We spend this episode talking Los Angeles politics with Dr. Melina Abdullah, professor and chair of pan-African studies at Cal State Los Angeles, and founder and director of BLM Grassroots – not to be confused with the BLM Global Foundation. They are dealing with the fallout from racist comments made by sitting city council members, … Continued
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and we’re going to spend some time throughout the rest of the month exploring community responses to domestic or interpersonal violence. On today’s episode we talk with Mimi Kim, founder of Creative Interventions and co-founder of INCITE! She has been a long-time activist, advocate and researcher challenging gender-based violence … Continued
It is election time and the mayoral race in Oakland is full of folks hopeful to lead the city. We spend this episode taking a look at the platforms of the candidates with two of The Town’s most forward-facing activists and advocates. We’re joined by Walter Riley, a Civil Rights activist since the civil rights … Continued
Jesse Green, New York Times theatre critic, and co-author of “Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers,” in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. Mary Rodgers was the daughter of Richard Rodgers and the book is an enormously entertaining look at life in the world of Broadway, though she pretty much knew anyone who was anyone in New York.
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
There is a new film out about Oakland’s own – the legendary Fantastic Negrito; and you can check it out this weekend in Berkeley or Marin as part of the film’s premiere in the Mill Valley Film Festival. Were joined by the films co-director Yvan Iturriaga. Yvan Iturriaga is an Oakland-based director and writer who … Continued
We take a look at San Francisco’s ongoing political scandal, where Mayor London Breed’s office has apparently forced appointees in all kinds of positions to submit undated resignation letters at the time of their appointment. We speak with Tim Redmond, founder of 48 hills (https://48hills.org/). Tim has been a political and investigative reporter in San … Continued
After an internal audit of the Alameda Sheriffs Department revealed that 47 officers had failed a psychological exam that should have prevented them from being hired – the state entity Police Officer Standards and Training or POST is now leading an audit on the psychological exams of hundreds of law enforcement officers in San Francisco. … Continued
Law Enforcement in this country kills approximately 1200 people every single year and yet the names of many are never said or known except to their families and friends. What’s more, law enforcement agencies and other state actors harm our community in a myriad of ways that also go unnoticed like profiling, sexually assaulting and … Continued
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Indecent” by Paula Vogel, directed by Susi Damilano, at San Francisco Playhouse through November 5, 2022.
