Past Shows

2009

Season 4	Season 3
SEPTEMBER - No episode	JUNE Manu Ampim, special set by DJ Erik Waverly
AUGUST Guest: Kemba Shakur & Jackson DeLonzo Ellis (Mr. JE)	MAY Guest: Refa Senay & Idris Hassan
JULY Guest: Marvin X	APRIL Nehanda Imara, Scraper Bike King, Mark Hall & Virtuous
	MARCH Wanda Sabir & Malika Ubaka
	FEBRUARY Min. Keith Muhammad, Ryan Nicole Peters
	JANUARY Jumoke Hinton Hodge, Chuck Johnson

2008

Season 2	Season 1
DECEMBER Sup. Keith Carson & Fiyawata	JULY Dr. Carole Ward-Allen & Baayan Bakari
NOVEMBER Dr. Karolyn van Puten	JUNE Dr. Mujahidun Sumchai & Ise Lyfe
OCTOBER Dr. Elnora Webb & Troy Nkrumah	MAY Marlene C. Hurd & Jacquinn Scales
SEPTEMBER Mary King & Shake 9169	APRIL President L. Davis & Deborah Jones
AUGUST - No episode	MARCH - No episode

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History of The Black Hour

The Black Hour began as a project of the Laney Black Student Union (Laney BSU). The purpose was to give Black students at Laney college a forum to voice their issues.

The first episodes featured student-led discussions on topics ranging from the Presidential Elections to Black male and female relationships.

The second season had Laney College students Andrea "Drea Mos" Spearman and Reginald "Brother Reggie" James sharing the mic duties interviewing educators, elected officials and local activists.

Drea Mos returned to school, and Brother Reggie continued as sole host in 2009. The show expanded to include regular Community Forums on campus along with community photography. The Black Hour also launched a blog.

The Black Hour plans to continue to increase its presence on Twitter, Facebook and You Tube, as well as form a campus student organization to better to serve Laney College students.

Fall 2009

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About

The Black Hour is an internet radio show produced by Black students at Laney College in Oakland.

The show's original description on 9th Floor Radio states, "The Black Hour sheds light on the voices of Laney's Black students, taking them from the abyss of silence to the glow of empowerment."

The two-hour show airs every fourth Wednesday from 5-7 p.m. (PST) on 9th Floor Radio.

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Contact

Email: The Black Hour
Twitter: @BlackHour
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/blackhour

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Links

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Episode Guide

Upcoming Episodes

May 2009

Past Episodes

April 2009 - The Black Hour 'goes green'

Guests: Nehanda Imara, community organizer with Communities for a Better Environment (CBE); Virtuous, rapper; Baby Champ, the "Scraper Bike King", entrepreneur and rapper; Mark Hall, Oakland Parks and Recreation Capitol Projects; Bhret Skipper, Berkeley City College recycling intern.

March 2009 - African Women's Herstory Month

Guests: Malika Ubaka, performing artist; Wanda Sabir, College of Alameda English professor and San Francisco Bay View newspaper Arts Editor

February 2009 - Black Ourstory Month

Guests: Minister Keith Muhammad, Nation of Islam Oakland Mosque 26B; Dedoceo Habi, activist, filmmaker; Ryan Nicole Peters, poet and performing artist

January 2009 - Remembering Oscar Grant III

Guests: Jumoke Hinton Hodge, Oakland Unified School Board Member; Charles Johnson, Wake Yo Game Up

Season 2 - Fall 2008

December 2008
Guests: Keith Carson, Alameda County Supervisor, Fiyawata (Ambessa Negus and Zakiya Harris); Hip Hop dub duo and educators.

November 2008
Guest: Dr. Karolyn Van Puten, president, Laney College Academic Senate, Psychology Dept. Chair

October 2008
Guests: Troy Nkrumah, National Hip Hop Political Convention; Dr. Elnora Webb, vice-president of instruction, Laney College


September 2008
Guests: Mary King, assistant general manager AC Transit; Jason "Shake 9169" Anderson, Outmack Yourself Entertainment

August 2008 - No Episode due to budget issues

July 2008
Guests: Dr. Carole Ward Allen, BART director; Baayan Bakari, filmmaker and educator

June 2008
Guests: Dr. Mujahidun Sumchai, African American Studies professor, Laney College; Ise Lyfe

May 2008

Guests: Marlene C. Hurd, president, Black Caucus of the California Student Association of Community Colleges (CalSACC); Jacquinn Scales, writer and speaker, Harambee News

April 2008

Guests: President L. Davis and Deborah "Jamaican Queen" Jones, Laney Black Student Union (Laney BSU)

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Community Calendar

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