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Zakiya Dalila Harris’s “The Other Black Girl”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Zakiya Dalila Harris’ debut novel, "The Other Black Girl," takes readers into the corporate world of publishing where few people of color are empl...

  • Added: Dec 05, 2021
  • Length: 09:53
The process of replacing Confederate names on military bases has begun, but likely will take years
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: At a Sept. 14 virtual town hall meeting, Fort Bragg Curator and Archeologist Linda Carnes-McNaughton, Retired Major General Rodney Anderson, and Fort Bragg Garrison Commander Scott Pence listen to comments from citizens about possible new names for the ba, Credit: City of Fayetteville, N.C. via Facebook Live
A federal commission is soliciting ideas to rename Fort Bragg, Fort Hood, Fort Rucker, Fort Lee, and several other military posts named for Confede...

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  • Added: Oct 01, 2021
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 4
'Little comments, outright inappropriateness': Why minority military families may feel unwelcome off-base
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Karockas Watkins of the Huntsville/Madison Chamber of Commerce talks with the local board and staff of BancorpSouth in Hunstville, Alabama in 2020. Watkins heads the chamber's task force on diversity, equity. and inclusion., Credit: Courtesy Karockas Watkins
A survey found widespread concern from Black, Latino, and Asian military families about inequality in cities where bases are located.

Bought by North Country Public Radio, WRFA-LP, KJZZ, KPBS, and Texas Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 27, 2021
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 5
Plessy v Ferguson & Brown v Board of Education
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: Civil Rights
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The Supreme Court case that said racial segregation was constitutional, and the landmark decision that, decades later, overturned it.

Bought by KUPR low power FM, WYAP, WCMU Michigan, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Aug 03, 2021
  • Length: 51:31
  • Purchases: 11
Amid a 'stark' racial disparity in military academy nominations, should Congress be doing more?
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Members of the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2021 take the oath of office to become Marine Corps second lieutenants during their May graduation and commissioning ceremony., Credit: Stacy Godfrey / U.S. Naval Academy
Advocates say more members of Congress should reach out to Black and Latino high school students and make them aware of opportunities at the elite ...

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  • Added: Jun 07, 2021
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 6
Ep2: Inequities in PA's Education Funding System
From: WITF
Series: Toward Racial Justice
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For decades, students of color have lagged behind their peers in academic achievement across the country. Unfortunately, in Pennsylvania, the schoo...

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  • Added: May 17, 2021
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 1
A skin condition makes it hard for some Black men to shave ... and get ahead in the military
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Staff Sgt. Antoine raises his head as a flight surgeon inspects his neck and face during a 2018 shaving waiver course at Beale Air Force Base in California., Credit: Colville McFee / U.S. Air Force
Some Air Force members say they're facing discrimination because it's hard for them to shave their faces daily. Many have a skin condition that's e...

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  • Added: May 13, 2021
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 4
Sonnet for Justice
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "...they are taking justice out in the backyard..., Credit: In "Breathing: American Sonnets" by Susan Cook
A sonnet about justice when it is buried and forgotten.

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  • Added: Mar 06, 2021
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 1
03112021: Voices of Power and Radical Collaboration: Be Seen, Heard, and Understood with Denise Woods & Jim Tamm, 3/11/2021
From: KBUU
Series: Harvesting Happiness Talk Radio
Caption: Happiness [is an inside job]...
Purpose-driven and consciously prepared brain food from the beaches of Malibu, California. Join us on this week’s show focusing on finding your voi...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2021
  • Length: 46:17
The Importance of Expanding America’s Hidden Historical Narratives
From: World Footprints LLC
Caption: Rotterdam Slavery Memorial, Credit: Courtesy of Pixabay
We discuss why preserving and expanding historical narratives is important to protecting our future with Cordell Reaves from the New York State Off...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2021
  • Length: 34:38
Episode Four: Facing the Past
From: Dan Gediman
Series: The Reckoning: Facing the Legacy of Slavery in America
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There are clear lines that connect the legacy of slavery to many of our present day issues, including the racial inequities of COVID-19 infection a...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, KUOW, KGOU, KSQD Santa Cruz, KCPW Salt Lake City and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2021
  • Length: 57:58
  • Purchases: 19
The Junot Files: Eilidh McGinness
From: Jim Junot
Series: Lights, Camera, Author!
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An interview with Eilidh McGinness, author of "JOSEPHINE: Singer, Dancer, Soldier, SPY"

  • Added: Dec 10, 2020
  • Length: 20:21
A 95-year-old veteran remembers fighting WWII in the Pacific - and racism at home
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: 95-year-old World War II veteran Luther Hendricks poses with some of his military honors. He was a member of the Montford Point Marines, a group of African-American troops who trained at a segregated camp in North Carolina., Credit: Hendricks family
President Roosevelt opened all branches of the military to Black troops in 1941, but for African-American service members like Luther Hendricks, ra...

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  • Added: Nov 09, 2020
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 6
Sarah Bellamy Leads Toward New Theater Arts Landscape
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Sarah Bellamy, Artistic Director of Penumbra Theater, Credit: Ann Marsden
On the heels of Penumbra Theatre's 2.5 million dollar Ford Foundation grant, KFAI's Sheila Regan talked with Sarah Bellamy, Lily Tung Crystal, and ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Nov 08, 2020
  • Length: 05:40
  • Purchases: 2
Why are there so few Black admirals in the Navy? Some blame a culture of discrimination
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Rear Adm. Alvin Holsey (left) speaks with Ensign Dimitri Foster aboard the USS Lake Champlain in 2018. Holsey - one of the Navy's few Black admirals - heads the One Navy Task Force., Credit: Craig Z. Rodarte / U.S. Navy
A Navy Task Force is looking at why only a handful of African Americans reach top jobs. It's also examining discrimination in all aspects of Navy l...

Bought by WUSF, KPCC, Colorado Public Radio, and Texas Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 10, 2020
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 4
From Oakland to Johannesburg: Can We Reform the Police?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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The United States is three months into a mass movement against police violence. We are the midst of a national conversation about the relationship ...

Bought by WMUU-LP and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Sep 09, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
In a little-discussed program, the VA is helping veterans deal with race-based stress
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: The Department of Veterans Affairs in St. Louis is one of several VA locations that have held small group sessions to help veterans deal with race and mental health., Credit: Department of Veterans Affairs
A group of VA psychologists across the country have formed race-based stress and trauma support groups for veterans of color.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, North Country Public Radio, Texas Public Radio, WUSF, KPBS and more


  • Added: Sep 03, 2020
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 6
Why We Still Need to Talk About White Supremacy
From: Mateo Schimpf
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It’s been three months since George Floyd was killed by a white police officer in Minnesota. The movement prompted an outpouring from lawmakers in ...

Bought by WMUU-LP and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Aug 26, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Unprisoned Hour: The Toll our Criminal Legal System Takes on Young People and Families
From: Eve Abrams
Series: Unprisoned
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In this hour we hear five stories about how mass incarceration and our criminal legal system impact young people and families. According to the Ann...

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Aug 09, 2020
  • Length: 52:58
  • Purchases: 1
Decolonizing the Land, Liberating the Farmer
From: When We Fight, We Win!
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98% of US farmland is white-owned. What does this mean for communities of color? We talk to Leah Penniman of Soul Fire Farm, which teaches BIPOC pe...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2020
  • Length: 45:20
The Sabotage of Black Education: The Fight Against Rahm Emanuel to Save Dyett High School
From: When We Fight, We Win!
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The continued closures of our public schools and high-stakes testing illustrate the institutionalized racism embedded in our educational system. Ji...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2020
  • Length: 58:23
The Myth Justice is Blind to Money, Part 3: The City
From: Eve Abrams
Series: Unprisoned
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Season 2, Part 3 The Myth Justice is Blind to Money, Part 3 investigates the impact of the Federal Court’s involvement in Orleans Parish’s practic...

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  • Added: Jul 29, 2020
  • Length: 14:42
  • Purchases: 1
The Myth Justice is Blind to Money, Part 2: The System
From: Eve Abrams
Series: Unprisoned
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Season 2, Episode 2 Part 2 of The Myth Justice is Blind to Money looks at one prior attempt to get rid of money bail, and how this attempt was thw...

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  • Added: Jul 29, 2020
  • Length: 10:05
  • Purchases: 1
This "Bad Child" Became a Judge With a Passion for Justice, Poetry, and Decency
From: Eve Abrams
Series: Unprisoned
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Season 1.5, Episode 3 Retried Judge Calvin Johnson was a lot of firsts, including the first elected African American judge in New Orleans. Johnso...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2020
  • Length: 11:51
How are the record number of people returning from Louisiana prisons making their way in the world?
From: Eve Abrams
Series: Unprisoned
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Season 1, Episode 14 Here’s what it’s like when you’re released from prison. You’re given a $20 debit card and a bus ride home. You need housing, ...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2020
  • Length: 09:21

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