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7th Ward Residents Await the Return of Circle Food Store

From: Laine Kaplan-Levenson

Caption: the iconic exterior of Circle Foods on St Bernard and Claiborne Avenue in New Orleans, Credit: Laine Kaplan-Levenson

More than eight years after it flooded and closed due to Hurricane Katrina, the Circle Food Store on the corner of Claiborne and St Bernard Avenues...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WABE, and PRX Remix

Added: Jan 12, 2014
Length: 04:42
Purchases: 3

Makalah's Trayvon Martin Piece

From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM

Check out Makalah's piece about the Trayvon Martin vigil she attended last week. She talks about her experience and asks citizens about their view ...

Added: Jul 27, 2013
Length: 04:52

I'll Take You There: Using Music To Revitalize Soulsville

From: Eleanor Boudreau

Caption: The home of bluesman Memphis Slim, a historic site next to the Stax Museum. A partnership with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra plans to turn this house into a place where musicians can practice and record.

It has been more than 50 years since a small recording company moved into the old Capitol Movie theater on East McLemore Avenue, and took the name ...

Bought by PRX Remix

Added: Apr 20, 2013
Length: 04:37
Purchases: 1

The Sound of Early America

From: With Good Reason
Series: news features

Caption: Towns in the southern colonies had many residents who were slaves or free blacks., Credit: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Steven Spielberg’s recent film Lincoln stirred up a lot of talk about what history sounded like. Spielberg even recorded one of President Lincoln’s...

Bought by KENW and Radio Newark

Added: Mar 22, 2013
Length: 02:30
Purchases: 2

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

From: With Good Reason
Series: news features

When we think of early rock and roll most of us think of musicians like Little Richard, Elvis Presley, and Johnny Cash. But all these legends grew ...

Bought by KENW, New Hampshire Public Radio, Radio Newark, and KUOW

Added: Feb 18, 2013
Length: 02:40
Purchases: 4

The Republican Party has reached its peak in the South

From: With Good Reason

Since the 1970s, Republicans have controlled Southern politics, but according to one researcher, the Republican Party has reached its peak in the S...

Added: Jan 17, 2013
Length: 02:28

A New Book on Thomas Jefferson and Slavery

From: With Good Reason

A recent book critical of Thomas Jefferson as a slaveholder has raised controversial questions about our founding father. Allison Quantz has the st...

Added: Nov 09, 2012
Length: 02:47

A tribute to Toni Morrison

From: With Good Reason

In 1993, Toni Morrison became only the second American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Joanne Gabbin, executive director of the Furiou...

Added: Oct 26, 2012
Length: 02:39

ACORN Descendents Keep Their Traditions, While Fighting Foreclosures

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

As the 2009 ACORN scandal quickly unfolded and funding started to dry up, the groups’ members and organizers had to jump ship. Many formed new loc...

Bought by WCSU-FM

Added: Oct 19, 2012
Length: 08:20
Purchases: 1

The First Africans

From: With Good Reason
Series: news features

Until recently, not much was known about the first Africans who stepped foot on the North American continent. Today, scholars are learning unexpect...

Bought by KENW and KUOW

Added: Oct 12, 2012
Length: 02:26
Purchases: 2

Before she was "Aunt Viv"

From: With Good Reason
Series: news features

Before Daphne Maxwell Reid appeared on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, she was a number of "firsts," including the first African American homecoming q...

Bought by KENW and WDBM

Added: Oct 09, 2012
Length: 02:29
Purchases: 2

The Dropout Dilemma

From: WXXI Rochester

THE DROP OUT DILEMMA IS SPECIAL CONVERSATION ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS IN THE ROCHESTER AREA. THE WXXI NEWS TEAM HAS BEEN TAKING AN IN-DEPT...

Bought by NPR Illinois

Added: Aug 22, 2012
Length: 58:57
Purchases: 1

Affrilachian Poet Frank X Walker

From: With Good Reason
Series: news features

The Kentucky poet who coined the term “Affrilachian” has a new collection of poetry. Allison Quantz reports he takes on historical and current racism.

Bought by KENW and West Virginia Public Broadcasting

Added: Apr 09, 2012
Length: 02:27
Purchases: 2

The Nightly News and the Civil Rights Movement

From: With Good Reason

The Civil Rights Movement was the United States’ first major domestic news story to be televised. The author of a new book exploring television’s r...

Bought by WMTNradio, Troy Public Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Feb 03, 2012
Length: 02:25
Purchases: 3

Remembering the Subtle Signs of Segregation

From: Rebecca Sheir

Caption: This rough sketch for a children's book drew one D.C. native into a mystery regarding “Colored Only” signs in D.C. in the 1930s. , Credit: Rebecca Sheir

A well-meaning illustration in a children's book sparks controversy over segregation in the nation's capital in the 1930s.

Bought by Listenwise, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WRST-FM Oshkosh

Added: Jan 31, 2012
Length: 07:41
Purchases: 3

Preaching Healthy Living in African-American Churches

From: Scott Goldberg

Diabetes among African-American adults has reached epidemic proportions. Healthy Bodies, Healthy Souls -- an innovative public health program in Ba...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Jan 21, 2012
Length: 06:33
Purchases: 2

Who Controls Black Women's Bodies? (encore)

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: Rally in support of the Ohio Prevention First Act, Credit: creative commons Flickr user ProgressOhio

Reproductive health services for women are under attack, leaving poor women and women of color lacking access. But a broad coalition of women is st...

Bought by WRIR