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Sacramento voices, heard up close.
KYWS Community Conversations 92.9FM West Sacramento is a local series built from Sacramento-area interviews, school visits, organizer conversations, and community commentary. Its episodes favor lived experience over polish, giving airtime to people describing what holds their communities together and what still needs attention.
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KYWS Community Conversations 92.9FM West Sacramento is local radio with a documentary ear. It gives Sacramento-area residents, educators, artists, organizers, and community members space to describe their work in full sentences and on their own terms. The pace is unhurried. That matters. Recent episodes include extended reflections from Sudanese-American educators about SAC Sunday School, where children learn about Sudanese culture, Islamic religion, Ramadan, heritage, patience, gratitude, kindness, charity, and self-discipline. The show treats those details as civic life, not side notes. In one conversation, Tahleel Mohamed explains the importance of helping children feel proud of being both Sudanese and American. In another, Dalia Sidahmed and Suha Abbas introduce themselves through professional and community roles, connecting education with belonging in Sacramento. The series also faces harder local pressures. Charles Ware and Keke Brown discuss housing insecurity and unity in Sacramento. Big Stay speaks to the need for resources and positivity among young people. Kevin Flash is connected to a conversation about digital equity and inclusion in West Sacramento and beyond. The show can shift quickly from neighborhood care to structural critique. Keon Bliss describes Anti-Police Terror Project Sacramento as a Black-led, multiracial, intergenerational organization focused on responding to state violence, supporting impacted families, documenting abuses, and advocating for policy changes. That conversation carries the weight of loss, policing, prisons, jails, and justice work without turning away from specifics. Yusra Nasir brings another kind of testimony, discussing art after the loss of her husband and describing creativity as a path toward healing, peace, unity, and connection. Across the digest, the show’s strongest quality is proximity. It hears Sacramento through people already embedded in classrooms, advocacy spaces, cultural work, family life, and mutual support. The production can feel raw, and some clips preserve repeated phrases, music, or partial excerpts, but the editorial center is clear: community members explain what they are building, what they have survived, and what they want protected.
Made for: For listeners who care about Sacramento-area community life, local history, cultural identity, schools, activism, and civic issues. It especially suits people who prefer firsthand neighborhood voices over polished national commentary.
What sets it apart: The show’s strength is its local specificity: Sudanese Sunday School teachers, Sacramento artists, organizers, and community members speak from direct experience. It preserves the texture of community radio, including pauses, introductions, and grassroots context that more produced interview shows often smooth away.
Listen to community members from around the Sacramento region share history, news and commentary from a diverse range of perspectives. You can tune in live on the radio at 92.9FM if you are in the Sacramento area or listen anytime on our website at KYWS-LP.org & follow us on Instagram @KYWS929
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A direct, practical conversation about clear messaging, self-defense, and community power.
This conversation ties poster-making and clear political messaging to martial arts, racism, school inaction, and community self-defense. It keeps the point plain: if the message is too soft, it can get bent out of shape, but there is still room for posters that are easier to…
A community invitation that ties Sudanese culture, memory, and care into one lived tradition.
KYWS treats Sudan Culture Day as a living community gathering rather than a simple date on a calendar. Yusra Nasir describes an annual, free Sacramento event shaped by traditional dance, music, poetry, food, Sudanese East African decor, and a presentation on the different…
Campus radio with the edges left in.
Gardens as memory, ecology, and public care.
Four Sudanese teachers in Sacramento discuss their Sunday School program, which teaches Sudanese culture, Islamic religion, and heritage to children in the community.
Yusra Nasir discusses how art serves as a tool for healing, raising awareness, and promoting peace, particularly in the context of Sudan, based on her personal experiences as an artist and educator.
This episode features an interview with artist Hayla V discussing how she started making music during the pandemic, her journey from private songwriting to public performance, and her musical influences.
The speaker reflects on their childhood troubles in Sacramento and realizes they were self-inflicted, emphasizing the need for resources and positivity among youth.
This episode discusses how a Sudanese-American Sunday School helps children connect with their culture and religion, particularly during Ramadan, through engaging educational activities.
Ibrahim Kadam provides a geographical and historical overview of Sudan, explaining its location as Egypt's southern neighbor and the origin of the name 'Sudan' from Arabic meaning 'land of the blacks'.
Anita Thomas shares heartfelt memories of her son Antonio as his 45th birthday approaches, discussing how she and her family cope with his loss through storytelling and visiting his memorial bench.
A powerful spoken word reflection on the brutal realities of incarceration, systemic oppression, and urban violence from the perspective of those directly impacted.
Maya Spirit Face-to-Face discusses her work as an energist and spiritual maven, focusing on how spirituality connects to resistance, reclaiming ancestral knowledge, and hosting workshops to help people achieve authenticity and challenge oppressive systems.
Charles Ware and Keke Brown discuss housing insecurity and unity in Sacramento at Classy Hippie Tea Co.
This episode features an interview with Keyon Bliss of the Anti-Police Terror Project Sacramento, discussing the organization's mission to combat state violence, support impacted families, and advocate for policy changes in communities of color.
Maya discusses how spring represents renewal, connecting the earth's awakening to astrological seasons like Pisces and Aries, and the energetic transition from winter cocoons to blooming life.
This episode reflects on International Women's Day, highlighting the stories of revolutionary women activists, particularly Palestinian women's struggles for liberation, and emphasizing the often-unnoticed roles of women like single mothers.
Chanowk Yisrael discusses his journey into urban farming, emphasizing themes of oppression, self-protection, and community empowerment.
This episode features Kevin Flash of Computers 4 Kids discussing digital equity and inclusion initiatives in West Sacramento and beyond.
Michael Ramirez, a local Native historian and cultural practitioner, discusses the history of genocide in California as part of a community conversation series.
Maurice from Friends of the Congo discusses how external actors, particularly the United States, have historically influenced conflict and internal affairs in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Arman from Students for Quality Education discusses Sacramento State University's controversial $23 million investment in the football program versus academic funding during President Luke Wood's tenure.
Jonny Goh and @PrintingAintEasy explore themes of self-defense, resistance, personal empowerment, and healing through poetic reflection on overcoming weakness and building a legacy.
This episode announces and details the annual Sudanese Culture Day event in Sacramento, featuring traditional performances, food, and cultural presentations.
Chris Brown of the Sacramento Climate Coalition discusses his background in social organizing and environmental work, focusing on climate change impacts like water shortages and local Climate Emergency Declarations.
Yasir Dabur of the Palestinian American League discusses the ongoing quasi-ceasefire in Gaza, highlighting continued daily bombings, Israeli control over imports, and the overlooked issue of Palestinian bodies under rubble.
In part two of this interview, Michael Ramirez, a Native historian, shares his personal family history of displacement from Lake Oroville and enslavement under the Vagrant Indian Act, while drawing connections to broader California genocide, environmental degradation, and the importance of uncovering hidden histories for collective understanding.
Jenna Abu Hasna of Addameer discusses the current status and conditions of Palestinian prisoners in this interview.