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Kevin Washington and Ra Spirit Combine Spirituality with Diasporic Outlook
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: jazz88 logo 2022, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
Kevin Washington views himself as an artist in the tradition of Pharaoh Sanders and john and Alice Coltrane, of spirituality and healing. When Kevi...

  • Added: Oct 14, 2022
  • Length: 08:00
Raj Patel and Rupa Marya, INFLAMED & Jimmie Allen, MY VOICE IS A TRUMPET
From: Francesca Rheannon
Series: Writer's Voice
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We talk with physician and activist Rupa Marya and her co-author writer and food activist Raj Patel about their book, Inflamed: Deep Medicine and t...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
Glenn Kaino and Tommie Smith Take a Stand
From: Cathy Byrd
Series: Fresh Art International
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In 1968, Black American athlete Tommie Smith set a new world record. He became a gold medalist when he raced to win the 200-meter event at the Summ...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2021
  • Length: 20:52
Race and Social Change
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Dr. Max Klau
Recent events in America have once again turned the spotlight on the issues of race. Just when we think we are overcoming our racial divide, anothe...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KVSC, and KCBX


  • Added: Mar 28, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Black History & Black Excellence: Cathy McGill
From: Generation Justice Admin
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Hear how guest Cathy McGill responds to Marcus Garvey’s words “A people who lack the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture are like a...

  • Added: Oct 01, 2018
  • Length: 12:48
S3: Nique Love Rhodes #79
From: Romy Kochan
Series: Season Three: Bonfires of Social Enterprise
Caption: Nique Love Rhodes
Nique Love Rhodes We have a social entrepreneur of a different kind, she is a rapper! You will have an opportunity to learn how the social and bus...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2017
  • Length: 39:03
Playwright & Performer Anna Deavere Smith
From: New Letters on the Air
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Dramatist Anna Deavere Smith discusses her technique of interviewing real people to use their stories on stage. She talks about the School to Priso...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and WNJR


  • Added: Dec 01, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Mayyadda Turns Life Experiences into Songs
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Mayyadda, Credit: Osaro Obanor
Only recently did Mayyadda make the decision to perform professionally. But she’s come a long way in a short time, playing prestigious clubs such a...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2016
  • Length: 07:50
Muhammad Ali As Conscientious Objector
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
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In this excerpt from the Peace Talks Radio series, learn about the history of Conscientious Objectors in the U.S. and the high profile role that th...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WRGY


  • Added: Jun 06, 2016
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 2
Home of Hope
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Elements by Open Orchard Productions
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In the streets of Johannesburg, South Africa, Khanvisile Motsa brings hope to orphans from Africa's rural areas through providing a home, education...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2016
  • Length: 03:57
Detroit As Backdrop For Shakespeare
From: Rendered
Caption: Shakespeare In Detroit's Romeo & Juliet, Credit: courtesy of Shakespeare in Detroit
Sam White saw potential in the drama of a struggling city — a perfect setting for Shakespeare's plays.

  • Added: Jun 23, 2015
  • Length: 19:51
The Jemima Code (Gravy Ep. 6)
From: Southern Foodways Alliance
Series: Gravy Podcast
Caption: Toni Tipton Martin making hot rolls.
There’s a whole lot more than recipes in Toni Tipton Martin’s cookbook collection… It contains a surprising culinary history of African Americans i...

Bought by KVLU, WBHM, WABE, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 29, 2015
  • Length: 22:28
  • Purchases: 4
Furious Flowers: Rita Dove and Sonia Sanchez (Special)
From: With Good Reason
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Conversations with celebrated American poets Rita Dove and Sonia Sanchez.

Bought by KUPR low power FM, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KQED, WVAS, WESM 91.3 FM and more


  • Added: Jan 07, 2015
  • Length: 52:58
  • Purchases: 10
Ruby Dee in Conversation with Studs Terkel
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Caption: Ruby Dee, c. 1960, Credit: John Springer Collection/Corbis
Ruby Dee, actress, writer and activist died on June 12 at the age of 91. The WFMT Radio Network is offering this excerpt of Ruby Dee speaking with ...

Bought by PRX Remix and KGNU Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 13, 2014
  • Length: 07:03
  • Purchases: 2
Marquell, Sharon, and Jane
From: Littleglobe
Caption: Sharon Wirtz, left, talks to Marquell Hicks, right, in front of a panel from the NM AIDS Memorial Quilt, Credit: Katy Gross
N’MPower participant, Marquell Hicks, interviews quilt artists Sharon Wirtz and Jane Gabaldon, in a community engagement project between the Museum...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 10:00
MLK: Three Landmark Speeches
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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Three key speeches of American civil rights leader and Nobel Peace Laureate Dr. Martin Luther King Junior are excerpted and commented on by two lea...

Bought by KALW, WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Jan 13, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 33
MLK: Three Landmark Speeches
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Three key speeches of American civil rights leader and Nobel Peace Laureate Dr. Martin Luther King Junior are excerpted and commented on by two lea...

Bought by KUHF, WKSU, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WGCU, KICI Iowa City and more


  • Added: Jan 12, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 109
20 FEET FROM STARDOM -- Tata Vega, Merry Clayton & Morgan Neville Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Singers Merry Clayton, Tata Vega, and director Morgan Neville talk success, faith, and why Merry didn’t “let Ray” Charles.

  • Added: Jun 28, 2013
  • Length: 15:07
Recalling Mandela (Peace Talks Radio) [59:00 / 54:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Nelson Mandela's life and times are recalled in conversation with radio documentarian Joe Richman who researched Mandela's story for a major 2004 d...

Bought by KUOW, KUOW, global24radio, KDNK, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Jun 24, 2013
  • Length: 58:41
  • Purchases: 10
Mental Calisthenics for Teenagers
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Until recently, most researchers believed the brain stopped developing cognitive ability after a certain age. But a new study suggests otherwise.

Bought by WJCT and Harford Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 11, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Real Story of Rosa Parks
From: Caroline Harding
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Rosa Parks and the vital role of women in the civil rights movement

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KWMR, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 22, 2008
  • Length: 06:36
  • Purchases: 5
Dear Martin: Jazz Tributes to Martin Luther King Jr.
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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Perfect for Black History Month (February)or MLK Day (January), Night Lights presents this one-hour program of jazz tributes to Dr. Martin Luther K...

Bought by Northwest Public Broadcasting, Radio Catskill, WVPE, WSLR, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Jan 07, 2008
  • Length: 59:04
  • Purchases: 66