Evening News

Friday, April 23rd, Reed College invited DAM, Palestinian rappers from Lyd, Israel, to appear for a Q&A after a screening of the documentary Slingshot HipHop along with the documentary's director, Jackie Reem Salloum.  Here are selections from the interviews with Suhell ... Read more

The recent immigration law passed in Arizona has ignited protests around the country. One history professor looks at an early twentieth century labor rights activist, Mother Jones, for present day lessons. Simon Cordery is the author of Mother Jones: Raising Cain and Co... Read more

Two convicted rapists are free in Vancouver Washington today, after new DNA evidence presented by The Innocence Project Northwest proved that neither man committed the crime.   Both men served 17 years for a rape that occurred in 1993 near LaCentre, WA.   Kboo’s Jack Lewis... Read more

Two Palestinian residents of Israel have been forcibly removed to Gaza. Palestinians across Israel and the West Bank warn that these removals are just a precursor of what is to come. A recent Israeli military order will strip the residency of over seventy thousand Palestin... Read more

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  Last night in Portland, Professor Cornel Pewewardy spoke to a packed house about ‘Fightin Whities versus Noble Savages’, a topic referring to the use of native Americans as sport mascots. Here’s a clip of last night’s talk. Read more

  The annual Oregon Black Political Convention got underway today in Portland. KBOO’s Stefan Kamp has more. Read more

  A forum held this week in Portland educated people in the community about the connections between trade and the environment. KBOO’s John Walsh was there, and brings us this report: Read more

  Oregon is one of thirty-five states that continue to execute prisoners found guilty of murder. A number of states have put executions on hold after new methods of DNA analysis exonerated a number of people who had been found guilty of murder and scheduled for executi... Read more

  The US Secretary of State has blasted the release of video footage by the Internet group WikiLeaks showing the killing of Iraqi civilians by a US helicopter fire. Robert Gates said that the WikiLeak video footage was taken out of context and depicts an incomplete pictu... Read more