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Tulsa's Black History Saturday School
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Ribbon cutting at Tulsa's EduRec Youth Center for Black History Saturdays. , Credit: Credit: Black History Saturdays
When Oklahoma passed a law limiting discussion of race in classrooms, Tulsa activist Kristi Williams rallied the community to create Black History ...

Bought by KMUN, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WXDU, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Feb 06, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
U.S. Supreme Court Majority Skeptical of Racial Gerrymandering Claims in South Carolina Case, Cites Lack of “Alternative Map Requirement”
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report, Credit: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
U.S. Supreme Court Majority Skeptical of Racial Gerrymandering Claims in South Carolina Case, Cites Lack of “Alternative Map Requirement”

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  • Added: Oct 12, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Will Federal Court Victory Over Racial Gerrymandering in Alabama Translate to Fair Maps in Louisiana & South Carolina? It May Not.
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Will Federal Court Victory Over Racial Gerrymandering in Alabama Translate to Fair Maps in Louisiana & South Carolina? It May Not.

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  • Added: Oct 10, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
A Victory for Black Voters as Court Approves Special Master’s Maps in Alabama
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
A Victory for Black Voters as Court Approves Special Master’s Maps in Alabama

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  • Added: Oct 09, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
SCOTUS Said Alabama’s 26% Black Population Should have Two Congressional Districts. Why is a Federal Court is Holding Up Maps Which Could Give Louisiana’s 33% Black Population Its Two Districts?
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
SCOTUS Said Alabama’s 26% Black Population Should have Two Congressional Districts. Why is a Federal Court is Holding Up Maps Which Could Give Lou...

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  • Added: Oct 02, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Federal Appeals Court Sides With Florida Legislature, Upholding Restrictions on Voter Assistance and Mail-In Voting
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Federal Appeals Court Sides With Florida Legislature, Upholding Restrictions on Voter Assistance and Mail-In Voting

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  • Added: Sep 26, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Updates on a Federal Court Rejection of a Stay for Alabama’s Congressional Maps, and an Upcoming SCOTUS Case on South Carolina’s Maps
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Updates on a Federal Court Rejection of a Stay for Alabama’s Congressional Maps, and an Upcoming SCOTUS Case on South Carolina’s Maps

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  • Added: Sep 12, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Federal Appeals Court Slams Alabama Legislature for Defying U.S. Supreme Court’s Milligan Ruling and Strikes Down Revised Maps
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Federal Appeals Court Slams Alabama Legislature for Defying U.S. Supreme Court’s Milligan Ruling and Strikes Down Revised Maps

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  • Added: Sep 06, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
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Federal Court Strikes Down Mississippi Constitutional Provision With Racist History Keeping 11% of Its Population from Voting
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Federal Court Strikes Down Mississippi Constitutional Provision With Racist History Keeping 11% of Its Population from Voting

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  • Added: Aug 20, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Developments in the Fight for Fair Voting District Maps in Alabama, Florida and Wisconsin
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Developments in the Fight for Fair Voting District Maps in Alabama, Florida and Wisconsin

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  • Added: Aug 16, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
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Georgia Prepares to Purge Almost 200,000 Voters from the Voter List, Applying “Use it or Lose it” Rules; 20 Other States Have Similar Laws.
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Georgia Prepares to Purge Almost 200,000 Voters from the Voter List, Applying “Use it or Lose it” Rules; 20 Other States Have Similar Laws.

  • Added: Jul 27, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
Alabama Redistricting Committee Defies SCOTUS Milligan Decision, Again Proposing Only One Majority Black Congressional District
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Alabama Redistricting Committee Defies SCOTUS Milligan Decision, Again Proposing Only One Majority Black Congressional District

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  • Added: Jul 18, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
New York Court Sends Congressional Redistricting Map Back to Independent Commission; SCOTUS Sets Date to Consider South Carolina Congressional Map
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
New York Court Sends Congressional Redistricting Map Back to Independent Commission; SCOTUS Sets Date to Consider South Carolina Congressional Map

  • Added: Jul 17, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
Would the Founding Fathers Have Given You the Freedom to Vote?
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Would the Founding Fathers Have Given You the Freedom to Vote?

  • Added: Jul 03, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
How the 2013 Shelby County v. Holder Decision Re-Opened the Door to State Voter Suppression Legislation
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report, Credit: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
How the 2013 Shelby County v. Holder Decision Re-Opened the Door to State Voter Suppression Legislation

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  • Added: Jun 25, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Manipulated Voting District Maps May Also Fall in Arkansas & Louisiana After Surprise SCOTUS Decision in Alabama Racial Gerrymandering Case
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Manipulated Voting District Maps May Also Fall in Arkansas & Louisiana After Surprise SCOTUS Decision in Alabama Racial Gerrymandering Case

  • Added: Jun 15, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
Connecticut Joins Five Other States in Passing State-Level Voting Rights Act Protections
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Connecticut Joins Five Other States in Passing State-Level Voting Rights Act Protections

  • Added: Jun 13, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
Bombshell SCOTUS Decision in Alabama Case Reaffirms VRA Section 2 and May Impact 2024 Elections
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Bombshell SCOTUS Decision in Alabama Case Reaffirms VRA Section 2 and May Impact 2024 Elections

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  • Added: Jun 12, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
70 Million: When "Bail Reform" Isn't
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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This week on Making Contact we look at Bail Reform in the state of Texas with the help of our podcast partners 70 Million. For conservative lawmake...

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  • Added: Jul 13, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Bay Area is diverse. Its elected officials are mostly white
From: KSFP
Series: Civic
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The San Francisco Bay Area is one of the most diverse in the U.S., but that diversity is rarely seen in the make-up of the region's political leade...

  • Added: Oct 13, 2021
  • Length: 29:27
"Divided States: Efforts to Pull Together When Things Fall Apart"
From: Shirley Jahad
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The theme of this special is a great fit for your programming needs in the days leading up to and the days following the July 4th holiday! This sel...

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  • Added: Jun 23, 2021
  • Length: 59:58
  • Purchases: 41
New York city elections 2021: Kristin Richardson Jordan and Art Chang
From: Ray Samuels
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Kristin Richardson Jordan is our featured LGBTQ candidate.

  • Added: Jun 05, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for June 3, 2020
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Minneapolis Police Murder of George Floyd Triggers Nationwide Week of Mass...

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  • Added: Jun 03, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Pond #50: Showing Our Colors
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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People of mixed heritage lead complex lives, often navigating between two racial and/or cultural identities. Producer Jocelyn Robinson, who lives t...

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  • Added: Oct 16, 2019
  • Length: 27:04
  • Purchases: 2
Steps Forward
From: WFHB
Series: Kite Line
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This week we share news and stories from two people who have been caught up in very different ways in the web of prison. Both Bresha Meadows and Pa...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2017
  • Length: 30:10