"Black Politics with Chris Owens", airing Saturdays 11:00am – 12:00pm EST is a one-hour, weekly radio program. "Black Politics" can be heard in many media markets (including DC, Chicago, LA and NY) or you can listen right here by clicking on "Listen Live" at 11:00 AM each Saturday. You can also hear the program every Saturday evening on XM Satellite Radio, Channel 167 at 8:00 PM. Please note that if you are in the New York area, the show is heard on WWRL 1600 AM at 7:00 Sunday morning. For other areas, please review the list below!

"Black Politics" aims to be the program of record on Black political thought and happenings. BP will highlight both national and world events, calling upon Congressional Black Caucus members, reporters and writers, celebrities and artists, political analysts and pundits, and grassroots community representatives and activists. BP is built around interviews and media roundtables, addresses presidential politics, health care, education, war spending, economics, human rights, and the concerns of Americans from all walks of life.

Thus far, "Black Politics" guests have included U.S. Representatives John Conyers, Jr., Keith Ellison, Chaka Fattah, Al Green, Eddie Bernice Johnson, Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Carolyn Maloney, Major Owens (retired), Adam Smith, Maxine Waters, and Diane Watson; academics Alan Aja, Michael Eric Dyson, Cass Sunstein, Eddie Glaude, Jr., Eric Gutierrez, John Jackson, and Joseph White; clergy leaders James Forbes, Jr., and Jesse Jackson, Sr.; journalists Janus Adams, Dominic Carter, Robert George, Michael Paulson and Jim Schaefer; Grammy winners Herbie Hancock and Chuck D; City Council members Charles Barron (Brooklyn, NY) and Jennifer Kim (Austin, TX); internet activists James Rucker and Chris Rabb; community and legal activists Majora Carter, Myrna Perez, Kevin Powell and Vincent Warren; author Gilbert King; commentators David Campt, Keli Goff, Maya Rockeymoore and Ellis Washington; pollsters Frank Newport and Scott Simpson; policy wonk Avis Jones-DeWeever, movie producer Jenny Phillips; cancer specialist Dr. Arden Morris; and Carolyn Norris from Human Rights Watch.

Your host, Chris Owens, is a political activist and local community leader in New York City. A former candidate for Congress and community school board member, Chris has worked in the public, private and non-profit sectors and served as Campaign Manager for retired Rep. Major Owens (D-NY) for many years. Chris is also a musician. The theme music for "Black Politics with Chris Owens" and other original songs heard during the program are by Chris Owens.

To contact us with any questions or comments, please send an email to BlackPolitics@airamerica.com.

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The program is aired on Saturday, unless otherwise noted. All times are local times, unless otherwise noted.

Streaming audio from www.airamerica.com/listen - Saturday, 11 AM EST

XM Satellite Radio, Channel 167 - Saturday, 8 PM EST

AK: Anchorage 1080 AM KUDO 7 AM

AZ: Phoenix 1480 AM KPHX 9 AM

AZ: South Tucson 1330 AM KJLL 8 AM

CA: Los Angeles 1150 AM KTLK 8 AM

CA: Monterey/Salinas/Santa Cruz 540 AM KRXA 8 AM

CA: Palm Springs 1340 AM KPTR 8 AM

CA: San Luis Obispo 1340 AM KYNS 8 AM

CA: San Francisco 960 AM KKGN 8 AM

CA: Santa Barbara 1340 AM KIST 8 AM

CA: Victor Valley 1230 AM KSZL 8 AM

CO: Denver 760 AM KKZN 9 AM

DC: DC 1260 AM WWRC 11 AM

FL: Dade City 1350 AM WDCF 11 AM

FL: Miami 940 AM WINZ 11 AM

FL: Tampa 1340 AM WTAN 11 AM

FL: West Palm Beach 1290 AM WJNO 11 AM

IL: Chicago 850 AM WCPT 10 AM

IL: Marion/Carbondale 1420 AM WINI 11 AM

LA: Baton Rouge 1380 AM WPYR 10 AM

MD: Frederick 820 AM WWWB 11 AM

MI: Ann Arbor 1290 AM WLBY 11 AM

MI: Detroit 1310 AM WDTW 11 AM

MI: Grand Rapids 1230 AM WTKG 11 AM

MN: Brainerd 1270 AM WWWI 11 AM

MN: Minneapolis-St. Paul 950 AM KTNF 11 AM

NJ: Pleasantville 1490 AM WTAA

NM: Albuquerque 1350 AM KABQ 9 AM

NM: Santa Fe 1260 AM KTRC 9 AM

NM: Taos 1340 AM KVOT 11 AM

NY: Buffalo 1520 AM WWKB 11 AM

NY: Ithaca 1470 AM WNYY 11 AM

NY: NY 1600 AM WWRL 7 AM SUNDAY

NY: Rochester 1230 AM WROC 11 AM

NC: Asheville 880 AM WPEK 11 AM

NC: Chapel Hill 1360 AM WCHL 11 AM

OH: Columbus 1580 AM WVKO 11 AM

OR: Astoria 1230 AM KKEE 8 AM

OR: Medford-Ashland 730 AM KEZX 8 AM

OR: North Bend/Coos Bay 1340 AM KBBR 8 AM

OR: Portland 620 AM KPOJ 8 AM

PA: Pittsburgh 1360 AM WPTT 11 AM

SC: Columbia 1230 AM WOIC 11 am

VA: Charlottesville 1450 AM WVAX 11 AM

VT: Bennington 1370 AM / 94.3 FM WBTN 11 AM

VT: Brattleboro 1490 AM WKVT 11 AM

VT: Montpelier 550 AM WDEV 11 AM

WA: Bellingham 930 AM KBAI 7 PM

WA: Seattle 1090 AM KPTK 11 AM

WA: Spokane 1280 AM KPTQ 8 AM

WV: Huntington 1340 AM WCMI 11 AM

WI: Madison 92.1 FM WXXM 10 AM

WY: Sheridan 93.7-3 FM KYTI HD 9 AM