Alison Bechdel’s “Fun Home”: The Coming-Out Memoir That Became a Hit Broadway Musical
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In Michael O’Hare‘s view, art museums should focus on one goal: putting more people, more effectively, in front of more art. O’Hare thinks admission should be free; educational programs should be expanded; and museums should display more of their art (most of which is held in storage). He also proposes a way to pay for … Continued
Fighting Both Sides of the Same War: Is Turkey Using Attacks On ISIL As Cover for Assault on Kurds? “Deplorable”: Federal Judge Condemns For-Profit Texas Detention Centers For Immigrant Families; This is Child Abuse: Social Worker Breaks Silence Over Conditions Inside Immigrant Detention Center; Rappel Shell? Activists in Oregon Suspend Themselves from Bridge to Block … Continued
La Raza Chronicles – July 28, 2015
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Tonight’s program begins with Noticias, a summary of international and local news from the Americas. We also focus on conversations about Cuba: including a discussion on how to travel to Cuba with Valerie Landau; and hear Alicia Jrapo, formerly of the International Committee to Free the Cuban 5, describing the evolution of the group’s work since the return … Continued
The Movement for Black Lives in Cleveland Ohio. Part 2
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On today’s program we continue with our coverage from the Movement for Black Lives Convention held in Cleveland, Ohio. On July24th -July 26th over two thousand people came together over the course of three days to plan, strategize, and build relationships across this movement. A movement that has galvanized international attention to the horrors of … Continued
Remembering Don Joyce and his art with Peter Conheim, a member of the band Negativland and Over the Edge. Don Joyce was a preeminent innovator in the medium of radio and dedicated to his show which began on KPFA in 1981. This quote excerpted from an email from Don about Over the Edge pretty much sums … Continued
Where do you draw the line at too much treatment? Many of us think we don’t want heroic measures to drag out our deaths. But everything from the way we fund medical research to the way most doctors practice medicine pushes us in the opposite direction. We’ll spend the hour probing the intersection of industry, … Continued
In Ethiopia, Obama Hails Democracy Despite Recent Election Where Ruling Party Won 100% of Seats; 438 Days Imprisoned in Ethiopia: Journalist Recounts Facing Arrest, Mock Execution & Terror Charges; Clinton & the Coup: Amid Protests in Honduras, Ex-President on Hillary’s Role in His 2009 Ouster.
Sandra Bland Laid to Rest; First Black Judge in Waller County Demands Sheriff Resign over Her Death; StoryCorps Remembers Horrific “Traffic Stop” and Police Beating That Nearly Killed Alex Landau; “Collective Healing” at Nat’l Black Lives Matter Convergence Ends with Police Pepper-Spraying Teen; Obama Visits Ethiopia and Kenya, Land of His Father, to Discuss Counterterrorism, … Continued
Ruido Fest II
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Segunda parte de nuestra covertura del Ruido Fest en Chicago. Además, estrenos musicales de Héctor Guerra, Minimal y Pasajero, así como comentarios de la política e información sobre conciertos.