Race

Thanksgiving Special - David Lewis

Airs at: Thu, 11/27/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks but for many the problematic history of the creation of this holiday casts a shadow on what Thanksgiving is supposed to represent.  On Thanksgiving morning, on KBOO, we bring you Indigenous voices on a Colonial Holiday. This Audio is p... Read more

Thanksgiving Special - Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Airs at: Thu, 11/27/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks but for many the problematic history of the creation of this holiday casts a shadow on what Thanksgiving is supposed to represent.  On Thanksgiving morning, on KBOO, we bring you Indigenous voices on a Colonial Holiday. This Audio is p... Read more

Thanksgiving Special - Jacqueline Keeler

Airs at: Thu, 11/27/2014 at 12:00am
Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks but for many the problematic history of the creation of this holiday casts a shadow on what Thanksgiving is supposed to represent.  On Thanksgiving morning, on KBOO, we bring you Indigenous voices on a Colonial Holiday. This Audio is p... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for November 17, 2014

Airs at: Mon, 11/17/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick hosts this episode and we hear these segments: Bill Resnick talks with Chris Toensing of Middle East Research and Information Project about US-Iran relations Bill reads about and discusses Black Friday Labor actions by and for Walmart workers Movie Moles Deni... Read more

Movie Moles: Dear White People

Airs at: Mon, 11/17/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Movie Moles Denise Morris and Frann Michel discuss Dear White People, an independent first feature written and directed by Justin Simien; funded in part via Indiegogo, it has been a big hit at Sundance and with critics. It's currently playing in Portland at Cinema 21. Dear ... Read more

News In Depth

  Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 5:30pm to 6:00pm. A deeper look behind the day's top stories KBOO News In Depth is a daily in-depth interview or feature on a story of significant interest to our listening audience.  These pieces focus on local, nati... Read more

KBOO speaks with friends of 14-year old Orwa Hammad,killed by Israeli forces

Airs at: Fri, 10/31/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
The recent escalation in Jerusalem follows the  killing of a fourteen year old boy, Orwa Hammad, by Israeli forces in the West Bank. Orwa was a Palestinian-American who grew up spending time in both New Orleans and the West Bank.  KBOO spoke with two of Orwa’s friends in N... Read more

Arresting Power - A Documentary Film about Police violence and resistance in Portland OR

Arresting Power: Resisting Police Violence in Portland, Oregon uses archival materials, documentary footage and interviews with community members, activists and organizers to uncover Portland’s unique history of policing and race relations, emphasizing its rich history of r... Read more

Hands up don't shoot action - Portland Oct. 22

Airs at: Fri, 10/24/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Several dozen Portlanders gathered Wednesday night in outer southeast Portland for a protest march in solidarity with the people of Ferguson Missouri. Yesterday, October 22nd, marked a national day of action to end police brutality. In Portland, protesters walked around... Read more

Left and the Law: racism, perceptions of crime, and the punitive state

Airs at: Mon, 10/13/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
On their Left and the Law segment, Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker discuss a recent research report by The Sentencing Project, titled "Race and Punishment: Racial Perceptions of Crime and Support for Punitive Polices."  The report describes how deeply embedded racism is in the... Read more