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American Veteran: This Black World War II aviator first experienced racial integration in a POW camp
From: American Homefront Project
Series: 2022 American Veteran
Caption: Lt. Colonel (Ret.) Harold Brown, member of World War II’s Tuskegee Airmen., Credit: Ronan Killeen
When he was 11 years old, Harold Brown decided he wanted to be a pilot. He flew 30 missions during World War II as one of the Tuskegee Airmen, the ...

Bought by KTEP, WTIP, KUT, Texas Public Radio, WVTF and more


  • Added: Oct 19, 2022
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 7
American Veteran: In the era of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, military service meant living a double life
From: American Homefront Project
Series: 2022 American Veteran
Caption: Brandon D. Anderson, veteran of the U.S. Army., Credit: Ben Bloodwell
Brandon Anderson spent nearly five years in the Army, deploying twice to Iraq between 2003 and 2008. But as a gay service member during the Don’t A...

Bought by KWMU St. Louis, KUT, RadioStPete Florida, and Texas Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 18, 2022
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
Black Heritage Library & Multicultural Center
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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The mission of the Black Heritage Library & Multicultural Center is to build community awareness, appreciation and understanding of the value of cu...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jul 05, 2022
  • Length: 06:05
  • Purchases: 1
Aliyah Hicks
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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Normally, The Rough Draft Diaries looks back on someone's success months or years after they've mastered their skill or goal. Today, we're chatting...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jun 07, 2022
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 1
Mercé Culp
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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Mercé Culp is a 4-dimensional artist. Her work includes street art, dance, fashion, graphic design, and video. Urban Digitz is the body of work she...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: May 23, 2022
  • Length: 06:09
  • Purchases: 1
Impact Coalition
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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Today on The Rough Draft Diaries, we talk to Stephen MacDonald, the Impact Coalition Manager at the Lucas County Family Council in Toledo-Lucas Cou...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Apr 04, 2022
  • Length: 06:06
  • Purchases: 1
RDD: Leila's Promise
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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Meet the youngest guest of The Rough Draft Diaries, 9-year-old Leila and her non-profit Leila's Promise. An organization that looks to empower and ...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Mar 28, 2022
  • Length: 06:09
  • Purchases: 1
RDD: Valerie Thompson
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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Valerie Thompson is a native Toledoan and a graphic designer at ProMedica, but she's more than a graphic designer, she's the environmental designer...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Feb 22, 2022
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 1
RDD: The Freedom of Choice
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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On this episode of The Rough Draft Diaries, we tell the story of Chuck Ealey's long and winding road to the College Football Hall. Especially long ...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Feb 07, 2022
  • Length: 06:40
  • Purchases: 1
BHM at the Library
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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To kick off our series of BHM programming we're starting at the Toledo Public Library system, highlighting the programming and organizing efforts t...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jan 31, 2022
  • Length: 06:10
  • Purchases: 1
Fletcher Word
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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Fletcher Word is a native of New York City and grew up in the Washington, DC area, but today we're talking about his contributions to his local Ohi...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jan 24, 2022
  • Length: 06:02
  • Purchases: 1
Dream of Detroit
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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Dream of Detroit combines community organizing with housing and land development to build a healthy community and empower a marginalized neighborho...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Nov 29, 2021
  • Length: 06:16
  • Purchases: 1
A Community Person
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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Today we're talking to Rhonda Sewell, the first director of belonging & community engagement at the Toledo Museum of Art. Although Rhonda is fillin...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Sep 28, 2021
  • Length: 06:08
  • Purchases: 1
Crystal's Hymn
From: Lori Mortimer
Series: Mementos
Caption: Crystal Chandler wearing her memento, Credit: Lori Mortimer
Crystal Chandler finds the perfect memento of her grandfather, a former Seventh Day Adventist pastor, to take with her when she moves to New York.

  • Added: Sep 09, 2021
  • Length: 18:26
The Big Ponder #18: Road Trip
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Cariad Harmon and her partner John Kesling embark on a long-awaited cross-country road trip. Cariad interviews locals and fellow travelers of all k...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Sep 02, 2021
  • Length: 28:33
  • Purchases: 1
Wordless and Riveting, “felt / not said” by Mankwe Ndosi and Body MemOri Comes From the Body
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Mankwe Ndosi, Credit: Sally Nixon
The album "felt / not said" by Mankwe Ndosi and Body MemOri features cello, contrabasso, percussion, wildly versatile vocals by Ndosi, but the albu...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Aug 17, 2021
  • Length: 05:39
  • Purchases: 1
The Lower Flight of Sparrows
From: Ralph Patterson
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A lonely, guarded black man falls into a relationship with a Latina who is desperate to leave the home in which she is made to feel inferior. Regin...

  • Added: Jun 25, 2021
  • Length: 08:45
The Perks and Pitfalls of Multiethnic Family Life
From: Diana Opong
Caption: Diana Opong & Kristin Leong, Credit: Photo by Jessica Peterson & Keri Zierler
Race and Identity at Home is a narrated public radio audio feature exploring parenting in multicultural families with Kristin Leong and Diana Opong...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2021
  • Length: 17:47
RDD: Toledo's Gambit
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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We're talking about chess on this week's episode of The Rough Draft Diaries! We'll join Warren Woodberry, the founder of multiple award-winning aft...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2021
  • Length: 06:04
Diary of a 5th Grade Reject
From: Ariel Mejia
Series: ASM Youth Radio Fall 2020
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Hi I’m Makayla and my piece is about my adventures being a fifth grade reject.

  • Added: Jan 21, 2021
  • Length: 13:40
Best of the Best 2020: The Great Indoors
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: Best of the Best: The 2020 Third Coast Broadcast
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In this episode, three winning stories of the 2020 Third Coast/RHDF Competition each paint a unique portrait of survival and hope in the time of co...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, Prairie Public, New England Public Media, WGBH Radio Boston, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Nov 17, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 40
RDD: 4th and Goal
From: WGTE Public Media
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We're talking football on today's episode of The RDD with 4th and Goal Athletics, a program designed to teach and enhance the athletic skills of co...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2020
  • Length: 06:24
Black Voices in Healthcare - Ep.10: Ashley McMullen and Kimberly Manning
From: The Nocturnists
Series: Black Voices in Healthcare
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In this special hour-long episode, host Ashley McMullen and executive producer Kimberly Manning discuss the making of the series Black Voices in He...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2020
  • Length: 01:03:44
Black Voices in Healthcare - Ep.5: Pandemic
From: The Nocturnists
Series: Black Voices in Healthcare
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Pandemics don’t just wreak havoc on bodies, they create shockwaves that, sooner or later, touch every corner of our being. This week we asked you...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2020
  • Length: 42:25
Black Voices in Healthcare - Ep.4: Hair
From: The Nocturnists
Series: Black Voices in Healthcare
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The story of our Black hair speaks volumes about our lives. So much love and care is wrapped up in our curls. Alongside so much vulnerability and p...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2020
  • Length: 33:10