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Hosted by XO, AZ, and CDA, Past, Present, Pushback is where Sports, Politics, and Family collide. From the NFL field to Capitol Hill, from community struggles to household victories, we break down the headlines and the hidden stories shaping our world.With XO bringing the millennial sports and culture lens, and AZ & CDA grounding the conversation in political insight and family wisdom, this isn’t just another podcast — it’s a space where Black voices push back against the noise and speak truth with honesty, humor, and heart.New episodes drop weekly — short, sharp, and straight to the point
XO hosts PAST, PRESENT, PUSHBACK, a news show with 81 episodes published.
Black men live on average 7 fewer years than white men. Black women die in childbirth at nearly three times the rate of white women — and that gap gets worse, not better, the more educated a Black woman is. Black America
On July 4, 2026, 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells went to Horn Island, Mississippi with a group of friends to celebrate Independence Day. He never came home. His body was found two days later. But now — on July 10 — new de
Every year on the 4th of July, America fires up the grills, lights the fireworks, and celebrates freedom. But most people don't know the real story behind the date — that the actual vote for independence was on July 2, n
Cannabis has been used by human beings for over 10,000 years. It was medicine in ancient China. It was used in religious ceremonies across Central Asia, India, Egypt, and Africa for thousands of years before the United S
June on Past Present Pushback was something different. We covered the origin of Memorial Day — and the freed Black people who actually started it. We went deep on the Black Panther Party, Provident Hospital, and Red Summ
As of June 2026, the United States is carrying $39.2 trillion in total national debt — growing by $8.19 billion every single day. The government is paying $1 trillion a year just in interest alone — more than it spends o
In Part 1, XO, AZ, and CDA broke down the real science of where every human being on earth came from — Out of Africa, Mitochondrial Eve, and how skin color actually evolved. Now in Part 2, they go into the harder convers
You've heard it said — everyone came from Black people. It gets repeated online, in barbershops, in family group chats, and it's met with both pride and pushback. So in this episode, XO, & AZ decided to actually find out
Most people know Father's Day as ties, grills, and greeting cards. But the real story starts in 1909 — with a 27-year-old woman named Sonora Smart Dodd sitting in a church pew listening to a Mother's Day sermon and askin
Most people know June 19 as Juneteenth. But most people don't know the full story of what that day actually was — and why it took more than two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation for Black people in Tex
On May 28, 2023, a 14-year-old Black boy named Cyrus Carmack-Belton was shot in the back outside a Shell gas station in Columbia, South Carolina. Surveillance video showed he had not stolen anything. Witnesses described
he enemy doesn't always come dressed like an enemy. Sometimes he comes dressed like your mother. Your brother. Your cousin. The family member who smiles at your face and speaks doubt over your life behind your back. The
Most Americans think Memorial Day started with a general's order in 1868. The real story starts three years earlier — and it starts with Black people. On May 1, 1865 — less than a month after the Confederacy surrendered
Every generation thinks they got discipline right. The generation before them thinks they went too soft. And the generation after them wonders why they turned out the way they did. The conversation about how to disciplin
The "Past Present Pushback" crew is back in the studio for an absolute heater of an episode. Today, we’re bridging the gap between sports, strategy, and legacy. ** NBA Conference Finals Breakdown:**The playoffs are down
In October 1966, two young men named Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale sat down in Oakland, California and wrote a Ten Point Program. They wanted freedom. Full employment. Decent housing. Real education. An end to police br
In 1889, a young Black woman named Emma Reynolds wanted to become a nurse. Every nursing school in Chicago turned her away because of her race. Her brother went to a Black surgeon named Dr. Daniel Hale Williams for help.
In the summer of 1919 — just months after World War I ended — more than 38 American cities erupted in coordinated white mob violence against Black communities. At least 97 Black people were lynched. Hundreds were massacr
Most people know Mother's Day as flowers, brunch, and greeting cards. But the real story of Mother's Day is one of the most fascinating and heartbreaking origin stories in American history. The woman who created it — Ann
F rom the jazz clubs of the 1940s to the streaming era of today — Black music has produced some of the greatest voices, producers, and performers this world has ever heard. And we have watched too many of them die too yo
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