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Black Voter Engagement and Mass Incarceration

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On today’s show we look at Black Voter Engagement and Mass Incarceration. TI “Tip” Harris Town Hall at Impact Hub 6pm WHAT: A Town Hall On Black Voter Engagement and Mass Incarceration and Police Terrorism, Hosted By Grammy-Award winning rapper, actor and entrepreneur Tip T.I. Harris in partnership with Color Of Change PAC. WHEN: Friday, … Continued


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Art and Activism

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We speak with Ryan Nicole about her current projects and her emergence as a political and cultural force in Oakland. And later we speak with Refa One about his exhibit at Joyce Gordan Gallery and the Black Panther 50th anniversary.


House Full of Black Women: The Meaning of Canaries, a sites-specific dance theater piece addressing issues of displacement, the well-being of Black women and girls and the continuing abuse and exploitation of sex trafficking in Oakland. We speak with director/choreographer, Amara Tabor Smith and Ellen Sebastian Chang the theater director of the “episodes” House is … Continued


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Living the Next Economy Convergence and Emeryville Lawmakers to Vote on Policy to Address Income Inequality

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We speak with Yvonne Holt and Aya De Leon about Living the Next Economy Convergence, a collective of individuals, community organizations, and social entrepreneurs working to lift up socially just, ecologically sustainable economic solutions. Also we speak with Jennifer Lin, a spokesperson with the East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (EBASE) about the push … Continued


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The Murder of Kayla Moore; Silicon Valley’s Film Festival; and America’s War on the Poor.

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On today’s program we discuss the murder of Kayla Moore by Berkeley Police with Maria Moore, a member of the Justice for Kayla Moore Campaign. Later we hear from Baba Shaka about Silicon Valley’s Film Festival and his involvement in SNCC, as he looks back on the 50th anniversary of the Black Panther Party. And … Continued