KPFA and Pacifica Special Broadcasts.
Women, entrenched in making thought-provoking music throughout centuries, provide inspiration, strength and guidance. Bonni Maxwell, originating from Detroit and now a mainstay in the San Francisco Bay Area, has forged a solid career with contemporary, soulful renditions about social justice, politics, love and life. Rhythm & Blues/Soul singer Bonni joins us during the final hour … Continued
Wickie Stamps was a film maker, a creative coach, and widely published author and journalist, who may be most well known for her cutting edge, gender bending LGBTQ erotica. Produced by Christina Aanestad
“The role of the artist is to make the revolution irresistible.” – Toni Cade Bambara Rhodessa Jones is this artist. On this show, we delve into her latest work When Did Your Hands Become a Weapon? and celebrate her legacy: 40 years of Cultural Odyssey and 30 years of The Medea Project. Guests in this … Continued
7 – 9pm Celebrating Bay Area Based Women Musicians continued (Produced and Hosted by Lisa Dettmer)
7 – 9pm – Celebrating Bay Area Based Women Musicians: Melanie DeMore, Willa Mamet, Emma’s Revolution and Sistah’s of the Drum (Produced and Hosted by Lisa Dettmer) The Bay Area has a rich herstory of women’s music – and by that I mean music created for women audiences, often lesbian and often feminist and at … Continued
6 PM – Pacifica Evening News with Sharon Sabotta 6:30 – Syria, Art, and Collective Memory: An interview with artist Dima Nachawi KPFA’s Mira Nabulsi interviews Syrian artist Dima Nashawi. Dima is an illustrator, clown and the founder of Memory Initiative for Syrian Culture (MISC). She is based in Beirut, Lebanon. Her illustrations portray stories from … Continued
5 PM – KPFA, The X Factor – 2019 Prison reform activist Doris Mangrum speaks with Jeannine Etter, Aileen Alfandary & Avotcha Jiltonilro about their experiences in media & at KPFA. Produced by Mickey Mayez 5:30 – Resurgent Cultures of Consent featuring Anjali Nath Upadhyay and Dr. Sarah Hunt Host and long-time educator Anjali Nath … Continued
4 PM – The Last Taboo: Saying No to Motherhood with Rosemary Agonito (Produced and Hosted by Jeannine Etter) 4:30 – Doula Samsarah Morgan on Black Infant Mortality The United States has one of the highest infant mortality rates of any developed country and that number is the highest for black infants. For more on … Continued
“Momming While Depressed” with host Computr Blu featuring mental health care professional, Lynesha Kately Computr Blu is a sex educator and co-host of a Sunday evening show Ooh They Mad, which airs each week at 9pm.
The Once and Future Socialist Feminist Fifty years ago, the Chicago Women’s Liberation Union became the first openly socialist feminist organization in the US. In 1975, more than 1300 women, many affiliated with similar women’s unions, came together for a groundbreaking conference at Antioch College in Ohio. “We thought the revolution was around the corner,” … Continued
