Spotlight Africa

Host: Assumpta Oturu

Spotlight Africa documents African reality in politics, economics, current affairs, social and women issues. On a weekly basis, Spotlight Africa, on Saturdays at 12:00 pm, uniquely presents an in-depth analysis of developments on the continent from the perspective of African intellectuals, Activists, policymakers, politicians, diplomats and Africanists, so African too can be better understood as the realities of today's globalized world, so demand. It is in that spirit, that one day, news about Africa, the developments in Africa, the politics of Africa, the economics of Africa, the current affairs of Africa, and social and women issues of Africa will attain the rightful center stage in the world arena, in the way news from other parts of the world, today dominate the global media.

Online archives: https://archive.kpfk.org/index_one.php?shokey=spotlightafrica

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Schedule

Bibliocracy
2:00pm - 2:30pm

A weekly half-hour literary arts discussion and reading program featuring guest authors of contemporary fiction and nonfiction, poetry and memoir, and occasional political or cultural criticism.
Constituency, The
2:30pm - 3:00pm

A new local public affairs interview program with Augusta Johnson and Keith Johnson (no relation), featuring coverage of pressing civic issues in Los Angeles and Southern California around housing, houselessness and other concerns.
Report to the Listeners
3:00pm - 4:00pm

Monthly reports from management and governance with an opportunity for listeners to call in questions and comments
Be a Better Relative
4:00pm - 5:00pm