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Clouds of Joy
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Andy Kirk & his Clouds of Joy
Bandleader Andy Kirk gave up his post office carrier in 1925 to try his hand in music. He showed talent on the saxophone and tuba, but it evolved t...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Oct 22, 2012
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 1
The Life, Death, and Rebirth of ACORN
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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It took 40 years to build ACORN, but just a few months to bring it down. Local organizers are trying to rebuild, but how is ACORN’s absence affect...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
Florynce Kennedy
From: KSLU
Series: In Your Face Women
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After she became a lawyer, Kennedy missed no opportunity to push every envelope she could related to either race or gender.

  • Added: Oct 08, 2012
  • Length: 02:18
The Lion
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Willie "the Lion" Smith
He was a master ”Tickler”. Stride piano is the term attached later to a specific rhythmic style where the left hand follows the pattern of the rig...

  • Added: Sep 07, 2012
  • Length: 58:54
Our Father Who: Art Blakey & the Jazz Messangers (An Introduction)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: Art Blakey (October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990), Credit: Blue Note Records
ART BLAKEY known later as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina was a Jazz drummer and a pioneer of Be-bop and modern Jazz. This one hour program is an introduction...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Radio New Zealand, and KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 23, 2012
  • Length: 52:24
  • Purchases: 3
Voices
From: The National Center for Media Engagement
Series: American Graduate
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A high school student and recent graduate detail their struggles staying in school and what pushed them to persevere.

  • Added: Aug 17, 2012
  • Length: 42:54
Two Hands, A Guitar & Genius = Wes Montgomery
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery (March 6, 1923 – June 15, 1968)
TWO HANDS, A GUITAR & GENIUS = WES MONTGOMERY is a one hour program that looks at the musical life of Jazz guitarist WES MONTGOMERY. The ten record...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Radio New Zealand, and KSRQ


  • Added: May 02, 2012
  • Length: 52:35
  • Purchases: 3
A Story of the Black Soldier
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Holiday Classics
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This is a music program honoring the history of the African American soldier through song. The program includes three individual sets, and includ...

Bought by WCVE, WEMU, WJAB, WJSU, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Feb 05, 2012
  • Length: 50:18
  • Purchases: 8
Moments in Black History: Rosa Parks
From: N Lorde
Caption: Rosa Parks, Credit: Mindfully.org
In 1955 one woman refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man - in doing so she inspired a whole race to fight back against institutionaliz...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Jan 21, 2012
  • Length: 01:55
  • Purchases: 3
The Ashford & Simpson Story (Celebrating the Life of Nick Ashford) Part #3
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Ashford & Simpson
The musical story of "ASHFORD & SIMPSON", today plus the celebration of the life of NICHOLAS ASHFORD (May 4, 1941 – August 22, 2011). ASHFORD & SIM...

Bought by WJAB


  • Added: Sep 26, 2011
  • Length: 55:34
  • Purchases: 1
From Slavery to Stardust: What Would Healing Look Like?
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers Radio Series 11
Caption: Thomas DeWolf and Ghanaian Man
What’s it like to be in someone else’s skin? What if the color of the skin is different – say, black and white? What might happen when the descenda...

Bought by KKRN


  • Added: Aug 29, 2011
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with NEA Jazz Master, Ron Carter
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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NEA Jazz Master Ron Carter, bassist/cellist/educator extraordinaire, talks about his career playing jazz and classical music.

Bought by KMUW and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 25:22
  • Purchases: 2
STAIRSTEPS Stories! VOL. 2 (Alohe Burke): The Untold Story of the Five Stairsteps
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: The Five Stairsteps (Alohe J. Burke - far right), Credit: Curtom & Buddah Records 1969
This is the story of THE FIVE STAIRSTEPS from the only female member of the group. ALOHE BURKE who now goes by RAMI is the only sister of this famo...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2011
  • Length: 54:31
Women Rising 21: Women's Rights to Water, Land & Farming
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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As part of our “Women Rising” series, we profile a dynamic partnership between the Women’s Earth Alliance and the Global Women’s Water Initiative: ...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
"Breaking the Psychological Chains of Slavery"
From: Making Contact
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African-Americans have endured more than 246 years of slavery, 100 years of racism and segregation. The trauma from that experience continues to im...

  • Added: May 05, 2011
  • Length: 29:59
Josh White: The Music The Man (Part B)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Judy White
Interview and discussion on the subject of the legendary JOSH WHITE with his son JOSH WHITE, Jr. his daughter JUDY WHITE-GOARD and his granddaughte...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2011
  • Length: 53:43
The Great Migration that Changed America - Isabel Wilkerson
From: Open Source
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Isabel Wilkerson is the epic tale teller of the Great Migration of Southern black people that remade America — sound, substance and spirit — in the...

Bought by KWMR, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., 90.5 WSNC, WSKG, WRPI and more


  • Added: Jan 06, 2011
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 6
Heroes Come in Many Colors - Phillis Wheatley
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Heroes Come in Many Colors
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The contributions of the Black Man—celebrating Black History Month. Recounted in this installment is the life, times, and legacy of Phillis Wheatle...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2010
  • Length: 47:29
A March to Freedom: Martin Luther King
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
Caption: Martin Luther King press conference, Credit: Marion S. Trikosko
On the anniversary of his birth, the life and work of the civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His own voice and words make this a mean...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KVSC, WGHC-LP 98.3 FM Chicago, KCNP, KCNP and more


  • Added: Dec 07, 2010
  • Length: 44:36
  • Purchases: 6
Episode #4: Turkey Creek/Bridge The Gulf
From: Wendy Levy
Series: The Stream
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Bridge the Gulf is a storytelling initiative promoting cultural survival, environmental justice and sustainable development in Gulf Coast communiti...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2010
  • Length: 05:00
The Black Experience
From: West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Caption: Dr. Della Taylor Hardman
Dr. Della Taylor Hardman made it her mission to talk to influential and promising African Americans inside and outside of West Virginia. Her interv...

Bought by High Plains Public Radio, WDDE, WJAB, KWMR, WEMU and more


  • Added: May 27, 2010
  • Length: 01:57:00
  • Purchases: 10
Life Through a New Lens
From: Learning Matters
Series: Paul Vallas in New Orleans
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One actor from the cast of the new HBO television show "Treme" is doing more than just acting.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Apr 22, 2010
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 1
Martial Arts Builds Leadership on Chicago's South Side
From: Avishay Artsy
Caption: Students practice martial arts in Chicago's South Side., Credit: Andrea Silenzi
A martial arts school in Chicago’s South Side reinforces community in a violent neighborhood.

Bought by Vocalo.org


  • Added: Jan 14, 2010
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 1
I Can Understand It: The Story of THE NEWBIRTH (Part A)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: The Newbirth (R&B Soul Group), Credit: RCA Records
A one hour interview of Soul music with LESLIE WILSON and MELVIN WILSON of THE NEW BIRTH SOUL R&B Group. This is one of three parts, each lasting o...

Bought by WJAB and WVAS


  • Added: Dec 17, 2009
  • Length: 58:24
  • Purchases: 2
Moonwalk: A Memorial for MJ Pt. I
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Michael Jackson
The musical history of MICHAEL JACKSON. The music of THE JACKSON FIVE (J5), THE JACKSONS and solo music of MICHAEL JACKSON are covered in this thre...

  • Added: Oct 07, 2009
  • Length: 54:30

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