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The Joy in Resistance

 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

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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

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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.

Ron Chew: My Unforgotten Seattle

91.3 KBCS · 91.3 KBCS 20201023 Interview With Ron Chew 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. 

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.

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).

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

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