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Democracy Now!

Wed, Feb 24, 2021 - 8:00AM

Independent Global News

Living for the City

Wed, Feb 24, 2021 - 11:00AM

NY KNICK LEGEND EARL 'THE PEARL' MONROE

Leonard Lopate at Large

Wed, Feb 24, 2021 - 1:00PM

Jason Dearen on the worst drug poisoning in US history

WBAI Evening News

Wed, Feb 24, 2021 - 6:00PM

Building Bridges

Thu, Feb 25, 2021 - 9:00AM

Malcolm X: The End of White World Supremacy

Leonard Lopate at Large

Thu, Feb 25, 2021 - 1:00PM

Martha Crenshaw on preventing domestic terrorism

Driving Forces

Thu, Feb 25, 2021 - 5:00PM

How Improv Can Make You a Better Politician

Backstage Stories

Thu, Feb 25, 2021 - 9:00PM

New Vision for A New Broadway

Folk Radio

Thu, Feb 25, 2021 - 10:00PM

with host: Edward Haber

Untitled

Fri, Feb 26, 2021 - 9:00PM

Arts & Social Injustice


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Daniel Prude killer cops go free, Indian Point nuke, Let Doctors Heal (02/23/2021)  The Rochester police officers who killed a Black man and hid the videos for months won’t be charged…The...  

Mars, Merrick Garland on Hunter Biden, Cuomo and DeBlasio, recovery czar (02/22/2021)  President Biden expands federally guaranteed loans to small businesses… Merrick Garland on Hunter Biden… Cuomo and...  

Myanmar, Haiti, Texas blackout, Hunter Bidens laptop (02/22/2021)  New protests in Myanmar.. and Haiti… the smartest guys in the room and the Texas blackout… and Hunter Biden’s...  

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...  

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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

WBAI Local Station Board
Open to the public, Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 7:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Tuesday, February 23, 2021

WBAI Finance Committee
Open to the public, Wednesday, March 17, 2021, 7:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Wednesday, February 17, 2021