New Bellevue College Interim President
KBCS’s Sam Britt interviewed The new Bellevue College Interim President, Governor Gary Locke. Find out what Governor Locke has on his plate as he enters his new role.
Producer: Samuel Britt
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Kendrick Glover
Kendrick Glover, the Executive Director and Founder of Glover Empowerment Mentoring (GEM) shares how his experience of being incarcerated with adults as a youth led him toward working on disrupting the school to prison pipeline. (more…)
The Assassination of Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes
In the late 80’s, the Ferdinand Marcos regime was convicted of a wrongful death action that revealed the involvement of planning, execution and cover-up of the assassinations of two Seattle labor leaders, Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes. Find out how these Seattle sons posed a threat to the Marcos government.
Eastside Black Lives Matter Flashstances
Black Lives Matter flashstances are events where groups of people gather at street corners to take a stand for black lives by displaying Black Lives Matter signs and banners, and speaking with passersby. One eastside group has been organizing these flashstances nearly every week for six years. Listen in on how the organizers see their role in working toward social change.
Seattle George Floyd Protest
Protests of the police involved killing of George Floyd have swept the country since last week. KBCS’s Gol Hoghooghi went to one of these protests in Seattle on May 30th and brings us the voices and sounds from the event. She also talks with KBCS’s Yuko Kodama about what she observed and experienced there. (more…)
Music Venues During This Pandemic
Live music events are missed by many during this time of social distancing. Listen to Dan Cowan, the Owner of Tractor Tavern, and Leigh Bezezekoff, representative of The Washington Nightlife Music Association speak about the breadth of services impacted by this closure and their needs to survive through this time and what’s to come.
New Programming Coming to KBCS’s 6am Hour
Starting June 1st, KBCS expands its diverse programming to include the BBC NewsHour, weekdays from 6-7am. Democracy Now! You can continue to catch Democracy Now! in its entirety at 8am.
Click here for a full schedule of KBCS programs and air-times.
KBCS Border Stories – Living Undocumented
How does being undocumented impact your life? Does it impact where you go shopping for groceries, where you rent your apartment, whether you drive or buy a car or have access to a cell phone? Dulce Garcia, Executive Director of Border Angels, speaks to how being undocumented shaped who she is today.
Physicians Call for a More Progressive State Tax
Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility are getting involved in advocating for a more progressive state tax structure. The organization is kicking off a campaign this week on the responsible and just recovery from COVID 19. (more…)
Surviving Sex Work
How do young girls get caught up in prostitution? Noel Gomez, Co-Founder of the Organization for Prostitution Survivors shares her experience, which she says is not uncommon. (more…)