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Blue Dimensions J36: "Know Say Or See" from Benny Rubin Jr., and McCoy Tyner's "Search For Peace" Re-imagined
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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featuring axophonist and composer Benny Rubin Jr.'s album "Know Say Or See" and re-imagining McCoy Tyner's "Search For Peace"

Bought by WMOT, KJZX-Austin, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, WJSU and more


  • Added: Sep 01, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
'Funeral Diva' poet Pamela Sneed: "We can heal"
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
Caption: Pamela Sneed's poetic memoir "Funeral Diva" is described as a “coming of age in New York City during the late 1980s.”, Credit: Patricia Silva
Pamela Sneed’s prose and poetry can reach out and grab you. She reads selections from her memoir, Funeral Diva, and shares some of her life story. ...

Bought by KALW and WORT


  • Added: Aug 27, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Blue Dimensions J35: "Freedom Jazz Dance" — very varied versions, including the new one from Leon Lee Dorsey
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Several renditions of "Freedom Jazz Dance" including the newest one, which is the title track of the latest album from bassist/band leader Leon Lee...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KJZX-Austin, WMOT, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 25, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Blue Dimensions J34: "Sounds From The Ancestors" from Kenny Garrett
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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enticing melodies and textures from saxophonist Kenny Garrett on his album "Sounds From The Ancestors"

Bought by KJZX-Austin, WMOT, GCR (Global Community Radio), KKRN, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 18, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Wordless and Riveting, “felt / not said” by Mankwe Ndosi and Body MemOri Comes From the Body
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Mankwe Ndosi, Credit: Sally Nixon
The album "felt / not said" by Mankwe Ndosi and Body MemOri features cello, contrabasso, percussion, wildly versatile vocals by Ndosi, but the albu...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Aug 17, 2021
  • Length: 05:39
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Griot: Libby Stroik
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Libby Stroik talks about finding a kindred spirit in her grandfather, Harry Golomski, and about her treasured memories of their quiet mornings in r...

  • Added: Aug 16, 2021
  • Length: 02:29
StoryCorps Griot: Rev. Farrell Duncombe and Howard Robinson
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: The late Rev. Farrell Duncombe (left) spoke with his friend Howard Robinson for a StoryCorps conversation in 2010 about how his role models helped shape him as a leader in his Alabama community.
Rev. Farrell Duncombe talks about growing up in Montgomery, AL, and the role models who shaped him, including his Sunday school teacher, Rosa Parks.

  • Added: Aug 12, 2021
  • Length: 03:15
Blue Dimensions J33: Jazz is Dead and well — Brian Jackson's "Jazz Is Dead " album and also those from Gary Bartz and Roy Ayers
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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music from three albums in the series "Jazz Is Dead" from player-producers Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge, including the latest release fea...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, WMOT, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, WJSU and more


  • Added: Aug 11, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
StoryCorps Griot: Malinda Edwards and Mildred Betts
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Willie Edwards Jr. died in 1957. He was killed by Klansmen who told him to either jump off a bridge or be shot., Credit: Malinda Edwards and Mildred Betts
Malinda Edwards talks to her sister Mildred Betts about the murder of her father, Willie Edwards Jr. at the hands of the Ku Klux Klan in 1957.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Aug 10, 2021
  • Length: 03:17
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Griot: Jo Vill and Chad Vill
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Jo and Chad Vill in Brooklyn, N.Y., Credit: Nathan West
Chad Vill talks to his dad, Jo Vill, about following in his footsteps as a DJ, and starting a dance party on their block in the midst of the COVID-...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Aug 10, 2021
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Griot: Sabrina Beavers and Shantay Davies-Balch
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Sabrina Beavers and Shantay Davies-Balch at their StoryCorps interview in Sanger, CA on May 3, 2019. By Nicolas Cadenat for StoryCorps., Credit: Nicolas Cadena
Sabrina Beavers talks to her friend and colleague, Shantay Davies- Balch about Black maternal health and the premature births of their children.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Aug 10, 2021
  • Length: 02:25
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Griot and Military Voices Initiative: Alvy Powell and Yvonne Powell
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Alvy Powell and Yvonne Powell at their StoryCorps Interview in Norfolk, Virginia on July 14th, 2021.
Master Sgt. Alvy Powell Jr. talks with his sister, Yvonne Powell, about being the oldest enlisted soldier in the Army, and the role Yvonne played i...

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, WHRV, and WYAP


  • Added: Aug 10, 2021
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps Griot: Dr. Charlene Drew Jarvis and Ernest Jarvis
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Dr. Charles Drew, pictured in a lab at Howard University in 1942, was known as the father of blood banking for pioneering the way we store and transport blood today., Credit: Dr. Charlene Jarvis
In the 1940s, Dr. Charles Drew was a surgeon and blood scientist, and today he is known as the “Father of Blood Banks.” His daughter, Dr. Charlene ...

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio and WYAP


  • Added: Aug 09, 2021
  • Length: 02:55
  • Purchases: 2
Ebony Classics - A Wonderful Day!
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Classics
Caption: Kathleen Battle
This program features composers and musicians of African Descent in various fields of Classical Music.

  • Added: Aug 07, 2021
  • Length: 01:03:38
Blue Dimensions J32: Gerry Gibbs' Tribute To His Father Includes The Final Recordings Of Chick Corea
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Gerry Gibbs' tribute album to his father, including the final recordings of Chick Corea, and the latest from pianist Art Hirahara.

Bought by KJZX-Austin, Royalton Community Radio, KMUN, WJSU, KHNS and more


  • Added: Aug 04, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Blue Dimensions J31: New Blues from Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, and the latest from harpist Brandee Younger
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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new blues from 22-year-old Mississippi bluesman Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, and a new album from harpist Brandee Younger

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, WJSU, KMUN and more


  • Added: Jul 28, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Preserving African American History
From: World Footprints LLC
Caption: Martha's Vineyard Shearer Cottage Guests is part of the African American Heritage Trail, Credit: Courtesy Lee van Allen/Shearer Family
How should we think about history when there's nothing to support a narrative?

  • Added: Jul 27, 2021
  • Length: 30:00
Prince - The Story of Welcome 2 America
From: True Tone Media Group
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For the first time, a complete unreleased album is being issued from Prince’s vault. Over the next hour, we’re going to go deep on “The Story of We...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KFCF FM, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jul 21, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Blue Dimensions J30: Grateful Deadication with Dave McMurray
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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"Grateful Deadication" from Dave McMurray, jazzing up songs of The Grateful Dead, plus GD songs from Catherine Russell and Dave Wilson

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KMUN, WJSU and more


  • Added: Jul 21, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Part I: Niketa Calame-Harris
From: Jed Alexander
Series: "Oh! That's Who Did That Part...Huh."
Caption: Niketa Calame-Harris, Credit: Provided by Niketa Calame-Harris
My interview with actor and activist, Niketa Calame-Harris who originated the role of Young Nala in Disney's "The Lion King."

  • Added: Jun 23, 2021
  • Length: 16:07
Top of Mind - Juneteenth, Chestnut Trees, Fashion Bonding
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1: Juneteenth; Topic 2: Chestnut Trees; Topic 3: Fashion Bonding

Bought by KOWS, RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio), and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 22, 2021
  • Length: 51:34
  • Purchases: 4
Blue Dimensions J25: Charnett Moffett's "New Love" the fretless bass — and his old love, the upright bass
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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new music from Charnett Moffett on fretless electric bass, and intriguing new songs from Kaylé Brecher

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KMUN, WJSU and more


  • Added: Jun 16, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Hibaaq Ibrahim: Everyone Is A Maker
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Muralist Hibaaq Ibrahim , Credit: Zaraia Fabunmi
Hibaaq Ibrahim is a painter whose recent work includes creating murals for commercial businesses. Whether commercial or community-based projects, H...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jun 12, 2021
  • Length: 06:48
  • Purchases: 1
Blue Dimensions J24: You Gotta Have It! Hard-hitting songs from Tia Carroll, and Adrian Younge
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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hard-hitting songs from Tia Carroll's album You Gotta Have It! and, a song from Adrian Younge's anti-racist album "The American Negro."

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KMUN, WJSU and more


  • Added: Jun 09, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Angelic Troublemaker: Bayard Rustin
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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On today's program we honor Bayard Rustin, one of the most central figures in the African American struggle for Civil Rights and Freedom. Rustin wa...

Bought by WXDU and C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Jun 09, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2

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