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Back in 1995, LaMont Dottin was 21 years old and a freshman at Queens College when, one evening, he didn’t come home. His mother went to the local ...
- Added: Jan 25, 2024
- Length: 09:00
African American women have created beautiful works of art with quilting. Are you holding on to a piece of family history? Laura Casmore talks to...
- Added: Mar 25, 2023
- Length: 10:12
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
Some move through the world with laser focus. Others are swept into the future by forces of fate. This week we hear about the roads you've taken. O...
- Added: Oct 19, 2020
- Length: 42:25
Cecilia Hayden-Smith finds god in adulthood to overcome trauma, addiction — and to come out.
Bought by WJAB
- Added: Sep 10, 2018
- Length: 29:37
- Purchases: 1
On May 31, 1921, Olivia Hooker was six-years-old when white mobs launched an attack on the Greenwood section of Tulsa, Oklahoma. In less than 24 ho...
Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KOSU, KHSU, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago
- Added: Jun 08, 2018
- Length: 06:20
- Purchases: 4
Big Ron Hunter is invited inside to eat with his friends.
- Added: Mar 09, 2017
- Length: 11:08
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Born 1981 — Sports Coordinator, Penn Hills YMCA
Interview by Dominic Burden, Azeiryus Britt & Darrell Holloway
- Added: Jan 24, 2017
- Length: 04:44
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Coach Craig Williams
Born 1971 — Retired, US Navy;
President, Penn Hills Midget Football Association
Interview by Miguel Jackson & Cameron Griffin
- Added: Jan 24, 2017
- Length: 04:33
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Born 1959 — Funeral Home Associate, House of Law Inc.
Interview by Cameron Tarrant, Daivon Stephens, Tamar Patillo
- Added: Jan 24, 2017
- Length: 05:35
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Born 1980 — Executive Director, Penn Hills YMCA
Interview by Garrison Kemp, Raymeir Williams & Ronald Wiggins
Bought by KHSU
- Added: Jan 24, 2017
- Length: 05:16
- Purchases: 1
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Born 1988 — Community Activist
Interview by David Freeman, Nasheed Goodwine & Lamont Johnson
- Added: Jan 24, 2017
- Length: 04:33
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Born 1988 — Founder/Host, Common Conversation412
Interview by Taquan Peters & David Staples
- Added: Jan 24, 2017
- Length: 04:39
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Born 1967 — Curator, Allegheny City Historic Gallery
Interview by Daivon Giles & Tyreece Archie
- Added: Jan 24, 2017
- Length: 05:09
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Born 1970 — Site Manager, YouthPlaces
Interview by Tyreece Archie & Daivon Giles
- Added: Jan 24, 2017
- Length: 04:55
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Born 1969 — Program Manager, Brothers and Sisters Emerging
Interview by Jordan Franklin, Lydell Price & Ramir Johnson
- Added: Jan 24, 2017
- Length: 05:19
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Born 1947 — Community Activist, Retired
Interview by Maxwell Martin, Davon Hamlin, Michael Mosley
& Xzavier Rodgers
- Added: Jan 24, 2017
- Length: 05:23
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Born 1970 —Police Officer, City of Pittsburgh
Interview by Jordan Franklin, Lydell Price & Ramir Johnson
- Added: Jan 24, 2017
- Length: 05:34
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Born 1969 — President and CEO, Brothers and Sisters Emerging Interview by John Krall, Keylen Kenney & Xzavier Rodgers
- Added: Jan 24, 2017
- Length: 05:39
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Hill District community leader Robert Bowden (b. 1946) reflects on his education, upbringing and life's work based on interviews conducted by stude...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Jan 29, 2016
- Length: 05:04
- Purchases: 1
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Pittsburgh-based sculptor Thaddeus Mosley (b. 1926) reflects on his life and art based on interviews conducted by teens Martay Howard and Wyatt Wad...
- Added: Jan 29, 2016
- Length: 04:15
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Hip Hop legend Paradise Gray (b. 1964) reflects on becoming an activist and ushering in a new generation of hip-hop based on interviews by teens Da...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Jan 29, 2016
- Length: 04:32
- Purchases: 1
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Hill District pastor and community leader Johnnie Monroe (b.1941) reflects on the importance of the church and his faith in today’s youth to become...
- Added: Jan 29, 2016
- Length: 06:33
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Leonard Brown, USAF veteran and retired food service supervisor, aA native of Pittsburgh's Beltzhoover community, Leonard Brown (b.1934) reflects o...
- Added: Jan 29, 2016
- Length: 03:56
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Veteran and retired police sergeant Homer Craig (b.1939) reflects on family and community life in Hazelwood based on interviews conducted by teens...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Jan 29, 2016
- Length: 04:47
- Purchases: 1
