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Caption: Paul Robeson in Othello, Act I Scene 4, Credit: Folger FSL Collection
Shakespeare in Black and White

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 30:55
Caption: Ira Aldridge
African Americans and Shakespeare

  • Added: May 13, 2016
  • Length: 32:22
Caption: J. California Cooper, Credit: Ellen Banner / The New York Times
J. California Cooper loved playing with paper dolls--even as an adult.

  • Added: Feb 08, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Sir Charles Gardner and Carl Johnson, Credit: Earth Flavors
This food-justice-related audio collage features the voices of Sir Charles Gardner and Carl Johnson, co-managers of Gardens United, a community gar...

  • Added: Jan 02, 2015
  • Length: 04:52
Caption: Adriane Anderson holds her copy of the "Thriller" single while waiting in line to attend the Michael Jackson Tribute at the Apollo Theater., Credit: Tina Pamintuan
Outside the Apollo Theater in Harlem, fans and well-wishers gathered to pay tribute to Michael Jackson.

  • Added: Jul 07, 2009
  • Length: 02:07
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Michael Hill says he doesn't judge people but he does judge actions. His music addresses the injustices he sees in the neighborhoods of New York a...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and Mississippi Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Dec 23, 2008
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 2
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As a young sax player, C.J. Chenier planned to pursue a career in jazz. Then his father Zydeco great Clifton Chenier, recruited his son to play in...

Bought by WGDR


  • Added: Nov 20, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
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What one young man wants more than anything: height

  • Added: Apr 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:33
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Billy Taylor and Frank Wess talk about great musicians who never left town

  • Added: Aug 19, 2007
  • Length: 07:36
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Billy Taylor and Frank Wess talk about DC's Lincoln Theater and meeting Fats Waller

  • Added: Aug 19, 2007
  • Length: 06:30
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Billy Taylor and Frank Wess talk about their first music teacher

  • Added: Aug 19, 2007
  • Length: 06:50
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Billy Taylor and Frank Wess talk about encounters with Jelly Roll Morton & Lester Young

Bought by Radio Catskill and WCVE


  • Added: Aug 19, 2007
  • Length: 08:01
  • Purchases: 2
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Billy Taylor and Frank Wess talk about great musicians who never left town

  • Added: Aug 19, 2007
  • Length: 07:34
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Explanation of the tradition of choral singing at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Bought by WTIP, WEFT, KXOT Public Radio, and WBHM


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 08:52
  • Purchases: 4
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Clarence Fountain of the Blind Boys of Alabama talks about gospel singing

Bought by KPIP-LP, WEFT, and WBHM


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 09:13
  • Purchases: 3
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And explanation and a demonstration of Zydeco music

Bought by WEFT


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 07:44
  • Purchases: 1
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New Orleans Brass Band described

Bought by KUT and WEFT


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 08:14
  • Purchases: 2
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James "Super Chikan" Johnson helps explain the Delta Blues

Bought by WEFT


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 08:20
  • Purchases: 1
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The elements that make a Blues

Bought by WCVE


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 05:33
  • Purchases: 1
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How the Blues was spread

Bought by WCVE


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 05:23
  • Purchases: 1
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How the blues grew and changed

Bought by WABE and WCVE


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 05:58
  • Purchases: 2
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Overview of how the Blues became the most important music to develop in Ameica in the 20th century

Bought by WETD and WCVE


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 06:23
  • Purchases: 2
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Common themes in the Blues

Bought by WCVE


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 05:29
  • Purchases: 1
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Keith has the smarts to go to a good college, but he wants to make it as a rapper.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, PRX Remix, YouthCast, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jun 02, 2007
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 4
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Come to the game and see a Chicago neighborhood from a new point of view.

Bought by Vocalo.org, KZYX, WBEZ, SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: May 03, 2007
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 5