The Parents Speak. Karmelo Anthony's Mother and Father Sit Down with Mimi Brown

Part one. Just hours after a Texas jury found their son guilty of murder and a judge sentenced him to thirty-five years in prison, Karmelo Anthony's parents sit down with Mimi Brown. They reflect on the verdict. The sentence. The fifteen months of harassment, swatting calls, and threats their famil…

Karmelo Anthony Sentenced to 35 Years. Civil Rights Attorney Lee Merritt Breaks Down What Comes Next

Karmelo Anthony has been sentenced to thirty-five years in prison for the 2025 stabbing death of Austin Metcalf at a Frisco track meet. Civil rights attorney Lee Merritt,  who lives in Frisco, Texas — joins Mimi Brown to break it all down. What thirty-five years actually means under Texas law and p…

Karmelo Anthony: GUILTY. Attorney David Otunga Breaks Down the Verdict

Mimi Brown dedicates the entire episode to the verdict that just came down out of Collin County, Texas — Karmelo Anthony has been found guilty of murder in the 2025 stabbing death of seventeen-year-old Austin Metcalf. The self-defense claim did not hold. The sentencing phase is now underway. Attorn…

The Closing Arguments, Mortgage Assistance, and Meta's Privacy Settlement

Mimi Brown breaks down the day. The Jury in the Carmelo Anthony case listened to the closing arguments from prosecution and defense. A federal judge approves a settlement to help low to moderate income borrowers pay for their mortgages. Meta begins to send consumers payments related to their $725 m…

The McClain Reversal, The Jobs Gap, and The Garden Tonight

 Mimi Brown breaks down the day. A Colorado appeals court overturns the homicide convictions of two paramedics in the killing of Elijah McClain. The May jobs report says the economy is strong  but Black unemployment is nearly double the national rate, and people are not feeling this report. And ton…

The Alabama Map, The Anthony Trial, and Halle Berry's Mission

Mimi Brown breaks down the day. The Supreme Court hands Alabama a congressional map a lower court called intentionally racist. Testimony begins in the Karmelo Anthony murder trial, and no Black jurors will hear the case. And Halle Berry has a new mission that starts at the gynecologist's office. Pl…

The Firing Order, A Moment of Silence, and BET's Next Chapter

Mimi Brown breaks down the day. President Trump signs an executive order that strips civil service protections from eight thousand career federal workers. The Minnesota Republican Party holds a moment of silence for convicted killer Derek Chauvin at a state convention. And BET unveils its first-eve…

The Verdict, The L.A. Review, and Serena's Return

Mimi Brown breaks down the day. A South Carolina jury has acquitted a store owner of murder in the killing of 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton over four water bottles. Los Angeles prosecutors are now reviewing a new sexual assault case against Sean "Diddy" Combs. And Serena Williams is coming out o…

Primary Day, The Trial, and Issa Rae's TikTok Takeover

Mimi Brown breaks down the day. It's primary election day in five states — what's on the ballot and what's at stake. Jury selection has begun in Texas in the high-profile Karmelo Anthony murder trial. And Issa Rae just made TikTok history with the biggest micro-drama in the platform's history. Plus…

The Epstein Hearing, The Kennedy Center, and the Concert Walkouts

Mimi Brown breaks down the day. Former Attorney General Pam Bondi admits to redaction errors in the Epstein files — and points the finger at Trump's acting AG. A federal judge orders Trump's name off the Kennedy Center. And a growing list of artists are pulling out of the Trump-aligned Freedom 250 …