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A school district on the Texas border with Mexico achieved an astounding transformation that could be an example for the rest of the nation. Pharr-...

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Aug 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:00:07
  • Purchases: 1
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Artist and Chicago native, Maria Gaspar, interviews neighbors to uncover their opinions about what it means to live next to one of the largest pre-...

  • Added: Aug 26, 2014
  • Length: 13:37
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More and more states are joining a movement passing laws to honor students’ bilingualism and biliteracy. In California, thousands of students have ...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2014
  • Length: 54:40
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A large majority of children in the U.S. are not reading at grade level by the time they reach fourth grade and children from low-income families a...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2014
  • Length: 54:28
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This year 45 states and the District of Columbia are starting to use the new Common Core State Standards for English language and math. Some Latino...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2014
  • Length: 54:18
Caption: Matthew, 4, is enrolled in preschool in New York., Credit: Marco Vinicio González
The new Mayor of New York is announcing plans for universal pre-K as part of a number of reforms to the local educational system, joining a handful...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2014
  • Length: 54:30
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Public schools are largely unprepared to teach and guide Latino students. These students face some of the most critical issues in the school syste...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2014
  • Length: 54:16
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Students of an impoverished elementary school that sits next to a waste dump near the U.S. border scored the best math grades in Mexico in a nation...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2014
  • Length: 54:34
Caption: Dan Guerrero
¡Gaytino! - written and performed by Dan Guerrero - is a remarkable life journey from 1950s East LA to New York’s Great White Way in the 60s and 70...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, KWMR, Radio Catskill, KTSW 89.9, KUPR low power FM and more


  • Added: May 27, 2014
  • Length: 56:24
  • Purchases: 9
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On March 24, 2014, Dr. Augustine Romero of the Tucson Unified School District spoke in Albuquerque about his new book "Raza Studies: The Public Opt...

  • Added: May 19, 2014
  • Length: 15:52
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A look at the changing mythology of Mexican folklore favorite “La Llorona” and what each version reveals about its teller.

  • Added: Apr 14, 2014
  • Length: 09:11
Caption: Silvia & Raul
Not just great music -- Silvia Pérez Cruz & Raúl Fernández Miró (Refree) — with their tour "Cruzmiró" unlocks some reflections by Dave Ellwand

  • Added: Mar 14, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Historian Tom Hanchett at a booth at El Pulgarcito. , Credit: Tanner Latham
Charlotte, North Carolina-based historian Tom Hanchett speaks about the ever-evolving South, especially as it relates to food, from a booth in El P...

Bought by Troy Public Radio and Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Mar 09, 2014
  • Length: 17:54
  • Purchases: 2
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Explore the world of Cajun music and beyond with the Zozo Sisters. Grammy-winning vocalist Linda Ronstadt and Cajun folk traditionalist Ann Savoy t...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: The Rose Ensemble, Credit: Michael Haug Photography
The acclaimed Rose Ensemble returns with a free one-hour special featuring festive and evocative music from early Peru, Bolivia, Mexico, and beyond...

Bought by KUAT, High Plains Public Radio, WCVE, WICR, Northwest Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Nov 18, 2013
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 37
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John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States was in office form January 20, 1961 to November 22, 1963.

  • Added: Nov 09, 2013
  • Length: 01:44
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John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States was in office form January 20, 1961 to November 22, 1963.

  • Added: Nov 09, 2013
  • Length: 01:55
Caption: Host, Daniel Hernandez
One hour special, taking listeners to the Mexico they don't know, untold stories rich in sound, place and humanity, with host Daniel Hernandez. Th...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KGOU, Connecticut Public (WNPR), KCPW Salt Lake City and more


  • Added: Sep 18, 2013
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 36

  • Added: Aug 22, 2013
  • Length: 01:01
  • Purchases: 2
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Miguel Ángel Montero, Beisbolista de Las Grandes Ligas

Bought by WVAS and Delta College Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 22, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Vikky Carr, Cantante México Americana.

Bought by WVAS and Delta College Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 22, 2013
  • Length: :59
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Jonquilyn Hill, amalia deloney
Generation Justice attended the 2013 National Conference for Media Reform in Denver. While at the conference Generation Justice Alumni, Jonquilyn H...

  • Added: Jul 22, 2013
  • Length: 14:59
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Día de la Candelaria, Febrero 1

  • Added: Jul 07, 2013
  • Length: :30
Caption: Luis & Luisa Quintero of Luis' Tacqueria in Woodburn, OR, Credit:  Photo by Richard Jensen
Throughout the West, historic discriminatory laws have excluded people of color from settling and owning property. Because of that, many Western st...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Jul 02, 2013
  • Length: 06:18
  • Purchases: 2
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"Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself." ~Harvey Fierstein

  • Added: Jul 02, 2013
  • Length: 19:58