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February 19, 2023 Newscast

Kelechi Ubozoh speaks about her book We've Been Too Patient and Ann Garrison reports on the impacts of U.S. drone strikes in Somalia. 

George Perry Floyd Square and the continued struggle for racial justice in Minneapolis

More than 900 days after George Floyd was killed by former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, community members, family, friends and artists remain on the streets of E 38th and Chicago Ave in what is now called George Floyd Square. What has been accomplished and what still needs to be done? 

Angela Harrelson speaks about the legacy of her nephew Perry (George Floyd)

News for October 30, 2022

From Lafayette, California to Tehran, Iran--Human Rights Are At Stake

This newscast, we deep dive into the state of affairs in Iran, as we speak with an organizer and a first generation Iranian-American. We also look with the ways in which resistance to acceptance of diverse identities is showing up in the platforms of some contra costa county school board candidates. 

Reflections on Iran--from Iranian American Woman

Newscast 9-3-2022

NUHW KaiserMental Health Care Professionals Strike for Patient Care!

Ashley Dias Remember--Slow Down (Plaque Ceremony on September 2, 2022)

On September 8, 2021 Ashley Dias was one of some 7,485 pedestrians killed in the U.S. in 2021. That stat was a 40 year high. Friends and family say the simple act of slowing down not just when behind the wheel but when living life can curb the stat and contribute to better, more meaningful lives.

Juneteenth---June 19, 2022 Special Newscast

Today, we discuss the ways in which history repeats itself if we don't take note of it and talk with Tarabu Betserai Kirkland about the power in combining truth and hope as forms of resistance, as we acknowledge Juneteenth.

 

We also hear from moms who've been directly impacted by the formula shortage.