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An Intimate Portrait of MLK, Jr.: Jonathan Eig, KING
From: Francesca Rheannon
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Writer’s Voice spends the hour with Jonathan Eig talking about his acclaimed new biography, KING: A Life. It’s a captivating portrait of the renown...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
Tamara Payne on Les Payne’s THE DEAD ARE ARISING (Re-Broadcast)
From: Francesca Rheannon
Series: Writer's Voice
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For Black History Month, we air our conversation with Tamara Payne about her late father Les Payne’s acclaimed biography of Malcolm X, The Dead Are...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2022
  • Length: 58:42
National Writers Series: Dax-Devlon Ross and Susie Yang
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Three
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Discussions with authors Dax-Devlon Ross ("Letters to My White Male Friends") and Susie Yang ("White Ivy").

Bought by Michigan Radio and WKAR


  • Added: Aug 28, 2021
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 2
National Writers Series: Rochelle Riley and Chris Bohjalian
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Three
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Discussions with authors Rochelle Riley and Chris Bohjalian.

Bought by WKAR, Michigan Radio, and WKAR


  • Added: Jul 22, 2021
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 3
How One Police Chief Apologized For A Lynching In His Town, 8 Decades Later
From: Megan Harris
Series: Criminal Injustice
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One police chief decided he needed to apologize for an incident 77 years ago: a lynching in his small Georgia town in 1940. LaGrange Chief Louis De...

  • Added: Jul 10, 2017
  • Length: 04:09
How To Rebuild A Police Agency From The Inside Out
From: Megan Harris
Series: Criminal Injustice
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From Obama-era task forces to widespread protests, the idea of community policing has become part of our national conversation. Jerry Clayton, the ...

  • Added: Jul 10, 2017
  • Length: 05:25
September 19, 2016
From: WFHB
Series: Bring It On!
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Clarence Boone and Leila Randle hear about the newly launched Progressive Thought Matters organization from leader Robin Winston. The organization...

  • Added: Sep 19, 2016
  • Length: 58:19
Stars for Freedom (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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The little-known story of how black actors and entertainers in Hollywood contributed their money, connections, and fame to aid the civil rights mov...

Bought by WCNY, WVAS, Vermont Public, WRPI, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle and more


  • Added: Aug 21, 2015
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 10
Stars for Freedom (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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The little-known story of how black actors and entertainers in Hollywood contributed their money, connections, and fame to aid the civil rights mov...

Bought by WJCT, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WKCC, KRDP, KENW and more


  • Added: Aug 21, 2015
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 6
Marking Stories of Slavery (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Plantations in America’s South are physical testaments to the great wealth accrued through slave labor. Yet, plantation museums often gloss over th...

Bought by WJCT, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WFHB, WABE, WKCC and more


  • Added: Jun 12, 2015
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 11
Marking Stories of Slavery (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Plantations in America’s South are physical testaments to the great wealth accrued through slave labor. Yet, plantation museums often gloss over th...

Bought by WCNY, WABE, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, KPVL, WTJU and more


  • Added: Jun 12, 2015
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 7
The Truth About Cultural Bias (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Hoodie Rally in Memory of Trayvon Martin, Credit: Madison Guy, on Flickr
Sharply different reactions to the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial reveal the racial divide that persists in America. We speak with the autho...

Bought by WJCT, KSFR, WFHB, KPVL, KRZA and more


  • Added: Feb 13, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 9
The Truth About Cultural Bias (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Hoodie Rally in Memory of Trayvon Martin, Credit: Madison Guy, on Flickr
Sharply different reactions to the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial reveal the racial divide that persists in America. We speak with the autho...

Bought by WCNY, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, KKRN, WTJU, and KPVL


  • Added: Feb 13, 2015
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 5
Women's History Month: Women of the Civil War
From: Francesca Rheannon
Caption: Mary Bowser
Karen Abbott talks about her book Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy. It’s about four courageous women of the Civil War who made history. And later, we ...

Bought by KUHF, KWMU St. Louis, KUOW, KTSW 89.9, High Plains Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 29, 2015
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 13
HIV Education in the African American Church (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Psychologist John Fife is working to address what he says is a critical need for HIV interventions that target older Americans, specifically older ...

Bought by WJCT, WCPN, KKRN, WTJU, and KPVL


  • Added: Jan 09, 2015
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 5
HIV Education in the African American Church (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Psychologist John Fife is working to address what he says is a critical need for HIV interventions that target older Americans, specifically older ...

Bought by WJCT, KVSC, WLIW, and KENW


  • Added: Jan 09, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Jazz and Civil Rights (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
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How the personal and professional lives of musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, and John Coltrane were tied to the struggle for racial e...

Bought by Prairie Public, Prairie Public, KHSU, WRIR, WVAS and more


  • Added: Aug 19, 2013
  • Length: 53:51
  • Purchases: 14
Brigham Young: American Moses?
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Brigham Young was a rough-hewn transient from New York whose life was electrified by the Mormon faith. He married more than 50 women, and transform...

Bought by WJCT and WFHB


  • Added: Jan 17, 2013
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 2
1619: The Making of America
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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1619 was the year the first Africans arrived on the North American continent. There were at least 20 of them and they came as slaves from Angola. B...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
The Road to Success
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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"Aunt Viv" from the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air shares stories from her career, and a chef talks about what it takes to run a restaurant.

Bought by WJCT


  • Added: Oct 09, 2012
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
The Rise of Santa Muerte
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Over the past decade, Mexican drug traffickers trying to get their products to the U.S. have had a spiritual “protector.” Her name is Santa Muerte—...

Bought by WJCT


  • Added: May 14, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Affrilachian Poet Frank X Walker
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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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
Equal Time: The Networks and the Civil Rights Movement
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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How the evening news shaped attitudes about race relations during the Civil Rights Movement.

Bought by KALW, WJCT, Harford Community Radio, KRZA, WJAB and more


  • Added: Feb 03, 2012
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 9
Wynton Marsalis - Swinging into the 21st
From: Joyride Media
Series: Black History Month Specials
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Wynton Marsalis looks back on music from throughout his career, from the straight jazz to his more classical compositions.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, KZMU Moab Community Radio, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 11, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
Culture Zone: African Chamber of Commerce
From: Heidi Lang
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Peter Gishuru, CEO of the African Chamber of Commerce in Seattle, WA, speaks about his organization's role in promoting trade with Africa and his o...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2010
  • Length: 15:03