African American

Vanport Mosaic + OUTwright

Airs at: Tue, 05/09/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Stage and Studio

Dmae features two very different festivals. First up we feature Damaris Webb and Laura Lo Forti co-directors of Vanport Mosaic that happens May 26-29 throughout Portland. The 2017 festival of events that highlights important history of Vanport communities and beyond. T... Read more

For your summer reading consideration

Airs at: Thu, 05/04/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Black Book Talk

"Black Book Talk" hosts offer their summer reading favorites for your consideration. Whether you love fiction, non-fiction, children's or adult literature, we have something for you. Print, streaming or books-on-CD will all be included. On the beach or in your backyard, ... Read more

Phemenology and KBOO

Every where I go people are talking about community. Two years ago it seemed an easier concept- one without too many contradictions and one that as individuals we could rally around. Surely, we were fighting for the same things but then if we were fighting, then didn’t t... Read more

Hot Topics

Airs at: Mon, 05/01/2017 at 8:30am - Sun, 05/07/2017 at 5:30pm

Produced for: This Is How We See It

NBA star Gilbert Arenas says "dark skinned" women are not beautiful. Is it ever Ok to talk to the "Ex" about your "Ex"? Survivor contestant "outs" another contestant for being Transgender. Should schools be allowed to "lunch shame" their students? Join us as we discuss thes... Read more

Keepin It Real- Membership Drive Special!

Airs at: Wed, 05/24/2017 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Produced for: Keepin It Real

Keepin It Real, which usually airs the first Wednesday of the month, is coming to you with a special episode during KBOO's Spring Membership Drive! Tune in as Nick Deezy and Arone welcome local rapper Lil Sage and documentary film producer Tevin. They will discuss race, ... Read more

KBOO News In Depth: 4/14/17

Airs at: Fri, 04/14/2017 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: News In Depth

The Old Mole Variety Hour for April 24, 2017

Airs at: Mon, 04/24/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Tod Sloan hosts this episode of the Old Mole and we hear-- 1. Alex Diamond talks with Bill Resnick about his experience teaching in a poor schools in Memphis. 2. Desiree Hellegers reads from a history of how the bodies of people of color were used to study and teach anat... Read more

Medicine, Anatomy, and Ideology

Airs at: Mon, 04/24/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Desiree Hellegers reads an excerpt from Craig Steven Wilders' Ebony and Ivy: Race, Slavery and the Troubled History of American Universities that illuminates the long history of medical experimentation on people of color in the U.S., and that challenges claims about scienti... Read more

Teaching in Poor Schools

Airs at: Mon, 04/24/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick interviews Alex Diamond, who has taught school in Asia and Latin America, about his experience teaching in a poor school in Memphis, Tennessee. Among the issues they discuss is the impact on teachers and students of standardized testing used as a criterion for ... Read more

Hot Topics

Airs at: Sat, 04/22/2017 at 7:30pm - Sun, 04/30/2017 at 7:30pm

Produced for: This Is How We See It

The San Bernardino, CA shootings. The manhunt for Jacob Jakubowski. The benefits of sleeping on your left side. Can blended families survive? Tune in as we discuss these topics and more. Read more