WPFW presents Labor Standing in Solidarity, Monday, September 1, a day of programming centering the concept of collective action and mutual support among workers to achieve common goals and protect their interests - turning rights into reality! We will also offer analysis of labor’s role in global inequity, imperialism, and genocide.
Friday, August 29, 9am until 7pm, we present From the 9th Ward to the Airwaves: Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
The 2024 Community Needs Assessement final report has been completed and is available for viewing and download on the Community Advisory page.
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It is with a heavy heart that the WPFW family marks the passing of Nkenge Touré, born Anita Stroud on March 15th, 1951 in Baltimore. Nkenge was an activist whose expansive collection of speeches and written works confront issues around reproductive justice, Black feminism, and women’s rights. She was a vocal proponent of the anti-rape movement and continuously advocated for gender equality within the Black Nationalist Movement and the Black Panther Party. Later in life, Touré took on roles to improve quality of life for those struggling with both substance abuse and HIV/AIDS. In addition, Nkenge was a longtime WPFW Producer and Host of In Our Voices, and a member of the women’s radio collective Sophie’s Parlor! She was instrumental in ensuring that International Women’s Day Programming was celebrated annually on WPFW.
Homegoing services for Nkenge Touré are scheduled for Tuesday, September 2, at JB Jenkins Funeral Home - 7474 Landover Road in Landover, MD, with viewing 3:30 until 4:30pm and service from 4:30 until 5:30pm. Repast to be held at the David C Driskell Community Park, 3911 Hamilton Street, Hyattsville, MD from 6-8pm.
Nkenge Touré Presente!
Pacifica Foundation Director’s statement on Congress defunding Public Media
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