Long-discredited notions of race as rooted in biology fueled eugenics policies and the Nazi extermination project. And yet, Osagie Obasogie asserts, biological race as an ideology continues to inform and infect key developments in science and medicine. Obasogie believes that race impact assessments can address some of the dangers posed by the persistence of regressive … Continued


Professor Isa Blumi argues that the war in Yemen today has been mischaracterized as a civil war, and instead, he says is a war over the empire and international finance, with a deep colonial history that stretches back to the Ottoman empire, the British empire and currently the American empire. Isa Blumi is Associate Professor in the Department of … Continued


Percussionist, composer, bandleader, and educator Anthony Brown is Art Sato’s guest over the first hour. Dr. Brown talks about his upcoming performance with his Asian American Orchestra at the Cowell Theatre on May 26, which will feature spoken word by Janice Mirikitani and Angela Davis. www.sfiaf.org Second hour features flamenco and tango. Hosted by Art … Continued


On September 9, 2016, prisoners across the U.S. went on strike.  In Michigan’s low security Kinross prison, workers assigned to kitchen duties refused to report to their shifts.  Hundreds gathered to protest in the prison yard. The strike spread like a prairie fire.  Nationally, 24,000 prisoners participated, making it the largest prisoner labor strike in … Continued