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In the wake of the police killing of Philando Castile, North Minneapolis native Geoffrey Lamar Wilson turned to music as an act of protest and reme...
- Added: Apr 08, 2024
- Length: 05:39
There have been fewer than 50 full face transplant recipients in the world. And up until 2019, there had been zero done for African-Americans. Toda...
- Added: Mar 29, 2024
- Length: 50:00
Mary Johnson-Roy first came to StoryCorps in 2011, to speak with Oshea Israel, the man who murdered her son. 12 years later, they share the latest ...
Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio and WYAP
- Added: Oct 13, 2023
- Length: 11:50
- Purchases: 2
If you ask Hannah Jean what would be her greatest wish, she will say running Brooklyn Public Library. Last month, she got to do just that.
- Added: Jun 13, 2023
- Length: 09:14
"Race correction" is a practice based on the premise that Black bodies are inherently different from White bodies. Medical students are trying to c...
- Added: May 15, 2023
- Length: 48:57
Change - Tony Lindsay is a producer and director, known for "Where Hearts Lie" (2016). The film features such notable actors as Clifton Powell ("Ra...
- Added: Mar 19, 2022
- Length: 01:42
Queen Mother Imakhu's rendition of the African American folktale about a group of mystical enslaved Africans who escaped their oppression by regain...
- Added: Feb 05, 2022
- Length: 08:35
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Akins High School Spring 2021
Series: Akins High School Spring 2021
Clifford has been a long-standing community activist on Austin’s east side. He routinely conducts focus groups, hosts various community meetings, a...
- Added: May 28, 2021
- Length: 08:50
Hi I’m Makayla and my piece is about my adventures being a fifth grade reject.
- Added: Jan 21, 2021
- Length: 13:40
The experience of violence is shaped by shame and silence. We’ll hear stories about how silence and shame define the experience of violence for eve...
Bought by KTSW 89.9, Boise State Public Radio, WCPN, Nevada Public Radio, WWNO and more
- Added: Sep 15, 2020
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 22
Revolution - Sipho Gumbo, the creator of Yangu Beauty, sought out a leading expert in skincare chemistry to help transform her authentic recipes in...
- Added: Jul 16, 2020
- Length: 04:24
Change - Neddy Smith is a professional musician and CEO at NedGJean International. He composes and writes his music, not only in a traditional styl...
- Added: Jul 10, 2020
- Length: 02:25
Identity - The hardest working woman in show business, drag queen and recording artist Peppermint has conquered the New York scene with her high-en...
- Added: Jul 06, 2020
- Length: 04:29
Happiness - Yolanda Franklin-Moore is Fashion Designer and Owner of Xande Fadee, an innovative fashion and accessories line. Yolanda is a highly sk...
- Added: Jul 06, 2020
- Length: 01:36
"Every Juneteenth has me thinking about life and the unknown, and the experience of those who lived two and half years enslaved, denied the news th...
- Added: Jun 19, 2020
- Length: 03:00
::The latest commentary by Laura Flanders, The F-Word ::
"Here we are again, ending Black History Month, starting Women’s History month. ...Do we n...
- Added: Feb 28, 2020
- Length: 03:30
Our piece is about Tobias’ brother and Miracle’s uncle and how they live their lives in and outside of prison.
Bought by WMMT
- Added: Aug 08, 2019
- Length: 08:02
- Purchases: 1
Students at several prominent historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), have demanded that school administrators address sexual assault...
Bought by WVAS
- Added: Aug 31, 2018
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
Drummer Chris Beck stops by my imaginary Doodlin' Lounge to share tracks from his debut CD, 'The Journey'
- Added: Jul 17, 2018
- Length: 58:42
Rickey Jackson, who was wrongfully convicted of murder and spent nearly four decades in prison for it, talks with Eddie Vernon, the man whose false...
- Added: Jan 25, 2018
- Length: 03:26
Marjory is a keynote speaker, author, playwright, student, and advocate for children in the foster care system. Her success in these areas stems la...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: May 22, 2017
- Length: 06:41
- Purchases: 1
For all the ways we devise to pull communities apart, people find ways to rebuild.
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Feb 25, 2016
- Length: 04:59
- Purchases: 1
“I was born a girl, I was born black, and I was born to two alcoholic parents. I knew I was doomed.”
- Added: Aug 24, 2015
- Length: 22:40
North Beach Citizens is a community-driven, non-profit organization located in San Francisco, California, that addresses the needs of local homeles...
- Added: Dec 02, 2014
- Length: 02:39
Every October, over 30 cyclists from the New Orleans area embark on a three-day bike ride to the Louisiana State Penitentiary. The “NOLA to Angola”...
- Added: Sep 04, 2014
- Length: 04:53
