7:00 PM Pacific Time: Mondays
A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora, hosted by Walter Turner.
Interview with Jovaka Beckles, candidate for Richmond City Council and Nehanda Imara, Communities for a Better Environment regarding proposed expansion of Chevron facility in Richmond, California. Discussion of environmental racism.Interview with Dan Volman of African Security Research Project on AFRICOM/ African Military CommandHosted by Walter Turner
Dr. Jennings is a specialist on election monitoring and has worked extensively in Africa and the developing world. He speaks with Africa Today re: elections in Africa and US electoral policies and concerns.
A discussion on Chevron oil and the upcoming Bowoto v.s. Chevron legal case that will be heard in California state and federal courts in 2008. Guests includ include Larry Bowoto , one of the plantiffs, Omoyele Sowore, Nigerian activist, Cindy Cohen , an attorney for the plantiffs, and Torm Nomprsseurt of the Laotian Organizing Project. … Continued
Interview with Herb Boyd, author of "Baldwins Harlem." Herb Boyd’s book "Baldwins Halem" outlines James Baldwin-his work and his life- in the context of developments in Harlem during the era of the depression, his exdous from the United States, and during the Civil Rights era. Herb Boyd is the author of more than 16 books … Continued
The life and work of political prisoner, activists, poet and artist Marilyn Buck. Marilyn Buck has been imprisoned for more than 25 years and is currently being held in Dublin, California."State of Exile" is a new book of poetry on City Lights Press by exiled Uruguyan writer Cristina Perri Rossi, who left her native country … Continued
