Cecil and Celeste welcome your calls. This program is open to local, national and international issues ranging from poverty in Portland to politics in Africa.
From a secret gang list to a highly visible show of force in response to
contentious public contract negotiations, the Portland Police are once again
in the spotlight for thier reaction to recent citizen protests. Host Cecil
and Celeste discuss the complicated histo...
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Cecil and Celeste talk Standing Rock. What does the denial of the easement
by the Army Corp of Engineers mean for the fate of DAPL? Is this a
temporary victory and what effect will the looming Trump presidency have on
the decision?
Call in to discuss Standing R...
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Hosts Cecil and Celeste will discuss the impact of HIV/AIDS in recognition of
World AIDS Day. Bethel A.M.E. and Sankofa Collective NW in partnership with
community partners is holding Remember, Reflect, Reaffirm: Annual World AIDS
Day Observance. They'll share inform...
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Panic and fear have run rampant since November 8th. Cecil and Celeste
discuss the election of Donald Trump and put it in historical context.
What can the President actually accomplish and where are the most
vulnerable areas? What will Trump's impact be on the econo...
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“Gandhi’s Gift” is the first major documentary about Mahatma Gandhi to
be made in the U.S. and asks the question, “Were Gandhi’s final years his
finest?” Co-producer Cynthia Lukas will join Cecil and Celest in studio to
discuss the film and Gandhi's legacy of resistan...
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Hosts Cecil and Celeste welcome Blair Bobier, one of the chief petitioners of
the campaign for a Ranked Choice Voting Charter amendment for Benton County,
for a discussion on the need to reform the way elections are run. Ranked
Choice Voting (RCV) is already used by ...
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Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with The Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III,
Rev. Dr. T. Allen Bethel, and Pastor and activist E.D Mondainé Jr, about the
upcoming 2016 Collins Lecture featuring The Rev. Dr. Moss. This year's
lecture is called “Redeeming the Soul of Am...
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Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with investigative reporter Greg
Palast about voter suppression, the election and his new film The Best
Democracy Money Can Buy.
Greg Palast will be screening The Best Democracy Money Can Buy on Wed, Oct
26th at 5pm Clinto...
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Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with Vietnam veteran S. Brian
Willson, who paid the price for peace as he was run over and nearly killed by
a military train during a non-violent protest in 1987. Since then, he has not
stopped calling attention to the US go...
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