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Voting Rights Under Fire
From: Duke University
Series: Glad You Asked
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New voter identification laws could sharply curb voter participation in N.C. and other states, says Duke University historian Gunther Peck.

  • Added: May 18, 2016
  • Length: 02:14
Chapter 2: Kelli Bowdy - For This High Schooler, Family Plays Big Role In Charting The Future
From: KERA
Series: American Graduate: What's Next For The Class Of '17
Caption: Kelli Bowdy attends O.D. Wyatt High School in Fort Worth. She wants to be a nurse, Credit: Lara Solt
It’s crunch time for high school juniors to start figuring out what’s next after graduation. Kelli Bowdy already knows what she wants to do — she w...

  • Added: May 17, 2016
  • Length: 04:43
"For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood...and the Rest of Y’all Too: Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education."
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
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Dr. Christopher Emdin, associate Professor of Math, Science and Technology at Teachers College of Columbia University) speaking about his new book,...

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 01:00:03
Love and Faith and Music
From: Steven Scher
Series: On The Bus
Caption: On The Bus
The foot soldiers of the civil rights movement were shot, beaten, jailed, even murdered. Yet they kept on marching. Love for their community and fa...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 25, 2016
  • Length: 07:46
  • Purchases: 1
Black Power
From: Steven Scher
Series: On The Bus
Caption: On The Bus
From the Mississippi Delta, the call for Black Power electrified the nation in the 1960's. For some it was an affirmation of hope and strength, a p...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 25, 2016
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 1
Growing Up Ova East by Malek Hunter
From: YMCA/YSVP Story Squad
Series: South Chicago Story Squad: Spring 2015
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Growing up Ova East wasn't no joke.

  • Added: Feb 04, 2016
  • Length: 02:54
Robert Bowden, Champion of the Underdog
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
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Hill District community leader Robert Bowden (b. 1946) reflects on his education, upbringing and life's work based on interviews conducted by stude...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 29, 2016
  • Length: 05:04
  • Purchases: 1
Hip-Hop Legend Paradise Gray
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
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Hip Hop legend Paradise Gray (b. 1964) reflects on becoming an activist and ushering in a new generation of hip-hop based on interviews by teens Da...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 29, 2016
  • Length: 04:32
  • Purchases: 1
USAF veteran and retired food service supervisor Leonard Brown
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
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Leonard Brown, USAF veteran and retired food service supervisor, aA native of Pittsburgh's Beltzhoover community, Leonard Brown (b.1934) reflects o...

  • Added: Jan 29, 2016
  • Length: 03:56
Homer Craig, Veteran and Retired Police Sergeant
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
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Veteran and retired police sergeant Homer Craig (b.1939) reflects on family and community life in Hazelwood based on interviews conducted by teens...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 29, 2016
  • Length: 04:47
  • Purchases: 1
Malik Bankston, Executive Director, The Kingsley Center
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
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Malik Bankston, Executive Director, The Kingsley Center (b. 1962), reflects on his college experience and his desire to better his community based ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 29, 2016
  • Length: 04:49
  • Purchases: 1
Rev. Donald P. Turner. Homestead pastor and retired paratrooper
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
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Pastor and retired paratrooper Donald Turner (b. 1936) reflects on racial tension in his adolescent years and his faith in God based on interviews ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 29, 2016
  • Length: 06:14
  • Purchases: 1
Creating a Home: Ballet Afrique
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: 2015 O Henry Middle School Stories
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China Smith and her students share their perspectives on the dance world, and describe how they created their own world in Ballet Afrique.

  • Added: Jan 23, 2016
  • Length: 04:42
Overcoming Hurdles To Be First In His Family To Go To College
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Caption: Christapherson Grant runs the 110-meter hurdles race at Edmonds Stadium in spring 2015, Credit: JACOB OSTLUND
"I visualize the race. All I’m thinking about is just silence. Dead silence. "Then the gun goes off. I'm just trying to get to the finish line as ...

Bought by Cards Against Humanity: The Good News Podcast, WESM 91.3 FM, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 31, 2015
  • Length: 05:27
  • Purchases: 3
For Black Boys: "You Are Beautiful"
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Caption: RadioActive Youth Producer Leija Farr, Credit: KUOW / RadioActive staff
“In a place that will never understand you are amazing, in a place that will put fire to you then say you are callous, they will burn you then say ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 31, 2015
  • Length: 05:43
  • Purchases: 1
Using White Privilege To Fight Racism: A Young Activist's Dream
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: RadioActive: Summer 2015
Caption: Anelise Moon-Schruder, 24, is part of the white anti-racist movement., Credit: Paul Kiefer
Anelise Moon-Schruder, 24, is part of a movement of white people who are coming together to reflect on their privilege. As a young woman raised in ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 30, 2015
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 2
Making Seattle Beats Since He Was 8 Years Old
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Caption: Upendo Moore makes beats. , Credit: Courtesy of Upendo Moore
Most young people don’t know what they want to do with their lives. This is a story about a high school student who was born into a calling – being...

  • Added: Dec 24, 2015
  • Length: 05:18
Feeling Raced
From: Terrascope Radio
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Does your race affect how you act? Well, it probably affected how you answered that question.... In this award-winning story, hear why one young ma...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, PRX Remix, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 21, 2015
  • Length: 04:41
  • Purchases: 3
More Than A Game
From: Jimmy Gutierrez
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There’s a picture that’s usually painted while working with at-risk youth. The success story. But things are usually far more complicated. Jimmy Gu...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2015
  • Length: 08:15
Raising a Police Officer
From: Missouri Audio Project
Series: Summer Story Workshop, 2015
Caption: Raymond Summerville, Credit: Meredith Turk
Raymond Summerville uncovers the surprising and troubled past of George Hatton, a beloved citizen of Columbia, Missouri, whom neighborhood children...

  • Added: Nov 18, 2015
  • Length: 06:58
The Speed of Sound: TV On the Radio
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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You’ve probably heard by now that TV On the Radio almost gave it all up before deciding to forge ahead, eventually resulting in last year’s Seeds, ...

Bought by KUCB, KSUT, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Nov 16, 2015
  • Length: 07:06
  • Purchases: 3
The Hair Struggle
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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A piece that explains how African-American students across the country are struggling to find stylists capable of doing their hair, and what length...

Bought by WORT, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KLCC, 90.5 WSNC, and KRZA


  • Added: Nov 13, 2015
  • Length: 03:28
  • Purchases: 5
SRP: African, American
From: Chelsea Davis
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Three Sudanese teens who have immigrated to the U.S. share three very different takes on what it’s like to live here.

  • Added: Nov 10, 2015
  • Length: 07:15
GHOST TOWN TO HAVANA -- Coach Roscoe Bryant and Eugene Corr Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Coach Roscoe Bryant and Eugene Corr, San Francisco, CA 10/2/15, Credit: Andrea Chase
Coach Roscoe Bryant and filmmaker Eugene Corr talk baseball, family values, and the importance of play.

  • Added: Oct 27, 2015
  • Length: 28:01
Brass Bands
From: Music Inside Out
Series: Music Inside Out
Caption: Rebirth Brass Band, Credit: Mark H. Anbinder
featuring Matt Sakakeeny and the Rebirth Brass Band

Bought by KMUW


  • Added: Oct 02, 2015
  • Length: 51:59
  • Purchases: 1

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