On this week’s episode of The Qasim Rashid Show I do a deep dive on three important topics—affirmative action, the history of Jewish/Muslim relations, and combatting the GOP’s abortion bans. As always, welcome your feedback, support, and shares! Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber at $5/mo or $50/year. Get full access to Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid at...

On this week’s episode of The Qasim Rashid Show I welcome back Jamyle Cannon, the founder and Executive Director of The Bloc Chicago. Jamyle started The Bloc in 2016 to reach kids who were unengaged by traditional after-school outlets. The Bloc engages youth with the sport of boxing to provide resources and opportunities to young people and their communities. Since its inception, 100% of The Bloc's fighters have graduated high school and earned acceptance into college.  We discuss: * ICC...

On this week’s episode of The Qasim Rashid Show I welcome Corryn G. Freeman, a Florida-based social activist, political operative, and an accomplished social change agent.  She serves as the Executive Director of Future Coalition, an organization whose mission is to provide young change makers with the resources they need to propel transformational change. We discuss: * Empowering the youth to save us (from ourselves) * The role of racial justice in our nation’s progress * How to stay engaged...

On this week’s episode of The Qasim Rashid Show I do a deep dive into three major stories happening right now: * The desperate need to expand the Supreme Court and protect our democracy * The unhinged letter Senate Republicans sent to the ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan, threatening him and his family if Khan issues an arrest warrant for Netanyahu * The impending invasion of Rafah and what that would mean to exacerbate the humanitarian crisis we are witnessing in real time Let's Address This...

On this week’s episode of The Qasim Rashid Show I am excited to welcome Lorenzo Santos (website here) candidate for Congress in Wisconsin District 1. As we fight to protect our democracy, it’s critical we elect leaders who represent us by their actions and their policies. I believe Lorenzo is one such candidate, and I encourage you to contribute to his 100% people funded campaign: Donate to Lorenzo for Congress We also discuss the latest absurd bans on abortion, this time in Florida, and the...

On this week’s episode, Jazz Hampton and Anna McGinn join me to discuss police accountability and innocence projects. Jazz Hampton is a civil rights lawyer, and the co-founder and CEO of TurnSignl. TurnSignl is a revolutionary app that allows you to have a lawyer on your phone immediately whenever pulled over by law enforcement. Download TurnSignl here. Anna McGinn an attorney at the Great North Innocence Project out of Minneapolis. She represents men and women who are wrongfully convicted in...

Dr John Kahler is the co-founder of MedGlobal, an international medical NGO that provides on the ground critical relief in humanitarian disaster and war zones. He’s already taken two trips to Gaza and is scheduled to go again in a few days. That’s why I’m so grateful we were able to secure him on our show for a few minutes. Dr. Kahler is a retired pediatrician. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois. He trained and worked at Cook County Hospital for 30+ years.  They have had a program...