After the Mehserle verdict, where is justice?

On the next Your Call, we'll open up a dialogue about our justice system. BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle was given a two year sentence for the killing of unarmed suspect Oscar Grant. Who does our criminal justice system protect and who does it target? When protesters chanted "We're all Oscar Grant" -- did you think they were talking about you? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What's our responsibility as a community to push for justice? And what does that look like? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Jack Bryson, father of Nigel and Jackie Bryson, friends of Oscar Grant who witnessed his death

Tshaka Barrows, program manager for Community Justice Network for Youth (CJNY)

Aram James, retired Santa Clara County Public Defender of 25 years and justice activist

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How have slavery and racism influenced our penal system?

How have the legacies of slavery and racism influenced our current penal system? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with two authors who've written about the history and modern day realities of the U.S. prison system. The U.S. imprisons more people than any other country in the world--roughly 2.4 million are behind bars on a given day. What do the soaring rates, non-rehabilitative methods, and racist, classist patterns of incarceration in this country say about American society? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Does mass incarceration put democracy at risk? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guest:
Robert Perkinson--author of Texas Tough: The Rise of America's Prison Empire
Michelle Alexander--author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

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How Do We Use Black History Month to Bridge Racial Divides?

On the next Your Call, we'll look at the history of Black History Month, what it has to teach and how it can continue to be relevant today. Half a century away from the Civil Rights Movement and with a black president in office, how do we as a society relate to race? Do we talk about it too much? Not enough? Do institutions like Black History Month help spark important investigations and conversations about race?

Join us live at 11 a.m. or send your questions and comments to feedback@yourcallradio.org. How does looking into history create honest dialogue about race in today's world? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Dr. Daryl Michael Scott, professor of history at Howard University and Vice President of Programs at the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History (ASALH).

Tammy Johnson, director of strategic partnerships at the Applied Research Center in Oakland--which publishes Color Lines; Tammy is also a community organizer, trainer and writer versed in race and public policy.

Kevin Epps, community activist and award-winning filmmaker from the Bay Area; producer of the 2002 documentary Straight Outta Hunter's Point and, more recently, The Black Rock.

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Your Call 080609 What does "cooperating" with the Police actually look like?

What should you do when the cops come knocking on your door, pull you over or arrest you? On the next Your Call we talk about what it means to cooperate with the police. The attention paid to Henry Louis Gates' arrest in Cambridge has focused on racial profiling, but it also tells us a lot about how police operate and how private citizens are expected to respond. Send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org or join us live at 11 a.m. What respect is due to the police and the civilian when an arrest hangs in the balance? It's Your Call with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Jakada Imani in Oakland
Executive Director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, an Oakland based organization working for racial and environmental justice with a particular focus on the criminal justice system. The Ella Baker Center was founded 13 years ago by Van Jones as an expansion of Bay Area PoliceWatch. Imani took over at Ella Baker in 2007 after leading their Books not Bars program.

Gary P. Delagnes in San Francisco
President of the San Francisco Police Officers Association

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Your Call 021909 What are the Weather Underground's founders saying today?

Forty years after they announced their intentions to overthrow the U.S. government by any means necessary, what is the message of the founders of the Weather Underground today? On the next Your Call, we'll speak with Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn, co-founders of the Weather Underground and authors of Race Course Against White Supremacy. Why are they placing white supremacy at the center of their analysis of American politics? You can join us by calling in or emailing us at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What has changed since the heyday of activism 40 years ago? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
William Ayers & Bernadine Dohrn in San Francisco
Former leaders of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and the Weather Underground. Bill is now Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior University Scholar at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Bernadine is an associate professor at Northwestern University School of Law and the Director of Northwestern's Children and Family Justice Center.

They co-authored a book, Race Course Against White Supremacy, and Bill just re-released his memoir, Fugitive Days: Memoirs of an Anti- War Activist.

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Your Call 011909 How has the struggle for racial and social justice changed?

How has the struggle for racial and social justice changed over time? On the next Your Call, we'll discuss Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s ideas of racial equality and social justice. This year, Martin Luther King Day coincides with the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama, the nation's first black head of state. Many people see Obama's presidency as a realization of King's dream. What do different generations still have to learn from one another about race in America? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar.

Guests:
Robert Smith, SF State political science professor

Mike Turner, Poet, Youth Speaks

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