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Today: a whole show on violence in Oakland. What’s happening and where do we go from here? 0:08 – Nikki Jones (@socprofjones), a Professor of African American Studies at UC Berkeley joins us to discuss what to make of the increase in violence – homicides, aggravated assaults, domestic violence; not just in Oakland, but across … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC), a legal analyst and Supreme Court Correspondent for Slate Magazine joins us to round up this week’s Supreme Court decisions including a dissenting opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas which appears to support marijuana sale and cultivation. 0:20 – The Arab Resource Organizing Center calls for a week … Continued
Photo: Fair housing protest in Seattle, Washington, 1964. Confronting racial discrimination in housing sales at a realtor’s office. Seattle Municipal Archives, licensed under CC 2.0 On today’s show: 0:08 – Shanti Singh, communications coordinator for the statewide renters’ rights organization Tenants Together joins us to discuss how Governor Newsom’s budget will impact tenants. 0:34 – … Continued
Photo: Demonstrators outside the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minnesota prepare to hear the verdict against Derek Chauvin in April 2021. Adapted from photo by Chad Davis on Flickr, CC 2.0. On this show: 0:08 – John Nichols, national affairs correspondent for The Nation, joins us to talk about Biden’s infrastructure bill, the prospects for a … Continued
Photo: Hundreds march through downtown Minneapolis in April 2021 during the jury trial for officer Derek Chauvin, who murdered George Floyd. Image by Chad Davis, licensed by CC 2.0. On today’s show: 0:08 – Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis Police officer who was convicted of 2nd and 3rd degree murder of George Floyd is being … Continued
Felicia ‘Flames’ Elizondo speaks at an anniversary event of the 1966 Compton’s Cafeteria Riots. A celebration of life for Elizondo is planned for July 24, 2021 in San Francisco. Photo by Pax Ahimsa Gethen, licensed under CC 4.0 On this show: 0:08 – Two news stories: Katherine Monahan reports on the Assembly District 18 … Continued
Photo: Fidel Castro meets Evo Morales, Rafael Correa, Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo. By Alex Castro/Cubadebate, licensed by CC 2.0. On this show: 0:08 – Dan La Botz (@DanLaBotz) journalist, labor union activist, and author of What Went Wrong? The Nicaraguan Revolution: A Marxist Analysis, from Haymarket Books joins us to discuss the crackdown against … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – Oakland Black Pride kicks off this week! Olaywa K. Austin (@austinpowrz), Executive Director of Oakland Black Pride talks about the many festivities lined up from Thursday through Sunday – a fitness class, a pub crawl, and a skating session to name a few. 0:18 – Carol Wysinger (@CDubbTheHost), SF Pride … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – We begin in Washington with HR-1, the landmark voting rights legislation which passed the House and has stymied in the Senate because of one Democratic Senator who is determined to work with Republicans. John Nichols (@NicholsUprising) joins us to discuss the contours of the bill and Republican opposition to it. … Continued
On today’s UpFront: 0:08 – We spend the hour with Dr. Gregory Carr (@AfricanaCarr), Associate Professor of Africana Studies and Chair of the Department of Afro-American Studies at Howard University who joins us to chart the path of making Juneteenth a federal holiday. We start in Washington, just hours before the bill is signed where … Continued
