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Debate: Coleman Hughes and Jamelle Bouie on Color Blindness for Black History Month

From: Open to Debate

During Black History Month, we reflect on a debate that confronts America’s complex history with racial and social inequality. How can we ensure fa...

Bought by Boise State Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WMUU-LP, and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]

February became Black History Month in 1976. It was about time.

From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk

February is Black History Month, officially recognized by President Gerald Ford in 1976. It was about time. The 1960s had seen crucial economic gai...

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

From: National Endowment for the Arts

An interview with the co-directors of the documentary Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes. The interview paints a comprehensive picture of Max Roach's...

Denial of the Funk: The Impact of Racism on our Nation's Health

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: Portrait of Dr. Cornel West, Credit: Gage Skidmore (from creative commons)

On today's show, we hear from noted author, scholar, and self-described intellectual freedom fighter, Dr. Cornel West. In his discussions, West use...

Bought by WUWM, RadioStPete Florida, RadioFreePalmer, and KMUN

The Challenge

From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: Borrowed and Banned

Student activists in York, Pennsylvania organized a silent protest when hundreds of books were banned from their classrooms, paving the way for las...

231110: Putting It All on the Line with Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr. and Jacqueline Patterson, 11/10/2023

From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed

Climate affects everyone, but not equally. Those affected first and worst are often the same communities that suffer from housing and income inequa...

Does Color Blindness Perpetuate Racism?

From: Open to Debate

Color blindness has long been presented by some as a philosophy to help improve relations between racial groups. Those who support it say it promot...

Bought by WMUU-LP

Why Black San Franciscans Are Fighting for Reparations

From: KSFP
Series: Civic

San Francisco is considering reparations for Black San Franciscans. To understand why advocates are pushing for reparations in the city, we dive de...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida and KALW

NANNY -- Nikyatu Jusu and Anna Diop Interview

From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes

Caption: Anna Diop and Nikyatu Jusu, San Francisco, CA 10/15/22, Credit: Andrea Chase

Anna Diop and Nikyatu Jusu talk rage, accents, and navigating the tightrope.

The State of Blackness—with Andrea Fatona

From: Cathy Byrd

Toronto-based curator and scholar Andrea Fatona has been addressing institutionalized racism on her own terms since the 1990s. Our conversations ac...

Expanding the Franchise (hour/no bb)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

Dwayne Betts was only a teenager when he was convicted of carjacking and sentenced to 9 years in prison. Today, he’s an acclaimed poet and accompli...

Bought by KHEN-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRST-FM Oshkosh, Royalton Community Radio, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle and more

Expanding the Franchise (hour)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

Dwayne Betts was only a teenager when he was convicted of carjacking and sentenced to 9 years in prison. Today, he’s an acclaimed poet and accompli...

Bought by WTJU, KUHF, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KEDT, WRGY and more

Expanding the Franchise (half)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes

Dwayne Betts was only a teenager when he was convicted of carjacking and sentenced to 9 years in prison. Today, he’s an acclaimed poet and accompli...

Bought by Kansas Public Radio, WJCU, Harford Community Radio, WFHB, KRDP and more

Expanding the Franchise (promo)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo

Dwayne Betts was only a teenager when he was convicted of carjacking and sentenced to 9 years in prison. Today, he’s an acclaimed poet and accompli...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KUHF, and WNMU-FM

The Prophetic Lens: The Camera and Black Moral Agency from MLK to Darnella Frazier

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

This program is a second in a conversation with author Phil Allen, Jr., in which he highlights the prophetic potential of the camera. Its imagery p...

Bought by KCBX

Nelson, Alondra— "Health Care & The Black Panthers"

From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious

Originally Broadcast: February 13, 2012 The exodus of approximately six million black people from the American South between 1915 and 1970 had a s...

Bring It On! – November 15, 2021: Meet the Candidates – Valerie McCray for U.S. Senate and Jennifer Crossley for Monroe County Council

From: WFHB
Series: Bring It On!

On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts William Hosea and Natalia Galvan speak with two women of color who are vying for local and national polit...

Liberty & Justice For Some: Two Centuries of Independent Black Leaders & Political Movements

From: Fluent Knowledge
Series: The Purple Principle Podcast

Here’s a seemingly inexplicable historical event: How did the anti-slavery Republican party take the White House in 1861, only six years after its ...

07-17: Backlash Moment: Converging at the Crossroads of Identity and Justice, 6/30/2021

From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature

Caption: Kimberle Crenshaw (foreground) with Eve Ensler

When Donald Trump rode a wave of white anxiety into the White House, it was part of a backlash to the Obama presidency, one that revealed an increa...

No Common Ground

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

Polarizing debates over the meaning behind Confederate monuments have intensified lately. There are legal battles to remove them. Legislative maneu...

Bought by KCBX

Diaspora Art from the Creole City—with Rosie Gordon-Wallace

From: Cathy Byrd
Series: Fresh Art International

From Jamaica, Rosie Gordon-Wallace is a globally recognized curator, arts advocate, and community leader based in Miami, Florida, since the 1970s. ...