REPAIR OUR HATRED AND INDIFFERENCE TOWARD OTHERS, THE TOPICS OF BLACK HISTORY AND GUN VIOLENCE

Jaws of Justice Radio investigates how we can achieve justice from a system of laws deeply rooted in economic, social and political inequality.  We hope you will listen.

For our show on February 19th, host Macy Jones will be speaking with his guest, Lewis Diuguid about Black History.  You know the old saw, if we do not know our history, we are doomed to repeat it.  Let me add to that, if we do not know our history, our present is shaped by ignorance.

Lewis Diuguid is the former columnist, editorial board member, op-ed page editor, and letters editor at The Kansas City Star, and he is also a published author. He has written “A Teacher’s Cry: Expose the Truth about Education Today”, and “Discovering the Real America: Toward a More Perfect Union”, which examines the often-overlooked history of white privilege, racism and discrimination in the United States.

As ever, Lewis Diuguid has a great deal to tell us and we are so lucky to have him as our guest.  Lewis is a remarkable fit on KKFI, a person not afraid to speak truth on KKFI, the community radio station that is not afraid to broadcast truth!

During the other half of our program, host Keith Brown El is going to provide his commentary about the gun violence at the February 14^th parade.  Many citizens were wounded and one was killed, KKFI’s own DJ, Lisa Lopez Galvan.  This really brings the prevalence of gun violence home to us.  Anyone of us was at the parade, all of us in the studio are DJs on KKFI and so everyone of us wonders, will I be shot?  Do I send my child to school every day?

On Jaws of Justice, we examine how to find justice in our society.  Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.

Calendar for the week of Feb. 19th:

• Legal Aid of Western Missouri provides free civil legal services to low-income and vulnerable people in Jackson CTY Missouri. Interested individuals can call 816-474-6750 to apply.

• Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America is a very active group of Mothers and others. You can learn where their virtual meetings this week will occur at https://momsdemandaction.org/events/

• Please check the calendar at https://more2.org/ for events you can attend.
• A list of services, meals, and hot lines are available at https://lawrenceprogressivecalendar.blogspot.com/ The list is updated daily.
• THURS, Feb. 22^nd, 6 PM, the G.R.I.E.F. to Relief Seminar, invites you to the Mattie Rhodes Center at 148 N. Topping Ave, KCMO for Groups including representatives from Partners For Peace. They will discuss the new program to reduce crime in KC and also what programs are available to you from the city. For those unable to attend in person, all sessions will be accessible via Zoom. To get the Zoom link, please visit coreysnetwork.org/contact and provide your contact details. Make sure to enter “Grief to Relief” in the Subject field. You will receive an email containing the Zoom link on the day of seminar.
• THURS, Feb. 22^nd, 10 AM, EmpowerMissouri’s Community Justice Coalition meets. This is a multi-sector team of dedicated advocates who envision a future without mass incarceration. Through deep policy research, field work and legislative advocacy, we battle the harms of mass incarceration in our communities. This is a virtual event, more info and access at https://empowermissouri.org/events/february-22nd-community-justice-coalition-meeting/
• SUN, Feb. 25^th, 3 PM, Immigration 101 is at the JoCo Library – Central, 9875 W 87th St, Overland Park, KS. League of Women Voters – Johnson County KS has a program to discuss the myths and messages we hear about our immigration system. This nonpartisan discussion is facilitated by Itzel Vargas-Valenzuela, Program Coordinator for AIRR (Advocates for Immigrant Rights and Reconciliation) and Angela Ferguson, immigration attorney. REGISTER @lwvjoco.org events calendar.

Thanks to all our listeners, stay close to your dial and stay well!

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