# Michael Bland & Desiree Cormier joins Guest Host Dr. Nii-Quartelai Quartey

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Podcast: [Tavis Smiley](https://stenobird.com/podcast/tavis-smiley-5000046)
Published: 2026-05-12T06:13:57+00:00
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Executive director of Black Men Vote, Michael Bland, and co-founder and principal for The Alliance for Diplomacy and Justice, Desiree Cormier, talk about Black civic and political power and other trending political topics. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

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