Cecil and Celeste welcome your calls. This program is open to local, national and international issues ranging from poverty in Portland to politics in Africa.
Celeste and Cecil engage in a discussion about the many ways that people are
resisting the Trump Administration and the agenda of the Executive and
Legislative branches of the US government. Join in and share your ideas,
hopes, and dreams.
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Wednesday March 8 is International Women's Day.
The campaign's theme for International Women's Day 2017 is #BeBoldForChange.
How do you see yourself or your community working to "help forge a better
working world - a more gender inclusive world."
Call 503-231-8187 and s...
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"Born in a rural Chinese village and identified as a girl at birth, Lei
Ming, was barely cared for during his childhood. Often lonely, terrified and
abused, he learned early to fend for himself and look within for answers,
but there he discovered a paradox that threa...
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On Thursday February 9th police shot and killed 17 year old Quanice Hayes.
They claim he matched the description of a suspect in an armed robbery that
occurred hours before. Police also say that they recovered a replica hand
gun near Quanice. Other details have bee...
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"Homosexuality is not new in Uganda nor on the African continent. Like
everywhere, it has existed forever. Homophobia, however, is new. It didn’t
start in Africa. It was strategically imported from the US, Europe and Middle
East. The goal of the religious missionaries...
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"There are only two kinds of Portland landlords: those who want to be part of
the solution to our housing crisis, and those who want to continue to take
advantage of it via rent gouging and no-cause evictions that only serve to
displace our community while increasing ...
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Georgetown University Sociology Professor, pundit, activist and author
Michael Eric Dyson visits the KBOO studio to speak with Celeste Carey about
his new book Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America.
A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITOR'S CHOICE | NAMED A BES...
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Dr. Catherine Meeks is a retired professor of socio-cultural studies at
Wesleyan College. She is the editor of the newly released book, Living Into
God’s Dream: Dismantling Racism in America. From the publisher:
This book is a report from the front, combining personal...
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On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28th 1963, Martin Luther King
Jr delivered one of the most famous speeches of all time.
But it nearly didnt happen.
On this special edition of Making Contact for MLK Day, Gary Younge, author of
The Speech talks about Martin...
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