Anne Rice, the author of “Interview with the Vampire” and “The Vampire Lestat,” along with several other books, incluing the Mayfair Witches trilogy and “Cry to Heaven,” died of a stroke on December 11, 2021. In this interview recorded in December 2016, she discusses her return to books about Lestat along with her entire career as a writer, with host Richard Wolinsky.
We conclude our series of discussions with organizer Kali Akuno about gearing up for the onslaught of authoritarianism and fascism. Guest: Kali Akuno is a co-founder and co-director of Cooperation Jackson. Kali served as the Director of Special Projects and External Funding in the Mayoral Administration of the late Chokwe Lumumba of Jackson, MS. His focus … Continued
We break bread with Kali Akuno in an ongoing series called “Shifting Focus” which builds on a recent article about changing the political landscape and challenging capitalism. Guest: Kali Akuno is a co-founder and co-director of Cooperation Jackson. Kali served as the Director of Special Projects and External Funding in the Mayoral Administration of the late … Continued
We start the first of several conversations with Kali Akuno about an article he and his comrades Brian Drolet and Doug Norberg wrote called ‘Shifting Focus: Organization For Revolution, Not Crisis Avoidance‘. Guest: Kali Akuno is a co-founder and co-director of Cooperation Jackson. Kali served as the Director of Special Projects and External Funding in the … Continued
We speak with Marcella Runell and Martha Diaz about education.
We speak with SoniBollonie Lewis about education.
A roundtable of activists and organizers discussing education.
We speak with Dr. Pedro Noguera about the educational experience of Black children. Dr. Pedro Noguera is a former classroom teacher who is now a sociologist, researcher and sought-after expert on educational equity. He is the Distinguished Professor of Education at the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies and Faculty Director for the Center for … Continued
We speak with Hodari Davis and Dave Stovall about public education. Guests: David Stovall, Ph. D. is a professor in the departments of Black Studies and Criminology, Law & Justice at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). His scholarship investigates three areas 1) Critical Race Theory, 2) the relationship between housing and education, and 3) … Continued
Hip Hop academic KRS-One explores American Education
