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Voting Rights and the Supreme Court

Airs at: Mon, 03/04/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Justice Anthony Scalia has compared civil rights-era voting legislation to welfare entitlements, as if protecting the right to vote were a "government handout". Well Read Red Frann Michel looks into the challenge to this legislation that has now reached the Supreme Court. Read more

Dr. Yolanda Whyte Speaks on the Effects of Fluoridated Water on Children

Airs at: Tue, 02/12/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: The Lecture Room

Yolanda Whyte, MD, is a pediatrician from Atlanta, Georgia, who has given several speeches characterizing fluoride as a health risk to children, African-American and Hispanic communities, and people with diabetes and kidney disease.Here is her lecture at Portland State Univ... Read more

Hasan Salaam Interview

Airs at: Thu, 02/14/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Between Us

Hasan Salaam is a poet, musician and political activist. Thanks to a strong mom and grandmother, this emcee has a lot more on his mind than beats. Don Merrill talked with Hasan Salaam as he was touring through the Pacific Northwest, and in advance of a series of presentat... Read more

Two special events with Hasan Salaam in Celebration of Black History Month

KBOO is proud to sponsor two special Black History events at Portland State University, on Thursday February 21st featuring east coast emcee, educator and community organizer Hasan Salaam. First is a multi-media presentation on the history of Black music titled, “ From Spir... Read more

Kimberly Stowers Moreland , author of "African Americans of Portland, a pictorial history"

Airs at: Thu, 02/07/2013 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Black Book Talk

Guest Kimberly Stowers Moreland is the author of African Americans of Portland, a pictorial history. From hundreds of black and white and sepia-toned photos, Moreland pieced together a slice of the local African American narrative, one that reflects how prior to World War ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 01/21/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Clayton Morgareidge hosts this edition of the Old Mole Variety Hour. Topics include How Obama fails to realize MLK's vision; “Django Unchained,” the new Quentin Tarantino movie set in the south before the civil war; Gun violence and the gun control deba... Read more

Movie Moles: "Django Unchained"

Airs at: Mon, 01/21/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Movie Moles Joe Clement and Iven Hale discuss the new Quentin Tarantino movie about slavery set in the pre-Civil War South "Django Unchained." What does this film have to say about punishment, revenge, and solidarity? Following the review is a new song "Let Your Voice b... Read more

Don't Conflate MLK with Obama!

Airs at: Mon, 01/21/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

In spite of the coincidence of Obama's inauguration for a second term as President with the celebration of Martin Luther King day, Obama is not the realization of King's dreams. Clayton Morgareidge reads a commentary by Glen Ford from the Black Agenda Report. Read more

Author Chrisetta Mosley, "Shop, Cook, Eat: Outside of the Box"

Airs at: Thu, 11/01/2012 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Black Book Talk

In her book Shop, Cook, Eat: Outside of the Box, author Chrisetta Mosley tells how she lost 170 pounds by stepping outside of the prepared food box. The goal is to help readers reconnect with their food and take control of their health in very own kitchen using whole, natur... Read more

Dr. David Imhotep discusses his book “The First Americans Were Africans”

Airs at: Thu, 09/06/2012 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Black Book Talk

Author and academic Dr. David Imhotep discusses his book, The First Americans Were Africans which asserts that Africans were the first Americans and that they arrived 51,000 years prior to the Mongolians. “Africans not only came before Columbus, but were in the Americas lon... Read more