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The Life and Legacy of Malcolm X

Airs at: Fri, 02/17/2017 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  From the Grassroots
Fifty -two years ago on  Feb 21 1965, Malcolm X was assassinated. On February 17 2017  From The Grassroots-where we agitate for social change with music and commentary-   will focus on his life and legacy . Additional, we will play the best protest music from the Civil Righ... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for January 6, 2017

Airs at: Mon, 02/06/2017 at 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Denise Morris hosts and here's the lineup: 1. We get a preview of the 27th Annual African Film Festival coming up at Portland Community College from two of its organizers. 2. Denise talks with a social studies teacher about teaching about the election of Trump. 3. A panel... Read more

African Film Festival Preview

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Denise Morris talks with PC Peri and Tracy Francis about the  27th annual African Film Festival that runs through March 4 at Portland Community College’s Cascade Campus. For details, click here.  PC Peri is on the Festival committee and is a member of Flying Focus Video Col... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour February 6th 2017

Airs at: Mon, 02/06/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  ​Denise Morris Hosts this episode of the Old Mole which includes Host Denise Morris and with a preview of the 27th annual African Film Festival. She talks with committee member PC Peri. PC Peri is also a member of Flying Focus Video Collective. The Festival opened this... Read more

Hot Topics

Airs at: Sun, 02/05/2017 at 1:45pm - Sun, 02/12/2017 at 1:45pm
Produced for:  This Is How We See It
Does crowd size matter?  Some Evangelical's say that Trump is God's Anointed, do you agree?  MC Lyte is in love.  Chrisette Michele's feud with Spike Lee. Tune in as we discuss these topics and more. Read more

Literary Lesbians + On The Edge

Airs at: Tue, 02/07/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
Dmae features three authors Lori L Lake, Louisa Kelley and Sandra de Helen featured in the upcoming event  Literary Lesbian Love: A somewhat romantic book fair! We'll hear about their work, their literary event on Feb. 11th and what it takes to succeed in the Lesbian book m... Read more

Donald Trump said the "election is rigged."  Greg Palast says, Donald should know because his buddies rigged it.

Airs at: Thu, 02/09/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  Greg Palast joins Voices from the Edge on KBOO during our Winter Membership Drive to discuss his fearless work in uncovering the organized attacks on voting rights and how he's detailed the stolen votes of a million American citizens since the 2000 election.   Greg Pala... Read more

Age and Gender Equity in the Arts

Airs at: Fri, 02/03/2017 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
  Portland non-profit Age & Gender Equity in the Arts is hosting Unconscious Bias: Achieving Gender Equity symposium March 3rd and 4th at Portland State University.  The symposium features over 40 presenters and performers including Dael Orlandersmith, Michaela Watkins, An... Read more

#cut50: The Fight to Slash the Prison Population in Half

Airs at: Thu, 02/02/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  Jessica Jackson Sloan is the national director and co-founder of #cut50, a bipartisan effort to cut the U.S. prison population in half. Jessica is a human rights attorney who began her career representing California death row inmates in their appeals. Her first marriage ... Read more

Furious Flower Honors Rita Dove

Airs at: Tue, 01/31/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
Dmae presents an episode from With Good Reason with a pre-Black History Month special celebrating the poetry and of Pulizer Prize-winning poet Rita Dove.  The most celebrated African American poets in America pay homage to the life’s work of former Poet Laureate and Pulitz... Read more