‘SKIN’ Questions Racial Identity, Introduces Audiences To Ubuntu Director, producer, and writer of the new film 'SKIN,' which premieres Friday in Los Angeles, says his film helps explain the African concept of ubuntu, how people are all bound together by our common humanity. (posted 10/29/09) By Brittany Knotts
And The Next LAPD Chief Is… The short list of candidates vying to become the next chief of the LAPD has been handed to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. So who will it be? Tuesday host Pete Griffin talked with Celeste Fremon, creator and editor of WitnessLa.com, about the topic and to find out what work lies ahead for the future chief of the LAPD. (posted 10/27/09) By Peter Griffin
Taxing Marijuana For Revenue? Tuesday host PS Griffin talked with UC Davis professor Vikram Amar about the possibility of legalizing marijuana on a state level and if taxing it would relieve California of its budget problems. (posted 10/20/09) By Peter Griffin
Jim Kennedy Host Interview : UCLA Puts School Expansion on Hold UCLA has decided to put a hold on plans to expand the UCLA Lab School to South Los Angeles and the Pico-Union district near Downtown. The experimental laboratory school was touted as an effort by the university to reach out to low-income communities through teacher training programs and innovative classroom curriculum. Tuesday host Pete Griffin talked with UCLA Lab School principal Jim Kennedy about the impact of the university’s decision to not expand the program into low-income communities. (posted 10/13/09) By Peter Griffin
Timothy Beck-Werth Discusses Youth Violence With Author Earl Ofari Hutchinson Timothy Beck-Werth Earl Ofari Hutchinson is an author and political analyst. Recently he's written about Derrion Albert, the 16-year-old black Chicago teen beaten to death on camera. The videotape shocked the country and President Obama sent Attorney General Eric Holder and Education Secretary Arne Duncan to Chicago to discuss new policies to prevent violence. (posted 10/08/09) By Timothy Beck Werth
Alberto Retana Interview Tuesday Host Pete Griffin talks to the new Director of Community Outreach for Department of Education, South Los Angeles community organizer Alberto Retana. (posted 10/06/09) By Peter Griffin
Brittany Knotts Hosts Latino Media Roundtable Earlier today Brittany Knotts spoke to Felix Gutierrez, a professor at the Annenberg School for Communication, Nicolas Kanelos, a professor of Hispanic Studies at the University of Houston, and Ray Talles about the exhibit Voices for Justice: The Enduring Legacy of the Latino Press in the U.S.
(posted 10/01/09) By Brittany Knotts
Interview with Patrick Callan on state university cuts Listen to what Patrick Callan, the President of the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, had to say about the proposed cuts to California public Universities. The cuts could cause major problems for California's economy in the future. (posted 9/24/09) By Brittany Knotts
Dan Schnur Interview Host Pete Griffin talks to political analyst Dan Schnur about former E-Bay CEO Meg Whitman's chances of winning the Republican Gubernatorial nomination. (posted 9/22/09) By Peter Griffin
Interview with infectious disease expert Andrew Curtis The spread of swine flu just across the border in Mexico has made people in Southern California nervous. Are their concerns justified or overblown? USC Professor, Andrew Curtis, is an expert on the spread of infectious diseases. He discusses the spread of swine flu in Los Angeles, across the border and the media's role in the alarm. (posted 4/28/09) By Brooke-Sidney Gavins
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