Black Voices in Healthcare

Series produced by The Nocturnists

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Image by: Ashley Floréal 

An audio documentary storytelling project featuring the voices of Black people in healthcare.

Stories are powerful. They can be used to erase, simplify, dehumanize, and subjugate. But they can also be used to empower, demystify, create empathy, and remind us of the beautiful, messy humanity that binds us to each other. If people in healthcare are going to engage each other in honest, vulnerable conversation about race, fostering these gut-level connections is essential.

Black lives matter.
Black health matters.
Black stories matter.


10 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
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There is so much to explore about what it means to be Black in healthcare, but for our first episode we wanted to take a moment to sit with the gri...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Oct 19, 2020
  • Length: 34:23
  • Purchases: 1
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The legacy of anti-Blackness runs deep, but we are so much more than Black pain. We are strong, we are creative, we are exuberant, and we are doing...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KVSC, and KWMR


  • Added: Oct 19, 2020
  • Length: 33:05
  • Purchases: 3
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As healthcare workers, many of us have had to leave our home and go wherever our profession takes us. This week we asked you to reflect on what hom...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Oct 19, 2020
  • Length: 31:03
  • Purchases: 1
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The story of our Black hair speaks volumes about our lives. So much love and care is wrapped up in our curls. Alongside so much vulnerability and p...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2020
  • Length: 33:10
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Pandemics don’t just wreak havoc on bodies, they create shockwaves that, sooner or later, touch every corner of our being. This week we asked you...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2020
  • Length: 42:25
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Some move through the world with laser focus. Others are swept into the future by forces of fate. This week we hear about the roads you've taken. O...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2020
  • Length: 42:25
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Have you ever found yourself looking around in a meeting or a class only to realize that you are the only one? Standing out in the crowd can be har...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2020
  • Length: 34:53
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From the physical exams we conduct to diagnose disease, to the reassuring handshakes before a surgical procedure, human touch is absolutely fundame...

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Oct 19, 2020
  • Length: 31:44
  • Purchases: 1
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There is unspeakable anxiety that comes with bringing forth Black life in a world that takes Black lives with impunity. Our series began with a ref...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2020
  • Length: 40:49
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In this special hour-long episode, host Ashley McMullen and executive producer Kimberly Manning discuss the making of the series Black Voices in He...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2020
  • Length: 01:03:44