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Transitions on Traditions and Black programming under fire at KPFA: An...
Join other defenders of Black radio for the screening of ‘Disappearing Voices: The Decline of Black Voices on the Radio’ on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 6:30 p.m., at the Black Dot Cafe, 1195 Pine St., West...
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My thoughts on Occupy Oakland after the murder and one-month anniversary
by Minister of Information JR Minister of Information JR outside the KPFA tent at Occupy Oakland on Nov. 2, the day of the General Strike On Thursday, Nov. 10, Occupy Oakland was supposed to celebrate...
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NY Times underestimates Oakland’s radicals
by Davey D Hunters Point filmmaker Kevin Epps speaks at a rally for Oscar Grant. – Photo: Thomas Hawk, Flickr The New York Times published a piece called “Oakland, the Last Refuge of Radical America”...
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‘The Art and Rhymes of Ghetto Girl Blue’: an interview wit’ Jessica Holter,...
by The People’s Minister of Information JR Ghetto Girl Blue aka Jessica Holter, founder of the Punany Poets, is a legendary fixture in the pantheon of Bay Area adult edu-tainment. After 19 years, the...
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Third Street Stroll …
by Rochelle Metcalfe Marvin Robinson, co-owner of the Dollar Store and More, 4900 Third St. at Palou, BVHP’s main intersection, where Black San Francisco comes together, welcomes you to his...
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Thespian Donald Lacy talks Gary Webb, cocaine and the play, ‘Superheroes’
‘Superheroes,’ which Donald Lacy calls ‘the most important play written in the last 25 years,’ runs Nov. 21-Dec. 21 at the Cutting Ball Theater, 277 Taylor St., San Francisco by The People’s Minister...
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Donald Lacy’s historic interview: Gary Webb tells how the government flooded...
‘Superheroes,’ which Donald Lacy calls ‘the most important play written in the last 25 years,’ was inspired by Gary Webb; it runs through Dec. 21 at the Cutting Ball Theater, 277 Taylor St., San...
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The power of the word: an interview wit’ spoken word artist and founder of...
by Minister of Information JR The woman who goes by the name of Scorpio Blues and I have known each other for over half our lives, and throughout that time, she has always been very intelligent,...
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Kween among men: an interview wit’ the Oakland-based songstress Kween
by Minister of Information JR Kween is one of the many talented vocalists hovering around the Bay, right alongside Ledisi, Femi, Netta B, Silk E, Chela Simone and others. The Bay is broken into musical...
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