2025-07-27 Diasporic Music with Mali and Jalali

Diasporic Music made in the West but not of the West.

Diasporic Music made in the West, but not of the West.

Norman Otis Richmond aka Jalali The Bluesologist provides an All-African mix of music & politics.Co-Host Malinda Docuvixen Francis, & on the Buttons Lisa Watson.

Black Power 96 FM Radio 2-4pm ET 11am PT, 1pm CT, 2pm ET, 3pm AT, 7pm GMT London, Amsterdam UTC 8pm

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Black Power 96 Radio is funded by listeners and supporters. Contribute during our Spring Fund Drive! Until our July Fund drive.

Station goal is $10,000, Show Goal is $500, Station we are at $2,538.48, Show goal at $351.54. 

Donate to become a Supporting Member or renew your support today. Keep the station going strong!

Thank you to all those who have contributed so far:

  • Ethan in North Kansas City, MO who said:
    “​​I appreciate your weekly interview w Dr Horne!”

  • MQ in Florida

  • An anonymous donor who gave $200 in memory of Octavia Butler

  • Mildred in Colombia, SC

  • Martin in Philadelphia who said: I support Norman Otis Richmond and the endeavors of the station

  • Lisa in Minneapolis

  • And thank you to Activist News Network, as well as other anonymous donors for all the support over the last year

Remaining to goal = $202

Your donation today supports: 

  • Keeping Black Power 96 Radio on the air! 

  • The black community having OUR OWN radio station. We define the programming. We give opportunities to our community to get experience in audio engineering and other aspects of running a radio station. It’s an institution in the hands of our community.

Ways to donate and pledge                                            .

  1. Go to BlackPower96.org/DM (that’s DM for Diasporic Music) - that will take you right to the fundraising page for our show

  2. If you use CashApp, you can send a donation to: $BlackPower96

  3. Call 888-979-2796; or

  4. Checks could be mailed to Black Power 96, 1245 18th Ave S., St. Petersburg, FL 3370

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Why Donate? Black Power 96’s Mission in the Community:

  • Black Power 96 is a project of the African People’s Education and Defense Fund (APEDF) which has a 30 year track record of developing institutions for African economic development and self-determination.

  • The core values of Black Power 96 Radio are:

    • Support for the right to freedom of speech and the right to political association without fear of political imprisonment and loss of life, limb or livelihood.

    • Raising the consciousness of African people through talk shows, news, music, health & wellness and other cultures to facilitate the unification of African people as one people worldwide in the process of liberating Africa.

    • And We are committed to developing self-reliant, community-controlled media capacity in the hands of the African working class.


WBPU 96.3 FM - Black Power 96 Radio - is a project of the African People's Education and Defense Fund (APEDF), whose mission is to develop and institutionalize programs that defend the human and civil rights of the African community, and to address the grave disparities in education, health, healthcare, and economic development faced by African people. 

APEDF is an official 501c3 non-profit organization, so your donations to Black Power 96 Radio are tax-deductible!



Show Segments

Jalali The Bluesologist and gives his musical playlist and commentary.
We are Fundraising 2pm.

Special Guest : Radio Documentary 230pm


Jazz Zone with Tien Providence via (Radio Regent)
A Tribute To Award Winning Pianist Composer Singer Andy Bey Pt .1


Weekly Horne Report Political and Historical Analysis with Dr. Gerald Horne. 3:30pm


Social Media Show Reminders


Streaming Platforms

On SoundCloud and On YouTube

On Spotify