Black Broadcasters of Color and Unpaid Staff April 11th Townhall Meeting Part 1 and 2The People's Minister of Information JR hosted a panel that included Tiny of Poor News Network, former Local Station Board member Gerald Sanders, Local Station Board member Frank Sterling, Pacifica National Board Treasurer Tracy Rosenberg, Steve Zeltzer of Work Week Ra... Radio | Wednesday, 8 May 2013 | Hits: 112 Listen |
"Fruitvale" Film-Maker Ryan CooglerThe People's Minister of Information JR interviews film-maker Ryan Coogler about his award-winning film "Fruitvale", which is about the last 24 hours of the life of Oscar Grant, who was murdered for no reason by Bay Area Rapid Transit police ... Radio | Wednesday, 1 May 2013 | Hits: 224 Listen |
Cynthia McKinney on Latin America's ChavezThe People's Minister of Information JR interviews international peace activist Cynthia McKinney about her recent trips to Venezuela, her new book "Ain't Nothing Like Freedom, and Obama. Tune ... Radio | Thursday, 2 May 2013 | Hits: 129 Listen |
Dr Aseem Sapal of Oaksterdam UniversityThe People's Minister of Information JR interviews Dr. Aseem Sapal, the Chief of Operations for Oaksterdam University, about the classes offered at the university, the medical cannabis movement, and the national drive towards legalization, among other things. Tune ... Radio | Wednesday, 1 May 2013 | Hits: 86 Listen |
Mugabe: Villain or HeroThe People's Minister of Information JR interviews film-maker Roy Agyemang about his new film "Mugabe: Villain or Hero", which looks at Zimbabwe and its revolutionary president as the nation struggles to overcome sanctions imposed on it, from the U.S. and ... Radio | Tuesday, 19 March 2013 | Hits: 795 Listen |
Flouride in the Drinking WaterThe People's Minister of Information JR interviews Dr. Connet, an expert on Flouride's effects on humans, about Flouride in the U.S. drinking water and about the conference on Flouride that will be held March 22 at the SF Main Library.... Radio | Tuesday, 19 March 2013 | Hits: 266 Listen |
Charlotte O'NealThe People's Minister of Information JR interviews Black Panther exile Charlotte O'Neal about her history in the Panthers, her family's history in Tanzania, and her current work in Arusha.... Radio | Tuesday, 19 March 2013 | Hits: 248 Listen |
Anthony BrowderThe People's Minister of Information JR interviews researcher Anthony Browder about being the first Black man from the U.S. to excavate a tomb in Kemet aka Eqypt.... Radio | Tuesday, 19 March 2013 | Hits: 256 Listen |
Bob LawThe People's Minister of Information JR interviews legendary Black broadcaster Bob Law about his new film on Black radio, "Say It Loud", and the history of the art form.... Radio | Friday, 8 March 2013 | Hits: 353 Listen |
Mike Ruppert on Chris DornerThe People's Minister of Information JR interviews former Los Angeles police officer and whistle-blower Mike Ruppert about the culture of the LAPD and the case of Chris Do... Radio | Friday, 8 March 2013 | Hits: 708 Listen |
BrandyThe People's Minister of Information JR interviews the legendary singer Brandy about her humble beginnings, her music, and her relationship with Whitney Ho... Radio | Friday, 8 March 2013 | Hits: 402 Listen |
Angie StoneThe People's Minister of Information JR interviews legendary soul sensation Angie Stone about her history recording, D'Angelo, and ... Radio | Friday, 8 March 2013 | Hits: 361 Listen |
EesuuThe Minister of Information JR interviews the prolific visual artist Eesuu Orundide about his work and in... Radio | Friday, 8 March 2013 | Hits: 262 Listen |
The First Annual Black Media Appreciation NightIndependent Black journalists from across the Bay celebrate the contributions to the socio-political and cultural well-being of the Bay's Black population. KPFA broadcasters were given awards during the ceremony including Walter Turner, JR Valrey, Greg Bridges, and Davey ... Radio | Tuesday, 12 February 2013 | Hits: 414 Listen |
Ida McCrayThe People's Minister of Information JR interviews former political prisoner and prison advocate Ida McCray about issues surrounding women's incarceration in the United ... Radio | Thursday, 7 February 2013 | Hits: 392 Listen |
Director Jordan ThierryThe People's Minister of Information JR interviews the director of the Black Fatherhood Project, Jordan Thierry, about his new beautiful documentary.... Radio | Thursday, 7 February 2013 | Hits: 399 Listen |
Kokino and Miki FlowThe People's Minister of Information JR interviews Cuban rappers Kokino and Miki Flow about international Hip Hop, as well as compare the music scenes in the U.S. and Cuba.... Radio | Thursday, 7 February 2013 | Hits: 400 Listen |
Leroy MooreThe People's Minister of Information JR interviews Krip Hop founder Leroy Moore about his musical movement of disabled artists. He also talks about the upcoming Krip Hop Bay Area Tour.... Radio | Thursday, 7 February 2013 | Hits: 349 Listen |
Sabrina DuenazThe People's Minister of Information JR interviews the sister of police terrorism victim Ernest Duenaz in Manteca, two years ago. In December of 2012, a video of the police killing Ernest was released, and the police were cleared of any ... Radio | Thursday, 7 February 2013 | Hits: 461 Listen |
Sifu Bill OwensThe People's Minister of Information JR interviews Sifu Bill Owens, the founder of Casco's Martial Arts School in East Oakland, about his legendary martial arts institution as well as he talks about how the school got into financial trouble.... Radio | Thursday, 7 February 2013 | Hits: 401 Listen |
International Journalist Gerald Perreira on African current eventsThe People's Minister of Information JR interviews international journalist Gerald Perreira about what is going on in Mali, Libya, Algeria, Rwanda, Uganda, The DRC, Nigeria, Benin, and ... Radio | Monday, 28 January 2013 | Hits: 648 Listen |
Peace Activist Cynthia McKinneyThe People's Minister of Information JR interviews the international peace activist Cynthia McKinney about Obama's 2nd term, the Black Caucus, and more. ... Radio | Monday, 28 January 2013 | Hits: 679 Listen |
Dr. Umar JohnsonThe People's Minister of Information JR Valrey interviews Dr. Umar Johnson about the effiminization of Black males in the public school system and more.... Radio | Monday, 28 January 2013 | Hits: 575 Listen |
Broadcaster Rhonda LeeThe People's Minister of Information JR interviews tv broadcaster Rhonda Lee who was fired from a television station in Shreveport, Louisiana because of the fact that she wore her hair naturally. ... Radio | Monday, 28 January 2013 | Hits: 460 Listen |
Amel LarrieuxThe People's Minister of Information JR interviews songstress Amel Larrieux about her history in the music business. ... Radio | Monday, 28 January 2013 | Hits: 521 Listen |
David RoachThe People's Minister of Information JR interviews the founder of the Oakland International Film Festival about this year's upcoming festival. ... Radio | Monday, 28 January 2013 | Hits: 520 Listen |
Clinton GallowayThe People's Minister of Information JR Valrey interviews author and businessman Clinton Galloway about his business dealings in the late 70's, when he and his brother were trying to buy a cable franchise in Los Angeles, and corruption prevented ... Radio | Thursday, 3 January 2013 | Hits: 638 Listen |
Maceo ParkerThe People's Minister of Information JR Valrey interviews the JB's and Parliament/Funkadelic's alto sax legend Maceo Parker about his rich history in the music ... Radio | Thursday, 3 January 2013 | Hits: 652 Listen |
Stic Man of Dead PrezThe People's Minister of Information JR Valrey interviews Stic.man of the revolutionary rap group dead prez about their new album Information ... Radio | Thursday, 3 January 2013 | Hits: 705 Listen |
Attorney John BurrisThe People's Minister of Information JR interviews Attorney John Burris about the recent filmed police killing in Manteca Ca, with Ernest Duenaz, as well as we talk about the state of the Oakland Police Department, and Bay Area law enforcement ac... Radio | Wednesday, 26 December 2012 | Hits: 938 Listen |
The Assassination of JFKThe People's Minister of Information JR interviews Judyth Baker, the former girlfriend of Lee Harvey Oswald, about the US government conspiracy to kill Kennedy and Ca... Radio | Wednesday, 26 December 2012 | Hits: 611 Listen |
Bani WalidThe People's Minister of Info JR interviews international journalist Gerald Perreira about the killing of the US ambassador in Behghazi Libya, and about the ongoing NATO war in the region of North Af... Radio | Wednesday, 26 December 2012 | Hits: 720 Listen |
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Lauryn Hill gets 3 months for failing to pay taxesLauryn Hill sentenced in NJ to 3 months in prison for failing to pay about $1M in taxes NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill stood in federal court Monday and compared her experience in the music business to the slavery her ancestors endured before a judge sentenced her to three months in prison for failing to pay about $1 ... News | Wednesday, 8 May 2013 | Hits: 181 Read more |
An Open Letter From AssataMy name is Assata Shakur, and I am a 20th century escaped slave. Because of government persecution, I was left with no other choice than to flee from the political repression, racism and violence that dominate the US government’s policy towards people of color. I am an ex-political prisoner, and I have been living in exile in Cuba since 1984. I ha... News | Wednesday, 8 May 2013 | Hits: 225 Read more |
US judge receives 28-year jail term for his role in kids-for-cash kickbacksMark Ciavarella Jnr ordered to pay $1.2m in restitution after he was found to be a 'figurehead' in the conspiracy An American judge known for his harsh and autocratic courtroom manner was jailed for 28 years for conspiring with private prisons to hand young offenders maximum sentences in return for kickbacks amounting to millions of dollars. Mark Ciavarella Jnr was ordered to ... News | Wednesday, 8 May 2013 | Hits: 289 Read more |
NBA Star Censors Film on Famous Radical InmateWas it simply a “cold business decision” or a callous act of censorship? This is the question swirling around legendary pro-basketball player Shaquille O’Neal who put a power move on Stephen Vittoria blocking this respected filmmaker’s showing of his latest documentary at the movie complex O’Neal co-owns in downtown Newark, NJ, the city where both of these men were born. Representatives of ... News | Wednesday, 1 May 2013 | Hits: 279 Read more |
Federal Judge Refuses to Dismiss Supermax Abuse LawsuitsMentally ill prisoners at America's most famous prison win the day in court -- but still have a long way to go to get the relief they've requested.In a rebuke to the Obama Administration, a noted federal judge in Denver Tuesday refused to dismiss two pending civil rights lawsuits filed last year against Bureau of Prisons' officials accused of the widespread abuse an... News | Wednesday, 1 May 2013 | Hits: 229 Read more |
Hip Hop, Homosexuality and Homicide: The Castration of the Hip Hop Nation“Sisters say where are the good Black men/ They’re missin’ in action/ Cause we are at war!" Buck Whylin’ Terminator X featuring Chuck D and Sister Souljah There used to be a time when takin’ a Brotha’s manhood took a lot of time and effort. Folks used to have to go through the trouble of finding a tall tree, a strong ... News | Wednesday, 1 May 2013 | Hits: 257 Read more |
Remarks from Cynthia McKinneyIt is fitting that on the same day as this headline appeared, "Pro-Israeli US lawmakers urge bombing Syria air bases, arming militants, invasion" I delivered the following remarks to the United Nations International Meeting on the Question of Palestine: 1. My name is Cynthia McKinney and I served as a Member of the U.S. Congress for 12 years. During my time in Co... News | Wednesday, 1 May 2013 | Hits: 120 Read more |
African-American’s Chromosome Study Upsets Known Evolution TimelineScientists say an African-American male’s odd genetic signature suggests that the human Y chromosome’s lineage goes back further in time than they thought — perhaps due to interbreeding with other populations such as Neanderthals. “This really upsets a lot of ideas, but at the same time, it’s understandable if we accept that human populations were structured in the past so that th... News | Wednesday, 1 May 2013 | Hits: 155 Read more |
Obama’s 2014 Budget Confirms Plans for “ADX Thomson,” New Federal Supermax PrisonThe Obama Administration’s 2014 budget request for the Department of Justice, released this week, confirms that the federal government will open a second ultra-secure supermax prison within the next two years. The new prison will be an “Administrative Maximum U.S. Penitentiary.” Administrative Maximum is a security classification currently held only by the notorious ADX Florence in Colorado, where some 400 individuals are held in ... News | Monday, 15 April 2013 | Hits: 337 Read more |
LATEST CANCER INFORMATIONAFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY AND ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHNS HOPKINS IS FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY … 1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer ... News | Monday, 15 April 2013 | Hits: 202 Read more |
Mutulu Shakur Speaks After His Stroke...GREETINGS TO ALL, THIS NOTICE SEEMS IMPERSONAL TO EVERYBODY BUT AS BROTHER ALAJO SAYS " INFORMATION SHOULD ALWAYS BE ON ITS WAY."I WAS PUT IN THE SHU ON FEB 7TH, THE INCIDENT SHOT WAS FOR ENCOURAGING A GROUP DEMONSTRATIONS AND CIRCUMVENTING THE PHONE MONITOR. NONE OF WHICH WAS TRUE. STEMS FROM THE BLACK HISTORY DISCUSSION AT THE NORTH RIDGE UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR ... News | Thursday, 4 April 2013 | Hits: 322 Read more |
Texas district attorney third law official killed in weeksMike McLelland (centre) answers questions at a press conference in January in Kaufman, Texas Continue reading the main story Related Stories Convict linked to US jail boss death Possible suspect in Colorado killing Colorado prisons chief shot dead A district attorney has been shot dead in Texas, the third justice official to be killed in the US in recent weeks. The bodies of Mike McLelland, 63, and ... News | Thursday, 4 April 2013 | Hits: 259 Read more |
Is Pacifica one foot in the grave?All five Pacifica stations are still on the air, but for how long? Don Debar is a longtime programmer at WBAI, the Pacifica radio station in New York City. A number of strange things have been going on in the Pacifica Foundation for years that are currently bringing the foundation to the brink of extinction because of mismanagement, lawsuits, and other fact... News | Saturday, 23 March 2013 | Hits: 522 Read more |
"Doomsday Seed Vault” in the ArcticOne thing Microsoft founder Bill Gates can’t be accused of is sloth. He was already programming at 14, founded Microsoft at age 20 while still a student at Harvard. By 1995 he had been listed by Forbes as the world’s richest man from being the largest shareholder in his Microsoft, a company which his relentless drive built into a de ... News | Saturday, 23 March 2013 | Hits: 480 Read more |
Bring JR back to KPFA now!For the second week in a row, one of the largest audiences for any show on KPFA was disappointed not to hear the People’s Minister of Information JR Valrey and his Block Report on the air Wednesday at 8 a.m. Instead we heard an announcement by interim general manager Andrew Phillips that JR has been suspended. Getting punished for doing “t... News | Thursday, 21 March 2013 | Hits: 633 Read more |
Pacifica Selling Out to Clear Channel: an interview wit' Black broadcaster Luke StewartIn 1977, the Pacifica Network, a place in radio created by pacifist Lew Hill in Berkeley, acquired a jazz station that it named WPFW, that was located in the North West section of Washington D.C. Since that time a number of radical radio voices have matured on these airwaves including Jared Ball, Sheika Amandla, Naji Mujahid, and the Ill Street ... News | Thursday, 21 March 2013 | Hits: 511 Read more |
African Independence doc: an interview wit’ filmmaker Tukufu ZuberiOne of the most important films that will be screened at the Oakland International Film Fest is “African Independence,” a film by Tukufu Zuberi that discusses true African liberation, colonialism and neo-colonialism with many of Africa’s former leaders – colonialists and revolutionaries alike. The film screens on April 6 at 5 p.m. at the San Leandro Performance Arts Theater, 2250 ... News | Wednesday, 20 March 2013 | Hits: 294 Read more |
Mugabe: Hero or Villain: an interview wit’ filmmaker Roy AgyemangIn the eyes of the international Western media, Robert Mugabe is the most controversial political leader of an African country. The president of Zimbabwe has backed agrarian land reforms that stripped thousands of white farmers, who benefitted from the colonization of the nation, of their land and returned it to the people – to the dismay of Western governments, colonizers ... News | Wednesday, 20 March 2013 | Hits: 346 Read more |
Watch Phoenix Rise: wit’ film-maker Ramasses HeadRamasses Head has been a pillar of the Oakland film scene for the last half decade at least, with hood classics under his belt like “Town Biz” and “Basketball 3:16.” Now he is premiering his new film, “Watch Phoenix Rise,” at the Oakland International Film Fest on Thursday, April 4, at 2:30 p.m. at the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland ... News | Wednesday, 20 March 2013 | Hits: 299 Read more |
How Cells from an Aborted Fetus are Used to Create Novel Flavor EnhancersFor several years anti-abortion advocates have been warning that a new technology for enhancing flavors such as sweetness and saltiness uses aborted fetal cells in the process. The biotech company using this novel process, Senomyx, has signed contracts with Pepsi, Ajinomoto Co. (the maker of aspartame and meat glue), Nestlé and other food and beverage companies2 over the past several years.3 The primary goal for ... News | Tuesday, 19 March 2013 | Hits: 404 Read more |
There is No Turning BackWe salute a great freedom fighter – Comandante Hugo Chavez Frias Revolutionaries throughout the Americas and the Caribbean owe a great debt to Hugo Chavez. His selfless struggle for the advancement of the masses of poor and oppressed in Venezuela, and throughout the Americas and the Caribbean, occupied him 24/7. Like so many before him, he was not given a breathing spac... News | Sunday, 10 March 2013 | Hits: 325 Read more |
Federal court OKs ban of Ethnic Studies in ArizonaEt tu Tashima? Seriously, could not you have waited one more week to release this decision on the Ides of March? “This ruling is the Dred Scott Decision for Mexican Americans.” – Richard Martinez Here are some excerpts from the ruling that would have you think Judge A. Wallace Tashima would have ruled in the favor of justice for Latinos rather than justif... News | Sunday, 10 March 2013 | Hits: 385 Read more |
Depo Provera Fact SheetDate Published: January 6, 2007 Committee on Woman, Population, and the Environment http://www.cwpe.org/node/185 Topics: Women’s Health & Reproductive Technologies What is Depo-Provera? Depo-Provera (also known as “the shot” or Depo) is a provider-controlled synthetic hormonal contraceptive for women. It prevents pregnancy through suppressing ovulation and making the cervical mucus uninhabitable for sperm. Depo is administered as an injection in the muscle at the back of th... News | Friday, 8 March 2013 | Hits: 484 Read more |
Sequestration Puts Spotlight on America’s Dangerously Overcrowded Federal PrisonsTalk about worrying about the symptom instead of the cause: Attorney General Eric Holder recently sent a letter to Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, warning of the devastating effect budget cuts will have on the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) if sequestration moves forward. If no deal is reached by March 1, the BOP will ... News | Friday, 8 March 2013 | Hits: 437 Read more |
Oakland Leads the Way in Crime HysteriaCrime, Criminalization, & Gun Control — CAPITALIST STATE INTENSIFIES RACIST REPRESSION As the Obama administration ramped up its response to its victory in the 2012 elections, the horrific massacre of young children and adults at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown Connecticut provided political cover for an (alleged) ascent to the moral high ground. This senseless slaughter of innocents by a deranged individual wa... News | Friday, 8 March 2013 | Hits: 307 Read more |
Official FBI Report of 10 Police Officers Arrested in Atlanta for protecting Drug DealersThis is all coming on the heels of 7 police officers fired for being part of gang in the LA sheriff department called the Jump Out Boyz.. These guys celebrated shooting Black and Latinos.. In Berkeley, Ca a story is brewing about drugs dealers being given free passes if they go after activists in particular cop watchers. All this is on to... News | Friday, 8 March 2013 | Hits: 472 Read more |
Areosoul 3 Exhibition: an interview wit' curator Refa-1Refa-1 is a revolutionary graffiti artist that made history in the Bay Area, about 18 years ago, by creating a commisioned Malcolm X mural at San Francisco State with anti-zionist messages, which then the administration took down, but not after a two week long fight with Black students and their supporters. Since then, Refa-1 has been making a name for ... News | Friday, 22 February 2013 | Hits: 356 Read more |
Senators Finally Ponder the Question: Is Solitary Confinement Wrong?The ACLU set up this realistic mock solitary cell in the hearing room. Photo: Dolores Panales The cell placed at the back of the hearing room in the Dirksen Senate Office Building was a pretty accurate replica of a real isolation cell—the kind that exists in supermax prisons and solitary confinement units all over the country. It measured about 7 feet ... News | Friday, 22 February 2013 | Hits: 431 Read more |
International law isn't 'real'Although there is a pseudo-consensus on what the law 'is', it is in fact simply a consensus among elites. It's one of the most common refrains you hear, especially in an American law school, as to why the US has no reason to abide by or participate in international conventions or nascent legal institutions like the international criminal court. The unspoken ... News | Friday, 22 February 2013 | Hits: 447 Read more |
Actor Alec Baldwin Uses Racial Slurs And Assaults New York Post CrewAlec Baldwin just can’t keep his mouth shut. This time he really put his foot in it. Baldwin was involved in an argument with a reporter for the New York Post, Tara Palmeri. According to the Post, Baldwin was approached by the reporter while he was in the midst of taking his dog for a walk. He was asked about the ... News | Friday, 22 February 2013 | Hits: 1222 Read more |
Uncensored Manifesto from Retired LAPD Officer Christopher DornerChristopher Dorner w/ Chief William Bratton To: AmericaSubj: Last resortRegarding CF# 07-004281I know most of you who personally know me are in disbelief to hear from media reports that I am suspected of committing such horrendous murders and have taken drastic and shocking actions in the last couple of days. You are saying to yourself that this is completely out of ... News | Saturday, 9 February 2013 | Hits: 832 Read more |
Jesse Jackson pushes new 'Occupy' plan: Have Homeland Security occupy Chicago with armed TSA agents(NaturalNews) Don't say we didn't warn ya, but now the long-anticipated plan for armed TSA agents to patrol U.S. cities has been invoked by none other than Jesse Jackson. Today he called on President Obama to unleash "Homeland Security" on the streets of Chicago, a city racked by murders and violence even though it has the strictest gun laws in ... News | Thursday, 7 February 2013 | Hits: 560 Read more |
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