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StoryCorps Griot: Rev. Farrell Duncombe and Howard Robinson
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: The late Rev. Farrell Duncombe (left) spoke with his friend Howard Robinson for a StoryCorps conversation in 2010 about how his role models helped shape him as a leader in his Alabama community.
Rev. Farrell Duncombe talks about growing up in Montgomery, AL, and the role models who shaped him, including his Sunday school teacher, Rosa Parks.

  • Added: Aug 12, 2021
  • Length: 03:15
Blue Dimensions J33: Jazz is Dead and well — Brian Jackson's "Jazz Is Dead " album and also those from Gary Bartz and Roy Ayers
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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music from three albums in the series "Jazz Is Dead" from player-producers Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge, including the latest release fea...

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


  • Added: Aug 11, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
StoryCorps Griot: Malinda Edwards and Mildred Betts
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Willie Edwards Jr. died in 1957. He was killed by Klansmen who told him to either jump off a bridge or be shot., Credit: Malinda Edwards and Mildred Betts
Malinda Edwards talks to her sister Mildred Betts about the murder of her father, Willie Edwards Jr. at the hands of the Ku Klux Klan in 1957.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Aug 10, 2021
  • Length: 03:17
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Griot: Jo Vill and Chad Vill
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Jo and Chad Vill in Brooklyn, N.Y., Credit: Nathan West
Chad Vill talks to his dad, Jo Vill, about following in his footsteps as a DJ, and starting a dance party on their block in the midst of the COVID-...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Aug 10, 2021
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Griot: Sabrina Beavers and Shantay Davies-Balch
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Sabrina Beavers and Shantay Davies-Balch at their StoryCorps interview in Sanger, CA on May 3, 2019. By Nicolas Cadenat for StoryCorps., Credit: Nicolas Cadena
Sabrina Beavers talks to her friend and colleague, Shantay Davies- Balch about Black maternal health and the premature births of their children.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Aug 10, 2021
  • Length: 02:25
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Griot and Military Voices Initiative: Alvy Powell and Yvonne Powell
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Alvy Powell and Yvonne Powell at their StoryCorps Interview in Norfolk, Virginia on July 14th, 2021.
Master Sgt. Alvy Powell Jr. talks with his sister, Yvonne Powell, about being the oldest enlisted soldier in the Army, and the role Yvonne played i...

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, WHRV, and WYAP


  • Added: Aug 10, 2021
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps Griot: Dr. Charlene Drew Jarvis and Ernest Jarvis
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Dr. Charles Drew, pictured in a lab at Howard University in 1942, was known as the father of blood banking for pioneering the way we store and transport blood today., Credit: Dr. Charlene Jarvis
In the 1940s, Dr. Charles Drew was a surgeon and blood scientist, and today he is known as the “Father of Blood Banks.” His daughter, Dr. Charlene ...

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio and WYAP


  • Added: Aug 09, 2021
  • Length: 02:55
  • Purchases: 2
Ebony Classics - A Wonderful Day!
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Classics
Caption: Kathleen Battle
This program features composers and musicians of African Descent in various fields of Classical Music.

  • Added: Aug 07, 2021
  • Length: 01:03:38
Blue Dimensions J32: Gerry Gibbs' Tribute To His Father Includes The Final Recordings Of Chick Corea
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Gerry Gibbs' tribute album to his father, including the final recordings of Chick Corea, and the latest from pianist Art Hirahara.

Bought by KJZX-Austin, Royalton Community Radio, KMUN, WJSU, KHNS and more


  • Added: Aug 04, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Blue Dimensions J31: New Blues from Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, and the latest from harpist Brandee Younger
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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new blues from 22-year-old Mississippi bluesman Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, and a new album from harpist Brandee Younger

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, WJSU, KMUN and more


  • Added: Jul 28, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Preserving African American History
From: World Footprints LLC
Caption: Martha's Vineyard Shearer Cottage Guests is part of the African American Heritage Trail, Credit: Courtesy Lee van Allen/Shearer Family
How should we think about history when there's nothing to support a narrative?

  • Added: Jul 27, 2021
  • Length: 30:00
Prince - The Story of Welcome 2 America
From: True Tone Media Group
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For the first time, a complete unreleased album is being issued from Prince’s vault. Over the next hour, we’re going to go deep on “The Story of We...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KFCF FM, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jul 21, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Blue Dimensions J30: Grateful Deadication with Dave McMurray
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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"Grateful Deadication" from Dave McMurray, jazzing up songs of The Grateful Dead, plus GD songs from Catherine Russell and Dave Wilson

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KMUN, WJSU and more


  • Added: Jul 21, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Part I: Niketa Calame-Harris
From: Jed Alexander
Series: "Oh! That's Who Did That Part...Huh."
Caption: Niketa Calame-Harris, Credit: Provided by Niketa Calame-Harris
My interview with actor and activist, Niketa Calame-Harris who originated the role of Young Nala in Disney's "The Lion King."

  • Added: Jun 23, 2021
  • Length: 16:07
Top of Mind - Juneteenth, Chestnut Trees, Fashion Bonding
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1: Juneteenth; Topic 2: Chestnut Trees; Topic 3: Fashion Bonding

Bought by KOWS, RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio), and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 22, 2021
  • Length: 51:34
  • Purchases: 4
Blue Dimensions J25: Charnett Moffett's "New Love" the fretless bass — and his old love, the upright bass
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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new music from Charnett Moffett on fretless electric bass, and intriguing new songs from Kaylé Brecher

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KMUN, WJSU and more


  • Added: Jun 16, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Hibaaq Ibrahim: Everyone Is A Maker
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Muralist Hibaaq Ibrahim , Credit: Zaraia Fabunmi
Hibaaq Ibrahim is a painter whose recent work includes creating murals for commercial businesses. Whether commercial or community-based projects, H...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jun 12, 2021
  • Length: 06:48
  • Purchases: 1
Blue Dimensions J24: You Gotta Have It! Hard-hitting songs from Tia Carroll, and Adrian Younge
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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hard-hitting songs from Tia Carroll's album You Gotta Have It! and, a song from Adrian Younge's anti-racist album "The American Negro."

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KMUN, WJSU and more


  • Added: Jun 09, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Angelic Troublemaker: Bayard Rustin
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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On today's program we honor Bayard Rustin, one of the most central figures in the African American struggle for Civil Rights and Freedom. Rustin wa...

Bought by WXDU and C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Jun 09, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Blue Dimensions J23: James Francies Plays Music In Its Purest Form
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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music from pianist James Francies's album "Purest Form" and Rodney Whitaker's "Outrospection: The Music Of Gregg Hill"

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KMUN, WJSU and more


  • Added: Jun 02, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Through Afrofuturism and Spray Paint, Reggie LeFlore Expresses Black Joy
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Minnesota artist Reggie LeFlore poses among his paintings. , Credit: Sheila Regan
Reggie LeFlore is a muralist with street art and graffiti influences. His first solo gallery exhibition takes place at Gamut Gallery in downtown Mi...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: May 31, 2021
  • Length: 06:38
  • Purchases: 1
Blue Dimensions J21: Good Vibes from Vibraphonist/Multi-Percussionist Joe Chambers
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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featuring the album "Samba de Maracatu" from vibraphonist/multi-percussionist Joe Chambers

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KMUN, WJSU and more


  • Added: May 19, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Black Cowboys
From: Black Mountain Radio
Series: Black Mountain Radio
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Why is the cowboy, the most iconic of American settlers, so central to white masculine identity when Latinx vaqueros and Diasporic formerly enslave...

  • Added: May 18, 2021
  • Length: 14:06
Fodder
From: Black Mountain Radio
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Poet Douglas Kearney and musician Val jeanty discuss their experimental hybrid album, Fodder.

  • Added: May 18, 2021
  • Length: 14:09
The Mint 400
From: Black Mountain Radio
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In 1971, Hunter S. Thompson chronicled his drug-fueled haze during an off-road-desert race, the Mint 400, in his novel Fear and Loathing in Las Veg...

  • Added: May 18, 2021
  • Length: 11:17

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