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SPECIAL ISeeU EPISODE: The Gay Black Civil Rights Financier

From: I See U with Eddie Robinson
Series: I SEE U with Eddie Robinson Specials

I SEE U examines the mystique behind the late millionaire, Norris Herndon, as a disappearing family legacy looms and the public knows little about ...

Bought by KUHF

An Interview with George M. Johnson

From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: Borrowed and Banned

George M. Johnson talks about their debut Young Adult memoir All Boys Aren't Blue, the support of their family, their love of Toni Morrison, and th...

StoryCorps: Trey Phillips and Andre Thomas

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Trey Phillips and Andre Thomas at their StoryCorps interview in New London, CT on January 21, 2018., Credit: By Aisha Turner for StoryCorps

Trey Phillips came to StoryCorps with his college roommate Andre Thomas to talk about their first year at school and the impact they had on each ot...

Bought by WYAP

Let's Hear from Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet Jericho Brown

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works

Caption: Jericho Brown, Credit: Brian Cornelius

Jericho Brown reads and discusses his work, his creative process, and Black queer poetry’s capacity to expand concepts of love

Bought by WMPG, WSLR, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KZUM and more

Kemp Harris

From: Art of the Song
Series: Art of the Song

SHOW 963 (Air Dates: June 12 - 18, 2023) This week on Art of the Song we talk with Kemp Harris. This Boston based and beloved artist is one of the ...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KRZA, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KUNM, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more

The Write Question - Prince Shakur

From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question

Writer, activist, and organizer Prince Shakur discusses his debut memoir, "When They Tell You To Be Good" (Tin House Books).

Bought by KSJD, Yellowstone Public Radio, WETS, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KVNF and more

Grandma inspired first lesbian Calif. Supreme Court Justice

From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco

California Supreme Court Associate Justice Kelli Evans, the first out lesbian on the state's high court, was raised by her grandmother in public ho...

Bought by WORT

Author Dwayne Ratleff on ‘Dancing to the Lyrics’

From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco

Caption: Dancing to the Lyrics won Dwayne Ratleff a Best Indie Book Award in the “LGBTQ Coming Of Age” category., Credit: Book cover art by Leann E. Johnson / L&J Graphics

Dwayne Ratleff grew up Black, poor and gay in 1960s Baltimore. As a youngster, his loving grandma taught him: “Don’t explain yourself, be yourself....

Author Dwayne Ratleff on ‘Dancing to the Lyrics’

From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco

Dwayne Ratleff grew up Black, poor and gay in 1960s Baltimore. As a youngster, his grandma taught him: “Don’t explain yourself, be yourself.” His a...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KALW, and WORT

Kemp Harris

From: Art of the Song
Series: Art of the Song

SHOW 923 (Air Dates: Sept 5 - 11, 2022) This week on Art of the Song we talk with Kemp Harris. This Boston based and beloved artist is one of the v...

Bought by KRZA, KUGS Bellingham, Wash., WOMR, WCUW 91.3 FM, KZMU Moab Community Radio and more

Theater director Saheem Ali talks about centering communities of color in Shakespeare

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works

Caption: Saheem Ali, Credit: Courtesy of The Public Theater

Associate Artistic Director of The Public Theater as well as the director of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Fat Ham,” Saheem Ali talks about wo...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., RADIOLEX, KZUM, and Spokane Public Radio

Just in time for the Tony Awards--Revisiting Michael R. Jackson

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works

Caption: Michael R. Jackson, Credit: Zack DeZon

Michael R. Jackson--the creator of A Strange Loop—talks about the origins and evolution of the prize-winning musical.

Bought by RADIOLEX, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KZUM, and Spokane Public Radio

Podcast Playlist Presents: Celebrate Pride Month with These Podcasts

From: Podcast Playlist from CBC Radio
Series: Podcast Playlist from CBC Radio Specials

June is Pride Month! Today we have stories to celebrate the history, courage, and diversity of the LGBT community.

Bought by WPSU, RadioStPete Florida, New Hampshire Public Radio, KRVS, KUHF and more

Their name was Pauli Murray

From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco

Caption: Pauli Murray circa 1931, age 21, Credit: Courtesy of Amazon Studios

Pauli Murray was a 20th century Black Queer civil rights trailblazer and legal scholar you’ve probably never heard of. On this edition of Out in th...

Bought by KALW, KVSC, KUT, and WORT

Crys Matthews

From: Art of the Song
Series: Art of the Song

SHOW 876 (Air Dates Oct 11 - 17, 2021) This week on Art of the Song our guest is singer-songwriter-music educator, Crys Matthews. A North Carolina ...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KNBA, KZMU Moab Community Radio, High Plains Public Radio, WETS and more

Gay Calif. Supreme Court Justice values struggle

From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco

Martin Jenkins makes history as the first openly gay Supreme Court of California justice, and only the third Black man ever to serve on the state's...

The Untold Story of Detroit Pistons Team Psychologist Corey Yeager and the Smithsonian Exhibit "The Bias Inside Us"

From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota

In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks with visiting lecturer Dr. Corey Yeager, Team Ps...

'Funeral Diva' poet Pamela Sneed: "We can heal"

From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco

Caption: Pamela Sneed's poetic memoir "Funeral Diva" is described as a “coming of age in New York City during the late 1980s.”, Credit: Patricia Silva

Pamela Sneed’s prose and poetry can reach out and grab you. She reads selections from her memoir, Funeral Diva, and shares some of her life story. ...

Bought by KALW and WORT

S. A. Cosby discusses "Razorblade Tears"

From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder

S. A. Cosby is a novelist who lives in Virginia.

Pride Grand Marshal Twins Encourage ‘Tough Conversations’

From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco

Caption: The Green twins at the African American Art & Culture Complex’s Open Air Gallery in San Francisco, Credit: Janice Lee

“We are here for the tough conversations,” says Melorra Green, speaking for herself and sister Melonie Green. On this week’s Out in the Bay, the tw...

Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet Jericho Brown

From: New Letters on the Air

For National Pride Month, we'll hear from 2020 Pulitzer Prize-winner Jericho Brown, who describes the joy he finds in writing poetry and how his wo...

Bought by WNMU-FM and WNJR