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Celebrating African American History and Heritage with Pat Johnson
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Discover how 2024 National Heritage Fellow Pat Johnson transformed her former segregated one room school into a thriving center for Black history a...

  • Added: Jun 16, 2024
  • Length: 27:48
Remembering Blues Musician Phil Wiggins (1954-2024)
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Phil Wiggins, Credit: Bibiana Huang Matheis
A heartfelt remembrance of blues harmonica master and 2017 National Heritage Fellow the late Phil Wiggins

Bought by Harford Community Radio, WCPN, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jun 04, 2024
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 3
HBCU Renaissance (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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HBCUs rose from the ashes of slavery and have been educating Black students for generations.

Bought by WXDU, Kansas Public Radio, RadioStPete Florida, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KIYU-FM and more


  • Added: May 23, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 11
HBCU Renaissance (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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HBCUs rose from the ashes of slavery and have been educating Black students for generations.

Bought by KHEN-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: May 23, 2024
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 3
HBCU Renaissance (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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HBCUs rose from the ashes of slavery and have been educating Black students for generations.

Bought by WTJU, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WMUU-LP, KEDT, and WRGY


  • Added: May 23, 2024
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 5
HBCU Renaissance (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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HBCUs rose from the ashes of slavery and have been educating Black students for generations.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KIYU-FM, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: May 23, 2024
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 3
"Staging Stories: Psalmayene 24 on Directing Across Time
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Psalmayene 24, Credit: Courtesy of the Folger Shakespeare Library
Playwright and director Psalmayene 24 discusses directing the world premiere of Kia Corthron's Tempestuous Elements at Arena Stage and preparing fo...

Bought by WMPG, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KZUM, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: May 07, 2024
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 6
Suzan-Lori Parks Shows Up!
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Suzan-Lori Parks, Credit: Tam Shell
“Making the world, not just living in it”: Suzan-Lori Parks discusses her current play, “Sally and Tom.”

Bought by WMPG, KMUN, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KZUM and more


  • Added: Apr 15, 2024
  • Length: 29:28
  • Purchases: 7
New Brownies (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Do you remember reading children’s newspapers in your childhood? In the 20s, W.E.B. DuBois started a paper just for “children of the sun.”

Bought by KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KIYU-FM, Kansas Public Radio, KVSC, KHNS and more


  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 7
New Brownies (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Do you remember reading children’s newspapers in your childhood? In the 20s, W.E.B. DuBois started a paper just for “children of the sun.”

Bought by KHEN-LP, KECG, and Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 3
New Brownies (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Do you remember reading children’s newspapers in your childhood? In the 20s, W.E.B. DuBois started a paper just for “children of the sun.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
New Brownies (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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Do you remember reading children’s newspapers in your childhood? In the 20s, W.E.B. DuBois started a paper just for “children of the sun.”

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KIYU-FM, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 3
Moving Forward By Looking Back (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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When Latorial Faison meets somebody, she can almost immediately tell if they attended a Black school during segregation. She says they carry themse...

Bought by WFHB, RadioStPete Florida, Kansas Public Radio, KIYU-FM, WUTC and more


  • Added: Mar 22, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 10
Moving Forward By Looking Back (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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When Latorial Faison meets somebody, she can almost immediately tell if they attended a Black school during segregation. She says they carry themse...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KHEN-LP, KECG, and Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 22, 2024
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 4
Moving Forward By Looking Back (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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When Latorial Faison meets somebody, she can almost immediately tell if they attended a Black school during segregation. She says they carry themse...

Bought by KIYU-FM


  • Added: Mar 22, 2024
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
Moving Forward By Looking Back (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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When Latorial Faison meets somebody, she can almost immediately tell if they attended a Black school during segregation. She says they carry themse...

Bought by WTJU, WMUU-LP, KEDT, and WRGY


  • Added: Mar 22, 2024
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 4
Amina Claudine Myers: Mixing Jazz with Gospel
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Amina Claudine Myers, Credit: Crystal Blake
An musical podcast with pianist, organist, vocalist, composer, and 2024 Jazz Master Amina Claudine Myers exploring her life in music from gospel to...

Bought by WMPG, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KZUM, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Mar 19, 2024
  • Length: 28:43
  • Purchases: 6
Author Danielle Evans: Dealing with History through Fiction
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Exploring complexities through short stories: a conversation with author and 2020 NEA Literature Fellow Danielle Evans

Bought by KMUN, WMPG, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KECG and more


  • Added: Mar 04, 2024
  • Length: 29:04
  • Purchases: 7
The National Endowment for the Arts celebrates author Mat Johnson
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Mat Johnson takes a satirical look at race and identity.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WNJR, and KVSC


  • Added: Feb 27, 2024
  • Length: 29:56
  • Purchases: 3
Debate: Coleman Hughes and Jamelle Bouie on Color Blindness for Black History Month
From: Open to Debate
Caption: PRX default Piece image
During Black History Month, we reflect on a debate that confronts America’s complex history with racial and social inequality. How can we ensure fa...

Bought by Boise State Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WMUU-LP, and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Feb 22, 2024
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 5
Life Without Boundaries (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Motherhood is a life without boundaries.

Bought by WFHB, Kansas Public Radio, RadioStPete Florida, KIYU-FM, KVSC and more


  • Added: Feb 22, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 9
Life Without Boundaries (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Motherhood is a life without boundaries.

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KECG, KHEN-LP, and Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 22, 2024
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 4
Life Without Boundaries (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Motherhood is a life without boundaries.

Bought by WTJU, WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KEDT, and WRGY


  • Added: Feb 22, 2024
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 5
Life Without Boundaries (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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Motherhood is a life without boundaries.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KIYU-FM, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Feb 22, 2024
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 3
Bonus Edition: Meet Jazz Great Gary Bartz
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Caption: Gary Bartz, Credit: Alan Nahigian
In this tuneful 59 minute podcast, 2024 NEA Jazz Master Saxophonist Gary Bartz talks about his life and career, touching on his roots, influences, ...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2024
  • Length: 59:01