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Amy Goodman Speaking on "Democracy Now!: Twenty Years Covering the Movements Changing America"

Airs at: Thu, 07/14/2016 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Amy Goodman gave a moving and inspiring talk on "Democracy Now!: Twenty Years Covering the Movements Changing America"  at the Aladdin Theater on May 8th. Her sold out event was a benefit for KBOO Community Radio and Street Roots. Hear this powerful talk as part of speci... Read more

The State of Policing in Portland

Airs at: Thu, 07/07/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  Host Jo Ann Hardesty features an update on the state of policing in Portland.  Read more

The State of Policing in Portland

Airs at: Thu, 07/14/2016 at 10:00am - 11:30am
  Host Jo Ann Hardesty features an update on the state of policing in Portland.  Read more

Amy Goodman at the Aladdin Theatre

Airs at: Thu, 07/14/2016 at 10:00am - 11:30am
KBOO and Street Roots present: Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! live at the Aladdin Theater. Did you miss the big event in May? Join us for the full recording of Amy's rousing talk! Read more

Ray Fox, Life After Prison

Airs at: Mon, 07/11/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Karen James interviews Ray Fox who released from the Oregon prison system in 2015 after serving 30 years for murder.  Ray talks about his abusive childhood and the anger and hate that led to his violent crime.  Ray credits his successful transition from prison with his i... Read more

Century Of Lies for July 3 2016

Airs at: Sun, 07/03/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week: the Adult Use of Marijuana Act is officially Proposition 64 on California's November election ballot; many medical marijuana dispensaries have closed in Washington state as the adult use system rolls over the medical program; and the UN Office on Drugs and Cri... Read more

The Color of Justice - Racial and Ethnic Disparities in State Prisons

Airs at: Thu, 06/30/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
 Host Jo Ann Hardesty speaks with Bobbin Singh from the Oregon Justice Resource Center &  Ashley Nellis with the Sentencing Project about the report "The Color of Justice; Racial & Ethnic Disparities in State Prisons."     Read more

Oregon's Disproportionately High Rate of Incarceration of Black People

Airs at: Thu, 06/23/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  Jo Ann Hardesty hosts a discussion of a new report on racial disparities in state prisons that provides evidence of a disproportionately high rate of incarceration of black Oregonians. “The Color of Justice: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in State Prisons” from The Sen... Read more

Texas Prison Strike

Airs at: Mon, 06/20/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Beginning September 9th, prisoners across the country are coordinating for a national prison strike.  Back in April a historic strike took place in Texas as prisoners refused to leave their cells claiming poor food and water quality and low wages of as little as 15 cents... Read more

MacLaren Students Honored

Airs at: Mon, 06/27/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Join host Carlos Chavez to celebrate seven students from MacLaren Youth Corrections who are raising the bar for those serving time at Oregon Youth Authority through the Janus Youth / Hope Partnership Program. We honor their work as leaders within youth detention and reco... Read more