Black History and Future Month

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Airs at: Wed, 02/25/2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Trombonists Melba Liston and JJ Johnson rememered and celebrated

Airs at: Thu, 02/26/2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am

Airs at: Fri, 02/27/2026 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Music of the Civil Rights Movement

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Join KBOO throughout the month of February to hear programs from Black creatives, artists, activists, revolutionaries, KBOO hosts, musicians and more!

These specials aim to celebrate all aspects of the Black lived experience - from contemporary political and social issues to understanding how history impacts our present.

Celebrate and Be Celebrated - Black Lives Matter now and always!

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Activism, Movement for Racial Justice, African American, Arts/Culture, Government/Politics

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Music of the Civil Rights Movement

Airs at: Fri, 02/27/2026 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Produced for: Movin' On, Black History and Future Month

I am Don Jacobson, one of the hosts to Movin' On, Friday, from noon news to 1:30 pm. This Friday I am presenting Music of the Civil Rights Movement and related music. From the Montgomery High School Trio to Rhiannon Giddens we will hear the music that supported an inspir... Read more

Sidney Morrison, author of Frederick Douglass: A Novel (re-broadcast)

Airs at: Thu, 02/26/2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am

Produced for: Jonesy, Black History and Future Month

On today’s show, we celebrate Black History Month with a rebroadcast of our interview with Sidney Morrison, author of Frederick Douglass: A Novel from Portland’s Hawthorne Books. Sidney’s book is historical fiction at its most engaging, enlightening, and inspiring, about... Read more

Black History Month presentation

Airs at: Wed, 02/25/2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Produced for: Jazz in the Afternoon, Black History and Future Month

Melba Liston was the only woman horn player to perform with leading jazz groups during the 1940s and 1950s. She was also a prominant composer and music educator. JJ Johnson was known as the first jazz trombonist to successfully adapt his instrument to bebop in the 1940... Read more

Radiozine: Remembering Transformative Black Leaders - Avel Gordly

Airs at: Tue, 02/24/2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Radiozine, Black History and Future Month

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In this retrospective, Grassroot News NW's LaNita Duke and Nia Gray remember a revolutionary Black leaders we lost in recent weeks, Oregon State Sen. Avel Gordly. Would you like to share your memories with us? Call and leave us a message at 971-801-1396, we may use i... Read more

Folk Espresso

Airs at: Mon, 02/23/2026 at 5:30am - 7:00am

Produced for: Folk Espresso, Black History and Future Month

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Join me, Diane Hunt, on February 23rd, from 5:30 to 7:00am when we dive into the rich trove of music from Black folk musicians. The first set of the show will be a nod to the FisherPoets Gathering, but the rest of the show will feature Black artists in honor of Black Hi... Read more

Public Health, Politics, and Protest: A Roundtable Discussion

Airs at: Sat, 02/21/2026 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm

Produced for: The Motif: Re-Imagine a Jazz Sensibility, Black History and Future Month

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At 4pm, we welcome four amazing contributors to Portland, Oregon, and Multnomah County, civic and community life. They will tackle the prevailing turbulent discourse, and narrative: Immigration and Federal ICE Agents; the impact, the chaos, and a runway towards re... Read more

Her Ministry of Love: Inside the world of activist, mentor and DJ, Celeste Carey

Airs at: Fri, 02/20/2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Produced for: Radiozine, Black History and Future Month

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"Something inside me just won't let unjust things go unchallenged." KBOO's Dajeon Reich-Brown interviews activist, mentor and longtime KBOO DJ, Celeste Carey. A text version of this interview was featured in the KBOO Zine "Boo Beat Vol. 2." Listen to Carey's weekly... Read more

Jazz in the Afternoon on 02/11/26

Airs at: Wed, 02/11/2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Produced for: Jazz in the Afternoon, Black History and Future Month

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Everybody Reads 2026

Airs at: Thu, 02/05/2026 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Black Book Talk, Black History and Future Month

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Everybody Reads 2026 celebrates Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s book, Lovely One. In addition to distributing 8,000 free copies of Lovely One through libraries and high schools, the library also offers a series of events related to the program. All are free to the pu... Read more

Labor Radio

Airs at: Mon, 02/02/2026 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm

Produced for: Labor Radio, Black History and Future Month

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Join host Dr. Audrey Terrell and Tina Turner-Morfitt in an motivational conversation with Cameron Whitten, CEO Brown Hope. The theme of our month-long program is “THE WORKING CLASS, THE SLEEPING GIANT AWAKENS”. We capsulize the meaning of Black History month transitionin... Read more