We speak w/ Civil Rights attorney Adante Pointer about the recent revelation that 47 Alameda County sheriff deputies have been removed from duty because of failed psychiatric exams. The was unearthed after a deputy was arrested for double homicide. Sheriff Greg Ahearn had known about the failed tests since 2016 but allowed unqualified and potentially […]
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Dave Zirin Goes Behind the Shield and Exposes the Sordid Power and Politics of the NFL
We speak with author/ activist Dave Zirin from the Nation Magazine (Edge of Sports) and the Collison Radio show where Sports Meets Politics about his new documentary on the NFL. He breaks down the sordid details behind one of America’s most powerful institutions about how it started off being and continues to be a political […]
Long Live the Queen or Good Riddance? The Legacy of Queen Elizabeth & Colonialism..
(HKR-09-13-22) We hold a roundtable discussion with scholars, organizers, and activists from the UK and Ghana, which was once a British colony. Our guests include Twilight Bey, Paul Eme, David who live in the UK. It also includes Erin Ransom Ofari from Ghana who all talk in detail about the sordid history of the British […]
David Roach Speaks About 20th annual Oakland International Film Festival
HKR-09-07-22: We speak with community activist David Roach about the upcoming Oakland International Film Festival, which will celebrate its 20th Year. We talk about not only the incredible lineup of films but also local and international politics and how they impact Black self-determination. We also note how those politics are addressed in some of the […]
A Message in the Music: Meet the Femme Deadly Venoms
(HKR-09-06-22) One of the best things to emerge on the Bay Area Hip Hop scene is the 4 member, Oakland-based group Femme Deadly Venoms. Two of the founding members, DJ Lady Fingaz and Aima the Dreamer, have been underrated fixtures for a number of years. Fingaz is a pull-no-punches turntablist who has put many a […]
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