Water protectors at Standing Rock, North Dakota declare a major victory as the US Army Corps of Engineers says it will not let the Dakota Access pipeline cross Lake Oahe. We’ll speak with journalist Simon Moya-Smith with Indian Country Today Media Network about the decision and whether the fight will continue. And, we’ll hear a … Continued
Zumbi of Zion I talks about the latest cd, Labyrinth. Later Mumia Abu-Jamal discusses “Class War Gone Wild” and Youth Radio’s Noel Anaya talks about living in a group home.
A federal court has denied innocent political prisoner and former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal the life-saving medicine that could cure his Hepatitis-C. Based on a technicality–that Mumia didn’t file the suit against a Pennsylvania state agency that didn’t exist at the original time of filing over one year ago. Federal Judge Robert Mariani has denied … Continued
“Biggest Crack in Glass Ceiling Yet”: Clinton Becomes First Female Major-Party Presidential Nominee; Hundreds of Sanders Delegates Walk Off Convention Floor in Protest of “Rigged” Election; “It’s a Bittersweet Time”: Some Sanders Backers Stay Inside DNC, Now Plan to Support Hillary Clinton; Danny Glover & Rep. Luis Gutiérrez on Sanders, Clinton and the Long Arch … Continued
The tragic drama “Fences,” won August Wilson his second Pulitzer Prize in 1987. It’s the story of a fallen patriach, former negro league baseball great turned garbage man. However, under the direction of Raelle Myrick-Hodges, the Wilson classic has been revised to provide audiences with a memorably powerful image of a matriarch, played by Oakland-based … Continued
Drinking While Black? Two Lawyers Kicked Out Of Fresno Bar; Mumia Abu Jamal on Nixon’s War on Drugs; Cal State University Employees Prepare for a Historic Walkout; California Battles Over Raising Minimum Wage. Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar.
Chris Hedges Urges Americans to “Vote With Their Feet”; Mumia Abu Jamal on Donald Trump; Honduras Remains in Crisis After Cáceres’ Death; Why Have California Textbooks Become a Battleground for Hindu Fundamentalism? Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar.
How Closed Primary Elections Can Impact The Presidential Race; Mumia Abu Jamal Commentary: Voting For Your Pain; Los Angeles Seems More Interested in Prosecuting Black Lives Matter Than Violent Cops; Meet the Black Lives Matter Activist Facing What May Be the Harshest Criminal Charges For Her Activism. Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar.
Johanna Fernandez and Angela Davis discuss Mumia Abu-Jamal’s latest book, Writing on The Wall. Together they explore his Black radical history and why Mumia’s voice is a threat to the state. Mumia Abu-Jamal is an award-winning journalist, former Black Panther and one of the world’s most known political prisoners.
We speak with Lawrence Grandpre of Leaders of A Beautiful Struggle about the death of Darrell Murray while in prison. Later HKR correspondent, Thandisizwe Chimurenga brings us a commentary titled, White Supremacy is a Helluva Drug.
