We speak with organizer and journalist Omar about The Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ), also known as Free Capitol Hill, the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, and the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP), an occupation protest and self-declared autonomous zone in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. Later we hear from Poor News … Continued


We head to the streets of Oakland to hear from people protesting against police terrorism. Then we speak with organizers about the police involved murder of Erik Salgado; and Black Music Matters. We speak with Ryan Nicole about music being the soundtrack of the people and freedom struggle. Erik’s girlfriend Brianna Colombo, who is four … Continued


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Defund The Police Protests

We speak with two students, Jessica from Skyline and Dwayne who just graduated from McClymonds about tonight’s scheduled protest at 6:30pm, PST in Oakland, California. The protest will start in front of Walgreens in the Fruitvale District and will lead to the Mayor Libby Schaaf’s house.


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From Protest to Policy

We speak with local activists Sean Dugar, and Tonya Love about proposed legislation that targets police misconduct and racial bias. Democrats in Congress are proposing specific legislation that would make it easier to prosecute police misconduct and recover damages from officers found to have violated the constitutional rights of civilians. We center our conversation around … Continued