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Marijuana Reform Rolls Onward

Airs at: Sun, 01/14/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

This week on Century: Committees of the New York State Assembly hear about marijuana legalization from panels of experts, and Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) speaks on the House floor about marijuana law reform. Read more

Martin Luther King Jr.'s Path To Nonviolence

Airs at: Mon, 01/15/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: More Talk Radio

Two women with very close ties to Martin Luther King Jr. reflect on how King developed into one of the great moral and political philosophers of the 20th century and how his philosophies might still guide the world through troubled times today. Dr. Dorothy Cotton was the... Read more

Tribute to Senator Avel Gordly on The Motif

Airs at: Sat, 01/13/2018 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm

Produced for: The Motif: Re-Imagine a Jazz Sensibility

Join us for a moving tribute to former Senator Avel Louis Gordly. Author of the book REMEMBERING THE POWER OF WORDS. Gordly is also the first African American woman elected to serve in the Oregon State Senate. Music, poetry, and an exclusive interview with Sen. Gordly t... Read more

Look for Me in the Whirlwind: From the Panther 21 to 21st-Century Revolutions

Airs at: Wed, 01/10/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

The Black Panther Party was formed by community college students in Oakland California in 1966, the year after Malcolm-X was murdered in New York City. Its original name was the Black Panther Party For Self Defense. The Black Panther Party set an example by its community... Read more

Old Time Lady Outlaw

Airs at: Sat, 01/06/2018 at 6:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Swing 'n' Country

This morning we'll start with old time sounds featuring Henry Thomas with early country blues. After that 60's and 70's feminist country featuring Beyonce'! And finally SPECIAL guest Brian will spin from his outlaw country record collection. Tune in and get 2018 started o... Read more

News In-Depth: Stolen Angels PDX Billboard Project

Airs at: Tue, 01/02/2018 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: Evening News

A group of Portlanders is hoping to draw attention to racial injustice and police violence in the Portland area with a bold public project. KBOO reporter Sam Bouman spoke last Friday with several members of Portland Equity in Action (PEA), joined by Alicia Johnson, the m... Read more

The Akee Tree by Stephen Hanks

Airs at: Thu, 01/04/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Black Book Talk

In this previously aired episode of Black Book Talk the hosts interview Stephen Hanks, author of The Akee Tree. What would compel an African-American man to spend ten years of his life tracing his family tree from the Pacific Northwest back to slavery times in Mississi... Read more

Unfinished Agenda: Urban Politics in the Era of Black Power

Airs at: Thu, 01/04/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Today, we share our one-hour special with Newark-based civil rights activist, attorney and author Junius Williams. Williams discusses his book, "Unfinished Agenda: Urban Politics in the Era of Black Power." We take a look at the evolution of the civil rights and Black po... Read more

Cannabis, Spirituality, and Racism (ENCORE)

Airs at: Mon, 01/01/2018 at 12:00am

Produced for: Progressive Spirit

Stephen Gray is the author of Cannabis and Spirituality: An Explorer’s Guide to an Ancient Plant Spirit Ally. On October 1st, 2015, Oregon joined Washington and Colorado as the third state to legalize recreational use of cannabis. Now that it is easy as going to on... Read more