Montgomery Bus Boycott
March 31, 2021 - 9:08 am
65 years ago, the Montgomery Bus Boycott was in full swing. It was the women of Montgomery who organized the boycott and the court trial of four Montgomery women forced, on separate occasions, to give up their bus seat to a white passenger. This movement ended segregation on buses.
Vigil for Atlanta Shooting Victims
March 24, 2021 - 12:29 am
Omari Salisbury of Converge Media Reflects on a Year of Covering our Community
March 19, 2021 - 1:30 pm
91.3 KBCS · 91.3KBCS 202103019 Omari Salisbury Of Converge Media Reflects On 1 Yr Of Morning Update Show March 19th is the one-year anniversary of Converge Media’s Morning Update Show. The program started as an informational service for Seattle’s Black community during the Coronavirus outbreak. After the killing of George Floyd, thousands in this region
We Are Not Silent Corner Rallies to Support the Local Asian American Community
March 18, 2021 - 7:21 am
Information on upcoming corner rallies to to fight violent attacks against Asian American communities.
General Manager Message – March 2021
March 15, 2021 - 7:21 pm
This coming Friday marks the kickoff of the on-air portion of our annual spring fundraising campaign on KBCS. As we enter the fourth quarter of this critical fiscal year, I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone that has donated to KBCS so far this year. It is important to remember that Community Radio
The Paper Tigers – a New Kung Fu Film, and the Asian American Male Experience
March 5, 2021 - 7:13 pm
Seattle Asian American Film Festival 2021
March 5, 2021 - 3:28 pm
The Seattle Asian American Film Festival (SAAFF) is on now through March 14th. In addition to films centered around the Asian American narrative, the event features panel discussions on the disappearance of local Asian American gathering places and the topic of healing from miscarriage stillbirth and infant loss. The film festival also partners with local Asian American restaurants for the celebration.
Listen in on this KBCS interview with SAAFF Co-founder and Executive Director, Vanessa Au about the films featured this year (COVID19 was one of the themes), and what makes this event important for our community.
Racial Bias in Healthcare
March 4, 2021 - 11:55 am
Racial Bias in healthcare has negatively impacted communities of color since the beginning of U.S. history. Black communities and medical professionals are pushing for reform and cultural change in the healthcare system as we face this world-wide COVID19 pandemic.
Targets of this Region’s Sex Trafficking Industry
February 25, 2021 - 12:35 am
Black Hair
February 24, 2021 - 8:21 pm
Kiana Davis is a Renton Technical College adjunct faculty, poet and author working on a project called Unyielding Roots. The project is on hair esteem and self-love amidst a world that doesn’t get your hair culture. (this story originally broadcast in February 14, 2020)
