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Transgender Employment Discrimination

Airs at: Mon, 08/28/2017 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for Labor Radio
Transgender activists Alyssa Pagan and Brooklynn Clark explain why they are demanding that the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries establish programs to correct the rampant employment discrimination against transgender workers. Read more

A View from Phoenix on Tuesday's Protest against Trump, the Police Response, and Joe Arpaio

Airs at: Thu, 08/24/2017 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for Evening News
KBOO reporter Sam Bouman speaks with Dan Hemry of Phoenix Copwatch, who was at the Tuesday, August 22, 2017 protest in Phoenix against the President's rally. They discuss the scene at the protest, the police response, and Copwatch's dealings with former Maricopa County Sher... Read more

Governor Kate Brown Defends Oregon's Marijuana Industry Against Jeff Sessions

Airs at: Wed, 08/23/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Produced for Evening News
Governor Kate Brown and State Police Superintendent Travis Hampton defended Oregon’s marijuana industry in letters to US Attorney General Jeff Sessions.  Sessions has been hinting at a crackdown on states such as Oregon that have legalized pot in defiance of federal law, an... Read more

R.I.P. Dick Gregory

Airs at: Wed, 08/23/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Political Perspectives
  From Pacifica Radio Archives, recordings of Dick Gregory, honoring the life of the comedian and civil rights activist who broke barriers in the 1960s and became one of the first African-Americans to perform at white clubs.  Gregory used satire and cool humor as a force ... Read more

Staying Connected: Incarcerated Moms & Their Children

Airs at: Mon, 08/28/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Prison Pipeline
Karen James interviews Jessica Katz, the director of the Family Preservation Project (FPP) at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville, and Nova Sweet, a former participant of the program.  FPP is a program of the YWCA of Greater Portland that uses a holistic, fami... Read more

Don't Shoot PDX on KBOO

Airs at: Mon, 08/21/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for More Talk Radio
  Cecil and Celeste welcome Teressa Raiford from Don't Shoot PDX to discuss Mayor Wheeler's newly hired police chief, Danielle Outlaw.  What changes will she bring to the leadership role of the Portland Police Bureau?   Read more

Conversation with Linda Tirado on Smashing Fascism

Airs at: Fri, 08/18/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for Positively Revolting
We are thrilled to speak with Linda Tirado once again on Positively Revolting.  Linda's analysis of current events is always insightful. During and after Charlottesville Linda's tweets have been clear -- there is no room for equivocation or mincing words.  Nazis must be den... Read more

Sojourner Truth: Did the Civil War ever end?

Airs at: Fri, 08/18/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for Radiozine
  Trump gives overt support for white supremacist organizations as they let the world know they are no longer hiding under sheets as in the days of the Ku Klux Klan. On Friday, August 11, they descended on Charlottesville, Virginia, chanting "blood and soil," a slogan from... Read more

WHITE PRIVILEGE: Michael Eric Dyson

Airs at: Tue, 08/15/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Alternative Radio
  White privilege. What’s that? Some people have choices and advantages simply because of the color of their skin. Many whites are unaware of it or if they are are quick to say, Hey, I’m cool and beyond that. Yeah, right. Peggy McIntosh, a noted women’s studies scholar in ... Read more

The Murder of George Jackson

Airs at: Mon, 08/14/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for Radiozine
  The Struggle Inside: The Murder of George Jackson, a program about the modern anti-prison movement. This year marks the 38th anniversary of Black August, first originated in the California prisons to honor fallen Freedom Fighters, George and Jonathan Jackson, Khatari Gau... Read more