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We’re marking Women’s history month by replaying my in-depth interview with the late Valerie Boyd who wrote the acclaimed “Wrapped in Rainbows: the...
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- Added: Mar 08, 2022
- Length: 29:01
- Purchases: 6
Join us for a community garden tour and conversation with Phyllis Boyd, former director of Groundwork Indy.
- Added: Jan 20, 2022
- Length: 54:01
Dream of Detroit combines community organizing with housing and land development to build a healthy community and empower a marginalized neighborho...
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- Added: Nov 29, 2021
- Length: 06:16
- Purchases: 1
When we listen to the world around us, we can hear rhythms, harmonies, and melodies. Life really is filled with music. Join host Jay Daniels for "l...
- Added: Nov 29, 2021
- Length: 01:50:40
This week on On Story, web series creator-turned cable TV sensation Issa Rae on her journey from YouTube to HBO, her desire for diversity on televi...
- Added: Nov 11, 2021
- Length: 54:00
Lieutenant Colonel Abdul-Rasheed Muhammad talks to his wife, Saleemah Muhammad, about becoming the first Muslim chaplain in the U.S. Armed Forces, ...
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- Added: Nov 08, 2021
- Length: 02:34
- Purchases: 1
We talk with physician and activist Rupa Marya and her co-author writer and food activist Raj Patel about their book, Inflamed: Deep Medicine and t...
- Added: Oct 09, 2021
- Length: 59:00
Lieutenant Commander La’Shanda Holmes talks to her mentor, Commander Jeanine Menze, about being the first two Black female pilots in the United Sta...
- Added: Oct 04, 2021
- Length: 02:25
“History was dependent upon people like me remembering.” A conversation with Betty Reid Soskin, shortly before her 100th birthday.
- Added: Sep 10, 2021
- Length: 26:16
This week is a bit different: the podcast is divided into two parts with one subject: investing in the creative economy with Laura Callanan, foundi...
Bought by KMUN, RADIOLEX, KFAI Minneapolis, KZUM, and Spokane Public Radio
- Added: Aug 10, 2021
- Length: 28:54
- Purchases: 5
Every day, we get to hear the sounds of new jazz being released by talented artists from around the world, and this week, we share some of those di...
- Added: Jul 23, 2021
- Length: 01:50:40
This week we hear an hour dedicated to music composed by Women of Color. These remarkable women have worked to overcome both gender and racial bia...
- Added: Jul 09, 2021
- Length: 58:30
Join us for a journey of musical discovery as we uncover newly released jazz treasures from artists like Nnenna Freelon, John Pizzarelli, Dara Tuck...
- Added: May 22, 2021
- Length: 01:50:40
One of America’s first Black female Marines talks about boot camp below the Mason-Dixon line, military service, her inspirational life journey and ...
- Added: Apr 20, 2021
- Length: 40:42
From Jamaica, Rosie Gordon-Wallace is a globally recognized curator, arts advocate, and community leader based in Miami, Florida, since the 1970s. ...
- Added: Mar 31, 2021
- Length: 19:01
In the years between 1915 and 1970 almost six million black American citizens from the south migrated to northern and western cities seeking freedo...
- Added: Mar 04, 2021
- Length: 29:00
Every March, a number of college basketball teams square off in a tournament called March Madness. So, we thought we'd put up our own best players ...
- Added: Feb 25, 2021
- Length: 01:50:40
In 1968, Black American athlete Tommie Smith set a new world record. He became a gold medalist when he raced to win the 200-meter event at the Summ...
- Added: Jan 14, 2021
- Length: 20:52
Bernard Kinsey met Shirley Pooler in 1963, when they were both students at Florida A&M University, after a protest to integrate the movie theaters ...
- Added: Jan 05, 2021
- Length: 31:58
In 1978, Tim Jenkin was charged under South Africa’s Terrorism Act for disseminating anti-apartheid material, and sentenced to 12 years in prison. ...
- Added: Dec 16, 2020
- Length: 29:22
How does historical wellness play out in race and gender? Tune in to learn about historical wellness and its relation to a Black student’s and Bla...
- Added: Aug 14, 2020
- Length: 58:06
A return visit with singer Irma Thomas, who pays tribute to her musical influences - some surprising - and tells Gwen all about the bottom line of ...
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- Added: Aug 14, 2020
- Length: 51:59
- Purchases: 1
Season 1.5, Episode 1
Being mistreated by the police, or seeing a family member mistreated by the police is traumatic, and it can cause lasting pr...
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- Added: Jul 29, 2020
- Length: 10:59
- Purchases: 1
Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green speaks with her cousin Tenika Floyd about being raised by her Auntie and Uncle, and how their separate battles with cancer...
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- Added: Jul 13, 2020
- Length: 02:48
- Purchases: 1
Wishes - Yolanda Franklin-Moore is Fashion Designer and Owner of Xande Fadee, an innovative fashion and accessories line. She is a highly skilled f...
- Added: Jul 06, 2020
- Length: 01:11