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Conversation with "Tony" About Race Relations in America

Airs at: Fri, 03/09/2018 at 10:00am - 10:15am

Produced for: Valley Views

I had an extraordinary interaction with one of the trainers at my local gym the Sunday morning after a white supremacist- terrorist plowed his car into a group of people. The people were supporting the removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, VA. A youn... Read more

Men On Boats

Airs at: Tue, 03/06/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Stage and Studio

Dmae features the first of Women's History Month shows starting with Men on Boats by Jaclyn Backhaus, a play about the first expedition of the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon, performed with an all-female cast at Third Rail Repertory Theaetre. We'll talk with dire... Read more

Remembering Quanice Hayes

Airs at: Fri, 03/02/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Pacific Underground

On February 16th, Whitenoise Project held an event in memory of Quanice Hayes, one year and a week after he was shot and killed by police. Join Pacific Underground as we replay some of the recorded audio from that event and talk about the connections between art and a... Read more

The Architects of R&B: SISTER ROSETTA THARPE

Airs at: Fri, 03/02/2018 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm

Produced for: From the Grassroots

We are going to continue to commemorate the architects of R&B with Sister Rosetta Tharpe; one of the essential figures in the history of R&B, the Blues, swing and rock and roll. One cannot place the talent and contribution of Sister Rosetta Tharpe in a box and labels c... Read more

The Architects of R&B: SISTER ROSETTA THARPE

Produced for: From the Grassroots

We are going to continue to commemorate the architects of R&B with Sister Rosetta Tharpe; one of the essential figures in the history of R&B, the Blues, swing and rock and roll. One cannot place the talent and contribution of Sister Rosetta Tharpe in a box and labels c... Read more

Award Season

Airs at: Thu, 03/01/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Black Book Talk

Our guest for Thursday is Kirby McCurtis, administrator for Multnomah County's North Portland Library. We will discuss book awards like Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Caldecott Awards. Read more

The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke

Airs at: Wed, 02/28/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

Today Mitch Jeserich is in conversation with Jeffrey C. Stewart, professor of Black Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of the bookThe New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke.In his book, professorStewart offers a splendidbiography of the ... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for February 26, 2018

Airs at: Mon, 02/26/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Clayton Morgareidge hosts this edition of the Old Mole, and it includes these segments: Chicago teacher Sarah Chambers talks with Bill Resnick about arming teachers and what schools really need. A brief, but deep, history of the Second Amendment (the right to bear ... Read more

Capitalism in Black and White

Airs at: Mon, 02/26/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Drawing on an article by political philosopher Nancy Fraser, Clayton Morgareidge shows why capitalism began in racism (conquest and slavery) and continues to rely upon it. You can read this commentary on my blog. Photo Credit: Hulton Archive / Getty Images / Universal Im... Read more

Combined Culture Radio- Episode 22

Airs at: Wed, 02/21/2018 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Produced for: Combined Culture Radio