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StoryCorps Griot: Charlie Morris and Sylvester Lewis

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Charlie Morris remembers his brother's death in 1939, with his cousin Sylvester Lewis.

Bought by WEZU and KUOW

Added: Oct 16, 2012
Length: 01:46
Purchases: 2

The First Africans

From: With Good Reason
Series: news features

Until recently, not much was known about the first Africans who stepped foot on the North American continent. Today, scholars are learning unexpect...

Bought by KENW and KUOW

Added: Oct 12, 2012
Length: 02:26
Purchases: 2

KUT's Views and Brews: Miles Davis and the Making of Kind of Blue

From: KUT
Series: KUT's Views and Brews Remix

As part of KUT’s Views and Brews series we engaged in a spirited discussion about Miles, his music, his relationships with his musicians, and the g...

Bought by WESM 91.3 FM

Added: Aug 15, 2012
Length: 01:58:04
Purchases: 1

StoryCorps Griot: Robert Holmes

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Robert Holmes talks about his family being among the first to integrate a neighborhood in Edison, New Jersey.

Bought by WEZU and KUOW

Added: Jun 01, 2012
Length: 02:01
Purchases: 2

StoryCorps Griot: Karen Slade, Eric "Rico" Reed and Arthur "Sonny" Williams

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Karen Slade, Eric "Rico" Reed, and Arthur "Sonny" Williams of radio station KJLH remember the 1992 Los Angeles Riots.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WEZU, and KMUD

Added: Apr 16, 2012
Length: 02:28
Purchases: 3

Indie on Demand Reviews KINYARWANDA

From: Daniel Persons
Series: The Indie on Demand Movie Review

A review of the Rwandan genocide drama.

Added: Apr 12, 2012
Length: 01:59

Ron Carter: In his own words

From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words

Ron Carter is an icon of jazz. He has played his bass on more than 2000 albums. His name, however, is most vividly linked with Miles Davis. Carte...

Bought by KMUW and PRX Remix

Added: Mar 16, 2012
Length: 07:27
Purchases: 2

Diane Watkins Voice of Virginia Union

From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand

A bell tower that has been mute for 70 years at Virginia Union University in Richmond, Virginia is about to get a voice thanks to Diane Watkins.

Added: Feb 16, 2012
Length: 55:55

The Nightly News and the Civil Rights Movement

From: With Good Reason

The Civil Rights Movement was the United States’ first major domestic news story to be televised. The author of a new book exploring television’s r...

Bought by WMTNradio, Troy Public Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Feb 03, 2012
Length: 02:25
Purchases: 3

Remembering the Subtle Signs of Segregation

From: Rebecca Sheir

Caption: This rough sketch for a children's book drew one D.C. native into a mystery regarding “Colored Only” signs in D.C. in the 1930s. , Credit: Rebecca Sheir

A well-meaning illustration in a children's book sparks controversy over segregation in the nation's capital in the 1930s.

Bought by Listenwise, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WRST-FM Oshkosh

Added: Jan 31, 2012
Length: 07:41
Purchases: 3

The Hidden History of a One Room School

From: Philip Graitcer

Caption: Harrington School, Credit: PGraitcer

When the tiny African American community on Georgia's St Simon's Island set out to save its one-room schoolhouse, it didn't realize that the buildi...

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting

Added: Oct 09, 2011
Length: 05:14
Purchases: 1

Injera Bread & Shark Meat: Tasting Ethiopia & Jamaica

From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: Soundbites: A Series On Food

Caption: At RAS, you can order Caribbean food (like the Bake and Shark, left) or Ethiopian cuisine (like the vegetarian platter, right)., Credit: Rebecca Sheir

What happens when Africa and the Caribbean culinarily collide in the U.S. capital? Dig in and find out!

Added: Aug 15, 2011
Length: 04:46

StoryCorps Griot: James and Dwight Thompson

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

James Hanover Thompson tells his brother Dwight about his involvement in the "Kissing Case" of 1958.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, WEZU, and KUOW

Added: Apr 29, 2011
Length: 03:47
Purchases: 3

How the White House Got Its Name

From: Rebecca Sheir

Caption: Dr. Clarence Lusane is author of The Black History of the White House., Credit: Rebecca Sheir

Hint: It doesn't have a whole lot to do with paint swatches...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, PRX Remix, and New Hampshire Public Radio

Added: Apr 13, 2011
Length: 03:19
Purchases: 3

StoryCorps Griot: Diane Kenney and Linda Kenney Miller

From: StoryCorps

Linda Kenney Miller (R) and her sister Diane Kenney (L) remember their grandfather, Dr. John A. Kenney, who founded the first hospital for African...

Bought by WEZU and KUOW

Added: Feb 28, 2011
Length: 01:31
Purchases: 2

StoryCorps Griot: Carl McNair

From: StoryCorps

Carl McNair remembers his brother, Ronald McNair, who was one of the astronauts killed aboard the space shuttle Challenger on January 28, 1986.

Bought by South Carolina Public Radio, WEZU, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KUOW

Added: Jan 31, 2011
Length: 02:14
Purchases: 4

Following Harriet Tubman

From: Andrew Hiller
Series: Andrew Hiller's News Features

Caption: The Bucktown Village Store where Harriet Tubman received a head injury that would impact her entire life, Credit: courtesy of Andrew Hiller

This feature explores the life and some of the myths of Harriet Tubman with interviews by experts from Cambridge, MD, the town where "Moses" was bo...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and KUOW

Added: Jan 24, 2011
Length: 06:16
Purchases: 3

Pioneers of Flight: Tuskegee Airmen in Transition

From: Andrew Hiller

Caption: Lt. Col. Ivan Ware, Credit: Courtesy Air Force Magazine

Lt. Col. Ivan Ware has known war. For thirty-two months, he served in Europe. He’s been bombed at, shot at, and fought back. But his battles did...

Bought by WCSU-FM

Added: Jan 24, 2011
Length: 04:07
Purchases: 1

The Quander Quality

From: Rebecca Sheir

Caption: Nellie Mae Quander (1880-1961), 1st international president of Alpha Kappa Alpha, the 1st Greek-lettered sorority established/incorporated by African-American college women., Credit: Quander Historical Society, Inc.

Meet the oldest African-American family in Washington, D.C. - and, perhaps, the United States.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, Radio Catskill, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WABE, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more

Added: Jan 19, 2011
Length: 05:17
Purchases: 6

Remembering "I Have a Dream"

From: Rebecca Sheir

Caption: Julian Bond (right) at the March on Washington for Freedom and Jobs, with other members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee., Credit: Julian Bond

We know what history books say about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech - but what about the people who were there?

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, RadioStPete Florida, WTIP, KRCB 104.9, WHFR and more

Added: Jan 18, 2011
Length: 05:41
Purchases: 28

African-American landmark turns 100, needs help

From: Jeanne Bonner

The Herndon Home is facing financial uncertainty just as it's celebrating its centennial year. The imposing two-story brick mansion sits largely un...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio