New Visions, New Voices

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New Visions, New Voices is a Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)-funded initiative that produces a series of short -form programming aimed at bringing more diverse voices to public radio.  In the months ahead, New Visions, New Voices will also provide longer form programs that explore in- depth issues in education, technology, politics and more.  New Visions, New Voices will tap into some of the nation’s most important emerging voices to offer public radio the rich, varied voices that are necessary for public radio’s reach to its evolving diverse audiences. 

Series

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6 Pieces

This is American Achievers: Lovers of Freedom with Charles S. Dutton. They may have been revolutionaries from different stripes, but these men and women fought for equality for all who called America home.

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36 Pieces

Internationally renowned education professor Pedro Noguera, Ph.D. provides cogent, provocative analyses of the most pressing Education Matters. Both through commentaries and weekly three-to-five-minute vignettes, Noguera engages parents, teachers, school administrators, policymakers and other education stakeholders on the vital education issues facing the nation.

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8 Pieces

Latinos are the largest and fastest growing minority group in the country. Though many are recent immigrants, Hispanics have been living in America as far back as the 16th century, even before settlers from England. How has the the American narrative been shaped by Latinos, and how will they continue to shape it? We bring you stories of the Hispanic/Latino American experience, past, present, and future.

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19 Pieces

Widely revered as an expert in the fields of race, gender, politics, and policy, Avis Jones- DeWeever, Ph.D., merges her interests to examine how they intersect within the larger culture.

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19 Pieces

Highlights from the National Museum of African American History and Culture’s (NMAAHC) Civil Rights History Project, a joint effort of the Library of Congress and NMAAHC to collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of individuals—many who are unheralded—who participated in the Civil Rights Movement during the 1950s and 1960s.

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10 Pieces

Georgetown University professor and social critic Michael Eric Dyson weighs in with searing commentary on the hottest issues of the day.

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24 Pieces

The Buck Series is a 24-part audio series narrated by award-winning filmmaker, author, and professor, MK Asante exploring themes addressed in his critically acclaimed memoir, Buck.


Pieces

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Dr. Pedro Noguera suggests how taking a more constructive approach of providing teachers with background information to make them more familiar wit...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 26, 2014
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
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Dr. Pedro Noguera engages a caller as he points out the disparities in media coverage pertaining to the Latino community. He discusses the lack of...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2014
  • Length: 01:45
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Dr. Pedro Noguera urges listeners to identify schools that are serving Latino students and English language learners in particular, and to use thos...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 26, 2014
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 2
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The conversation regarding how the Latino student population throughout the nation will be tested to determine their readiness for the future ensue...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 25, 2014
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 2
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Bridging the socio-cultural gap between bilingual students and their teachers is explored as Dr. Pedro Noguera discusses the crucial points for edu...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 25, 2014
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
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While addressing the government’s involvement in supporting school reform for Latino students, Dr. Pedro Noguera highlights the common core standar...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 25, 2014
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
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Using his mother’s struggles with depression and his sister’s battles with schizophrenia as a backdrop, MK Asante addresses mental health issues an...

Bought by WEAA, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and KPVL


  • Added: Feb 22, 2014
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 3
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Using excerpts from his mother’s diary as a glimpse into the mind of someone suffering from serious mental health issues, Asante redirects the list...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WEAA, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and KPVL


  • Added: Feb 22, 2014
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 4
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MK Asante draws parallels between community-based struggle as manifested in mass movements including the Civil Rights Movement and the individual-b...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 21, 2014
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1
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Pointing to the environment as a learning tool, MK Asante interlaces personal stories of the unconventional teachers that allow his precocity to sh...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 21, 2014
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1