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Increase Taxes on Large Corporations for Oregon Schools

Airs at: Wed, 06/14/2017 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  The Oregon House is currently considering a bill that would increase taxes on large corporations, in order to provide more money for Oregon schools. Measure ninety seven, which would have taxed the top one percent of corporations in Oregon, failed to pass in November. Si... Read more

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

On Catcalling...

Airs at: Thu, 06/22/2017 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
We have been wanting to do this show for a long time...  Despite the popularity of videos such as the one where a woman walked around New York City for ten hours (and the debate which ensued afterwards), catcalling (or the act of "a loud whistle or a comment of a sexual nat... 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

Four Weeks Five People by Jennifer Yu

Airs at: Wed, 06/14/2017 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  Intersections Radio
  Sarika Mehta welcomes Jennifer Yu to KBOO to discuss her novel Four Weeks Five People...Obsessive-compulsive teen Clarissa wants to get better, if only so her mother will stop asking her if she's okay.  Andrew wants to overcome his eating disorder so he can get back to h... Read more

Peace in Schools and the Marketing of Enslaved Bodies

Airs at: Fri, 06/09/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Beloved Community
  Caverly Morgan is the founding director of Peace in Schools.    In 2014, Peace in Schools launched the first for-credit high school mindfulness course in the nation.   And that is right here in Portland.  She leads the Peace in Schools teaching team, develops our mindful... Read more

Vanport Mosaic Festival: Sharon Maxwell

Airs at: Wed, 05/31/2017 at 5:30pm - Thu, 06/01/2017 at 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
The Vanport Mosaic Festival took place last weekend, commemorating what was Oregon’s second largest city before a flood destroyed it in 1948. KBOO reporter Theresa Mitchell interviewed Sharon Maxwell, a Portland writer and activist, as well as former City Council candidate,... Read more

Keepin It Real- Episode 9

Airs at: Wed, 05/31/2017 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Keepin It Real
  The 5th Wednesday of the month at 6:00PM, Nick Deezy and Arone host Keepin It Real. Tonight they share their perspectives on local current events, and re-air an interview with local artist Mic Capes. Read more

Interview with Shirley Minor, Daughter of Vanport Survivor

Airs at: Mon, 05/29/2017 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Today was the last day of the Vanport Mosaic Festival, celebrating the history and impact of Vanport, once Oregon's second largest city before it was destroyed by a flood and neglect in 1948. It was located in the area that is now Delta Park. Shirley Minor's father was pres... Read more

Rally and March for Truth on Saturday June 3

Airs at: Mon, 05/29/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
On Saturday, June 3, a rally is scheduled in conjunction with other gatherings across the country calling for a transparent, comprehensive investigation into collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 presidential election. Called the March for Truth, ... Read more