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Racism in the construction trades--and how yur tax dollars support it

Airs at: Wed, 06/01/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
Hosted by Lisa Loving  Who Built This City? Portland has just completed a study on race, gender and construction contracting that found no problems with the low number of city contracts awarded to minority and women-owned firms. What's the story? Join host Lisa Loving and ... Read more

Muslim-American activists discuss Osama Bin Laden's death

Airs at: Fri, 05/06/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
Last month, President Obama announced the death of Osama Bin Laden to the world. Sarika Mehta spoke with Afifa Ahmed Shafi and Muna Abshir Muhamud, two Muslim-American community members, on their thoughts surrounding the death of Osama Bin Laden, the past decade of Islamoph... Read more

Voices from the Edge 05-26-11 Anti-White Bias?

Airs at: Thu, 05/26/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
 This week, Jo Ann and Dave discussing new study results by Michael I. Norton and Samuel R. Sommers Whites See Racism as a Zero-Sum Game That They Are Now Losing. What's driving perceptions of anti-white bias? Jo Ann Bowman is a former state legislator, former executive dire... Read more

Rural Organizing Project in Bend

Airs at: Wed, 05/18/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
The Rural Organizing Project held its annual rural caucus on May 7th, in Bend Oregon.  On ths episode of Circle A Radio, we will listen to speeches from the event, hear participants in the march on Representative Greg Walden’s office, and talk to individual members of Rural... Read more

Gentrification of Portland

Airs at: Mon, 05/16/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Portland has been becoming even whiter as people of color are displaced to the urban periphery and formerly black neighborhoods are taken over by white folks.   Why is is this happening?  Karen Gibson teaches Urban Studies and Planning at Portland State; she talks here wit... Read more

Grace Lee Boggs: The Next American Revolution

Airs at: Fri, 05/06/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
Andrew Yeh talks with longtime civil-rights activist Grace Lee Boggs about her new book with Scott Kurashige, The Next American Revolution. Read more

"All Labor Has Dignity" -- the speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Airs at: Mon, 05/02/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with Michael Honey about All Labor Has Dignity, a book of speeches by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on economic justice. Honey edited the book. People forget that Dr. King was every bit as committed to economic justice as he was to ... Read more

Keaton Otis Memorial

Airs at: Wed, 05/04/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
Keaton Otis was shot and killed by Portland police on May 12, 2010, after he was pulled over by police at Northeast 6th and Halsey in Portland. He was 25. Tonight on Circle A Radio we’ll talk with Fred Bryant, father of Keaton Otis, and Geoff, part of Fred’s support network... Read more

Elaine Brown

Airs at: Wed, 04/20/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
Tonight on Circle A Radio, we feature the former Chairman of the Black Panther Party, Elaine Brown.  Brown is author of the books “A Taste of Power” and “The Condemnation of Little B”.  She’s the cofounder of Mothers Advocating Juvenile Justice and The National Alliance for... Read more

Left and the Law: death penalty and Troy Davis

Airs at: Mon, 05/02/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan and Mike consider the case of Troy Davis, a man who is on death row for his contested involvement in the murder of an off-duty police officer 20 years ago. Mike talks about the way this case reveals a fetish of the letter of the law over the spirit of justice, while Jan... Read more