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How protest art aims to "comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable"

From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: Audacious with Chion Wolf

On this episode of Audacious: Protest art including abortion pills as jewelry, word art amplifying messages of racial justice, and Disney character...

Bought by WABE

Plymouth Freeman and The Unfinished Revolution

From: WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Series: A New York Minute In History

On this episode, we explore the story of Plymouth Freeman, a black Patriot who served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution, and d...

13-18: Bending Toward Justice: The Arc of Black Lives Matter , 2/8/2023

From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature

There are periods when history comes to a boil – when powerful forces of both destruction and creation result in massive social change. In 2020, th...

Pulitzer Prize Winner Leonard Pitts Jr.

From: New Letters on the Air

Writer Leonard Pitts Jr. talks about race, family, and the process of writing his syndicated column which won him a Pulitzer Prize in 2004. Pitts a...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and WJCU

Black Women In History

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

While Black women have played a critical role in the development of the nation, their stories have been mostly overlooked. In the new book, A Black...

Bought by KALW, RadioStPete Florida, KUHF, KUT, High Plains Public Radio and more

Angelic Troublemaker: Bayard Rustin

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

On today's program we honor Bayard Rustin, one of the most central figures in the African American struggle for Civil Rights and Freedom. Rustin wa...

Bought by WXDU and C89.5 - KNHC Seattle

Community Land Trusts: A Model for Reparations?

From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends

400 years since the first enslaved Africans arrived in Jamestown, many people agree reparations are due, but what would they look like? How about a...

Bought by KDNK

Mark Bradford Connects Art with the Real World

From: Cathy Byrd
Series: Fresh Art International

We meet Los Angeles based artist Mark Bradford—known for connecting art with the real world—when he represents the United States in the 57th Venice...

I Am Not Your Negro: James Baldwin

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

I Am Not Your Negro is a journey into black history that connects the past of the Civil Rights movement to the present of #BlackLivesMatter. It is ...

Bought by WVAS, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KCMJ Community Radio, WXDU, and WRIR

Fire and Tears

From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit

Caption: Dr Michael Eric Dyson, Tears We Cannot Stop

The Legacy of Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth and A Sermon to White America

Bought by KPIP-LP and WETS

Dr. Fania Davis - Healing the Wounds of Racism - Part 2

From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show

The Living Well Show presents a two part interview with Dr. Fania Davis. Dr. Davis is Executive Director of Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth, ...

Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray

From: Nicki Stein

Caption: Mary D. Williams, Credit: ncstatecapitol.org

Throughout the summer of 2016, this country has been reeling in the wake of profound injustice. As racial tensions swell, is it possible that somet...

The Speed of Sound with Kyle Meredith: Deltron 3030

From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound

One of the greatest moments in 2013 came when Deltron 3030 made their long-awaited return. After 13 years, the teaming of Del the Funky Homosapien,...

Bought by KUCB, WLPR , and KRCB 104.9

Fannie Lou Hamer

From: KSLU
Series: In Your Face Women

Older, overworked, frustrated and unwell, Hamer's famous line "I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired" appears on her tombstone. But she mainta...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio

Women Rising 21: Women's Rights to Water, Land & Farming

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

As part of our “Women Rising” series, we profile a dynamic partnership between the Women’s Earth Alliance and the Global Women’s Water Initiative: ...

Spencer Coggs, Madison, March 12, 2011

From: Lauren Peterson
Series: Madison protests

Sen. Spencer Coggs addresses a crowd on the capitol square upon his return to Madison March 12, 2011

Lena Taylor, March 12, 2011

From: Lauren Peterson
Series: Madison protests

Sen. Lena Taylor addresses a crowd on the capitol square upon her return to Madison on March 12, 2011

Thurgood Marshall: Before the Court

From: American Public Media
Series: American RadioWorks: Black History

In 1967, Thurgood Marshall became the first African American appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. But Marshall had already earned a place in histor...

Bought by Nevada Public Radio, WGTE Public Media, WMUU-LP, WFAE, KALW and more

“.A WOMYN OF COLOR’S RESPONSE TO FAITH, FEMINISM AND HIP HOP.”

From: Dred-Scott Keyes

IN IT’S THIRD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL WORKING WOMEN;S DAY PROGRAM, CASA ATABEX ACHE & MOMMAS HIP HOP KITCHEN PRESENT “.A WOMYN OF COLOR’S RESPONSE TO ...