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UpFront Soul #2024.06-February 20-26, 2024
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Syl Johnson
We'll set the turntables ablaze in a disco inferno with smoldering numbers from Syl Johnson, Peter Brown, The Village People, and, of course, The T...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WOMR, Georgia Public Broadcasting, Prairie Public, KAAD-LP and more


  • Added: Feb 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 15
The Unhidden Minute: Crispus Attucks
From: James Mills
Series: The Unhidden Minute
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America's First Patriot

  • Added: Feb 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:14
The Unhidden Minute: Phillis Wheatley
From: James Mills
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America's First Black Published Poet

  • Added: Feb 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:19
The Unhidden Minute: Fort Monroe 1619
From: James Mills
Series: The Unhidden Minute
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The Beginning and the End of Slavery in the United States

  • Added: Feb 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:21
The Unhidden Minute: Captain Francisco Menéndez
From: James Mills
Series: The Unhidden Minute
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The Defender of Florida

  • Added: Feb 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:08
20240219: Negro Baseball Leagues, 2/19/2024
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)
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This time on The Children's Hour we learn from author and historian Byron Motley about the Negro Baseball Leagues, the only way Black baseball play...

  • Added: Feb 18, 2024
  • Length: 58:00
The Unhidden Minute: Estebanico
From: James Mills
Series: The Unhidden Minute
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The first Black explorer of the southwest

  • Added: Feb 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:21
The Unhidden Minute Introduction
From: James Mills
Series: The Unhidden Minute
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In celebration of Black History Month the Joy Trip Project is sharing a series of narratives that detail the contributions of Black Americans to ou...

  • Added: Feb 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:20
Episode #720 - The Ray-O-Vacs
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
It's staggering, the number of R&B groups that have been left out of the history books and off radio station playlists just because they don't fit ...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, WHRV, KCSM, WOUB, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 18, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
216: The Secret Spot Episode 216: Spotlight On The 5th Dimension, 2/17/2024
From: WERS
Series: The Secret Spot
Caption: The 5th Dimension
The Secret Spot lets you discover and rediscover the best in R&B, Soul and Slow Jams

  • Added: Feb 17, 2024
  • Length: 59:38
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

  • Added: Feb 17, 2024
  • Length: 17:22
AG 24-10: Carmen McRae On Decca, 3/4/2024
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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Carmen McRae was one of the most respected jazz singers in the business for four decades. This week, we’ll explore her early recordings for the Dec...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
Black History Month Jewish Style
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish logo with star of David
Sounds Jewish commemorates Black History Month with great Jewish tunes performed by African-Americans and some Jewish-Americans – plus many of the ...

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Feb 16, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
CP - The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, with Brent Leggs
From: North State Public Radio
Series: Cultivating Place
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In our ongoing exploration of who gardeners are, where gardeners are, what they are growing in this world, and why that matters to all of us, I am ...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
TSSAAPR240214 The Soul Show: The Catalyst, Norman Connors
From: Mike Canton
Series: The Soul Show (3 hours, with soft ending after Hour 2))
Caption: soulshowmike.org
As a BHM evergreen feature, this episode presents the catalog of 70's bandleader/composer/producer/musician Norman Connors, who was instrumental in...

Bought by KCHW and RADIOLEX


  • Added: Feb 14, 2024
  • Length: 02:56:57
  • Purchases: 2
McReele
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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An ex-con gets tapped to run for the Senate.

Bought by KCHW, Spokane Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KWMR, KFCF FM and more


  • Added: Feb 14, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:02
  • Purchases: 37
Giving Bayard Rustin His Flowers (Encore)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Bayard Rustin, half-length portrait, facing front, microphones in foreground, Credit: Library of Congress
Today’s episode from our archives continues to honor Black history and heritage. We take a look at the life and legacy of Bayard Rustin, a central ...

Bought by WXDU, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WORT, Oregon Public Broadcasting, RadioFreePalmer and more


  • Added: Feb 13, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
Reggie Harris
From: Art of the Song
Series: Art of the Song
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SHOW 999 (Air Dates: Feb 19 - 25, 2024) We at Art of the Song stand with Black, Indigenous and People of Color in solidarity for equal rights and j...

Bought by WCUW 91.3 FM, Raven Radio, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Angelica Community Radio, KRZA and more


  • Added: Feb 13, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 23
Looking Back: Isabel Wilkerson and the Cultural Impact of the Great Migration
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Isabel Wilkerson, Credit: Joe Henson
Author and 2015 National Humanities Medalist Isabel Wilkerson discusses her acclaimed first book “The Warmth of Other Suns,” and the profound impac...

Bought by KMUN, WMPG, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KECG, KZUM and more


  • Added: Feb 12, 2024
  • Length: 28:35
  • Purchases: 7
2407: Lincoln as a Philosopher, 2/13/2024
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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The 16th President of the United States was born February 12, 1809.

  • Added: Feb 12, 2024
  • Length: 53:59
Modern Notebook for February 18 - 24, 2024 (Ep. 233)
From: WSMR
Series: Modern Notebook
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On the next Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline: Shawn Okpebholo’s work “lullaby | ballad | spiritual” is a work in which he sought to highlight the r...

Bought by Morehead State Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, KECG, WDAV Classical Public Radio, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more


  • Added: Feb 12, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:01
  • Purchases: 6
20240212: Living The Dream With Megan Piphus, 2/12/2024
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)
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Megan Piphus is living the dream. A ventriloquist and singer, as the six year old Muppet Gabrielle, Megan is Sesame Street's first Black woman pupp...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2024
  • Length: 58:00
Living The Dream With Megan Piphus
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
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Megan Piphus is living the dream. A ventriloquist and singer, as the six year old Muppet Gabrielle, Megan is Sesame Street's first Black woman pupp...

Bought by KTNA, RadioFreePalmer, KRSC, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), Allegheny Mountain Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 11, 2024
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 11
2024-02-11 Lincoln as a Philosopher
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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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


  • Added: Feb 11, 2024
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 4
Episode #719 - The Hollywood Flames
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
The Hollywood Flames recorded for nearly 20 different record labels and had numerous personnel changes over their 18 year history, but they always ...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, Royalton Community Radio, KCSM, Mountain Streams Radio WKYW-LP, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 11, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10

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