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Arthur "Dooley" Wilson (Casablanca), May 30, 1953
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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Although he appeared on stage and in more than 20 motion pictures, Dooley Wilson won immortality for his role as "Sam" in the 1942 film Casablanca....

  • Added: May 19, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
Freedom Riders (Student Narrated Version)
From: PBS
Caption: From May until November 1961, more than 400 black and white Americans risked their lives — and many endured savage beatings and imprisonment — for simply traveling together on buses and trains as they journeyed through the Deep South. Pictured: In Annisto, Credit: Corbis
From May until November 1961, more than 400 black and white Americans risked their lives — and many endured savage beatings and imprisonment — for ...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: May 11, 2011
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 2
Freedom Riders
From: PBS
Caption: From May until November 1961, more than 400 black and white Americans risked their lives — and many endured savage beatings and imprisonment — for simply traveling together on buses and trains as they journeyed through the Deep South. Pictured: In Annisto, Credit: Corbis
From May until November 1961, more than 400 black and white Americans risked their lives — and many endured savage beatings and imprisonment — for ...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: May 11, 2011
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 4
Juke In The Back #053
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
The "Juke In The Back" is jumpin' this week as we take a look at the history and influence of the Champion Jack Dupree classic, "Junker's Blues." W...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC and KPVL


  • Added: May 10, 2011
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 2
THESE AMAZING SHADOWS -- Filmmakers Paul Mariano and Kurt Norton on their documentary
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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THESE AMAZING SHADOWS -- Filmmakers Paul Mariano and Kurt Norton talk The National Film Registry, censorship, and THE BIRTH OF A NATION.

  • Added: May 09, 2011
  • Length: 19:25
Black, Female, and Breaking News for 40 Years
From: TurnStyle
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Turnstyle's Robyn Gee profiles groundbreaking journalist Belva Davis.

Bought by WCSU-FM


  • Added: Apr 29, 2011
  • Length: 04:49
  • Purchases: 1
Whose Newsroom is This? The US Media and Race
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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A discussion on the history of race and the American Media, from the 2011 National Conference on Media Reform, featuring Democracy Now’s Juan Gonza...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Apr 28, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Juke In The Back #051
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
This week, "The Juke In The Back" looks at how one of R&B's greatest voices, Lavern Baker, got her start. Matt The Cat collects ALL of Baker's earl...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC, WCPN, and KPVL


  • Added: Apr 23, 2011
  • Length: 59:20
  • Purchases: 3
A Conversation with Lou Gossett Jr.
From: Dr. Susan Flowers
Series: Your Life is Waiting Show
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The show where extraordinary celebrities share their ability to adapt and thrive..."One Conversation at a Time!"

  • Added: Mar 14, 2011
  • Length: 40:40
Anacostia, The Series
From: Emily Berman
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"If you thought Melrose Place was hot, wait until you move to Anacostia."

  • Added: Feb 25, 2011
  • Length: 04:10
The Little Rock Nine
From: GW Global Media Institute
Series: This Just In!
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Carlotta Walls LaNier, one of the "Little Rock Nine" shares recollections of the sacrifices made and the abuses endured in her pursuit of a fair an...

Bought by Listenwise, WUGA (part of GPB), and Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Feb 17, 2011
  • Length: 53:32
  • Purchases: 3
Covering the Civil Rights Movement
From: GW Global Media Institute
Series: This Just In!
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Host Sam Litzinger joins Newseum producer and moderator Frank Bond in the museum's Civil Rights gallery to discuss how the powers of the people and...

  • Added: Feb 17, 2011
  • Length: 53:32
Spotlight: Miles Davis Vol. 1
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: Miles Davis, Credit: Columbia Records
This is a one hour special history and music of Jazz legend "Miles Davis", hosted by Howard Burchette.

Bought by Radio Catskill, WMOT, Spokane Public Radio, Radio New Zealand, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Oct 09, 2010
  • Length: 01:00:02
  • Purchases: 6
Episode #4: Turkey Creek/Bridge The Gulf
From: Wendy Levy
Series: The Stream
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Bridge the Gulf is a storytelling initiative promoting cultural survival, environmental justice and sustainable development in Gulf Coast communiti...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2010
  • Length: 05:00
The Fishbowl Theory
From: NBPC
Series: Rip And Rebind
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There seems to be an obsession with youth that is prevalent in Hip-Hop culture today. Its originators are now in their thirties and fourties, yet t...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 06, 2010
  • Length: 15:14
  • Purchases: 1
Harajuku Hyphen by Darius Parker
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2010
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Darius is a senior at Truman Middle College Alternative High School, and a member of Team Kuumba Lynx, which is an arts-in-education, not-for-profi...

Bought by KUER and Remix Radio


  • Added: Apr 01, 2010
  • Length: 02:47
  • Purchases: 2
Mr. Murdacity
From: Scott Thiry
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Audio documentary- A young white rapper out of North Side Minneapolis.

  • Added: Oct 07, 2009
  • Length: 05:08
Jazz Time Vol. 2 - The Best in Mainstream Jazz
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: Rahsaan Roland Kirk
One hour of classic Jazz in three segments. The show is hosted by Howard Burchette. The sets include vocals and instrumentals.

Bought by WTIP, Spokane Public Radio, and KSJD


  • Added: Sep 29, 2009
  • Length: 58:20
  • Purchases: 3
Michael Jackson- Remix
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: The King of Pop
A tribute mix to the "King of Pop" who changed and shocked the world over his short fifty years in front of us all.

  • Added: Jun 26, 2009
  • Length: 28:23
No Longer in Black and White
From: With Good Reason
Caption: Harry Belafonte, Credit: Library of Congress
In the new Obama era, is the term "African-American cinema" relevant anymore?

  • Added: Feb 25, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
Dropping Like Flies: Jeremy Shine on Media and Violence
From: Ayana Contreras
Caption: Jeremy Shine, Credit: Ayana Contreras
Jeremy talks about what role media plays in the violence that plagues so many of our communities. He also tells what the plague robbed him of. Re...

  • Added: Feb 05, 2009
  • Length: 02:52
A 'Miracle' Review
From: Kristen Balagtas
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Insight (no spoilers!) on Spike Lee's latest film, A Miracle at St. Anna

  • Added: Sep 26, 2008
  • Length: 02:58
Perceptions Shattered: African American Masculinity from Chicago Public Radio, PRX and the NBPC
From: WBEZ
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Youth voices share their perspectives on Black masculinity.

Bought by WFAE, WEAA, New Hampshire Public Radio, WYSO, WCPN and more


  • Added: Jul 23, 2008
  • Length: 52:33
  • Purchases: 19
Crash, Race and Taiwan
From: Phillip Martin
Series: The Color Initiative
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Learning about race relations in the U.S. from the Oscar-Award winning CRASH.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 10, 2008
  • Length: 07:05
  • Purchases: 1
D.C Numbers
From: Radio Rootz
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Every year we?re bombarded by statistics

  • Added: Oct 25, 2007
  • Length: 06:38