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#TalkRadio – November 25: Giving Thanks for Courageous Action: Confronting the Evils of the Trump Administration, ICE Deployments, and Other Unconstitutional Misdeeds
November 25: Giving Thanks for Courageous Action: Confronting the Evils of the Trump Administration, ICE Deployments, and Other Unconstitutional Misdeeds
The nonpartisan “Igniting Change Radio Show with Barbara Arnwine, Esq. and Daryl Jones, Esq.” program will be aired from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on Radio One’s WOL 1450 AM in the Washington, DC metropolitan area as well as nationwide on WOLDCNEWS.COM and Barbaraarnwine.com.
Please note, during the show there are 3 hard stop commercial breaks at 12:13 PM Eastern Time, 12:28 PM ET and 12:43 PM ET.
SPEAKERS:
Lamair Bryan: 12:10 PM – 12:40 PM ET
Lamair Bryan is a North Carolina native and graduate of Fayetteville State and North Carolina Central University. He serves as Triangle Regional Organizing Manager and Digital Narrative Producer with Advance Carolina and the NC Black Alliance, where he uses organizing and storytelling to educate and mobilize Black communities. A former producer with PBS North Carolina’s Black Issues Forum, Lamair is dedicated to advancing justice, equity, and an inclusive democracy. Lamair is a Spring 2024 TJC fellow and he continues to do this work because he believes in empowering communities to have a real voice in shaping the policies and systems that affect their lives.
Rev. Glencie Rhedrick, M.S. M.DIV., BCC: 12:10 PM – 12:40 PM ET
Co-Chair of the Charlotte Clergy Coalition for Justice; Chair of the Social Justice for United Missionary Baptist Association; Former President of Mecklenburg Ministries; Chair of Mayfield Memorial Community Development Corporation and UMBA Bright Stars; HIV/AIDS Faith Ambassador and Consultant with UBTheCure; Founder of SpeakingintheKeyofWE, a Womanist podcast and platform rooted in the theme “No Longer Silenced: No Longer Invisible” that amplifies voices against social, gender, and racial injustice; and, currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Women’s Spirituality at the California Institute of Integral Studies.
Megan Hustings: 12:40 PM – 12:54 PM ET
Deputy Director, National Coalition for the Homeless
INTRODUCTION:
Hi Igniters For Change! The Igniting Change Radio Show on Tuesday, November 25th, 2025, from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern Time, entitled “Giving Thanks for Courageous Action: Confronting the Evils of the Trump Administration, ICE Deployments, and Other Unconstitutional Misdeeds”, will be live with Radio Show Co-Hosts and Transformative Justice Coalition (TJC) Co-Leaders Attorneys Barbara Arnwine, Esq. and Daryl Jones, Esq. and will feature special guests Rev. Glencie Rhedrick, M.S. M.DIV., BCC; Lamair Bryan; and, Megan Hustings.
“A CBS News poll released this past weekend found that 58% of Americans believed federal immigration agents were stopping and detaining “more people than necessary.”1 This comes at a time when CBS reported that the Trump Administration’s “Operation Charlotte’s Webb”, which deployed more than 200 Border Patrol agents. “The Trump administration has made Charlotte, a Democratic-leaning city of about 950,000 people, its latest focus for an immigration enforcement surge it says will combat crime — despite local opposition and declining crime rates. Residents reported encounters with immigration agents near churches, apartment complexes and stores.”2 “While DHS has publicly maintained that the crackdown in Charlotte is ongoing, separate internal documents say Border Patrol’s operation there concluded, with agents demobilizing from the area last week. ICE has a permanent presence in North Carolina, and is expected to continue operations there.”1 Border Patrol agents recorded more than 270 immigration arrests since the weekend of November 15th; however, fewer than 90 of those arrested by Border Patrol were categorized as “criminal aliens” per an internal DHS document obtained by CBS news.1 “Those statistics do not include arrests made by officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, though Border Patrol played the principal role in Operation Charlotte’s Web. The document also does not specify the severity of the crimes of the detainees listed as criminals, nor whether their records included convictions or solely criminal charges…In the Charlotte area, Border Patrol agents were captured on video smashing the car window of a U.S. citizen, carrying out arrests outside of businesses and approaching men decorating a Christmas tree. Like in Chicago and Los Angeles, the operation in Charlotte triggered significant community backlash and concerns. Some businesses closed their doors temporarily. Local high school students staged walk-outs to protest the arrests. And school officials in the region reported tens of thousands of student absences.”1 “Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools reported on student absences Monday. ‘Unofficial attendance data from today indicates that approximately 20,935 students were absent from school today. This accounts for approximately 15% of students enrolled’ in that district, officials said. There was no word on the percentage of students who are absent on a typical day there. The immigration crackdown set off fierce objections from leaders in the Charlotte area.”2
And while a spokesperson for DHS said that the numbers of only one-third of those arrested by Border Patrol in Charlotte were classified as criminals were “likely inaccurate” without offering a breakdown that was different, the cited press release by the spokesperson seemed to confirm those numbers as the DHS press release announced over 130 immigration arrested in the Charlotte area during the first two days of the operation, but only 44 of those individuals had criminal charges or convictions.1
Last week, on Tuesday, November 18th, “Federal immigration authorities [expanded] their enforcement action in North Carolina to Raleigh…, the mayor of the state’s capital city said, while Customs and Border Protection agents continue operating in Charlotte following a weekend that saw arrests of more than 130 people in that city, the state’s largest. Mayor Janet Cowell said Monday that she didn’t know how large the operation would be or how long agents would be present. At a city council meeting [on Tuesday, November 18th] she said there have been Border Patrol ‘sightings’ [by law enforcement in Wake and Durham Counties]. ”2 Cowell encourages anyone that feels unsafe or sees something illegal “to please call the Raleigh Police Department or your local jurisdiction, and to stay safe…Cowell, a Democrat, pointed out in a statement that crime was lower in Raleigh this year compared to last and that public safety was a priority for her and the city council.”2
As of November 18th, Immigration authorities [hadn’t] spoken about [the operations in Raleigh, North Carolina]. Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told CBS News in a statement: ‘Every day, DHS enforces the laws of the nation across the country. We do not discuss future or potential operations.’2
“CBS News has reported, citing U.S. officials and internal DHS documents, that Border Patrol is preparing to launch a new operation in New Orleans as soon as the first week of December. ”1
Further Reading and Sources:
1 Montoya-Galvez, C. (2025, November 24). One-third of those arrested by Border Patrol in Charlotte were classified as criminals, internal document says. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/charlotte-border-patrol-immigration-criminals-arrests/
2 CBS News. (2025, November 18). Immigration enforcement actions to expand to Raleigh as they continue in Charlotte. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/north-carolina-immigration-enforcement-raleigh-charlotte/
Because of DOGE’s actions reducing the federal workforce in firing people from their jobs, the affordability crisis for food and housing, the ICE invasions making people afraid to come out of their homes to shop and work, and the federal shutdown and Trump Administration affecting food stamps, growing food insecurity has been rising in the nation. Igniting Change guest Megan Hustings, Deputy Director, National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH), will be on to discuss some of the ways NCH has been addressing this crisis.
Proposed Questions
12:00 PM – 12:10 PM Eastern Time (non-partisan)
Barbara and Daryl will take a moment at the top of the hour to Thank protesters and briefly highlight:
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Giving Tuesday for TJC
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WeAintBuyingIt Campaign at WeAintBuyingIt.com. No purchases from Target, Home Depot and Amazon, Thursday through Cyber Monday. Thanksgiving has always been a story rewritten by the powerful, sanitized to make oppression look like a feast. And every year, Black communities are expected to smile through it and keep pouring our dollars into a system that has never poured back into us. This Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, TJC, Color Of Change—alongside our partners, members, and communities—is taking a stand.
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Black people make up just 14% of the U.S. population, yet our collective spending power exceeds $1.8 trillion, and corporations build their holiday strategies around us. During the holiday season:
- Black consumers spend more on holiday purchases than the national average.
- Nearly 1 in 3 Black households participates in Black Friday and Cyber Monday at higher rates than other groups.
- Black consumers are more likely to shop online and more likely to purchase for extended family networks, fueling the very retail giants that refuse to invest back in us.
Corporations know exactly how much they rely on Black dollars. They spend billions in targeted ads and holiday campaigns rooted in our culture—while underpaying Black workers, ignoring our safety, and bankrolling politicians who harm our communities.
This is strategy, not sacrifice. We are asking Black families, congregations, neighborhoods, HBCU students, aunties, uncles, elders, Gen Z, faith leaders, and movement builders, all of us, to use this season to build power, not profits for corporations. Because when a system continues to harm us, our refusal becomes an act of protection.
How to Participate
- Full Black Out – Do not buy anything from Target, Amazon, or Home Depot during this week. Use the time and money to connect with those you love, build community, and reconnect with what truly matters.
- Redirect Your Spending – Skip the companies undermining our democracy and exploiting our communities. Instead, shop small, local, or with businesses that affirm our humanity. Donate money, food, or supplies to support families in need this season.
- Amplify the Movement- Spread the word. Share the message in conversation and online. Let your family group chats, your timelines, and your communities know: We Ain’t Buying It because our lives and our dignity are worth more than their profit margins.
Until Justice Is Real
- Judge’s Dismissal of Political Prosecutions of former FBI Director James Comey and NY AG Letitia James.
- Planned Invasion of Venezuela—Holiday Leave cancelled for troops.
- Trump’s Death Threats Against Congresspeople for Ad to Troops reminding them that they are not obligated to follow unlawful orders.
- Green lighting of Deportations for immigrants from Myanmar
- Anti-Blackness Campaign: DOJ seeking end of sentence for officer who was convicted of murder of Breonna Taylor.
12:10 PM – 12:40 PM Eastern Time (non-partisan)- GUESTS: Rev. Glencie Rhedrick, M.S. M.DIV., BCC and Lamair Bryan
- Rev. Glencie: Welcome Back to Igniting Change. ICE and the Border Control has been deployed to Charlotte, NC in a cynically titled “Operation Charlotte’s Web” to allegedly arrest unlawful criminal immigrants. Please tell us:
- How has the Charlotte community responded to this Operation?
- Who has actually been caught up in this web?
- What does the operation actually look like on the ground?
- Lamair: Welcome back to Igniting Change.
- Sadly, the ICE and Border Control invasion of North Carolina has been expanded to Wake and Durham Counties.
- What has this Deployment looked like on the ground?
- How are the people of Raleigh, Cary, Durham and surrounding areas responded to this campaign?
- Rev Glencie: In Chicago, religious leaders, especially the Black Church, have been instrumental in opposition to the ICE and Border Control invasion of their city,
- How has the religious community responded to this crisis?
- Lamair: What efforts to address and oppose this deployment have been the most effective?
- All Guests, What can our listeners do to support Charlotte and Raleigh?
- All Guests, Thank you for all of your hard work. How do our listeners get in contact with you?
12:40 PM – 12:54 PM Eastern Time (non-partisan)- GUEST: Megan Hustings
- Welcome Megan to Igniting Change.
- This year has been very hard for those who are unhoused.
- Tell people about the National Coalition for the Homeless
- What were some of the top priorities for action that were identified at your national convention which just ended?
- How can people help to protect the unhoused in these times?
- How can people GIVE to assist those who are food insecure?
- All Guests, Thank you for all of your hard work. How do our listeners get in contact with you?
12:54 PM – 12:57 PM Eastern Time (non-partisan)
[ Arnwine and Jones will remind listeners:
- December 1st – 6th: 70th Anniversary Celebration of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
- When you make those daily calls to the Congress at 202-224-3121 to Vote to Stop the Trump Takeover of D.C. and other cities and to tell the Senate to vote No on the SAVE Act to stay in those streets!
- BE SURE TO SIGN THE PETITION TO DEFEND THE SMITHSONIAN AT AMERICASHISTORYSOS.ORG,
- TJC will continue to vigorously defend the rights of all Americans and will fight the implementation of Project 2025 and our future shows will continue to cover any hate crimes and how we effectively protect ourselves while advancing our agenda for justice.]
[Daryl, Barbara, and guests may share their favorite books and encourage people to donate towards TJC’s giveaways of banned and affirming books.]