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Caption: Danny Simmons
In his Brooklyn home, activist artist Danny Simmons talks to Cathy Byrd about the essential elements of his creative practice—writing, painting, co...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2013
  • Length: 16:51
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Another 3 hour mixshow episode of Intelligent Hip-Hop Radio & 21st Century Black Radio of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & J...

  • Added: Sep 27, 2012
  • Length: 03:10:12
Caption: Bestselling Author Laura Parker Castoro
This week it's our monthly series The Tin Roof Project, where well-known Southerners bring their own true stories to life. This month's Tin Roofer ...

  • Added: Sep 14, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
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This week our writers grapple with the colors that separate, whether black, brown, or white. Stories by Tyler Thompson, Leslie Epps, and Jennifer M...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
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To be black and male in America carries with it a certain baggage. Two out of three black male students in Rochester are failing to graduate. "Need...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2012
  • Length: 27:10
Caption: Charmin Michelle
Renowned jazz musician Sam Miltich interviews Charmin Michelle about her music. Host Maddi Frick also brings us a feature on Bradfest 2012 in Two H...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 08, 2012
  • Length: 59:09
  • Purchases: 2
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The United States imprisons more people than any other country. In California a new policy called ‘realignment’ aims to reduce the number of peopl...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
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Transformational women leaders are restoring societal balance by showing us how to reconnect relationships - not only among people - but between pe...

Bought by WJCT, WRVO Public Media, KUER, WUFT, KUNM and more


  • Added: Jan 23, 2012
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 26
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In 1959, Prince Edward County, Virginia closed its schools rather than integrate. The closures lasted for five years, and the people who were denie...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Interlochen Public Radio, 90.5 WSNC, KZYX, WESM 91.3 FM and more


  • Added: Jan 12, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
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Legendary drummer Jack DeJohnette talks about his early career.

Bought by KPIP-LP, Harford Community Radio, and KMUW


  • Added: Jan 06, 2012
  • Length: 31:53
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Lawrence Hamilton
Broadway star Lawrence Hamilton tells his own true story of his childhood in racially-divided south Arkansas. These encore presentations of our Tin...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 27, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Meet Morris Robinson, who was an All-American at The Citadel, started studying voice at the age of 30, and sings at the great opera houses througho...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2011
  • Length: 27:03
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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
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Broadway star Lawrence Hamilton on a special edition of Tales from the South, where Southern writers bring their own true stories to life in front ...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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Publisher and author Janis F. Kearney on a special edition of Tales from the South, where Southern writers bring their own true stories to life in ...

  • Added: Jul 01, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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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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Consider spending time on death row and turning that experience into the drive to get a doctorate?

  • Added: Nov 16, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
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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This week on YO!Radio -- Poverty gets trumped by the political bonanza, teens get a 'How to Guide' in dealing with the cops, and why teens cringe w...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2008
  • Length: 07:56