August 2, 2021
Episode120

A Senate Of The People with Malcolm Kenyatta

Our guest this week is Malcolm Kenyatta. Malcolm is a member of the Pennsylvania State Assembly and a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate election in 2022. He’s got an incredible personal story and an unparalleled commitment to justice.

In 2016 and in 2020, he was elected as Delegate to the Democratic Convention, both times garnering the second-highest vote total of any delegate in the Commonwealth. He has also appeared on local and national media outlets to discuss systemic poverty, affordable education and childcare, and making government more accountable to citizens. He was the subject of an award-winning short documentary about his election run, ‘Going Forward’ produced by Seven Knot Productions, which premiered on ‘The Atlantic Magazine Selects’ in 2018. In 2020, he was chosen by President Joe Biden to give the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention along with a group of other ‘Rising Stars.’ He was one of twenty Electoral College votes cast for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, in Harrisburg on December 14, 2020.

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Intro
Malcolm Kenyatta Slams Pennsylvania Voter Suppression Bill - Now This News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83qSnSiSBy4
Pennsylvania AG On GOP Targeting Voting Laws | Ayman Mohyeldin | MSNBC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSpwUxyfGkI
The Trump campaign 'Four Seasons' saga explained - BBC News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsD8hLJoBQk
Malcolm Kenyatta for U.S. Senate - Campaign Launch Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTyIlglW8tA
Ted Cruz BLM
Ted Cruz slams 'Black Lives Matter' organization - The Hill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGoEF1CYS9s
GOP asssault on voting rights
Biden slams Republican push to restrict voting rights - CBS Evening News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsUdyWOiH8Q
Importance of Diverse Government
#VoicesofVictory: Melissa Etheridge performs, Rep. Smith talks importance of electing LGBTQ leaders - Carlos Guillermo Smith for Florida https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpvIPJ6yXM0
Wage Gap
Pandemic Threatens To Make Pay Divide Between CEOs And Employees Worse | NBC Nightly News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsKXvwoZXys
PA GOP Lawsuits
Pennsylvania Supreme Court rejects GOP lawsuit seeking to overturn election results - CBS Evening News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoTPH2IGTUY
Representation Matters
BESE Explains: Representation in Politics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C507tBnl6do
Obstructionism
Harry Reid Calls For Killing The Filibuster: ‘60% Is Not A Real Democracy’ | The ReidOut | MSNBC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDgghIJN6R8
Outro
A New Day - Malcolm Kenyatta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O__NA27sXaM

Show Credits

Host: Alyssa Milano
Executive Producer: Alyssa Milano
Associate Producer: Ben Jackson
Editing and Sound Production: Natasha Jacobs
Music by: Josh Cooke & Eleisha Eagle