Thursday, May 1st, KPFA brings you live, on-the-ground coverage of Bay Area May Day marches and rallies, hosted by Dennis Bernstein and Miguel Gavilan Molina of Flashpoints. This special broadcast amplifies the voices of workers, immigrants, and organizers demanding dignity, justice, and change. Featuring real-time reporting from the streets, interviews with movement leaders and participants, … Continued
KPFA and The Jazzline Institute present The Funky Latin Getdown, broadcast LIVE on from Geoffrey’s Inner Circle in downtown Oakland, CA on Saturday, 7pm – 10pm PST. This event is hosted by The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol and features Jesus Diaz and other bay area musicians.
The World Famous Show brings together two Bay Area legends, Russell “Big Russ” Gatewood and Chris “C.J. Flash” Jourdan-el, whose combined talents have shaped the region’s music scene for decades. Together, their synergy fuels The World Famous Show, an entertainment powerhouse renowned for its ability to electrify audiences from intimate gatherings to international stages. … Continued
Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture) was a true activist. Joining the struggle for civil rights in his teens, he went on to become a leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, an Honorary Prime Minister of the Black Panther Party, and a survivor of the FBI’s CoIntelPro. In this talk from the Pacifica Radio Archives, given … Continued
Nikki Giovanni was a writer, poet, activist and educator who was one of the world’s best known African American poets. Her work expressed outspoken views on race, gender, violence and inequality. Shortly after her death last year, Davey D spoke with poets who knew her and were deeply influenced by her work. This program … Continued
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A conversation from Hard Knock Radio with Davey D and Dr Jeffrey Ogbar, author of America’s Black Capital, who shares the history of the trials, tribulations, survival and triumphs of Atlanta’s Black citizens. Hard Knock Radio airs Monday – Friday at 4PM here on KPFA.
The Stories She Holds shares the wisdom of three women who are Bay Area treasures: Claressa Darden Morrow, a 94 year old woman who began her storytelling journey in her 60s, Regina Evans, a poet, playwright, activist and abolitionist, and Valerie Troutt, a vocalist, educator, songwriter, composer, and producer. Rashida Chase, producer of this program, is a former … Continued
This program presents a well documented account of the life of Ida B. Wells: the woman who deserves a place among the great for her fight against lynching, and for her tireless efforts to create opportunities for the improvement of Black lives. Written and produced by Stacy Robinson, this documentary originally aired on public television … Continued
D Minor and Thomas Jay take us on a musical exploration of the beginnings of jazz and its roots in ragtime. As a proud native of San Francisco, where music and radio have always been a constant in his life, D Minor brings his experience and musical expertise to every aspect of his radio productions. … Continued
From the Pacifica Radio Archives, this program features Harry Belafonte responding to questions posed by Dr Rae Richardson, founder of Oakland’s Marcus Books, the oldest independent Black bookstore in America. Topics include Malcolm X, Hollywood, and his life as a civil rights activist. Belafonte was a very popular singer & actor especially in the ‘60s … Continued
