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Omari Salisbury of Converge Media Reflects on a Year of Covering our Community

March 19, 2021 - 1:30 pm

91.3 KBCS · 91.3KBCS 202103019 Omari Salisbury Of Converge Media Reflects On 1 Yr Of Morning Update Show

March 19th is the one-year anniversary of Converge Media‘s Morning Update Show. The program started as an informational service for Seattle’s Black community during the Coronavirus outbreak. After the murder of George Floyd, thousands in this region sprung into a flurry of activity and demonstration demanding more police accountability and calling out racial inequities in our social systems. Converge Media’s Co-Founder, Omari Salisbury and the Converge team worked tirelessly, recording interviews and documenting the people, atmosphere and interactions on the streets during this intense time.

We Are Not Silent Corner Rallies to Support the Local Asian American Community

March 18, 2021 - 7:21 am

Information on upcoming corner rallies to to fight violent attacks against Asian American communities.

General Manager Message – March 2021

A photo of a white man in a blue suit and red hair with trees in background. He is smiling candidly and looking directly into the camera with his eyes.

Dana Buckingham KBCS GM

March 15, 2021 - 7:21 pm

This coming Friday marks the kickoff of the on-air portion of our annual spring fundraising campaign on KBCS. As we enter the fourth quarter of this critical fiscal year, I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone that has donated to KBCS so far this year. It is important to remember that Community Radio

The Paper Tigers – a New Kung Fu Film, and the Asian American Male Experience

March 5, 2021 - 7:13 pm

91.3 KBCS · 91.3KBCS 20210305 The Paper Tigers Director Bao Tran

The Paper Tigers, a new Kung Fu drama comedy screens at the Seattle Asian American Film Festival on Saturday, March 6. It’s a filmed, produced and directed by three homegrown Pacific Northwest friends. KBCS interviewed the Director, Bao Tran about the film, and about the role martial arts can play in the Asian American male experience.

Seattle Asian American Film Festival 2021

March 5, 2021 - 3:28 pm

91.3 KBCS · 91.3KBCS 2021030405 Seattle Asian Asian Film Festival

The Seattle Asian American Film Festival (SAAFF) is on now through March 14th. In addition to films centered around the Asian American narrative, the event features panel discussions on the disappearance of local Asian American gathering places and the topic of healing from miscarriage stillbirth and infant loss. The film festival also partners with local Asian American restaurants for the celebration.

Listen in on this KBCS interview with SAAFF Co-founder and Executive Director, Vanessa Au about the films featured this year (COVID19 was one of the themes), and what makes this event important for our community.

Racial Bias in Healthcare

March 4, 2021 - 11:55 am

91.3 KBCS · 91.3KBCS 20210304 Excerpts From The NAACP Racial Bias In Healthcare Webinar

Racial Bias in healthcare has negatively impacted communities of color since the beginning of U.S. history. Black communities and medical professionals are pushing for reform and cultural change in the healthcare system as we face this world-wide COVID19 pandemic.

Takeaways from Japanese American Stories of Incarceration

February 28, 2021 - 10:37 am

91.3 KBCS · 91.3 KBCS 20200228 Densho Project Tom Ikeda And Takeaways From Oral Histories

For the past 24 years, Tom Ikeda, the founding Executive Director of Densho and his staff have been conducting oral histories of Japanese Americans who have endured the painful experience of being forcibly removed from their homes and incarcerated en masse by the United States government.

Targets of this Region’s Sex Trafficking Industry

February 25, 2021 - 12:35 am

91.3 KBCS · 91.3KBCS 20210225 Who Is Targeted For Sex Trafficking In Our Region

Danica Childs went missing from Federal Way in 2007. She was 17 years old at the time. KBCS’s Kevin Henry interviews Sarah Childs, Danica’s stepmother about the family’s experience in searching for Danica Childs.

Black Hair

February 24, 2021 - 8:21 pm

91.3 KBCS · 91.3 KBCS 20200214 Black Hair

Kiana Davis is a Renton Technical College adjunct faculty, poet and author working on a project called Unyielding Roots. The project is on hair esteem and self-love amidst a world that doesn’t get your hair culture. (this story originally broadcast in February 14, 2020)

Demystifying COVID 19 Vaccinations

February 23, 2021 - 11:58 pm

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 of Bellevue College-hosted virtual event last week.

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