91.3 KBCS · 91.3KBCS 20210223 Demystifying COVID 19 Vaccinations Why did COVID 19 vaccination roll out go so quickly? Should I get vaccinated? Dr. Karla Fuller, Associate Professor of Biology at City University of New York and Project Lead for the National Human Genome Research Institute, shared her perspective on this at a Black Employees
91.3 KBCS · 91.3KBCS 20220228 The 1950s Women – Led Montgomery Bus Boycott the Montgomery Bus Boycott was led by Black women of Montgomery after 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.
91.3 KBCS · 91.3KBCS 20210217 Larry Gossett – Harlem And Seattle And The Capitol Building Mob Attack A KBCS interview with one of our region’s powerful leaders, Councilmember Larry Gossett. He served as King County Councilmember between the years of 1993 and 2019. Councilmember Gossett was also an active Black Panther Party member and was
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
