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We hear from artist william cordova about the 2014 documentary "silent parade," featuring the New Orleans band, The Soul Rebels, who faced off Robe...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2020
  • Length: 19:45
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What did segregation look like in everyday life and culture? We tell the stories of an African American opera singer and a white woman who transf...

Bought by WCPN, WCNY, WTJU, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WCMU Michigan and more


  • Added: Oct 03, 2019
  • Length: 53:54
  • Purchases: 11
Caption: WBEZ's Making Obama
From WBEZ Chicago, Making Obama tells the story of Barack Obama’s climb from the South Side of Chicago to the national stage. Host Jennifer White t...

Bought by KUOW, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUER, KRWG, Indie3 Radio and more


  • Added: May 23, 2018
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 33
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Coming home from prison, it’s kind of hard to find a job. But I didn’t let that get to me. This is a dirty job, but somebody’s got to do it.

  • Added: Sep 20, 2017
  • Length: 04:20
Caption: Julian Bond (right) at the March on Washington for Freedom and Jobs, with other members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee., Credit: Julian Bond
We know what history books say about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech - but what about the people who were there?

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, RadioStPete Florida, WTIP, KRCB 104.9, WHFR and more


  • Added: Jan 18, 2011
  • Length: 05:41
  • Purchases: 28
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IN IT’S THIRD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL WORKING WOMEN;S DAY PROGRAM, CASA ATABEX ACHE & MOMMAS HIP HOP KITCHEN PRESENT “.A WOMYN OF COLOR’S RESPONSE TO ...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2009
  • Length: 54:15