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On today’s show, host Christina Michelle Patterson of the Black Awareness Association of Juneau moderates a discussion titled Being Black in America in 2020. Guests include speakers from several states including Georgia, Louisiana, Virginia and Washington who share their experiences in this COVID-19 and racially charged climate. Part 1: Part 2: Part 3:

In August, we lost Juneau musician and artist Elisabeth Saya. Her warmth and encouraging presence was felt in the Alaska Folk Festival, Plein Rein, Tlingit-Haida HeadStart, and the Juneau Bach Society, to name just a few groups that benefited from her presence over the years. Listen to this radio obituary about Lis’s life, by Laura…

Sheli DeLaney hosts on Wednesday, September 30, 2020. On Wednesday’s Juneau Afternoon, host Sheli DeLaney will speak with Chilkat and Ravenstail weaver Lily Hope about the All Alaska Native MaskUp Campaign. Libby Bakalar will preview her Friday night Evening at Egan talk. And we’ll hear about a fundraiser for Annie Kaills. That’s Wednesday, live at…

Sheli DeLaney hosts on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. On Tuesday’s show, Juneau Jazz and Classics new Artistic Director, Zuill Bailey, will preview the weekend’s virtual Fall Festival. United Way of Southeast Alaska will preview the Month of Caring and their annual campaign. And NAMI Juneau will outline the Online Family and Friends Seminar – a…

Christina Love hosts on Monday, September 28, 2020. As a person who is in recovery from COVID-19, host Christina Love will moderate a discussion titled “COVID in the Margins” with people who have been directly affected by the virus. Part 1 with Emma: Part 2: Part 3 with Kimberly Sumner: That’s Monday, live at 3:00…

KTOO’s Rashah McChesney hosts a special edition of Juneau Afternoon on Friday focused on the work of award-winning photojournalist Brian Wallace. Wallace and McChesney will explore the craft while examining images spanning decades of the region’s history.