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A Lesson Before Dying

From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works

Based on Ernest J. Gaines’ National Book Critics Circle Award-winning novel.

Bought by KKRN, KCHW, KFCF FM, KWMR, Spokane Public Radio and more

Added: Feb 09, 2022
Length: 01:58:02
Purchases: 11

The People Could Fly

From: La Siréna Imakhu
Series: Black History Month

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

Portraits In Black: Jazz Tributes To African-American Heroes

From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials

Music tributes to African-American figures such as Paul Robeson and Joe Louis from Count Basie, Clifford Jordan, Charles Mingus, and others.

Bought by WLRH, KRCU Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WJSU, WESM 91.3 FM and more

Added: Jan 31, 2022
Length: 58:59
Purchases: 12

AG 22-08: Billie Holiday and The Big Bands, 2/14/2022

From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow

We usually think of Billie Holiday as a small-group singer, but she also worked with several big bands. This week on Afterglow, we’ll hear Holiday’...

Added: Jan 28, 2022
Length: 59:00

StoryCorps Griot: Raynita Snipes Johnson and Gene Robinson

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: United States Army veteran Maceo Snipes. He served in World War II, and was murdered shortly after returning home from service., Credit: Courtest of Raynita Snipes Johnson.

Raynita Snipes Johnson remembers her great-uncle, US Army veteran Maceo Snipes, a Black man lynched for voting in 1946.

Bought by WYAP

Added: Jan 18, 2022
Length: 02:23
Purchases: 1

StoryCorps Griot: Rowan Allen and Dorothy Salmon-Lindsay

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Dorothy Salmon-Lindsay speaks with Rowan Allen, the EMT who saved her son’s life and inspired her to become a nurse.

Added: Dec 28, 2021
Length: 01:59

Extremist Ties of Survivalist Groups at Paramilitary Training Camps In Rural America (Holiday ReAir - Week of 12/29/21)

From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends

The last US soldier to leave Afghanistan returned home this August, but private security personnel long outnumbered US troops in that war, and the ...

Bought by KDNK, WNYE, KMUN, RadioFreePalmer, and KWMR

Added: Dec 17, 2021
Length: 28:00
Purchases: 5

JR's work

From: Sean Rudolph

These are all promotions for my station WSKG. Just giving examples of how I create promotions.

Added: Nov 08, 2021
Length: 01:30

The Forgotten Story of Clinton Melton

From: Radio Diaries

On December 3, 1955, a 33-year-old Black gas station attendant named Clinton Melton was shot and killed in Glendora, Mississippi. Two witnesses — i...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago

Added: Oct 18, 2021
Length: 11:44
Purchases: 2

StoryCorps: Jason Thomas and Jason Christian Thomas

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

For the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Former Marine Sergeant Jason Thomas opens up to his youngest son, Jason Christian Thomas, about the search and re...

Bought by WYAP

Added: Sep 15, 2021
Length: 03:26
Purchases: 1

Ebony Classics - The Language of Music

From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Classics

Caption: Eleanor Alberga, Credit: www.navonarecords.com

"Ebony Classics - The Language of Music" features the music of people of color in the Classical music industry.

Added: Aug 15, 2021
Length: 56:45

Episode 170: Ian Manuel

From: Criminal
Series: Criminal

“The phone rang and rang and a lady picked up on the other end and I still remember the operator saying, ‘You have a collect call from Ian for Debb...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio

Added: Aug 13, 2021
Length: 33:47
Purchases: 1

StoryCorps Griot: Malinda Edwards and Mildred Betts

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Willie Edwards Jr. died in 1957. He was killed by Klansmen who told him to either jump off a bridge or be shot., Credit: Malinda Edwards and Mildred Betts

Malinda Edwards talks to her sister Mildred Betts about the murder of her father, Willie Edwards Jr. at the hands of the Ku Klux Klan in 1957.

Bought by WYAP

Added: Aug 10, 2021
Length: 03:17
Purchases: 1

The Perks and Pitfalls of Multiethnic Family Life

From: Diana Opong

Caption: Diana Opong & Kristin Leong, Credit: Photo by Jessica Peterson & Keri Zierler

Race and Identity at Home is a narrated public radio audio feature exploring parenting in multicultural families with Kristin Leong and Diana Opong...

Added: Jun 04, 2021
Length: 17:47

Ep3: George Floyd: One Year Later

From: WITF
Series: Toward Racial Justice

Toward Racial Justice explores the impact of George Floyd’s death and how it has shaped the past year. During this discussion, hear from individual...

Bought by WLVT

Added: Jun 03, 2021
Length: 51:30
Purchases: 1

Local Austin Activist Clifford Gillard on "Creating a Lasting Something"

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

MOVE Demands Justice for Children and The Return of Stolen Remains

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: On April 28, 2021, MOVE and community members gathered in front of Penn Museum to protest and demand the remains be returned., Credit: Joe Piette

On Making Contact - Members of MOVE, a Black radical liberation group, demand that the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton University return t...

Bought by WXDU

Added: May 12, 2021
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 1

WoodSongs 928: John Gorka and War & Treaty

From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs

Caption: The power of War & Treaty on the WoodSongs Stage.

On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes world-renowned singer-songwriter plus electric husband & wife roots duo W...

Bought by Radio Bristol, WEJP-LP 107.1, GCR (Global Community Radio), KRZA, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more

Added: May 04, 2021
Length: 59:02
Purchases: 24

Jonquilyn Hill/ Through The Cracks Podcast

From: Generation Justice Admin

Long time GJ member Jonquilyn Hill speaks with us about her new podcast Through the Cracks.

Added: Mar 01, 2021
Length: 58:18

WoodSongs 965: Amythyst Kiah and Joe Robinson

From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs

Caption: Amythyst Kiah on the WoodSongs Stage.

On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes Southern Gothic folksinger Amythyst Kiah plus Australian virtuoso guitari...

Bought by Angelica Community Radio, WEJP-LP 107.1, Radio Bristol, WETS, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more