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Bring back the funk with Sly & the Family Stone

Airs at: Fri, 03/16/2018 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  From the Grassroots
late 1960's and early 1970's , Sly & the Family Stone created a wild, brilliant fusion of soul, rock, R&B, psychedelia, and funk that broke boundaries down with  a funky beat.  Led by Sly Stone, the Family Stone was comprised of men and women, and blacks and whites, makin... Read more

Can You See the White? (Part 1)

Airs at: Fri, 03/16/2018 at 10:00am - 10:15am
Produced for:  Valley Views
Faith is a white woman who reflects on personal and societal events that shaped her life’s journey to racial justice and equity awareness.  I asked Faith to be on the show because she and I have had many conversations about race that may be inspiring to listeners.  I admire... Read more

We Rise: Training for Liberation and Healing; and the Queer Town Hall

Airs at: Tue, 03/13/2018 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Preference
Babatune Azubuike of Portland Enlace joins us to talk about Enlace's “We Rise: Training for Liberation and Healing,” a year-long cohort program for women-identified, transgender and gender non-conforming organizers and members of base-building organizations.   Then we'll ... Read more

The Politics of Living - Episode 13

Airs at: Wed, 03/07/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  The Politics of Living
March 7, 2018   On the third installment of "Per:mutations: Perspectives on Sex Culture": Leidi Monte interviews sex-doulah Ev’yan Whitney on what it takes to dissect and articulate unseen aspects of our sex culture as a professional. They unpack common narratives whi... Read more

Conversation with "Tony" About Race Relations in America

Airs at: Fri, 03/09/2018 at 10:00am - 10:15am
Produced for:  Valley Views
I had an extraordinary interaction with one of the trainers at my local gym the Sunday morning after a white supremacist- terrorist plowed his car into a group of people.  The people were supporting the removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, VA.  A young w... Read more

Men On Boats

Airs at: Tue, 03/06/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
  Dmae features the first of Women's History Month shows starting with Men on Boats by Jaclyn Backhaus, a play about the first expedition of the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon, performed with an all-female cast at Third Rail Repertory Theaetre. We'll talk with directo... Read more

Remembering Quanice Hayes

Airs at: Fri, 03/02/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Pacific Underground
  On February 16th, Whitenoise Project held an event in memory of Quanice Hayes, one year and a week after he was shot and killed by police. Join Pacific Underground as we replay some of the recorded audio from that event and talk about the connections between art and acti... Read more

The Architects of R&B: SISTER ROSETTA THARPE

Airs at: Fri, 03/02/2018 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  From the Grassroots
We are going to continue to commemorate the architects of R&B with Sister Rosetta Tharpe;  one of the essential figures in the history of R&B, the Blues, swing and rock and roll. One cannot place the talent and contribution of Sister Rosetta Tharpe in a box and labels cann... Read more

The Architects of R&B: SISTER ROSETTA THARPE

Produced for:  From the Grassroots
We are going to continue to commemorate the architects of R&B with Sister Rosetta Tharpe;  one of the essential figures in the history of R&B, the Blues, swing and rock and roll. One cannot place the talent and contribution of Sister Rosetta Tharpe in a box and labels cann... Read more

Award Season

Airs at: Thu, 03/01/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
  Our guest for Thursday is Kirby McCurtis, administrator for Multnomah County's North Portland Library.  We will discuss book awards like Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Caldecott Awards. Read more