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The final of four episodes airing this week from the "Visions of Black Futurity" series produced by KALW alum Babette Thomas in partnership with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art for their podcast Raw Material.
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The third of four episodes airing this week from the "Visions of Black Futurity" series produced by KALW alum Babette Thomas in partnership with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art for their podcast Raw Material.
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This Hey Area question comes from three members of the East Oakland Collective, a group working for positive change in deep East Oakland. They wanted to know: What is the impact of the history of the Black Panthers in East Oakland?
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For the first live, in-person "Sights & Sounds," visual artists Nancy Cato and Ajuan Mance talk about why their new books celebrate Black boys and men.
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The first of four episodes airing this week from Making Contact, including three episodes about the burning and rebuilding of Tulsa's Black Wall Street.
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Retired school teacher and musician Carl Winters talks about what drew him to this instrument that originated in various African cultures.
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Fog City BluesOakland’s three-time Grammy winner joins us ahead of a pair of shows next week in San Francisco.
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Your CallIn his new book, columnist Michael Harriot presents a more accurate version of US history by placing Black people squarely at the center.
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It's African-American History Month. The first Sit-in took place on this day in 1960 in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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CrosscurrentsFor centuries, Black people have looked to humor and satire, not just for laughs — but for survival. Today, how satire has played a crucial role in the lives of generations of African Americans. We’ll hear about the past, present and future of the genre. And, we’ll hear from some local comedians.
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Your CallDuring Black History Month in 2016, today’s guest, artist George McCalman, challenged himself to paint, research, and write about one Black pioneer every day for a month. That challenge resulted in a beautiful new book, "Illustrated Black History: Honoring the Iconic and the Unseen."
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Martin Jenkins is making history as the first openly gay Supreme Court of California justice and is only the third Black man ever to serve on the state's high court. He says personal challenges helped him achieve success.