KPFA Theatre Critic Richard Wolinsky reviews the national touring company of “Suffs,” now at BroadwaySF Orpheum Theatre through November 9,, 2025.
Hurricane Melissa is set to pummel Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash Jamaica since recordkeeping began 174 years ago. Forecasters said the storm is expected to make landfall early Tuesday and slice diagonally across the island, entering near St. Elizabeth parish in the south and exiting around St. Ann parish … Continued
Hurricane Melissa is set to pummel Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash Jamaica since recordkeeping began 174 years ago. Forecasters said the storm is expected to make landfall early Tuesday and slice diagonally across the island, entering near St. Elizabeth parish in the south and exiting around St. Ann parish … Continued
On today’s Palestine Post, we speak with Tariq Habash. Tariq is co-founder of A New Policy. He resigned from the U.S. Department of Education in January, 2024 due to the Biden Administration’s policy on Gaza and its unrestricted support for Israel’s aggression against Palestinians. __ Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: [email protected] Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; … Continued
On this episode, we speak with longtime KPFA Letters and Politics host Mitch Jeserich who is leaving the program after 16 years. Mitch wants everyone to know he is still around and will be publishing a series of audio essays called “Letters from Mitch,” which will be available in podcast form. Thanks for everything Mitch! … Continued
This week’s Resistence in Residence artist is Bay-Area hip-hop artist, educator and organizer Ras Ceylon. He is noted for being the first Sri Lankan hip-hop performer to release an album (debut in 1999) in the west. He has been bringing uplifting messages to the masses for over 20 years, releasing 7 albums to date and … Continued
Bebe Moore Campbell (1950-2006), in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded August 23, 2001 while on tour for her novel, “What You Owe Me.” Her novels focused on racism, and on its toll on minority mental health. Bebe Moore Campbell died of brain cancer on November 27, 2006 at the age of 56, and was on the verge of recognition as a major African American novelist and journalist at the time of her death.
October 22nd is the National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality. The day was established by the October 22 Coalition in 1996 and serves as a nationwide call to action against police violence and repression. Today, we speak with Dr. Melina Abudllah. Dr. Melina Dr. Melina Abdullah is a professor and the chair of … Continued
Trump threated to send National Guard troops to San Francisco last week. Organizers in the city say they won’t take it lying down. In this episode, we hear from Bay Rising’s Jane Martin. Bay Rising is a regional coalition of grassroots organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area that works to build political power among … Continued
As ICE crackdowns and federal troop deployments continue to affect Blue cities nationwide, we hear from Portland’s Anna Wilcox. Anna is a multimedia journalist with Portland’s KBOO who has been covering the protests at Portland’s ICE facility. __ Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: [email protected] Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/