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In this episode, two women tell us about losing their homes and communities and what they're doing about it.
- Added: Mar 12, 2020
- Length: 17:47
When Cedric saw little being done to help one community in Wilmington during Hurricane Florence, he had to act fast.
Bought by WOUB
- Added: Mar 12, 2020
- Length: 09:27
- Purchases: 1
Meeting family needs in a city of widening wealth gaps is a big lift. Studies show that when parents are engaged in their kids’ education, it has a...
Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.
- Added: Jan 21, 2020
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
Interview with co-author Tom Clavin.
- Added: Dec 23, 2019
- Length: 09:53
From Guatemalan Mercado Global to Harlem Fashion Row (HFR) this diverse collection of designers are all giving back to their communities with socia...
- Added: Sep 29, 2019
- Length: 40:03
This package features a short music bed before and after the piece. It looks at the rise of Black Lightning and why the time has arisen now, the re...
- Added: Mar 29, 2018
- Length: 04:32
"When you're born, they call you a lighty, and it's praised."
RadioActive Youth Producers Ahlaam Ibraahim and Esa Tilija explore the world of colo...
- Added: Sep 13, 2017
- Length: 14:18
On this edition of Making Contact we present, The Struggle Inside: The Murder of George Jackson, a program about the modern anti-prison movement.
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- Added: Aug 08, 2017
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
Troy Williams and scholars Rebecca McClennan, Keramet Reiter, Ashley Rubin, and Heather Thompson drove about an hour away to San Quentin State Pris...
- Added: Aug 04, 2017
- Length: 48:26
In this episode, Laine Kaplan-Levenson discusses the first integrated high school sports contest in Louisiana between St. Aug and Jesuit--and talks...
Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY
- Added: Mar 08, 2016
- Length: 11:26
- Purchases: 1
Here's an account of healthcare in the rural Alabama. This account was written in 1894. Listen.
- Added: Mar 01, 2016
- Length: 06:39
The largest attempted slave escape on U.S. soil happened in SouthWest Washington, DC. That's the tale in "Passenger on the Pearl." Young readers d...
- Added: Feb 17, 2016
- Length: 39:45
This is a story about how leaders of charities and organizations that help people in poverty, are joining together to help lower poverty. A couple ...
- Added: Dec 16, 2015
- Length: 03:42
Michael Honey discusses non-violent theorist and organizer James Lawson, and John Handcox, the Great Depression-era tenant farmer and union advocate.
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Nov 11, 2015
- Length: 25:20
- Purchases: 1
Joe R. Lansdale is the author of more than three dozen novels, including The Thicket, Edge of Dark Water, The Bottoms, and A Fine Dark Line. He has...
- Added: Jun 26, 2015
- Length: 15:19
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
In this public reading entitled "Love Letters to Generations," Angela Jackson shares some of her work, including a reading from her first novel, th...
Bought by WMUU-LP, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and WNJR
- Added: Jan 22, 2015
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 3
Journalist Gianluca Tramontana takes you through the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, introduces you to their people, examines their history and explores...
Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.
- Added: May 15, 2014
- Length: 01:00:13
- Purchases: 1
Everything Sounds explores the the origins and sounds of South African gumboot dancing.
- Added: Apr 22, 2014
- Length: 04:30
Bassist Dave Holland started his performing career in London.
One night, he received word that a visiting musician from the states wanted to hire ...
- Added: Dec 18, 2013
- Length: 09:46
Whether looking at the 1920s or 2013, people's behavior and attitudes toward race are often influenced by factors beyond their own experience and c...
- Added: Nov 21, 2013
- Length: 15:45
Check out Makalah's piece about the Trayvon Martin vigil she attended last week. She talks about her experience and asks citizens about their view ...
- Added: Jul 27, 2013
- Length: 04:52
Previously on Culture Clique, we featured Charles McDew's talk "We Are the People We Have Been Waiting For" as presented at Winona State University...
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- Added: Jun 11, 2013
- Length: 15:07
- Purchases: 1
On Tuesday, January 22nd 2013 at Winona State University, Charles McDew, former chairman of The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (from 19...
Bought by KSRQ
- Added: Jun 11, 2013
- Length: 50:57
- Purchases: 1
Everything Sounds explores the the origins and sounds of South African gumboot dancing.
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Dec 20, 2012
- Length: 12:53
- Purchases: 1
