Women of Color Roar is hosted by journalist and activist Angela de Joseph. A life-long journalist, Angela is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker who began her career as an editor at Essence Magazine in New York. She hosts a weekly political talk radio show on KNSJ FM in San Diego. She is the chair of Indivisible Watu, a grass-roots community activist organization dedicated to voter education and engagement. Angela is also a Program Manager for GRID Alternatives the nation’s largest nonprofit solar installer and training program
with Mike Aguirre and Co-Host Arthur Aguirre Sat 11am
POLITICAL BULLYING IN AMERICA with Professor Roddy Reid — from our Legacy Series and Still Pertinent at this Time in our History
Roddey Reid is an interdisciplinary scholar working at the intersection of French studies, science studies, communication, history, and cultural studies. He has studied and conducted research in the U.S., France, Italy, Belgium, and Japan. His teaching and scholarship at UCSD focused on the history of modern cultures and societies from the perspective of the changing ways in which citizenship and selfhood are shaped by particular cultural forms (literature, media, advertising, fashion), governmental policies, medical and scientific knowledge, and social movements. A former Japan Foundation Abe Fellow (awarded by the Social Science Research Council), his most recent book is titled, Confronting Political Intimidation and Public Bullying: A Citizen’s Handbook for the Trump Era and Beyond (2017). He is also is author of Families in Jeopardy: Regulating the Social Body in France, 1750-1910; (Stanford University Press, 1993), co-editor (with Sharon Traweek) of Doing Science + Culture: How Cultural and Interdisciplinary Studies Are Changing the Way We Look at Science and Medicine (Routledge, 2000), and author of Globalizing Tobacco Control: Anti-Smoking Campaigns in California, France, and Japan (Indiana University Press, 2005). His most recent research has been on cultures of intimidation and bullying in the U.S., Europe, and Asia.
New edition of “Confronting Political Intimidation and Public Bullying: A Handbook for the Trump Era and Beyond”:
released September 2025 and is available in paperback and e-book versions in bookstores and online at Bookshop.org and Amazon.
AL CHILE Spanish Radio with Ariana Gallegos Sat 9am
Hoy en Al Chile Show tendremos a Dentlok Angels Artista en la Zona de San Diego! Escuchanos por KNSJ.ORG
Today at Al Chile Show we will have Dentlok Angels Artist in the San Diego Zone!
AL CHILE ONLY ON KNSJ. Produced by the Employee Rights Center, AL CHILE is a show with music, news, interviews and topics of common interest including worker’s rights, immigration, housing, health and technology. The host and producer is Ariana Gallegos. Covering issues important to San Diego, discussions you will not hear on other San Diego stations — AL CHILE, Always Fresh, Always Relevant.
with Miriam Raftery Sat 8am, Mon 5pm, Tues 8am, Friday 5pm
The latest news and events from East County
About Founder, Editor and Investigative Journalist Miriam Raftery
Miriam Raftery has over 35 years of experience as a journalist and editor. She has won more than 400 major journalism awards, including the American Society of Journalists & Authors’ national Arlene Award for community journalism and San Diego Press Club’s Best of Show award prior to founding ECM.
She’s also won dozens of top awards from Society of Professional Journalists and San Diego Press Club for articles she’s written at ECM, including first place honors for investigative journalism, breaking news, multicultural reporting, and several special awards for reporting that’s made a positive difference in our community.
She has covered major news stories including the California wildfires, Congressional and presidential elections, as well as topics ranging from politics and election integrity to health, nutrition, homes and gardens.
A former columnist and freelance writer for the San Diego Union-Tribune, she has also worked as an editor of a national nutrition journal and a literary magazine as well as senior national investigative reporter for RawStory.com. Her works have appeared in many national and and regional publications, from Woman’s Day to Arizona Highways, as well as in many local community newspapers and magazines.
An East County native, she takes pride in exploring East County’s back roads and byways, leaving no stone unturned in the quest for news and feature stories.
About East County Magazine
OUR TEAM
Contributing Editor Karen Pearlman has decades of journalism experience, including serving as the San Diego Union-Tribune’s East County correspondent and as a reporter for the San Diego Business Journal covering nonprofit organizations. She’s also been a sportswriter, freelance journalist, and loves writing about dogs and other animals.
East County Magazine has published works by numerous award-winning writers and photographers including J.W. August, Mike Allen, E.A. Barrera, Ariele Brooke, Jamie Reno, Gayle Early, Richard Darvas, Michael Howard, Nadin Abbott, Briana Gomez, Rebecca Jefferis-Williamson, Ron Logan, Joseph Rocha, Jeremy Los, Elijah McKee, Henri Migala, Miriam Raftery, and many others.
Our team includes professional journalists as well as freelance writers, columnists, community volunteers, college interns, award-winning photographers and videographers, sound editors and radio broadcasters.
LIVE TALK OF THE TOWN with Mike and Arthur Aguirre Sat 11am
Call in with your questions or comments 619-790-KNSJ (5675)
San Diegan Mea Dominguez-Part 2–Mea continues relaying her experience on the Global Samud Flotilla. The flotilla was intercepted in international waters by the israeli military. Mea was among those captured and subsequently tortured by the IDF and Security Minister (and ICC fugitive) Itamarben Gvir.
Tune into Friendly Fire, a Voice For Veterans, tonight at 7pm PDT to hear two Veterans For Peace talk about how the Veterans Administration is being dismantled by the Trump administration
DEMOCRACY NOW! with Amy Goodman and Juan González Mon-Fri 7-8am and 6-7pm
TODAY:
Fraud on the Court”: Even as DOJ Drops $1.8B Settlement Fund, Judge Reopens Case over Collusion
MAGA Loyalist Bill Pulte Tapped to Be New U.S. Spy Chief, Led Efforts to Target Trump Critics
“Appalling Misconduct”: Chicago Federal Prosecutors Under Fire; “Broadview 6” Charges Dropped
The Government Tried to Villainize Us: Broadview 6 Defendants Speak Out After Charges Dropped
About Democracy Now!
In 1996 Democracy Now! was launched on nine public radio stations. Today, the daily news hour airs on more than 1,500 public TV and radio stations around the world and has grown to be one of the leading independent U.S.-based TV and radio news and public affairs programs.
Hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González, Democracy Now! reports the breaking daily headlines followed by in-depth interviews with people on the front lines of the world’s most pressing issues.
Democracy Now! brings a diversity of voices not often heard on other U.S. media outlets. These voices include independent and international journalists, scientists, academics and independent analysts, historians, grassroots leaders, artists, filmmakers, authors and ordinary people affected by events in the U.S. and around the globe.
TALK OF THE TOWN *LIVE* with Mike and Arthur Aguirre Sat 11am, Wed 1pm, Fri 3pm
CALL IN WITH YOUR COMMENTS AT 619-790-KNSJ (5675)
DOMESTIC TERRORISM AT THE ISLAMIC CENTER OF SAN DIEGO
Mike and Arthur are in conversation with Yusef Miller and Mejgan about the shooting, about the normalizing and the dehumanization of Muslims, radicalization, the Islamic Center of San Diego’s community programs of Interfaith Engagement & Advocacy, educational seminars, Charity and Outreach, Civic Presence.
Yusef Miller was born into a Muslim Family in Chester, Pennsylvania.. He joined the US Navy after High School and retired after 24 years of Active Duty service as a Chief Hospital Corpsman at Camp Pendleton, California, spending those years as an EMT(I.V. insertion, Medication Dispenser), Laboratory Technician (Phlebotomy, Immunizations), Clinic Manager (Administration, Discipline, Education, and Medical Research).
Upon retirement from the Armed Service, Yusef filled his time with Social Justice activities, first though Interfaith teams, Escondido Together, Poway Interfaith Team(POINT), .as well as the District Attorney’s Interfaith Advisory Council and the San Diego Anti-Hate Crimes Coalition…fighting disparities on all fronts, Race, Religion, Gender, Immigration Status… Just to name a few.
Currently of the Islamic Society of North County (in Escondido, and the County)
TONIGHT, A KNSJ MEET-AND-GREET. GET TO KNOW YOUR LOCAL INDEPENDENT MULTIMEDIA STATION. WE’RE HEARING AND BROADCASTING THE VOICES FROM OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND AROUND THE COUNTY. YOU CAN BE PART OF A CHANGE IN BROADCASTING WITH KNSJ MULTIMEDIA, SAN DIEGO’S SOCIAL JUSTICE STATION. FIND OUR HOW TONIGHT. MEETING IS IN-PERSON OR JOIN US ON ZOOM.
LOCATION: In Person: Peace Resource Center, 3850 Westgate Place, San Diego, CA 92105 Directions
Be a part of the future of independent radio! KNSJ, San Diego’s only CommUnity Radio Station, broadcasting 24/7 online at knsj.org and at 89.1 FM. You’re invited to a special meeting this coming Thursday, May 21st, in person (preferred) or via Zoom. 6:30 SHARED FOOD, MEET AND GREET 7:00-8:30 PM MEETING.
It’s your opportunity to engage or volunteer. Join us to “be the media” and build San Diego’s most consistently progressive voice for social change and for independent music. Join in person (preferred) or on Zoom. Please RSVP below so we know how many people to expect. PLEASE RSVP LOCATION: In Person: Peace Resource Center, 3850 Westgate Place, San Diego, CA 92105 Directions Lost or for info: 619-871-9354 Online on Zoom:https://bit.ly/knsj-zoom We look forward to seeing you there! Please forward this email to colleagues, friends and family.
THIS GUITAR KILLS FASCISTS–THE POWER OF PROTEST MUSIC with MUSICIANS BYRON LADUE, KENT BRISBY AND KAT FITZPATRICK
Patricia, Byron, Kent and Kat are in conversation about how protest music is our voice, our own story about what is going on around us. They discuss the strength of protest music–unifying and amplifying the concerns of a community, inspirational, challenging–and the key role is plays in preserving the history of we, the people.
Byron LaDue–“This Machine Kills Fascists,” is the slogan inscribed on the guitar of folk singer Woody Guthrie in 1943. Eighty years later it’s time get together again and sing out against Fascism. What is Fascism? Come find out at this educational sing-along hootenanny featuring songs by Woody Guthrie, The Weavers Pete Seeger, Jesse Welles, Peter Paul and Mary. Author-songwriter Byron Ladue has added new songs and updated a couple classics as he traces American Folkprotest music from its roots up to the present crisis.
Kat Fitzpatrick is a vocalist/washboard player in This Machine Kills Fascists. Kat lives in El Cajon, is married to Fitz and has one daughter, Shannon. Kat has been involved in theatre and music her entire life. Her other love is early childhood education.She has taught music and drama to children of all ages, and is currently a Chimes music teacher for the San Diego Youth Symphony. Kat has previously performed with Byron and Kent in Kent’s original shows The Weavers and The Musical Paul Gauguin. Other theatre credits include Yente in Fiddler on the Roof (at the Moonlight in Vista), Grandma in Addams Family, Roz Keith in 9 to 5, and Jeanette in Full Monte.
