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Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renee Watson

Airs at: Thu, 04/04/2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
     Using a variety of poetic forms, from haiku to free verse, Watson shares recollections of her childhood in Portland. These odes to Black women of all ages are brilliantly illustrated by celebrated fine artist Ekua Holmes .      Black Girl You Are Atlas is Watson's fir... Read more

Juliet Kanyere - Live on Air

Airs at: Wed, 04/03/2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  The Global Sail
  Tonight, TK takes you to Central Africa. This evening, our special guest, Juliet Kanyere from DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo) joins us for a conversation. Calls are welcome. 503-231-8187           Read more

Free Unzell Wade

Airs at: Mon, 04/01/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Please join us on Monday, April 1st at 6:30 pm for Prison Pipeline on KBOO Community Radio as we talk with Unzell Wade about life in prison, the racial justice movement, and what he would like to see change in the criminal justice system.  Unzell Wade was wrongfully convict... Read more

State Database of Police Deadly Force is Incomplete and Inaccurate

Airs at: Fri, 03/22/2024 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
    Police killings in Oregon may not be documented properly by Oregon officials. Portland Copwatch released a report on Monday with findings from their project tracking deadly force incidents involving Law enforcement in the State of Oregon. The report found 74 cases in ... Read more

Jamilah Bourdon on Community Organizing, Revolution, Music and Cuddly Bunnies

Airs at: Thu, 03/07/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am
  Our guest today is former KBOO programmer Jamilah Bourdon of the All African People’s Revolutionary Party, and so much more.  We'll be talking about revolutionary theory, principles of community organizing, and the role of animals in the struggle. We’ll be going into de... Read more

Decent People, author De'Shawn Charles Winslow

Airs at: Thu, 03/07/2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
     In the still-segregated town of West Mills, North Carolina, in 1976, Marian, Marva, and Lazarus Harmon-three enigmatic siblings-are found shot to death in their home. The people of West Mills- on both sides of the canal that serves as the town's color line-are in a fre... Read more

Buscando America on 02/27/24

Airs at: Tue, 02/27/2024 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
En este programa escucharás un espacio dedicado a la salsa antirracista y anticolonial con la investigadora y melómana Astrid Cuero. Gráfico elaborado por Travesura.   Read more

Barbara Brandon-Croft

Airs at: Thu, 02/22/2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
Barbara Brandon-Croft is the very first African-American woman whose nationally-syndicated comic strip ran in the mainstream press.  Now a new collection of her work, Where I’m Coming From, has been published. Barbara sits down with S.W. Conser to talk about the comics comm... Read more

Mac Smiff, Cory Elia and Michael Stephenson on Policing Justice at PICA

Airs at: Thu, 02/15/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Our guests are Cory Elia, Mac Smiff, they are journalists who agitate for social change. Michael Stephenson is a fine artist. They’re all part of the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art series on Policing Justice. Read more

Interview with Street Roots: Are efforts of dismantle Measure 110 premature?

Airs at: Wed, 02/07/2024 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  News In Depth, Evening News
  In the first week of Oregon's short legislative session, drug policy, specifically measure 110, is a hot button issue. Measure 110 is Oregon's Drug Decriminalization Measure, which has been controversial. While proponents of changes to the law say that the need to respon... Read more