Polls Say Sullivan Leads Anchorage Mayoral Race, Prop 5 Could Be Close

It's election season in Anchorage and you can't drive around the city without seeing signs for incumbent Mayor Dan Sullivan and challenger Paul Honeman....

An Alaskan Urban Rural Exchange

Nestled on the banks of the Nushagak River lies the village of New Stuyahok with a population of 510. The village is on a hill with three main streets of houses and a school at the top. Chief Ivan Blunka School is home of the Eagles: student population 150. For a week, five Anchorage students and a teacher had a once in a lifetime chance to experience their amazing model for education. Read more.

Can America and the Muslim World be Friends?

As a Fellow of Muslim Politics and Societies at the Center on National Security at Fordham Law, Haroon Moghul is a world-renown expert on Islam in the modern world. As a current doctoral candidate at Columbia University, Mr. Moghul’s research focus is Islamic thought in late colonial India. However, he has spoken around the world on topics including Islamic history and culture, contemporary politics in the Muslim world, and radicalism and religious identity. Click for more info.

April Schedule Highlights

KAKM, Channel 7 television, is pleased to continue bringing quality programming to your home. In this month’s prime time lineup you will find new programming as well as some of your old favorites.

Sullivan Wins Reelection; Prop 5 Fails

Dan Sullivan won another term as mayor of Anchorage beating his main rival Paul Honeman and four other candidates in Tuesday's elections. Proposition 5 was defeated. All the other major propositions passed. Read More View Complete Anchorage Municipal Election Results

Oil Tax Debate; Anchorage Port; Sarah Palin’s Emails

Legislature's oil tax debate; funding for the Port of Anchorage; Anchorage mayor's race; the state budget process; Sarah Palin's emails; state education budget; and lobbying in Juneau.

Conversations that Matter: Envisioning Racial Equity in Alaska

How do we, as a statewide community, engage in a difficult but respectful discussion about race in Alaska? Through an innovative project based on indigenous values and dialogue principles applied by the First Alaskans Institute, this program seeks to elevate the conversation about race and racism in Alaska and prompt ideas about possible solutions to racial inequality in the state.
    KSKA FM 91.1: Thursday 4/26 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm

Oil Tax Revision Passed by Senate, Anchorage Election Investigation

The stories up for discussion this week are: the oil tax revision passed by the Senate; Anchorage election results and ballot shortage investigation; proposed bill to offset high energy costs; Samantha Koenig body found; legislative session winding down; and "Justice for Ted" rally. KSKA: Friday, 4/6 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 4/7 at 6:00pm KAKM: Friday, 4/6 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 4/7 at 5:00pm

Meet the Dialogue Participants

Conversations that Matter: Envisioning Racial Equity in Alaska is a part of the Alaska Native Dialogues on Racial Equity, a statewide project that aims to initiate, foster, and grow racial healing by meaningfully engaging in conversations in communities across Alaska on race, racism and racial equity; in order to move people into a place of understanding, healing and growth. Included here is a list of participants in that project the, including those involved in the broadcast program. Click to see the biographies.

About the Alaska Native Dialogues on Racial Equity Project

The Alaska Native Dialogues on Racial Equity (ANDORE) is a project initiated by the Alaska Native Policy Center at First Alaskans Institute and funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation through the America Healing Initiative. This statewide project - based on Indigenous principles and values - aims to initiate, foster, and grow racial healing by meaningfully engaging in community conversations across Alaska on race, racism and racial equity; seeking to move communities into a place of understanding, healing and growth. Learn more.

Powerful Questions to Stimulate Dialogue on Racism

A series of questions was provided to participants in the Alaska Native Dialogues on Racial Equity project to help facilitate discussions on the topic of racial inequity.  They are provided here as a tool for those interested in hosting dialogues of their own. Click to view the questions.

Dialogue Agreements

The Alaska Native Dialogues on Racial Equity approach to hosting conversations is born from the value of having meaningful and sometimes difficult conversations using indigenous principles and values. Participants in individual dialogues were asked to approach the conversation within the parameters of the agreements chosen by the hosts. Click to view the dialogue agreements.

How to Host Your Own Dialogue to Racial Healing

This detailed infographic was developed in order to help individuals to facilitate their own dialogues using the tools developed for the Alaska Native Dialogues on Racial Equity project. Click for a larger view.

Additional Video Conversations

In addition to the inner circle conversation included in the broadcast, participants also engaged in small group discussion of a series of powerful questions. Click to view more videos.

Night Music: March 31, 2012

Here’s the music playlist for Night Music with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format: Song Title Artist Name Album Title Label Duration Full Moon...

Night Music: April 7, 2012

Here’s the music playlist for Night Music with Connie G. All tracks played are listed below in the following format: Song Title Artist Name Album Title Label Duration I Like...

Algo Nuevo: April 1, 2012

Here’s the Sunday, April 1, 2012 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera...

Algo Nuevo: April 8, 2012

Here’s the Sunday, April 8, 2012 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave ...

Traveling Music: April 1, 2012

Here’s the music playlist from Traveling Music with Shonti Elder. All tracks played are listed below in the following format: Song Title Artist / Composer CD Title Label Duration Foggy...

Soul to Soul: March 31, 2012

Here’s the music playlist from the March 31, 2012 edition of Soul ...