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Since its founding, Black Studies has been under attack by social and political forces seeking to discredit and neutralize it. Our History Has Always Been Contraband was born out of an urgent need to respond to the latest threat: efforts to remove content from an AP African American Studies course being piloted in high schools … Continued
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We speak with sports writer/author/journalist Dave Zirin about the film, Behind the Shield. The Nation magazine sports editor Dave Zirin tackles the myth that the NFL was somehow free of politics before Colin Kaepernick and other Black NFL players took a knee.
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We speak with political sportswriter Dave Zirin about his latest book, The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World. Dave Zirin, is the author of ten books on the politics of sports, most recently, The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World. Named one of UTNE Reader’s “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Our World,” Zirin … Continued
Guest host Max Pringle speaks with Chico State University sociologist Vernon Andrews about his new book “Policing Black Athletes: Racial Disconnect in Sports.” Andrews argues that outspoken black athletes from Muhammad Ali to Colin Kaepernick have always come in for criticism when they speak up about the injustices around them and refuse to just “shut … Continued
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KPFA’s Impeachment Watch continues this week with a special Pacifica national broadcast of the House Intelligence Committee’s open hearings as part of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. In the afternoon, Laura K. Cooper, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russian, Ukrainian and Eurasian affairs, and David Hale, the under secretary of state for political affairs. … Continued
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Chuck Creekmur of AllHipHop.com and Etan Thomas former NBA player talk about Jay-Z, the NFL and Colin Kaepernick.
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We speak with local activist Seven about the Alena Museum and moving from from eviction and evolution. We speak with Laura Kwasani about up upcoming direct action on immigration. we listen to a speech from Colin Kaepernick.
“Things That Make White People Uncomfortable”: NFL’s Michael Bennett on Kneeling for Racial Justice; Michael Bennett on Concussions & Brain Injuries in NFL: “Fans Need to Stop Dehumanizing Players”; Michael Bennett Speaks Out About Trauma of Growing Up Black in America & His “Emmett Till Moment.”
“Things That Make White People Uncomfortable”: NFL’s Michael Bennett on Kneeling for Racial Justice; Michael Bennett on Concussions & Brain Injuries in NFL: “Fans Need to Stop Dehumanizing Players”; Michael Bennett Speaks Out About Trauma of Growing Up Black in America & His “Emmett Till Moment.”
Women’s Rights Attorney Gloria Allred on Suing Donald Trump for Sexual Assault: “Truth Matters”; A Lifetime of Activism: Jane Fonda on Gender Violence, Indigenous Rights & Opposing War in Vietnam; Actor & Musician Common on Erica Garner, Colin Kaepernick, DREAMers, Trump & Standing Up for Justice.
