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I Am Not Your Negro: James Baldwin

Airs at: Mon, 11/13/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Master filmmaker Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished, Remember This House. The result is a radical, up-to-the-minute examination of race in America, using Baldwins original words and flood of rich archival material. I Am Not Your Negro is a journey... Read more

Shooting in Color

Airs at: Mon, 11/13/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  Intisar Abioto and Renee Lopez are two Portland photographers who are working to tell the stories of Black and Brown Portlanders through the brilliant images they create.   from theblackportlanders.com : My name is Intisar Abioto. I’m a writer, dancer, photographer, and... Read more

"Slavery Didn't End; It Evolved"

Airs at: Fri, 11/10/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Prison Breakdown
To understand why mass incarceration is the racial justice issue of our time, we must situate the exponential growth of the prison system within the historical legacy of slavery. The first half of this episode traces the evolution of slavery from the Reconstruction Era thro... Read more

The Art of the Protest Song--Event this Sunday

Airs at: Thu, 11/09/2017 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
KBOO volunteer Sean Steward speaks to Bill Valenti, one of the performers at this Sunday's Art of the Protest Song event, which is free at the Oregon Historical Society, 1200 SW Park Avenue. The event begins at 2pm and includes four local musicians performing protest songs ... Read more

Sex4Sale: Episode 2, Portland's Sex Industry

Airs at: Thu, 11/09/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
This is the second episode of Sex4Sale, a 10-part series about the business of sex in Portland, OR--what we know, what we don't know, and what we think we know. In this episode, we'll take a look at the overall sex industry in Portland and how citizens--involved or not--vie... Read more

David Barsamian on KBOO!

Airs at: Fri, 11/10/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
  Host of Alternative Radio David Barsamian returns to KBOO to discuss his upcoming appearance at the Clinton Street Theater.  He'll join host Linda Olson-Osterlund to discuss the ways that Oregonians have shown resistance in the age of Trump.  Call in to join the conversa... Read more

Native Voices From the Edge

Airs at: Thu, 11/09/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  Cary Watters and Amory Zschach return to host Voices From the Edge and welcome community activists Cameron Whitten and Christine Bruno and continue the discussion on Native American Heritage Month. For almost one hundred years, Americans both Indian and non-Indian have u... Read more

Sex4Sale: Episode 1, Introduction

Airs at: Tue, 11/07/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
This is the first episode of Sex4Sale, a 10-part series about the business of sex in Portland, OR--what we know, what we don't know, and what we think we know. In this episode, we'll take an overhead view of the project--future episodes will zoom in on more specific topics.... Read more

Occupation or Assembly?: PSU Graduate Project Examines Coverage of Protest Events

Airs at: Mon, 11/06/2017 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Andrew Butz is a Portland State University graduate student in Sociology who is researching his dissertation on a timely subject—the way the media treats protest events. He is comparing newspaper coverage of two signal events in recent American political life: Occupy Wall S... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for November 6, 2017

Airs at: Mon, 11/06/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement hosts this edition of the Old Mole, and we hear: 1. Bill Resnick talks with Eric Holt-Gimenez of Food First about agriculture and the climate. 2. Reyna G and Denise Morris explain the organizing drive of workers at New Seasons Markets. 3. Film Director Jan Haa... Read more