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The Breakfast Club

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

The Breakfast Club

The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts

Comedy

4.414.4K Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2026

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

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 Front Page Two-Minute Take. The internet has been trying Karmelo Anthony for over a year. Now the real courtroom finally gets to weigh in.

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0:00.0

Its primary election season across the country in California is leading the ticket with the race for governor and the race for the mayor of Los Angeles.

0:12.6

So a reality star with no track record, I'm not sure he's ever had a job.

0:17.4

Jury selection has begun in the high profile murder trial of Carmelo Anthony in Texas.

0:22.9

This is definitely a self-defense case because it always is one until you look at the facts of the case and compare the two.

0:28.7

And Issa Ray is making TikTok history with a vertical drama that's pulling in more than 150 million views.

0:35.2

Good evening. I have gained access to your entire online footprint.

0:39.8

From the Black Effect podcast network, I'm Mimi Brown.

0:42.9

This is Front Page, and here are the day's biggest stories.

0:46.9

Plus today on the two-minute take, Carmelo Anthony has been tried in the court of public opinion for over a year.

0:53.0

Today, the actual court finally gets to weigh in.

0:56.7

Stay with me.

1:00.4

Today is primary day across several states, including California, New Jersey, Iowa, Montana, New

1:06.8

Mexico, and South Dakota. Polls are open right now, and the candidates voters choose today could

1:12.4

help shape the governor's races, control of Congress, and the political conversation heading into

1:17.3

November. Let's start here in California, where voters are choosing a new governor for the first time

1:23.0

in eight years because Governor Gavin Newsom is term limited. The issues driving voters this year are

1:29.5

familiar ones, the cost of living, housing, affordability, homelessness, insurance costs,

1:34.4

public safety, and wildfire recovery. And in Los Angeles, Mayor Karen Bass is facing one of the

1:40.2

most competitive re-election fights in her political career. The latest poll shows a razor-thin three-way race with Bass about 26%,

1:49.0

city council member Nathia Raman at roughly 25%,

1:53.2

and reality TV star Spencer Pratt close behind at about 22%.

1:57.7

If no candidate wins more than 50%, the top two finishers will move on to a November

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