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A Gospel To Soothe the Soul

From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife

Middle School Youth Producer Alexus Randle investigates the history of Gospel music and why it soothes the soul.

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network

Added: Oct 06, 2011
Length: 05:41
Purchases: 1

Denita's Dad

From: greg keener

Radio 101 student Denita Wade remembers her father, a man she did not know very well.

Added: Sep 19, 2011
Length: 04:19

In Bed Stuy, Brooklyn: Old buildings, new residents

From: Cassie Wagler

There is an effort underway in Bedford-Stuyvesant, or Bed Stuy, to protect the old architecture by turning parts of the neighborhood into historic ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Jun 22, 2011
Length: 05:20
Purchases: 1

Devastating Cycle by Ashaki Howard

From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2011

Poet Ashaki Howard, 17, is a senior at Kenwood Academy and competed in Louder Than a Bomb 2011 as a member of team Epic Sound representing her high...

Added: Apr 01, 2011
Length: 02:48

This WE Believe - Race

From: Phil Mariage

3 'This I Believe' essays from older, middle and young generations on Race

Added: Feb 05, 2011
Length: 29:00

Waddie Welcome and the Beloved Community

From: lorenzo raffa

Caption: Buy book at waddiewelcome.com, Credit: Inclusion Press

WADDIE WELCOME & THE BELOVED COMMUNITY tells the story of friendships that transcended divisions of disability, race, and income. Broadcast on WMPG...

Added: Feb 01, 2011
Length: 56:48

Black Porters Led The Way

From: Dick Meister

The pioneering Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, a leader in the fight for racial equality, should be high on the list of those we honor during ...

Added: Jan 28, 2011
Length: 04:02

Black History: Thelonious Monk, February 17, 1982

From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today

A founding father of bebop and modern jazz, wife Nellie called his style "Melodius Thunk."

Bought by KUT

Added: Jan 17, 2011
Length: 03:00
Purchases: 1

Black History: Ossie Davis, February 4, 2005

From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today

One of our great actors. His mother called him by his initials R.C., but was mis-heard by the county clerk, so we knew him as Ossie.

Added: Jan 17, 2011
Length: 03:00

Heroes Come in Many Colors - Frederick Douglass

From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Heroes Come in Many Colors

The contributions of the Black Man—celebrating Black History Month. Here presented is the life and times of Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave wh...

Added: Dec 14, 2010
Length: 49:49

Heroes Come in Many Colors - Estaban

From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Heroes Come in Many Colors

The contributions of the Black Man—celebrating Black History Month. In this program, we hear the history of the first North African to set foot in ...

Bought by KREV-LP

Added: Dec 14, 2010
Length: 47:27
Purchases: 1

Heroes Come in Many Colors - Phillis Wheatley

From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Heroes Come in Many Colors

The contributions of the Black Man—celebrating Black History Month. Recounted in this installment is the life, times, and legacy of Phillis Wheatle...

Added: Dec 08, 2010
Length: 47:29

Heroes Come in Many Colors

From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Heroes Come in Many Colors

The contributions of the Black Man—celebrating Black History Month. Remembering: Sugar Ray Robinson, Joe Louis, Estaban, Phillis Wheatley, Bill Pic...

Added: Dec 07, 2010
Length: 37:38

A March to Freedom: Martin Luther King

From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope

Caption: Martin Luther King press conference, Credit: Marion S. Trikosko

On the anniversary of his birth, the life and work of the civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His own voice and words make this a mean...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KVSC, WGHC-LP 98.3 FM Chicago, KCNP, KCNP and more

Added: Dec 07, 2010
Length: 44:36
Purchases: 6

The First Family of Soul! - Step By Step By Step

From: Howard Burchette
Series: Soul Roots

The Five Stairsteps, The 5 Stairsteps & Cubie, The Stairsteps, The Invisible Mans Band and Keni Burke are the First Family of Soul. They performed ...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, WUFT, WUFT, KPIP-LP, WJAB and more

Added: Nov 03, 2010
Length: 58:00
Purchases: 7

The 'Courage' to Graduate

From: Learning Matters
Series: Paul Vallas in New Orleans

Khalil Osiris’ “Circle of Courage” is one strategy the Booker T. Washington middle school is using to try and help students stay out of trouble and...

Added: Apr 19, 2010
Length: 07:30

Practically Speaking: What's in a Name

From: Ayana Contreras
Series: Practically Speaking

Are African-American parents that choose unique or African-sounding names putting their children at a disadvantage? Is society unduly prejudiced ag...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio

Added: Mar 10, 2010
Length: 10:22
Purchases: 1

The Cult of Luck

From: Ayana Contreras

Ayana Contreras explores the motivation behind "playing the numbers", or the lottery.

Added: Mar 10, 2010
Length: 09:46

I Can Understand It: The Story of THE NEWBIRTH (Part C)

From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show

Caption: The New Birth, Credit: RCA Records

An interview with THE NEW BIRTH - A one hour (Part C) interview with LESLIE WILSON and MELVIN WILSON of THE NEW BIRTH SOUL R&B Group. An inside sto...

Added: Dec 20, 2009
Length: 58:58

The Time Traveler: a Man, a Dream, a Machine

From: Emily Corwin