Is America Great Yet? Live at Essence Fest

America turns 250 this year. It's also a midterm election year.

We asked three special guests to answer the question: Is America Great Yet (no but seriously)? Join hosts Angela Rye, Bakari Sellers, and Andrew Gillum on stage at Essence Fest 2026 in New Orleans.

GUESTS Rep. LaMonica McIver (NJ-10) Rep.

Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) State Sen. Royce Duplessis (LA District 5) SUBMIT A QUESTION Have a question for our hosts?

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Native Land Pod is brought to you by Reasoned Choice Media. Thank you to the Native Land Pod team: Angela Rye as host, executive producer, and cofounder of Reasoned Choice Media; Andrew Gillum as host and producer, Bakari Sellers as host and producer, and Lauren Hansen as executive producer; LoLo Smith is our research producer, and Nikolas Harter is our editor and producer.

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