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Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools (ENCORE)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Pushout
Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools is an examination of the experiences of black girls across the country whose intricate lives...

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Aug 25, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Blue Dimensions H32: Saxophonist JD Allen reflects on the four-century African-American experience in his new album "Barracoon"
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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saxophonist JD Allen's music is informed by the African-American experience on his new album "Barracoon," and Chick Corea's "Spanish heart" overflo...

Bought by WMOT, KKRN, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Royalton Community Radio, KMUN and more


  • Added: Aug 07, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Blue Dimensions H31: Blues From The Late David Kimbrough III
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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The vatrious blues styles and several names of the late David Kimbrough III

Bought by WMOT, Royalton Community Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KKRN, KMUN and more


  • Added: Jul 31, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Blue Dimensions H29: Catherine Russell's "Alone Together," and a hard look at slavery and racism from the album "Songs Of Our Native Daughters."
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Catherine Russell's spirited new album, and a hard look at slavery and racism from the album "Songs Of Our Native Daughters."

Bought by WMOT, WRGY, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Jul 17, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
383: Weird World Of Mushrooms / 384: Discovering America's Black DNA, 6/8/2019
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Weird World Of Mushrooms" - They can heal you. They can also kill you. This hour, take a trip into the wild world of toadstools. HOUR ...

  • Added: Jun 07, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:58
Community Land Trusts: A Model for Reparations?
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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400 years since the first enslaved Africans arrived in Jamestown, many people agree reparations are due, but what would they look like? How about a...

Bought by KDNK


  • Added: Jun 06, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Blue Dimensions H20: "400: An African American Musical Portrait" - 400 years of African-American experience in music from Avery Sharpe
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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bassist, composer, band leader Avery Sharpe's new album "400: An African American Musical Portrait" traces the African-American experience from the...

Bought by WMOT, WRGY, KKRN, WUFT, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: May 15, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Can Marijuana Create a Path to Justice?
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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The fight to legalize marijuana has never been easy, as evidenced by the recent collapse of months-long efforts in New Jersey and New York. A key i...

Bought by KDNK


  • Added: Apr 04, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
357: Against Cynicism / 358: Hip Hop Future, 3/9/2019
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Against Cynicism" - Why is the world so cynical? This hour, an irony-free exploration of cynicism. HOUR TWO: "Hip Hop Future" - "Strai...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:59
Blue Dimensions H10: Eloquent Sadness from Dory Previn; Good Vibes (and Marimbas) from Stefon Harris
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Moving songs from the late singer-songwriter Dory Previn, and new music from Javon Jackson, Stefon Harris, and Christian McBride.

Bought by WMOT, GCR (Global Community Radio), KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KMUN and more


  • Added: Mar 06, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Blue Dimensions H06: Trumpeter Abram Wilson on The Ferris Wheel To The Modern Day Delta
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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music from a very special 2007 album by the late trumpeter Abram Wilson - - and new music from Kamasi Washington, Nabaté Isles, and Roxy Coss

Bought by WMOT, Royalton Community Radio, KMUN, WJSU, WRGY and more


  • Added: Feb 06, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Spare the Kids, Dr. Stacey Patton
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Dr. Stacey Patton
We speak with author Dr. Stacey Patton about her book, Spare the Kids: Why Whupping Won't Save Black America. The book examines the unique cultural...

Bought by WVAS and WFHB


  • Added: Feb 05, 2019
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 2
Blue Dimensions H02: Sullivan Fortner, top-notch pianist, both as band leader and accompanist
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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new album "Moments Preserved" from pianist Sullivan Fortner, and his special (and solo) accompaniment of singer Cécile McLorin Salvant.

Bought by KHNS, WMOT, KRCB 104.9, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 09, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Blue Dimensions G50: New Music From Three Saxophonic Women
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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new music from three great saxophone-playing women, Tia Fuller, Roxy Coss, and Vanessa Collier

Bought by WMOT, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KMUN, WRGY and more


  • Added: Dec 12, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Michael Eric Dyson on Trump, Truth, and Race
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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America’s unwillingness to assess the ugly truth about systemic inequality has created a perpetual sinkhole of denial. A reality that existed long ...

Bought by WVAS


  • Added: Dec 07, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Blue Dimensions G48: It's "Elementals" with Azar Lawrence and Benito Gonzalez
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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The latest album from saxophonist/composer Azar Lawrence "Elementals" featuring some sparkling playing by pianist Benito Gonzalez

Bought by WMOT, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KMUN, WJSU and more


  • Added: Nov 28, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Blue Dimensions G46: Cyrus Chestnut's Kaleidoscope, and the story of "See Line Woman"
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Cyrus Chestnut's musical journey on "Kaleidoscope" and the song "See Line Woman" from a 1939 field recording to 2018's "Life" album by Vivian Sessoms

Bought by WMOT, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KMUN, WOUB and more


  • Added: Nov 14, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
317: Discovering America's Black DNA / 318: Story Worlds, 10/20/2018
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Discovering America's Black DNA" - What happens when common DNA brings the black and white side of the family together for the first tim...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:59
Blue Dimensions G40: Bass Clarinetist Todd Marcus, music inspired in and by Baltimore
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Bass clarinetist Todd Marcus celebrates his hometown, Baltimore. New music from Corcoran Holt, Mike Clark & Delbert Bump, and Danny Green. Old musi...

Bought by WMOT, WRGY, KKRN, WMHT, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 03, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Blue Dimensions G38: John Coltrane's "Equinox Resolution" - - Trane's music by others and himself
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Celebrating the equinox with Coltrane's "Equinox" and his "Resolution," and more Trane music, performed by Trane and others

Bought by WMOT, WRGY, KKRN, WMHT, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 19, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Blue Dimensions G37: Opening Cécile McLorin Salvant's Window And Facing Christian Sands' Dragons
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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New music from two artists coming of age in a big way: singer Cécile McLorin Salvant and pianist Christian Sands. Also, music from the late pianist...

Bought by WMOT, KHNS, WRGY, WMHT, KKRN and more


  • Added: Sep 12, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
About Last Night: How HBCU Students are Addressing Sexual Assault on Campus
From: Making Contact
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Students at several prominent historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), have demanded that school administrators address sexual assault...

Bought by WVAS


  • Added: Aug 31, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Blue Dimensions G35: "The Choice" — a hidden CD in Kamasi Washington's album "Heaven And Earth" — Is Our Choice
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Music from "The Choice," the hidden CD in the packaging of Kamasi Washington's double (actually triple) album "Heaven And Earth."

Bought by WMOT, WMHT, WRGY, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 29, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Blue Dimensions G30: Lost, And Fortunately Found: Recordings Of John Coltrane, Woody Shaw, & Erroll Garner
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Newly issued in 2018, recordings of late and great jazz artists, John Coltrane, Woody Shaw, and Erroll Garner.

Bought by KHNS, WMOT, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRGY, WMHT and more


  • Added: Jul 25, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Blue Dimensions G29: "Heaven and Earth" from Kamasi Washington, while newly uncovered Coltrane album takes us in "Both Directions At Once."
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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"Heaven and Earth" the new double-album from musical adventurer Kamasi Washington

Bought by KZUM, KHNS, GCR (Global Community Radio), WMOT, WRGY and more


  • Added: Jul 18, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15