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A Conversation with Charles Person
From: Loki Mulholland
Series: The Uncomfortable Truth: Civil Rights Movement
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One of the original 13 Freedom Riders, what Charles Person faced during the Civil Rights Movement was far worse than his time as a Marine in Vietnam.

  • Added: Jan 13, 2021
  • Length: 01:26:58
A Conversation with JoAnne Blackmon Bland
From: Loki Mulholland
Series: The Uncomfortable Truth: Civil Rights Movement
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Only 11 years old on Bloody Sunday, JoAnne faced the charging horses and the swinging batons of the state troopers.

  • Added: Jan 13, 2021
  • Length: 01:06:54
A Conversation with Dave Dennis
From: Loki Mulholland
Series: The Uncomfortable Truth: Civil Rights Movement
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Freedom Rider, Dave Dennis, never thought about getting involved in the Civil Rights Movement but he did want a date with a pretty young lady.

  • Added: Jan 13, 2021
  • Length: 01:31:59
A Conversation with Joan Trumpauer Mulholland
From: Loki Mulholland
Series: The Uncomfortable Truth: Civil Rights Movement
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Her mugshot has been called one of the most iconic in American history. The pretty white southern woman who defied Jim Crow and fought for civil ri...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2021
  • Length: 01:23:34
A Conversation with Ruby Bridges
From: Loki Mulholland
Series: The Uncomfortable Truth: Civil Rights Movement
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The little girl who went to school with federal marshals as escorts has something to say about what she went through and what we are going through ...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2021
  • Length: 01:02:02
Blue Dimensions I50: Kat Riggins Cries Out The Blues
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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a new album "Cry Out" — strong new blues songs from singer and songwriter Kat Riggins —and several selections from a great debut album, "Omega," fr...

Bought by WMOT, KJZX-Austin, Raven Radio, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 09, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Blue Dimensions I47: New Music From Vibraphonist Joel Ross, Cornetist Ron Miles, and Guitarist-Singer George Benson
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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music from Joel Ross's new album "Who Are You?" with saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins

Bought by KMUN, KJZX-Austin, WMOT, Raven Radio, KKRN and more


  • Added: Nov 18, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 17
Reparations: Should We Pay for Someone Else's Sin?
From: Loki Mulholland
Series: The Uncomfortable Truth
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The United States government has a history of paying reparations to those who have been wronged but with one very striking exception: slavery. Shou...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2020
  • Length: 46:41
EP153 Fenton Robinson (revisted)
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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The JSP Records label recently released a new album of unreleased material of Chicago's Bluesman Fenton Robinson which was recorded in England and ...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2020
  • Length: 59:56
Blue Dimensions I44: South African pianist Nduduzo Makhathini's Modes of Communication
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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featuring South African pianist Nduduzo Makhathini's album "Modes Of Communication: Letters From The Underworlds."

Bought by KJZX-Austin, WMOT, Raven Radio, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 28, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
Eric Deggans, NPR TV critic and Author of 'RACE-BAITER" on Language, Travel and Media
From: World Footprints LLC
Caption: Race-Baiting book cover
World Footprints talks race-baiting, travel, media and music with NPR TV critic Eric Deggans.

  • Added: Oct 07, 2020
  • Length: 40:26
Blue Dimensions I41: Saxophonist Teodross Avery Plays The Music Of Thelonious Monk
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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saxophonist Teodross Avery takes on the music of Thelonious Monk on his album "Harlem Stories: The Music Of Thelonious Monk"

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


  • Added: Oct 07, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
From Oakland to Johannesburg: Can We Reform the Police?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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The United States is three months into a mass movement against police violence. We are the midst of a national conversation about the relationship ...

Bought by WMUU-LP and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Sep 09, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Why We Still Need to Talk About White Supremacy
From: Mateo Schimpf
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It’s been three months since George Floyd was killed by a white police officer in Minnesota. The movement prompted an outpouring from lawmakers in ...

Bought by WMUU-LP and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Aug 26, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Blue Dimensions I35: MONK'estra, Black Art Jazz Collective, Jazz Is Dead 3, and a Jubilant baritone
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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MONK'estra plays music of its leader John Beasley, as well as its namesake Thelonious Monk. Also new music from Black Art Jazz Collective, Jazz Is ...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Raven Radio, KHNS, KKRN, WMOT and more


  • Added: Aug 26, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Shades of Beauty
From: Ariel Mejia
Series: ASM Youth Radio Summer 2020
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A piece by Lael Saphir. My piece is about what it feels like to be a P.O.C. dancer in a community that excludes you.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 18, 2020
  • Length: 06:47
  • Purchases: 1
Blue Dimensions I33: The Vibraphonic Reincarnation of Warren Wolf
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Good vibes! Vibraphonist Warren Wolf's album "Reincarnation," and vibraphonist Steve Yeager's "Vibraharp."

Bought by KJZX-Austin, WMOT, Raven Radio, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 12, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
Blue Dimensions I32: A Noteworthy Debut From Saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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the debut album of saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, "Omega" and music from two of his mentors, trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire and pianist Jason Moran (w...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, GCR (Global Community Radio), WMOT, Raven Radio, KKRN and more


  • Added: Aug 05, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
Ocean and Freedom
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: View of Table Mountain. Cape Town, South Africa, Credit: Unsplash
This week on World Ocean Radio we share the final episode of the five-part Slavery: Heritage and Identity series. In this broadcast we look at the ...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2020
  • Length: 05:18
Amistad
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Oil painting of La Amistad off the coast of Long Island , Credit: Courtesy of the New Haven Museum
This week on World Ocean Radio: part four of the five-part Slavery: Heritage and Identity series. In this episode we discuss the history of La Amis...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2020
  • Length: 05:30
Diving with Purpose
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio, part three of the five-part Slavery: Heritage and Identity series, we introduce listeners to Diving with a Pu...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2020
  • Length: 05:25
EP145 Byther Smith
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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An experience nof hearing a blue musician in a real blues club in Chicago.

  • Added: Jul 17, 2020
  • Length: 59:42
The Slave Route
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: UNESCO Slave Route: Resistance, Liberty, Heritage
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, part two of the four-part Slavery: Heritage and Identity series, we discuss trans-Atlantic slavery in the con...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2020
  • Length: 05:10
Eloisa Diaz-Sanz: One of My Favorite Quotes Is by Malcolm X
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Eloisa Diaz-Sanz, Credit: Shefik
Freedom - Eloisa Diaz-Sanz is an American creative consultant and fashion designer from New York City, specializing in womenswear. Her experience i...

  • Added: Jul 09, 2020
  • Length: 01:36
Angela Adetola: Everyone Can Learn, as Long as They're Given the Right Tools
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Angela Adetola, Credit: Shefik
Education - Angela Adetola is the Presdient of the Board of Directors at YWCA Yonkers, located in Yonkers, New York. The members and supporters of ...

  • Added: Jul 09, 2020
  • Length: 02:47