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Richmond inmate program bridging gap between prisoners and the outside
From: KALW
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With one of the highest crime rates in the country, Richmond, California, is a regular on the evening news. Zoom out to just California and that c...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 03, 2012
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 1
The Legendary Archie Shepp
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
Caption: Archie Shepp
A look at the career of the legendary saxophonist

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY


  • Added: Nov 06, 2012
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Fabled George Cables
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
Caption: George Cables
Veteran pianist George Cables still wows audiences.

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY


  • Added: Nov 06, 2012
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 1
Freedom Rider "Rip" Patton Tells His Story
From: Candice Ludlow
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Freedom Rider "Rip" Patton tells his story about taking that eerie ride to Jackson, Mississippi.

  • Added: May 18, 2012
  • Length: 04:47
Think Gangs Are Only In Memphis' Poorest Neighborhoods? Think Again
From: Candice Ludlow
Series: Gangs in the City
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This piece examines the gang problem through the eyes of Shelby County Sheriff Sergeant Eldridge, who leads the Street Crimes Unit working to elimi...

  • Added: May 17, 2012
  • Length: 09:52
Imagination of the Screenwriter with Academy Award Winner Geoffrey Fletcher
From: Artsy Fartsy Show
Series: Artsy Fartsy Show
Caption: Geoffrey Fletcher with The Script for the Imagination Series
Academy Award Winner, Geoffrey Fletcher sits down with Artsy Fartsy Show's Barika Taheer Edwards to chat about screenwriting and the his launch of ...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2012
  • Length: 17:06
Bob Marley - Marley
From: Joyride Media
Series: Black History Month Specials
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The official radio companion to the MARLEY documentary film in theatres and homes on April 20, 2012.

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., KPSQ-LP, Prairie Public, WNMU-FM, KMUW and more


  • Added: Apr 13, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Bullying Forces One Student Into Homeschooling
From: Georgia Public Broadcasting
Series: Bullying in Georgia Schools
Caption: Jaheem Herrera
: Public school students and parents are seeing some changes this year in the way their schools handle bullying. That’s because of a law passed by...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Jan 24, 2012
  • Length: 07:30
  • Purchases: 1
Preaching Healthy Living in African-American Churches
From: Scott Goldberg
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Diabetes among African-American adults has reached epidemic proportions. Healthy Bodies, Healthy Souls -- an innovative public health program in Ba...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 21, 2012
  • Length: 06:33
  • Purchases: 2
In praise of "Lost Causes"
From: Tiny Spark
Series: Tiny Spark
Caption: Mark Goldsmith speaks to former inmates
In this edition of Tiny Spark, we explore what happens when someone refuses to accept the idea of a "lost cause" and instead gets down to the work ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 23, 2011
  • Length: 14:56
  • Purchases: 2
Wynton Marsalis - Swinging into the 21st
From: Joyride Media
Series: Black History Month Specials
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Wynton Marsalis looks back on music from throughout his career, from the straight jazz to his more classical compositions.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, KZMU Moab Community Radio, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 11, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
The Hidden History of a One Room School
From: Philip Graitcer
Caption: Harrington School, Credit: PGraitcer
When the tiny African American community on Georgia's St Simon's Island set out to save its one-room schoolhouse, it didn't realize that the buildi...

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Oct 09, 2011
  • Length: 05:14
  • Purchases: 1
Music Behind A Locked Door
From: Todd Cross
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Hillbrook Juvenile Detention Center in Syracuse, New York works with troubled youth - yet it isn't a "lock em up, throw away the key" kind of place...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 21, 2011
  • Length: 07:25
  • Purchases: 1
Detroit Census Challenge
From: Changing Gears
Series: Changing Gears: Remaking the Manufacturing Belt
Caption: Hard to Count: The Barbara in Southwest Detroit
Imagine trying to prove that thousands of people exist, when you have no idea who they are. That’s the dilemma facing officials who think their co...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 03, 2011
  • Length: 03:55
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Lou Gossett Jr.
From: Dr. Susan Flowers
Series: Your Life is Waiting Show
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The show where extraordinary celebrities share their ability to adapt and thrive..."One Conversation at a Time!"

  • Added: Mar 14, 2011
  • Length: 40:40
Following Harriet Tubman
From: Andrew Hiller
Series: Andrew Hiller's News Features
Caption: The Bucktown Village Store where Harriet Tubman received a head injury that would impact her entire life, Credit: courtesy of Andrew Hiller
This feature explores the life and some of the myths of Harriet Tubman with interviews by experts from Cambridge, MD, the town where "Moses" was bo...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 24, 2011
  • Length: 06:16
  • Purchases: 3
G Wani
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Geoffrey is a guy with his feet in a couple places. He attends school full time, works two jobs, takes care of six siblings and a daughter, and ha...

Bought by WMPG and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 11, 2011
  • Length: 05:50
  • Purchases: 2
Diabetes Dining Club
From: Andrew Hiller
Series: Andrew Hiller's News Features
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Nearly 20 million people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with diabetes. And, according to the official breakdown by the American Diabetes Associati...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 10, 2010
  • Length: 05:20
  • Purchases: 1
Detroit: Fighting like Children...over Children
From: Learning Matters
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Among Detroit’s many problems: a public school system so deep in debt that last year, the state took it over. Michigan’s governor hired Robert Bob...

  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: 08:18
Finding a Voice in New Orleans
From: Learning Matters
Series: Paul Vallas in New Orleans
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Deputy Superintendent Michael Haggen discusses how new programs are helping students in New Orleans' alternative schools develop a voice.

  • Added: Apr 19, 2010
  • Length: 05:06
Maze featuring Frankie Beverly Part 3
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, Credit: http://www.mazemuze.com/
Interview with ROAME, who is a founding member of MAZE featuring Frankie Beverly about the history of the group.

Bought by WJAB


  • Added: Mar 21, 2010
  • Length: 59:27
  • Purchases: 1
Plessy vs. Ferguson 1896 to 2009
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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Keith Plessy, descendant of Homer Plessy and Phoebe Ferguson, great, great grandaughter of Judge John Ferguson, both litigants in the 1896 Supreme ...

  • Added: Sep 27, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
Residents of TVA Coal-Ash Dump Area Speak Out
From: Public Radio WorldWide - PRWW.org
Caption: Markus Welby Nearby Uniontown Alabama, Credit: SLG
Hear Why Local Residents Are Against TVA's Coal Ash Dumping in Alabama

  • Added: Aug 05, 2009
  • Length: 02:40
Racial Profiling
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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The only generational discussion on Racial Profiling on radio.

  • Added: Aug 02, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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Honoring the late John Hope Franklin

  • Added: Apr 05, 2009
  • Length: 29:00

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