Interview with Dr Sima Samar about the current situation for women and girls in Afghanistan after the US-negotiated return of the Taliban and about her life and her new book, Outspoken: My Fight for Freedom and Human Rights in Afghanistan. Dr Sima Samar, is a Hazara woman of the most persecuted ethnic group in Afghanistan, is … Continued
Guests: KPFA’s own Visionary Activist, Caroline Casey with musical accomplices Amikaeyla, & Brianna Di Mara; Sarah Rodriguez, dog trainer with spinal muscular atrophy and owner of Homeschooled Hound; Rebecca Lamorte, disability rights activist who ran for New York City Council and Ventura City Council Member Liz Campos on seeking and holding office as women with … Continued
Guests: Maria Svart, outgoing long-time National Director of the DemocraticSocialists of America; Miho Kim and Judith Mirkinson of the Comfort Women Justice Coalition. Produced by Kate Raphael of KPFA Women’s Magazine
Host Davey D and his guest, R&B-Soul-Funk music connoisseur Ricky Vincent, pay tribute to the Queen of Soul, Ms. Aretha Franklin.
Dick Gregory, the beloved comedian and civil rights activist, shared his belly-shaking humor, experience, and incisive wit during the 80th year of his birth at the Beebe Memorial Cathedral in Oakland in 2011, in an event featuring some adult humor. Meanwhile, in 1976, Dizzy Gillespie, one of the world’s foremost jazz trumpeters, engaged in conversation … Continued
Host Afrikahn Jahmal Dayvs celebrates Black History from Spiritual Ground, a Gospel Sound, BeBop Bound, HipHop Down, Soul Found, R&B Renowned, Jazz Abound and Blues Around. With a special presentation of The Evolution of the Blues.
In 1963, the renowned author and activist speaks at the Second Baptist Church in Los Angeles about the challenges to be overcome.
Laurence Fishburne sets the stage for Ralph Ellison’s classic novel by reading the prologue as part of a dramatic ensemble, bringing the book to life. Additionally, we hear Dr. Joy Degruy in conversation with Belvie Rooks about the necessity and means of healing from Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome.
A discussion with D-Minor and Thomas J exploring the roots of Hip-Hop
A discussion with D-Minor and Thomas J exploring the roots of Hip-Hop
