The panel, a mix of local hip-hop artists, educators, and law enforcement officers discussed their personal relationships with the music and with the police. Rock The School Bells was created on the basis of using Hip Hop as a platform to serve and educate youth in the community. It has then bridged students, emcees, deejays, … Continued
In 2018, the Bay Area Black Journalists Association hosted panel discussion on Media and The Changing Landscape. The panel included local media figures, Christine Ayers of KPIX and Armand from KBLX. It also had Van Latham of TMZ and P Frank of TV One.
“Literacy and Hip Hop” Our Literacy and Hip Hop event at the Fillmore Heritage Center was a fabulous family event. It was hosted by Ms. Kim Caldwell, the creator and host of the online “Kim Caldwell Show” and public announcer, Mr. James Earl Rockefeller III, also know as the “Voice above the Room.” Nearly 70 … Continued
In a speech from back in 1973 that continues to be all too relevant today, Gloria Steinem, feminist and co-founder of Ms. Magazine, speaks about deep-seeded sexism and racism in America at the College of Marin. She instructs the audience on the importance of organizing, discusses the origins of political subjugation of women, and encourages … Continued
Activist and author, Angela Davis, discusses her book: Blues, Legacies and Black Feminism discusses several key early blues artists including Gertrude “Ma” Rainy, Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday to illustrate how black women helped shape feminist historical traditions and were able to tell stories, particularly about the reality of women’s sexual experience through their music. … Continued
A conversation with Hanya Yanagihara, author of the best-selling novel, “A Little Life,” hosted by Richard Wolinsky. This encore podcast was originally posted on March 17, 2016 and was recorded on February 22, 2016. (Photo: Creative Commons, Wirasathya Darmaja)
Malcolm X’s iconic speech given in Detroit: “The Ballot or the Bullet,” on April 12th, 1964.
In this speech about her book, I Am An Emotional Creature: The Secret Life of Girls Around the World, Eve Ensler also known a “V”, celebrates the authentic voice inside every girl, and an inspiring call to action for girls everywhere to speak up, follow their dreams, and become the women they were meant to … Continued
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Octet,” with music, lyrics, book and choral arrangements by Dave Malloy, directed by Annie Tippe, from Signature Theatre in New York, at Berkeley Rep‘s Peets Theater through May 29, 2022.
Don Winslow discusses his latest novel, “City on Fire,” a retelling of the story of the Trojan War and its aftermath, set in the world of organized crime in Rhode Island in the 1980s. He also discusses his political work and videos on Twitter. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky, and recorded in person at Book Passage bookstore on April 27, 2022.
