On the Ground w Esther Iverem

On the Ground w Esther Iverem


Latest Episodes

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, JULY 9, 2015–DR. FRANCES CRESS WELSING TALKS RACE AND RACISM. ALSO, THE LEGACY OF SLAVERY AND JIM CROW THAT SHORTCHANGES HOMECARE WORKERS
July 09, 2015

JULY 9, 2015 AS THE TERM “WHITE SUPREMACY” IS UTTERED PERHAPS FOR THE FIRST TIME SO COMMONLY IN THE U.S., THE PSYCHIATRIST DR. FRANCES CRESS WELSING PACKS THE ROOM FOR A TALK ABOUT RACE AND RACISM….AND WILL THE JULY 13 WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING ...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, JULY 2, 2015–THE ATTORNEY FOR FREDDIE GRAY’S FAMILY SPEAKS AND GERALD HORNE DISCUSSES U.N. PRESSURE ON THE U.S.
July 02, 2015

JULY 2, 2015 The attorney for Freddie Gray’s family urges Black law students to be strong advocates for the Black community. Also, should the United Nations pressure the U.S. about terrorist attacks against African Americans?.

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, JUNE 25, 2015–A COLLECTIVE WAKE AFTER THE MOTHER BETHEL MASSACRE, BUT IS THE REMOVAL OF CONFEDERATE FLAGS ENOUGH FOR JUSTICE?
June 25, 2015

JUNE 25, 2015 African Americans and the entire nation join in a collective wake after the assassination of nine African American church members by a White supremacist in Charleston. The immediate impact is that the racist symbol of the confederate fla...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, JUNE 18, 2015–THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF JUNETEENTH INTERSECTS WITH AN INCREASINGLY URGENT BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT AND THE MASSACRE OF NINE AFRICAN-AMERICANS BY AN AVOWED WHITE SUPREMACIST
June 18, 2015

JUNE 18, 2015 THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF JUNETEENTH INTERSECTS WITH AN INCREASINGLY URGENT BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT AND THE MASSACRE OF NINE AFRICAN-AMERICANS BY AN AVOWED WHITE SUPREMACIST…AND CAN PEOPLE POWER OVERCOME THE CORPORATE STATE AND THE TP...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, MAY 28, 2015–GENOCIDE IN IRAQ, THE OBLITERATION OF A MODERN STATE
May 28, 2015

MAY 28, 2015 >Abdul-Haq al-Ani,author of Genocide in Iraq, Volumes One and Two. The subtitle for the first book is, THE CASE AGAINST THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL AND MEMBER STATES and the subtitle for the second book is “THE OBLITERATION OF A MODERN STATE....

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, MAY 14, 2015–WHITE LIKE ME: RACE, RACISM AND WHITE PRIVILEGE IN AMERICA
May 14, 2015

MAY 14, 2015 WHITE LIKE ME: RACE, RACISM AND WHITE PRIVILEGE IN AMERICA Part one about the powerful, new documentary by anti-racism activist, educator and author Tim Wise. And the Million Moms March hits the DMV. GUEST: Tim Wise.

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, MAY 7, 2015–THE WAR AT HOME AND THE WAR ABROAD
May 07, 2015

MAY 7, 2015 THE WAR AT HOME AND THE WAR ABROAD We spend the hour with writer and activist Gerald Horne, discussing the Baltimore uprising, police brutality and economics, including the priorities for U.S. spending,

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, APR. 23, 2015–MARCHING 250 MILES FOR JUSTICE AND THE DEATH OF FREDDIE GRAY
April 23, 2015

APRIL 23, 2015 MARCHING 250 MILES FOR JUSTICE As the DMV becomes the focus for the latest death in police custody, 100 marchers in the March2Justice descend on the nation's capital to stop police violence and murder.

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, APR. 16, 2015–LOW-WAGE WORKERS IN DC JOIN THE FIGHT FOR $15 NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION AND THE #MARCH2JUSTICE HEADS TO BALTIMORE AND DC FROM NEW YORK
April 16, 2015

APRIL 16, 2015 LOW-WAGE WORKERS IN DC JOIN THE FIGHT FOR $15 NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION. And the #MARCH2JUSTICE heads to Baltimore and DC from New York. Guests and voices: Delvone Michael, Lisa Brown, Cynthia Murray, the Rev. Graylan Hagler,

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, APR. 9, 2015–FROM FERGUSON TO AYOTZINAPA, TO SOUTH CAROLINA, THIS WEEK IS ALL ABOUT PEOPLE OF COLOR IN THE AMERICAS AND STATE VIOLENCE
April 09, 2015

APRIL 9, 2015 FROM FERGUSON TO AYOTZINAPA, TO SOUTH CAROLINA, THIS WEEK IS ALL ABOUT PEOPLE OF COLOR IN THE AMERICAS AND STATE VIOLENCE. Also, DC’s homecare workers are joining fast food workers and other low-wage workers in the national Fight for $15...