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Ayana Contreras explores the motivation behind "playing the numbers", or the lottery.
- Added: Mar 10, 2010
- Length: 09:46
Young Urban Professionalism needs to be in vogue again
- Added: Nov 05, 2008
- Length: 02:56
Commentary about the hopes of Mixed Race people and the Presidential race.
Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KCUR, Remix Radio, and KFAI Minneapolis
- Added: Sep 08, 2008
- Length: 04:13
- Purchases: 5
A commentary noting Martin Luther King Jr.'s staunch support of union rights, which he died defending.
- Added: Apr 04, 2008
- Length: 02:58
From YO MISS! Teaching Inside the Cultural Divide, Volume 1, a play by Judith Sloan. WINNER FIRST PLACE 2008, Missouri Review Narrative Essay about...
- Added: Feb 25, 2008
- Length: 06:48
The pioneering Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters played a major role in the struggle of African Americans for equal rights.
Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WDBM, and WEZU
- Added: Jan 27, 2008
- Length: 03:46
- Purchases: 3
A commentary noting that Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the staunchest and most effective supporters working Americans have ever had.
Bought by Prairie Public, WEZU, RadioFreePalmer, KBRP Community Radio, KUT and more
- Added: Jan 13, 2008
- Length: 03:11
- Purchases: 7
A look back at the career and influence of the jazz saxophonist.
- Added: Nov 09, 2007
- Length: 04:01
Exploring the American dream through a homless shelter in Charleston and a lawyer in Baton Rouge
- Added: Jun 04, 2007
- Length: 24:59
A commentary about C.L. Dellums of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, one of the country's key labor and civil rights leaders for more than 6...
- Added: Jan 20, 2007
- Length: 02:57
- Purchases: 4
Blues scholar on the importance of B.B. King
Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, Radio New Zealand, WABE, WTJU, PRX Remix and more
- Added: Dec 07, 2006
- Length: 05:39
- Purchases: 6
Bethany Ocansey reminisces about the influence of racism on her childhood and how it didn't affect her until she moved from Europe to America.
- Added: Sep 11, 2006
- Length: 03:55
Although the Cold War is long over, red-baiting for political advantage continues.
- Added: Nov 26, 2005
- Length: 03:03
In this Blues File reviewer Jonny Meister offers up his thoughts on Hubert Sumlin's new album "About Them Shoes."
- Added: Mar 23, 2005
- Length: 02:51
- Purchases: 5
Rev. Jesse Jackson argues for big business to invest in the under classes.
Bought by WUSM, KSFR, KUOW, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.
- Added: Sep 13, 2004
- Length: 59:32
- Purchases: 4