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Caption: Shannon Cason's Homemade Stories: The Struggle is Real
In this one-hour special, Homemade Stories: The Struggle is Real, award-winning storyteller Shannon Cason (The Moth, Snap Judgment) takes us on a j...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WCMU Michigan, KJZZ, Capital Public Radio, Boise State Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 11, 2015
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 56
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More than 50 years ago, America’s most prolific composer, Duke Ellington, collaborated with bassist Charlie Mingus and drummer Max Roach to produce...

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 01:59:01
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The 1920 lynching of three young black men in Duluth is a tragic part of Minnesota's history. On Wednesday, February 25, 2015, in the Atwood Memori...

Bought by WDSE


  • Added: Mar 04, 2015
  • Length: 01:02:22
  • Purchases: 1
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KVSC Radio at St. Cloud State University presents Trial by Mob: The Duluth Lynchings. On the evening of June 15, 1920, a crowd of thousands attacke...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2015
  • Length: 30:00
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KVSC Radio at St. Cloud State University presents Trial by Mob: The Duluth Lynchings. On the evening of June 15, 1920, a crowd of thousands attack...

Bought by WDSE


  • Added: Mar 04, 2015
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Charlie Rouse
Charlie Rouse was an American hard bop tenor saxophonist and much sought-after sideman. He is known primarily for his collaboration with Thelonious...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 14, 2014
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 1
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Interview conducted by radio journalist Jake Feinberg with Roots Music Icon Taj Mahal. A discussion about the genesis of roots music and the music ...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 11:13
Caption: Jelly Role Morton
Born Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe in New Orleans right before the turn of the 20th Century, Jelly Role Morton is credited as one of the founding father...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 21, 2013
  • Length: 03:01
  • Purchases: 1
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Florence Beatrice Price wrote more than 300 musical compositions. Some of her works have been lost, others are unpublished, and some of piano and v...

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting, WUGA (part of GPB), WFMT Station Account, Troy Public Radio, WVIA and more


  • Added: Jun 11, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Caption: Cab Calloway
Singer, dancer, and bandleader, Cab Calloway is often referred to as the “hi- di -hi- di-ho” man. His nonsensical sounds and improvised melodies ma...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2013
  • Length: 03:02
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Art Tatum
Self taught pianist, Art Tatum is acknowledged as one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. Listen as Rabbi Neil discusses the life of the inn...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Ella Fitzgerald
Coming from a troubled childhood, Ella Fitzgerald found solace in music and song. Discovered at age 17, after singing in the style of the Boswell s...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2013
  • Length: 02:54
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Louis Armstrong
Trumpeter Louis Armstrong is consider one of the most important musicians of the 20th century. With his innovations in ensemble playing and his dis...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 18, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Langston Hughes, an enduring icon of the Harlem Renaissance, is best-known for his written work, which wedded his fierce dedication to social justi...

Bought by WVIK, WVPE, WXPR, New Hampshire Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 02, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 76
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Once known as the "Black Broadway," U Street is again a vibrant cultural place in the city, as evidenced by Arena Stage's smash production of Sophi...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2011
  • Length: 25:58
Caption: The newly formed Pi Eta chapter of Phi Beta Sigma step before the beginning of the 34th Annual Soul Food Dinner on Saturday in Kryzsko Commons on Winona State University campus. Performing are Sam Ndely, left, Beh Gay, center, and Forrest Agnew. , Credit: David Ranzenberger/Winona Daily News
Members of Phi Beta Sigma’s fraternity started off this year’s 34th annual Soul Food Dinner at Winona State University. The Harlem Renaissance was ...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2011
  • Length: 12:21
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IN IT’S THIRD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL WORKING WOMEN;S DAY PROGRAM, CASA ATABEX ACHE & MOMMAS HIP HOP KITCHEN PRESENT “.A WOMYN OF COLOR’S RESPONSE TO ...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2009
  • Length: 54:15
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A visit to the home of Mardi Gras Indian Chief Mr. Ike

  • Added: Jun 06, 2008
  • Length: 04:46
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Spoken-word poetry detailing memories of the 1991 Los Angeles Uprising

Bought by WSLR and KSFR


  • Added: Jul 02, 2004
  • Length: 06:04
  • Purchases: 2