PRX - Pieces for Topic: African-American
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Tulsa Tri-City Collective leaders Carlos Moreno and Bracken Klar talk about the history of Greenwood, a Tulsa neighborhood founded by and for Black...
Bought by WXDU, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, and KALW
- Added: Jan 30, 2024
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 5
- Added: May 09, 2023
- Length: 33:44
Tonya and Ian Fitzpatrick walk through the grounds of God's Little Acre--the oldest and largest colonial African burial ground, and they share unde...
- Added: Feb 24, 2023
- Length: 28:36
Jessie Mae Hemphill was a 4th generation Mississippi musician who learned how to play music from her granddaddy (as she called him).
Bought by WLPR
- Added: Sep 24, 2022
- Length: 59:49
- Purchases: 1
Aaron Corthen was more commonly known in the Blues music world as A.C. Reed and was heard on countless recordings as a contributing saxophone player.
Bought by WLPR
- Added: Sep 24, 2022
- Length: 58:21
- Purchases: 1
The extent of Black history is vast, but it is not talked about nearly enough. A social studies teacher from Detroit is changing that by creating a...
- Added: Apr 26, 2021
- Length: 02:30
In 1925, the African-American philosopher Alain Locke (1886-1954) launched a revolutionary black arts movement now known as the Harlem Renaissance....
Bought by KICI Iowa City and WNYO
- Added: Sep 18, 2019
- Length: 34:12
- Purchases: 2
Development efforts in American cities often push out long-term residents and communities of color. Zeroing in on Baltimore, Professor Brandi Bless...
- Added: Mar 29, 2017
- Length: 21:27
Radio Curious continues a tour of the town of New Bedford, Massachusetts, a safe haven for black slaves seeking refuge from the south through the u...
- Added: Oct 19, 2016
- Length: 29:01
Radio Curious tours the town of New Bedford, Massachusetts, a safe haven for black slaves seeking refuge from the south through the underground rai...
Bought by KVMR
- Added: Oct 12, 2016
- Length: 29:01
- Purchases: 1
Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard in Central City has recently seen a lot of redevelopment. Why has it been so hard to bring business back to this bou...
- Added: Oct 16, 2014
- Length: 05:10
The NAACP and the National Urban League were founded over 100-years ago. Since their inception, they have been viewed as the vanguard for national ...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Jan 18, 2014
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 1
Immaculée Ilibagiza was one of sixteen women that survived the Rwanda Genocide in 1994. Listen to her story of survival and how it's changed her li...
Bought by KSRQ
- Added: Dec 07, 2011
- Length: 30:34
- Purchases: 1
In this short piece, the musicians who participated in the recording of the Mardi Gras standard "Handa Wanda" recall its origins and recording.
Bought by KSLU
- Added: Jan 18, 2008
- Length: 04:57
- Purchases: 1
A 34 minute documentary about the New Orleans singer and songwriter Chris Kenner.
- Added: Sep 11, 2007
- Length: 34:19
One hour documentary, narrated by Danny Glover, that explores the making of an American myth.
Bought by KUHF, KWIT, WEKU, WGBH Radio Boston, Iowa Public Radio and more
- Added: Aug 18, 2006
- Length: 01:03:13
- Purchases: 14
