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Denial of the Funk: The Impact of Racism on our Nation's Health
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Portrait of Dr. Cornel West, Credit: Gage Skidmore (from creative commons)
On today's show, we hear from noted author, scholar, and self-described intellectual freedom fighter, Dr. Cornel West. In his discussions, West use...

Bought by WUWM, RadioStPete Florida, RadioFreePalmer, and KMUN


  • Added: Jan 09, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
It's Time! Max Roach In The 1960s
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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A centennial tribute to Max Roach, who set the pace for modern jazz drumming and became an outspoken activist for civil rights.

Bought by WSKG, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WWNO, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUAT and more


  • Added: Jan 09, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
NL 24-01: From Spirituals To Swing, 1/1/2024
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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A look at the historic 1938 Carnegie Hall concert and its 1939 follow up, featuring performances by Count Basie, Benny Goodman, and others.

  • Added: Dec 20, 2023
  • Length: 59:02
Making their Mark
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Rekhet and Anura Si-Asar run In Black Ink, Credit: J. M. Maddix
Nestled in the Rondo community of St. Paul, among the burgeoning business district of a revitalized neighborhood, is a publishing entity ready and ...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2023
  • Length: 05:34
The Challenge
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: Borrowed and Banned
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Student activists in York, Pennsylvania organized a silent protest when hundreds of books were banned from their classrooms, paving the way for las...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2023
  • Length: 28:10
Musician's Spotlight - Portland Cello Project 2023 - 856
From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight
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The Portland Cello Project returns to Musician's Spotlight, and this time they are joined by frequent collaborator singer Saeeda Wright. Doug Jenki...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Dec 11, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 2
SPECIAL ISeeU EPISODE: Someday, Will We Ever Be Free? Juneteenth with Opal Lee
From: I See U with Eddie Robinson
Series: I SEE U with Eddie Robinson Specials
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The grandmother of Juneteenth, Opal Lee, joins a special edition of I SEE U and shares her perspective on the commercialization of this cultural ev...

Bought by KICI Iowa City and KECG


  • Added: Nov 30, 2023
  • Length: 53:31
  • Purchases: 2
Winning NIL (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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NIL sent shockwaves through college athletics when it was signed into law in 2021.

Bought by KHEN-LP, Royalton Community Radio, RadioStPete Florida, and KECG


  • Added: Nov 30, 2023
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 4
Winning NIL (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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NIL sent shockwaves through college athletics when it was signed into law in 2021.

Bought by WTJU, KXCV, WMUU-LP, KEDT, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Nov 30, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 8
Winning NIL (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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NIL sent shockwaves through college athletics when it was signed into law in 2021.

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


  • Added: Nov 30, 2023
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 4
Beloved Blues
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: Borrowed and Banned
Caption: Borrowed and Banned logo, Credit: John Snowden
Despite being one of the most frequently banned authors, Toni Morrison’s work has inspired countless others to tell stories outside the mainstream....

  • Added: Nov 30, 2023
  • Length: 23:18
Dinner Theatre (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: Thanksgiving Specials
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Michael Carter Jr left America looking for home in Ghana. Now, on his fifth generation farm, he’s growing farmers through what he calls Africulture.

  • Added: Nov 17, 2023
  • Length: 52:00
Dinner Theatre (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: Black History Month specials
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Michael Carter Jr left America looking for home in Ghana. Now, on his fifth generation farm, he’s growing farmers through what he calls Africulture.

Bought by KHEN-LP, WORT, and Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: Nov 17, 2023
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 3
Dinner Theatre (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: Thanksgiving Specials
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Michael Carter Jr left America looking for home in Ghana. Now, on his fifth generation farm, he’s growing farmers through what he calls Africulture.

Bought by KUAC


  • Added: Nov 17, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Dinner Theatre (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: Black History Month specials
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Michael Carter Jr left America looking for home in Ghana. Now, on his fifth generation farm, he’s growing farmers through what he calls Africulture.

Bought by WUTC, Kansas Public Radio, WFHB, WRMU, KIYU-FM and more


  • Added: Nov 17, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 10
Dinner Theatre (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: Thanksgiving Specials
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Michael Carter Jr left America looking for home in Ghana. Now, on his fifth generation farm, he’s growing farmers through what he calls Africulture.

Bought by KUAC


  • Added: Nov 17, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 1
Dinner Theatre (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: Black History Month specials
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Michael Carter Jr left America looking for home in Ghana. Now, on his fifth generation farm, he’s growing farmers through what he calls Africulture.

Bought by Morehead State Public Radio, KVCR, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KRWG, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Nov 17, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 9
Dinner Theatre (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: Thanksgiving Specials
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Michael Carter Jr left America looking for home in Ghana. Now, on his fifth generation farm, he’s growing farmers through what he calls Africulture.

Bought by KUAC


  • Added: Nov 17, 2023
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
Dinner Theatre (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: Black History Month specials
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Michael Carter Jr left America looking for home in Ghana. Now, on his fifth generation farm, he’s growing farmers through what he calls Africulture.

Bought by Morehead State Public Radio, KVCR, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KIYU-FM, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Nov 17, 2023
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 5
265: Midwifing a Movement: Community Birth Centers and the Care Economy, 11/15/2023
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature
Caption: Indra Lusero
In this episode, we visit with Leseliey Welch and Indra Lusero, parents and birth justice advocates who are helping lead a movement to create commu...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
231110: Putting It All on the Line with Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr. and Jacqueline Patterson, 11/10/2023
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Climate affects everyone, but not equally. Those affected first and worst are often the same communities that suffer from housing and income inequa...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2023
  • Length: 58:57
Black and Fine (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: Black History Month specials
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Some of America’s first maestros of European art music were enslaved and free Virginians of African descent.

Bought by WUTC, Kansas Public Radio, WFHB, WRMU, KMUN and more


  • Added: Nov 09, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 12
Black and Fine (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: Black History Month specials
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Some of America’s first maestros of European art music were enslaved and free Virginians of African descent.

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KECG, and Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: Nov 09, 2023
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 4
Black and Fine (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: Black History Month specials
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Some of America’s first maestros of European art music were enslaved and free Virginians of African descent.

Bought by KCBX, KVCR, KZYX, Morehead State Public Radio, KUAC and more


  • Added: Nov 09, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 11
Black and Fine (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: Black History Month specials
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Some of America’s first maestros of European art music were enslaved and free Virginians of African descent.

Bought by KCBX, KVCR, Morehead State Public Radio, KUAC, WUGA (part of GPB) and more


  • Added: Nov 09, 2023
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 8

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