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Partners in the Struggle
From: Making Contact
Caption: Rumbidzai Dube, Daria "DJ" Hudson, Ingrid Cruz, Leehee Rothschild, Credit: Andrew Stelzer
What does it mean to be an ally in a political movement? From white Americans in the civil rights era, to Israelis in Palestine, to Latino-American...

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: May 16, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Rowena Gore-Simmons and Kenya Gore
From: StoryCorps
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Rowena Gore-Simmons speaks with her daughter, Kenya Gore, about the year Rowena spent in prison.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Mar 15, 2013
  • Length: 01:56
  • Purchases: 1
Yolanda Williams
From: You're U.S.
Series: You're U.S.
Caption: Detain of Yolanda's portrait, Credit: Painting by Emile B Klein
Who could imagine overcoming a multi decade street life, fed by crack & prostitution, to care for a family that disowned you? Yolanda can, and did.

  • Added: Feb 09, 2013
  • Length: 13:25
(The Electrifying) Eddie Harris
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: Eddie Harris, Credit: Atlantic Records
EDDIE HARRIS was an jazz musician, best known for playing tenor saxophone and for introducing the electrically amplified saxophone. He was also flu...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, WVAS, Radio New Zealand, and Prairie Public


  • Added: Jan 12, 2013
  • Length: 59:08
  • Purchases: 4
Nina Simone: The High Priestess of Soul!
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Soul Roots
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This is a special musical tribute to Eunice Kathleen Waymon, known as the great NINA SIMONE. This special contains some of her biggest hits.

Bought by KPIP-LP, New Hampshire Public Radio, WSLR, and WVAS


  • Added: Dec 28, 2012
  • Length: 55:45
  • Purchases: 4
Denial
From: Michelle Boyd
Series: "I don't recall."
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The second of a three-part sound collage that memorializes African American men and women who were tortured by Chicago Police officers in the 1970s...

  • Added: Nov 28, 2012
  • Length: 01:05
Aftermath
From: Michelle Boyd
Series: "I don't recall."
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The final piece in a three-part sound collage that memorializes African American men and women who were tortured by Chicago Police officers in the ...

  • Added: Nov 28, 2012
  • Length: 01:00
The Lil Boy by Juwan Wooten
From: Free Spirit Media
Series: "Where I'm From" North Lawndale College Prep - Collins Campus
Caption: Free Spirit Media
Using the poem "Where I'm From" by Willie Perdomo as a creative prompt, students created poems to share and express where they come from and how th...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2012
  • Length: 01:47
Life by Robert Mack
From: Free Spirit Media
Series: "Where I'm From" North Lawndale College Prep - Collins Campus
Caption: Free Spirit Media
Using the poem "Where I'm From" by Willie Perdomo as a creative prompt, students created poems to share and express where they come from and how th...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2012
  • Length: 02:05
Cool or Yourself by Diangelo Yankieway
From: Free Spirit Media
Series: "Where I'm From" North Lawndale College Prep - Collins Campus
Caption: Free Spirit Media
Using the poem "Where I'm From" by Willie Perdomo as a creative prompt, students created poems to share and express where they come from and how th...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2012
  • Length: :54
StoryCorps Griot: Charlie Morris and Sylvester Lewis
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Charlie Morris remembers his brother's death in 1939, with his cousin Sylvester Lewis.

Bought by WEZU and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 01:46
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Tierra Jackson and John Horan
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Twenty-three-year-old Tierra Jackson talks to John Horan, the president of her high school, about what her life was like when they first met.

Bought by WEZU, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 02:07
  • Purchases: 3
MLK Park's Freedom Form ll : A Sculptural Metaphor on Race?
From: Susan Gray
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Forty years ago, the first African American to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize spoke at the 1971 dedication of the MLK Park in south Minneapolis. ...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Jul 04, 2012
  • Length: 06:35
  • Purchases: 1
Think Gangs Are Only In Memphis' Poorest Neighborhoods? Think Again
From: Candice Ludlow
Series: Gangs in the City
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This piece examines the gang problem through the eyes of Shelby County Sheriff Sergeant Eldridge, who leads the Street Crimes Unit working to elimi...

  • Added: May 17, 2012
  • Length: 09:52
Rufusized: Tony Maiden & kevin Murphy of Rufus Vol. I
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Rufus live on stage (Tony Maiden and Kevin Murphy), Credit: http://www.rufus.org/
The story of RUFUS featuring CHAKA KHAN in their own words, by two of the founding members; keyboardist KEVIN MURPHY and guitarist TONY MAIDEN.

  • Added: Apr 13, 2012
  • Length: 01:01:57
The Trayvon Martin Story: A Cutting Edge Special
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
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Award-winning producer, Dred-Scott Keyes takes us through an audio journey of the events and issues which led to the death of Trayvon Martin, the 1...

  • Added: Mar 28, 2012
  • Length: 58:30
Jazz & the Civil Rights Movement
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: Serenade To A Bus Seat, Credit: 2007 Concord Music Group, Inc.
"Jazz & the Civil Rights Movement" is an important one hour program that features Jazz music as the background with comments concerning the Civil R...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, WJAB, Spokane Public Radio, Radio New Zealand, WTJU and more


  • Added: Mar 10, 2012
  • Length: 49:56
  • Purchases: 6
A Conversation with Chuck Brown
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Do you feel like busting loose? NEA Heritage Fellow Chuck Brown talks about his career, from honing his chops in prison in Lorton, Virginia, to dev...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2011
  • Length: 28:49
Lady T: Remembering Teena Marie (Part B)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Teena Marie , Credit: Cash Money Records, Universal
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: Apr 05, 2011
  • Length: 58:43
The Young Hearts of Soul! The Chee Chee & Peppy Story (Part A): with Dottie Moore-Thomas
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Chee Chee & Peppy circa 1972
"CHEE CHEE & PEPPY" was a pre-teen / teenage R&B act of the early 1970's. They were a cross between MARVIN GAYE & TAMMI TERRELL and PEACHES and HER...

  • Added: Mar 28, 2011
  • Length: 58:36
Jazz Time Vol. 8 - Latin & Afro Cuban Jazz
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: Latin Jazz & Afro Cuban Jazz
We have Latin Jazz and Afro Cuban Jazz! One hour of some of the greatest masters from MONGO to the BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB. JAZZ TIME with HOWARD B...

Bought by Prairie Public, WTIP, KPIP-LP, Spokane Public Radio, Radio New Zealand and more


  • Added: Dec 28, 2010
  • Length: 56:14
  • Purchases: 7
Miles Davis: Bitches Brew
From: Joyride Media
Series: Black History Month Specials
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One hour special follows the creation and influence of Miles Davis' heaviest album.

Bought by WICR, WOMR, KPSQ-LP, WSKG, KFCF FM and more


  • Added: Aug 20, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 27
Maze featuring Frankie Beverly Part 2
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: The Butlers featuring Frankie Beverly
Interview with ROAME, who is a founding member of MAZE featuring Frankie Beverly about the history of the group.

Bought by WJAB


  • Added: Mar 18, 2010
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 1
Maze featuring Frankie Beverly Part 1
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
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Interview with Roame, who is a founding member of MAZE featuring Frankie Beverly about the history of the group.

Bought by WJAB


  • Added: Mar 18, 2010
  • Length: 56:20
  • Purchases: 1
SOUL TIME (Part B)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Soul Roots
Caption: Love Unlimited
This is a good mixture of music from the Sound of Philadelphia Soul to the funky James Brown sound, to the productions of Barry White and to the so...

Bought by KFCF FM, WUFT, KZYX, KPIP-LP, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Jan 21, 2010
  • Length: 58:04
  • Purchases: 6