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July 31 Full Circle – July 31, 2026

On tonight’s Full Circle, host and producer, Frank Sterling, Jr., talks with:
-Andrea Pritchett, one of the original co-founders of Berkeley Copwatch. a former Berkeley Police Review Commissioner, former member of the Berkeley Mental Health Commission and former KPFA Local Station Board member.
-Participants with the July 30, four state Day of Action to protest use of drone warfare by the U.S. Military. They are Olga Garcia, U.S. Air Force General & Colorectal Surgeon as well as a Warrior for Peace with the Veterans for Peace organization and Toby Blume, an organizer against drone warfare since 2019 and a recipient of the First Voice Community Hero Award.
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July 24 Full Circle – July 24, 2026

On tonight’s Full Circle we have a look at:
-The C&H sugar strike in Concord
-The memorial protest and silent procession in Concord in honor of people recently killed by ICE
-The devastation resulting from the Venezuelan earthquake and information about
an upcoming fundraiser to assist survivors.

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July 17 Full Circle – July 17, 2026
On tonight’s Full Circle we have:
An updated report related to the death of Yolanda Ramirez after being assaulted and arrested by Brentwood police.
Interviews from the 19th Annual B.H. Brilliant Minds West Oakland Juneteenth Festival, including:
– The Alameda County Tobacco Control Coalition
– Black Bay Therapy
– Alameda County for Reparations
– Health & Nutrition Director of the Berkeley St. Paul AME Church
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July 10Full Circle – July 10, 2026
This week on Full Circle, we check into Contra Costa County and East Contra Costa with reports from Brentwood, Antioch and Richmond.
On tonight’s show:
We get an update on the: in custody death of Yoland Ramirez out of Brentwood, CA. The family fought to get a coroners inquest. It’s happening next Wednesday and the community is invited.
We turn to Antioch with 2 developing stories…on June 23, the community rallied to support the Angelo Quinto Community Response Team and to decry racism they say still resides in city government. We hear sounds from that rally.
During homeless encampment sweeps in downtown Antioch, ahead of 4th of July festivities, an Antioch police officer was filmed punching an unhoused resident in the face after she refused to move again after stopping to rest.
And we close out the show with an interview with Rock, Reach Out With Compassion and Kindness. They are the Richmond Non Police Community Response Team.

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July 03 ALTERNATIVE FOURTH OF JULY COMMEMORATION
Tonight’s live program is presented in collaboration with La Onda Bajita.
On the cusp of this country’s 250th anniversary, we host a presentation that features the words of Frederick Douglass who looks at the 4th of July celebration from the perspective of those still awaiting true emancipation – the enslaved population that helped to create the wealth and status of the so-called ‘United States of America.’
The UpSurge Jazzpoetry Ensemble are the featured performers.
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June 26 ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC – BLACK MUSIC!!!
On tonight’s Full Circle we’ll hear about:
-The Black LBGT+ Historical Society
-The Black Music Hall of Fame
-Music from Black LBGT+ artists
-Comments on Black music from former President Barack Obama
-Comments on Black music from Dr. Michael Eric Dyson
Your cultural affairs radio magazine, produced by members and graduates of the First Voice Apprenticeship Program right here in Huichin, in that part of occupied Ohlone Territory known as Berkeley, California.
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June 26 ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC – BLACK MUSIC!!!
On tonight’s Full Circle we’ll hear about:
-The Black LBGT+ Historical Society
-The Black Music Hall of Fame
-Music from Black LBGT+ artists
-Comments on Black music from former President Barack Obama
-Comments on Black music from Dr. Michael Eric Dyson
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June 19Happy Juneteenth from Full Circle
THIS WEEK ON FULL CIRCLE
We celebrate the Juneteenth holiday with important interviews about two upcoming events.
First the East County NAACP will be having a march and rally next Tuesday from the Antioch police department to Antioch City Hall. We get the detail with Porche Taylor of the Antioch Police Oversight Commission and Dr. Kimberly Payton, the president of the East County NAACP.
And in the second half of the show… we hear from Tubenu Cultural Gatherers and their Juneteenth Fathers Day tribute

Your cultural affairs radio magazine, produced by members and graduates of the First Voice Apprenticeship Program right here in Huichin, in that part of occupied Ohlone Territory known as Berkeley, California.
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June 19HAPPY JUNETEENTH FROM FULL CIRCLE
THIS WEEK ON FULL CIRCLE
We celebrate the Juneteenth holiday with important interviews about two upcoming events.
First the East County NAACP will be having a march and rally next Tuesday from the Antioch police department to Antioch City Hall. We get the detail with Porche Taylor of the Antioch Police Oversight Commission and Dr. Kimberly Payton, the president of the East County NAACP.
And in the second half of the show… we hear from Tubenu Cultural Gatherers and their Juneteenth Fathers Day tribute
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June 12 Full Circle – June 12, 2026
Your cultural affairs radio magazine, produced by members and graduates of the First Voice Apprenticeship Program right here in Huichin, in that part of occupied Ohlone Territory known as Berkeley, California.
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