James Brown has had the most impact on popular music in the 20th century and perhaps the 21st century. This Soul Brother Number One has inspired the likes of Nigeria's Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Japan's Osaka Monorail and millions of children, elderly and everyday people across the globe. He learned some tough lessons throughout life, which … Continued
For nine years Arndt Peltner had been corresponding with and visiting an inmate on California's Death Row in San Quentin State Prison. Over the years, he had met other inmates there as well. Some of them write to deal with their situations or pasts or to be creative in an environment filled with death and … Continued
Beginning with with Great Migration of the early 20th Century, and continuing to contemporary poets, Confronting the Warpland: Black Poets of Chicago, features interviews and readings by writers who who have made a unique and crucial contribution to African American literature, including Gwendolyn Brooks, Haki Madhubuti, Sterling Plumpp, Margaret Walker, Quraysh Ali Lansana, and Tyehimba … Continued
Today, in commemoration of the passing of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., hear speeches by Dr. King and Robert F. Kennedy, reflections by Coretta Scott King, the Reverend Samuel “Billy” Kyles, and Dr. C. T. Vivian, as well as news reports from Walter Cronkite and Russ Hodge, today, on the Radio Chronicles on … Continued
With the vernal equinox, Spring makes it's seasonal transition and those who are observant, prepare for the coming Easter holiday. As a continuing tribute to Women's History Month, the first half hour takes us into the life of a pastor, as she tends her flock. For two months, Reverend Susan Johnson of Park Union Church … Continued
On today’s Radio Chronicles, the celebration of Women's History Month continues as the Radio Chronicles salute three women warriors: political activist Yuri Kochiyama, noted author and educator, Angela Davis, and second generation, Chinese American journalist/author, Helen Zia. In the first half hour of today's show, award-winning and KPFA producer Noelle Hanrahan hosts a conversation with … Continued
In the first half hour of today’s Radio Chronicles, women in Kenya talk about living with breast cancer; Ann Cotton shares her story of educating females; and Italian and Jewish survivors reflect on the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911. In the second of today's Radio Chronicles, it's the story of a young Gaza girl's … Continued
In the first half hour of today’s Radio Chronicles, Paulette Harper, an ordained minister, talks about how writing her book, That Was Then This is Now: This Broken Vessel Restored, has helped her overcome emotional, spiritual and physical challenges, including the desire to take her own life. In the second half hour, Audrey Hogg shares … Continued
