Today we feature a special edition of Letters and Politics with host Cat Brooks to talk about police brutality, racial profiling, lack of accountability by law enforcement, militarization of the American Criminal Justice System and the need of real reforms to shift the country’s current state of emergency. Guest: Assemblymember Shirley Weber (D- San Diego) … Continued


The Blue Ribbon Panel on Transparency, Fairness, and Accountability in Law Enforcement issued a report on Monday criticizing the San Francisco Police Department. In response, the department says that its implementing new training and rules. We get reaction from Sergeant Yulanda Williams. Plus, the “War on Terror” is the longest war in American history and our … Continued


As Sanders Endorses Clinton, How Far Left Has He Pushed the Democratic Party Platform? Filmmaker Josh Fox: Sanders Pushed Party Platform to Left, But We Failed on TPP, Medicare, Gaza; “Divergent” Star Shailene Woodley on Bernie Sanders, DNC Caravan & Speaking Out in Hollywood; Historian: “You Can’t Disconnect History of the 2nd Amendment From the … Continued


A powerful discussion around police violence, community violence and accountability from individuals who have been personally affected. Guests from Left to Right, Les Walker, whose mother was recently killed at a construction site in SF, Pastor Michael McBride: The Way Church and PICO National Network, Cat Brooks, host of Up Front, Sharon Rafferty whose son Chris Rafferty … Continued


Davey D covers protests of police violence in Oakland and Hard Knock Correspondent Greg Bridges speaks with Brother Turha and Mama Ayanna about the upcoming State Of Black Oakland, (SOBO) People’s Assembly 2016. Later we speak with Shawn Wayans about the state of comedy and his upcoming performance at Yoshis in Oakland, Ca.   Guests:   … Continued


In cities across the country, black women – many of whom have been on the front lines of the Movement for Black Lives – are lifting up the names of their sisters killed by police. This March, Manolia Charlotin, a multimedia journalist with the The Media Consortium, and Cat Brooks, artist and organizer with Oakland’s … Continued