The Meaning of Juneteenth and Black Self Determination
We speak with union leader Trent Willis and rap artist Boots Riley. We hear from Dr. Shanette Garret Scott and Black Panther co-founder Bobby Seal.
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UpFront PM – June 20, 2022
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors. UpFront PM is the afternoon edition of UpFront. Pitch us at [email protected].
6/20/22 Summer Safety
The F.D.A has recommended that the Moderna and Pfizer coronavirus vaccines be authorized for children as young as 6 months old. This week parents will have to make decisions about whether to vaccinate their young children, which vaccine to give, and if masking up is still necessary. And with summer upon us, there are important … Continued
Womens Magazine – June 20, 2022
This hour long radio program presents and discusses women’s lives and issues globally and locally from a radical, multiracial, feminist, mujerist, womanist perspective.
General Strike of the Enslaved
Did Lincoln free the slaves? Or did they just as much free themselves? And what were the ramifications of their seemingly impossible achievement — immediate and uncompensated emancipation — for other oppressed groups? Historian David Roediger discusses that revolutionary period in U.S. history — and the consequences of its failure today. (Encore presentation.) Resources: David … Continued
The Ralph Nader Radio Hour – June 20, 2022
Ralph Nader talks about what’s happening in America, what’s happening around the world, and most importantly what’s happening underneath it all.
Guest: Annette Gordon-Reed is the Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard University. The author of Pulitzer Prize–winning The Hemingses of Monticello and her latest, On Juneteenth.
Democracy Now – June 20, 2022
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
0:08 – We start this archival show on the theme of Juneteenth with a book talk by Ibram X Kendi (@DrIbram), Professor at Boston University and Director of that institution’s Center for Antiracist Research. The talk was presented by KPFA on May 4th of 2017, discussing his then-latest book, Stamped From the Beginning: A Definitive … Continued
Democracy Now – June 20, 2022
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.