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Ishia Lynette of Austin Justice Coalition on Fighting Racial Injustice in Austin
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Akins High School Spring 2021
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Ishia Lynette is Austin Justice Coalitions Social Media Manager and Community Service Director. An El Paso native who moved to Austin in 2012, she ...

  • Added: May 29, 2021
  • Length: 07:51
Austin Activist DaShawn Barr on Code-Switching and Summer 2020 Racial Justice Protests
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Akins High School Spring 2021
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DaShawn Barr played a prominent role in the racial justice protests that occurred in Austin, Texas in summer 2020.

  • Added: May 28, 2021
  • Length: 05:35
Dr. Tommy J. Curry
From: Generation Justice Admin
Caption: Dr. Tommy J. Curry
Where can the experiences of black men and boys be told and justified? Perhaps not within academia...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 09, 2019
  • Length: 27:30
  • Purchases: 1
Resolve
From: Steven Scher
Series: On The Bus
Caption: On The Bus
History doesn't stay in the past.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 25, 2016
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 1
What do High Schoolers’ think about Affirmative Action?
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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A common topic among high schoolers when discussing the college application process and admittance is race. Listen to hear the opinions on affirmat...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2015
  • Length: 05:07
Discussion with Reverend John D. Hill on Spirituality and Social Justice
From: Generation Justice
Series: Spirituality and Social Justice
Caption: Reverend John D. Hill, Credit: Grant Chapel AME Church
Reverend Hill discusses the history of Grant Chapel, and the A.M.E. church as a whole, connecting its founding as a rejection of discrimination to ...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2014
  • Length: 25:35
Akeem's Transformation
From: Jesse Chanin
Series: My Choice My Voice
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My Choice My Voice teen talks about his transformation from a "troubled kid" to a high school graduate headed to college. Meanwhile, we hear his re...

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Jul 11, 2013
  • Length: 12:37
  • Purchases: 1
Where I'm From by Shonteia Hunter
From: Free Spirit Media
Series: "Where I'm From" North Lawndale College Prep - Collins Campus
Caption: Free Spirit Media
Using the poem "Where I'm From" by Willie Perdomo as a creative prompt, students created poems to share and express where they come from and how th...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2012
  • Length: 01:08
Through My by Deneena Miles
From: Free Spirit Media
Series: "Where I'm From" North Lawndale College Prep - Collins Campus
Caption: Free Spirit Media
Using the poem "Where I'm From" by Willie Perdomo as a creative prompt, students created poems to share and express where they come from and how th...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2012
  • Length: 02:52
From My Room by Dumanisha Ward
From: Free Spirit Media
Series: "Where I'm From" North Lawndale College Prep - Collins Campus
Caption: Free Spirit Media
Using the poem "Where I'm From" by Willie Perdomo as a creative prompt, students created poems to share and express where they come from and how th...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2012
  • Length: 01:57
Graduates' Next American Dream
From: Jordan Nelson
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This year's college graduates weigh in on what's next for the American Dream, in this piece by Jordan Nelson of KOSU in Stillwater, Okla.

  • Added: Jun 10, 2009
  • Length: 03:33
Footing the Bill: Who Pays for Absent Fatherhood?
From: WAMU
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Youth-produced piece on growing up in a fatherless household.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, PRX, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Nov 09, 2007
  • Length: 05:59
  • Purchases: 3
Rap Over College?
From: Curie Youth Radio
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Keith has the smarts to go to a good college, but he wants to make it as a rapper.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, PRX Remix, YouthCast, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jun 02, 2007
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 4
Where are the millions?
From: MATCH School
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A student's journey in search of hope

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Feb 15, 2006
  • Length: 09:50
  • Purchases: 1
A Prohibition
From: Terin Mayer
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Three students reflect on what it means to be "Black" at Carleton College

Bought by WTIP, KRZA, KUT, KFAI Minneapolis, WGBH Radio Boston and more


  • Added: Nov 08, 2005
  • Length: 04:27
  • Purchases: 13
College-Bound
From: WAMU
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College-bound WAMU Youth Voices reporter Andre knows he’s lucky to be scratching his head over a choice between schools, but the stakes are high, s...

Bought by WCSU-FM, WBEZ, WXLV-FM, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, YouthCast and more


  • Added: Jul 31, 2005
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 6
Summer on 64th
From: Curie Youth Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Tonette sends an audio postcard from her favorite Chicago block: we eavesdrop on the guys at the corner, see Ms. P come out onto her porch, and hea...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KSFR, PRX Remix, YouthCast, Radijojo World Children's Radio Network and more


  • Added: Jul 13, 2005
  • Length: 01:58
  • Purchases: 7