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MLK Day Special 2023

Airs at: Mon, 01/16/2023 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  MLK Day Special
World Arts Foundation Inc. announces the annual tribute to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  Since 1976, this community event has celebrated Oregon’s African-American community. The event honors pioneering activists, community leaders, artists, musicians, and youth whose va... Read more

REBELWISE

Airs at: Wed, 12/21/2022 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
  Originally aired on 01/19/2022 -- rebelwise.link -- miccrenshaw.com --             Read more

Why American Slavery was Unique in the World / The Willie Lynch Letter

Airs at: Fri, 12/16/2022 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  Civic Cipher
  Today's episode is a Way Black History Episode...lol! We discuss the uniqueness of American slavery and contrast it with slavery around the world. This conversation allows us to more directly deal with the implications and legacy of slavery in the United States. We spend... Read more

Trick or Treat - Eugenic Past and Present in America

Airs at: Mon, 12/05/2022 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  Let's Talk about Race
  The Treat is free medical care or procedures, and the Trick is a hysterectomy and vasectomy. Lets Talk About Race will feature regular segments: Book Love, The Faith Report and political satire.   Journalist Roundtable Topic:  Book Love: Caste: The Origins of Our Discon... Read more

Annihilating Caste Systems

Airs at: Fri, 12/02/2022 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  For The Wild
  This week, Ayana is joined by a Dalit American civil rights activist. The Dalit, formerly known as "untouchables", are the people considered to be the lowest stratum of the castes in India.  Thenmozi Soundararajan, in a profound conversation detailing the wounds of cast... Read more

Third Eye Books

Airs at: Thu, 12/01/2022 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
COVID-19 ravaged many small businesses, but Third Eye Books, opened in 2019, weathered the storm.  Hannah discusses the current business climate and how it affects his and other small bookstores.   He discusses the services this Southeast Portland literary center offers.  I... Read more

Are more Black books being challenged?

Airs at: Thu, 11/03/2022 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
The 1619 Project, Nikole Hannah-Jones (2019)  - Banned as part of broad efforts to stamp out "critical race theory” in schools.  I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou (1969)  -  Challenged frequently and banned, ostensibly for vulgarity and sexually explicit materi... Read more

Full Interview | Co-Chairs of the Police Accountability Commission

Airs at: Tue, 10/25/2022 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
  This is the full interview with PAC Co-Chairs Faythe Aiken, Lovisa Lloyd and Seemab Hussaini. It was recorded Sunday, October 23, and the edited air date version (with more background information) can be found here.   ### Read more

October 25, 2022 | Interview with Police Accountability Commission Co-Chairs

Airs at: Tue, 10/25/2022 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
  This month we spoke with the co-chairs of the Portland Police Accountability Commission's fact-finding phase. The PAC is a 20-member all-volunteer group that is tasked with creating the new police accountability system demanded by voters in 2020. The fact-finding phase i... Read more

Mother of Color

Airs at: Thu, 10/27/2022 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Dawn Jones Redstone is a filmmaker who believes in mentoring creative people from underrepresented communities.  Her short films, including Sista in the Brotherhood and We Have Our Ways, have tackled pressing social issues while offering opportunities for women of color ... Read more