African American

Bread and Roses

Airs at: Fri, 06/02/2017 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Bread and Roses

Ramp Your Voice! is the brainchild movement of Vilissa Thompson, LMSW, a macro-minded social worker and prominent leader and expert in addressing and educating the public and political figures about the plight of disabled people, especially disabled women of color. Vilissa... Read more

Negro Comrades of the Crown by Dr. Gerald Horne

Airs at: Wed, 05/31/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

Today, we broadcast our one-hour special with Dr. Gerald Horne, "Sojourner Truth" roundtable regular and professor of history and African American Studies at the University of Houston. Dr. Horne and Margaret Prescod discuss his book, "Negro Comrades of the Crown: African... Read more

2 Killed in Hate Attack on MAX Train

Airs at: Mon, 05/29/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm

Produced for: Evening News

Our complete coverage from Monday, May 29, of the attack which occured at the Hollywood Transit Center on Friday. There were five victims of the attack, which began when a man got on the train and almost immediately began verbally assaulting two teenage girls, one of whom i... Read more

Interview with Shirley Minor, Daughter of Vanport Survivor

Airs at: Mon, 05/29/2017 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm

Produced for: Evening News

Today was the last day of the Vanport Mosaic Festival, celebrating the history and impact of Vanport, once Oregon's second largest city before it was destroyed by a flood and neglect in 1948. It was located in the area that is now Delta Park. Shirley Minor's father was pres... Read more

Vox Pop: Hollywood Transit Center

Airs at: Mon, 05/29/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm

Produced for: Evening News

Three days after a vicious hate crime on a MAX train--in which two girls were targeted for the color of their skin and perceived religion, and three men who intervened were stabbed, killing two--Portlanders continue to stop by the Hollywood Transit Center to process what ha... Read more

How to Support the Victims of Friday's MAX Attack

Airs at: Mon, 05/29/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm

Produced for: Evening News

A number of crowd sourcing sites have sprung up to offer assistance for the victims and survivors of Friday’s horrific attack on a Portland MAX train. Those wishing to provide support for the teenage girls who were the targets of the verbal abuse can go to https://www.youc... Read more

30 Years of ACT UP; and Art by Tarts: a sex worker art show.

Airs at: Tue, 05/30/2017 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Preference

Solidarity: global and local; past and present. How do we organize to confront a crisis? We'll be talking with folks who have answered the call for community-and-activism on issues of sexuality, safety, health, and well-being. In the first half of the hour, we'll be ta... Read more

Breaking News...

Airs at: Sun, 05/28/2017 at 5:45pm - Sun, 06/04/2017 at 5:45pm

Produced for: This Is How We See It

Peter Thomas and Matt Jordan from Atlanta Housewives come to blows at a Charlotte Radio Station. Shemar Moore has new show on CBS this Fall. Matthew Knowles gives interview about his relationship with daughter Beyonce. Steve Harvey's letter to his staff and the controver... Read more

Good With People + Relations Preview

Airs at: Tue, 05/30/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Stage and Studio

Dmae welcomes Devon Allen, co-artistic director of Our Shoes Are Red/The Performance Lab. She and co-producer Matt DiBiasio are performing a two-person play. In David Harrower's Good With People a woman encounters the man who bullied her son 14 years earlier when they we... Read more

Portland History on Film

Airs at: Thu, 05/25/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: The Film Show

The Vanport Mosaic Festival is honoring the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the City of Vanport with historic exhibits, theater, and documentaries. Jenn Chavez talks with Laura Lo Forti about the film project Lost City, Living Memories: Vanport Through the Voic... Read more