Democratic Lawmakers Join Family Separation Protests at Detention Centers from Texas to New Jersey; Meet the Migrant Child Detention Center Whistleblower Now Speaking Out Against Family Separations; With Spotlight on Migrant Families Separated at the Border, Will Democrats Push to Abolish ICE? “Civilian Lives No Longer Matter”: Millions at Risk as Saudi-Led Coalition Attacks Yemeni … Continued


Attorney General Jeff Sessions has overturned the ability of asylum seekers to claim credible fear from domestic violence or gang violence, potentially leaving thousands of refugees from Central America stranded. It’s just the latest in the Trump’s administration’s brutal and on-going attacks on immigrants. On our show today we’ll turn to Isabel Sanchez with the … Continued


Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools is an examination of the experiences of black girls across the country whose intricate lives are misunderstood, highly judged “by teachers, administrators, and the justice system “and degraded by the very institutions charged with helping them flourish. In her book, Morris shows how, despite obstacles, stigmas, stereotypes, … Continued



Education Today

Education Today – June 8, 2018

Keith Brown, the newly elected president of the Oakland Education Association, talks with Kitty Kelly Epstein about his perspective and his work.  Keith is a lifelong Oakland resident, a graduate of Oakland Public Schools, and an enthusiastic teacher.    His mother was an active parent, and he brings a thoroughly Oakland perspective to the position.  … Continued


After Trip to Gaza, Anthony Bourdain Accused World of Robbing Palestinians of Their Basic Humanity; As EPA Scandals Mount, Scott Pruitt Is Radically Reshaping Agency to Aid Polluters and Big Business; Israeli Military Pushes Misleading Video in Attempt to Smear Slain Palestinian Medic Razan al-Najjar; Kathy Kelly on Afghanistan: Destitution, Unemployment & Hunger Must Be … Continued


7:08 – Dr. Peggy Peng Ye is an Obstetrician Gynocologist practitioner at MedStar Washington hospital center 8:08 – Brent King is an actor, writer, and author of the tell-all East Bay Express article “The Killer Inside Me” which chronicles his battle with throat cancer caused by Human Papilloma Virus