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A Defined Goddess by Melena Bass
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2010
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A sophomore at TEAM Englewood Community High School on Chicago's south side, Melana helped represent Team Englewood in the finals of the 2010 Loude...

Bought by KUER and Remix Radio


  • Added: Apr 01, 2010
  • Length: 02:40
  • Purchases: 2
Reality Check
From: David Schultz
Caption: Carolyn Parham, Credit: SpeakeasyDC
A mother of two faces a life-altering crisis when, just a few months out of rehab, a $5,000 check appears in her mailbox.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix, and KUOW


  • Added: Feb 28, 2010
  • Length: 05:52
  • Purchases: 3
Lady T: Remembering Teena Marie (Part A)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Teena Marie
A discussion with the late TEENA MARIE (March 5, 1956 – December 26, 2010). She discusses her long career and her rich musical history. This interv...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2009
  • Length: 59:43
The First Ladies of Philadelphia The Three Degrees (Part A)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: The Three Degrees (Helen Scott - middle)
The history of the musical group, the THREE DEGREES with special guest and long time member Helen Scott. Parts A, B and C are separate hours and c...

Bought by WVAS, NPR Illinois, and WEFT


  • Added: Sep 23, 2009
  • Length: 56:35
  • Purchases: 3
This I Believe - Jennifer Thompson-Cannino and Ronald Cotton
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Jennifer Thompson-Cannino and Ronald Cotton believe in forgiveness, but from different perspectives.

Bought by WEZU, KFOK-LPFM, WEZU, and KUOW


  • Added: May 05, 2009
  • Length: 03:37
  • Purchases: 4
Aha Moment: Underground Railroad
From: Zak Rosen
Caption: First Congregational Church of Detroit, Credit: http://www.the-ugrr.org/
Therese Peterson started volunteering as an actor in the the Underground Railroad Reenactment tour in late 2005. She says that if she wasn't given...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, KZYX, 90.5 WSNC, KVNF, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 28, 2009
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 15
A mother's interview
From: Nurudeen Titilope
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A son interviewing his mother on the ways and manners he was brought up.

  • Added: Feb 25, 2009
  • Length: 04:49
This I Believe - Majora Carter
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Environmental activist Majora Carter believes in making the old neighborhood a better place to live.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KSJD


  • Added: Feb 09, 2009
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 3
This I Believe - Toya Smith Marshall
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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In no longer fighting her kinky hair, Toya Marshall believes she found the freedom to be herself.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, KUOW, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 05, 2009
  • Length: 03:11
  • Purchases: 4
This I Believe - Sufiya Abdur-Rahman
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Sufiya Abdur-Rahman believes being black is beautiful and not a condition she has to rise above.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KBGA 89.9 FM


  • Added: Sep 22, 2008
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 3
Gees Bend Quilter
From: Tanya Ott
Caption: PRX default Piece image
one of the famous Gees Bend quilters talks about the tradition of quilting and their rise to international fame

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Aug 29, 2008
  • Length: 09:02
  • Purchases: 1
This I Believe - damali ayo
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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damali ayo believes in recycling stuff people discard--old papers, broken furniture, even lame dogs.

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio, WEZU, WEZU, KUOW, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Aug 05, 2008
  • Length: 03:39
  • Purchases: 5
This I Believe - Laura Hall
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Utah factory worker Laura Hall believes in hip-hop music as a source of inspiration and education.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and Vocalo.org


  • Added: May 27, 2008
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 3
For Emmett Till by Dianna Harris
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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Her fouth year in the competition, Dianna says this piece is about Emmett Till's mother. Dianna Harris is 17 years old and was an individual final...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 02:55
  • Purchases: 1
Nostalgic Daze by FM Supreme
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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Her fifth year in the competition, Supreme says this piece is about a longing for home (Chicago) and feeling displaced after heading off to college...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 02:52
Journal by KeeKey Itson
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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Her fifth year in the competition, KeeKey says this piece is about the love of writing, from the perspective of a multi-racial girl (note: in Engli...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 01:34
This I Believe - Yolanda Young
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Washingtonian Yolanda Young believes not having loved her absent father allowed her to forgive him.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Oct 08, 2007
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 3
"Life Challenges" by Shekira McKnight
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2007
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With her amazing voice and sly poetry, this young writer approaches depression head-on. This poet is a student at Steinmetz Academic Centre (Chica...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Mar 22, 2007
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 1
"Cropped" by Cydney Edwards
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2007
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Billie Holiday writing the song "Strange Friuit" - This poet is a student at Morgan Park High School (Chicago, IL).

  • Added: Mar 22, 2007
  • Length: 02:47
Experiencing the Blues: A Profile of Miss Lavelle White
From: KUT
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A pioneer of Texas rhythm and blues tells her story

  • Added: Feb 06, 2007
  • Length: 09:55
Program 20: Journey's End
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Journey's End: The Memories and Traditions of Daisy Turner and her Family
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Daisy Turner was proud of her heritage and understood the value of her family tradition. This is the concluding program in the series, Journey's End.

Bought by PRX to iTunes and KZYX


  • Added: Jan 10, 2007
  • Length: 02:48
  • Purchases: 2
Program 19: Alec Turner's Funeral
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Journey's End: The Memories and Traditions of Daisy Turner and her Family
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At the time of Alec Turner's death in 1923, Journey's End had been his home for 50 years.

Bought by PRX to iTunes and KZYX


  • Added: Jan 10, 2007
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2
Program 18: Daisy's Near Marriage
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Journey's End: The Memories and Traditions of Daisy Turner and her Family
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At 40 Daisy became engaged to Joseph Bonet. When he later broke off the engagement, Daisy sued him--and won!

Bought by PRX to iTunes and KZYX


  • Added: Jan 10, 2007
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 2
Program 17: A New Year's Recitation
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Journey's End: The Memories and Traditions of Daisy Turner and her Family
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By the turn of the century the Turner household had become a kind of community social center. This program explores the texture of these gatherings.

Bought by Radio Catskill, KGOU, PRX to iTunes, and KZYX


  • Added: Jan 10, 2007
  • Length: 04:56
  • Purchases: 4
Program 16: Daisy's Premonition
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Journey's End: The Memories and Traditions of Daisy Turner and her Family
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Daisy and her father were so close that she felt they could communicate psychically. This program details such an event.

Bought by PRX to iTunes and KZYX


  • Added: Jan 10, 2007
  • Length: 05:16
  • Purchases: 2