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Voices from the Edge on 05/06/09

Airs at: Wed, 05/06/2009 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for Voices from the Edge
Last week, President Obama reached his first 100 days in office, triggering a media flurry of speculation about how well he's doing. Communities of color - already hurting before the lastest round of troubles - have been measuring up the new president as well. Is President ... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 04/29/09

Airs at: Wed, 04/29/2009 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for Voices from the Edge
May 1, 2009 marks the 123rd anniversary of a rally for the eight-hour day in Chicago's Haymarket Square that ended with a police riot that left over a dozen dead. The political trial and hanging of four anarchists that followed sparked protests around the world and the desi... Read more

May day cancelled in mexico city

Airs at: Thu, 04/30/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for Evening News

Rinku Sen: Race and Obama's first 100 days

Last week, President Obama reached his first 100 days in office, triggering a media flurry of speculation about how well he's doing. Communities of color - already hurting before the lastest round of troubles - have been measuring up the new president as well. Is President ... Read more

Portlanders are considering renaming Broadway after Cesar E. Chavez

Airs at: Wed, 04/01/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for Evening News
The Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard Committee is trying to name a portland street after Chavez. has been holding hearings aboutn renaming Grand St, Broadway, and Thirty Ninth Avenue. This week City council held a hearing about the possibility of renaming Broadway. Grand and Thirt... Read more

The History of Mexican - U.S. Relations

Airs at: Mon, 03/30/2009 at 5:00pm
 Host Joe Uris discusses the history of the relationship between Mexico and the U.S. in celebration of the birthday of the late leader Cesar Chavez.  Joe will talk about the Mexican-American War, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the "Zoot Suit" riots of  1943, the Pachucos,... Read more

Portland Tibetan youth congress hunger strike

Airs at: Thu, 03/12/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for Evening News
Friday, March 13, 2009 Tomorrow is the anniversary of China’s crackdown on peaceful protesters in Tibet. Portland’s chapter of the Tibetan Youth Congress is marking the day with a Hunger strike and vigil at Pioneer square. Tibetan Youth Congress chapters across North America... Read more

NAYA student Jolynn Interviews Her Sister

Airs at: Tue, 02/24/2009 at 4:00pm
Produced for The Underground
NAYA Student Jolynn Bigmedicine interviews her sister Chelsea about the Crow Reservation in Montana Read more

Native American Youth Association

Airs at: Tue, 01/27/2009 at 4:00pm
Produced for The Underground
Part Two of an informational roundtable of kids from NAYA, The Native American Youth Association. www.nayapdx.org Read more

Day 20 of Israel's attack on Gaza (includes report on disruption of Tzipi Livni's press conference)

Airs at: Thu, 01/15/2009 at 4:00pm
Produced for Evening News
A total of 45 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in Gaza on Friday; bringing the number of Palestinians killed in the ongoing Israeli offensive to one thousand, one hundred sixty seven, including three hundred seventy children and eighty five women. At least 5200, i... Read more