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Steve Edwards Soul Show (20) Musical Tributes To Donna Summer & Chuck Brown Plus New Music from Carlos Santana! HR1 & 2
From: Steve Edwards
Series: Steve Edwards Soul Show 2012 Series
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This edition continues to display the best soul music on the planet with musical tributes to the late Donna Summer and Washington DC`s godfather of...

  • Added: May 22, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:49
Steve Edwards Soul Show (19) Art Stewart Returns For The 2012 Series Live On The Phone With Detroit Vocalist Jimmy Sterling! HR1 & 2
From: Steve Edwards
Series: Steve Edwards Soul Show 2012 Series
Caption: Steve & Art Stewart In Studio, Credit: Art Stewart
Marvin s Gayes producer/engineer of 10 years returns to the 2012 series alongside Detroit singer songwriter Jimmy Sterling on their remake of Marvi...

  • Added: May 20, 2012
  • Length: 01:53:59
Louis Reyes Rivera: The People's Poet
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
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In this Cutting Edge Special, some of the work of late poet Louis Reyes is highlighted through live performances at WBAI and his show "Perspective"

  • Added: Apr 25, 2012
  • Length: 01:00:03
"Stevie Wonder Celebrations"on The Steve Edwards Soul Show Edition (1) Backstage with Stevie Wonder and Friends NYE Celebrations! HR 1
From: Steve Edwards
Series: Steve Edwards Soul Show 2012 Series
Caption: Steve & Stevie Wonder, Credit: Sheree Edwards
This is as good as it gets! Bringing in the new year with a PHOTO -OP after a mega performance by soul music royalty Mr Stevie Wonder! Hear back st...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2012
  • Length: 54:09
Steve Edwards Soul Show 2012 Series Edition (6)-Soul , Funk & Civil Rights! HR1
From: Steve Edwards
Series: Steve Edwards Soul Show 2012 Series
Caption: Host/Producer, Credit: Steve Edwards
A Twist of Soul , Funk and Civil Rights is the story of Edition 6 of The Steve Edwards Soul Show. It is a musical tribute the the artists that laid...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2012
  • Length: 59:02
Steve Edwards Soul Show Edition(6) Soul Funk & Civil Rights Hr 2
From: Steve Edwards
Series: Steve Edwards Soul Show 2012 Series
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A Twist of Soul , Funk and Civil Rights is the story of Edition 6 of The Steve Edwards Soul Show. It is a musical tribute the the artists that laid...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2012
  • Length: 59:07
The Steve Edwards Soul Show(5) Tribute to Don Cornelius Pt2 and The Fusion Special
From: Steve Edwards
Series: Steve Edwards Soul Show 2012 Series
Caption: Host / Don Cornelius
A wrap of the musical tributes and trivia for Soul Train host Don Cornelius plus for the Jazz lovers the display of the best fusion on the planet ...

  • Added: Mar 26, 2012
  • Length: 59:05
Compact Discoveries 193: Still More Still
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Compact Discoveries
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The third and final hour devoted to the symphonic music of William Grant Still, designed for broadcast during Black History Month (February), but c...

Bought by WNMU-FM, WMNR, KENW, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Jan 23, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Compact Discoveries 192: More Still
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Compact Discoveries
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Three more works by American composer William Grant Still on this second program in a series of three devoted to his music.

Bought by WNMU-FM, WMNR, KPVL, KENW, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Jan 20, 2012
  • Length: 58:40
  • Purchases: 5
Savannah Music Festival LlVE Presents: Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba
From: Savannah Music Festival LIVE
Series: Savannah Music Festival LIVE - Season Three
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Tune in to hear one of Mali's most renowned musicians, Bassekou Kouyate, performing with his group Ngoni Ba.

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi)


  • Added: Jan 13, 2012
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 3
The Legacy of Massive Resistance
From: With Good Reason
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In 1959, Prince Edward County, Virginia closed its schools rather than integrate. The closures lasted for five years, and the people who were denie...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Interlochen Public Radio, 90.5 WSNC, KZYX, WESM 91.3 FM and more


  • Added: Jan 12, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Strike
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
Caption: portrait of Barbara Johns, who led the walkout
In 1951 a group of African American students at Robert R. Moton High School in Prince Edward County, Virginia, organized a strike to protest the su...

Bought by KALW, RadioStPete Florida, KVSC, WFHB, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Jan 09, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 27
Compact Discoveries 190: Rachel Barton Pine
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Compact Discoveries
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This tribute to violinist Rachel Barton Pine includes an interview with her when she was 10, just before her début performance with the Chicago Sym...

Bought by KPVL and KENW


  • Added: Dec 26, 2011
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 2
Cornel West & Carl Dix: Pursuing Justice in the Age of Obama
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Cornel West and Carl Dix, Credit: Revolution Books
A dialogue between Princeton University professor Cornel West, and Revolutionary Communist Party USA spokesman Carl Dix about the future of America...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 19, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Melissa Harris-Perry: Confronting Stereotypes of the Black Woman
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America, Credit: Melissa Harris-Perry
On this edition, author and political science professor Melissa Harris-Perry speaks about the stereotypes black women face, the resulting impacts o...

Bought by Oregon Public Broadcasting, WCPN, WCSU-FM, 90.5 WSNC, KHNS and more


  • Added: Dec 16, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
Immaculée Ilibagiza: One of 16 Women Who Survived The Rwanda Genocide
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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Immaculée Ilibagiza was one of sixteen women that survived the Rwanda Genocide in 1994. Listen to her story of survival and how it's changed her li...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 07, 2011
  • Length: 30:34
  • Purchases: 1
Voices From The Diaspora: Resistance and Community
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Riots all over the world are calling on us to get involved in societal change. But what kind of action is needed, and how do we create real change?...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 17, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation about the U Street Arts Corridor in DC
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Once known as the "Black Broadway," U Street is again a vibrant cultural place in the city, as evidenced by Arena Stage's smash production of Sophi...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2011
  • Length: 25:58
Savannah Music Festival LIVE Presents: Ruthie Foster
From: Savannah Music Festival LIVE
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Tune into highlights from Ruthie Foster's two-night run at the 2011 Savannah Music Festival.

Bought by Prairie Public, Prairie Public, Prairie Public, KMUW, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and more


  • Added: Jun 15, 2011
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 6
"Breaking the Psychological Chains of Slavery"
From: Making Contact
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African-Americans have endured more than 246 years of slavery, 100 years of racism and segregation. The trauma from that experience continues to im...

  • Added: May 05, 2011
  • Length: 29:59
A Conversation with Lou Gossett Jr.
From: Dr. Susan Flowers
Series: Your Life is Waiting Show
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The show where extraordinary celebrities share their ability to adapt and thrive..."One Conversation at a Time!"

  • Added: Mar 14, 2011
  • Length: 40:40
The 34th Annual Soul Food Dinner at Winona State University
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
Caption: The newly formed Pi Eta chapter of Phi Beta Sigma step before the beginning of the 34th Annual Soul Food Dinner on Saturday in Kryzsko Commons on Winona State University campus. Performing are Sam Ndely, left, Beh Gay, center, and Forrest Agnew. , Credit: David Ranzenberger/Winona Daily News
Members of Phi Beta Sigma’s fraternity started off this year’s 34th annual Soul Food Dinner at Winona State University. The Harlem Renaissance was ...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2011
  • Length: 12:21
Secession Showdown
From: With Good Reason
Caption: Camp at Ft. Monroe, VA, Credit: Library of Congress
A conversation about the contingency of one state's role in the Civil War.

Bought by KRUA and WRPI


  • Added: Jun 09, 2010
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 2
Jazz and Civil Rights
From: With Good Reason
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Musicians' impact on the Movement.

Bought by WVAS, WVAS, WABE, WVAS, Oregon Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Jun 09, 2010
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 6
Savannah Music Festival LIVE Presents: West Coast Jazz with Eric Reed
From: Savannah Music Festival LIVE
Series: Savannah Music Festival LIVE - Season Two
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Eric Reed is a powerful, daring and elegant pianist who was blessed with perfect pitch and a desire to play piano in front of audiences. This episo...

Bought by WNMU-FM, KMUW, and Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi)


  • Added: May 11, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3