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The Big Pond #46: Black Art, Berlin Stories – Looking for Alain Locke
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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In 1925, the African-American philosopher Alain Locke (1886-1954) launched a revolutionary black arts movement now known as the Harlem Renaissance....

Bought by KICI Iowa City and WNYO


  • Added: Sep 18, 2019
  • Length: 34:12
  • Purchases: 2
Dorothy Cotton on MLK's Legacy (Ms. Cotton Passed 6/10/18)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
Caption: Dorohy Cotton
Dr. Dorothy Cotton, one of Martin Luther King's top colleagues in the civil rights movement, passed away at her home in Ithica, New York, Sunday, J...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Jun 11, 2018
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Thelonious Monk: From Myth to Man (Part 2)
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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An hour-long program of classic jazz, presenting the second of a two-part program exploring the life and music of Thelonious Monk, with special gue...

Bought by KMUW, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, and KGLT


  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 3
Thelonious Monk: From Man to Myth (Part 1)
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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An hourlong program of classic jazz, presenting the first of a two-part program exploring the life and music of Thelonious Monk, with special guest...

Bought by KMUW, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, and KGLT


  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 3
Portraits of Harlem
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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An hour-long program of classic jazz, featuring musical tributes to the so-called “Black Metropolis,” including Duke Ellington’s “Harlem,” Roy Eldr...

Bought by Radio New Zealand, 90.5 WSNC, WUCF, and WCPN


  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 4
My Life, My Love, My Legacy - Coretta Scott King
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
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Interview with Barbara Reynolds,founding editor of USA Today on her 2017 book My Life, My Love, My Legacy biography of Coretta King, condensed from...

Bought by WMMT and WVAS


  • Added: Feb 09, 2017
  • Length: 28:16
  • Purchases: 2
Sojourner Truth, Her Story & Meaning
From: Francesca Rheannon
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WV examine the life of Sojourner Truth and what she means to us. We talk with Jacqueline Sheehan about her novel about Sojourner Truth, THE COMET’S...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2016
  • Length: 45:28
Multimedia Artist Paul Rucker Shines Light on America's Dark History
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: NEA Audio Miscellany
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Paul Rucker's art education came from working as a janitor at the Seattle Art Museum. Now a gifted cellist, visual artist, and video producer, Paul...

Bought by WCPN and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 20, 2016
  • Length: 06:44
  • Purchases: 2
Dr. Halle Tanner Dillon Johnson: Healthcare in 1894
From: My Account of It
Series: My Account of It
Caption: Dr. Halle Tanner Dillion Johnson was the first woman and the first black woman to practice medicine in Alabama. She was licensed in 1891.
Here's an account of healthcare in the rural Alabama. This account was written in 1894. Listen.

  • Added: Mar 01, 2016
  • Length: 06:39
Unspun Honors Black History with Educator and Poet, Pamela Spoto
From: Doug Bennett
Series: Unspun: An Experiment in Truth-Telling
Caption: Pamela Spoto
Unspun takes a look at Black History and current Civil Rights and equality issues in America with Pamela Spoto, local educator, activist and host o...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2016
  • Length: 59:56
New Orleans' Hidden Black History
From: World Footprints LLC
Series: Celebrating Black History with World Footprints
Caption: Mardi Gras Indian costume at New Orleans' African American Museum., Credit: Tonya Fitzpatrick
World Footprints uncovers the little known stories about African American history in New Orleans from the largest slave rebellion in 1811 to the cu...

Bought by WWFM, WAER Syracuse, NY, and KISA Digital Studios


  • Added: Feb 15, 2016
  • Length: 59:55
  • Purchases: 3
Traveling the Underground Railroad from Virginia to Buxton, Ontario
From: World Footprints LLC
Series: Celebrating Black History with World Footprints
Caption: Unmarked graves on Yellow Hill, Credit: Tonya Fitzpatrick
World Footprints travels along one path of the Underground Railroad starting in Norfolk, Virginia and finishing in Buxton, Ontario. We will also s...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2016
  • Length: 59:55
In the Footsteps of Birmingham's Civil Rights History
From: World Footprints LLC
Series: Celebrating Black History with World Footprints
Caption: Slave Memorial on Martinique, Credit: Tonya Fitzpatrick
Walk through a chapter of America's darkest history in Birmingham, Alabama as we visit iconic sites that were central in the civil rights movement.

Bought by KISA Digital Studios


  • Added: Jan 31, 2016
  • Length: 59:55
  • Purchases: 1
"Whats Race Got to do With It ?" part 3
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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On this episode of Culture Clique, we bring you part 3 of “What’s Race Got to do With It?” Media Management of Minority Images”. previously, Bryant...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2015
  • Length: 31:24
The Black Cowboys of the Illinois Savannah
From: Carla Sanders
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On fifty-two square miles of rural land in Kankakee County Illinois there is a unique sand savannah sandwiched between corn and soybean fields wher...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2015
  • Length: 11:26
Black Music Month Radio Special (Hour 1)
From: D. Grant Smith
Series: The Appetizer Radio Show
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It’s Black Music Month and we’re celebrating with a look at only a few of the many many incredible artists who have shaped music, crossed genres an...

Bought by WJSU


  • Added: Jun 17, 2015
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 1
A Century before Rosa Parks !
From: Peter Johnson
Series: The Author's Corner on Public Radio daily show: OCTOBER 2014
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Author Sam Roberts reads about a civil rights pioneer indeed, from his new book. Another example of our daily 100-second show -- great for top-of-t...

  • Added: Oct 01, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
African American Voices
From: Daniel Gilliam
Caption: Leontyne Price, Credit: Carl Van Vechten
Fifteen, 3-minute vignettes celebrating the contributions of African Americans in classical music.

Bought by Texas Public Radio, BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM, Texas Public Radio, Vermont Public, BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM and more


  • Added: Mar 04, 2014
  • Length: 45:00
  • Purchases: 10
The Taj Mahal Interview
From: Jake Feinberg
Series: In The Land of Giants
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Interview conducted by radio journalist Jake Feinberg with Roots Music Icon Taj Mahal. A discussion about the genesis of roots music and the music ...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 11:13
Confronting the Middle Passage
From: Hold That Thought
Series: American Identities
Caption: Brooks of Liverpool, 1789, Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Dr. Sowande' Mustakeem reveals the forgotten world of 18th century slave ships, sharing the story of one enslaved woman and discussing why it's so ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 30, 2013
  • Length: 11:31
  • Purchases: 1
Charles McDew "We Are The People We Have Been Waiting For" - Part Two
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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Previously on Culture Clique, we featured Charles McDew's talk "We Are the People We Have Been Waiting For" as presented at Winona State University...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 11, 2013
  • Length: 15:07
  • Purchases: 1
Charles McDew "We Are The People We Have Been Waiting For" - Part One
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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On Tuesday, January 22nd 2013 at Winona State University, Charles McDew, former chairman of The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (from 19...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 11, 2013
  • Length: 50:57
  • Purchases: 1
Full-Time Blues Radio 1309 - Blues Hall of Fame
From: John Luttrell
Series: Full-Time Blues Radio
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On this special episode we will hear music from all of the artists, albums and singles in the 2013 class of the Blues Foundation's Blues Hall of Fame!

Bought by Radio New Zealand, WSLR, and KPVL


  • Added: Feb 27, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Michelle Alexander on the New Jim Crow (ENCORE)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Michelle Alexander, Associate Law Professor at Moritz School of Law and Author of "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness." , Credit: http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/
Professor Michelle Alexander, author of ‘The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness’ makes the case that the US’ criminal ju...

Bought by WCSU-FM


  • Added: Dec 03, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Remember the Bird! (The Music of Charlie Parker)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: 1995 32 cents Commemorative stamp, Credit: U.S. Postal Stamps
CHARLIE PARKER was one of the most influential improvising soloists in JAZZ, and a central figure in the development of BOP in the 1940s. A legenda...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 06, 2012
  • Length: 50:43
  • Purchases: 1