Archived Radio Show

December 26, 2022

Original Radio Show  ID:
WSA221226

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Duration 57 minutes

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Featuring

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1. Commentary by Elaine B. Holtz,  Host of Women's Spaces

2. Guest Alicia Sanchez, President, Board of Directors, KBBF

3. Guest Sabryyah Abdullah, Host of Rebel Blues Radio on Radio KWTF

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1. Commentary by Elaine B. Holtz:  I have a special guest with me this morning, joining me in the studio is KBBF’s Board President, Alicia Sanchez and we will be talking about KBBF what we accomplished this year and 2023 goals.
Also joining me on the phone will be Sabryyah Abdullah, Host of the internet radio show, Rebel Blues Radio, streaming on Radio KWTF, who will talk about Kwanzaa. Today, December 26, is the beginning of the Celebration of Kwanza which ends on January 1, and we will be talking about this special celebration and its history.

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2. Guest  Alicia Sanchez talks about the beginnings of Radio KBBF 50 years ago as the first Bi-lingual radio station in the USA as an early voice for migrant workers to connect them with housing, jobs, and ways to navigate their life in this country. Now besides English and Spanish, the station features 3 indigenous language programs. Alicia says the mission of KBBF is to support a multilingual voice for those who lack the power of expression and to engage the community so social justice is achieved and multiple cultures are celebrated. This year will be a year of celebration of broadcasting for 50 years.

About our Guest:  Alicia Sanchez is the president of the BBFI/KBBF board of directors. She came to Santa Rosa in 1969 and became aware of a group of Chicano students who wanted to start a bilingual public radio station. Unfortunately, she was off to college and was not here when KBBF went on the air in 1973. She returned to Santa Rosa in 1986 and since then has played many roles with KBBF—listener, interviewee, election observer, and board member. Alicia has been a long time activist working on issues affecting workers, immigrants, women, and youth as well as an advocate for non-violence and social justice. Since 2010 she has been a full time volunteer with KBBF because of her love and passion for serving the community.

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3. Guest Sabryyah Abdullah talks about Kwanzaa, which is celebrated from December 26th through January 1st. Activist Maulana Karenga in 1966 began the annual holiday, based on various cultural traditions of West and Southeast Africa.  Sabriyahh leads us through the 7 principles, which are represented by 7 candles, one for each day, which are talked about among the family and community gatherings. The holidays culminate in a communal feast called Karamu, usually on the 6th day. Sabryyah leads us through each of the 7 principles. She announces the 3rd annual Kwanzaa celebration at the Arlene Frances Center this Saturday from noon to 6 PM for the whole family, which will have many creative acts.

About our Guest: Sabryyah Abdullah was born in Beaumont, Texas. She was raised and educated in the San Francisco Bay Area. In 2012 Sabryyah began the journey as a radio programmer with KWTF Community Radio, Bodega Bay. The show is called "Rebel Blues Radio" and is on Friday 9am-12noon over KWTF. I use the moniker "Sista Friend" derived from the 1960-1970's Black Power and Black Arts Movements.

Guest Link:

Radio KWTF, also streaming : https://www.kwtf.net/

Guest Event:

Saturday, December 31, 2022, Noon to 6 PM, Kwanzaa celebration (Karamu), sponsored by Nu Bridges YC/Nubian Cafe Collective for the 3rd year at Arlene Francis Center (ALF). More information at ALF Calendar for 12/31/2022: https://www.arlenefranciscenter.org/calendar \

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 Herstory

Our history is our strength. Check out important dates to remember in herstory at the National Women's History Alliance, where the date descriptions were sourced unless otherwise indicated.

Herstory Events:

December 26, 1966 begins Kwanzaa (/ˈkwɑːn.zə/) an annual celebration of African-American culture from December 26 to January 1, culminating in a communal feast called Karamu, usually on the sixth day.[1] It was created by activist Maulana Karenga, based on African harvest festival traditions from various parts of West and Southeast Africa. Kwanzaa was first celebrated in 1966.  Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwanzaa

Herstory Birthdays: 

 December 25, 1806 (1875) – Martha Wright, called the first Woman’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls in 1848 with her sister Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Stanton and others, president of women’s conventions in 1855 in Cincinnati, Saratoga, and Albany, a founder of the American Equal Rights Association in 1866, continued working for equal suffrage during Civil War.

December 27, 1930 (1999) – Mary Ellen (Meg) Greenfield, named editorial editor at “Washington Post” in 1979 after winning a Pulitzer Prize, penned commentaries on civil rights, integration, nuclear arms, and the military establishment.

December 28, 1894 (1988) – Burnita Matthews, suffragist, as a young law student in the District of Columbia learned that she could carry a banner outside the White House but would be arrested for not having a permit if she spoke, stayed silent and avoided arrest, gained admission to the bar in 1920, worked for the National Woman’s Party, chosen as Federal District Court Judge by President Truman in 1949.

December 29, 1937 (1990) – Thea Bowman, first black Catholic nun to join white Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in the 1960s, worked with issues of racial inequality.

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Announcements  

Saturday, December 31, 2022, Noon to 6 PM, Kwanzaa celebration (Karamu), sponsored by Nu Bridges YC/Nubian Cafe Collective for the 3rd year at Arlene Francis Center (ALF). More information at ALF Calendar for 12/31/2022: https://www.arlenefranciscenter.org/calendar \

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Monday, January 2, 2023, 11 AM PT # repeats 11 PM PT, the show will feature Guest Rev. Dr. Patricia Keel on New Year - New Beginnings. This is the 3rd year in succession that Rev. Keel joins us for the first show of the year. Her past shows were on 1/4/2021/a> and on 1/3/2022. Radio KBBF 89.1 FM, North SF Bay or live streaming at https://kbbf.org/live

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WWednesday, January 4, 2023, 11 AM PT, repeat of Monday's show, will feature Guest Rev. Dr. Patricia Keel on New Year - New Beginnings.  This is the 3rd year in succession that Rev. Keel joins us for the first show of the year. Her past shows were on 1/4/2021/a> and on 1/3/2022. Radio KPCA 103.3 FM, Petaluma, CA. https://petalumacommunityaccess.org/kpca 

Music Selections

The Opening and Closing Theme song The Woman in Your Life is You is done with permission of the Composer and Singer Alix Dobkin ((August 16, 1940 – May 19, 2021) Alix Dobkin death was just announced - Thank you for all you did for Lesbians to be recognized and Women to be honored. May you rest in peace. See our Interview with Alix Dobkin on 12/1/2014 and our Memorial to Alix Dobkin on 5/24/2021

The Woman in Your Life is You by Alix Dobkin from the album Living with Lavender Jane (2010 Women's Wax Works) - www.alixdobkin.com

Dream A World, sung by Bunny Hull from the album Happy, Happy Kwanzaa, Kwanzaa for the World (Kids Creative Classics 1999)

Seven Principles, sung by the Women of the Calabash from the album The Kwanzaa Album (2011 Melinda Caroll). 

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Link:  Spinitron.com Playlist for Women's Spaces Show