African American

Opposition to Interstate Urban Renewal Area expansion organizes "Postpone the Vote" campaign

Airs at: Mon, 01/04/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm

Produced for: Evening News, News In Depth

On December 16th, Portland City Council heard testimony from community members urging them not to amend and extend the Interstate Corridor Urban Renewal Area (ICURA). The district covers the area around I-5 in North and Northeast Portland, the majority of Portland’s hist... Read more

Martin Luther King Day Celebration on KBOO

Produced for: Special Programming: Public Affairs

“Bridge Over Troubled Water” A Tribute to the Life & Legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Monday, January 18, 2021 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM Streaming on: www.worldartsfoundation.org, Open Signal, KBOO 90.7 FM, This retrospective program draws from our organization's legac... Read more

Interstate Corridor Urban Renewal Area expansion threatens Black community, opponents say

Airs at: Thu, 12/10/2020 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm

Produced for: Evening News, News In Depth

"We're talking about lives here, not just a policy... It's almost saying that gun that killed you is gonna be the same gun that resurrects you. Well, guns don't resurrect people, do they? But you keep shooting us." On December 16th, Portland City Council will consider an... Read more

Racial unrest, disease, depression: 1919 vs. 2020

Airs at: Mon, 12/07/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Sharon Grant, a community health educator for Multnomah County Health Dept, reads from an article printed in the Middletown Press (CT) on June 21, 2020, titled "Racial unrest, disease, depression: 1919 versus 2020." The article draws parallels to the social. political an... Read more

The Black & White Album: African-American Artists Cover The Beatles

Airs at: Fri, 12/04/2020 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Produced for: The Songcircle

Today's program focuses mainly on material from the latter-day masterpieces The Beatles (a.k.a. the White Album) and Abbey Road, drawn largely from three expertly-curated compilations: 2011's Come Together: Black America Sings Lennon-McCartney, its 2016 sequel Let It Be: Bl... Read more

Local Folks Podcast Season 4: Episode 4

Airs at: Tue, 12/01/2020 at 7:00pm - Wed, 12/01/2021 at 7:00pm

Produced for: Local Folks

Howdy folks, this is Zeke back for one more go-round. I’ll be heading back to my little cabin in the mountains after this here show, but I just had to get a couple of more things about the election and the state of our union off my chest, so to speak. I'm certain sure we ha... Read more

Ep 117. It Takes A Village To Make It Through Another Week

Airs at: Wed, 11/25/2020 at 12:30am - Mon, 11/30/2020 at 12:00am

Produced for: Village Vibes Podcast

We Still Here: Marc Lamont Hill

Airs at: Fri, 11/27/2020 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: Special Programming: Public Affairs

This hour, we feature a special program - a conversation between Marc Lamont Hill, phillip agnew, and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor about the ongoing struggle for freedom in the wake of the 2020 election, marking the release of Dr. Hill's urgent new book 'We Still Here: Pandemic,... Read more

Giving Back to PDX: Giving Tuesday 2020

Airs at: Tue, 12/01/2020 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Special Programming: Public Affairs

KBOO is grateful to be a part of Willamette Week’s Give Guide for the 5th year in a row. This year on Giving Tuesday we want to embody the spirit of community giving by using the airwaves to highlight nonprofits featured in this year's Give Guide. KBOO Station Co-manager Ce... Read more