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Up Close And Acoustic with Norman Taylor

From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic

Caption: Norman Taylor, Credit: Up Close And Acoustic

Norman Taylor is a Philly-based Country-Blues artist. His style is based around such blues greats as Robert Johnson and Skip James, along with mode...

Bought by KTNA

Blues America 117 - Tail Dragger

From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America

The Tail Dragger got his name from the Howlin' Wolf and is one of the most notorious singers on the Chicago blues scene over the past 35 years. He ...

Bought by KMUW, WLPR , WYAP, KRZA, Public Radio East and more

AGENTS OF CHANGE -- Ramona Tascoe and Abby Ginzberg Interview

From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes

Caption: Dr, Ramona Tascoe & Abby Ginzberg, San Francisco, CA 5/5/16, Credit: Andrea Chase

Ramona Tascoe and Abby Ginzberg talk raised consciousness, protective armor, and being willing to die for a cause.

HOLLYWOOD BEFORE THE CODE: SEX! CRIME! HORROR! -- Elliot Lavine Interview

From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes

Caption: Elliot Lavine, San Francisco, CA 2/17/16, Credit: Andrea Chase

Elliot Lavine talks the pleasures and perils of 35mm, seismic overhauls, and blows to the solar plexus.

LAST DAY OF FREEDOM -- Dee Hibbert-Jones and Nomi Talisman Interview

From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes

Caption: Dee Hibbert-Jones & Nomi Talisman, San Francisco, CA 12/28/15, Credit: Andrea Chase

Dee Hibbert-Jones and Nomi Talisman talk distance, authenticity, and having a free hand.

Summer Learning Series: Graduation Rates Get Boost Through Summer Learning

From: WBHM
Series: Summer Learning Lifts Graduation Rates

Caption: Scholars dance out to the beat of “Uptown Funk – Bell Edition.” The YMCA of Greater Montgomery Power Scholars Academy Culmination Ceremony was held Friday, July 10, in the auditorium of Carver Elementary School in Montgomery, Credit: Shannon Heupel/Montgomery Advertiser

National education leaders are trumpeting recent increases in high school graduation rates, yet about 20 percent of kids still dropout before compl...

Megabus Tells Story of New Orleans' Katrina Diaspora

From: Eve Abrams

Caption: The most popular destinations for Megabus routes out of New Orleans are Atlanta and Houston., Credit: Eve Abrams

Ten years after New Orleans flooded following Hurricane Katrina, the city has changed. New Orleans is now home to far fewer Black people and far fe...

Bought by KZYX and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio

The Spiritual Edge: Afro-Cuban movement with meaning

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents - The Spiritual Edge

Caption: Dancers at Dance Mission Theater, Credit: Thomas Levy

Some people who take dance classes regularly have a saying: “Dance is my church.” Dancer Stella Adelman says just that about going to Afro-Cuban f...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio

The Spiritual Edge: Celebrating the commonalities at Oakland’s ‘Sushi’ Mosque

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents - The Spiritual Edge

Caption: Musicians lead the congregation in Praise Singing at ICCNC, Credit: Hana Baba

Mosques here are generally identified by sect, you have, say, the Sunni Mosque, the Shia Mosque, the Sufi Mosque. But the Islamic Cultural Center o...

DON MURRAY: UNSUNG HERO -- Don Malcolm Interview

From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes

Caption: Don Malcolm, San Francisco, CA 7/2/14, Credit: Andrea Chase

Don Malcolm talks chance meetings, cultural metaphors, and the courage of convictions.

Hip Hop in Virginia (Feature)

From: With Good Reason

The history of hip hop usually centers on major cities, but a new archive is highlighting the rich history of hip hop in Virginia. Allison Quantz h...

Bought by WABE

Sights & Sounds of Bayview: James Martin mentors Bayview's fathers

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents - Sights & Sounds of Bayview

Caption: Bayview's James Martin , Credit: R.J. Lozada

Deafening gunshots rang out just as James Martin arrived home. Troubled by the news of a 17-year-old young man dying in front of his house, he did ...

Celebrating 40 years of dancing the African diaspora

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

Twelve dancers -- men and women all dressed in black rehearsal clothes -- move with fierce and graceful undulations through the space. They dance t...

Bought by WABE

Rumba and the radio

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

If you happen to walk by the Radio Habana Social Club on Valencia Street on a Sunday afternoon, you might hear Rumba, the music of Cuba. Radio Haba...

I'll Take You There: Using Music To Revitalize Soulsville

From: Eleanor Boudreau

Caption: The home of bluesman Memphis Slim, a historic site next to the Stax Museum. A partnership with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra plans to turn this house into a place where musicians can practice and record.

It has been more than 50 years since a small recording company moved into the old Capitol Movie theater on East McLemore Avenue, and took the name ...

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