Commemoration of the Bombing of Hiroshima
On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, resulting in estimates of over 200,000 deaths within months of the event. This was the first of two of the only nuclear weapons used on civilians in the world’s history.
Shirley Shimada’s family is from a fishing village outside of Hiroshima. She shares her family’s stories about how bewildered the Japanese people were with the impact of this new munition. (more…)
Low Tide
It’s a low tide weekend in the Seattle area. Check out the sea vegetation and sea life in the tidepools with Naturalist, Ed Dominguez at Meadowdale Beach Park in Edmonds, Washington. (more…)
A Black Gig Worker’s Experience
Working Washington and gig workers representing Instacart, DoorDash, Postmates, Grubhub, Uber Eats, Shipt, GoPuff, and Caviar held #AppBlackOut from July 24th through 26th. The action was to request gig workers and allies to log off of these apps for those days, as workers demanded these companies address policies and programs that can negatively impact BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) workers.
Aviona Rodriguez Brown, an AfroLatinx artist who supplements their income with gig work, spoke with KBCS about their racialized experiences while on the job as a gig worker.
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.
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.