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Anthony Clary : Acts of Love and Forgiveness, Part 1
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: The Clarys on the front porch of their home in Blackwell., Credit: Rebecca D'Angelo
Anthony Clary grew up in the bricks. Buildings linear as Legos, lining block after block of city streets, stretching from Porter to Dinwiddie, from...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Mar 26, 2019
  • Length: 26:58
  • Purchases: 1
Upton Boxing Center
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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Some guys come in and think you can turn pro next week, but once they come in here and find out what you have to go through, it’s like a wake-up ca...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 05, 2018
  • Length: 04:08
  • Purchases: 1
HumaNature: 30 Minute Special 6
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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"Freedom" A special edition of HumaNature formatted for air: 150 years ago, two girls crossed the Missouri River trying to escape a life of slaver...

Bought by KSTK


  • Added: Mar 08, 2018
  • Length: 27:59
  • Purchases: 1
Making Seattle Beats Since He Was 8 Years Old
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Caption: Upendo Moore makes beats. , Credit: Courtesy of Upendo Moore
Most young people don’t know what they want to do with their lives. This is a story about a high school student who was born into a calling – being...

  • Added: Dec 24, 2015
  • Length: 05:18
The Hair Struggle
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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A piece that explains how African-American students across the country are struggling to find stylists capable of doing their hair, and what length...

Bought by WORT, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KLCC, 90.5 WSNC, and KRZA


  • Added: Nov 13, 2015
  • Length: 03:28
  • Purchases: 5
#28 MIW Susan Mernit - Executive Director of Hack the Hood
From: Allegra Bandy
Series: Making It Work Radio
Caption: Susan Mernit on MIW, Credit: Oddua Productions
On this episode of Making It Work we will chat with Susan Mernit about her latest non-profit organization, Hack the Hood, and how they are making a...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2015
  • Length: 24:25
We Thought He Had a Black Heart
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2012 ShortDocs: Neighbor Stories
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Through their journey down Letaba road, Brandon, Keith, and Jameel quickly realise that appearances may not be the entire story and that there is m...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Length: 03:01
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Griot: Robert Holmes
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Robert Holmes
Robert Holmes talks about his family being among the first to integrate a neighborhood in Edison, New Jersey.

Bought by WEZU and KUOW


  • Added: Jun 01, 2012
  • Length: 02:01
  • Purchases: 2
Benefits of Being Mixed Race
From: KBEM
Series: What's Real
Caption: Darshon Moore, Credit: Philip Nusbaum
Darshon Moore speaks from experience of having parents representing differing cultural backgrounds

  • Added: Aug 24, 2011
  • Length: 01:00
Is There Such a Thing as "Good" Hair?
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: KFAI Youth News
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The Youth News Initiative creates a platform for young women of color to give their unique perspective on issues they face in their communities.

Bought by YouthCast


  • Added: Sep 23, 2010
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 1
Bayoji Akingbola - "The Victim of Circumstance"
From: Learning Matters
Series: The Real World of Teach for America
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Meet Tulane graduate Bayoji Akingbola. On paper, he was the perfect Teach for America candidate. But even the best teacher needs support. Was Bayoj...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2010
  • Length: 05:11
The 'Courage' to Graduate
From: Learning Matters
Series: Paul Vallas in New Orleans
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Khalil Osiris’ “Circle of Courage” is one strategy the Booker T. Washington middle school is using to try and help students stay out of trouble and...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2010
  • Length: 07:30
Gay Fashion is the New Straight Fashion
From: Youth Radio
Series: Youth Radio's the Best of "What's the New What?"
Caption: Youth Radio's Mark Anthony Waters., Credit: Wilmer Tejada
Youth Radio's Mark Anthony Waters used to hear straight guys in his inner-city neighborhood whisper about his style on the bus. Now, they're copyin...

Bought by KVNF, KUOW, and WMNF


  • Added: Dec 08, 2008
  • Length: 02:55
  • Purchases: 3
The "N" Word: It Represents Hatred
From: Radio Rookies
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Rookie Reporter Veralyn Williams reports on the use of the N-word.

Bought by WRNC-LP, KFAI Minneapolis, YouthCast, WBEZ, SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network and more


  • Added: Jul 05, 2007
  • Length: 06:28
  • Purchases: 6
Rap Over College?
From: Curie Youth Radio
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Keith has the smarts to go to a good college, but he wants to make it as a rapper.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, PRX Remix, YouthCast, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jun 02, 2007
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 4
A Prohibition
From: Terin Mayer
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Three students reflect on what it means to be "Black" at Carleton College

Bought by WTIP, KRZA, KUT, KFAI Minneapolis, WGBH Radio Boston and more


  • Added: Nov 08, 2005
  • Length: 04:27
  • Purchases: 13
Counseling
From: WAMU
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Kamilia's teacher thinks she should see a counselor. Counseling? No way.

  • Added: Aug 10, 2005
  • Length: 03:35