Special Fund Drive Programming
On this special fund drive show, Brian Edwards-Tiekert talks with David Walker about Frederick Douglass and about the history of the Black Panther party.
Making Contact
2:00 PM PACIFIC TIME: Fridays
Covering the movements, the issues, and the people fighting for some of the most important social justice issues of our time. Hosted by Amy Gastelum, Salima Hamirani, Anita Jonhson, and Lucy Kang.
Giving Bayard Rustin His Flowers (encore)
Today, we continue celebrating Black history and heritage with a special encore episode honoring an often forgotten civil rights figure, Bayard Rustin. The organizer of the 1963 march on Washington, Rustin was a trusted advisor to labor leader A. Phillip Randolph and to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. As a gay man, a pacifist, and a … Continued
Tulsa’s Black History Saturday School
When Oklahoma passed a law limiting discussion of race in classrooms, Tulsa activist Kristi Williams rallied the community to create Black History Saturdays. Now, she says entire families are learning who they are by knowing where they come from. GUESTS: Kristi Williams – Tulsa activist and Founder of Black History Saturdays Bracken Klar – Co-Executive … Continued
Building Back Black Wall Street
Black Wall Street, or the historically Black neighborhood Greenwood, Oklahoma is the site of a once prosperous, thriving, Black community. It is also the site of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, a violent attack waged by white supremacists, killing hundreds of residents and leveling homes and businesses. In this, second episode of our three-part Black … Continued
Uncovering the History of the Massacre of Black Wall Street (encore)
In the first of our three-part series leading up to Black History Month, we discuss how journalists and historians today are covering the Tulsa Race Massacre. We hear from KalaLea, host of the critically acclaimed podcast Blindspot: Tulsa Burning. This series tells the story of the rise of Greenwood, a prosperous Black neighborhood in Tulsa, … Continued
Nuclear Colonialism and the Story “Oppenheimer” Didn’t Tell
Oppenheimer swept the Golden Globes, but what did it leave out? We talk with Myrriah Gómez, author of the book Nuclear Nuevo México: Colonialism and the Effects of the Nuclear Industrial Complex on Nuevomexicanos, about the impact of nuclear colonialism on New Mexico. Then we dig into how nuclear testing during the Cold War led … Continued
Denial of the Funk: The Impact of Racism on our Nation’s Health
The problem in America is, America’s been in denial about its problems. And that’s a problem. America doesn’t have a race problem, in reality we’ve had catastrophes visited on Black people. Catastrophes visited on Indigenous brothers and sisters. Catastrophes visited on Latino brothers and sisters. Catastrophes visited on working people. Catastrophes visited on women of … Continued
The Rise of the New Labor Movement
On the forefront of the next labor revolution, we visit a coffee shop in Maine called Little Dog whose workers are starting to organize a union. Then we talk to Robert Chala from the UCLA Labor Center about the rise in unionization efforts among service workers.
But Next Time, part 4: The Road to Rebuilding and Recovering, Better (encore)
In this final episode of four-part series, But Next Time, our guest hosts, Chrishelle Palay and Rose Arrieta take us to Houston to continue the story of the housing-justice organizers fighting for a safer, stronger future.
But Next Time, part 3: The Fight for Fair Housing in the Face of Climate Change (encore)
Today in Houston, Texas, we meet a group of moms who stand up for local housing policies that keep families of color trapped in unsafe homes for years. Then we hear from leaders in Puerto Rico who have been resisting and rebuilding in the wake of ongoing disaster.