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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
Roland Martin: "Never Stop Fighting!"
From: Generation Justice Admin
Caption: Roland Martin
In this year's celebration of Black History Month and the 50th Anniversary of Africana Studies at the University of New Mexico, author and journali...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2020
  • Length: 50:32
StoryCorps Griot: Jerry Morrison and Joey Jefferson
From: StoryCorps
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NASA Engineer Joey Jefferson talks with his six-year-old nephew, Jerry Morrison, about their shared passion for space.

  • Added: Jan 28, 2020
  • Length: 02:34
StoryCorps: Karama Neal and Judge Olly Neal
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Karama Neal (left) with Judge Olly Neal (right).
Judge Olly Neal tells his daughter how discovering African American author Frank Yerby's books in his school library turned him around academically.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 04, 2019
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 2
Woodbine, Onaje Ph.D. — Black Gods of the Asphalt Part Two
From: Barry Vogel
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The transcendent experience of street basketball is the topic of two conversations with Onaje X. O. Woodbine, author of Black Gods of the Asphalt: ...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
StoryCorps: Ronald Clark and Jamilah Clark
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Ronald Clark and Jamilah Clark
During the 1940s, custodians who worked for the New York Public Library often lived inside the buildings they tended. In exchange for cleaning and ...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2017
  • Length: 02:11
The Untold Story of the Attempt to Memorialize Ruby Cora Webster by Renaming Building 51 on the St. Cloud State University Campus
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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About ten years ago, the Herberger School of Business on the campus of St. Cloud State University moved to its current location in Centennial Hall,...

  • Added: Oct 13, 2017
  • Length: 31:09
Feeling Raced
From: Terrascope Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Does your race affect how you act? Well, it probably affected how you answered that question.... In this award-winning story, hear why one young ma...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, PRX Remix, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 21, 2015
  • Length: 04:41
  • Purchases: 3
The Jazz-O-Rama Hour #36: Boogie Woogie
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
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Joe Bev presents 78 RPM Jazz with a Sense of Humor: "Roots of Rock: Boogie Woogie".

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2015
  • Length: 59:36
  • Purchases: 1
The Jazz-O-Rama Hour #39: Java Jive
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
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Joe Bev presents 78 RPM & Early LP Jazz with a Sense of Humor: "Java Jive: Jazz About Coffee",

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2015
  • Length: 58:27
  • Purchases: 2
The Jazz-O-Rama Hour #38: Favorite LP Cuts
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
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Joe Bev presents 78 RPM & Early LP Jazz with a Sense of Humor: "My Favorite LP Cuts of the 1950s & 60s.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2015
  • Length: 59:24
  • Purchases: 2
The Jazz-O-Rama Hour #37: Chicago Dixieland
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: Chicago Dixieland, Credit: Lorie Kellogg - Waterlogg Design
Joe Bev presents 78 RPM Jazz with a Sense of Humor: "Going to Chicago: "Windy City 78s".

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2015
  • Length: 59:27
  • Purchases: 2
The Jazz-O-Rama Hour #55: A Jazz-O-Rama New Year
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
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Joe Bev and Mr. Jazzbo presents 78 RPM Jazz with a Sense of Humor: "Songs with HAPPY, NEW or YEAR in the Title".

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2015
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 1
The Jazz-o-Rama Hour #41: The Battle of the Drums 1
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
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Joe Bev presents 78 RPM & Early LP Jazz with a Sense of Humor:"Papa Jo Jones vs. Philly Joe Jones".

Bought by KMUW, Spokane Public Radio, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2015
  • Length: 59:21
  • Purchases: 3
The Jazz-O-Rama Hour #40: A Java Jive Refill
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
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Joe Bev presents 78 RPM & Early LP Jazz with a Sense of Humor: "A Java Refill: More Coffee Jazz" including Jack Buchanan and Gertrude Lawrence, Car...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2015
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 2
The Jazz-O-Rama Hour #42: The Battle of the Drums 2
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
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Joe Bev presents 78 RPM & Early LP Jazz with a Sense of Humor: "Gene Krupa vs. Buddy Rich".

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2015
  • Length: 59:35
  • Purchases: 2
The Jazz-O-Rama Hour #43: The Battle of the Drums 3
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
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Joe Bev presents 78 RPM & Early LP Jazz with a Sense of Humor: "Max Roach vs. Art Blakey".

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2015
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 2
The Jazz-O-Rama Hour #48: Jerry Colonna
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
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Joe Bev presents an hour of 78 RPM Records by and about Jerry Colonna.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2015
  • Length: 58:21
  • Purchases: 2
The Jazz-O-Rama Hour #51: A Jazz-O-Rama Valentine
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
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Lorie Kellogg and her alter ego Mrs. Jazzbo fill in for Joe Bev and Mr. Jazzbo, to play jazz about love.

Bought by WNMU-FM and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2015
  • Length: 58:41
  • Purchases: 2
The Jazz-O-Rama Hour #49: Van Alexander Meets Ella Fitzgerald
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
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Joe Bev presents an hour of 78 RPM Records and Early LP Cuts by Van Alexander and Ella Fitzgerald.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2015
  • Length: 57:54
  • Purchases: 2
The Jazz-O-Rama Hour #50: Jazz-O-Rama Goes to Outer Space
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
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Guest host fictional newsman Walter Cockeyed (Joe Bev) once again substitutes for Joe Bevilacqua while he in outer space creating his Comedy-O-Rama...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2015
  • Length: 58:13
  • Purchases: 1
The Jazz-O-Rama Hour #54: A Jazz-O-Rama Christmas
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
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Joe Bev presents an hour of Christmas 78s & early LP cuts.

Bought by WVAS and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2015
  • Length: 58:42
  • Purchases: 2
The Jazz-O-Rama Hour #35: Cartoon Carnival Jazz
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: Cartoon Carnival Jazz, Credit: Lorie Kellogg - Waterlogg Design
One of Joe Bev's many alter egos Mr. Jazzbo (a talking 78 RPM record) introduces soundtracks from Max Fleischer, Famous Studios, Paramount, MGM and...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: May 26, 2015
  • Length: 59:29
  • Purchases: 2
A Students-Eye View Inside Philly’s Public Schools
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Julia R. Masterman High School Student Nuwar Ahmed introduces us to her classmates and teachers—all of whom are struggling to keep education a prio...

  • Added: Feb 17, 2014
  • Length: 07:10
The Dave Holland Interview
From: Jake Feinberg
Series: In The Land of Giants
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Bassist Dave Holland started his performing career in London. One night, he received word that a visiting musician from the states wanted to hire ...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 09:46