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It's garden-variety racism, people

White people, of course, having never experienced the business end of institutionalized racism, can only achieve an approximate understanding of it. Fortunately, Tim Wise is on the scene to help. Here's Wise on how racism is driving the opposition to health care. "You kn... Read more

New! Talking Earth online Anthology: Poems by A. Molotkov, Chris Ridenour, John Sibley Williams

Water   Each lake is a pinhole poked from a larger map of land.   Each nameless roadside creek                                      is born of curious scissors.                                        I am sorry,                                      cartographer of my life.... Read more

120--CALL--Do you have a copy of the 2001 Ubu Video? It's needed!!!

Searching for a copy of the 2001 Ubu video. Bill needs it for upcoming simulcast. Bill's at 503-726-2794. thanks love raf --- On Tue, 8/19/08, Rolf wrote: From: Rolf Subject: Help! Does anyone have a copy of the 2001 Ubu video? To: onehundredonehours@yah... Read more

December Board Meeting--Drafting the Agenda

The December meeting of the KBOO Board of Directors will be Monday Dec. 28 at 6 pm at the station. Here is what has been suggested for the agenda so far.  In general, if people have items for the board agenda they should let me know. I'm not sure who is signed up to bring ... Read more

John Trudell "The Spoken Word" Fri U of O Eugene Oregon 8:00pm

We, at "Tillicum Wawa", are excited to announce the arrival of John Trudell to our State of Oregon!!!!John Trudell will speak at 8:00 pm, Fri., Jan 11,2013, at the U of O's Columbia Hall, Room #150, Eugene Oregon.  It is close to the Long House on Columbia Ave.& 15th st.... Read more

Rinku Sen: Race and Obama's first 100 days

Last week, President Obama reached his first 100 days in office, triggering a media flurry of speculation about how well he's doing. Communities of color - already hurting before the lastest round of troubles - have been measuring up the new president as well. Is Preside... Read more

Barber hair!

Please click the Read More to be able to watch the excellent Barber Hair video. Read more

Back from the brink

 While I'm still processing the full import of Obama's win -- I'll blog about it more later -- one very, very encouraging item that's popped up is his intention to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay. From Spencer Ackerman:   Less than a week after his election, and more th... Read more

Portland police tackle racial profiling...again

People of color continue to be stopped and searched by the police than other Portlanders. Racial profiling has not abated according to a draft 36-page report released February 18 by Portland Police Bureau Chief Rosie Sizer. The report, long awaited by the community, outl... Read more

Poems by Ric Vrana

Talking Earth Anthology:   Poems by Ric Vrana    Ric Vrana appears regularly in numerous venues and open mics in the Portland poetry scene and his work has been published in several local anthologies and zines.  His early days of stand-up poetry were done in Seattle wher... Read more