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Upcoming Programs

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City Watch

Sun, Feb 21, 2021 - 10:00AM

Rep. Carolyn Maloney and Councilmember Vanessa Gibson

Radio Free Eireann

Sun, Feb 21, 2021 - 11:00AM

The Effect of Brexit on Ireland

On Contact with Chris Hedges

Sun, Feb 21, 2021 - 12:30PM

Power of Classics for elucidating mass incarceration

Voices of Resistance: A Collective of Women Fighters

Sun, Feb 21, 2021 - 1:00PM

Justice for Kayla Martinez in Honduras/ Haiti:Biden's

Con Sabor Latino

Sun, Feb 21, 2021 - 3:00PM

Con Sabor Latino

Sun, Feb 21, 2021 - 3:00PM

Johnny Pacheco Tribute

Everything Old is New Again

Sun, Feb 21, 2021 - 10:00PM

Celebrating NINA SIMONE & More!

Cat Radio Cafe

Mon, Feb 22, 2021 - 12:00AM

YUSEF SALAAM and IBI ZOBOI on TEENAGE INCARCERATION

Leonard Lopate at Large

Mon, Feb 22, 2021 - 1:00PM

Dr. Jess Ting & Tania Cypriano on their doc Born To Be

Vantage Point

Mon, Feb 22, 2021 - 3:00PM

Open Forum with the Professor, Dr. Ron Daniels


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News

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Back to Paris Climate Accord, Texas freezes, Justice roadmap, death stalks (02/19/2021)  Biden rejoins the Paris Climate Accord.. as Texas freezes.. and vaccine shipments stall.. the Justice Roadmap.. rethinking the...  

The Justice Roadmap for New York (02/19/2021)  This week, a dozen New York state legislators spoke about their recent visits to prisons, jails, and ICE detention centers...  

Mars Rover Landing, Cuomo's Fail, Missing Commissioner, Dark Money (02/18/2021)  NASA lands its newest rover on mars.. what Governor Cuomo knew and when did he know it… and where’s the police...  

Texas Storm and Climate Change, Reparations, Trump's Wall and Joe Biden, Broadband Emergency (02/17/2021)  ...  

Justice Advocates Call for Passage of Elder Parole and Fair & Timely Parole (02/16/2021)  Since the start of the pandemic, more than 5,600 people incarcerated in prisons have tested positive for COVID-19 (over 1,000 in...  

Private Prisons, Exonerated, Parole Justice, Afghanistan Peace (02/16/2021)  A new day for undocumented immigrants… but private prisons are still the rule.. parole Justice.. and the story of...  

COVID Declines, Cuomo prevaricates, Senate acquits, Trump (02/15/2021)  A worldwide decline in COVID cases as new vaccines come on line… Governor Cuomo feels a void as critics blast his role in...  

Tump's Defense, White House Shredding Party, Ron Kuby, Avalanche in India (02/12/2021)  Trump’s lawyers make the defense… but miss an opportunity.. we speak with a civil rights attorney.. did trump incite...  

Haiti, Biden calls China, Impeachment trial Day 2 (02/11/2021)  Unrest in Haiti… a possible coup… Biden calls China..and day two of trump’s...  

Meetings

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Community Advisory Board-WBAI
Open to the public, Sunday, February 21, 2021, 1:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Wednesday, February 10, 2021

WBAI Radio Committee
Open to the public, Wednesday, February 24, 2021, 1:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Tuesday, February 16, 2021

WBAI PD Search Committee
Open to the public, Wednesday, February 24, 2021, 7:30 PM ET at Teleconference
- Tuesday, February 16, 2021

WBAI - Committee of Inclusion
Open to the public, Monday, March 1, 2021, 7:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Monday, January 25, 2021