SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

At a town hall meeting called by the ACLU, residents of Ward 8 in Washington, DC express frustration with Mayor Muriel Bowser's new anti-crime plan that they say targets their community without helping it. Also, protesters give Saudi Arabia’s king an UN-royal welcome at the White House. Voices include Medea Benjamin,the Rev. Joseph Evans, Tyrone Parker and Eugene Puryear. Headlines and more.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Can a new law in Illinois set a national standard to end killings and torture by police? We talk to attorney Flint Taylor who has been revealing what is criminal in the criminal justice system for more than 45 years, from the 1969 assassination of Black Panther Fred Hampton by the Chicago Police and FBI to today's cases of torture in Chicago. Also, voices of "Heroes, Not Looters" after Hurricane Katrina. Guest: Attorney G. Flint Taylor. Other voices, A. Dwight Pettit, Jon Swaine, Ishmael Reed and Darrell Cannon. Headlines and more.

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AUGUST 27, 2015

In a huge David-versus-Goliath victory for activists, The D.C. Public Service Commission denies the proposal by Exelon for a $6.4 billion takeover of the DMV's electrical utility Pepco. And, on this fourth Thursday dedicated to arts and activism, two movies about social justice: "The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution" and "Rosenwald." Guest: Aviva Kempner. Other voices: Stanley Nelson, friends of activist Sylvia Robinson wish her a happy birthday. Headlines and more.

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AUGUST 20, 2015

Salon writer Andrew O’Hehir and WPFW host Garland Nixon join us to talk about police and the "true face of American fascism" for this month’s installment of "The F Word." Also, disenfranchised men and women in Baltimore take to the streets to talk about “the new Jim Crow.". Headlines include funeral services for Julian Bond, former CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling blasts civil rights organizations, protests against Arctic drilling and the culture and media moment includes "Straight Outta Compton" and "Hell You Talmbout" by Janelle Monae. Other voices include Jane Fonda at arctic drilling protest. Headlines and more.

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AUGUST 13, 2015

ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE FERGUSON UPRISING, CONTINUED RESISTANCE TO POLICE TERROR, AN ANALYSIS OF THE INFORMATION WARS AND THE POLITICAL ROOTS OF RACIAL TRACKING IN THE AMERICAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. Guests and Voices: Jabari Asim, Nina Moore, Eugene Puryear, E.Faye Williams, Anise Jenkins, Julie Taylor, Davey-D, Allie McCracken and Zein El-Amin. Headlines and more.

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AUGUST 6, 2015

50 YEARS AGO TODAY, THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT WAS SIGNED INTO LAW. AND THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES TODAY, INCLUDING FOR 40,000 PEOPLE RIGHT IN THE DMV. ALSO, ANNIVERSARIES FOR BLACK LIVES MATTER AND HIROSHIMA-NAGASAKI ACTIVISTS. Guests and voices: John Comer and Perry Hopkins of Communities United, U.S. Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC) and President Obama. Headlines and more.

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JULY 30, 2015

As we near the one-year anniversary of the killing of Michael Brown and the Ferguson uprising, a police INDICTMENT IN CINCINNATI, A NATIONAL CONVENING OF THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT AND NEW PETITIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. Also, a protest is planned against the Jeb Bush Super PAC Right to Rise and Jerome Peloquin launches the the PAC Sustain America. Guests and Voices: Kymone Freeman, Diallo Brooks, Jermome Peloquin, Larry Cohen, Morgan Freeman. Headlines and more.

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JULY 23, 2015

A new video shows the racist bullying, assault and arrest of Sandra Bland by Texas state trooper Brian Encinia. And the island nation of Cuba scores a victory against its big racist, bullying neighbor to its North. A look at the links between Cuba, which celebrates the re-opening of its embassy in Washington, DC, and THE BLACK LIVES MATTER movement. Guests and Voices: Gerald Horne, James Early, Gail Walker via Telesur, plus voices from the opening of the Cuban embassy, including Cuban Foreign affairs Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parilla. Headlines and more.

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JULY 9, 2015

AS THE TERM “WHITE SUPREMACY” IS UTTERED PERHAPS FOR THE FIRST TIME SO COMMONLY IN THE U.S., THE PSYCHIATRIST DR. FRANCES CRESS WELSING PACKS THE ROOM FOR A TALK ABOUT RACE AND RACISM….AND WILL THE JULY 13 WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING TAKE ACTION ABOUT THE CRISIS IN HOMECARE ...AND ADDRESS THE LEGACY OF SLAVERY AND JIM CROW THAT CONTINUES TO SHORTCHANGE HOMECARE WORKERS?

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JULY 2, 2015

The attorney for Freddie Gray’s family urges Black law students to be strong advocates for the Black community. Also, should the United Nations pressure the U.S. about terrorist attacks against African Americans?. Guests and Voices: Gerald Horne and William H."Billy" Murphy delivering the 36th annual memorial lecture to the Charles Hamilton Houston Law School Preparatory Program. Headlines and more include Bree Newsome, who was arrested after removing the confederate flag from the state capitol grounds in South Carolina.

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