2/24: The Black Hour broadcasts live on 9th Floor Radio at 5 p.m.

The Black Hour Radio Show will broadcast live Wednesday, Feb. 24 from 5-7 p.m. on 9thFloorRadio.com.

Listen to new music from Sade, Ras Ceylon and Jasiri X and more.

The Black Hour host Reginald James will also give plenty of news and updates affecting Laney College and Peralta Colleges students.

After last month's show with musician Kev Choice, this month's show also features a number of dynamic guests.

5 p.m. (First Hour)

• Siraj Fowler: Photographer and multimedia producer Siraj Fowler. Brother Siraj just returned from Haiti where he participated as a part of a media-medic team organized to give real reports about the situation in Haiti.
• Jack Bryson: Activist Jack Bryson is the father of two of the friends of Oscar Grant that were brutalized before witnessing their friends get killed by BART police officer Johannes Mehserle. Bryson will give an update on Mehserle's murder trial

6 p.m. (Second Hour)

• Mama Ayanna: New Afrikan Medicine Woman and long-time Malcolm X Grassroots Movement (MXGM) activist Mama Ayanna will talk Haiti, healing and organizing.

Tune in live to 9thFloorRadio.com at 5 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time), or listen to The Black Hour archives.

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The Black Hour Live at 3 p.m.

It's our time, again.

The Black Hour Internet Radio Show will broadcast live today (Fri. May 15) on 9th Floor Radioat 3 p.m. (Pacific). This month's episode focuses on art + liberation. Our guests are all creative folks engaged in the arts, and in various struggles for social justice.

• Our first guest will be Refa One.
  Refa One is traditionally known as an accomplished street calligrapher and muralist, but he is also an accomplished photographer-including more sensual works.


• Our second guest is none other than Idris Hassan.
  Idris is a Berkeley City College student and an accomplished writer, photographer and filmmaker. She is currently promoting her documentary "Bay Area Cypher." The film is "a performance documentary that blends live freestyle presentations with short interviews to document the unique creativity of Hip Hop in the San Francisco Bay Area."


• Our final guest is Desirena Cortijo.
  Desirena is a Laney College student, an English tutor and author of "My Journey Home: Changes Through Writing." (Available on Amazon)

Don't miss The Black Hour on 9th Floor Radio. And you can always check out our archives.

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AUDIO: The Black Hour 'goes green' - April 2009 - Environmental Justice

Photos: Flickr user TheBlackHour.com

Listen to the complete broadcast from 9th Floor Radio.


The April 2009 episode of The Black Hour was dedicated to environmental justice. Guests included: Nehanda Imara, organizer, Communities for a Better Environment; Virtuous "V", rappe; Tyrone "Baby Champ" Stevenson, inventor of the Scraper Bikes; Mark Hall, Oakland Parks & Recreation; and Bhret Skipper, Berkeley City College Green Club.

For more episodes of The Black Hour, listen to 9thFloorRadio.com

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The Black Hour LIVE, December 19 at 3 p.m.

The Black Hour internet radio show will air live on 9th Floor Radio Friday, December 19 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m (PST).

Co-Hosts Brother Reggie and Drea Mos will end the show's second season with a fantastic show, feating discussions on politics, education, music, arts, culture and health. Also, tips on how to survive in tough economic times, and hope to get you through the cold winter.

Guests include Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson, who will discuss his experiences as an elected official.

The show will end with Hip Hop duo Fiyawata, who will share music from their new album, as well as the work their doing in the community also.

The Black Hour is a monthly internet radio show by created Black students attending Laney College . 9th Floor Radio is a Peralta TV production.

To listen, go to: http://www.9thfloorradio.com and click "Listen Online."

For past episodes, go to http://www.9thfloorradio.com/theblackhour.

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The Black Hour Live

Check out The Black Hour live on 9th Floor Radio, this Friday at 3 p.m. (PST). Join Brotha Reggie and Drea Mos as they discuss the U.S. Presidential Elections, local news and music.

Special guest will be Dr. Karolyn van Putten, professor of Psychology at Laney College.

To listen, go to 9th Floor Radio's website and click, "Listen Online."

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