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[Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Monday, Tom Sherwood of NBC4 made a generous contribution to WPFW 89.3 FM’s  “Spectrum Today” and urged others to do likewise. Gloria Minott and I took the occassion to ask Sherwood about his early … Continue reading →

MANY THANKS TO THE MANY FOLKS WHO HAVE ALREADY CALLED IN AND MADE CONTRIBUTIONS! WPFW 89.3 FM is in the second week of its Fall Pledge Drive. If you want to continue to hear hard-hitting, local reporting, please call in this week during “Spectrum Today.” … Continue reading →

John W. Boyd Jr., founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association, in discussion with Lawrence Lucas, as he drives “Justice” up Independence Avenue with dozens of fellow black farmers and supporters behind him. LISTEN TO BLACK FARMERS JOHN W. … Continue reading →

LISTEN TO APRIL GOGGANS: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] (download the mp3 file here) After three years of organizing and a two-year rent strike, residents at Marbury Plaza have won a major victory. The owner of the 672 unit … Continue reading →

LISTEN TO LINDA LEAKS HERE: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Linda Leaks is a community organizer. In order to protect the District of Columbia’s remaining public housing stock, Leaks travels throughout the city, in her car. At least … Continue reading →

LISTEN TO LOU MARKWITH HERE [Audio clip: view full post to listen] August 4th, President Barack Obama addressed members of the AFL-CIO at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in downtown Washington, D.C. Security for the event was very tight … Continue reading →

LISTEN TO JOEL SEGAL: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] On August 28, 1963, civil rights workers and their allies descended on the nation’s capital for the “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.” On this historic occasion, standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and looking out … Continue reading →

LISTEN TO ZEIN EL AMINE HERE: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] This weekend, the International Monetary Fund and World Bank held their annual meeting, but it wasn’t just bankers and bureaucrats who met. Activists and “athletes” also got … Continue reading →