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CRCI Reading Group Interviews Ibram X. Kendi

Airs at: Mon, 07/10/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On June 21st, the Liberation Literacy reading group at Columbia River Correctional Institution (CRCI) interviewed National Book Award winner and historian Dr. Ibram X. Kendi about his book Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America. Liber... Read more

Hot Topics

Airs at: Wed, 06/21/2017 at 11:30am - Wed, 06/28/2017 at 11:30am
Produced for:  This Is How We See It
Arrest made in shooting death of 7 year old Durham, NC boy.  Phaedra Parks speaks out about why she was fired from RHWOA.  Alan Thicke's son's are suing his wife over his estate.  Is Nicki Minaj dating NAS?  Join us as we discuss these topics and more. Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for June 19, 2017

Airs at: Mon, 06/19/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick is our host for this edition of the Mole which includes these segments: 1. Tom Athanasiou talks with Bill Resnick about policies and movements necessary to deal with climate change. 2. Jovanka Beckles explains how the Richmond Progressive Alliance won in Rich... Read more

Slavery, Property, and Revolution

Airs at: Mon, 06/19/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
    The abolition of slavery was seen as an assault on property rights, and so it was, as millions of enslaved people valued in the billions of dollars ceased to be property on June 19, 1865 (Juneteenth). This constituted a radical change that points the way towards aboli... Read more

Slavery, Property, and Revolution

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
The abolition of slavery was seen as an assault on property rights, and so it was, as millions of enslaved people valued in the billions of dollars ceased to be property on June 19, 1865 (Juneteenth). This constituted a radical change that points the way towards abolishing ... Read more

David Ornette Cherry

Airs at: Tue, 06/20/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
  Dmae welcomes pianist and composer David Ornette Cherry for an in-depth looks at his music and new collection of compositions for his upcoming new CD release. David has composed numerous CDs and produced evenings of his Organic Listening Club (coming in Oct!) as well as ... Read more

The F-Word: Gar Alperovitz on Creating Another World

Airs at: Mon, 06/19/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Gar Alperovitz discusses his new free handbook, Principals of a Pluralist Commonwealth" and outlines the possibilities of local, collective and co-op ownership that can be a model for a real democracy and not a future economy that is corporate capitalism, fascism or tota... Read more

Full Audio--Forum on Outcomes of Portland Police-DOJ Settlement

Produced for:  Evening News
This is the full audio from the June 14, 2017 Community Forum on the Compliance Officer/Community Liaison (COCL) Outcomes Report, which evaluated the effects of PPB's compliance with the 2012 Department of Justice-City of Portland settlement agreement. DOJ found that PPB sh... Read more

Community Forum on Outcomes of Police-DoJ Settlement

Airs at: Thu, 06/15/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Last night, June 14, 2017, community stakeholders met at Maranatha Church in NE Portland for a forum on the Outcomes Report issued by the Compliance Officer/Community Liaison (COCL). The report, available here, is the third of its kind since a settlement was reached between... Read more

Sade Beasley: Between Us

Airs at: Fri, 06/16/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Sade' Beasley is an African American woman who has created art her entire life.  As an adult, her pieces exclusively show every shade and mood of black women and not coincidentally, of herself.  But her portraits aren't the only thing she creates.  Besides aiming to crea... Read more