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Bay Area COVID-19 Vaccination Guide

A coronavirus vaccine is now available and the roll-out program in which different sections of the population are able to receive it for free has begun; starting with the elderly, health-care workers, and those most threatened by the virus. The good news is that millions of people have already gotten the vaccine and distribution hubs … Continued

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Why do so many Black youth go missing? And why we don’t hear about them; Plus: Black History Profiles in Black Excellence: Carter G Woodson

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0:08 – Black and Missing in the United States Every year in the U.S., thousands of people go missing, children being the most vulnerable among them. According to the FBI’s National Crime Information Center database, in 2019 missing children under the age of 18 stood at 398,250. About 40 percent of those children are black, … Continued

A Rude Awakening

Lama Rod Owens Speaks on, “Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation Through Anger”

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On today’s fund-drive special and during #BlackHistoryMonth, you’ll hear excerpts from an online KPFA event featuring Lama Rod Owens, who speaks on his new book, Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation Through Anger. The book is an “exploration of our relationship with anger and our individual and collective trauma, inviting us to deeply come … Continued

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KPFA Fund Drive Special: Maya Angelou live in Oakland; Plus: Oakland playwright and poet Ayodele Nzinga on her new book ‘SorrowLand Oracle’

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0:08 – Fund Drive Special: Maya Angelou in Oakland Maya Angelou was a poet, playwright, and filmmaker, best-known for her memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. She was also an incredible performer. When the recording here was made, she’d just received a Grammy Award for the recording of the poem she read at … Continued

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Talk-It-Out Radio – February 28, 2021

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A how-to and what-to-do program where skilled hosts welcome guests and callers to practice empathy, mindfulness, and effective communication. Do you want tools for connection, conflict resolution, and compassion for self and others? We explore skills, knowledge and resources to empower you to connect across differences.

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March 7 2021 through March 8 2021

2021 International Women’s Day

Music, Culture and Her-Stories

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This International Women's Day, KPFA Radio will continuously broadcast 24 hours of live and pre-recorded news, feature stories, and music. Listeners will hear the voices of women from around the world celebrating women's lives, discussing the various forms activism and the arts they are engaging, and giving listeners insights into the pasts that shaped them,...

March 9 2021

Sister Souljah: Life After Death

Sister Souljah and Sabrina Jacobs will discuss Sister Souljah's new book, Life After Death, and answer audience questions.

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