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Andrea McKnight and her husband, Jay, remember meeting as teenagers in the 1950s.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Aug 10, 2011
  • Length: 02:19
  • Purchases: 1
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An American Muslim woman describes the ways she meets her religious requirements at work, and her co-workers reactions.

  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 02:28
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NEA National Heritage fellow Mary Jackson talks about the art and tradition of sweetgrass basketmaking.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 22:53
  • Purchases: 1
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Operatic tenor Everett McCorvey talks about how he was drawn into the music, how he helped build the opera program at University of Kentucky, and t...

Bought by WEKU


  • Added: Jul 26, 2011
  • Length: 26:18
  • Purchases: 1
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2009 NEA National Heritage Fellows, The Birmingham Sunlights, discuss the creation of their group and their unique "Birmingham sound."

  • Added: Jul 26, 2011
  • Length: 25:40
Caption: Sugarcane Harvester, Credit: Zwelethu Mthethwa, photographer
Since the 1994 demise of South Africa's apartheid system, photography in that country has taken on a new freedom, and a new meaning. It has evolve...

  • Added: Jul 22, 2011
  • Length: 06:05
Caption: Veterans of the Second Sudanese Civil War stand under the new flag of South Sudan., Credit: Alyce Ornella
Portland, Maine is home to one of the largest Southern Sudanese refugee communities in the United States, many of whom settled in the city after fl...

Bought by WMPG and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 10, 2011
  • Length: 02:24
  • Purchases: 2
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"Well, growing up in Detroit I was exposed to a lot of different music, a lot of different cultures at a very young age without ever having to leav...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WCSU-FM, 90.5 WSNC, WNCU and more


  • Added: Jun 13, 2011
  • Length: 07:23
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Lorenzo Diggs, Credit: Michael Premo
Two first-person stories about the struggle for home. Lorenzo Diggs takes us inside the harrowing conditions of the Bedford-Atlantic Armory shelter...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 09, 2011
  • Length: 10:11
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Young man walking in Brooklyn, Credit: Michael Premo
Two first-person stories about the struggle for home. Shortly after being promoted and relocated from New York to Miami, Rob Robinson is laid off a...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 09, 2011
  • Length: 13:07
  • Purchases: 1
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James Roberts shares his journey trying to save his ailing partner William, who has HIV, and their home together. Full piece includes story with i...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KGNU Community Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 09, 2011
  • Length: 08:10
  • Purchases: 3
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James Hanover Thompson tells his brother Dwight about his involvement in the "Kissing Case" of 1958.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, WEZU, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 29, 2011
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Josh White Jr. , Credit: Silverwolf
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: Apr 01, 2011
  • Length: 54:27
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The show where extraordinary celebrities share their ability to adapt and thrive..."One Conversation at a Time!"

  • Added: Mar 14, 2011
  • Length: 40:40
Caption: The newly formed Pi Eta chapter of Phi Beta Sigma step before the beginning of the 34th Annual Soul Food Dinner on Saturday in Kryzsko Commons on Winona State University campus. Performing are Sam Ndely, left, Beh Gay, center, and Forrest Agnew. , Credit: David Ranzenberger/Winona Daily News
Members of Phi Beta Sigma’s fraternity started off this year’s 34th annual Soul Food Dinner at Winona State University. The Harlem Renaissance was ...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2011
  • Length: 12:21
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In 1965 the Southern Christian leadership Conference (SCLC) joined a Joanne Bland is the co-founder of the National Voting Rights Museum and Insti...

Bought by KWMR and WJAB


  • Added: Mar 04, 2011
  • Length: 31:50
  • Purchases: 2
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On the last edition Culture Clique, Ms. Joanne Blackmon Bland discussed on Growing up in the Segregated South: The Selma Voting Rights Movement. Sh...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 04, 2011
  • Length: 32:18
  • Purchases: 1
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The Road to Rehabilitation is littered with good intentions and foreclosures. Host Audra Wilson discovers that many Americans were literally addic...

Bought by WCSU-FM


  • Added: Oct 10, 2010
  • Length: 09:52
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Wura-Natasah Ogunji
Artist Wura-Natasha Ogunji sat down with producer Rebecca McInroy to discuss her inspirations, goals and life as an artist.

  • Added: Sep 03, 2010
  • Length: 08:12
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Consider spending time on death row and turning that experience into the drive to get a doctorate?

  • Added: Nov 16, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
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Audio documentary- A young white rapper out of North Side Minneapolis.

  • Added: Oct 07, 2009
  • Length: 05:08
Caption: Tower of Power , Credit: www.towerofpower.com/
The story of the great horn band THE TOWER OF POWER. A special interview with founder Emilio Castillo about the history of this legendary band.

Bought by WUFT, Prairie Public, and WVAS


  • Added: Sep 25, 2009
  • Length: 58:07
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Teena Marie
A discussion with the late TEENA MARIE (March 5, 1956 – December 26, 2010). She discusses her long career and her rich musical history. This interv...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2009
  • Length: 59:43
Caption: The Three Degrees (Helen Scott - middle)
The history of the musical group, the THREE DEGREES with special guest and long time member Helen Scott. Parts A, B and C are separate hours and c...

Bought by WVAS, NPR Illinois, and WEFT


  • Added: Sep 23, 2009
  • Length: 56:35
  • Purchases: 3
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Ninety-four year-old Blues legend recalls his almost thirty years as a boxcar hobo and gambler.

Bought by XRAY.fm and KUOW


  • Added: Aug 18, 2009
  • Length: 10:02
  • Purchases: 2