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Concerns about disparities in discipline of Black, Brown and disabled students in Buffalo Schools when the suspension rate is compared to White students. Albany correspondent Karen DeWitt looks at Gov. Kathy Hochul's newly announced affordable housing plan. Also SUNY Erie (ECC) President David Balkin has resigned, and a judge has tossed out an activist group's challenge to the city council's new districts map.

It's official: NY lawmakers are seeking a raise and have introduced a proposal to boost the base salary to the highest in the nation- in exchange fora possible ban on outside income. Also, a candlelight vigil in support of Muslim women in Iran will be held tonight , and there is a spike in COVID-19 cases with 178 new ones reported in Erie County.

Hear a chat about representation, with Buffalo's original Kente Claus, an afro-centric counterpart to the more familiar depictions of Santa. We also have the latest on Blizzard preparations: garbage and recycling in Buffalo are cancelled, schools — including Buffalo - are closed Friday. And the state's first licensed cannabis retail outlet is opening... downstate.

For 30 years, Theater Talk has been appointment listening on WBFO, featuring the insights of theater critic and historian, Anthony Chase, who joins Peter Hall for a five-minute weekly broadcast at 6:45 and 8:45 Friday mornings on 88.7 WBFO with a podcast available on wbfo.org. As part of BTPM (Buffalo Toronto Public Media), their beat is primarily Buffalo theater, but Broadway, The Shaw Festival, The Stratford Festival, are covered as other relevant art forms are touched on, including ballet and opera.

SUNY Buffalo State University Professor Steve Peraza talks about his work documenting Buffalo's civil rights history, contrasting it to the more traditional narrative that is put forth about racism in the South. Then Sherman Webb-Middlebrooks and Antoine Johnson explore the fatherhood initiative at the Buffalo Prenatal Perinatal Network talking about ways to help support fathers and families in Buffalo.

Voelker's Lanes on Elmwood Ave. is marked for demolition and the city's housing court has signed off on it. Speaking out at length for the first time since his loss in the NYS Governor's race, Republican Lee Zeldin isn't ruling out future political office. An update on the Cheektowaga police officer that was struck by a vehicle on Monday.

For 30 years (as of November 2022) Theater Talk has been appointment listening on WBFO, featuring the insights of theater critic and historian, Anthony Chase, who joins Peter Hall for a five-minute weekly broadcast at 6:45 and 8:45 Friday mornings on 88.7 WBFO with a podcast available on wbfo.org. As part of BTPM (Buffalo Toronto Public Media), their beat is primarily Buffalo theater, but Broadway, The Shaw Festival, and The Stratford Festival are covered as other relevant art forms are touched on, including ballet and opera.

Just after he announces he is leaving his Ellicott district seat on the Buffalo City Council, president Darius Pridgen of True Bethel Baptist Church joins us for the entire hour to talk about his future, what the city needs to progress, and a overview of the changes in education, segregation and related issues over his 12 year tenure.

An increase in education aid, more housing programs, bail reform and a hike in cigarette taxes in Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposed budget. The UB medical school looking at anti-racism, anti-gun work as a public health issue. And a guilty plea for Deyanna Davis after running into a police line with her vehicle during the BLM protests of 2020.

Today as part of Black History Month, we tell the story of LeRoi Johnson. He shares his journey from the Perry Projects in Buffalo to being a student activist at Canisius College in the late 60s, and his role as manager for his brother Rick James, the MaryJane Girls and other acts in the 80s. A prominent attorney, he is an internationally known artist with the exhibition "LeRoi: Living in Color" underway at the Burchfield-Penney Art Center. With earlier shows in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Canada, his work is global, and incorporates African, Caribbean, and South American cultural influences depicting dreams, visions, and African ancestry.