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James Brown: Soul Brother #1 (the 1960s)

From: Howard Burchette
Series: Soul Roots

During the 1960s James Brown was known as Soul Brother #1. This was a title that no one else in Soul music, R& or Pop would or could claim. This p...

Bought by WUFT, CI Dolphin Radio, KPIP-LP, Radio Catskill, and Prairie Public

Added: Jan 12, 2014
Length: 58:30
Purchases: 5

7th Ward Residents Await the Return of Circle Food Store

From: Laine Kaplan-Levenson

Caption: the iconic exterior of Circle Foods on St Bernard and Claiborne Avenue in New Orleans, Credit: Laine Kaplan-Levenson

More than eight years after it flooded and closed due to Hurricane Katrina, the Circle Food Store on the corner of Claiborne and St Bernard Avenues...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WABE, and PRX Remix

Added: Jan 12, 2014
Length: 04:42
Purchases: 3

The Legacy Of Herman Wallace, And The Movement To End Long-Term Solitary Confinement

From: Laine Kaplan-Levenson

Laine Kaplan Levenson reports on continued efforts to use the story of the Angola 3 to combat long-term solitary confinement in prisons.

Added: Nov 06, 2013
Length: 05:39

(Ball & Chain)The Musical story of Big Mama Thornton

From: Howard Burchette
Series: D Natural BLUES

Willie Mae "BIG MAMMA" THORNTON was a Blues singer, musician and songwriter. She had a short life and is best known for the songs "Hound Dog" and "...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., Radio New Zealand, and WVAS

Added: Jan 17, 2013
Length: 55:36
Purchases: 3

American Graduate: Dropping Back In

From: WUNC
Series: American Graduate

Dave DeWitt reports on a school in Durham that is helping at-risk kids graduate from high school.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio

Added: Aug 15, 2012
Length: 03:20
Purchases: 1

The psychology of racial profiling

From: KALW

Law enforcement agencies across the country have policies protecting people of color from being racially profiled. Studies have shown, however, tha...

Added: Jul 09, 2012
Length: 08:48

Etta James 1938-2012

From: John Luttrell

Caption: Etta James "At Last!" 1960, Credit: Argo Records

We remember the remarkable life and amazing career of one of the greatest female performers in music history, the legendary Miss Etta James, who pa...

Bought by Mississippi Public Broadcasting and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio

Added: Jan 24, 2012
Length: 05:00
Purchases: 2

Why some young men in Richmond are laying down their guns

From: KALW

Caption: ONS staff and fellows. (L-R) Kevin Muccular, Rasheed Shepherd, DeVone Boggan, Shawn Morris, Sam Vaughn. , Credit: Photo by Callie Shanafelt

While Oakland stands in a tenuous state of peace, violence in nearby Richmond regularly grabs headlines – even within the walls of City Hall. KTVU...

Added: Jan 16, 2012
Length: 08:32

Angry Black and White in South Africa

From: Anton Foek

Caption: Cobi teaching some of her 200 orphans, Credit: Anton Foek.

Cobi is a Dutch nurse liiving and working in a South African township. She helps orphans getting over their Aids HIV stigma and against the violenc...

Added: Jan 11, 2012
Length: 10:38

Bandit Barriers Signal Gentrification in Oakland

From: Abbie Fentress Swanson

A story about how those thick Plexiglas walls come down in an Oakland, California neighborhood as more white folks move in.

Added: May 08, 2010
Length: 07:00

How We Survive: Predatory Mending

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: Community Check Cashing in Oakland, CA, Credit: Andrew Stelzer

This week we talk to lenders who are doing things differently and to people who are helping others stave off financial scammers.

Added: Oct 01, 2009
Length: 29:00

Contractors of Color

From: George Mesthos
Series: Memories of WBRU

Caption: Elevator interview with John Kerry., Credit: Ryan Muller, 2007

This investigation epitomized my summer as News Director (2007). A tiny aspect of a Providence Journal story turned into an interview which turned ...

Bought by WCSU-FM

Added: Jun 09, 2009
Length: 07:31
Purchases: 1

Controversy at Brooklyn's MoCADA

From: NYCity News Service

Artist Dread Scott is known for his political work. His latest exhibit in Brooklyn is ruffling a few feathers over its depiction of police brutali...

Added: May 23, 2008
Length: 04:00

Blacks and Hispanics bear brunt of New York City marijuana arrests

From: Jonah Engle

Enforcement of marijuana laws is disproportionately affecting minorities

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KVMR

Added: Sep 16, 2007
Length: 07:12
Purchases: 2

First Desegregated School in Virginia

From: Vicki Hayes

Burgundy Farm School was desegregated 4 years before Brown v. Board

Bought by WCSU-FM, WTJU, 90.5 WSNC, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Aug 06, 2007
Length: 05:48
Purchases: 4

Holiday Loan-Sharking

From: Charles Lane

A new lending product offers quick cash for the holidays but comes with a hefty price tag

Bought by KVMR

Added: Dec 18, 2006
Length: 03:25
Purchases: 1

Black Belt Poverty

From: Tanya Ott

The Black Belt of the Deep South stretches from Virginia to Texas. It got its name from the dark, rich soil that made cotton production a highly p...

Added: Dec 11, 2006
Length: 07:09

Part 2: Judge Rules Suspension Justified

From: Vermont Public
Series: When Student Suspension Becomes Controversial

Vermont Public Radio examines the circumstances surrounding the suspension of an African-American senior on allegations he intruded into other stud...

Added: Jul 11, 2006
Length: 02:56

Part 1: Suspended Student Accuses College of Racial Bias

From: Vermont Public
Series: When Student Suspension Becomes Controversial

Vermont Public Radio examines the circumstances surrounding the suspension of an African-American senior on allegations he intruded into other stud...

Added: Jul 11, 2006
Length: 08:20

Culture of the Mind

From: Hana Baba