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Aggressive ICE Raids

Airs at: Mon, 04/03/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Recent aggressive raids and detentions of immigrants by ICE  (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), how they are different from those during Obama regime, how Latino and immigrant communities are reacting, and how to mobilize allies in support of immigrants. Laurie Mercier ... Read more

The Plot to Kill King

Airs at: Thu, 04/06/2017 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Fight the Empire
  James Earl Ray, a fugitive from the Missouri State Penitentiary, was arrested on June 8, 1968, in London at Heathrow Airport, extradited to the United States, and charged with the crime. On March 10, 1969, Ray entered a plea of guilty and was sentenced to 99 years in the... Read more

Uhuru Sasa Talent Show 2017

Airs at: Mon, 04/10/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On March 14, 2017 the Uhuru Sasa Cultural Club held its annual Talent Show inside the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem.  Tonight you’ll hear rap, acoustic, and original work performed by the men at OSP.     Uhuru Sasa, which means ‘Freedom Now’ in Swahili, is a Club by an... Read more

And the winner is . . .

"Strange Fruit" by Billie Holiday! After all Sixty-Four songs (culled from nearly 300) duked it out tournament style over the past few weeks, last night we crowned her signature song which so bravely illuminated the horrors of lynchings, our SAD, SAD Champion, the Ultimate... Read more

Positively Revolting Solidarity with Immigrant Communities

Airs at: Fri, 03/31/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
With immigrant communities facing increasing hate crimes, harassment, and deportations, Ani and Lyn talk with community members about furthering support and solidarity between non-immigrant and immigrant communities. Our guests will be Francisco Aguirre, who lived in sanctu... Read more

Public School Privatization and High Stakes Testing

Airs at: Thu, 03/30/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Are you familiar with the terms Edtech? How about SBAC?  Perhaps you should be. The grassroots organization Parents Across America Oregon is currently campaigning to wake parents up to a battle against privatization that’s been underway long before the candidacy of Betsy D... Read more

10 Steps to End Mass Incarceration in America

Airs at: Thu, 03/30/2017 at 8:00am - Fri, 03/31/2017 at 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
   Howell Woltz speaks from personal experience. He was arrested, illegally denied bail, and unlawfully held for seven years by the U.S. Government, though never convicted in or by any court of jurisdiction. Woltz vividly illustrates each of his suggested reforms with rive... Read more

The State of Hip-Hop in 2017

Airs at: Wed, 03/29/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Nolan, Nicholas and Desiree take a look at the state of Hip-Hop music in 2017. with guests Shaida Akbarian and Grand Skeme. Later in the program, a roundtable critique of recent topics in corporate media, followed by updates on Project Censored stories with Alicia Huarta... Read more

"Strange Fruit" by Billie Holiday -FINAL ROUND (#6) of March Sadness

  "STRANGE FRUIT" performed by Billie Holiday 78 RPM Single b/w Fine and Mellow Year: 1939     https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=98CxkS0vzB8     --- LYRICS --- Southern trees bear strange fruit Blood on the leaves and blood at the root Black bodies swinging in the southe... Read more

Trevor Aaronson and Joe Meyer Discuss Mo is Shy

Produced for:  Evening News
I checked out Trevor Aaronson's book, 'Terror Factory' from the Sarasota Library on my Mom's card. I was particularly interested in Mr Aaronson's coverage of the Mohamded Mohamud case here in Portland. I covered the trial for KBOO News and several things about the case seem... Read more