Journalist, political prisoner, and revolutionary, Mumia Abu-Jamal, is recovering from COVID-19 and is back in general population after completing quarantine in the prison infirmary. Mumia’s emergency-transfer to a hospital outside the prison on Sat, Feb 27, came less than 24 hours after supporters flooded the prison and Philadelphia DA’s office with emails and calls expressing … Continued
On Thursday, March 25, Black doctors and health professionals, along with California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, present a free virtual event to provide the latest information on Covid-19 and the vaccine, specifically for Black communities. The event is open to the public and takes place from 5:30pm to 7pm. For more information on...
0:08 – 18th anniversary of 2003 US Iraq invasion: history, neoliberalism redevelopment, racism and more. Yousef Baker (@YousefKB) is assistant professor of International Studies at California State University, Long Beach and co-founder of the Iraqi Narratives Project. 0:34 – “One crisis after another:” Farmworkers in Santa Cruz County are eligible for the vaccine, yet still … Continued
0:08 – Looking back on one year in pandemic: how the Bay Area locked down, March 17 2020 Erin Allday (@erinallday) is a health reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle who has been reporting extensively on the coronavirus outbreak in California. 0:23 – The pandemic wealth boom Omar Ocampo is a researcher for the Program … Continued
Today on the Show: A global plea to free journalist & long time political prisoner, Mumia Abu Jamal, who has been diagnosed with Covid19. Also, was 30 yeard 0ld Angelo Quinto murdered in Cold Blood in front of his mom, as he cried out that he couldn’t breathe before he went unconscious? And we remember … Continued
0:08 – Mondays with Mitch: the new federal stimulus, the George Floyd Act, the filibuster and more. Mitch Jeserich hosts Letters and Politics, which airs weekdays at 10AM on KPFA. 0:34 – COVID call-ins: John Swartzberg is clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. 1:08 – KPFA News: White House … Continued
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We speak with Professor Johanna Fernandez about political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal and his COVID-19 diagnosis.
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We speak with Dr. Kim Rhoads about vaccinations and reopening schools. And later we speak with Cat Brooks about the Defund Police Coalition response to Reimagining Public Safety Task Force and the recent recommendations.
On this show: 0:08 – Mitch Jeserich joins us to talk about the status of COVID-19 economic relief in Congress, outrage over Biden’s military strike in Syria, the issue of qualified immunity for police officers, and other legislative news to watch in Washington, D.C. You can hear Mitch on Letters and Politics weekdays at 10AM. … Continued
0:08 – Mondays with Mitch: the legacy of Rush Limbaugh, status of COVID relief, and more Mitch Jeserich hosts Letters and Politics, weekdays at 10AM on KPFA. 0:34 – John Swartzberg is clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health, and joins us every Monday to talk about the latest COVID … Continued
