In many immigration holding facilities, detainees can choose to work for wages. But is the language of choice in this context misleading? Katie Bales deploys the concept of unfree labor to explain what’s going on within what she calls the immigration industrial complex. She emphasizes the historical and geopolitical factors that compel many detainees to agree … Continued


Law & Disorder

Vocal Theater Part 1: Diamonds and Bullets; Plus, Resistance in Residence Artist Leelee Jackson

On today’s feature, we share Part 1 of Diamonds and Bullets, an all vocal theatrical experience produced by Oakland-based arts and consulting company Edutainment for Equity, to provoke greater understanding and empathy for the statement “Black Lives Matter”.  It features music of Bay Area Hip Hop Vocal Ensemble Antique Naked Soul, headed by songwriter and … Continued


UpFront

Trump DC Trial Set for March, Saudi Border Guards Massacre of Ethiopian Migrants; Plus, SFUSD Considering School Closures

0:08 — Robert Katzberg, former federal prosecutor, turned defense attorney. Author, most recently of The Vanishing Trial. 0:33 — Bill Frelick, Director of the Refugee and Migrant Rights Division at Human Rights Watch. 0:45 — Cassondra Curiel, teacher at Visitacion Valley Middle School, and president of United Educators of San Francisco.


In this show we continue our journey through Africa along the Tropic of Cancer, featuring music from Youssou N’Dour, Toure Kunda, Orchestra Baobab, Baaba Maal, Fela Kuti, Jacob Sam, Queen Salawa Abeni, Ali Farka Toure, and ABOT in-house favourite band, Songhoy Blues. *original air date12/1/20


Don't Disturb This Groove

Don’t Disturb This Groove – August 28, 2023

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Computrblu welcomes you to tune in to what she calls her ‘twighlight time’ every Monday night 10pm-Midnight. What could she possibly be doing at this time of night? Only one can imagine. What we can guarantee is that whatever it is, she is most definitely listening to music. Since her lovers & friends know it’s … Continued