Racialized Trauma and its Impacts
Studies consistently show racial disparities in most every aspect of our social structures. KBCS’s Kevin Henry explores how a racialized society impacts and traumatizes people in our communities.
Psychotherapist Joshua Magallanes talks about racialized trauma from a clinical perspective.
Shomari Jones works in the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion field in the Washington State education system. Jones talks about his own experiences with racialized trauma in his personal life.
Producer: Kevin Henry
Image: Kevin Henry
Sankofa Impact – Michael Quess? Moore: Confederate Symbols in the US South and in Washington State
Educator, Poet and Spokesperson for Take Em Down NOLA, Michael Quess? Moore spoke in Seattle in August of 2020 about Confederate Symbols, and why he advocates to take them down.
Also, in this segment, Eleanor Chang-Stucki, Sankofa Impact Project Pilgrimage intern and student speaks to three confederate symbols in Washington State.
Producer: Ruthie Bly
Voting from Jail with a Disability
About 40% of jail inmates nationwide reported having at least one disability, according to a Department of Justice study. Jordan Landry, a visually impaired inmate at King County jail, was able to vote from behind bars. Darya Farivar is a Community and Legislative Liaison at Disability Rights Washington, who helped Landry with the accommodations he needed to do so.
Producer: Yuko Kodama and Jesse Callahan
Image: Disability Rights Washington
KBCS Student Fellows: The Asian Vote and Absentee Ballot Musings
Taylor Marie Mocorro and Sahil Bathija are two of four KBCS, International Examiner and APACE student fellows who produced pieces on this 2020 elections season. (more…)
Hold The Line: A Guide to Defending Democracy
Hardy Merriman is President and CEO of the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict. For nearly two decades his work has focused on human rights and prodemocracy movements around the world that use non-violent tactics, strikes, boycotts, non-cooperation and other non-violent actions to fight authoritarianism. (more…)
Ron Chew: My Unforgotten Seattle
Ron Chew is a local Journalist, Author and the Executive Director for International Community Health Services. He reflects on decades of recording the stories of the people in Seattle’s Chinatown International District in his new book, My Unforgotten Seattle. (more…)
Meet the Student Fellows Working in Partnership with KBCS
Meet the student fellows working in partnership with KBCS.
KBCS is partnering with International Examiner a Northwest Pan-Asian publication and Asian Pacific Islander Americans for Civic Engagement (APACE). Meet the four outstanding local student fellows working at KBCS to hone their podcasting skills below.
Councilmember Larry Gossett and Governor Gary Locke
KBCS interviews two powerful civic leaders from our region. This segment was produced in partnership with the International Examiner and Asian Pacific Islander Americans for Civic Empowerment (APACE). (more…)
Spot the Troll
Sock puppets are living in your social media feed.
A type of internet troll, sock puppets appear to be real people. They post on social media not just to provoke but to influence. These fake personalities are active in election season.
KBCS’s Jesse Callahan spoke with Darren Linvill, the lead Researcher at Clemson University’s Media Forensics Lab about how trolls work, and how to spot them.
Trek the Vote
Looking for a way to get involved in ensuring the integrity of the coming election? Find out how Star Trek fans are rolling out a campaign that’s in line with the Starfleet’s prime directive. (more…)