KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks

Law & Disorder exposes the cracks in our system, agitates for resistance and collectively builds a new world where all of us thrive — all through an Oakland-based abolitionist lens that centers Black experience, movement-building and art. Hosted by Cat Brooks. Produced by Jesse Strauss. —- Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/

Episodes

Resistance in Residence Actor Ryan Marchand

August 6, 2026 • 36 mins
Our Resistance in Residence Artist this week is actor Ryan Marchand. Ryan is involved with the production of In A Memory Palace. In a Memory Palace concerns itself with the destabilization of memory and identity due to age, cognitive impairment, displacement, or social isolation. The main character, a Viennese Catholic who relinquished her privilege as an “Aryan” to flee Hitler’s Europe with her Jewish husban...
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Palestine Post w/Rayan El-Amine

August 3, 2026 • 61 mins
We are barreling towards 3 full years of this iteration of the genocide by Israel on the Palestinian people. The thirst of Israel seemingly has no bounds with additional military attacks happening simultaneously on the people of Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Iran. Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours have killed 19 Palestinians and wounded 35.  Meanwhile Israel continues to bomb Lebanon under the guise...
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The 60th Anniversary of the Black Arts Movement

July 30, 2026 • 75 mins
On today show, we talk about the history and 60th anniversary of the Black Arts Movement -the cultural arm to the Black Power Movement with Ayodele Nzinga and Marvin X. Guests Dr. Ayodele Nzinga is an actress, producer/ director, playwright, poet, dramaturg, educator, and community advocate. She is the director of the Lower Bottom Playaz, Inc., Executive Director of the Black Arts Movement Business District Community Development Co...
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Motown and the Making of Working-Class Revolutionaries

July 29, 2026 • 55 mins
On today’s show, we explore the history of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers, one of the most important working-class movements in U.S. history. A history and an example on how workers learned to disrupt the chains of white supremacy and imperialist capitalism. We talk to Walda Katz-Fishman and Jerome Scott coauthors of the book Motown and the Making of Working-Class Revolutionaries: The Story of the League of Revolut...
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The Revolutionary Power of Language

July 28, 2026 • 54 mins
On today’s show, we talk about the power and potential of language and how the state uses it against us, our opportunities to utilize it in liberatory struggle and the importance of speaking truth to power with Camonghne Felix. Camonghne Felix is a poet, essayist and former political communications strategist, is the author of Dyscalculia and Build Yourself a Boat, which was longlisted for the 2019 National Book Award in Poet...
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Palestine Post w/ Khury Petersen-Smith

July 27, 2026 • 54 mins
On today’s show, we look at Israel’s genocidal assaults on Palestine and the region, US complicity in those assaults, the people’s resistance, and the impact across the globe. We invite Khury Petersen-Smith, the Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he researches U.S. empire, borders, and migration, to unpack these questions.   Law & Disorder exposes the cracks ...
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Palestine Post w/ Samer Araabi

July 20, 2026 • 74 mins
On today’s Palestine Post we look at Israel’s genocidal assault on Palestine and the region, the complicity of the united states, the resistance of the people and the ripple effect across the globe. Samer Araabi is the Associate Director of Political Education and Research at the Center for Constitutional Rights.  He is also a member of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC) and co-founder of AROC Action. &...
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Palestine Post w/ Samer Araabi

July 20, 2026 • 74 mins
On today’s Palestine Post we look at Israel’s genocidal assault on Palestine and the region, the complicity of the united states, the resistance of the people and the ripple effect across the globe. Samer Araabi is the Associate Director of Political Education and Research at the Center for Constitutional Rights.  He is also a member of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC) and co-founder of AROC Acti...
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White Supremacist Groups Marching on Capitol Hill on July 4th. Then, Oakland Expanding FLOCK Contracts. Plus, JOLLOFF Festival Celebrating African Culture

July 16, 2026 • 58 mins
Neo-Nazi and White Supremacist Groups Marching on Capitol Hill on July 4th Hundreds of masked white nationalists marched on the Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on the 250th anniversary of the signing of the declaration of independence. Who are the Aryan Freedom Network?  What’s the responsibility of government to protect vulnerable groups when folks like this come to town?  And how can and should com...
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TPS Under Threat and Puerto Rico’s Water Crisis

July 15, 2026 • 62 mins
On today’s show, Cat Brooks speaks with Nana Gyamfi of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration about the Trump administration’s actions affecting Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians. Then, Deborah Santana discusses Puerto Rico’s ongoing water crisis and its impact on communities across the island.   Law & Disorder exposes the cracks in our system, agitates for resistance and collectively b...
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Alameda County Reparations, Wood Street, and Calls for Justice

July 14, 2026 • 77 mins
On today’s show, Cat Brooks speaks with Debra Gore, Chair of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors Reparations Commission, about the commission’s work and the path toward reparations in Alameda County. Then, award-winning filmmaker Caron Creighton and Wood Street Commons organizer Ifalayo Harper discuss Wood Street, Creighton’s documentary on Oakland’s Wood Street encampment, ahead of its Grand Lake Theate...
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Palestine Post: The Latest on Gaza, Regional Tensions, and U.S. Foreign Policy

July 13, 2026 • 60 mins
On Today’s show, we bring fresh analysis on the ongoing war in Gaza, escalating regional tensions, and the latest developments in U.S. policy toward Israel and Palestine. Zeiad Abbas Shamrouch is the Executive Director of the Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), a Palestinian filmmaker, journalist, educator, and longtime advocate for Palestinian children and refugees. He is joined by Samer Araabi, Associate Director ...
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Targeting Black Youth, ICE Deportations, and the Fight for Police Accountability in Vallejo

July 9, 2026 • 62 mins
On today’s show, Cat Brooks delivers a commentary on the targeting of Black youth before speaking with Mica Rosenberg and Jeff Ernsthausen of ProPublica about their investigation into the sharp increase in ICE detentions and deportations of unaccompanied immigrant children under the Trump administration. Then, Alicia Saddler remembers her brother, Angel Ramos, who was killed by Vallejo police in 2017, and Scott Morris of the ...
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Palestine Post with Khury Petersen-Smith

July 4, 2026 • 33 mins
On this episode of Palestine Post, we look at Israel’s genocidal assaults on Palestine and the region, US complicity in those assaults, the people’s resistance, and the impact across the globe. We invite Khury Petersen-Smith, the Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he researches U.S. empire, borders, and migration, to unpack these questions. —- Subscribe to this podca...
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Farce of July Special with Corrina Gould, Morning Star Gali and Kalonji Changa

July 4, 2026 • 27 mins
On this episode, Cat hosts a special Farce of July conversation featuring Indigenous and Black organizers reflecting on sovereignty, liberation, and the ongoing struggle for justice. Guests include Corrina Gould, Chair of the Confederated Villages of Lisjan; Indigenous leader & organizer Morning Star Gali; and organizer, author, and Black Power Media co-founder Kalonji Jama Changa. —- Subscribe to this podcast: ...
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Resistance in Residence Artist Davíd De La Gran

July 2, 2026 • 27 mins
This week’s Resistance in Residence artist is David De La Gran. Davíd De La Gran is a dynamic multimedia artist, radio host, and educator based in Oakland, CA. Through his workshops, community programming, and performances, he offers a vibrant, hands-on approach to preserving and celebrating the ancestral sounds of the African-Indigenous Diaspora, including Cumbia, Bullerengue, and Tambora.  Beyond his musical work, Dav...
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Resistance in Residence Artist Micia Moseley

June 11, 2026 • 37 mins
Micia Mosely is the founder and director of The Black Teacher Project, a program of The National Equity Project committed to developing a Black teaching force to transform schools into communities of liberated learning. Prior to leading this work, she was a National Training Specialist with The Posse Foundation. Mosely began her career as a high school social studies teacher before earning her Ph.D. in Education from U.C. Berkeley....
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Resistance in Residence Artist Austin Antoine

June 11, 2026 • 33 mins
This week’s Resistance in Residence artist is  Austin Antoine. Austin Antoine is a Washington DC based performance artist who blends music and poetry, with soulful vocals and introspective lyrics.     —- Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.i...
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6.1.26 Palestine Post

June 5, 2026 • 68 mins
Today we speak about the latest in the Middle East with Rayan El-Amine, then a report with Greg Terry from the Sumud Flotilla. Rayan El-Amine is Community organizer and member leader with Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC).  He teaches in the Labor and Community Studies Department at the City College of San Francisco. Greg Terry is a sailor from Arcata, California. He participated in the latest  Global S...
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The End of OPD’s Federal Oversight. Then, Police Brutality in Fairfield, CA. And, Andrew Joseph Jr’s. Legacy

May 28, 2026 • 69 mins
State Terror Roundup:  The Federal Oversight in Oakland is coming to and end: yesterday a court in Oakland headed byJudge William Orwick, who has been overseeing the Oakland Police Department’s 23 year federal oversight program compared the Oakland Police Department reaching the completion of all 51 tasks, given to them 23 years ago – the judge compared the completion of this task to a sports moment. He c...
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