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Celebrating Black History Month, ADN presents a tribute to the Association
for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) the famous Chicago
organization. Featuring percussionist Kahil el’Zabar and the Ethnic
Heritage Ensemble, Nicole Mitchell’s Black Earth Ensemble, t...
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Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which is a re-broadcast
from Against the Grain.
Black parents worry about racism’s impact on their children. Jennifer C.
Nash is interested in both the nature of racialized anxiety and the way
it’s rendered visible t...
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This is the 35th year of the Cascade Festival of African Films hosted by
Portland Community College with screenings and discussions scheduled Thursday
through Saturday throughout the month of February. Jan Haaken talks with
the internationally acclaimed Senegalese fi...
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Hosted by Frann Michel, this episode features segments on African films, on
public schools in the the making of Black masculinity, and more.
On the Legacy of PATCO 1981
In the aftermath of the midair crash over D.C on January 29, and Trump's
racist response, Frann ...
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The ACLU of Oregon, in partnership with Don’t Shoot PDX, an arts and
education organization that promotes social justice and civic participation,
have submitted three public records requests to the City of Portland, the
Oregon Department of Justice (ODOJ), and the Fed...
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The Nation of Islam was an important part of Black culture in the 1960's. It
brought about social, educational, and economic change for the community.
Yugen took time at the end of The Motif enjoyed an hour a recovering and
re-examining an too-oft-neglected part of P...
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Frann Michel recommends the documentary Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat, directed
by Belgian media artist Johan Grimonprez, and available streaming through
kanopy via the Multnomah County Library.
The film opens with, and returns to, the moment in February 1961 when singer...
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