Hip Hop is turning 50 and several Bay Area folks are being inducted into the Bay Area Hip Hop Archives. We are joined by three of the people being honored at the celebration event for the Archives, which will take place on Friday, August 11th at the Oakland Museum of California. Our guests are Davey … Continued
On August 13 1955, a Black WW1 war veteran named Lamar Smith was murdered on the steps of the Brookhaven MS courthouse in front of many witnesses as he tried to register Black people to vote. No one was ever brought to justice. Joining us to discuss is Roy L Smith, a nephew of Lamar Smith. … Continued
We spend this hour in conversation with Mama Ayanna Mashana about what it means to celebrate Black August – the history of Black rebellion, the political prisoners who the US holds hostage from the Black Liberation Movement, and the customs that we use to celebrate the month. My guest Mama Ayana is also the former … Continued
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Josephine’s Feast,” from Campo Santo and The Magic Theatre, at the Magic Theatre in San Francisco through August 20, 2023.
A new report by the UC Berkeley Labor called “The State of Working East Bay” analyzes living and working conditions among workers in the East Bay before the pandemic – from 2015-2019 – which demonstrates that many workers and their families struggled to make ends meet even before COVID hit. Joining me to discuss are Dr … Continued
Discussed in this episode: CDC genomic surveillance shows a new subvariant (EG.5.1, or “Eris” to people who like to give subvariants nicknames) accounting for a larger and larger share of positive COVID tests. That could mean it’s contributing to the current surge in cases. Dr. Swartzberg’s recommended reading on Long Covid: the National Institutes for … Continued
Diving into the FBI’s role in protest movements since the 2020 uprisings, we take a deep dive in conversation with Mike German, a fellow with the Brennan Center for Justice’s Liberty & National Security Program. He is also a former special agent with the FBI, and author of the book Disrupt, Discredit, and Divide: How … Continued
The ACLU has sued the City of Colorado Springs, members of the Colorado Springs Police Department, and the FBI, for aggressive overreach and repression during the Colorado Springs 2020 protest movement. We’re joined this morning by the primary plaintiff in the lawsuit, Jacqueline Armendariz Unzueta, along with Tim Macdonald, the Legal Director of the ACLU … Continued
Fritz Leiber (1910-1992), legendary science fiction, fantasy and horror novelist and short story writer, in conversation with Richard A. Lupoff (with inserts from a conversation with Richard Lupoff, Lawrence Davidson and Richard Wolinsky), recorded in the KPFA studios in September 1977. Digitized, remastered and edited by Richard Wolinsky in August 2023.
The mission of law & disorder is to expose, agitate and build a new world where all of us can thrive. But how do we get there? How do we build a world many of us have only seen in our dreams? That’s where we believe the artists come in. So, each week we feature … Continued
