We speak with Lateefah Simon and Hodari B. Davis about the education inequalities and the impacts on Black students. Guests: Lateefah Simon is a nationally recognized advocate for civil rights and racial justice in Oakland and the Bay Area. She has been the President of Akonadi Foundation since 2016. That same year—driven by Oscar Grant’s death—she … Continued
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The richly diverse and fascinating world of culture and politics of the Middle East and North Africa, co-hosted by Khalil and Malihe.
This series explores stories of culture, politics and nature from Oakland, Berkeley and other towns throughout Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
How best to understand the violence and discrimination directed against queer and trans people of color? Eric A. Stanley considers these phenomena through multiple lens. He brings up chattel slavery, commodification, biocapital, pharmaceutical industry practices, LGBT activism, and what he calls cellular labor to elucidate the nature and consequences of racialized anti-trans/queer violence. Eric Stanley, … Continued
Stan Cox, Ecosphere Studies Research Fellow at the Land Institute in Kansas, writes on the economic and political roots of our global crises. He also shares some healing ideas. Hosted by Kris Welch. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
On today’s show: 0:08 – We speak with David Phillips (@David_Philipps), a Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times correspondent covering the U.S. military, about the coverup of a U.S. airstrike in Syria which resulted in civilian deaths. 0:33 – We speak with Tim Redmond (@timredmondsf), founder and editor of 48hills.org, about the upcoming retirement of House … Continued
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
