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Black Forward

Black Forward

By: KZFR 90.1FM & Black Resiliency Project
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Summary

Black Forward is a podcast produced by the Black Resiliency Project in partnership with KZFR 90.1 FM through the Chico Speaks initiative.

Across five conversations, Black Forward centers the voices, stories, and lived experiences of Black community members in Northern California. The series explores reentry, recovery, entrepreneurship, elder wisdom, youth leadership, and the community-rooted work needed to move forward with dignity, resilience, and purpose.

Grounded in the mission of the Black Resiliency Project, Black Forward uplifts marginalized voices while highlighting culturally responsive care, harm reduction, economic empowerment, civic engagement, and generational resilience.

This series invites listeners to reflect on the barriers Black communities continue to face, the solutions already being built, and the power of Black-led community support.


Chico Speaks and Black Forward are made possible by the City of Chico Arts Commission and are supported in part by the California Arts Council, a state agency. Learn more at www.arts.ca.gov.

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Episodes
  • Black Forward - Episode 5 - July 28, 2026

    Black Forward - Episode 5 - July 28, 2026
    29 Jul 2026

    Welcome to Black Forward, a multi-part series about resilience, leadership, and building stronger community. Produced by KZFR 90.1 FM and the Black Resiliency Project. On this week's episode, we'll be discussing youth leadership, civic engagement, life-saving services, and why young people's voices matter. I will be talking with Ife Saint and Maya Jones about how today's youth are shaping tomorrow's communities and what it means to move Black forward.

    Recording and post-production by Carlos Casarez / KZFR 90.1 FM, Chico, California. www.kzfr.org
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    29 min
  • BLACK FORWARD - Episode 4 - Rachel Morton & Jennifer Lang Demystifying Artificial Intelligence

    BLACK FORWARD - Episode 4 - Rachel Morton & Jennifer Lang Demystifying Artificial Intelligence
    22 Jul 2026

    Recording and post-production by Carlos Casarez / KZFR 90.1 FM, Chico, California. www.kzfr.org
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    30 min
  • Black Forward Episode 3 - Featuring Rachel Morton & Featured Guest Jessica Allen

    Black Forward Episode 3 - Featuring Rachel Morton & Featured Guest Jessica Allen
    15 Jul 2026

    In this episode, Rachel and Ife explore economic resilience as a pathway to stability and power. Through the stories of Black entrepreneurs like Jessica, who shares her pathway to becoming a business owner as a returning citiczen.

    Recording and post-production by Carlos Casarez / KZFR 90.1 FM, Chico, California. www.kzfr.org
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    28 min
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