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Reverend Dr. Samuel McKinney on West African Slave Castles

February 11, 2021 - 11:51 pm

91.3 KBCS · 91.3KBCS 20210209 Rev Samuel McKinney On W African Slave Castles

Scattered along the coast of West Africa are old buildings – remains of slave castles from the former slave trade. The late Reverend Dr. Samuel Berry McKinney, a 40-year pastor of Mt Zion Baptist Church in Seattle’s Central District visited some of the slave castles on a trip with a group of ministers in the 1970’s. He reflects on what he saw, and the impact it had on two different groups with KBCS’s Yuko Kodama.

Sustainability Campaign Update – Q2

January 30, 2021 - 1:27 pm

Thanks to the support of our many new and long-time donors, KBCS ended the second quarter of our fiscal year on track with our fundraising goals. Our current fiscal year is July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021 and our second quarter ended December 31, 2020. The KBCS Sustainability Campaign launched on July 1, 2020

KBCS General Manager Message – January 2021

A photo of a white man in a blue suit and red hair with trees in background. He is smiling candidly and looking directly into the camera with his eyes.

Dana Buckingham KBCS GM

January 27, 2021 - 1:27 pm

“Happy New Year and welcome to the twenty-first year of the twenty-first century!” I saw that scrawled on the message board in KBCS House Five recently and it gave me pause to reflect on the argument that 2021 is actually the beginning of a new millennia and that 2020 was year zero. Yet another appropriate

Behind the Lens at the Nation’s Capitol During an Insurrection

Photo by Nate Gowdy

January 14, 2021 - 7:53 am

91.3 KBCS · 91.3 KBCS 20210115 Behind The Lens At The Attack On The Nations Capitol

Since 2015, local photographer, Nate Gowdy has been working on a personal project to document the Trump era’s political campaigns and culture. His photos will be compiled in a book titled, Vote American! Presidential Politics and Protest in the Age of Trump. Gowdy has travelled across the country to cover political rallies and events. Last Wednesday (January 6, 2021), he was in Washington DC to document the atmosphere around the Congressional confirmation of electoral votes for Rolling Stone. The day was interrupted by a mob attack on the country’s capitol building. Gowdy shares his experiences there with KBCS’s Yuko Kodama.

Dr. Benjamin Danielson – Medical Services and Community

January 13, 2021 - 10:04 pm

91.3 KBCS · 91.3KBCS 20210113 Dr Benjamin Danielson Sickle Cell ACES And How Medical Svcs Can Help Community

The prominent pediatrician, Dr. Benjamin Danielson stepped down from his position as Medical Director at Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic in the Central District. This was in protest of Children’s Hospital’s racially inequitable management practices, as written by Dr. Danielson in a South Seattle Emerald opinion piece from this week.

Listen to a KBCS 2019 interview with Dr. Danielson as he discusses how a team approach to healthcare involving social services, and many other circles, could better support communities.

Seattle City Council Public Safety Committee Meeting

January 12, 2021 - 2:38 am

The Seattle City Council Public Safety Committee will hold a discussion on the police chemical weapons ban today (January 12, 2021) at 9:30 this morning. Sign Up for public comment starts at 7:30 am and is open until public comments ends. This would be the first discussion about the police use of tear gas, blast

Harassment of Japanese Americans After the Pearl Harbor Bombing

January 6, 2021 - 2:02 am

91.3 KBCS · 91.3 KBCS 20180205 Increasing Harrassment Of The JA American Comunity After Pearl Harbor

After the Japanese military attacked Pearl Harbor, Japanese American communities in the United States faced growing animosity from their neighbors. Dr. Roy Ebihara was eight years old at the time. Dr. Ebihara recounts how terrifying it was living in New Mexico within the months after the US entered WWII. Tom Ikeda of the Seattle-based, Densho Project interviewed him.

DJs’ Favorites for 2020: Jean Geiger

December 31, 2020 - 4:35 pm

KBCS Folksounds DJ Jean Geiger Picks 10 Albums From 2020 Jean Geiger co-hosts one of the best traditions in the Pacific Northwest- Folksounds! Tune in Tuesday evenings at 7:00 PM on your radio or on the web for the best in acoustic music. Check out Jean’s favorite albums of 2020: Laurie Lewis – And Laurie

Henry Miyatake’s Suitcase

December 30, 2020 - 1:40 pm

91.3 KBCS · 91.3 KBCS 20201230 Henry Miyatakes Suitcase Final

In 1941, Henry Miyatake befriended a Jewish boy who had fled Poland with his family. They went to the same middle school during WWII. This is a story about their relationship, before Miyatake and his family were incarcerated by the US government. Tom Ikeda, Densho Project Co-Founder interviewed Miyatake and recounts the story.

Winter Solstice

December 21, 2020 - 10:29 pm

91.3 KBCS · 91.3 KBCS 20201221 – Nature – Winter Solstice It’s Winter Solstice 2020. Ed Dominguez describes some winter solstice festivities and a rare astronomical phenomenon occurring on the same day. Producer: Ed Dominguez, Yuko Kodama and Jesse Callahan Photo: JLS Photography – Alaska

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