At the height of leftwing activism in the Sixties, conservatives funded tax-deducible rightwing groups on campuses to counter Black Power, demands for ethnic studies, and the New Left. As historian Lauren Shepherd illustrates, such groups like Young Americans for Freedom groomed future Republican leaders and influential conservatives, like Karl Rove and Newt Gingrich. There they … Continued
The Political Push to Defund Diversity In a wide-ranging conversation on Hard Knock Radio, education leader and cultural scholar Dr. Michael Benitez issued a stark warning: “We’re watching academic freedom and democracy get hollowed out in real time.” Dr. Benitez, a former university vice president and longtime advocate for equity in higher ed, joined Davey D to break down … Continued
A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists. APEX Express celebrates Filipino American History Month. Host Miko Lee is joined by guest Aisa Villarosa. They learn about the origin … Continued
A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists. Host Miko Lee speaks with two women professors Dr. Celine Parreñas Shimizu and Dr. Robyn Magalit Rodriguez about their approach to … Continued
We speak with Dr. Michael Benitez Jr. the vice president for Diversity and Inclusion at Metropolitan State University of Denver about the laws being passed to ban ethnic studies and critical race theory practices. https://www.speakoutnow.org/speaker/michael-benitez-jr https://www.depts.ttu.edu/diversity/documents/MB_Biography17.pdf
A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists. A vintage episode: Powerleegirl Hosts Miko Lee and Jalena Keane-Lee as they cover how all education is political. As 45 … Continued
We speak with the lead founder of Media Justice Malkia Devich-Cyril about the attempt to take over the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), one of the largest news networks in the world. And later we talk to Sharif Zakout from Arab Resource Organizing Center (AROC) about the fight to get ethnic studies to include … Continued
We talk to Melina Abdullah about the fight to make Ethnic Studies a requirement at CSU campuses. We hear an excerpt of a talk given by Ibram X Kendi and political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal talks about the importance of Black August. Melina Abdullah is Professor and former Chair of Pan-African Studies at California State University, … Continued
We speak with Artnelson Concordia, SFUSD Ethnic Studies Teacher on Special Assignment about Ethnic Studies and the fight to take it nationwide.
We listen to Professor Melina Abdullah, Ph.D talk about Assembly Bill 1640 to make ethnic studies a requirement to graduate. We listen to James Baldwin speak at a high school in Oakland about education.
