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Rod Graham: The Fight Over Affirmative Action

From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio

Back in 2016 the US Supreme Court established that the University of Texas could continue to consider race as a factor in admissions, in order to e...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio

Liz King: Civil Rights In Our Public Schools

From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio

One front on which the fight for racial justice is being waged is in the area of education. We have been led to believe that education is the great...

Bought by WFHB and Yellowstone Public Radio

The Dialectics of Discipline

From: WFHB
Series: Kite Line

This week, we share the first part of a conversation between Garrett Felber and Micol Seigel. Felber has been on the show before, discussing the Na...

Conscious in Confinement

From: WFHB
Series: Kite Line

In this episode, we share a phone call and three short essays from Timothy Smith. Smith spoke to us from inside Cook County Jail, the most recent p...

The Chasm Is Not Closed

From: Kamilah Kashanie

Reporter Kamilah Kashanie looks into the controversy behind a statue in a historically Black neighborhood on Martha's Vineyard.

College Racial Health Gap

From: Science Update
Series: Science Update

A college education can leave some students with a health debt.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, KENW, and WLPR

Keeping Teachers

From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports: Focus on Education

Caption: Teacher Christopher McFadden is a member of The Fellowship, a group in Philadelphia trying to recruit and retain black male teachers. Only 2 percent of teachers in American public schools are black men., Credit: Emily Hanford

(8/28/2017) There may be nothing more important in the educational life of a child than having effective teachers. But the United States is struggl...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KUER, Georgia Public Broadcasting, KOSU, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more

The Black Escalation Effect (feature)

From: With Good Reason
Series: news features

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

Spies of Mississippi

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Spies of Mississippi is a journey into the world of informants, infiltrators, and agent provocateurs in the heart of Dixie. Directed and produced b...

Bought by WVAS, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WRIR, and XRAY.fm

April 4th, 2016

From: WFHB
Series: Bring It On!

Clarence Boone and Cornelius Wright welcome special guest Dr. Iris Rosa, who is a professor in Indiana University Bloomington's Department of Afric...

Sights and Sounds of Bayview: Bayview Youth Advocates

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

Caption: Bayview Youth Advocate John Vuong prepares to outreach to other students about the Bayview Youth Summit., Credit: Kevin Jones

Around 20 teenagers are settling into a classroom at this year’s Bayview Youth Summit. After a few minutes, they’re quiet, eyes focused on someone ...

A neighborhood history tour aims to strengthen Bayview-Hunters Point

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

Caption: Oscar James stands in front of the old Chinese seafood restaurant where he used to buy bags of shrimp, Credit: KYUNG JIN LEE

Sixty-eight-year-old Oscar James stands on a hill overlooking the old Hunters Point Shipyard. He points out a street that’s now closed off by a cha...

Bay Area schools put race on the syllabus

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

Beginning next fall, all San Francisco public schools will offer a class called Ethnic Studies. It’s a look at American history and culture from th...

Bought by PRX Remix

Golestan Kids: bringing Iran to west Berkeley

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

The Bay Area’s cultural diversity is translated in so many different ways; you can hear it in how many languages are spoken here. For parents want...

Teaching Intelligence (Feature)

From: With Good Reason
Series: news features

As the son of the great civil rights attorney, Oliver Hill Sr., Oliver Hill Jr. knows a thing or two about fighting for equality. He says that toda...

Bought by KENW, WABE, and WXDU

Doors Open At Three State-Run Schools In Memphis

From: Eleanor Boudreau

Caption: A rock-climbing wall was one of the attractions set up for the Achievement School District picnic in Frayser.

Doors opened at three state-run schools in Memphis this week. This is the first time Tennessee has stepped in and completely taken charge of the da...

The Dropout Dilemma

From: WXXI Rochester

THE DROP OUT DILEMMA IS SPECIAL CONVERSATION ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS IN THE ROCHESTER AREA. THE WXXI NEWS TEAM HAS BEEN TAKING AN IN-DEPT...

Bought by NPR Illinois

Blues Legend Hubert Sumlin 1931-2011

From: John Luttrell

Caption: Hubert Sumlin at the 2009 WC Handy Blues & BBQ Fest, Credit: John Luttrell

We remember Hubert Sumlin, legendary guitarist and long-time sideman for Howlin' Wolf, passed away at the age of 80 on December 4, 2011.

D.C.'s Reading Problem

From: Emily Berman

Caption: Students sort through syllable flashcards at the Washington Literacy Council.

In Washington D.C., more than a third of adults lack basic literacy skills. That's 20% higher than the national average. Emily Friedman sits in on ...

D.C.'s Reading Problem (Shorter Version)

From: Emily Berman

In Washington D.C., more than a third of adults lack basic literacy skills. That's 20% higher than the national average. Emily Friedman sits in on ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Diabetes Dining Club

From: Andrew Hiller
Series: Andrew Hiller's News Features

Nearly 20 million people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with diabetes. And, according to the official breakdown by the American Diabetes Associati...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio