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Upcoming Programs

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Equal Rights and Justice

Thu, Mar 25, 2021 - 9:00AM

Abolish ICE

Driving Forces

Thu, Mar 25, 2021 - 5:00PM

Assessing the latest Albany news with Casey Seiler

Backstage Stories

Thu, Mar 25, 2021 - 9:00PM

She's Speaking: Part IV

Folk Radio

Thu, Mar 25, 2021 - 10:00PM

Alan Lomax in Mississippi

Leonard Lopate at Large

Fri, Mar 26, 2021 - 1:00PM

Séverine Autesserre on The Frontlines of Peace

The Harlem Connection

Fri, Mar 26, 2021 - 10:00PM

The Harlem Connection Salutes the Sisters

Back of the Book

Sat, Mar 27, 2021 - 5:00AM

Stay Up Late or Get Up Early and Give Us a Listen

Working Class Heroes Radio

Sat, Mar 27, 2021 - 6:00PM

Guantanamo: Don't Forget Us Here

Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall

Tue, Mar 30, 2021 - 9:00AM

RADIO GAG

Tue, Mar 30, 2021 - 2:30PM

FEAR OF THE BLACK VOTE - TWO COUPS


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WBAI is searching for a Program Director to supervise their on-air program format, assure FCC compliance and oversee fund drives.

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WBAI is searching for a Program Director to supervise their on-air program format, assure FCC compliance and oversee fund drives.

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This latest bylaws referendum is promoted by the same people who organized the coup against WBAI in 2019. If successful, listeners will lose their ability to elect LSB members, who in turn elect Pacifica National Board members. Please make sure you are an active member by donating $25 and vote your conscience.

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News

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Crisis at the Border.. or not, new COVID, New York goes to Pot (03/24/2021)  A crisis at the border.. or not.. depends who you talk to… New COVID strains pose a challenge to health care… and...  

Boulder shooting, gun control laws, City workers back to work, Vaccine fail (03/23/2021)  Another mass shooting takes 10 lives in Boulder, Colorado as President Biden vows action… City workers heading back to...  

Boston Bombing at SCOTUS, new COVID variant in NYC, Rev. Al Sharpton and Gov. Cuomo (03/22/2021)  The Supreme Court discusses a death penalty terror case… a new COVID variant in New York and Rev. Al Sharpton takes a...  

March against masks, China challenges, #HALTSolitary, Slave Burial Ground in Bronx (03/21/2021)  Thousands march against masks and lockdowns across Europe… China challenges America… An bill to halt solitary...  

Trader Joe's COVID, Bronx Slave Burial Ground, Fred Hampton, Mars Sound (03/19/2021)  Sounds of Mars… a new 3 foot rule for schools… a slave burial ground in the Bronx.. the real story of the death of...  

100 million shots, Anti-Asian Violence and the Atlanta Murders, Baseball is Back in NYC (03/18/2021)  Biden announces 100 million shots… fallout from the murders of Asian people in Atlanta…. And baseball is back in...  

Myanmar killings, White House Road Trip. Underground Rail Road House in Brooklyn (03/15/2021)  Myanmar killings grow as protesters remain defiant… The White House goes on the road to plug the American Rescue...  

George Floyd Settlement, Biden and Cuomo in Truth, Blended Learning Fail, NYPD report (03/12/2021)  George Floyd Settlement, Biden says he’ll give America the unvarnished truth.. and Governor Cuomo says the same… a...  

Cancel rent and mortgages, Green Jobs, Border Divide, Wealth Tax, Cuomo's reopening (03/11/2021)  Progressive in Washington and New York demand canceling rent and Green Jobs… the partisan divide at the southern...  

Meetings

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WBAI - Committee of Inclusion
Open to the public, Monday, April 5, 2021, 7:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Sunday, March 14, 2021