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On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes country fried rock and roll with The Legendary Shack Shakers plus dynamic...
Bought by WEJP-LP 107.1, KKRN, KRZA, GCR (Global Community Radio), KDLG and more
- Added: Jan 04, 2018
- Length: 59:02
- Purchases: 12
During the 1940s, custodians who worked for the New York Public Library often lived inside the buildings they tended. In exchange for cleaning and ...
- Added: Oct 17, 2017
- Length: 02:11
In the 1990s, Johnny Holmes was head of security at a high school in Blue Island, Illinois, located just outside of Chicago, where he met Christian...
- Added: Oct 10, 2017
- Length: 02:19
In 1964, Dr. William Lynn Weaver was one of 14 black teens who integrated West High School in Knoxville, Tennessee. At StoryCorps, he spoke about h...
- Added: Oct 03, 2017
- Length: 05:41
Omar Ali is a hero in the eyes of his family. He embarked on a long journey that could have landed him nearly anywhere, fighting to find a safe spa...
Bought by KSFR
- Added: Sep 18, 2017
- Length: 05:47
- Purchases: 1
"My dad's life story is kind of like Cinderella’s. He grew up without a mom, worked for an evil relative and found his princess in the least expect...
- Added: Sep 18, 2017
- Length: 05:40
- Purchases: 1
Who are helpers? Often it's people who know how much it means to be helped.
- Added: Sep 15, 2017
- Length: 05:12
- Purchases: 1
We all remember the influential teacher who made a difference in our lives. But for Drego Little, the teacher that changed his life was the one he ...
- Added: Sep 14, 2017
- Length: 05:56
- Purchases: 1
RadioActive youth producers take a look at one of the most important things in their lives: school.
- Added: Sep 14, 2017
- Length: 12:12
"When you're born, they call you a lighty, and it's praised."
RadioActive Youth Producers Ahlaam Ibraahim and Esa Tilija explore the world of colo...
- Added: Sep 13, 2017
- Length: 14:18
In the United States, we take the right to get an education for granted but that's not the case for many refugees. RadioActive's Faisa Muse brings ...
- Added: Sep 13, 2017
- Length: 05:12
Kelli Bowdy, a senior at O.D. Wyatt High in Fort Worth, wants to be a nurse — she took special classes through school to make it happen. She’s plan...
- Added: Aug 09, 2017
- Length: 03:17
At this time four years ago, Phantasia Chavers of Cedar Hill was struggling with her sister’s departure for college. Today, it’s Phantasia who’s ge...
- Added: Aug 08, 2017
- Length: 04:18
For decades, studies have shown African-American students are disciplined more often and with greater consequences than their white peers. Now, a n...
Bought by KENW, WOUB, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: May 26, 2017
- Length: 03:16
- Purchases: 3
Calvin Burns and his teenage daughter, Stepheni Bellamy, visit StoryCorps to have a difficult conversation about rac
Bought by WVBI-LP, Public Radio for All, and WMUU-LP
- Added: Apr 24, 2017
- Length: 02:50
- Purchases: 3
For a girl that wasn't supposed to be here, Destiny Roberts has a mission. It's to spread love and acceptance through her music. KFAI's Erianna Jil...
- Added: Mar 22, 2017
- Length: 04:51
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
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Born 1981 — Sports Coordinator, Penn Hills YMCA
Interview by Dominic Burden, Azeiryus Britt & Darrell Holloway
- Added: Jan 24, 2017
- Length: 04:44
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Coach Craig Williams
Born 1971 — Retired, US Navy;
President, Penn Hills Midget Football Association
Interview by Miguel Jackson & Cameron Griffin
- Added: Jan 24, 2017
- Length: 04:33
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Born 1959 — Funeral Home Associate, House of Law Inc.
Interview by Cameron Tarrant, Daivon Stephens, Tamar Patillo
- Added: Jan 24, 2017
- Length: 05:35
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Born 1980 — Executive Director, Penn Hills YMCA
Interview by Garrison Kemp, Raymeir Williams & Ronald Wiggins
Bought by KHSU
- Added: Jan 24, 2017
- Length: 05:16
- Purchases: 1
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Born 1988 — Community Activist
Interview by David Freeman, Nasheed Goodwine & Lamont Johnson
- Added: Jan 24, 2017
- Length: 04:33
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Born 1988 — Founder/Host, Common Conversation412
Interview by Taquan Peters & David Staples
- Added: Jan 24, 2017
- Length: 04:39
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Born 1967 — Curator, Allegheny City Historic Gallery
Interview by Daivon Giles & Tyreece Archie
- Added: Jan 24, 2017
- Length: 05:09
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Born 1970 — Site Manager, YouthPlaces
Interview by Tyreece Archie & Daivon Giles
- Added: Jan 24, 2017
- Length: 04:55
