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Systemic Racism in the Criminal Legal System

Airs at: Mon, 05/12/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On this edition of Prison Pipeline: Systemic Racism in the Criminal Legal System. Recently at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, the Fourth Annual Session of the International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement... Read more

Women's History Month

Produced for:  The Underground
For the March episode The Underground is taking a look at women, feminism, and sexual health. The episode includes discussions of women who have changed the world through their art and accomplishments (including Patti Smith, Nina Simone, Odette Siko, and Joni Mitchell) a... Read more

Afro Diasporia - Converging Vibes

Airs at: Sat, 03/22/2025 at 10:00pm - Sun, 03/23/2025 at 12:00am
Produced for:  PDX Biologic
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Let's Talk! Live on The 35th Cascade Festival of African Film ft. Brook Ramirez

Airs at: Fri, 03/07/2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Let's Talk!
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LOVE, RITA

Airs at: Thu, 03/06/2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
In Love, Rita Bridgett M. Davis tells the story of her beloved older sister Rita, a vivacious woman who attended Fisk University at age sixteen, and went on to become a car test driver, an amateur belly dancer, an MBA, and later a popular special ed teacher.  In doing so... Read more

The ACLU of Oregon's Three Strategies for 2025

Airs at: Thu, 03/06/2025 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Our guest today is Yvonne Garcia, the Deputy Director of the ACLU of Oregon. They just released → Firewall for Freedom: ACLU of Oregon's Strategic Priorities. Read more

Interview with Wendy Snyder of the Uhuru Solidarity Movement

Airs at: Mon, 03/03/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Please join us on Monday, March 3rd at 6:30 pm for Prison Pipeline on KBOO Community Radio as we talk with Wendy Snyder who  is the West Coast organizer for the Uhuru Solidarity Movement for white reparations to the African community. She joined USM in the early 1990s afte... Read more

Excerpts from Reading by Said Shaiye at Washington State University

Airs at: Mon, 02/24/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
We feature excerpts from a February 2025 reading at Washington State University. Said Shaiye is an  Autistic + ADHD (AuHD) Somali Writer, Photographer & Filmmaker in Minneapolis. He is a 2024 MacDowell Fellow & was awarded a 2024 MN State Arts Education Grant to lead a B... Read more

Black Workers in America

Airs at: Mon, 02/24/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
  We revisit Laurie Mercier's 2020 interview with historian Joe Trotter about his important book, Workers on Arrival: Black Labor in the Making of America (2020).  Joe William Trotter, Jr., is Professor of History and Social Justice and Founder and Director of the Cente... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for February 24, 2024

Airs at: Mon, 02/24/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  This episode is hosted by Desiree Hellegers and features these segments: The Municipal Eco-Resiliency Project (MERP): We feature an interview with MERP organizer Yolotli X speaking about their personal journey from street kid to urban farmer and about the work of this ... Read more