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From: Madison Brown
Series: Good Citizen with Ted Roosevelt V

Baratunde Thurston describes his experiences as a Black man in nature and the influence his mother had on his positive outlook. He’s a comedian, wr...

Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for March 27, 2024

From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine

Caption: Timely, In Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991

This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: The U.S. Finally Has Allowed Passage of U.N. Gaza Ceasefire: What Happens ...

Bought by WFHB and WETS

Constant Wonder - Divine Discontent and the Unyielding Pursuit of Justice

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder

In 1963, a 12-year-old Freeman Hrabowski III accepted Martin Luther King's challenge to march, and that week set the course of his life.

Justice Isn’t for All, Legacy of Slavery in America’s Prison System

From: KRCL

Caption: Book Cover, "Of Greed and Glory In Pursuit of Freedom for All"

Two-way interview with author Deborah G. Plant about her new book, Of Greed & Glory: In Pursuit of Freedom for All

2407: Lincoln as a Philosopher, 2/13/2024

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly

The 16th President of the United States was born February 12, 1809.

2024-02-11 Lincoln as a Philosopher

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk

The 16th President of the United States was born February 12, 1809.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KTSW 89.9, KSKQ, and KICI Iowa City

LaMont Dottin

From: Radio Diaries
Series: The Unmarked Graveyard: Stories from Hart Island

Back in 1995, LaMont Dottin was 21 years old and a freshman at Queens College when, one evening, he didn’t come home. His mother went to the local ...

Uncovering the History of the Massacre of Black Wall Street (Encore)

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: B.C. Franklin (right), I.H. Spears (left) and Effie Thompson (center) filing insurance claims for survivors of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre in a Red Cross tent. , Credit: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Tulsa Friends and John W. and Karen R. Franklin

In the first of our 3 part series leading up to Black History Month, we focus in on how journalists and historians today are covering the Tulsa Rac...

Bought by KALW, RadioStPete Florida, RadioFreePalmer, and KMUN

(December 27, 2023 Re-Air) Jubilee Justice Black Farmers' Rice Project: Tackling Racism & Rice

From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends

A bold experiment is taking place among Black farmers in the Southeast — a story of hope in an area with a history of plantation slavery, land thef...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KDNK, KWMR, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, and WNYE

Three Poems for These Times

From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide

Caption: "When loss and innocence...", Credit: Susan Cook

Three poems of loss, courage and resilience for these times.

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...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Texas Public Radio, KRPS, WRFA-LP, North Country Public Radio and more

KMOJ Public Policy Forum at Lucille's - Feb 24, 1988 (part 2)

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: Al McFarlane Archive

KMOJ's Public Policy Forum, hosted by Al McFarlane. Recorded live from Lucille's Kitchen in North Minneapolis. February 24, 1998. The discussion on...

KMOJ Public Policy Forum at Lucille's - August 6, 2002

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: Al McFarlane Archive

KMOJ's Public Policy Forum, hosted by Al McFarlane. Recorded live from Lucille's Kitchen in North Minneapolis. This episode featured a conversation...

KMOJ Public Policy Forum at Lucille's - Feb 24, 1998 (part 1)

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: Al McFarlane Archive

KMOJ's Public Policy Forum, hosted by Al McFarlane. Recorded live from Lucille's Kitchen in North Minneapolis. February 24, 1998. The discussion on...

835: Astonishing African Futures / 836: You're Not OK. That's OK., 10/7/2023

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Astonishing African Futures" - The new Black Panther movie, "Wakanda Forever," dominated the global box office. This hour, a literary ta...

Henrietta Lacks' Immortal Cells

From: David Kattenburg
Series: Green Planet Monitor Podcast

One of medical science’s greatest paradoxes: The cancer cells that killed Henrietta Lacks revolutionized medicine -- medical care her own family co...

Girls Are in a Mental Health Crisis. What Can Schools Do?

From: Tradeoffs

Girls in the U.S. are in the midst of a growing mental health crisis, and schools are on the front line of finding solutions. But will Black and La...

The Choirs Kept Singing of Freedom - Birmingham Sunday Remembered

From: David Kattenburg

In the annals of racist terrorism, few acts were more hideous or cowardly than the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama...

Dr David Fakunle: Storytelling and Public Health

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works

Caption: Dr. David Fakunle, Credit: Schaun Champion

Dr. David Fakunle believes storytelling is a crucial, and underutilized, component in public health.

Bought by PRX Remix, KMUN, WMPG, WSLR, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif. and more

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

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...

BLACK LIVES MATTER meets BLACK ROCK CITY

From: David Boyer
Series: THE INTERSECTION at Burning Man

One principle guiding Burning Man is "Radical Inclusion." But it's never been racially diverse. Activists like Favianna Rodriguez are changing that.

The Success of Guaranteed Income: Cash Relief for Black Moms (August 30, 2023 release)

From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends

This year, Mother’s Day, May 14th coincides with the formal end of the National Covid-19 Emergency. Poor parents will be taking a hit — but Guarant...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KMUN, KDNK, KWMR, WNYE and more

Does Color Blindness Perpetuate Racism?

From: Open to Debate

Color blindness has long been presented by some as a philosophy to help improve relations between racial groups. Those who support it say it promot...

Bought by WMUU-LP

Asian Americans & Anti-Blackness: Truth vs. Fiction on Affirmative Action (August 2, 2023 release)

From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends

Affirmative action's foes worked with conservative Chinese American organizations to sue two colleges over their admissions processes. The result w...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Radio Catskill, RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, WNYE and more

Special Report- Jubilee Justice Regenerative Farming: Tackling Racism & Rice

From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends

A bold experiment is taking place among Black farmers in the Southeast — a story of hope in an area with a history of plantation slavery, land thef...

Bought by Radio Catskill, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, WNYE, and KWMR

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