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Combined Culture Radio- Episode 22

Airs at: Wed, 02/21/2018 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  Combined Culture Radio
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Second Amendment History

Airs at: Mon, 02/26/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
In this clip from The Real News Network, historian Gerald Horne explains the origins of the Second Amendment (the right to bear arms) in eliminating native Americans and enforcing slavery. For Ani Haines' hour-long inteview on this topic with Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, click he... Read more

Black Panther: The Real Africa and the Fantasy Africa

Airs at: Mon, 02/26/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Radiozine
  On today's show, news and topics about real Africa - and about the fantasy Africa on the big screen. The 60th Anniversary of the All-African People's Conference was JUST celebrated around the world. Gerald Horne is back from the Pan-African Film Festival in Los Angeles. ... Read more

Cassius + August

Airs at: Tue, 02/27/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
  Dmae featured two African American stories in the final show during Black History Month. First up we talk with Oregon Children's Theatre about their production of And in This Corner: Cassius Clay. We'll talk with artistic director Stan Foote, co-director Jerry Foster art... Read more

The 28th Cascade Festival of African Films

Airs at: Mon, 02/26/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  Cecil and Celeste welcome Tracy Francis from The Cascade Festival of African Films. The Cascade Festival of African Films shows us Africa through the eyes of Africans, rather than a vision of Africa packaged for Western viewers. The films celebrate Africa’s achievements... Read more

High Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything you know about Drugs and Society

Airs at: Wed, 02/21/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Today, we broadcast our one-hour special with Columbia University Professor of Psychology Carl Hart about his book High Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything you know about Drugs and Society. Dr. Hart disputes some of our most bas... Read more

Crime and Punishment in Black America: James Forman Jr.

Airs at: Tue, 02/20/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Critics of the U.S. criminal justice system such as Michelle Alexander and Bryan Stevenson have assailed the rise of mass incarceration with its disproportionate impact on people of color. The war on crime that began in the 1970s was supported by many African American le... Read more

City Council Receives Report on Police Deadly Force without Public Testimony

Airs at: Fri, 02/16/2018 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  TRANSCRIPT KBOO: Yesterday, Portland City Council—well, three-fifths of the council—was presented with a report on six police shootings. The report was investigated and written by the OIR Group out of Los Angeles, and included recommendations for increased accountabilit... Read more

Family of Quanice Hayes and Supporters Rally Outside East Precinct

Airs at: Tue, 02/13/2018 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
    The family of Quanice Hayes recently announced that they will be suing the city of Portland, as well as the police officers involved in shooting Quanice just over a year ago, on February 9, 2017. The Hayes family has also been active at the grassroots level over the l... Read more

The Best in Protest Music Part II

Airs at: Fri, 02/16/2018 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  From the Grassroots
 Part II of the  best in Protest Music will be deconstructed and celebrated,  where  we agitate for social change with music and political commentary . We will honor the Protest Music in the  Blues by highlighting the contribution of Josh White , who injured his hand and h... Read more