Join us on KPFA starting at 6 AM for a Black History Month Special and celebration lasting until 6 PM!
6:00 AM – 9:00 AM
- The Gospel Experience: Experience uplifting music to soothe your soul, featuring everything from spirituals and vintage gospel to choral and modern uptempo sounds. A special artist will be showcased for the occasion. Hosted by April Wright.
9:00 AM
- Dr. Asa Hilliard, Egyptologist: Dr. Hilliard, a scholar, educator, and psychologist, discusses ongoing research aimed at proving or disproving the racial identity of the ancient Egyptians.
10:00 AM
- History of Hip-Hop Pt.1: A discussion with D-Minor and Thomas J exploring the roots of Hip-Hop
11:00 AM
- History of Hip-Hop Pt.2: A discussion with D-Minor and Thomas J exploring the roots of Hip-Hop
12:00 PM
- Invisible Man/Dr. Joy Degruy: Laurence Fishburne sets the stage for Ralph Ellison’s classic novel by reading the prologue as part of a dramatic ensemble, bringing the book to life. Additionally, we hear Dr. Joy Degruy in conversation with Belvie Rooks about the necessity and means of healing from Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome.
1:00 PM
- James Baldwin: In 1963, the renowned author and activist speaks at the Second Baptist Church in Los Angeles about the challenges to be overcome.
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- JaZzLine SESSIONS: Host Afrikahn Jahmal Dayvs celebrates Black History from Spiritual Ground, a Gospel Sound, BeBop Bound, HipHop Down, Soul Found, R&B Renowned, Jazz Abound and Blues Around. With a special presentation of The Evolution of the Blues.
4:00 PM
- Dick Gregory/Dizzy Gillespie: Dick Gregory, the beloved comedian and civil rights activist, shared his belly-shaking humor, experience, and incisive wit during the 80th year of his birth at the Beebe Memorial Cathedral in Oakland in 2011, in an event featuring some adult humor. Meanwhile, in 1976, Dizzy Gillespie, one of the world’s foremost jazz trumpeters, engaged in conversation with then Congressman John Conyers.
5:00 PM
- Hard Knock Radio: Host Davey D and his guest, R&B-Soul-Funk music connoisseur Ricky Vincent, pay tribute to the Queen of Soul, Ms. Aretha Franklin.