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Criminal Injustice

Airs at: Mon, 07/07/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On this edition of Prison Pipeline: Criminal Injustice. Host Doug McVay is joined in conversation by Troshawn McCoy. Mr. McCoy was one of the so-called “Marquette Park Four” who back in the 1990s were framed by Chicago Police for crimes they did not commit, for which he ... Read more

The Sacred Circle "TEMENOS" on 07/04/25

Airs at: Fri, 07/04/2025 at 12:00am - 3:00am
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Brendan Slocumb, THE DARK MAESTRO

Airs at: Thu, 07/03/2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
Author Braendan Slocumb introduces Curtis Wilson, a cello prodigy,  in his third mystery, The Dark Maestro.  Curtis is growing up in the Southeast D.C. projects with a drug dealer for a father. But through determination and talent, and the loving support of his father’s ... Read more

Donovan Scribes: Black Lives Matter Retrospective

Airs at: Thu, 06/26/2025 at 8:00am - 9:00am
The guest is Donovan Scribes. He edited BlackOut, the recent Portland Mercury special edition looking at the Black Lives Matter Movement, five years later. In the process he helps define who we are at the current pivotal moment in society.  Read more

Rupert Kinnard's Cathartic Comics

Airs at: Thu, 06/26/2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Rupert Kinnard has been drawing comics for fifty years, while nurturing his side gigs as a designer, art director, and community activist.  His characters The Brown Bomber and Diva Touché Flambé were the first queer African-American superheroes — long before DC and Ma... Read more

Pride Month

Produced for:  The Underground
The Youth Collective talks Pride for our June episode. Queer History, Music, Culture and Activism are all topics of discussion, for a fun and informative episode. Read more

Entertainment

Airs at: Fri, 06/13/2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
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Katherine Morgan/Grand Gesture Books

Airs at: Thu, 06/05/2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
Katherine Morgan is the energetic owner of  Portland's first all-romance bookstore.  Her enthusiasm for the genre is sincere and contagious.  Perhaps that's why this Black-woman-owned business, located on 10th Avenue, right across from Multnomah County's Main Library, ca... Read more

Evening News on 05/30/25

Airs at: Fri, 05/30/2025 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  On this edition of  KBOO's Evening News: Descendants of the Black Portlanders who were displaced from Central Albina reach a settlement with Portland New toxic river algae behaves differently than previous blooms And, Oregon’s bill to ban book bans moves forward Read more

BLM History

Produced for:  Radiozine
First, Elizaha talks about Martin Luther King JR and his life's work. We discuss the impact of MLK's death on America.  Next, Gabby talks about the celebration of Black History Month. Gabby emphasizes the need to come together and lift each other up rather than bring ea... Read more