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This is 30 second promo for "Jazz Singers," a thirteen-hour series hosted by award-winning singer Al Jarreau. "Jazz Singers" illuminates every styl...
Bought by WJSU, KECG, WPVM 103.7, WFIU, RadioStPete Florida and more
- Added: Apr 28, 2022
- Length: :30
- Purchases: 14
At the start of World War II, 200 women were employed at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. That number ballooned to 7,000 at the height of the war, but after...
- Added: Oct 15, 2021
- Length: 29:59
- Purchases: 2
To honor the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, we take a trip to Green-Wood cemetery to the grave of Sarah Smith Garnet, one of Brooklyn's B...
Bought by WCNY and KICI Iowa City
- Added: Nov 18, 2020
- Length: 12:56
- Purchases: 2
This time, we profile Eddie Boyd, who recorded the only national chart hit for Chicago's J.O.B. label, this week in 1952.
- Added: Mar 18, 2018
- Length: 03:29
This time, we profile Sleepy John Estes, who ran into a little difficulty making his way to a recording session in New York City, this week in 1938.
- Added: Mar 09, 2018
- Length: 03:29
Vocalist Deelee Dube combines influences from South Africa, Britain and the US to sing a sultry tune or a funky blues.
- Added: Jul 27, 2017
- Length: 07:08
Anita Monga talks restoring fragments, revolutionary women, and honoring the legendary film preservationist, David Shepherd.
- Added: May 30, 2017
- Length: 20:20
Julie Dash talks cultural authenticity, validation, and the unexpected gifts of Hurricane Hugo.
- Added: Dec 04, 2016
- Length: 14:38
Craig Atkinson talks keeping calm, taking rides, and getting traction.
- Added: Oct 25, 2016
- Length: 32:49
Sue Jay Johnson talks charisma, working fast, and fighting cultural stereotypes.
- Added: Jun 13, 2016
- Length: 14:15
Anita Monga talks color, tattoos, and Rene Clair.
- Added: Jun 01, 2016
- Length: 22:47
Princess Shaw talks imagination, fighting through the storm, and the best day(s) of her life.
- Added: May 24, 2016
- Length: 16:02
Ramona Tascoe and Abby Ginzberg talk raised consciousness, protective armor, and being willing to die for a cause.
- Added: May 15, 2016
- Length: 31:09
Don Cheadle talks commitment, new connections, and being real.
- Added: Apr 05, 2016
- Length: 16:32
Dee Hibbert-Jones and Nomi Talisman talk distance, authenticity, and having a free hand.
- Added: Jan 11, 2016
- Length: 29:56
Coach Roscoe Bryant and filmmaker Eugene Corr talk baseball, family values, and the importance of play.
- Added: Oct 27, 2015
- Length: 28:01
Stanley Nelson talks history, irony, and delivering the unexpected.
- Added: Oct 03, 2015
- Length: 15:03
Marc Silver talks options, principles, and humanizing a statistic.
- Added: Jul 22, 2015
- Length: 20:04
Maya Forbes talks understanding social cues, having honest conversations, and being a sloppy dynamic team.
- Added: Jun 19, 2015
- Length: 09:18
Lacey and Peggy Schwartz talk capturing the right moment, the fluid nature of reality, and the revelation of openness.
Bought by WABE
- Added: Jan 19, 2015
- Length: 18:09
- Purchases: 1
Mo’Nique, Patrik-Ian Polk and Julian Walker talk love, changing locations, and the difference between a job and an opportunity.
- Added: Jun 24, 2014
- Length: 11:46
Documentary Theater artist Mike Wiley performs and discusses Dar He, his one-man play about the murdered teenager Emmett Till.
- Added: Jun 20, 2014
- Length: 13:22
- Purchases: 2
Every year, more than 10 million visitors come to Memphis, and spend more than three billion dollars, much of it on music-related tourism. But few ...
- Added: May 15, 2013
- Length: 03:58
A century ago more than 60 percent of Americans lived in rural areas. Today 16 percent do. As more and more people flock to cities what used to be ...
- Added: Apr 19, 2013
- Length: 03:54
- Purchases: 2
Ron Carter is an icon of jazz. He has played his bass on more than 2000 albums. His name, however, is most vividly linked with Miles Davis. Carte...
- Added: Mar 16, 2012
- Length: 07:27
- Purchases: 2