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StoryCorps: Albert José Jones and Jay Haigler
From: StoryCorps
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In 1959, as a senior in college, Albert Jose Jones founded the first Black Scuba Diving Club in the U.S. Since then Albert and his fellow divers ha...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2024
  • Length: 02:51
StoryCorps: Mary Johnson-Roy, Oshea Israel, Ed Roy
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Mary Johnson-Roy first came to StoryCorps in 2011, to speak with Oshea Israel, the man who murdered her son. 12 years later, they share the latest ...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio and WYAP


  • Added: Oct 13, 2023
  • Length: 11:50
  • Purchases: 2
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for June 21, 2023
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Opponents Gear Up to Fight GOP’s Latest Plan to Cut Social Security & Medi...

Bought by WFHB and WETS


  • Added: Jun 21, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Shirley Duhart and Dale Strasser
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Shirley Duhart and Dale Strasser at their StoryCorps in Atlanta, Georgia on January 17, 2023
Polio survivor Shirley Duhart tells her longtime friend and doctor, Dale Strasser, about why wearing stylish shoes has been so empowering.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio


  • Added: Apr 25, 2023
  • Length: 03:02
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Military Voices Initiative: Joseph Patton
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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81-year-old Navy veteran Joseph Patton remembers his service and the discrimination he faced as a gay man in the 1950s.

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Feb 09, 2021
  • Length: 02:44
  • Purchases: 1
A 95-year-old veteran remembers fighting WWII in the Pacific - and racism at home
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: 95-year-old World War II veteran Luther Hendricks poses with some of his military honors. He was a member of the Montford Point Marines, a group of African-American troops who trained at a segregated camp in North Carolina., Credit: Hendricks family
President Roosevelt opened all branches of the military to Black troops in 1941, but for African-American service members like Luther Hendricks, ra...

Bought by WUSF, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Colorado Public Radio, KPBS, Texas Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 09, 2020
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 6
How can Philanthropy help bring a silver lining during the dark cloud of Covid-19 ?
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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How can Philanthropy help bring a silver lining during the dark cloud of Covid-19 ? With Elizabeth Barbella President of The Community Foundation M...

Bought by WCNY and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Oct 02, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
In North Nashville, Line Dancing Becomes A Lifeline Out Of Isolation For Senior Citizens
From: David Condos
Caption: The Hadley Park Line Dancers in action, Credit: David Condos
Before the pandemic, a group of older Nashvillians founded a free line dancing class at the Hadley Park Community Center. The bonds they’ve formed ...

Bought by iPondr


  • Added: Oct 01, 2020
  • Length: 05:06
  • Purchases: 1
The Hadley Park Line Dancers
From: David Condos
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Meet Joann Jones. She's 79 years old, and she loves to dance. So, she helped start a line dancing class for senior citizens at the Hadley Park Comm...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 15, 2020
  • Length: 15:57
  • Purchases: 1
Bernadette King, the Hula Hoop Queen
From: Shannon Moffett
Caption: Bernadette King, Hula Hoop Queen, Credit: Stephanie Harbin
Once Bernadette King discovered hula-hooping, she wanted only to share the joy of her new pursuit, a joy she's struggling to recapture.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 16, 2020
  • Length: 05:26
  • Purchases: 2
Building Community One (Dance) Step at a Time
From: David Condos
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Joann Jones co-founded a community dance class that helps senior citizens fight inactivity and isolation. But as she gets older, Joann has to fight...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 12, 2020
  • Length: 06:43
  • Purchases: 2
Reparations
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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Older, middle and younger generation guests discussing the evolving attitudes and issues for reparations

  • Added: Sep 07, 2019
  • Length: 51:26
StoryCorps Griot: Jeanne Satterfield
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Old friends Jeanne Satterfield and Barbara Parham talk about how their unexpected reunion in a shelter led them closer to home.

  • Added: Mar 28, 2019
  • Length: 01:47
99: A Brief but Spectacular Conversation - Steve Goldbloom, Flossie Lewis and Mahogany L. Browne
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
Caption: At the Commonwealth Club of CA
After Brief But Spectacular creator Steve Goldbloom filmed 94-year-old retired English teacher Flossie Lewis and “Black Girl Magic” poet activist M...

Bought by KWIT, KWMR, KUT, KKRN, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Sep 13, 2018
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 11
Get Your Health Right
From: WIL LAVEIST
Series: The Wil LaVeist Show
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Focus on elderly healthcare research, prostate cancer treatment and fitness.

  • Added: Jan 19, 2018
  • Length: 58:13
The Impact of Martin Luther King, Jr. on One Man
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious visits with Orell Massey, Mendocino County's first and only black sheriff, who reflects on race and the impact of Dr. Martin Luther K...

Bought by WHFR and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Jan 17, 2018
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
Place and Privilege
From: Capital Public Radio
Series: The View From Here
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Sacramento is considered one of the most integrated and diverse cities in America. But neighborhoods in California's capital are changing, in part,...

Bought by KZYX, KUAF Public Radio, KVCR, and KCPW Salt Lake City


  • Added: Oct 14, 2017
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 4
Ranger Betty Reid Soskin
From: James Mills
Series: The Joy Trip Project
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An interview with National Park Ranger Betty Reid Soskin who at 95 shares her prespective as an African-American woman during the Second World War ...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Jul 12, 2017
  • Length: 22:16
  • Purchases: 2
County's 1st African American Varsity Coach Reflects on a Life Well-Lived
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Warren Crutchfield points out memorabilia from his career, including teaching awards/plaques and basketballs signed by his winning teams., Credit: Rebecca Sheir
At age 79, Warren Crutchfield continues living out the mantra he taught his varsity athletes: "Never say ‘I can’t.’ 'It is difficult but I will try...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2015
  • Length: 03:38
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
Felix The Different
From: Jonathan Hirsch
Series: ARRVLS
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"My understanding had a name now." An 86 year old retired autistic judge chronicles his journey from the Everglade Swamp of the segregated South to...

  • Added: Aug 27, 2015
  • Length: 20:50
92 year old Park Ranger Remembers Civil Rights Movement
From: 2BoomerBabes Radio Hour
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Betty Reid Soskin, the oldest US Park Ranger, shares with visitors, and with us babes, the amazing chapters of history she has witnessed, and how ...

  • Added: May 13, 2015
  • Length: 07:10
Ethel Lois Payne: Instrument of Change
From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio
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First, from her childhood growing up in South Chicago to her career as a journalist and network news commentator, Ethel Lois Payne, is one of the m...

Bought by Classic107.3, Harford Community Radio, and WCWP


  • Added: Feb 17, 2015
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps: Roy Wilkins and Keith Melick
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Command Sergeant Major Roy Wilkins and Retired Army 1st Sergeant Keith Melick, who first crossed paths at war in 2004, talk about reuniting in a VA...

Bought by Blue Mountain Radio , WEZU, and WTJU


  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 3
North Beach Citizens - Testimonies of Growth
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
Caption: North Beach Citizens, Credit: Ellery Stritzinger
North Beach Citizens is a community-driven, non-profit organization located in San Francisco, California, that addresses the needs of local homeles...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2014
  • Length: 02:39