PRX - Pieces for Topic: African-American
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A prepatory school in disheveled Newark New Jersey successfully helps young men reach their highest potential.
- Added: Apr 01, 2021
- Length: 02:21
We all remember the influential teacher who made a difference in our lives. But for Drego Little, the teacher that changed his life was the one he ...
- Added: Sep 14, 2017
- Length: 05:56
- Purchases: 1
New York State has the worst high school graduation rate in the country, according to a recent study by the Schott Foundation for Public Education....
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Jan 16, 2013
- Length: 06:18
- Purchases: 1
Twenty-three-year-old Tierra Jackson talks to John Horan, the president of her high school, about what her life was like when they first met.
Bought by WEZU, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KUOW
- Added: Oct 16, 2012
- Length: 02:07
- Purchases: 3
As of 2009, only a quarter of 18-24 year old black men were enrolled in college. But one Oakland foundation is trying to make this a thing of the p...
- Added: Jun 15, 2011
- Length: 04:54
University of Tennessee graduate Kady Amundson’s days rarely end when school is over. At the start of her Teach for America assignment, her school ...
- Added: Apr 22, 2010
- Length: 06:16
A martial arts school in Chicago’s South Side reinforces community in a violent neighborhood.
Bought by Vocalo.org
- Added: Jan 14, 2010
- Length: 05:30
- Purchases: 1
Sharee Johnson wants to find out if Barack Obama can inspire positive change in her community.
- Added: Oct 30, 2008
- Length: 04:58
To get kids off a path of drugs and gangs, sometimes it takes a mentor who's been there
Bought by KUOW, New Hampshire Public Radio, and NPR Station Showcase with PRX
- Added: May 29, 2008
- Length: 05:24
- Purchases: 3
Ohio writer Michael Oatman believes education gave him a better life than his street-corner youth.
- Added: Jun 04, 2007
- Length: 03:28
- Purchases: 3
