media coverage for the Tyree Nichols' murder. And Sharon shares what the electorate in the battleground state of Georgia is focused on in the midst of allegations of voter suppression by Republicans. Also, this week saw many high-profile legal cases in the headlines. Areva is joined by veteran prosecutor, Bobby Grace to discuss the questionable execution of a Missouri man, and what is next in the case of the officers being tried for the murder of Tyree Nichols.

KBLA LEGAL PANEL; SEAN COMBS' LEGAL WOES & MISSOURI MAY EXECUTE AN INNOCENT MAN

(Airdate 9/23/24) After last week's very public arrest, and the salacious details that followed, the legal woes continue to mount for Sean Combs. Areva and the KBLA Legal Team, Bobby Grance and Mansfield Collins turn their collective legal lens on the case and find it may not be so open and shut.

ALARMING REPORT SUGGEST BLACK MOTHERS ARE FORCED TO HAVE UNNECESSARY C-SECTIONS

(Airdate 9/19/24) A recent report lays out some alarming data that suggests hospitals and medical professionals have been forcing unnecessary C-Section births on Black mothers. Areva is joined by the author of that report, Dr. Janet Currie, Co-Director of the Center for Health and Well-Being at Princeton, as well as Dr. Ijeoma Okwandu, a practicing OB-GYN and Founder of "The Birth Squad" who advocate for the well-being of Black mothers.