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Alyssa Pariah: Social Justice Warrior

Airs at: Mon, 01/01/2018 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for Labor Radio
Alyssa Pariah, social justice warrior, Black trans Puerto Rican activist and recent keynote speaker at the Oregon Students of Color conference, talks about her worldview and latest adventures with Coalition of Black Trade Unionist leaders Tina Turner-Morfitt and Dr. Audrey ... Read more

1985 MOVE Bombing: Ramona Africa

Airs at: Wed, 12/20/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Political Perspectives
  Today, we rebroadcast our historic one-hour special with Ramona Africa. She is the sole survivor of the catastrophic residential bombing of the MOVE house by Philadelphia police in May 1985. The bombing resulted in the deaths of 11 people, including five children. Ramona... Read more

Dark Girls

Airs at: Wed, 12/13/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Political Perspectives
  Political Perspectives presents Sojourner Truth Radio...Today, we broadcast a one-hour special with award-winning actor and filmmaker Bill Duke. He joined us to discuss "Dark Girls," a companion book to his documentary of the same name, which explores the phenomenon know... Read more

Big Data, Racial Discrimination and Privilege

Airs at: Mon, 12/18/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for More Talk Radio
  Cecil and Celeste welcome Douglas Tsoi from the Portland Underground Grad School to talk about two upcoming courses that cover urgent issues in today's climate. Structural racism is insidious in two particular ways. First, it is normalized and thus difficult to see, par... Read more

Sex4Sale: Episode 9, Performing

Airs at: Thu, 12/07/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for Evening News
KBOO News presents the ninth episode of ten on the business of sex in Portland, Oregon, this one dealing with dance performance.  Portland is unique in the number of clubs where dancers perform in complete nudity.  The working world of a stripper in Portland is not an easy ... Read more

Michelle Alexander

Airs at: Sun, 12/10/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for Century Of Lies
This week we hear from Michelle Alexander about building the movement for racial justice and drug policy reform. Michelle Alexander is a highly acclaimed civil rights lawyer, advocate, and legal scholar, and the author of The New Jim Crow. She delivered a keynote address at... Read more

News and Public Affairs Day: Community Forum on Police Accountability

Airs at: Fri, 12/01/2017 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
KBOO reporters Sam Bouman and Jasmin Moneymaker speak with a panel of guests with many years and varieties of experience advocating for greater accountability, reform and positive change in Portland's sytem of law enforcement. The discussion is rooted in the City of Portlan... Read more

The KBOO News Investigative Team Scrutinzes Portland Police Oversight

Airs at: Fri, 12/01/2017 at 2:15pm - 4:15pm
     KBOO News Investigators, Jasmin Moneymaker and Sam Bouman talke to local activists and policy shapers: Dan Handelman, Maria Hammer, Teressa Raiford, Kalei and Ted Luyben Read more

Fantastic Negrito and The Last Days of Oakland

Airs at: Mon, 11/27/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for Radiozine
  In the last three years, Fantastic Negrito, an Oakland-based black roots revivalist has gone from busking at bus stops to winning a Grammy and touring internationally. Hes done this by creating a unique sound -- melodic hooks, primal blues-rock chords, clever lyricism, a... Read more

Black Women's Lives Matter

Airs at: Mon, 11/20/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  Desiree Hellegers talks with Cecelia Towner of Black Lives Matter Clark County about #MeToo, racism, and the need for greater resources for women of color in Vancouver fleeing intimate partner violence.   Read more