Rhonda McBride

 

Do you already feel your resolve weakening over some of your New Year’s resolutions? Research shows that only a small percentage of us actually succeed in keeping them.

But hey, don’t stress out. Instead, enjoy a laid-back, playful conversation on this Thursday’s program from the Black Awareness Association of Juneau, which looks at reframing this question in such a way that you will find it easier to meet your goals.

Christina Michelle hosts this week’s show. Culture Rich Conversations is produced by the Black Awareness Association of Juneau and airs on Thursdays at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3.  The rebroadcast airs at 7:00 p.m. on KTOO. You can also listen online at ktoo.org.

There are seven days of Kwanzaa, which begin this Sunday. And on each day of this celebration, a candle is lit to symbolize  one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa.

On this Thursday’s Culture Rich Conversations, the Black Awareness Association of Juneau will explore this celebration of family, community and culture, which started as a way to help African Americans reconnect to their African roots and heritage.

Christina Michelle hosts this week’s program. You can catch Culture Rich Conversations on Thursdays at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3. The rebroadcast airs at 7:00 p.m. on KTOO. You can also listen online at ktoo.org.

 

Before 2021 disappears in the rearview mirror, a look back at another tough year for Juneau, as the community continued to navigate coronavirus challenges in a constantly changing landscape.

On Wednesday’s Juneau Afternoon, the KTOO news department will rewind the events of the past year, to pause and reflect over some of the stories that defined 2021 – a year of sadness, but also hope and resilience.  Jennifer Pemberton, managing editor, and Rashah McChesney, who is both an editor and a reporter,  talk not only about the big stories of the year but also the coverage itself.

Listen to the program:

You can catch Juneau Afternoon, Tuesday through Friday, live at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3.  The rebroadcast airs at 7:00 p.m. on KTOO. You can also listen online at ktoo.org.

A march to promote equal access to the ballot box is planned for 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, starting at Marine Park.

On Juneau Afternoon, organizers of the rally will explain why Alaskans need to stay vigilant when it comes to protecting voting rights.

Also in this program:

• A winter solstice poem from Richard Stokes, a Juneau poet.
• Setting the table for healthy holiday eating.
• Why JAMHI Health and Wellness has added a pediatrician to its staff.

Listen to the  all of the interviews:

Part 1. Kyle Harris, organizer of a Juneau march for voting rights.

Part 2. Richard Stokes, a Juneau poet, reads a poem about winter solstice.

Part 3. Cynthia Gordon, a diabetes education program manager at Bartlett Regional Hospital, and Loretta Bevegni from TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) talk about healthy holiday eating.

Part 4. Dr. Marna Schwartz , Loretta Harris and Rena Nordgren talk about services provided by JAMHI Health and Wellness.

Rhonda McBride hosts Thursday’s program.  You can catch Juneau Afternoon, Tuesday through Friday, live at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3.  The rebroadcast airs at 7:00 p.m. on KTOO. You can also listen online at ktoo.org.

It will be 50 years tomorrow, that Dr. Rosita Worl stood in the back of the room at a historic Alaska Federation of Natives convention, when delegates voted to approve President Nixon’s signing of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.  As an Alaska Native, she felt a rush of excitement as the votes were cast. At the time, she was a student, studying to become an anthropologist — and later went on to become president of the Sealaska Heritage Institute.

 

 

On today’s Juneau Afternoon, Dr. Worl looks back on that moment, in which she not only had a front row seat on history, but also the eyes of a trained observer, who tracked the cultural changes that followed.

 Listen to the program:

Rhonda McBride hosts today’s program.  You can catch Juneau Afternoon,Tuesday through Friday, live at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3.  The rebroadcast airs at 7:00 p.m. on KTOO. You can also listen online at ktoo.org.

 

 

Our special series on the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act continues on this Thursday’s Juneau Afternoon, with a look at some of the unfinished business of ANCSA and its impact on future generations.

Joaqlin Estus and Meghan Sullivan are the featured guests. Both work as correspondents for Indian Country Today.

Sullivan, as the granddaughter of Mary Jane Fate, one of the early leaders in the land claims fight, has a personal connection to the story of ANCSA.

Also in this program:  highlights from Alice Glenn’s interview with Diane Benson, a longtime Native activist who hosted “Caught in the Act,” a documentary that airs tonight, as part KTOO 360 TV’s Thursday night flashback series on ANCSA.

Listen to the program:

Rhonda McBride hosts Thursday’s program.  You can catch Juneau Afternoon, Tuesday through Friday, live at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3.  The rebroadcast airs at 7:00 p.m. on KTOO. You can also listen online at ktoo.org.