African American

KBOO is open to the public! To visit the station, contact your staff person or call 503-231-8032.


White Supremacy and Capitalism: twin evils

Airs at: Mon, 01/21/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Martin Luther King Jr. famously declared the trifecta of racism, militarism and capitalism as the great problem facing humanity. Old Mole Clayton Morgareidge considers two of those, capitalism and racism, and how as dominant power structures they came to be through each other Read more

I Am Not Your Negro: James Baldwin

Airs at: Mon, 01/21/2019 at 8:30am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  Master filmmaker Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished, Remember This House. The result is a radical, up-to-the-minute examination of race in America, using Baldwins original words and flood of rich archival material. I Am Not Your Negro is a journey... Read more

JAZZ Music's Hidden Voodoo & The Postmodern Moment

Airs at: Sat, 01/19/2019 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Back in the day when Congo Square is the epicenter of artistic expression. When music's exclusive role is to interrogate myriad moans, chants, cries, and  people tropes in an integrative moment of protest, spirituality, and healing. Voices and souls from the Underground, th... Read more

Ep 77. It Takes A Village To Take Out The Trash

Airs at: Tue, 01/15/2019 at 12:00am - Thu, 01/31/2019 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Village Vibes Podcast
Trash talk at it's finest this week. But uh we threw some gems in there too ya'll! Remember K and B are the best of friends forever! LOL. Read more

Ep 76. It Takes A Village To Keep The Same Energy

Airs at: Tue, 01/08/2019 at 12:00am - Thu, 01/31/2019 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Village Vibes Podcast
A Recap Episode Read more

Tune in and get active!

Airs at: Wed, 01/09/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  The RadioActivist
At 9am hosts Lisa Loving and Suzanne LaGrande have an update with the Portland Parents Union. The PPU has been organizing their base over the past few months with activism trainings and workshops in support of school kids facing racial profiling and push out in the classroo... Read more

Community Celebrates Swearing-in of JoAnn Hardesty

Airs at: Mon, 01/07/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Field mole Desiree Hellegers talks with activists and brings audio excerpts from Wednesday night's celebration of JoAnn Hardesty's swearing in to the Portland City Council. Photo by Kendall Kendall Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for January 7, 2019

Airs at: Mon, 01/07/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Laurie Mercier hosts this episode of the Old Mole and we hear about: Dismantling the Police: Bill Resnick and Kristian Williams continue their discussion of the militarization of police and the rise of the antifas and alt right. Community Celebrates Swearing-in of JoAnn... Read more

Episode 75. It Takes A Village To Pour Into Yourself ft. PRINCE RUBY

Airs at: Tue, 01/01/2019 at 12:00am - Thu, 01/31/2019 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Village Vibes Podcast
Yeah we got a little behind but we are back with a two episodes this week! Read more

Rebroadcast: "What I'm Reading", October 4, 2018

Airs at: Thu, 01/03/2019 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
   This is a re-broadcast of the October 4 2018 edition of "Black Book Talk".   Guests Perry Gardner and Tamyka Miles of Multnomah County Library shared books on their current reading list.  Among the titles discussed were:   Take You Wherever You Go, a Memoir, by Kenny... Read more