Professor, author, and California NAACP Education Chair, Julian Vasquez Heliz, speaks with Kitty about the complexities of the corporate education agenda; and then we’ll hear about education happenings in Richmond, California.
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Debate: After Shocking Vote, Can U.K.’s Radical Left Navigate a “Left Exit” from EU Neoliberalism? As SCOTUS Deadlocks on Obama’s Immigration Plan, Immigrants “Continue to Live in Daily Fear”; Undocumented Mother & U.S. Citizen Daughter Call on Obama to Stop Deportations Despite SCOTUS Ruling; SCOTUS Ruling on Race-Conscious College Admissions a Great Victory for Equal … Continued
Probosci–guitarist Gyan Riley and violinist Timba Harris–in a live radio concert on The Hear and Now – June 23, 2016
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Gyan Riley and Timba Harris join host Derk Richardson in the KPFA performance studio, with Tony Ferro engineering, for a live performance. Riley (son of composer Terry Riley) and Harris (a member of Trey Spruance‘s Secret Chiefs 3) have impressive catalogs of their individual work, but their collaboration is a whole different beast. They released their brilliant Probosci debut, “Time … Continued
The Bigger Picture; Prison State; and Campus Sexual Assault
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We speak with Hodari Davis, Natasha Huey, and Tamia Romo of YOUTH SPEAKS about The Bigger Picture, a project that aims to inspire young people to join the conversation about Type 2 diabetes and work to change the systems that lead to its spread. Later we hear from YOUTH RADIO’s Esme Ablaza about the reality … Continued
Join Sarah Holmes as she explores headaches and approaches for working with them.
In conversation with Professor John McCormick from Purdue University Indianapolis on the history of the European Union. Then an examination of today’s Supreme Court decisions on Immigration and Affirmative Action in Universities with Professor Kevin Johnson from University of California Davis. Guest: John McCormick is Jean Monnet Chair of European Union Politics at Indiana … Continued
“Let Us Vote”: Rep. John Lewis Leads Historic Democratic Sit-in for Gun Control Legislation; Democratic Effort to Tie Gun Purchase to Terror Watchlist: A First Step or a Dangerous Precedent?; In Wake of Orlando, Florida Rep. Alan Grayson Revives Efforts to Implement Assault Weapons Ban; Daughter of Slain Virginia Tech Professor: We Must Address Our … Continued
E-40; and Ghost & The City
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On today’s edition of Hard Knock, we speak with P. Frank Williams about E-40, the ambassador of the Bay Area. Later, we talk to Ash Maynor, the founder of Ghost & The City, a neo-soul group based in Oakland, Ca. The group will be performing on Thursday, June 23rd at the Starline Social Club. T
Anarchist rabble rouser, maverick woman doctor and abortion provider, political prisoner, and out lesbian at the turn of the 20th century — Marie Equi was a remarkable figure who has only recently been recovered from the amnesia of history. Historian Michael Helquist discusses the turbulent life and times of a pioneering radical. Resources: Michael Helquist, … Continued
In conversation with Kevin Kelly, founder and executive editor of Wired magazine. Kelly is author of several books, among them “Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems, and the Economic World.” “New Rules for the New Economy: 10 Radical Strategies for a Connected World.” And his latest “The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 … Continued