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Covid-19 in Prisons Puts Millions at Risk

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We speak with long time abolitionists and prison reform advocates, Dorsey Nunn and Mohamed Shehk about Covid-19’s impact on the prison population. Dorsey Nunn, Executive Director of Legal Services for Prisoners with Children and Co-Founder of All of Us or None, is leading a movement to restore civil and human rights to millions of Americans … Continued


On today’s show we speak with Verbena Lea, a volunteer with the Prisoner Hunger Strike Committee to End Sleep Deprivation in California Prisons. Today lawyers for two prisoners, Christopher Lipsey and Maher Suarez, argued against an attempt by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to dismiss civil rights cases brought on behalf of … Continued


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The Concept of Black Woman Being God; and The Future of Youth in Oakland

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On today’s program, we discuss the new exhibit, “Black Women Is God” with Karen Senferu and Melorra Green. Later we talk about the future of Oakland’s youth with Liz Derias-Tyehimba, the executive director of West Oakland Youth Center.   Guests: Karen Seneferu is a self-taught artist that was born and raised in Oakland California. She … Continued