Dlycia Pagan, Puerto Rican Activist, Filmmaker, and Artist talks about her life as an Activist/Organizer, the nearly 20 years she spent in prison on charges of seditious conspiracy, her presidential pardon, and her advice to the younger generation.

Mexico's Third Root

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An Interview with Maria Elisa Velazquez on the history and culture of Mexico's African Root.

Hosted by Carlos Chavez

Host Toni Tabora Roberts interviews Edwin Santiago, producer and editor of Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation, which will be shown as part of the Cascade Festival of African Films this Friday, February 20th. Based on the autobiography of Sam Nujoma, Namibia's first president and former leader of SWAPO (South West Africa People's Organization), the film depicts the long struggle waged by the people of Namibia for their independence that was ultimately won with the help of Cuban military volunteers fighting in Angola.

Host Ed Goldberg speaks with Ian Rankin, author of "Exit Music, a murder mystery set in Edinburgh.

Host Ed Goldberg interviews Jonah Lehrer, author of "How We Decide," a study of the human brain in the process of decision making.

A special program for Black History Month - "Texts of Resistance." How did slaves resist their oppression ? We hear a discussion of three literary works that explore what it means to resist and to survive.

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Enjoy ~ Bridget B.