WPFW

08/20/2023

Learn about the station election candidates. Save the date!
WPFW Town Hall

As part of the annual requirements of Pacifica Radio, WPFW will host a town hall meeting on August 24, 2023 at the Woodbridge Library located at 1801 Hamlin Street NE, Washington, D.C from 5:30 to 7:30pm

Those attending the Town Hall will have the opportunity to talk with the candidates who are running in this year's Local Station Board elections. It will be in person and hopefully by way of Zoom. Look for more details coming soon on the WPFW website -- wpfwfm.org.

08/19/2023

Building Bridges radio, WPFW 89.3 FM DC & wpfwfm.org, August 21, 2023, 7 PM ET: The Story Of A Revolutionary Worker, Cleophas Williams and the Union He Built

08/19/2023

WPFW 5K RUN/WALK FOR TOTAL FITNESS!
SEPTEMBER 9, 2023 8 AM - 12:00 PM
Bladensburg Waterfront Park | 4601 Annapolis RD - Bladensburg, MD

Whether you are a serious runner or casual walker, join WPFW, your Jazz & Justice station, for our annual 5K Run/Walk for Total Fitness. Take a pause for the cause and help promote the importance of physical, mental and emotional well being. Start your morning off with your choice of a warmup routine, 5K run/walk trail, yoga, Tai Chi, meditation, line dance or double dutch classes, or all of the above!

Healthy snacks, water, and great music will also be provided.

Runners and walkers should arrive by 7:30am for instructions.

Donation of $35 PER PERSON; FREE FOR CHILDREN UNDER 12 RAIN OR SHINE

DONATE AND REGISTER at https://pledge.wpfwfm.org/pt_web_form.php.

For more information 202-888-5484
All proceeds to benefit WPFW- Your Jazz and Justice Radio Station

08/19/2023

Join the WPFW Community Advisory Board

WPFW and the Local Station Board are looking for listeners who are not paid staff, not current programmers, or members of the LSB to become members of the Community Advisory Board (CAB).

The CAB operates independently of WPFW’s management and LSB to review the station’s programming goals, the services provided by the station, and any significant policy decisions made by the station.

CAB members serve two-year terms and are committed to meeting on a monthly basis. For more information on the functions of the CAB or to receive an application, please email to [email protected]. The deadline for applications for the Community Advisory Board is September 15, 2023.

08/19/2023

Tickets will be available at the event beginning at 12 noon! We will see you at Lamont's!

The WPFW LSB presents the 14th Annual Blues Festival on Saturday, August 19, 2023 from 12noon to 6pm - LAMONTS ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX - 4400 LIVINGSTON ROAD-POMONKEY, MD. GPS USERS SHOULD USE INDIAN HEAD AS THE TOWN IN LIEU OF POMONKEY.

Join us for this all day event featuring the sounds of Danny Blue, Sol Roots, Reggie Right Eye, Mark Mule Man Massey, Clarence the Blues Man Turner. Jim Bennett along with Spotlight featuring Curtis Brown, & Pepper featuring Jesi Terrell. Slow Roll will be spinning between sets and Warren Scooter Magruder will be your MC.

Tickets are only $40 each and can be purchased at https://pledge.wpfwfm.org/index2_bluesfest_2023.php or at the gate the day of the event.

Email [email protected] for more information. All proceeds to benefit WPFW.

08/17/2023

The WPFW LSB presents the 14th Annual Blues Festival on Saturday, August 19, 2023 from 12noon to 6pm - LAMONTS ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX - 4400 LIVINGSTON ROAD-POMONKEY, MD. GPS USERS SHOULD USE INDIAN HEAD AS THE TOWN IN LIEU OF POMONKEY.

Join us for this all day event featuring the sounds of Danny Blue, Sol Roots, Reggie Right Eye, Mark Mule Man Massey, Clarence the Blues Man Turner. Jim Bennett along with Spotlight featuring Curtis Brown, & Pepper featuring Jesi Terrell. Slow Roll will be spinning between sets and Warren Scooter Magruder will be your MC.

Tickets are only $40 each and can be purchased at https://pledge.wpfwfm.org/index2_bluesfest_2023.php or at the gate the day of the event.

Email [email protected] for more information. All proceeds to benefit WPFW.

08/16/2023

TODAY - Wednesday, August 16th, 11 am-11:52 am, ET
on We the People; WPFW 89.3FM, wpfwfm.org
(live-streamed and archived):

Social Change and Soul Care for Turbulent Times
What might it take to take care of ourselves and work collectively for justice and peace?

Guest: Dr. Liza J. Rankow is an interfaith minister, educator, activist, and writer. Her work centers the healing that is essential to personal and social transformation. She is the founder and former executive director of OneLife Institute, supporting the well-being of frontline activists and caregivers working to uplift communities.

Dr. Rankow has provided counseling and offered classes and workshops regarding healing and spiritual development for over three decades. She is the producer and co-editor of the audio collection, The Living Wisdom of Howard Thurman. She received her Ph.D. in Religion and Social Transformation from Union Institute and University.

Please tune in & support WPFW, your jazz & justice radio station. You can now listen to the show's podcast on social media apps or our website-- wpfwfm.org/radio/programming/archived-shows.

Donate to WPFW: To give online in support of this show and the station please use the following link: https://www.wpfwfm.org and clicking the big red 'Donate' button be sure to indicate We the People in the selection. You can also use Cash App with $WPFW, write in this show's title (We the People).
And please tell a friend about the show!

WPFW 89.3FM - Pacifica Foundation radio - Washington, D.C., building a better world one broadcast at a time by serving the collective need and imagination of the community.

08/16/2023

Listen to and support AfricaNow! and WPFW TOMORROW August 16, 1:00PM (U.S. Eastern) during our Summer Membership Drive, on WPFW 89.3 FM in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area or at www.wpfwfm.org featuring Randall Robinson on Reparations. The show features a recording of the late human rights and social justice activist, and a leader in the anti-apartheid movement in the U.S. Randall Robinson discussing reparations, as detailed in his book The Debt: What America Owes to Blacks.

Support AfricaNow! and your community station WPFW. Donate online visit https://pledge.wpfwfm.org/index.php and then on Step 1: Contribution scroll down to AfricaNow! to make your donation to the show. Or on our CashApp, which is $WPFW write it is for AfricaNow! and include your email address. Thank you.

08/15/2023

Listen to Musicrelief Radio - Tuesdays 10pm to Midnight - WPFW 89.3 FM and wpfwfm.org

On Musicrelief Radio DJ Rahsaan & DJ Divine brings you the best in eclectic soul. Support Musicrelief during WPFW's summer pledge drive by sending your generous donations at wpfwfm.org (Click the "Donate Now" button), cashapp: $WPFW (tag musicrelief in your subject), or by phone 1-800-222-9739. No amount is too small and certainly not too large. Thanks for listening.

08/15/2023

Wednesday, August 16th, 11 am-11:52 am, ET
on We the People; WPFW 89.3FM, wpfwfm.org
(live-streamed and archived):

Social Change and Soul Care for Turbulent Times
What might it take to take care of ourselves and work collectively for justice and peace?

Guest: Dr. Liza J. Rankow is an interfaith minister, educator, activist, and writer. Her work centers the healing that is essential to personal and social transformation. She is the founder and former executive director of OneLife Institute, supporting the well-being of frontline activists and caregivers working to uplift communities.

Dr. Rankow has provided counseling and offered classes and workshops regarding healing and spiritual development for over three decades. She is the producer and co-editor of the audio collection, The Living Wisdom of Howard Thurman. She received her Ph.D. in Religion and Social Transformation from Union Institute and University.

Please tune in & support WPFW, your jazz & justice radio station. You can now listen to the show's podcast on social media apps or our website-- wpfwfm.org/radio/programming/archived-shows.

Donate to WPFW: To give online in support of this show and the station please use the following link: https://www.wpfwfm.org and clicking the big red 'Donate' button be sure to indicate We the People in the selection. You can also use Cash App with $WPFW, write in this show's title (We the People).
And please tell a friend about the show!

WPFW 89.3FM - Pacifica Foundation radio - Washington, D.C., building a better world one broadcast at a time by serving the collective need and imagination of the community.

08/14/2023

Building Bridges radio, WPFW 89.3 FM DC, 7:00 PM ET - Monday, August 14, 2023: The Story of Songs In The Key of Freedom

Listen at 89.3 FM and wpfwfm.org.

08/14/2023

'63 March On Washington & Medicare For All - the Long March continues - 1963 to 2023

Listen and support To Heal DC - August 14, 2023 - 89.3 FM in the DMV & worldwide at wpfwfm.org

08/13/2023

Learn about the station election candidates. Save the date!

WPFW Town Hall

As part of the annual requirements of Pacifica Radio, WPFW will host a town hall meeting on August 24, 2023 at the Woodbridge Library located at 1801 Hamlin Street NE, Washington, D.C from 5:30 to 7:30pm

Those attending the Town Hall will have the opportunity to talk with the candidates who are running in this year's Local Station Board elections. It will be in person and hopefully by way of Zoom. Look for more details coming soon on the WPFW web page -- wpfwfm.org.

08/09/2023

Listen to and support AfricaNow! and WPFW TODAY August 9, 1:00PM (U.S. Eastern) during our Summer Membership Drive, on WPFW 89.3 FM in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area or at www.wpfwfm.org featuring African World Films. From our vault we play a portion of a conversation with Tunisian filmmaker Raja Amari revolving around her film, She Had a Dream, the discussion focuses on racism, sexism, and the current political situation in Tunisia. Diarah N'Daw-Spech African Diaspora International Film Festival Co-Founder and Co-Director discusses African World film production and distribution, and the African Diaspora International Film Festival DC.

Support AfricaNow! and your community station WPFW. Donate online visit https://pledge.wpfwfm.org/index.php and then on Step 1: Contribution scroll down to AfricaNow! to make your donation to the show. Or on our CashApp, which is $WPFW write it is for AfricaNow! and include your email address. Thank you.

08/08/2023

Thank You Gifts Are On the Way!

We are working hard to send out all thank you gifts, some of which we have been delayed in receiving from publishers and other sources. Please direct all queries to the membership hotline at 202-588-0999 ext. 344. In the meantime, thank you for your patience, and for being a listener and supporter!

08/08/2023

Wednesday, August 9th, 11 am-11:52 am, ET
on We the People; WPFW 89.3FM, wpfwfm.org
(live-streamed and archived):

Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun

Guest: Kristy Andersen is an Emmy award-winning Florida documentary producer. Her work can be seen on local and national television. She has also worked at television stations in Tampa and Washington, DC. Her first documentary, Bay Bottom Blues, focused on efforts to clean up and restore Tampa Bay. More environmental documentaries followed.

However, she also dedicated 18 years researching, writing, and producing the documentary, Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun, focusing on the Black writer, anthropologist, storyteller, folklorist, and the author of the classic novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God. The film was broadcasted nationwide on the PBS American Masters series (2008). Ms. Anderson won an Emmy as its producer. Very much in demand and circulation, it is featured in the African Diaspora International Film Festival this week (Aug 11-13) and is the subject of our conversation. WPFW is a media sponsor of this event.

Please tune in & support WPFW, your jazz & justice radio station. You can now listen to the show's podcast on social media apps or our website-- wpfwfm.org/radio/programming/archived-shows.

Donate to WPFW: To give online in support of this show and the station please use the following link: https://www.wpfwfm.org and clicking the big red 'Donate' button be sure to indicate We the People in the selection. You can also use Cash App with $WPFW, write in this show's title (We the People).

And please tell a friend about the show!

WPFW 89.3FM - Pacifica Foundation radio - Washington, D.C., building a better world one broadcast at a time by serving the collective need and imagination of the community.

08/07/2023

Catch the next Inside OUT Radio Show, TODAY - Monday, August 7, 2023, from 6-7 pm ET with host & President & Co-Founder of Can't Stop Won't Stop Consulting, Gregory Allan Datu Cendana, where he will be in Conversation with Openly Gay Members of DC Mayor Bowser’s Cabinet, Ben de Guzman and Japer Bowles.

Listen on WPFW 89.3 FM in DC or online at www.wpfwfm.org. Join the conversation by calling 202-588-0893.

08/06/2023

Check out C.R.GIBBS, the “Godfather of DC Black History” and a Community TREASURE, Mon 10AM Aug7 on ToHealDC, discussing “The Underground RR in the DMV: inspiring stories of Black families, and their courage & sacrifice”.

Listen at 89.3 FM or at wpfwfm.org

C.R. GIBBS will also be speaking Tuesday 6:30pm August 15 at the Woodbridge Community Library, 1801 Hamlet St NE, WDC 20018. 202 541-6226

08/06/2023

Building Bridges radio, WPFW 89.3 FM DC & wpfwfm.org, August 7, 2023, 7 - 9 PM ET: 2-hr. special, Clapping Back Against Opponents of Critical Race Theory Today for an Afrofuturist Tomorrow

08/02/2023

Summer Membership Drive, August 5-20!

During our summer membership drive, WPFW marks the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, commemorates Black August, and honors the late human rights activist Randall Robinson. Please join us! Become a new or renewing member by clicking the big red ‘DONATE NOW’ button on this website and making a tax-deductible donation to keep your station for jazz and justice alive and thriving. You can give anytime, 24-7 on this website or, beginning August 5, call 202-588-9739 or 1-800-222-9739.

Many call the August 1963 march the high point of the Civil Rights Movement, which radically transformed society by overthrowing legal jim crow apartheid, winning the right to vote for African Americans in the South, and challenging widely held racist attitudes. WPFW celebrates the heroism of the movement’s freedom fighters, while recognizing that the struggle continues. With your support, we will continue to be a people’s media advocating for jobs, freedom and equality. Give Today!

08/02/2023

Listen to AfricaNow! TODAY August 2, 1:00PM (U.S. Eastern), on WPFW 89.3 FM in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area or at www.wpfwfm.org featuring Hip-Hop @ 50 and Celebrating Cuba’s Doctors. Dr. Msia Kibona Clark , Associate Professor of African cultural & feminist studies in the Department of African Studies at Howard University explores the cultural dynamics, innovation, social commentary, and expansion of hip-hop, and space in academia for hip-hop. The show also explores Cuba’s solidarity efforts with other countries in the field of medicine with Salifu Mack, Pan-Africanist and organizer with the All-African People's Revolutionary Party and the Lowcountry Action Committee in the Lowcountry of South Carolina, and Obi Egbuna, Jr., Founding Member and Executive Director of Mass Emphasis Children’s History and Theater Company (2012).

Support AfricaNow! and your community station WPFW. Donate online visit https://pledge.wpfwfm.org/index.php and then on Step 1: Contribution scroll down to AfricaNow! to make your donation to the show. Or on our CashApp, which is $WPFW write it is for AfricaNow! and include your email address. Thank you.

08/02/2023

TODAY Wednesday, August 2nd, 11 am-11:52 am, ET
on We the People; WPFW 89.3FM, wpfwfm.org
(live-streamed and archived):

Black Girls & Women Furthering an Intellectual Tradition and More...

Guest: Dr. Shireen Lewis is the Executive Director of EduSeed and Founder of EduSeed’s SisterMentors program. She has devoted over 25 years to mentoring and coaching women and girls. She also was Dean and teacher of a high school for girls in Trinidad and Tobago. Her other duties and accomplishments include: being past co-president of the Washington, D.C. branch of the American Association of University Women and teaching at several universities--including a visiting professorship at the University of Virginia.

Dr. Lewis earned her Ph.D. in French Literature from Duke University and her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law. Her scholarship and teaching are in Francophone West African and Caribbean literature. Dr. Lewis has also received an award from the National Association of Women Lawyers for her work on behalf of women law students. As a senior editor of The Black Scholar, she spearheaded an issue on Black Girlhood.

07/30/2023

To Heal DC: Mon10AM, July 31 WPFW

Sun July30th is Medicare’s 58th Birthday. Learn how Medicare is increasingly threatened by PRIVATIZATION via “Medicare Advantage”—a disadvantage for many.

Guests are Champion Organizers to save + expand Medicare:

💥Mariann Pizzitola: Pres of NYC’s public service retirees leading effort to STOP NYC Mayor from mandating all retirees into Medicare “Advantage”

💥Steve Howard, leader of Vermont State Employee’s Assn that victoriously organized to stop Vermont Governor from mandating retirees into Medicare Advantage

💥Kay Tillow, long time health care for all organizer & labor union activist, now leads Kentuckians for Single Payor

Listen & Share!

CELEBRATE MEDICARE‘s Birthday! ORGANIZE to SAVE IT FOR OUR FUTURE!

07/30/2023

Building Bridges radio, WPFW 89.3 FM DC & wpfwfm.org, Monday, July 31, 2023, 7 pm EST: What 'Oppenheimer' Leaves Out About Nuclear Holocaust on 78th Anniversary Hiroshima/Nagasaki; Reclaiming Medicare from Corporate Greed

07/29/2023

Listen to the Inside Out Radio Show on Monday, July 31 - Swann Queen: Drag is Resistance!.

Listen on 89.3 FM in the DMV & online worldwide at wpfwfm.org.

07/25/2023

Wednesday, July 26th, 11 am-11:52 am, ET
on We the People; WPFW 89.3FM, wpfwfm.org
(live-streamed and archived):

A Look at Racism and Intolerance in Europe
Guest: Dr. Clarence Lusane is Professor of Political Science and Director of the International Affairs program at Howard University. For more than 40 years and in more than 75 countries, he has written about, studied, and been active in national and international human rights, anti-racism politics, Diaspora engagements, U.S. foreign policy, democracy building, and social justice issues such as education, criminal justice, and voting rights.

Dr. Lusane is an international expert and observer with European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance. Among his many books are: The Black History of the White House, and his latest, Twenty Dollars and Change: Harriet Tubman Vs. Andrew Jackson and the Future of American Democracy.

Please tune in & support WPFW, your jazz & justice radio station. You can now listen to the show's podcast on social media apps or our website-- wpfwfm.org/radio/programming/archived-shows.

Donate to WPFW: To give online in support of this show and the station please use the following link: https://www.wpfwfm.org and clicking the big red 'Donate' button be sure to indicate We the People in the selection. You can also use Cash App with $WPFW, write in this show's title (We the People).

And please tell a friend about the show!

WPFW 89.3FM - Pacifica Foundation radio - Washington, D.C., building a better world one broadcast at a time by serving the collective need and imagination of the community.

07/23/2023

Building Bridges radio, WPFW 89.3 FM and wpfwfm.org, Monday, July 24, 2023 at 7 PM: DeSantis To Dismantle Public Sector Unions & DEI Education; Protestors To NYS Stop Subsidizing Israeli Settlers To Steal Palestinian Land & Homes!

07/20/2023

Tickets are going fast! Get them today!

The WPFW Programmer's Coalition & others will celebrate the life of our beloved programmer Donnie McKethan with a musical tribute to his American Songbook on Sunday, July 23 from 4 until 8pm.

Performers include Chad Carter, Ruby Hayes, Sandra Y Johnson, Steve Washington, Jon Ozment, & Captain Fly, just to name a few, & James Funk will be on the 1s and 2s for your dancing pleasure.

The event happens at the stunning and elegant rooftop venue of the Eaton Hotel, 1201 K Street NW - WDC.

TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT. All net proceeds to benefit WPFW. We ask that you wear white, and look forward to celebrating our dear Donnie McKethan with you!

07/20/2023

Listen to AfricaNow! TOMORROW July 19, 1:00PM (U.S. Eastern), on WPFW 89.3 FM in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area or at www.wpfwfm.org featuring The Life of Madie Hall Xuma with Professor Wanda A. Hendricks author of the recent book The Life of Madie Hall Xuma: Black Women's Global Activism During Jim Crow and Apartheid. Distinguished Professor Emerita at the University of South Carolina Dr. Wanda A. Hendricks's biography follows Hall Xuma from her upbringing in the Jim Crow South to her leadership role in the African National Congress (ANC) and beyond, and was called “Mother of the Nation” in South Africa.

Support AfricaNow! and your community station WPFW. Donate online visit https://pledge.wpfwfm.org/index.php and then on Step 1: Contribution scroll down to AfricaNow! to make your donation to the show. Or on our CashApp, which is $WPFW write it is for AfricaNow! and include your email address. Thank you.

07/19/2023

Wednesday, July 19th, 11 am-11:52 am, ET
on We the People; WPFW 89.3FM, wpfwfm.org
(live-streamed and archived):

Women in Politics: A Cultural View
We'll examine the challenges and opportunities women face in U.S. politics and public life.

Guest: Dr. Susan Burgess is Distinguished Professor Emerita of Political Science at Ohio University and a Senior Professional Lecturer at DePaul University. She is the author and co-editor of many books including: LGBTQ Politics: A Critical Reader (co-edited with Marla Brettschneider and Cricket Keating); The CQ Guide to Radical Politics in the United States (with Kate Leeman); The New York Times on Gay and Le***an Issues; and The Founding Fathers, Pop Culture, and Constitutional Law: Who's Your Daddy?.

Please tune in & support WPFW, your jazz & justice radio station. You can now listen to the show's podcast on social media apps or our website-- wpfwfm.org/radio/programming/archived-shows.

Donate to WPFW: To give online in support of this show and the station please use the following link: https://www.wpfwfm.org and clicking the big red 'Donate' button be sure to indicate We the People in the selection. You can also use Cash App with $WPFW, write in this show's title (We the People).

And please tell a friend about the show!

WPFW 89.3FM - Pacifica Foundation radio - Washington, D.C., building a better world one broadcast at a time by serving the collective need and imagination of the community.

07/17/2023

Mon10AM July 17 - WPFW and wpfwfm.org
RANDALL ROBINSON TRIBUTE: A Lifelong Fighter for Justice
On To Heal DC

Guests:

CECELIE COUNTS
Long time activist w Randall Robinson & Free South Africa Movement.
On staff w Trans Africa

MWIZA MUNTHALI
Trans Africa Forum
Also worked closely w Randall Robinson
Host/co- Producer of WPFW’s Africa Now!
Wednesdays 1pm

Role of CBTU (Coalition of Black Trade Unions) also highlighted