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The White Savior Complex
From: Loki Mulholland
Series: The Uncomfortable Truth
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Is there a subconscious belief amongst whites that only they can "save" people of color? Have they been conditioned by society to see themselves as...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2020
  • Length: 01:34:42
Who’s the Real Victim of Racism?
From: Loki Mulholland
Series: The Uncomfortable Truth
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Whites too often see themselves as the real victims of racism and they might have point but it’s not the one they thought they were making. Are whi...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2020
  • Length: 01:00:32
It's the Wrong Time to be Right
From: Loki Mulholland
Series: The Uncomfortable Truth
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Many of us want to help change the narrative and be anti-racist partners in the good fight. This was true of civil rights activists coming to Missi...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2020
  • Length: 01:14:23
Diversifying Higher Education
From: Loki Mulholland
Series: The Uncomfortable Truth
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Education is the gateway to the future in America. Our system is built around it but major colleges and universities continue to be predominantly w...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2020
  • Length: 01:16:43
Black & Blue: Policing and Blacks Lives in America
From: Loki Mulholland
Series: The Uncomfortable Truth
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Don Carter is a former police officer who spent nearly 10 years on the beat. He knows how the system works. He's also African American.

  • Added: Nov 12, 2020
  • Length: 01:29:21
Racial Battle Fatigue: A Discussion with Dr. William A. Smith
From: Loki Mulholland
Series: The Uncomfortable Truth
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Being black in America is exhausting and even deadly. Racial Battle Fatigue (RBF) is real and impacts the health and well-being of millions. What i...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2020
  • Length: 01:06:39
Bringing the Klan to Justice: A Discussion with Jerry Mitchell
From: Loki Mulholland
Series: The Uncomfortable Truth
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His work helped close four of the most infamous cold cases of the Civil Right Movement. Jerry Mitchell is one of the most celebrated investigative ...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2020
  • Length: 48:16
The Talk
From: Loki Mulholland
Series: The Uncomfortable Truth
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When we say the words, “the talk”, it probably conjures up the awkward conversation one has with their children about the birds and the bees. Howev...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2020
  • Length: 58:43
EP153 Fenton Robinson (revisted)
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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The JSP Records label recently released a new album of unreleased material of Chicago's Bluesman Fenton Robinson which was recorded in England and ...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2020
  • Length: 59:56
Black Voices in Healthcare - Ep.8: Birth
From: The Nocturnists
Series: Black Voices in Healthcare
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There is unspeakable anxiety that comes with bringing forth Black life in a world that takes Black lives with impunity. Our series began with a ref...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2020
  • Length: 40:49
Black Voices in Healthcare - Ep.7: Standout
From: The Nocturnists
Series: Black Voices in Healthcare
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Have you ever found yourself looking around in a meeting or a class only to realize that you are the only one? Standing out in the crowd can be har...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2020
  • Length: 34:53
Black Voices in Healthcare - Ep.3: Home
From: The Nocturnists
Series: Black Voices in Healthcare
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As healthcare workers, many of us have had to leave our home and go wherever our profession takes us. This week we asked you to reflect on what hom...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Oct 19, 2020
  • Length: 31:03
  • Purchases: 1
Episode Three: Aftermath
From: Dan Gediman
Series: The Reckoning: Facing the Legacy of Slavery in America
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Kentuckians fought on both sides of the Civil War but came together at war’s end to oppose a common foe—newly emancipated African Americans yearnin...

Bought by KRSC, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KUOW, KGOU, KSQD Santa Cruz and more


  • Added: Oct 01, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 22
Episode One: Invisible History
From: Dan Gediman
Series: The Reckoning: Facing the Legacy of Slavery in America
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The history of slavery is often taught as a bitter chapter of America’s past that has been rectified. But in Kentucky that history has been rarely ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Morehead State Public Radio, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KUOW, KGOU and more


  • Added: Oct 01, 2020
  • Length: 57:59
  • Purchases: 23
Episode Two: Recovering History
From: Dan Gediman
Series: The Reckoning: Facing the Legacy of Slavery in America
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Due to prohibitions against enslaved people learning to read and write, there are only a few written records left behind by formerly enslaved Kentu...

Bought by Morehead State Public Radio, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KUOW, KGOU, WKMS and more


  • Added: Oct 01, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 22
Keeping the Faith: A Story of Black Religion in Rural Ohio
From: Harper Beeland
Caption: The Mount Calvary congregation standing outside the church, ca. 1950s, Credit: Ric Sheffield, Knox County Black History Archives at Kenyon College
A piece of local history audio storytelling exploring a now-defunct predominantly black church in Mount Vernon, Ohio, through the voices of its for...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2020
  • Length: 16:07
The Hadley Park Line Dancers
From: David Condos
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Meet Joann Jones. She's 79 years old, and she loves to dance. So, she helped start a line dancing class for senior citizens at the Hadley Park Comm...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 15, 2020
  • Length: 15:57
  • Purchases: 1
From Violence to Voice
From: Safe Space Radio
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The experience of violence is shaped by shame and silence. We’ll hear stories about how silence and shame define the experience of violence for eve...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, Boise State Public Radio, WCPN, Nevada Public Radio, WWNO and more


  • Added: Sep 15, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
Profiles in Mental Health and Courage
From: Safe Space Radio
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Courage is the choice to act even when we feel afraid. It gives us the ability to address shame, stigma and silence—and to feel our own strength. T...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, WGCU, WITF, Maine Public Radio, Nevada Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 31, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 28
The Untold Story of the Jump In Resource Fair at Promise Neighborhood
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack heads over to the Promise Neighborhood in St. Cloud on...

  • Added: Aug 29, 2020
  • Length: 29:09
Time Well Spent - Bypass
From: Ronald Young Jr
Series: Time Well Spent - Bypass Series
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In this episode, I reveal a secret that i've kept from my parents for 16 years. What direction will this go?

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 27, 2020
  • Length: 24:50
  • Purchases: 1
My grandmother's recipes
From: Sarah Mashman
Caption: Toni Burnett Rands at the Dark Mofo Winter Feast, Credit: Toni Burnett Rands
The process of cooking a dish connects Toni Burnett Rands to her ancestors. She recalls cooking with her grandmas and how power can be found throug...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 20, 2020
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 1
Black Student Voices Matter
From: Ariel Mejia
Series: ASM Youth Radio Summer 2020
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I'm Shawn Hughes and a student from Walter Payton College Prep. This project details, despite the success, the complications and struggles that our...

  • Added: Aug 18, 2020
  • Length: 07:15
Ericka Huggins: Spiritual Wellbeing & Social Change
From: Generation Justice Admin
Caption: Left: Erica Huggins Right:
How does historical wellness play out in race and gender? Tune in to learn about historical wellness and its relation to a Black student’s and Bla...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2020
  • Length: 59:01
“What does ‘Protesting’ Mean to Someone in this Current Moment?”
From: Jed Alexander
Caption: BLM rally in North Hollywood, Credit: Jed Alexander
Even in complicated times, we tend to forget the simplicity of, “why we protest” even if the issue is a no-brainer or has complicated edges. We kno...

  • Added: Aug 11, 2020
  • Length: 07:34

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