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Reading, Writing and Book Burning

Airs at: Mon, 01/16/2023 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for Let's Talk about Race
  Welcome to another edition of LTAR - Reading, Writing and Book Burning - America is undergoing another backlash to the increasing awareness of racial injustices following the murder of George Floyd, as school leaders strive to confront longstanding inequities as some p... Read more

A Numbers-Based Understanding of the Black Experience

Airs at: Mon, 01/16/2023 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for Civic Cipher
  In the first part of today's episode, we borrow from a social media influencer and businessperson named Dan Price. Recently a series of tweets from his account gave a numerical account of the Black experience in America. We thought it was worth examining and hopefully br... Read more

Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King speaks (1961-1967)

Airs at: Mon, 01/16/2023 at 8:30am - 9:00am
Produced for Radiozine
  We showcase three original audios of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, taken during the period of 1961 to 1967. We start with Dr. King's seminal "I have a dream" speech, during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963, in which he called for civil and eco... Read more

Interview with Akile Anai, editor of The Burning Spear, activist with the Uhuru Movement

Airs at: Mon, 01/16/2023 at 8:00am - 8:30am
Produced for Radiozine, Prison Pipeline
  Akile Anai is the 26-year-old editor of The Burning Spear newspaper; former St. Petersburg, FL City Council candidate; and she was featured in Ebony Magazine as a “Millennial of Change”. Black Power activists have been targeted in a FBI’s multi-city raid last summer, an... Read more

MLK Day Special 2023

Airs at: Mon, 01/16/2023 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for MLK Day Special
World Arts Foundation Inc. announces the annual tribute to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  Since 1976, this community event has celebrated Oregon’s African-American community. The event honors pioneering activists, community leaders, artists, musicians, and youth whose va... Read more

REBELWISE

Airs at: Wed, 12/21/2022 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
  Originally aired on 01/19/2022 -- rebelwise.link -- miccrenshaw.com --             Read more

Why American Slavery was Unique in the World / The Willie Lynch Letter

Airs at: Fri, 12/16/2022 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for Civic Cipher
  Today's episode is a Way Black History Episode...lol! We discuss the uniqueness of American slavery and contrast it with slavery around the world. This conversation allows us to more directly deal with the implications and legacy of slavery in the United States. We spend... Read more

Trick or Treat - Eugenic Past and Present in America

Airs at: Mon, 12/05/2022 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for Let's Talk about Race
  The Treat is free medical care or procedures, and the Trick is a hysterectomy and vasectomy. Lets Talk About Race will feature regular segments: Book Love, The Faith Report and political satire.   Journalist Roundtable Topic:  Book Love: Caste: The Origins of Our Discon... Read more

Annihilating Caste Systems

Airs at: Fri, 12/02/2022 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for For The Wild
  This week, Ayana is joined by a Dalit American civil rights activist. The Dalit, formerly known as "untouchables", are the people considered to be the lowest stratum of the castes in India.  Thenmozi Soundararajan, in a profound conversation detailing the wounds of cast... Read more

Third Eye Books

Airs at: Thu, 12/01/2022 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for Black Book Talk
COVID-19 ravaged many small businesses, but Third Eye Books, opened in 2019, weathered the storm.  Hannah discusses the current business climate and how it affects his and other small bookstores.   He discusses the services this Southeast Portland literary center offers.  I... Read more