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Christine Hallquist's race to be the nation's first trans governor; CBD oil - is it for real?
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In our first segment, Mic correspondent Serena Daniari follows Christine Hallquist on the campaign trail, leading up to her historic win as the first out transgender person nominated for governor by a major U.S. party. Then, we’re taking a look into #CBD, a component of marijuana that’s nonpsychoactive, which is said to offer a lot of different health benefits. But does the science add up, or is this just a passing trend?
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For Kim Kardashian West, criminal justice reform "can't stop at one person"
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Months after successfully petitioning President Donald J. Trump to free Alice Marie Johnson from prison, Kim Kardashian West sits down with Mic co-founder Jake Horowitz to discuss why her new role as a clemency advocate is only just beginning. She shares her plans to free another person incarcerated for low-level drug offenses and responds to critics knocking her for working with the president.
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Rap's Cryptocurrency boom; The Problem with Today's Minimum Wage
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In our first segment tonight, with an estimated value of $500 billion, #cryptocurrency might be the money of the future, and rappers, from 50 Cent to Nas to Kanye West, are trying to cash in on it. But what is it about this relatively new form of digital money that offers so much potential to rap artists? Mic correspondent Chantel Simpson talks to some rappers to find out how they think it could change the music industry.Then, how can you make ends meet on a minimum wage salary of $7.25 an hour? Some workers' rights advocates say you can’t. They’ve calculated that you need $15 an hour to cover your basic needs. Yet less than half of all U.S. workers are making what’s considered a living wage — and women and people of color are the ones disproportionately earning less. Mic correspondent Aaron Morrison talks to a minimum wage worker who’s fighting to raise salaries in Missouri on #MicDispatch tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern.
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The year of the trans male model.
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This fashion designer makes “workout gear for the resistance”
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“Workout gear for the resistance”: Designer Willy Chavarria takes inspiration from cholo fashion and workwear to convey progressive, political messages, tackling issues like mass incarceration and immigration reform. Wilbert Cooper met up with Chavarria in Brooklyn, New York City, to learn how he’s amplifying fashion’s impact far beyond the runway.
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The Reality of Life On Skid Row and RuPaul's Sasha Velour
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Gangs have made Skid Row a truce area so they can sell drugs collectively. On tonight's episode of Mic Dispatch, Yoonj Kim takes a turn down this gang-run community to understand the dangers and challenges that homeless people face in downtown Los Angeles. Then, Mic's Evan Ross Katz sits down with Sasha Velour, the winner of season nine of RuPaul's Drag Race. Velour puts on a monthly drag show in Brooklyn, New York, that celebrates queer diversity. “My goal is to co-opt the privilege that I have and use it as a tool for changing the system... [to shift] the whole nature of our community so that it is safe and uplifting.”