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For many of us, the holiday season presents an opportunity to spend some time thinking about people less fortunate than ourselves. This week on Sea...
- Added: Dec 14, 2023
- Length: 29:00
Harold Lucas, Jr. sits down with his daughter, D’Lorah Butts-Lucas, to remember seeing Jackie Robinson train to become the first Black player in M...
Bought by WYAP
- Added: Apr 21, 2022
- Length: 03:07
- Purchases: 1
On this episode of The Rough Draft Diaries, we tell the story of Chuck Ealey's long and winding road to the College Football Hall. Especially long ...
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- Added: Feb 07, 2022
- Length: 06:40
- Purchases: 1
This fall marks the 30th anniversary of one of Minnesota’s most celebrated baseball moments: the Twins’ 1991 World Series championship. But this ye...
Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio
- Added: Oct 25, 2021
- Length: 05:12
- Purchases: 1
In 1968, Black American athlete Tommie Smith set a new world record. He became a gold medalist when he raced to win the 200-meter event at the Summ...
- Added: Jan 14, 2021
- Length: 20:52
In 1970, African American athletes took a stand against racial discrimination and other issues regarding the Syracuse University football team. The...
- Added: Nov 25, 2020
- Length: 50:58
Dawn Staley, a Hall of Fame basketball player and coach grew up playing against the boys in her North Philadelphia neighborhood. Staley has won t...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WITF, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.
- Added: Feb 28, 2020
- Length: 01:02
- Purchases: 4
Kittie Weston-Knauer is the oldest female BMX bicycle racer in the United States. It was her son Max who introduced her to the sport more than 30 y...
- Added: May 17, 2018
- Length: 02:17
- Purchases: 3
We're hitting the gym, yet again, on this episode of The Rough Draft Diaries. Join us as we return to Soul City Boxing and Wrestling Gym in this tw...
- Added: Jul 29, 2016
- Length: 05:57
Sue Jay Johnson talks charisma, working fast, and fighting cultural stereotypes.
- Added: Jun 13, 2016
- Length: 14:15
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
Teaser answer: He was a superb athlete but native to another country! Find out who as author Scott Ellsworth reads from The Secret Game: A Wartime ...
- Added: Nov 25, 2015
- Length: 01:40
Coach Roscoe Bryant and filmmaker Eugene Corr talk baseball, family values, and the importance of play.
- Added: Oct 27, 2015
- Length: 28:01
Join the team onThe Pine as they visit with Ted Ginn, Executive Director of the Ginn Academy.
- Added: Jun 27, 2015
- Length: 18:12
One Sunday afternoon in August 1965, on a day when baseball’s most storied rivals, the Giants and Dodgers, vied for the pennant, the national pasti...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Apr 21, 2015
- Length: 21:01
- Purchases: 1
The All Star Baseball game this month is a perfect opportunity to introduce you to a new opera about a great Negro League Baseball Player.
- Added: Jul 09, 2014
- Length: 06:35
From: Deborah Van Fleet
Johnny, "The Jet" Rodgers, Heisman '72, honors another pioneer Nebraska athlete, Marion Hudson, and talks about the importance of black communities...
- Added: Feb 14, 2007
- Length: 04:31
- Purchases: 2
Jackie Robinson speaks about overcoming discrimination.
Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM, CI Dolphin Radio, WCSU-FM, KFAI Minneapolis, WKYU and more
- Added: Jun 21, 2006
- Length: 04:23
- Purchases: 6
From: N Lorde
A personal insight into the life of former boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter - his life after the blockbuster hit movie.
- Added: Jan 08, 2006
- Length: 14:07
- Purchases: 5
- Added: Aug 12, 2004
- Length: 06:01
- Purchases: 1
