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Author Jonathan R. Miller discusses mystery thriller, Delivery

Airs at: Thu, 04/04/2013 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
Author Jonathan R. Miller writes literary fiction thrillers that include multicultural or biracial characters and themes.  His latest work,  Delivery, features a  biracial Somali man who is blinded while defending his daughter.  Ambojeem, the protagonist, settles in the rel... Read more

Author Clinton Galloway, "Anatomy of a Hustle: Cable Comes to South Central L.A"

Airs at: Thu, 05/02/2013 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
HBO. CNN. BET.  These cable stations have revolutionized our television viewing experience and our culture as a whole. In 1979,  cable was still an emerging technology, but one that brothers  Clinton and Carl Galloway knew was worth pursuing.  The Galloway brothers, both y... Read more

Author Cheryl Waiters on her memoir, "Blood, Sweat, and High Heels"

Airs at: Thu, 03/07/2013 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
Hosts Patricia Welch, O.B. Hill, and Emma Jackson Ford speak with Cheryl Waiters. In her inspiring memoir, "Blood, Sweat, and High Heels," Cheryl Waiters chronicles her struggles and victories as an African American female working to overcome gender and racial biases in the... Read more

POWfest

Airs at: Thu, 02/28/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Film Show
This year's Portland Oregon Women's Film Festival (POWfest) is bringing filmmakers to Portland from around the world, including guest of honor Penelope Spheeris (The Decline of Western Civilization; Wayne's World) and local director Jackie Weissman (Rock N Roll Mamas).  Hos... Read more

New CDs in music library February 27, 2013

 American RoyaltyPrismaticGuns in the SunAlternative RockAnders OsborneThree Free AmigosALCDurban BluesArsonAce The RiddlerSelf ReleasedHip HopArt VandelayRadio EditsSelf ReleasedHip HopBC StargazerOn SaturdaySelf ReleasedHip HopBeau SoleilFrom Bamako to CarencroCompassCaju... Read more

MOVIE MUSIC SHOW 2/26/2012

COMING,,,TO A RADIO NEAR YOU...YES - IT'S ,IT'STHEMOVIE MUSIC SHOW !!!!!!!!!!!!That's right - starting this morning, Brian will bring to your ears----MUSIC!!!!(from movies).We will go back in time to highlightthe Academy Award winners in the musiccatagories - Starting way b... Read more

Positively Revolting 2/15/2013

Tune in Friday, Feb. 15, at 8 a.m. as hosts Ani and Lyn dive into mental health, police brutality and the life and death of Portland local James Chasse.  Ani and Lyn will be joined by Jason Renaud, a mental health advocate with The Mental Health Association of Portland, and... Read more

New CDs in music library February, 2013

  V/A    R&B Hipshakers Vol. 3    Vampisoul    R&B Bjork    Bastards    One Little Indian    Rock Gurf Morlix    Finds the Prest Tense    Football    Rock Yellow Red    Sparks    ORG    Rock Armor De Dias    The House At Sea    Merge    Alternative Adam Brock    Poplar Trees ... Read more

Kimberly Stowers Moreland , author of "African Americans of Portland, a pictorial history"

Airs at: Thu, 02/07/2013 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
Guest Kimberly Stowers Moreland is the author of African Americans of Portland, a pictorial history.  From hundreds of black and white and sepia-toned photos, Moreland pieced together a slice of the local African American narrative, one that reflects how prior to World War ... Read more

The Hinterland: Chad Essley and John McAfee

Airs at: Thu, 01/24/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
John McAfee (yes, that John McAfee) is the guest on this special edition of Words and Pictures, along with local animator Chad Essley, who's been maintaining the WhoIsMcAfee.com blog and is now working on the graphic memoir The Hinterland. Along with discussions of The Hint... Read more