Civil Rights/Human Rights

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

Airs at: Fri, 05/05/2023 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
  Exclusive Special Programming for MMIW - Produced by Carmen Garnica - Edited by Ruth Parra         Read more

A Dictator is Brought to Justice

Airs at: Wed, 02/25/2026 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
On this edition of Century: A Dictator is Brought to Justice. The former dictator the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, is finally facing trial for his crimes at The International Criminal Court at The Hague. Hearings began February 23. This week on Century we’ll hear part of... Read more

Sidney Morrison, author of Frederick Douglass: A Novel (re-broadcast)

Airs at: Thu, 02/26/2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
On today’s show, we celebrate Black History Month with a rebroadcast of our interview with Sidney Morrison, author of Frederick Douglass: A Novel from Portland’s Hawthorne Books. Sidney’s book is historical fiction at its most engaging, enlightening, and inspiring, about... Read more

PCC Ready to Strike

Airs at: Mon, 02/23/2026 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Laura Wadlin and Meryl DePasquale of Portland Community College's instructors, academic professionals and classified unions, describe their struggle for a fair contract and their determination to strike for the first time in the college's history, if their members demand... Read more

Queer Black Love Songs

Airs at: Sat, 02/21/2026 at 10:00pm - Sun, 02/22/2026 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Queery
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Radiozine: Remembering Transformative Black Leaders - Avel Gordly

Airs at: Tue, 02/24/2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
  In this retrospective, Grassroot News NW's LaNita Duke and Nia Gray remember a revolutionary Black leaders we lost in recent weeks, Oregon State Sen. Avel Gordly. Would you like to share your memories with us? Call and leave us a message at 971-801-1396, we may use i... Read more

The People's Senate

Airs at: Mon, 02/23/2026 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews Jalil Muntaqim, former Political Prisoner, co-founder of The Jericho Movement and Spirit of Mandela.  Discussion focuses on the legacy of struggle for Black and Brown people, self-determination and new form of governance.  Muntaqim launches his... Read more

Oregon Considers Adopting Ryan's Law

Airs at: Wed, 02/18/2026 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
On this edition of Century: Oregon Considers Adopting Ryan’s Law. On January 23, HR 6938, the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, was signed into law. The medical marijuana rider that prevents th... Read more

Making Contact: Giving Bayard Rustin his flowers

Airs at: Tue, 02/17/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
  On today's show, we take a look at the life and legacy of a central organizer of the March on Washington, Bayard Rustin. Rustin was an openly gay civil rights leader and a trusted advisor to labor leader A. Phillip Randolph and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This show fir... Read more

Venezuela and the Rule of Law

Airs at: Wed, 02/18/2026 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
On this edition of Free Culture Radio: Venezuela and the Rule of Law. In a blatant violation of international law, on January 3 the United States kidnapped Venezuelan head of state Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores and took them to New York, where they’re standing ... Read more