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We speak with local rapper, activist, and educator Chhoti Maa about the Standing Rock Sioux and resistance in North Dakota, in an effort to stop construction of fossil-fuel project. And later we talk with My Click Urban about African Americans and high-tech.
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We speak with activist Rahiel Tesfamariam of Urban Cusp about Movement and the importance of spirituality. Rahiel Tesfamariam is a social activist, public theologian, writer and international speaker. She is the founder and publisher of Urban Cusp, a cutting-edge online lifestyle magazine highlighting progressive urban culture, faith, social change and global awareness. She is also a former columnist … Continued
Host Antonia Juhasz is joined by Ariel Ross with Stop Fracking Payne County from Stillwater, Oklahoma, home to one of the larger recent bursts of fossil fuel production spawned by fracking, and the state with the highest number of earthquakes in the lower 48–a result of the fracking process. And Rossmery Zayas of Youth for Environmental … Continued
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Today we speak with Brent “Blak” Smith and raptivist Jasiri X about the “Water Crisis” in Flint Michigan.
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Today we revisit the award winning documentary Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years 1954-1965. From the Montgomery bus boycott to the Little Rock Nine to the Selma–Montgomery march, thousands of ordinary people who participated in the American civil rights movement; their stories are told in Eyes on the Prize. From leaders such as … Continued
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As part of our continued acknowledgement of African Heritage during the month of February, we present to you, a portrait of excellence, Paul Robeson. Robeson was the epitome of the 20th-century Renaissance man. He was an exceptional athlete, actor, singer, cultural scholar, author, and social activist. He starred in both stage and film versions of … Continued
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Celebrity and Activism in the wake of Beyonce’s Formation. And later Bay Area born soul singer Jennifer Johns stops by to talk about her Bon Voyage event. We spoke with Ronnisha Johnson an organizer with Black Lives Matter Bay Area and the Last 3 Percent, a group named after the size of San Francisco’s … Continued
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Long time activist Jamala Rogers discusses her book Ferguson Is America: Roots to Rebellion. She talks about 1972 Black political convention and the existing political landscape in Ferguson.
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We speak with long time activist Rashidah Grinage of Coalition For Police Accountability about the ins and outs of establishing a police commission and the importance of ending Policeman’s Bill of Rights.
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We spoke to Black Lives Matter organizer Reverend Sekou about activism and the new single “We Comin.” And later we sit down with director Paul Flores and long-time organizer Alex Sanchez about the play Placas. About Rev. Sekou & The Holy Ghost The sound of Rev. Sekou & the Holy Ghost is a symphony of … Continued
