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Episode 165: Going Deep with Linda Villarosa on Being Seen , 11/5/2023

From: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
Series: Kelly Corrigan Wonders

seeing past our oldest biases

The Healing Place

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices

In 2016, genealogist Mica L. Anders interviewed 7 families about their summer cabins in the north woods of Minnesota for the Minnesota Historical S...

StoryCorps Griot: Daniel Sampson and Charlie Sampson

From: StoryCorps

Caption: Charlie Sampson and his son Daniel Sampson at their StoryCorps interview in Denver, Colorado on May 30, 2023. , Credit: By Tamekia Jackson for StoryCorps.

Growing up in LA’s Watts neighborhood, a visit to a traveling carnival introduced Charlie Sampson to life as a professional cowboy. In 1982 he beca...

MN Reads: "Sam and the Incredible African and American Food Fight" by Shannon Gibney

From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads

Shannon Gibney talks about her new picture book "Sam and the Incredible African and American Food Fight"

StoryCorps: Margaret Powell and Folashade Alao

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Margaret Powell and Folashade Alao at their StoryCorps in Decatur, Georgia on January 31, 2023, Credit: Kevin Alarcon

Folashade Alao remembers when she presented a Bill of Rights to her mother, Margaret Powell, and how it shaped their relationship.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio

StoryCorps Griot: Monica Mickle and Rev. Harry Blake

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Rev. Harry Blake came to StoryCorps to speak with his daughter Monica Mickle about how his experiences growing up the son of a sharecropper in Loui...

StoryCorps Griot: Monica Jordan and LaTonya Walker

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Monica Jordan and LaTonya Walker at their StoryCorps interview in Atlanta, Georgia on May 30th, 2021 for StoryCorps.

Cousins Monica Jordan and LaTonya Walker reflect on their strict upbringing and remember one afternoon when they decided to break the rules.

Bought by WYAP

Dream of Detroit

From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor

Dream of Detroit combines community organizing with housing and land development to build a healthy community and empower a marginalized neighborho...

Bought by WRFA-LP

StoryCorps: Johannah Owusu and Madzimoyo Owusu

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Johannah and Madzimoyo at their StoryCorps Recording on July 10th, 2010, in Fort Wayne, Indiana., Credit: Photo by Jorge Rios for StoryCorps.

Madzimoyo Owusu talks with her daughter, Johannah Owusu, about the memory of Madzimoyo’s grandmother.

Bought by WYAP

"Randall Kennedy – Can You Say This Word?"

From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious

Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word Few words in the English language have caused so much pain, hurt and emotion as the N-word. It is...

REPLAY Giving Birth While Black (hour/no bb or bed)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

Black women are three and a half times more likely to die in childbirth than white women.

Bought by WCNY, Ohm Radio , Royalton Community Radio, KHEN-LP, and WMMT

REPLAY Giving Birth While Black (hour)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

Black women are three and a half times more likely to die in childbirth than white women.

Bought by WTJU, KSKA, WNED Buffalo, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WMUU-LP and more

REPLAY Giving Birth While Black (half)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes

Black women are three and a half times more likely to die in childbirth than white women.

Bought by Kansas Public Radio, Harford Community Radio, WJCU, WJCT, KRDP and more

REPLAY Giving Birth While Black (promo)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo

Black women are three and a half times more likely to die in childbirth than white women.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KXCV, and WNMU-FM

The Apple Seed - On the Outside

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed

From time to time, we all feel as though we're "on the outside." In this episode of The Apple Seed, we share some tales about "outsiders." This col...

Bought by KKRN, KSJE, KCHW, and WVPE

WAMU Presents: Through The Cracks

From: WAMU
Series: WAMU Presents

An hour-long radio special available to all public radio stations. This special program features selected portions of the Through The Cracks podcas...

Bought by Iowa Public Radio, KUT, New Hampshire Public Radio, WITF, KFAI Minneapolis and more

StoryCorps Griot: Shirley Darkeh and Ayim Darkeh

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Dr. Ayim Darkeh speaks with his mother, Shirley, about his experiences being one of the few Black students at his predominantly white elementary sc...

Bought by WYAP

My grandmother's recipes

From: Sarah Mashman

Caption: Toni Burnett Rands at the Dark Mofo Winter Feast, Credit: Toni Burnett Rands

The process of cooking a dish connects Toni Burnett Rands to her ancestors. She recalls cooking with her grandmas and how power can be found throug...

Bought by PRX Remix

StoryCorps Griot: Rohulamin Quander and Alicia Argrett

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Rohulamin Quander at his home in Washington D.C. in 2016 and Alicia Argrett in Madison, Mississippi in 2010., Credit: Rohulamin Quander and Alicia Argrett.

An African American family that traces its roots back to Nancy Carter Quander, a woman who was enslaved by George and Martha Washington, talks abou...

Bought by WYAP

Unprisoned Hour: The Toll our Criminal Legal System Takes on Young People and Families

From: Eve Abrams
Series: Unprisoned

In this hour we hear five stories about how mass incarceration and our criminal legal system impact young people and families. According to the Ann...

Bought by KSFR

This "Bad Child" Became a Judge With a Passion for Justice, Poetry, and Decency

From: Eve Abrams
Series: Unprisoned

Season 1.5, Episode 3 Retried Judge Calvin Johnson was a lot of firsts, including the first elected African American judge in New Orleans. Johnso...

Defying the Odds, This Young Woman Recovers From a Childhood Police Trauma

From: Eve Abrams
Series: Unprisoned

Season 1.5, Episode 1 Being mistreated by the police, or seeing a family member mistreated by the police is traumatic, and it can cause lasting pr...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio

StoryCorps: Nia Cosby and Chalana McFarland

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Nia Cosby and Chalana McFarland in Marietta, GA on June 28, 2020., Credit: Michael Reese for StoryCorps.

After being incarcerated for 15 years, Chalana McFarland is reunited with her daughter following a federal memorandum that called for releasing non...

Bought by WYAP, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WERA-LP

StoryCorps: Hadiyah-Nicole Green-Argieard and Tenika Floyd

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Hadiyah-Nicole Green-Argieard and Tenika Floyd at their StoryCorps interview in Atlanta, Georgia on January 28, 2017., Credit: Jacqueline Van Meter for StoryCorps.

Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green speaks with her cousin Tenika Floyd about being raised by her Auntie and Uncle, and how their separate battles with cancer...

Bought by WERA-LP

From the National Endowment for the Arts--Art Works

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works

A conversation with two-time National Book Award winner, Jesmyn Ward.

Bought by Harford Community Radio and KMUN

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