The Morning Experience with Marquis Lupton brings you another edition of Microwave News — the fast, smart, culturally connected segment breaking down the biggest stories shaping Black culture, politics, health, and entertainment.

This episode covers the growing Ebola outbreak in Africa as the head of the World Health Organization warns the crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda is outpacing response efforts.

Plus, billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott reportedly donated more than $1 billion to HBCUs — so why was she left off a major philanthropy ranking? We also discuss Alfred Street Baptist Church stepping in after Black student government funding was cut at University of Missouri amid the national rollback of DEI programs.

In the headlines: reports that Donald Trump expanded refugee admissions for white South Africans while scaling back other refugee programs, a family demanding answers after an elderly woman died following an altercation at Tim Hortons, and the Georgia man turning a pink Barbie camper into a gas-saving viral sensation.

The main story focuses on Pope Leo XIV apologizing for the Catholic Church’s historic role in legitimizing slavery, along with new details from investigators linking alleged white supremacist ideology to the San Diego mosque shooting suspects.

Also this hour: Wednesday Word, “Think” a look back at classic Black talk shows that shaped the culture, and “What Chu Watchin” featuring Nemesis. 

Wake up with The Morning Experience with Marquis Lupton — where news, culture, conversation, and community all meet before lunch.