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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
835: Astonishing African Futures / 836: You're Not OK. That's OK., 10/7/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Astonishing African Futures" - The new Black Panther movie, "Wakanda Forever," dominated the global box office. This hour, a literary ta...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:00
2022-07-31 James Baldwin and Social Justice
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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The prolific writer and Civil Rights-era activist was born August 2, 1924.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KMUN, KICI Iowa City, KSKQ, KNVC Carson City Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 31, 2022
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 13
National Writers Series: Albert Woodfox
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Three
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WDET's Jerome Vaughn talks with Albert Woodfox, author of "Solitary."

Bought by Michigan Radio, WKAR, and WCMU Michigan


  • Added: Jan 05, 2021
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 3
2019-12-29 Ken Taylor Tribute
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Remembering Philosophy Talk's co-creator, chief cheerleader, and guiding light, Ken Taylor.

Bought by WFHB, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, GCR (Global Community Radio), KMUN, KSKQ and more


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
Driving While Black (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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-Poet Kiki Petrosino reflects on tragic outcomes during traffic stops between police and African American drivers. -David Wiggins shares how Afric...

Bought by WCNY, WCSU-FM, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, Royalton Community Radio, WTJU and more


  • Added: Feb 16, 2018
  • Length: 53:55
  • Purchases: 11
2021-02-07 W.E.B. DuBois
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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The life and thought of sociologist, historian, philosopher, editor, writer, and activist W.E.B. DuBois.

Bought by KMUN, KSKQ, KUAT, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif. and more


  • Added: Jan 25, 2016
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 17
2011 National Book Award Winner Jesmyn Ward finds the past is often present in rural Mississippi.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Jesmyn Ward, Credit: Tony Cook
In her memoir Men We Reaped, Jesmyn Ward attempts to understand the links in the untimely deaths of her brother and four friends.

Bought by WABE, KPIP-LP, and WNJR


  • Added: Oct 23, 2014
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Choosers, Not Beggars
From: Lu Olkowski
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Two men more or less allow themselves to become homeless in order to dedicate their time to writing poetry

Bought by Marfa Public Radio and Remix Radio


  • Added: Sep 21, 2008
  • Length: 29:09
  • Purchases: 2