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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...

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  • Added: Jan 09, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
How protest art aims to "comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable"
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: Audacious with Chion Wolf
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On this episode of Audacious: Protest art including abortion pills as jewelry, word art amplifying messages of racial justice, and Disney character...

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  • Added: Jan 02, 2024
  • Length: 50:01
  • Purchases: 1
Federal Judge Approves Map with Additional Majority-Minority District in Georgia, But Also Hands Georgia Legislature a Gerrymandering Victory
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Federal Judge Approves Map with Additional Majority-Minority District in Georgia, But Also Hands Georgia Legislature a Gerrymandering Victory

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  • Added: Jan 02, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Top of Mind - Righting Society’s Past Wrongs: How Late is Too Late to Repair?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Can righting society's past wrongs help us heal from historical harm?

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  • Added: Dec 21, 2023
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 10
Christine Yoo: 26.2 To Life
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Christine Yoo
For many of us, the holiday season presents an opportunity to spend some time thinking about people less fortunate than ourselves. This week on Sea...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
Ripple Effects After Radical Federal 8th Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling Restricting Who Can Bring Voting Rights Act Suits; Red State AGs Pile On
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Ripple Effects After Radical Federal 8th Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling Restricting Who Can Bring Voting Rights Act Suits; Red State AGs Pile On

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  • Added: Dec 14, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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
Tennessee Supreme Court Stays Order for New State Senate Maps, Likely Keeping Gerrymandered Maps for 2024 and Protecting GOP Supermajority
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Tennessee Supreme Court Stays Order for New State Senate Maps, Likely Keeping Gerrymandered Maps for 2024 and Protecting GOP Supermajority

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  • Added: Dec 11, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
After a Federal Court Mandate, Georgia Lawmakers Add Majority-Minority Districts – But Still Gerrymander the Maps
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
After a Federal Court Mandate, Georgia Lawmakers Add Majority-Minority Districts – But Still Gerrymander the Maps

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  • Added: Dec 06, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
DeSantis Congressional Map Diluting Black Voting Power Heads to Florida Supreme Court After Being Upheld by Appeals Court
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
DeSantis Congressional Map Diluting Black Voting Power Heads to Florida Supreme Court After Being Upheld by Appeals Court

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  • Added: Dec 05, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
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Radical Federal Court of Appeals Ruling Deals Another Blow to Voters, Democracy Groups and the Voting Rights Act
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Radical Federal Court of Appeals Ruling Deals Another Blow to Voters, Democracy Groups and the Voting Rights Act

  • Added: Nov 21, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
Appeals Court (Finally) Finds Louisiana Congressional Map was Discriminatory; Orders New Maps to Be Drawn by January 15
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Appeals Court (Finally) Finds Louisiana Congressional Map was Discriminatory; Orders New Maps to Be Drawn by January 15

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  • Added: Nov 13, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
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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
Federal District Court Orders Georgia’s Racially Gerrymandered Congressional Map to Be Redrawn by December 8th
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Federal District Court Orders Georgia’s Racially Gerrymandered Congressional Map to Be Redrawn by December 8th

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  • Added: Oct 30, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
With the last of nine base renamings, the Army helps cast aside the myth of the Confederacy
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Retired Lt. Gen. Arthur J. Gregg stands in front of the newly named Gregg-Adams Club at the former Fort Lee, Virginia in April 2023. The club was off limits to Gregg and other Black Soldiers when he became an officer in 1950. Gregg now shares the new name, Credit: Terrance Bell / U.S. Army
Historians said the renamings – like the removal of many Confederate statues in recent years – are part of a more accurate understanding of the Con...

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  • Added: Oct 26, 2023
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 9
The North Carolina Legislature’s Congressional Maps Go From Gerrymandered to Fair to Even More Gerrymandered in Two Years
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
The North Carolina Legislature’s Congressional Maps Go From Gerrymandered to Fair to Even More Gerrymandered in Two Years

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  • Added: Oct 23, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
U.S. Supreme Court Takes No Action in Louisiana Case; Circuit Court Case on Racially Gerrymandered Congressional Districts Moves Forward in 2024
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
U.S. Supreme Court Takes No Action in Louisiana Case; Circuit Court Case on Racially Gerrymandered Congressional Districts Moves Forward in 2024

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  • Added: Oct 22, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
U.S. Supreme Court Majority Skeptical of Racial Gerrymandering Claims in South Carolina Case, Cites Lack of “Alternative Map Requirement”
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report, Credit: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
U.S. Supreme Court Majority Skeptical of Racial Gerrymandering Claims in South Carolina Case, Cites Lack of “Alternative Map Requirement”

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  • Added: Oct 12, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Will Federal Court Victory Over Racial Gerrymandering in Alabama Translate to Fair Maps in Louisiana & South Carolina? It May Not.
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Will Federal Court Victory Over Racial Gerrymandering in Alabama Translate to Fair Maps in Louisiana & South Carolina? It May Not.

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  • Added: Oct 10, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
A Victory for Black Voters as Court Approves Special Master’s Maps in Alabama
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
A Victory for Black Voters as Court Approves Special Master’s Maps in Alabama

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  • Added: Oct 09, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
SCOTUS Said Alabama’s 26% Black Population Should have Two Congressional Districts. Why is a Federal Court is Holding Up Maps Which Could Give Louisiana’s 33% Black Population Its Two Districts?
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
SCOTUS Said Alabama’s 26% Black Population Should have Two Congressional Districts. Why is a Federal Court is Holding Up Maps Which Could Give Lou...

Bought by KTSW 89.9 and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Oct 02, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Federal Appeals Court Sides With Florida Legislature, Upholding Restrictions on Voter Assistance and Mail-In Voting
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Federal Appeals Court Sides With Florida Legislature, Upholding Restrictions on Voter Assistance and Mail-In Voting

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  • Added: Sep 26, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Updates on a Federal Court Rejection of a Stay for Alabama’s Congressional Maps, and an Upcoming SCOTUS Case on South Carolina’s Maps
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Updates on a Federal Court Rejection of a Stay for Alabama’s Congressional Maps, and an Upcoming SCOTUS Case on South Carolina’s Maps

Bought by KTSW 89.9 and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Sep 12, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Federal Appeals Court Slams Alabama Legislature for Defying U.S. Supreme Court’s Milligan Ruling and Strikes Down Revised Maps
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Federal Appeals Court Slams Alabama Legislature for Defying U.S. Supreme Court’s Milligan Ruling and Strikes Down Revised Maps

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  • Added: Sep 06, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
825: Going For Broke: Making Up Our Minds / 826: Growing Justice, 9/2/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Going For Broke: Making Up Our Minds" - In episode two of our three-part series on the care economy: Mental health challenges can push p...

  • Added: Sep 01, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:00

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