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Black Is!: Black History Month Marathon and Celebration on KPFA

Join us on KPFA starting at 6 AM for a Black History Month marathon and celebration lasting until 6 PM!

  • 6 AM, Walter Turner interviews Dr. Rinoko Rashidi, KPFA. Dr. Rinoko Rashidi discusses a bit about Black History Month, great Black thinkers, and the Black presence in Europe.

  • 6:30 AM Jeannine Etter KPFA, interviews Dr. Greg Carr about the life of Dr. Carter G. Woodsen and the basics of the origins and meaning of Black History Month.

  • 7 AM, MLK Speech from KPFK, Margaret Prescod. Martin Luther King Jr. speech recorded in LA by KPFK
    “On May 26, 1963, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. addressed nearly 40,000 people at Wrigley Field in South Los Angeles. Coined the “Los Angeles Freedom Rally,” it was one of the largest civil rights rallies in the country, predating the famous 1963 March on Washington by three months. The Los Angeles Freedom Rally was part of a full day of support for racial equality and attracted celebrities Dorothy Dandridge, Rita Moreno, Paul Newman, Sammy Davis Jr., Dick Gregory, and other notable supporters of King…”

  • 7:30 AM Dr E Faye Williams from WPFW speaks with Dick Greory’s son Dr. Christian Gregory about the life and legacy of the beloved late comedian.

  • 8 AM, Jeannine Etter “One Drop” Rule with Dr. Yaba Blay, KPFA. Dr. Yaba Blay is the author of “One Drop: Shifting the Lens on Race.” The book explores the historical definitions of race in America and how it continues to shape racial identities.

  • 8:30 AM Prema Jackson’s Radio Feature on History of Blackface in America, KPFA. Multiple interviews.

  • 9 AM, Langston Hughes, Pacifica Archives. From UC Berkeley Talk, Dec. 10, 1958.

  • 9:30 AM, Cheryl K. from WGXC interviews poet Nikki Giovanni and jazz musician Javon Jackson about their recently released musical collaboration, “The Gospel According to Nikki Giovanni.”

  • 10 AM Elaine Race Riots produced by Dr. Robert Franklin, KPFT. Documentary excerpt on the Elaine Race Riots of 1919 in Phillips County, Arkansas.

  • 11 AM Esther Iverem, WPFW. Discussing the bans on Critical Race Theory and the attacks on teaching history as it happened. Speaking with guest Dr. Gerald Horne, Professor of History and African American Studies, University of Houston.

  • 11:30 AM Fahima Seck, WPFW interviews Dr. Ramel Kweku Smith. The American Psychological Association recently issued an apology to Black People for longstanding contributions to systemic racism. Is an apology enough?

  • 12 PM Dr. Maya Angelou, Pacifica Archives. Excerpt from a poetry celebration for her son, Guy Johnson, in 1995 in Oakland.

  • 12:30 PM Verna Avery Brown, WPFW interviews Keith Kilgo is a Jazz Musician and one of the founding members of the group The Blackbyrds.

  • 1 PM Greg Bridges on “Protest Music” KPFA. Exploring many protest songs and the foundation of protest music as resistance. Mainly jazz oriented focus.

  • 2 PM D Minor and Thomas J on The Last Poets Music, KPFA. Program dedicated to the Last Poets discussing their origins, history, fun facts, and poetry.

  • 3 PM Harlem Connection- Malcolm X Dedication Music, WBAI. Program highlighting music around the theme of Malcolm X including interviews on Malcolm X, including with Rev. Al Sharpton.

  • 4 PM Malcolm X Ballot or Bullet, Pacifica Archives. Excerpt from one his most famous, iconic speeches.

  • 5 PM Netfa, Brother Craig, and Latrice Vincent, WPFW. The music and interviews on origins of Black History Month and how it can become an expansion of Pan African Consciousness and beyond…