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On August 28th, 2000, Danny Stewart got on the subway to meet his boyfriend Pete Mercurio for dinner in New York City. As he was exiting the statio...
- Added: Aug 13, 2021
- Length: 36:50
Season 1.5, Episode 1
Being mistreated by the police, or seeing a family member mistreated by the police is traumatic, and it can cause lasting pr...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Jul 29, 2020
- Length: 10:59
- Purchases: 1
Perseverance - Abe Fogle has been touring with various artists for more than 25 years. His heart-felt backbeat and "shake-your-body" groove have be...
- Added: Jul 09, 2020
- Length: 02:38
In this voice collage, veterans and youth share their personal definitions of what it means to be an “Urban Warrior.”
- Added: Jul 20, 2016
- Length: 02:44
In the Navy for five years Carlos maintained airplanes. As a behavior therapist for youth, Carlos works with a young man who intimidates the other ...
- Added: Jul 20, 2016
- Length: 08:41
After George loses his father, he starts smoking marijuana and selling drugs. In Urban Warriors, he connects with a veteran who has a positive impa...
- Added: Jul 20, 2016
- Length: 03:12
Growing up in Little Village, Jorge experienced firsthand the toll that gang violence has on communities and individuals. Jorge talks about joining...
- Added: Jul 20, 2016
- Length: 08:16
Francisco grew up feeling endangered and like he had to become involved with the gang his family was in for his own safety. When he was ready to ma...
- Added: Jul 20, 2016
- Length: 05:46
In part two of his story, Steven talks about how addressing emotions and trauma is often taboo for veterans, and how Urban Warriors gave him a chan...
- Added: Jul 20, 2016
- Length: 05:17
Giovanni knows that others consider him and many youth in his neighborhood to be criminals. In Urban Warriors, he learns about himself and begins t...
- Added: Jul 20, 2016
- Length: 04:28
Steven knew from a young age that he wanted to join the military. In Afghanistan, the expectation of violence impacts the rest of his life experien...
- Added: Jul 20, 2016
- Length: 07:50
Abner talks about how he responded to his own bad choices and the problems they created by joining the Army. In Urban Warriors, Abner connects with...
- Added: Jul 19, 2016
- Length: 05:56
At young age, Victor is taken from his mother and lives at three foster homes. After witnessing violence against his family, he has a realization w...
- Added: Jul 19, 2016
- Length: 04:38
As an Urban Warriors facilitator, Charles has learned strategies for connecting with youth by strategically encouraging them to open up about their...
- Added: Jul 19, 2016
- Length: 05:43
Jacobi shares the struggles he encountered while growing up and how they led to his involvement with a gang. He talks about how he channelled his p...
- Added: Jul 19, 2016
- Length: 06:10
Urban Warriors is a program that pairs youth and veterans in trauma-informed, mentorship-based relationships. The program helps to promote self-emp...
- Added: Jul 19, 2016
- Length: 02:02
Jarvis Johnson was a basketball prodigy by age 2. He’d developed elite basketball skills by the time he was 12, which is also about the time he dis...
- Added: Nov 20, 2015
- Length: 01:00:04
Live Art, sponsored by the School of the Performing Arts in the Richmond Community (SPARC), is the only program of its kind in the country. It’s th...
- Added: Oct 28, 2015
- Length: 25:38
Who was your favorite teacher in high school? We all have that unforgettable teacher that sets us on our life’s trajectory. But most of the time we...
- Added: Jul 31, 2015
- Length: 28:29
Art teacher and glass sculptor Rolanda Scott was first diagnosed with breast cancer years ago, but she kept teaching and for the longest while surv...
- Added: Nov 04, 2014
- Length: 28:20
Sometimes art can ease your pain, maybe even save your life. And the medium you started working in sometimes becomes another form all together.
Rol...
- Added: Nov 04, 2014
- Length: 25:30
The students at Riverview School are in most ways no different to teenagers at any other New England boarding school. They play soccer and run cro...
- Added: Dec 04, 2013
- Length: 04:50
A Celebration of Martin Luther King Jr and the historic March on Washington that took place in August 1963, with new mixes featuring Israel Kamakaw...
Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, Prairie Public, KVMR, WRIR and more
- Added: Jan 17, 2013
- Length: 58:43
- Purchases: 26
There are some people who simply know how to tell a story. They can recount experiences with such vivid detail that the listener feels instantly tr...
- Added: Mar 16, 2012
- Length: 16:37
A young mother’s role in guiding her deaf son toward hearing and speaking.
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WMPG, and KUOW
- Added: May 31, 2011
- Length: 05:28
- Purchases: 3
