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  Places to find food for those who lost SNAP benefits: (Compiled via Willamette Week, The Portland Mercury, Oregon Live, KGW)   OREGON FOOD BANK Searchable database of places providing hot meals, boxes of groceries, and other goods. Search by zip code Expect to call a... Read more

---- Join KBOO throughout the month of February to hear programs from Black creatives, artists, activists, revolutionaries, KBOO hosts, musicians and more! These specials aim to celebrate all aspects of the Black lived experience - from contemporary political and socia... Read more

Recognizing life’s paradoxical nature is essential for our emotional health and personal growth. In "Embracing Paradox," author Prashanthi Amarnath shows how the contrasting elements that color our lives are an invitation to accept the seamless flow of existence. Prasha... Read more

Join me, Diane Hunt, on February 23rd, from 5:30 to 7:00am when we dive into the rich trove of music from Black folk musicians.  The first set of the show will be a nod to the FisherPoets Gathering, but the rest of the show will feature Black artists in honor of Black Hi... Read more

  The struggle for labor across the color line has often been credited to white activists. However, as sociologist Cedric de Leon argues, the black labor movement, independently organized outside of the official union movement, propelled such efforts. He discusses the ... Read more

As data centers continue to pop up like noxious weeds, a growing movement is coming together to stop their spread. Like oil and gas pipelines before them, data centers are uniting people of diverse backgrounds and political views in a burgeoning movement of opposition to... Read more

Laura Wadlin and Meryl DePasquale of Portland Community College's instructors, academic professionals and classified unions, describe their struggle for a fair contract and their determination to strike for the first time in the college's history, if their members demand... Read more

Adam Carpinelli interviews Jalil Muntaqim, former Political Prisoner, co-founder of The Jericho Movement and Spirit of Mandela.  Discussion focuses on the legacy of struggle for Black and Brown people, self-determination and new form of governance.  Muntaqim launches his... Read more

  In this retrospective, Grassroot News NW's LaNita Duke and Nia Gray remember two Black leaders we lost in recent weeks, Oregon State Sen. Avel Gordly and Rev. Jesse Jackson. Would you like to share your memories with us? Call and leave us a message at 971-801-1396, w... Read more

I am Don Jacobson, one of the hosts to Movin' On, Friday, from noon news to 1:30 pm. This Friday I am presenting Music of the Civil Rights Movement and related music. From the Montgomery High School Trio to Rhiannon Giddens we will hear the music that supported an inspir... Read more

Host Leigh Anne is back with an afternoon of Alt-Americana Music and a Send-off to the late, great Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist, Bob Weir. Artists include: Todd Snider w/ Patty Griffin, Hudson Freeman, This is Lorelei w/ MJ Lenderman, She Returns from War, Kaitlin Butts... Read more