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 Shaila Patel, spoken work theatre artist on contemporary events in Kenya and co-founder of Kenya’s for Peace Justice and Truth. Also James Weeks, photojournalist of "A Sacred Journey 2008 Ife Art Calendar" on Yoruba religions.
Interview with Veronic Faisant on KPFA’s First Voice Apprenticeship Program a 2 year program on radion/media skills. Interview with Dr. Abdi Samatar, Professor of Geography Kenya, Somalia, and East Africa. Hosted by Walter Turner
Current developments in Kenya. Interviews with Steve Ouma Akoth /Board of Directors Center for Economic Justice and Human Rights Kenya and Wanjiru Kamu, Executve Director of Akili Dada program to empower young women -based in Kenya www.akilidada.org Hosted by Walter Turner
Post election developments in Kenya With Firoze Manji-Executive Director Pambazuka news and Professor Ngugi Wa Thiong’o -Distinguished author -most recent title "Wizard of the Crows" Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Univ. of California Irvine.
Interview with Gary Younge, staff writer for the London Guardian Newspaper, on his book "Strangers in A Strange Land" Themes: War, Politics, Culture, Race
Interview with Nico Colombant, Journalist with Voice of America Contemporary developments in the West African country of the Ivory Coast Hosted by Walter Turner
interview with Dr. Horace Campbell on AFRICOM/Central command for the african continenthosted by Walter Turner
A three hour tribute to the life and work of reggae musician Lucky Phillip Dube from South Africa. The three hour program will include interviews , reggae music from African countries, and the music of Lucky Dube.
