African American

evergreen_web_banner.png

KBOO is open to the public! To visit the station, contact your staff person or call 503-231-8032.


Tai Carpenter from Don’t Shoot Portland

Airs at: Thu, 09/14/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Tai spoke about Don't Shoot's free archiving workshop in partnership with the Portland Archives, called Better than a Shoebox: Preserving Your Family and Community History. Read more

March On Washington

Airs at: Mon, 09/11/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
We recently celebrated the 60th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Norm Diamond looks back at Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I have a dream” speech, and how it and King’s legacy has been distorted by the right and all too often misremembered... Read more

Greatest Hits: Larry Collins of People of Purpose and Associates

Airs at: Thu, 09/07/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Find more information on this broadcast here. Read more

Illmatic Consequences: The Clapback to Opponents of "Critical Race Theory"

Airs at: Thu, 09/07/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for Black Book Talk
  Illmatic Consequences was influenced by rapper Nas’s 1994 debut album Illmatic,” which features internal rhymes and inner-city narratives based on Nas’s personal experiences. “Nas’s 1994 album ‘Illmatic’ is fundamentally a statement of self-worth. It’s not even just a co... Read more

Margaret Kimberley of Black Agenda Report

Airs at: Wed, 08/30/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for Wednesday Talk Radio
  With Fulton County (Atlanta) District Attorney Fani Willis emerging as the latest hero of the liberal Dems for her prosecution of Trump and 18 co-defendants, we take a look at some of her other prosecutions with Black Agenda Report Executive Editor and Senior Columnist M... Read more

Donovan Scribes, Devon Boss and Nikki Sandoval on Black Friday at the Hollywood Theatre

Airs at: Thu, 08/24/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
The event featured three short films: about Paul and Geneva Knauls; one about DJ OG One; and one about Creative Homies, a downtown BIPOC artists’ collective. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour August 21st, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 08/21/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  This episode of the Old Mole is Hosted by Denise Morris Dreams of Liberation. This morning on The Old Mole we rebroadcast CS Soong interviewing historian Robin D.G Kelley on Against the Grain. Against the Grain is a weekly radio show hosted by Sasha Lilly and C.S Soong o... Read more

Jason Renaud and Dr Rochelle Silver from the Mental Health Alliance

Airs at: Thu, 08/17/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Jason Renaud and Dr Rochelle Silver from the Mental Health Alliance talk about the City of Portland's settlement hearing with the USDOJ on pattern and practice of violent interactions with people in mental health crisis. Read more

Pomegranate

Airs at: Mon, 08/07/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Larry Bowlden reviews Pomegranate, by Helen Elaine Lee, a rich book on so many levels. Written though the eyes of Ranita Atwater, a woman just released from four years of imprisonment for opioid possession, the book leaps forward to her assiduous efforts to regain parental ... Read more

Jerry Foster of Passinart Theatre Company

Airs at: Thu, 08/10/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Passinart's most ambitious event of the year, the Pacific Northwest Multi-Cultural Readers Series & Film Festival, is sure to bring new talents to the stage and screen. Check them out! Read more