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William Hosea and Cornelius Wright invite Ms. Oyibo Afoaku, a higher education professional, to Bring It On to discuss the Harambe concept, her de...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2016
  • Length: 58:49
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On Today's Bring It On, William Hosea and Clarence Boone welcome radio personality William Morris, and Bloomingtonian Donald Griffin, Jr. to discus...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2016
  • Length: 57:45
Caption: Image created for "The Seventh Ward Creoles of New Orleans," an Arts Council of New Orleans publication. View of elevated highway built on neutral ground of North Claiborne Avenue. At center, a man pulls a grocery cart, Credit: THE HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION
TriPod: New Orleans at 300 returns with part two of its highway series. This is the story of the I-10 interstate bridge that sits above Claiborne A...

Bought by KALW


  • Added: May 05, 2016
  • Length: 10:17
  • Purchases: 1
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William Hosea and Liz Mitchell welcome special guests - the two time Emmy Award-winning Dr. Tyron Cooper, IU professor in the Department of African...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2016
  • Length: 56:49
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Clarence Boone and Cornelius Wright welcome special guest Dr. Iris Rosa, who is a professor in Indiana University Bloomington's Department of Afric...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2016
  • Length: 58:24
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William Hosea and special guest host Beverly Calendar-Anderson are joined by Michael Duerson, brother of the former NFL standout Dave Duerson – who...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2016
  • Length: 41:31
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David Dinkins made political history in 1990 when he was sworn in as the first African American mayor of New York City. Dinkins, now a professor at...

  • Added: Feb 29, 2016
  • Length: 29:01
Caption: The Black Lives Matter sign at the Unitarian Church of Evanston, Credit: Katie Klocksin
The story of how members of the mostly white Unitarian Church of Evanston decided to take a stand in the Black Lives Matter movement.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 16, 2016
  • Length: 09:02
  • Purchases: 2
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What comes after Whips and Chains? Solitary confinement. Lisa Guenther of Vanderbilt University discusses the reformist good intentions of Benjamin...

  • Added: Nov 17, 2015
  • Length: 59:45
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Aided by Flawed Journalism, Iran Nuclear Deal Opponents Spread Disinformat...

Bought by WRIR and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Sep 03, 2015
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: AT&T's Unique Relationship with NSA Comes Under Scrutiny After Release of ...

Bought by WRIR and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Aug 26, 2015
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
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Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza tells the story of how that phrase, and the movement came to be.

Bought by WCPN, XRAY.fm, and WRIR


  • Added: Apr 29, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Neocon Campaign to Derail Iran Nuclear Talks Likely to Lead to War; Depart...

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Mar 18, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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50 Years After Selma March, New Report Finds Party Politics Increasingly Polarized by Race; Chicago's Progressive Movement Rallies to Defeat Mayor ...

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Mar 11, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Police Lights, Credit: JJ https://www.flickr.com/photos/tattoodjay/4172577749/in/photolist-7mHxZF-ntjU6o-BA5dw-4YVuiR-4oxk3p-9WvKAJ-6aAVL8-4TriEc-9RxFf5-cX9PJ7-9FWBUQ-9iVSZY-3JGAkJ-aA7muZ-5Z6ysn-NajHv-97f5km-7NV3qB-dhhs8s-fjfh3-9Ra8Si-nZLv2P-HjZTJ-hrc2rF-cbcHJ5-bW6YvQ-4kV4bM-7y
Why are so many of those killed by police young people of color? A recent ProPublica investigation found that a young black male is at twenty one t...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and WRIR


  • Added: Feb 14, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Host Doug Storm is joined by Rasul Mowatt and Jacinda Townsend to discuss why Martin Luther King, Jr. has been remembered and elevated to represent...

  • Added: Jan 20, 2015
  • Length: 56:50
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Injustice Seen in Ferguson is Rallying Cry for Movement Confronting Police...

  • Added: Dec 04, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
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This year, Louisville, Kentucky has been marking the anniversary of a touchstone event of the Civil Rights era.

  • Added: Dec 02, 2014
  • Length: 05:49
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'Ferguson October' Civil Disobedience Protests Target Police Violence in Communities of Color Nationwide; Report on Abuse of Adolescent Inmates in...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
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Tonight’s program seeks to shine a light first on what’s been called the “militarization” of police across the country due to something like a fede...

  • Added: Aug 26, 2014
  • Length: 57:53
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Police Killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson Exposes U.S. Culture of Racism and Violence; Lake Erie Algae Bloom Reveals Lax Regulation and Wider Thr...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Bill Moyers, Credit: Dale Robbins
The case for reparations: journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates on the nation’s legacy of slavery and white supremacy -- this week on Moyers & Company.

Bought by KRDP, WCUW 91.3 FM, KAZU Seaside, Calif., KFOK-LPFM, KBRP Community Radio and more


  • Added: May 21, 2014
  • Length: 24:00
  • Purchases: 33
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Lawrence Cumberbatch (R) tells his son, Simeon (L), how he traveled from New York City to Washington DC with Brooklyn CORE for the March on Washing...

Bought by WEZU, WRIR, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, and WTJU


  • Added: Aug 23, 2013
  • Length: 02:38
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Host Martha Burk
The historic 1963 March on Washington with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech featured a number of other speakers -- all male. Or...

Bought by KRZA and WSLR


  • Added: Aug 19, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 2
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In this second part of a two-part series, The Cutting Edge presents excerpts from a forum presented by the Baruch History Department at their Perfo...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2013
  • Length: 59:59