Conversation Piece w/ Angela Birdsong

In Today’s Headlines: -Thoughts about Colorism -We’re talking about the Real Zelensky -The meaning of House committee report investigating January 6 th -the Equador against Chevron Lawsuit -how the Brand president of Levis was forced to quit over wanting the schools opened during Covid -and an analysis of Latin America’s Multipolar organizations, plus more! KPFK Rebel Alliance News Monday - Friday...

In today's headlines: -The LA City Council has approved Mayor Karen Bass’ declaration of homelessness in the city as a state of emergency. - We hear from journalist Matt Taibbi on the release of the Twitter Files. -Don Debar explores multilateralism and regional integration in Latin America - Real Talk about Sex Trafficking & Its impact on Black Girls with Ashantee Polk of Women's Leadership Proje...

What it is KPFK! I’m Angela Birdsong and here is your Rebel Alliance News Community Calendar Tips. More Than a Sparrow Productions, Reporting for KPFK Rebel Alliance News.

About 200 protested on November 24 at Restaurant Depot to demand justice for a single Black mother who was fired for expressing her opinion about Ye, the iconic rapper/songwriter/fashion designer formerly known as Kanye West. Read the article on https://linktr.ee/AngelaBirdsong.

Released in 1969, Isaac Hayes second studio album HOT BUTTERED SOUL. We salute Issac Hayes and HOT BUTTERED SOUL as a Moment of Freedom Now in Music & History. I’m Angela Birdsong with More Than A Sparrow Productions, Reporting for KPFK News.

Child Tax Credit news report created from a 15min interview I conducted with Gabriela Gomez, Spokesperson, Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services, Communications, to discuss what is the child tax credit and why the urgency. I’m Angela Birdsong with More Than A Sparrow Productions, Reporting for KPFK News.

Meet the 27th Assessor for the County of Los Angeles, Jeff Prang who is running for reelection. The Los Angeles County Assessor’s Office is the largest local public assessment agency in the nation and is responsible for establishing the value for over 2.4 million taxable parcels and nearly 300,000 business assessments, with a value close to $1.8 trillion dollars.…find out today what Assessor Jeff...

Many people, especially in communities of color, do not speak about mental illness or seek treatment because of the stigma & lack of knowledge. We need to talk about it!

I decided to go off the beaten path of the 27th Annual Pan African Film and Arts Festival (PAFF) to showcase those who may not normally be interviewed at PAFF for a broadcast. We will meet artists PeQue Brown and Baba Ohsahgeefo of Timbuktu Art Colony, along with ARTFest Director and Curator Allohn Agbenya.  I am savoring every moment!

Education Focused on Conversation Piece with Mandla Kayise who is a leader and innovator in the fields of education and student development with over 20 years of experience, and is founder of New World Education. Kayise will explain how to build successful student communities and define what is a successful empowered student community. NewWorldEd.com @newworldedu

December marks the birth and death of Stanley “Tookie” Williams as we see him through the eyes of friends Melvin Farmer and James McCarter. Stanley Tookie Williams was cofounder of Los Angeles Street Gang, The Crips. Later in life he expressed remorse and was dedicated to try to undo some of the havoc he caused. Stanley Tookie Williams III Born: December 29, 1953, New Orleans, LA Died: December 13...

On Wednesday November 10th I attended a Prayer Vigil and press conference in Brunswick, Georgia at the Glynn County Courthouse where the McMichael Bryan trial was, where Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William Roddie Bryan were found guilty of murdering Ahmaud Arbery while he was jogging, running in Satilla Shores neighborhood. Meet Ahmaud Arbery’s Aunts Diane Jackson and Ruby Arbery and o...

Interview clips from Congresswoman Maxine Waters 43rd District Christmas Party and Toy Drive with Council of Pakistan Chairman Adnan Khan; Cinder Eller-Kimbell - Sr Community Affairs Liaison of Inglewood Police Department; Executive Director Kathy Sutton of (SIERF) Sensory Integration Education Research Foundation. I also took this on the road to the Black Women’s Forum Walk Talk Shop and Eat gala...

3x Olympian Althea Moses and her mother, Candi Lawrence, speak on life in Belize as a survivor of domestic violence and immigrating to the United States, as told boldly in Moses’ International Bestseller Irresistibly Fit. This mother daughter duo gives other women hope to survive and thrive beyond domestic violence. Find Irresistibly Fit at AltheaM.com and at Amazon. Althea Moses Fitness Club the...

Precious Jackson, author of "Revelation- Unveiling The Mask," tells her riveting story of living HIV+ to dating, to loving yourself. Quoting Freddie Williams’ review of Jackson's book...instilling hope and inspiring many affected/infected by HIV to find their voice and take back their lives. ~Do you can know your HIV status? To find HIV Testing Sites and Care Services go to HIV.gov ~LA Rape and Cr...

Discussion with playwrights Sardia Robinson of Yardie to a Yankee, and Shaunelle Curry of Shattered Glass. Their plays give abused women a voice in their poignant plays. Also hear from Bri Parnell of the Women’s Leadership Program about their upcoming annual rally Standing for Black Girls.

Black Women for Wellness offers Get Smart B4 U Get Sexy, which is a movement that aims to end sexual and reproductive health disparities, through creating a community of smart and sexy women who are creating a sexual and reproductive health culture that is safe, affirming, nonjudgmental, pleasurable, and addresses all women’s diverse needs to maintain autonomy over their own reproductive, sexual h...

Hannibal Tabu award winning comic book writer and poet, who will discuss Black Comics/portrayal of Blacks in comics, his road to writing comic books, and share some tips for upcoming creators. Hannibal Tabu is a Top Cow Talent Hunt winner and City of Los Angeles Cultural Trailblazer....and a close friend of my family. HannibalTabu.com Operative.net

This question & answer session with Dr Harry Edwards at North American Society for the Sociology of Sport in 2016, is on time for football season, as he explains the four waves of athletics in protest. So chew the meat and spit out bones. Get some talking points for those hard conversations about athletic protests with a history to build upon it.

Before George Floyd, before Breonna Taylor, before Black Lives Matter, there was Michael Brown Jr, "Ferguson Rises." Mobolaji Olambiwonnu discussed his first featured film, "Ferguson Rises." This life changing documentary examines the story of Michael Brown's father's grief and a small town's defiance that showed the world that Black Lives Matter. If you are in Los Angeles or the surrounding areas...

GRID Greater Los Angeles movement with program manager Alex Turek as they bring affordable solar power and solar jobs to under-resourced communities and communities of color that disproportionately bear the burden of environmental injustice and climate change. GRID puts people-first and they are putting money back into families’ pockets, by reducing the energy cost burden for housing providers, an...

In the Army, Homeless in LA, Left Six Figure Sales Job to Pursuing His Music Dream, Conversation Piece guest award winning Ollie Gabriel, songwriter, multi-instrumentalists, music producer and world class speaker and finalist on NBC Songland…Ollie Gabriel is More than a Musician. See his music videos, and follow his musical journey on Facebook and at OllieGabriel.com. My co-host for this week is o...

Meet some of my Radio Justice LA colleagues and fellow broadcasters: Xalli Algo and Hector Marquez of Ni Santas, Ni Pasivas; Adam Rice of Music To Resist By; Fernando Velazquez of El Sur en El Norte; and RJLA Visionary CEO Leslie Radford. From hard-hitting news to music, talk radio y programas en espanol, the goal of Radio Justice is to provide media to inform and empower local communities, and to...

My fellow UCLA alumnae, Althea Moses, shares from her International Bestseller Irresistibly Fit the story of coming to America and her journey to become a record-breaking Olympian. When Althea first placed her feet on the track and runway, no one expected the skinny, disadvantaged, and ambitious teenager to become a triple-jump Olympian. Irresistibly Fit is not only a mini-memoir but also a mind,...

Conversation Piece on the scene…hear from Lead Organizer, Sergio Vargas of Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE), and from tenants Jenise Dixon and Maria Luz Ortiz (Danny Acevedo Interpreter)…all of them and more spoke at the press conference in Downtown Los Angeles City Hall to get the Tenant Anti-Harassment Ordinance passed bringing justice to renters who experience daily har...