Civil Rights/Human Rights

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Help for Disabled Assault Survivors

Airs at: Mon, 03/27/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Disability Awareness
  Grace welcomes Jill Tucker, the lead advocate for Disability Awareness Resource Team & Ashley Carroll, DV & Disability Program Coordinator for Multnomah County.  Project DART (Disability Awareness Resource Team) is a group of advocates and volunteers joining together... Read more

The Lost Eleven

Airs at: Tue, 03/28/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
  James Dixon talks with co-author Robert Child about the story of the Wereth Eleven. Nearly forgotten by history these African-American soldiers who fought courageously for freedom in World War II only to be ruthlessly executed by Nazi troops during the Battle of the B... Read more

The Women Who Made New York

Airs at: Fri, 03/24/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
  We are happy to talk with Julie Scelfo, author of The Women Who Made New York.  Women have long been left out of US history, from the local to the national.  Given our cultural biases, we are still apt to think of city-builders as men. The Women Who Made New York see... Read more

KBOO News In Depth: What CPB Cuts Mean for America

Airs at: Wed, 03/22/2017 at 5:45pm - 6:15pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
       KBOO Development Director, Becky Meiers talks with KBOO Evening News Director Zeloszelos Marchandt about how cutting the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and National Endowment for the Arts effects our First Ammendment right to free access to information and ... Read more

Growing Food...Empowering Communities...Changing Lives

Airs at: Thu, 03/23/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  Jo Ann Hardesty speaks to Barbara Bernstein, producer of the new documentary Gaining Ground. GAINING GROUND presents the personal stories of farmers and activists confronting the challenges of feeding their local communities sustainably grown food. The documentary in... Read more

Seeking Justice for Quanice Hayes

Airs at: Wed, 03/22/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
On February 9th 2017 in Northeast Portland, a 17 year old child, Quanice Derrick Hayes was shot three times, twice in the chest and once through the head at point blank range.   He was shot and killed by Portland Police Officer Andrew Hearst.    The family of Quanice Ha... Read more

Iran: History & Politics

Airs at: Tue, 03/21/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Iran, a country of 80 million people, strategically straddles West and South Asia. Once in Washington’s hip pocket, Iran dramatically left the U.S. orbit in 1979 when the Shah was overthrown and the Islamic Republic was established. The “loss” of Iran was a major blow... Read more

News You Can Use

Airs at: Sun, 03/19/2017 at 2:15pm - Sun, 03/26/2017 at 2:15pm
Produced for:  This Is How We See It
Trump accuses Obama of wiretapping his phones at Trump Towers!  Ben Carson says that African slaves were immigrants?  The Pope may be open to having married men as priests in the Catholic church.  Listen in as we cover these topics and more. Read more

Chris Hedges on the Rise of Trump and American Fascism

Airs at: Mon, 03/20/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  It's all about "The F-Word," our monthly exploration of fascism"which is corporate control of the state, combined with repression of human rights and ramped up police and military. Today we devote this entire hour to "The F-Word" with a major address, "The Rise of Tru... Read more

Suffering in Silence: Black Mental Health Care

Airs at: Mon, 03/27/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  Why is there a perception of shame often associated with seeking out mental health care?  Do communities of color experience higher stigmatization when seeking help?  When working with a mental health specialist does a shared experience of race contribute to better me... Read more