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“Anti-Woke” Censorship

Airs at: Mon, 05/01/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
In honor of National Teachers’ Day on May 2, Patricia Kullberg reads excerpts from an open letter to US educational authorities by prominent Black educators, writers and activists. They call for resistance to “anti-woke” attacks on curricula, teachers, libraries and educati... Read more

Kesha Ajọsẹ-Fisher, author of No God Like the Mother

Airs at: Thu, 04/27/2023 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
We're back in the KBOO studios after three long years doing the show remotely via Zoom. And I'm so happy our first guest is Kesha Ajọsẹ-Fisher, author of the story collection No God Like the Mother, from Portland’s Forest Avenue Press. Kesha was born in Chicago, raised in ... Read more

Black Men Are Precious: Poet E Ethelbert Miller

Airs at: Thu, 04/06/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
E. Ethelbert Miller is a writer, poet and literary activist.  His album, "Black Men Are Precious,"  was a 2023 Grammy Nominee Finalist for Best Spoken Word Poetry Album.   He is the author of two memoirs and several books of poetry including The Collected Poems of E. Ethelb... Read more

Interview with Dr Edwin Nichols

Airs at: Mon, 03/27/2023 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Please join us on Monday, March 27th 6:30 pm for Prison Pipeline on KBOO Community Radio as we talk with Dr Edwin Nichols of the People's Institute about ending the School to Prison Pipeline.  Dr. Nichols was the first African-American Center chief at the National Institute... Read more

Black Voices of 2020 Vol 2

Airs at: Sat, 03/11/2023 at 9:00pm - 10:00pm
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Black Voices of 2020 Vol 1

Airs at: Tue, 03/07/2023 at 3:00am - 5:30am
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De’Shawn Charles Winslow, author of Decent People

Airs at: Thu, 03/16/2023 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
De’Shawn Charles Winslow, the award-winning author of In West Mills, joins us to talk about his new novel Decent People. Set in the same fictional small town in North Carolina, Decent People is a murder mystery, a family saga, and a nuanced examination of race and class. “... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 6, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 03/06/2023 at 9:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jon Nelson hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Attack on Educators: Bill Resnick talks to Jesse Hagopian about the recent Florida law, led by Led by Governor Ronald DeSantis, the “Stop W.O.K.E. Act” that is aimed at criminalizing teac... Read more

Attack on Educators: Part One

Airs at: Mon, 03/06/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks to Jesse Hagopian about the recent Florida law, led by Led by Governor Ronald DeSantis, the “Stop W.O.K.E. Act” that is aimed at criminalizing teaching Black history, banning books and limiting what can be taught, claiming that Critical Race theory is its... Read more

Black Women's History: It's Everywhere

Airs at: Thu, 03/02/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
We're celebrating contemporary and historic Black women whose lives have enriched the community and the world.  First time guest, Dr. Carmen P. Thompson is a historian and author of The Making of American Whiteness: The Formation of Race in Seventeenth- Century Virginia.  D... Read more