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In Memoriam: Paul Frederick Kaskiewicz

Paul Frederick Kaskiewicz Biography/Obituary   Paul Frederick Kaskiewicz was born in Yorkshire, England on July 7, 1950. A stalwart of the progressive anti-war community, he died on January 19, 2022, at Huntington Hospital, Pasadena, California, at the age of 71. He is survived by his loving, devoted and beautiful wife, Lili Etezady Kaskiewicz, as well as three siblings. After earning his graduate degree in classical physics, Paul’s career began with a stint in Princeton, New Jersey [...]

By |2022-02-17T15:42:36-05:00February 1st, 2022|Activism, Anti-capitalism, Bella De Soto, Eleni Earth, Heroes and Whistleblowers, Humanism & FreeThought, In Memoriam, Irena Varjabedian, Movements, Obituary, People, Poetry Corner, Solidarity|0 Comments
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Black History Month Spotlight: MAYA ANGELOU

By Rob Macon, KPFK Local Station Board Member The U.S Mint will roll out the first image of a Black woman on a quarter replacing George Washington. It depicts Maya Angelou, an American author, poet and civil rights activist. Born on April 4, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri, Angelou rose to international prominence in 1969 with her renowned publication of “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.” It illustrates how to overcome [...]

By |2022-02-01T16:19:27-05:00February 1st, 2022|Anti-Racism/Racism, Arts, Black liberation, Calendar, Feminism, Rob Macon|0 Comments
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Poetry Corner: Lift Every Voice and Sing by James Weldon Johnson

Lift Every Voice and Sing By James Weldon Johnson [Excerpt]   Lift every voice and sing Till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of Liberty; Let our rejoicing rise High as the listening skies, Let it resound loud as the rolling sea. Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us, Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us. Facing [...]

By |2022-01-01T01:27:19-05:00January 1st, 2022|Anti-Racism/Racism, Historical, Movements, Poetry Corner|0 Comments
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Book Review: The Role of the Revolutionary Poet

The Role of the Revolutionary Poet in Society and a Strategic Vision for the 21st Century by Mark Lipman (Vagabond Books, ISBN 13: 978-1-936293-39-1, 2020, $18.50) reviewed by Michael Novick This volume of essays and poems is by the former poetry curator of Change Links, Mark Lipman, who is the founder and editor of Vagabond, editor and publisher of a number of award winning poetry anthologies, including The Border Crossed Us (an [...]

By |2020-10-01T01:50:44-05:00October 1st, 2020|Activism, Anti-capitalism, Arts, Economy, Environment, Health Care, Justice/Injustice, Mark Lipman, Michael Novick, Movements, Non-violence, Peace, Poetry Corner|0 Comments
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SUPPRESSION

by Sehu Kessa Saa Tabansi AKA Alfonso Percy Pew I am somewhere between insanity and being sane it's like being incomprehensible to anyone else besides my self where i am there is both death and life yet it is a far cry from the eternal paradise and this hell it's just another sharp knife how could you rationalize existing but not counting i am right here before you but i don't even [...]

By |2016-05-07T01:09:49-05:00May 7th, 2016|Poetry Corner|0 Comments
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