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Today, we break into our regular Winter Fund Drive program to bring you a full two hours on the Oakland teachers strike. 0:08 – Live report: KPFA’s Nick Alexandra with a live report from the picket line at Manzanita Community School in East Oakland. Then, we hear from: Keith Brown is President of the Oakland teachers’ union, … Continued
KPFA needs your help to continue providing quality coverage of public affairs. Make your tax-deductible pledge today and claim a donation gift. 0:08 – Fund Drive Premium: Black Power Pack Melvin Dickson was a former member of the Black Panther Party, and founding member of the Black Panther Commemoration Commission. He passed away on October 25, … Continued
Our 2019 Winter Fund Drive is here! Thank you for donating and supporting our work. We are dedicated to bringing you hard-hitting interviews, debates, breaking news, and in-depth discussions with authors across local, national and international issues. We love what we do, and we can’t do it without your support. 0:08 — Fund Drive Special … Continued
0:08 Party Music: The Inside Story of the Black Panthers Band, and How Black Power Transformed Soul Music Despite being a professor of Black music history at UC Berkeley and counting Bobby Seale and Huey Newton as dinner guests in his childhood home, Rickey Vincent (@rickeyvincent) never knew that the Black Panthers had a funk … Continued
In celebration of black history month we highlight a profile in excellence, Carter G. Woodsen, dubbed the father of Black History Month. The son of former slaves, he was one of the first blacks to receive a PhD from Harvard University. He later went on to develop a prolific career as an historian, author and journalist. … Continued
0:08 – An estimated 46 immigrant detainees are on hunger strike in Yuba County Jail, in Yuba City, CA to protest a lack of medical care, recreation time, and basic amenities. We speak with Autumn Gonzalez, a community organizer with NorCal Resist, a group supporting the hunger strikers in Yuba County Jail, and Anoop Prasad (@anoop_alc) an attorney at … Continued
0:08 – Kali Akuno (@KaliAkuno) Co-Founder and Executive Director of Cooperation Jackson, a network of worker cooperatives and solidarity economy institutions based in Jackson, Mississippi. Event: Kali Akuno will be appearing in Oakland tonight for a Cooperation Jackson Fundraiser TONIGHT @ 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm. 0:34 – Vallejo is reeling from a series of assaults by Vallejo … Continued
0:08 – Headline news and analysis with Mitch and Brian 0:34 – Black History Special: Reverend Dr Harold Mayberry is the senior pastor of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church Oakland. 1:08 – Today marks the 40th Anniversary of the Iranian Revolution. We’re joined by Shahram Aghamir is a producer and co-host of KPFA’s Voices of the … Continued
0:08 – Monday’s with Mitch: news and headline analysis with Mitch, Cat and Brian Acting AG Matthew Whitaker testifies before House Judiciary . . . poorly. Whitaker conceded that he had been briefed on the Mueller probe, but refused to say how many times and when. What are the signposts for future Congressional hearings with Trump appointees? … Continued
0:08 – America’s racist legacy of blackface is the news headlines again, as Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring are embroiled in controversy over wearing blackface in the 80’s. We’ll speak about the history of blackface and its impact on present day society with author, activist, educator and public speaker Kevin Powell … Continued
