Full Circle 06-23-17: Artist Show

Tonight’s show hosted by Audio Desperado is all about the ARTS: Music, Film, and Dance.

Maranda Barry 

http://www.fcarpe.com/

https://www.facebook.com/soulmechanix/

http://www.laurishacotton.com/

Full Circle 06-16-2017 Honoring Fathers

Tonight on Full Circle with Father’s Day coming we wanted to celebrate the beloved Father figures in our lives. We know that fathering is nuanced, its realities don’t always match the sugar coated Hallmark holiday. On tonight’s show we will hear an excerpt from “An Open Love Letter to Black Fathers” . We’ll hear poetry and commentaries from sons about their fathers, and our own Cat Petru interviews her father in studio.

Listeners may visit www.delinadream.com for more info about Open Love Letter to Black Fathers and to purchase the book.

Full Circle 06-09-17 Labor Show

Tonight on Full Circle we talked about worker’s rights. We spoke with representatives from Restaurant Opportunity Center, Western Service Workers Association, and Labor Attorney, Jonathan Siegel. All that and more on Full Circle.

To learn more about Western Service Workers Association,call (510)832-2111

For Information on Restaurant Opportunity Center, Click here 

Full Circle 6-02-17: Oscar Lopez

This Full Circle show is dedicated to Oscar Lopez Rivera, the Puerto Rican political prisoner whose sentence was commuted this past January by President Obama. We will listen to excerpts from Oscar’s first public appearance in the Bay Area recorded at his welcome home event. We have an interview with son of parliamentarian Palestinian political prisoner, Marwan Barghouti, and hear about “the dark truth” of the Puerto Rican parade with an excerpt by Silvia Torres. Full Circle airs Fridays at 7 p.m.

5.26.17 FULL CIRCLE Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month

Tonight on Full Circle we celebrate the lives and the work of several Asian, Asian American and Pacific Island graduate apprentices.

We’ll learn what it can be like when your parents get together through an arranged marriage. We will hear some great sounds from an east bay bike party and an interview with the late John Trudell. All this and more on Full Circle, Fridays at 7 p.m.

Aisha Fukushima show https://soundcloud.com/full-circle-kpfa/aisha-fukishima-raptivism and http://aishafukushima.com/
More stories by Jen Chien http://kalw.org/people/jen-chien

Link to upcoming East Bay Bike Partaaaaays  https://eastbaybikeparty.wordpress.com/

Mamacita’s cafe   http://www.mamacitascafe.com/

Full Circle 5-19-17 Malcolm X Birthday Celebration

Tonight we bring to you the eternal minister Malcolm X, El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, Detroit Red, birth name Malcolm Little whose meaning are uniquely uplifting and eternal on tonight’s show  we’ll ….learn about the history of this shining black prince Malcolm X including his transformation from  street hustler and ex-con into the great minister we remember him as today. We’ll also spend time speaking with individuals whose art and lives were greatly influenced all that and more tonight on Full Circle…

Full Circle, 05-12-2017 Maya Angelou, And Still I Rise documentary

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You are in for a special treat on Full Circle tonight as we bring you a special look at the documentary film about the amazing life of Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise. The film takes us through her early career, the traumatic experience that caused her to remain silent for five years, and the people and places that shaped her amazing body of work. We have the additional honor of speaking with Maya Angelou’s son, Guy Johnson to talk about his mom and the film’s co- producer Rita Coburn Whack talks to with us about what goes into making a documentary about a national treasure.