According to African Oral Wisdom, 'When deeply rooted, one is prepared fro every opening'; and tonight we invite you to join in with us as we become more rooted and grounded in a glorious 'History in Black'.
A Street Soldiers Goodbye to President Barack Obama & First Lady Michelle Obama. Also an interview of members of Alive & Free as the club celebrates its 30th anniversary. Phone guest-- Jermaine King.
Dr. Marshall and the Street Soldiers crew discuss the post inauguration Women's March on Washington and similar marches around the country.
What about Dr. King's life legacy was powerful, empowering, and inspiring for you? Also listeners thoughts about the movie Hidden Figures.
Lessons learned from 2016 that are being carried over to 2017. Also, listeners share their thoughts about the movie Fences.
Our crew and callers share their memories as Street Soldiers celebrates another year of keeping young people Alive and Free. We also have our soldier on the street, Larry Dorsey Jr., share his experience at Standing Rock. Stay tuned!
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We share with what we are thankful and grateful for this year.
According to African Oral Wisdom, to say that man is divided is not simply to speak of a divided group, but of every individual in that group. Consciousness of that generic divison requires that everyone know, or ought to know, that each of us represents something greater. And so tonight we invite you to join us as we examine and discuss what happened and what's next. Please stay with us.
Lateefah Simon is on the air with us as she discusses her run for BART Board of Directors. We chat in-house and with callers to see how, what, and why people are voting for different issues. Stay tuned!
We analyze the thought-provoking documentary 13th and the remake of the the 1915 movie, Birth of a Nation.
We are honored to introduce you to Leland Faust, the author of A Capitalist's Lament: How Wall Street Is Fleecing You and Ruining America.
Please join us.
We chat with our studio crew and members of the community as we chat about the upcoming presidential debates. How do you feel about the upcoming election?
Alive & Free Street Soldiers Radio discusses the history of sports and protests.
Dorsey Nunn of All Of Us Or None joins Street Soldiers Radio to talk about the prison system, voting, and banning the box.
We start off our show with a tribute to our admired elder, Dr. Mallory, who passed this week at the age of 93. Ms. Estell says "Elders are a treasure," and you'll learn why.
Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49er's refused to stand during the national anthem during a pre-season game. He explains "There are a lot of things that are going on that are unjust (that) people aren't being held accountable for. And that's something that needs to change". We chat with our callers to see how they feel about his actions.
Have you been keeping up with the Olympics this year? We've found them encouraging, inspiring, and motivating to keep doing our best. We want to know how the Olympic spirit has affected you.
Alive & Free has many things to celebrate this week! We want to honor our recent college graduates as well as our newest collegians who are heading off to their first year of higher education. Join us as we honor our community.
These mother's have lost children to senseless gun violence. They are bringing communities together to help heal and reveal the those who have caused the violence.
You can see more at Just Us Ma's and Justice for A'tierra Westbrook
We talk to Asani Shakur who is from Richmond, CA.
"The street commerce of drug dealing became my occupation, which led me to other illegal hustles", he says. He faced federal drug charges in 2007 and was released in 2012. Four years later, he graduated top of his class from UCLA Summa Cum Laude. We share his story on how he accomplished this feat.
It's time to open your hearts and minds as we delve into the sensitive issues that occurred this past week. We welcome our guests to share their thoughts about Alton Sterling in Louisiana, Philandro Castile in Minnesota, and the police officers in Texas who all lost their lives.
We want to know what news stories have been on your mind! We talk about the Brexit, Reggina Jefferies, the Oakland Police department and more!
Street Soldiers Radio shares Father's Day with Gus Smith, a father who gave his all to help his daughter, Kemba Smith, as she faced a mandatory sentence of 24 1/2 years in federal prison, despite being a first-time, non-violent offender in 1994. With her family's support, she regained her freedom when President Clinton granted her executive clemency in 2000.
You can read Kemba Smith's book, Poster Child, to hear more of her story.
Music- it can bring in peace or cause pandemonium, it can soothe or slay, it can trigger joy or sorrow, it can fire you up or slow you down. so tonight, we invite you to tune in as we take a look at today's contemporary music.