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Guest: Deborah G. Plant is an African American and Africana Studies Independent Scholar, Writer, and Literary Critic specializing in the life and works of Zora Neale Hurston.  She is editor of Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo” by Zora Neale Hurston and the author of Alice Walker: A Woman for Our Times, a philosophical biography. Donate to KPFA, Support Free Speech!! Click Here To Pledge Online   The post Fund Drive Special – Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo” appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: Andrew D. Turner is a senior research specialist at the Getty Research Institute, his work focuses on ancient Mesoamerican material culture, religion, and symbolism.  He is the editor of Códice Maya de Mexico; Understanding the Oldest Surviving Book of the Americas. Images: Getty Research Institute The post KPFA Special- Códice Maya de Mexico, the Oldest Surviving Book of the Americas appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: Caleb McDaniel, author of Henrietta Wood: A Legacy of Slavery and Reparations in America. The post Henrietta Wood & The Case for Reparations appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: Jeffrey C. Stewart, Professor of Black Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara and winner of the National Book Award for Nonfiction and the Pulitzer Prize in Biography for his book The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke. The post Alain Locke & and the Harlem Renaissance appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: Kidada E. Williams is Professor of History at Wayne State University. I Saw Death Coming: A History of Terror and Survival in the War Against Reconstruction. She is the host of the podcast Seizing Freedom. The post Hope & Terror In The Time of Reconstruction appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: Malcolm Harris is a freelance writer and the author of Kids These Days: The Making of Millennials,Shit is Fucked Up and Bullshit: History Since the End of History, and his latest,Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World. The post Palo Alto: A History of California, Innovation & Exploitation appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: Nicole Clara, works with The Rojava Information Center in Qamishlo, Syria.  She is raising funds for Kobane at: https://fundly.com/direct-earthquake-relief-for-families-with-damaged-homes?fbclid=IwAR00bG78piErZDc4g7ib0rQeuEoMX_PLnW2BQMDk7pH1seRxm9c1CldTPZs     The post Northern Syria, Rojava & The Earthquake appeared first on KPFA.

During his second State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Joe Biden talked at length about economic issues and accused Republicans of trying to end Social Security and Medicare. We’re joined by Dave Dayen, executive editor of The American Prospect to debrief these economic issues. In the second part of the show we’re joined by Akela Lacy, political reporter with The Intercept to discuss what the ousting of Rep. Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Relations Committee means for the workings of Congress. The post Debriefing Biden’s Second State of the Union Address appeared first on KPFA.

Guests: Ali Winston and Darwin BondGraham are co-authors of The Riders Come Out At Night. Ali Winston is an independent reporter covering criminal justice, privacy, and surveillance. His work has been rewarded with several awards, including the George Polk Award for local reporting in 2017. Darwin BondGraham is News Editor at The Oaklandside. He was the co-recipient of the George Polk Award for local reporting in 2017 The post A History of Policing & The Challenges of Reform appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: Caroline Moorehead is a historian and biographer. She is the author of several books including her latest Mussolini’s Daughter: The Most Dangerous Woman in Europe The post Mussolini’s Daughter & The Rise and Fall of Italian Fascism appeared first on KPFA.