PRX - Pieces for Topic: African-American

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Caption: Borrowed and Banned logo, Credit: John Snowden
Despite being one of the most frequently banned authors, Toni Morrison’s work has inspired countless others to tell stories outside the mainstream....

  • Added: Nov 30, 2023
  • Length: 23:18
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Over 14,000 patrons have signed up for their first library card since Jay-Z's exhibit came to Central Library in mid-July. We talk to Brooklynites ...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2023
  • Length: 07:49

  • Added: Jul 13, 2022
  • Length: 50:30
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Supreme Court of Iowa. Emma Coger v. North Western Union Packet Company
In 1872, a black school teacher traveled by steamboat from Quincy, IL, to Keokuk, IA, to visit her family. Along the way, she was forcibly removed ...

  • Added: Dec 01, 2020
  • Length: 05:20
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We are always adjusting the way we sound. It especially depends on the social situation we are in. Linguists call it "code switching," a term origi...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 04, 2015
  • Length: 06:19
  • Purchases: 2
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The American Black Male Leadership Institute Public Services Announcement #1

  • Added: Oct 15, 2014
  • Length: 01:10
Caption: Ms. Cissy Houston
Emmy Award Winning Producer & Director, A. Curtis Farrow In Conversation With Another Great Performer, Ms. Cissy Houston.

  • Added: Jun 17, 2014
  • Length: 20:00
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A boy's grief led him to an extraordinary discovery...

Bought by XRAY.fm, WJCT, KUT, KUOW, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Oct 05, 2009
  • Length: 09:35
  • Purchases: 5