From Wrongful Arrest to U.S. Senate: Dakarai Larriett on Surviving Injustice & Running for Office

In this powerful episode of Raised Red, Living Blue, host Jason Will sits down with Dakarai Larriett, Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Alabama, to unpack his incredible journey from being wrongfully arrested in Michigan to running for public office.

Dakarai shares the shocking story behind his memoir “Don’t Flush”, where he recounts the night he was racially profiled, humiliated, and nearly framed for drug possession — despite testing negative for alcohol and drugs. That night ignited his mission to reform the justice system and fight for equality, accountability, and human rights in Alabama and beyond.

In this conversation:

— The real story behind his wrongful arrest

— The fight against qualified immunity and systemic injustice

— Alabama’s broken prison system & “The Alabama Solution” documentary

— LGBTQ+ rights, faith, and empathy in today’s political climate

— Why he’s running for U.S. Senate — and what he hopes to change

Stay till the end for Dakarai’s six-point plan for reform and how he’s turning trauma into transformation.

📘 Read his memoir: Don’t Flush

🌐 Learn more: dakarailarriett.com

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