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The Local Japanese American Community after Pearl Harbor

91.3 KBCS · 91.3 KBCS 20201208 Japanese Bombing Of Pearl Harbor And US Declares War On December 7th, 1941, Japan’s military attacked Pearl Harbor. On December 8th, the following day, the United States declared war on Japan. This series of events forever changed the lives of the Japanese American community along the west coast of

Tim Wise on Anti-Racism

<span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> 91.3 KBCS · 91.3 KBCS 20200218 Tim Wise at Bellevue College Tim Wise is an educator and author on anti-racism. He addresses students at Bellevue College in March of 2019. Here is a recording of the event. Transcript: 91.3 KBCS 20200218 Tim Wise at

Sankofa Impact: Confederate Symbols

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KBCS went to New Orleans with Project Pilgrimage participants in 2018 and learned about the movement to dismantle confederate monuments throughout the country. 91 3’s Ruthie Bly dives into the history of confederate symbols and what to do with a confederate legacy that just won’t concede defeat.

Books to read this November

91.3 KBCS · 91.3 KBCS 20201113 Bellevue College Library Book Review Indigenous Cultures And History Becky Turnbull of the Bellevue College Library brings you a set of three books to consider reading for November.

The Joy in Resistance

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Reverend Osagyefo Sekou shares some perspective on where joy lives in resistance. Reverend Sekou is the Theologian in Residence at Valley and Mountain Fellowship in Seattle’s Rainier Valley.

Racialized Trauma and its Impacts

91.3 KBCS · Racialized Trauma 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

Sankofa Impact – Michael Quess? Moore: Confederate Symbols in the US South and in Washington State

91.3 KBCS · 91.3 KBCS 20201120 Take Em Down NOLA And WA Confederate Symbols 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

Voting from Jail with a Disability

91.3 KBCS · 91.3 KBCS 20201102 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

KBCS Student Fellows: The Asian Vote and Absentee Ballot Musings

91.3 KBCS · 91.3 KBCS 20201028 Taylor Marie Mocorro And Sahil Bathija 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.

Hold The Line: A Guide to Defending Democracy

91.3 KBCS · 91.3 KBCS 20201027 Hold The Line 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.