Womens Magazine – March 25, 2019
This hour long radio program presents and discusses women’s lives and issues globally and locally from a radical, multiracial, feminist, mujerist, womanist perspective.
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This hour long radio program presents and discusses women’s lives and issues globally and locally from a radical, multiracial, feminist, mujerist, womanist perspective.
Womens Magazine – March 18, 2019: The Space Between Us hosted by Jovelyn Richards
Today’s Space Between Us features two subjects. First Jovelyn discusses women and our minds with Barbara Berger author of Understanding How the Mind Works, Fast Food for the Soul and more.* Next Jovelyn delves into education and youth. Hilary Roberts of Peer Advocates Training and Consulting talks about empowering youth, schools and educators. Join Jovelyn and her guests at the river for these interesting conversations. … Continued
Years of Love and Danger: Madonna Thunderhawk, Lise Weil and Renate Stendhal
American Indian Movement leader (although she doesn’t really accept that label) Madonna Thunderhawk joins us to discuss her life in the movement, activism to save the earth and the new film Warrior Women, featuring her and her daughter, Marcie. The film is available for free on PBS’s The World channel this month. Then I have a conversation with Lise … Continued
Womens Magazine – March 4, 2019 – The Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry
March 4 is the last Women’s Magazine show during this fund drive. We will be speaking with author and scholar Imani Perry about her brand new book, Looking for Lorraine: the radiant and radical life of Lorraine Hansberry, which makes use of recently released papers that fill in much of what’s been hidden about Hansberry’s … Continued
Womens Magazine – February 25, 2019 – Film: A Great Ride
Monday February 25th KPFA Radio’s Women’s Magazine offers a premium for fund driveyou don’t want to miss. A Great Ride which was just featured at Frameline this year, looks at the lives of local older lesbians—the lesbian feminist Icon, Sally Gearhart, activist, Brenda Crawford, and several women who live in an LGBTQ-friendly retirement community in Santa Rosa—all who … Continued
Womens Magazine – February 18, 2019: Safi Wa Nairobi presents an Audio Collage: Making Space Between Us
Audre Lorde, February 18, 1934 – November 17, 1992 Safi Wa Nairobi hosts KPFA Women’s Magazine with a playlist of Black women’s voices, spoken word and music. Listen to readings, poetry, essays of Audre Lorde, Maya Angelou, Angela Davis, Toni Morrison and more. Also we hear a portion of a panel talk about making space … Continued
Black Feminism In Action; Turning Pain Into Power
KPFA Women’s Magazine speaks with historian Barbara Ransby about her new book, Making All Black Lives Matter: Reimagining Freedom in the Twenty-First Century, an insider’s account of how Black feminism has anchored the movement that has transformed U.S. political culture over the last five years. Then we speak with Susan Swan, Executive Director of VDay, … Continued
February 4, 2019: Celebrating Black History Month
Safi Wa Nairobi kicks off Black History Month with a special program on KPFA Women’s Magazine featuring Black arts, historical perspective, Black legacy, theater, music and more. Hear Jessica Care Moore read her poetry, Elaine Brown talk about activism today and the Black Panther Party, an interview with educator, writer and former editor-in-chief of the Black Panther News Judy Juanita, and Ayodele … Continued
Monday on KPFA Radio’s Women’s Magazine we talk to Lenn Keller and Pippa Fleming about the upcoming Bay Area Lesbian Archives event at La Pena on February 17th to celebrate the Black Lesbian magazine and organization Ache and its role in the community in the 80’s and 90’s.. And We talk to Buddhist Nun and … Continued
Womens Magazine – January 21, 2019: The Space Between Us hosted by Jovelyn Richards
The Space Between Us, starts the new year with Women & Comedy. Host Jovelyn Richards interviews Nina G. author of Stutterer Interrupted: The Comedian Who Almost Didn’t Make It. Nina G., Chey Bell and Jeanette Marin share more than a funny bone they are women living with disabilities in the world of comedy. KPFA host Jovelyn … Continued
Womens Magazine – January 14, 2019 – Keeping Collective Memory Alive
Oakland teachers are ready to strike. We hear voices from the Defend Education march and rally on Saturday. From Making Contact: a look back at a few of the gender and human liberation warriors we lost last year, including Japanese American researcher Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga, Brazilian LGBT and feminist activist politician Marielle Franco, LGBTQ and prison … Continued