PRX » Search » Browse

PRX

Home
Pieces
Series
Playlists

PRX - Pieces for Topic: African-American

Can't find it? Try Advanced Search

View by:

167 results

« Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next »

WoodSongs 878: Linkin' Bridge and Run Boy Run

From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs

Caption: The powerful voices of Linkin' Bridge.

On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes singing group from the west end of Louisville, Kentucky and finalists on ...

Bought by KDLG, WETS, High Plains Public Radio, WLPR , WOUB and more

Added: Apr 13, 2017
Length: 59:02
Purchases: 9

Life of the Law #106: Mother and Son

From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law

What’s it like to be a teenager sent to prison for what may be forever, and what’s it like to be his mom? Our story is Mother and Son.

Added: Apr 05, 2017
Length: 37:45

StoryCorps: Toni Henson and Camaran Henson

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Camaran Henson grew up hearing stories about his grandfather, Leonard Simmons, who was a police officer in Newark, New Jersey. He came to StoryCorp...

Bought by Public Radio for All, KALW, WEZU, and WMUU-LP

Added: Mar 13, 2017
Length: 03:01
Purchases: 4

StoryCorps: Michael Benjamin Ryan and Michael John Ryan

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Judge Michael John Ryan talks with his son, Michael Benjamin Ryan, about growing up in an abusive household, and how he found the strength to gradu...

Bought by Public Radio for All, WEZU, and WMUU-LP

Added: Mar 06, 2017
Length: 02:20
Purchases: 3

Families and Prison: Part Three

From: WFHB
Series: Kite Line

Our focus for this episode returns to the impact of incarceration on families. First we have a discussion between our friend Lucy and one of her fe...

Added: Mar 02, 2017
Length: 28:10

StoryCorps: Ed Roy and Mary Johnson-Roy

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Mary Johnson-Roy first came to StoryCorps in 2011 to talk about her bond with the young man who killed her son. Years later, she married a man who ...

Bought by Public Radio for All

Added: Jan 30, 2017
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 1

StoryCorps: Ellie Dahmer and Bettie Dahmer

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Vernon Dahmer was a successful farmer who fought for voting rights in the mid-1960s. His family recalls the night he was killed by the KKK.

Bought by Public Radio for All and WMUU-LP

Added: Jan 23, 2017
Length: 02:30
Purchases: 2

Jacqueline Woodson, ANOTHER BROOKLYN & Deborah Levy HOT MILK

From: Francesca Rheannon
Series: Writer's Voice

Award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson talks about her novel Another Brooklyn (longlisted for National Book Award.) It’s in the form of a coming-o...

Added: Sep 28, 2016
Length: 59:00

StoryCorps Griot: Melva Washington Toomer and John Washington

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

John Washington, 95, who is blind and deaf, recently recorded a StoryCorps interview with his eldest child, Melva, using a TeleBraille machine.

Bought by WMUU-LP, WEZU, and WRIR

Added: Aug 22, 2016
Length: 02:34
Purchases: 3

StoryCorps Griot: Carlos Walton and Jim Saint Germain

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Carlos Walton (left) and Jim Saint Germain (right)

Jim Saint Germain and his former middle school dean discuss pivotal moments in their relationship and lessons Jim learned from his mentor.

Bought by WMUU-LP, WEZU, and WRIR

Added: Jul 25, 2016
Length: 02:45
Purchases: 3

StoryCorps Griot: Anthony Merkerson and Charles Jones

From: StoryCorps

Caption: Anthony Merkerson (left) and Charles Jones

Two fathers of children on the autistic spectrum talk about the concerns they have for their sons — two young black men growing up with autism.

Added: Jul 18, 2016
Length: 02:57

StoryCorps Griot: Alice Mitchell and Ibukun Owolabi

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Alice Mitchell and her 10-year-old brother, Ibukun, came to StoryCorps to talk for the first time about their mother who died just weeks after his ...

Bought by WRIR

Added: Jul 11, 2016
Length: 02:45
Purchases: 1

StoryCorps: Jamal Faison and Born Blackwell

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Jamal Faison (right) with his uncle, Born Blackwell (left)

Jamal Faison talks with his uncle, Born Blackwell, about his release from Rikers Island and the support he received through the challenges of re-en...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Public Radio for All, and WRIR

Added: Jul 11, 2016
Length: 02:39
Purchases: 3

Storyteller Oba William King and Samson Longtin

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices

We talk with Samson Longtin, Business Equity Liaison of the Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency and renowned poetic storyteller, Oba William King...

Added: May 26, 2016
Length: 16:28

StoryCorps OutLoud: Carole Smiley with Seth and Octavius Smiley-Humphries

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Seth Smiley and Octavius Humphries had their first date on Christmas Eve. They discuss that and other memorable holiday events they have shared.

Bought by WMUU-LP

Added: Mar 25, 2016
Length: 03:23
Purchases: 1

WoodSongs 830: Bobby Rush and Jericho Woods

From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour

On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes blues legend Bobby Rush plus Kentucky roots rock band Jericho Woods.

Bought by KENW, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KJJF, RadioFreePalmer, WLPR and more

Added: Jan 29, 2016
Length: 59:02
Purchases: 7

Jen Anderson and Jane Mitchell of The Reset Foundation, Creating an Alternative to America's Prisons

From: Arch Street Press

Jen Anderson and Jane Mitchell discuss how they met and discovered a passion for changing America's approach to criminal justice, leading to their ...

Added: Jul 07, 2015
Length: 45:32

StoryCorps Griot: Mario Loiseau and Mabou Loiseau

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Mario Loiseau (L) and Mabou Loiseau (R)

Mario Loiseau talks with his 9-year-old daughter, Mabou, about why he works so hard to provide for her education.

Added: Jul 01, 2015
Length: 01:48

Nobody Discussed It: Lacey Schwartz and “Little White Lie”

From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious

Radio Curious visits with Lacey Schwartz, director and producer of “Little White Lie,” a documentary about her experiences growing up as a white Je...

Added: May 13, 2015
Length: 29:01

StoryCorps: Noah McQueen and Barack Obama

From: StoryCorps

Just a few years ago, 18-year-old Noah McQueen was struggling in school, had been arrested multiple times, and spent time in juvenile detention. Bu...

Bought by WEZU

Added: Feb 27, 2015
Length: 03:26
Purchases: 1

LITTLE WHITE LIE -- Lacey and Peggy Schwartz

From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes

Caption: Peggy & Lacey Schwartz, San Francisco, CA 8/5/14, Credit: Andrea Chase

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

StoryCorps: James Taylor and Darlene Lewis

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Darlene Lewis, who helps former inmates find employment, interviews James Taylor about his life after prison.

Bought by Public Radio for All, WMUU-LP, Blue Mountain Radio , WEZU, and WTJU

Added: Jan 09, 2015
Length: 02:14
Purchases: 5

StoryCorps: Raphael Hameed, Heidi Hameed, and Megiddëh Goldston

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Raphael and Heidi Hameed (R) lost their son when he was struck by a speeding car. They spoke with Megiddëh Goldston (L), the driver's sister, about...

Bought by Blue Mountain Radio , WEZU, and WTJU