Zina's Buqalah

Zina Bee

(Pronounced: Zee-naa's Boo-kaa-laa) A duty to memory and possibly. A virtual space for folks to tell those stories that you'd never hear about in school, the narratives that have been silenced, pushed to the side, and often manipulated or even erased. It's for the narratives that confront dominant culture and norms, and for the stories that we carry in our veins, those that speak to our healing and liberation. And it's most definitely, a nod to our ancestors. Instagram @zinas.buqalah. Music produced by @Monk_HTS & @Evaclear_Music.

  1. Oct 3

    The Artist's Responsibility: A Fireside Chat with Equipto

    Equipto is a rapper and political activist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. In his teens, he founded Bored Stiff, a long-running hip hop group -- and led the Frisco Five hunger strike outside San Francisco's Mission District police station, to protest police brutality and killings of unarmed civilians. He has performed and toured with many notable hip-hop acts, including KRS-One, De La Soul, Mac Dre, and Nas. He has also released music with Andre Nickatina.Equipto is of mixed Japanese and Colombian ancestry. He is named after Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, the first leader of the Soviet Union. His father, Art Sato, was born in a Japanese internment camp in Colorado. Podcast beats by Monk HardToStop & Evaclear

    The Artist's Responsibility: A Fireside Chat with Equipto

  2. 10/17/2025 ·  Bonus

    A Duty to Memory: October 17th, 1961

    On October 17th, 1961, less than a year before Algeria won its independence – the French state committed a massacre in the heart of Paris. During a peaceful march, over 12,000 people were arrested in a matter of hours. Algerians were beaten, shot with live ammunition, and their bodies thrown into the Seine River. For decades, the official death count was no higherthan 7, though the truth is that dozens (most likely hundreds) of Algerians were murdered or disappeared that day. Some historians call this day the most violent and repressive response to a street protest in modern Western European history. The French state has never taken full responsibilityfor this colonial massacre, never prosecuted anyone for the crimes. October 17th, 1961 is etched in our hearts and carved intoour people’s memory, as a reminder that France’s hands are still dripping with the blood of Algerians (and that of many other African nations). This is our duty to memory. Beats by Monk HTS & Evaclear. Follow Zina's Buqalah on Instagram.

    A Duty to Memory: October 17th, 1961

  3. 10/08/2025

    Voices from the Streets - Volume 1

    As we mark 2 years since the start of this most recent phase of genocide against the people of Palestine and Gaza, people took to the streets of Oakland - demanding an arms embargo. A dozen people shared their reflections, drawing connections to indigenous peoples and working class struggles from all over the world. From the calls to abolish the Prison Industrial Complex to the violence that the state and ICE unleashes against communities of color daily - the message is clear: local organizing works! Free Palestine also means LAND BACK from these Ohlone lands on Turtle Island to all colonized and occupied lands everywhere. Keep your eyes on Sudan, Congo, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Yemen, Syria, Kanaky Islands, Nepal, Madagascar, Kenya, the Philippines, El Salvador and more. The people united will never be defeated. Beats by Monk HTS & Evaclear. Follow Zina's Buqalah on Instagram!

    Voices from the Streets - Volume 1

  4. 01/16/2025 ·  Bonus

    The Politics of Football - From Algeria with Love #DZ

    In honor of our elder and football legend, Rachid Mekhloufi, who passed away at the age of 88 on November 8th, 2024. Allah yerhamo. For the 1st ever Algerian football team, who for the last 4 years of the battle for independence, became ambassadors for the cause and traveled the world to raise awareness and build international support for the resistance to French colonialism - for the land of a million martyrs.

    The Politics of Football - From Algeria with Love #DZ

  5. 10/23/2024 ·  Bonus

    "We the 3arabs": How Media Tales Shape our Reality

    Excerpt: "We the 3arabs, the villains from distant lands in so many of your action films, the terrorists and their oppressed wives, the enemy of the free world and your human rights… those of us who apparently keep traumatizing the west, who will be asked to reassure you (time and time again), that yes we are on your side, that we didn’t all compulsively become monsters on Sept 11th, or that indeed, Islam does come from the word peace. I say us time and time again, because we're all lumped into one big stereotype anyway." Beats by Evaclear & Monk HTS.

  6. 08/16/2024

    Town Business - Honoring & Protecting Oakland's Sacred Legacy

    In this episode, we sit with Raheem Divine 🎙️ - a poet, journalist, sociologist & educator born & raised in Oakland, Califas. We spoke of the legacy of the Black Panther Party, the town’s charm & the ways it operates as a portal, the role of culture & the importance of a holistic approach in movement building & liberation. @raheemdivine ‘s work sheds a light on sex trafficking in her hometown, & the ways in which we can pull from the Panthers’ teachings of discipline and honoring a collective code in order to take meaningful action today. All of that & some amazing tips on the importance of our internal work as we commit for the long haul. Some orgs & people that she lifted up during the session are @nolabrantleyspeaks • @s.h.a.d.e_movement • @loveneverfailsus • @asistastouch 💫 follow them to learn more! The beats blessing your eardrums were conjured & produced by Frisco’s own @monk_hts & @evaclear_music 🎶 🔥 🎶 This episode was recorded at @studiox510 - with the generous guidance & creative support from @countmonti 🫧

    Town Business - Honoring & Protecting Oakland's Sacred Legacy

  7. 07/19/2024

    Fusion of Nations Round Table (Live on July 14th)

    This episode was recorded live at La Peña Cultural Center, as part of a benefit show for displaced families in Palestine, Sudan and Congo. Podcasts guests include Turha'ak from Community Ready Corps, Tina of Gabriela Oakland, Maisa of the Palestinian Feminist Collective, Jesus from Stop Cop City Ohlone Lands, and Haneen of the Sudan Tapes Archive. We’re continuing to build across nations & movements for liberation. We have so much to learn from each other’s lineage and histories. Empire has tried to bury many truths that we carry within our bones.Our people have always known how to organize and resist - in the streets, through culture and ancestral practices, and in community. The system thrives on single stories, simplified versions of history, and stereotypes — but we know our stories and lived experiences are complex & layered & rich in diversity. These are the words we’re continuing to build a platform for.This moment calls on us to keep building and deepening our relations & movement connections - to escalate & rise up for occupied and exploited territories across the globe. From Turtle Island to Falisteen, the Congo & Sudan… until all of our peoples and lands are liberated! Beats for this podcast were created and produced by Monk HTS and Evaclear. Cover art by Jackie Espejo.

    Fusion of Nations Round Table (Live on July 14th)

  8. 05/21/2024 ·  Bonus

    Seeds of Resistance Round Table (Live on May 4th)

    This episode was recorded live on May 4th, at the Eastside Arts Alliance in Oakland, Califas - at the "Seeds of Resistance" benefit show. Juan from @burnthewagon and I had a vision - of bringing both of our podcasts to a live audience, on the same day. To amplify voices from different nations & liberation movements, because this political moment is really asking us to connect & build deeper. Really humbled to have had @raheemdivine • @salmadona of @bayareapym • Deja Gould of @sogoreatelandtrust representing Oakland, Yemen & the Lisjan Ohlone nation on this round table. Juan interviewed @rumman.eh • @shah__noor • @sheridanoelani - representing Lebanon, Sudan & Hawai’i on @burn_the_wagon_ (which was dreamt up and operates on Pomo lands).

    Seeds of Resistance Round Table (Live on May 4th)
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(Pronounced: Zee-naa's Boo-kaa-laa) A duty to memory and possibly. A virtual space for folks to tell those stories that you'd never hear about in school, the narratives that have been silenced, pushed to the side, and often manipulated or even erased. It's for the narratives that confront dominant culture and norms, and for the stories that we carry in our veins, those that speak to our healing and liberation. And it's most definitely, a nod to our ancestors. Instagram @zinas.buqalah. Music produced by @Monk_HTS & @Evaclear_Music.

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  • Creator
    Zina Bee
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    25
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Zina Bee
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    Zina's Buqalah