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Black history lives on at Marcus Books
From: KALW
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In San Francisco, Fillmore-based Marcus Books has been a hub for the neighborhood’s black community since it opened in 1959. Founders Julian and Ra...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2011
  • Length: 12:58
Injera Bread & Shark Meat: Tasting Ethiopia & Jamaica
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: Soundbites: A Series On Food
Caption: At RAS, you can order Caribbean food (like the Bake and Shark, left) or Ethiopian cuisine (like the vegetarian platter, right)., Credit: Rebecca Sheir
What happens when Africa and the Caribbean culinarily collide in the U.S. capital? Dig in and find out!

  • Added: Aug 15, 2011
  • Length: 04:46
Being Black and Green: African-Americans & the Environment
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Red, Bike & Green's inaugural ride in April 2010, Credit: Red, Bike & Green
African-Americans are helping to lead the environmental movement. We take you to a resettlement community in North Carolina, sustainable farms in W...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2011
  • Length: 29:01
THE GUARD -- John McDonagh
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Filmmaker John McDonagh talks embracing serendipity, racism as a character device, and when stunt work goes wrong.

  • Added: Jul 29, 2011
  • Length: 17:49
StoryCorps Griot: Carl McNair
From: StoryCorps
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Carl McNair remembers his brother, Ronald McNair, who was one of the astronauts killed aboard the space shuttle Challenger on January 28, 1986.

Bought by South Carolina Public Radio, WEZU, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 31, 2011
  • Length: 02:14
  • Purchases: 4
The Quander Quality
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Nellie Mae Quander (1880-1961), 1st international president of Alpha Kappa Alpha, the 1st Greek-lettered sorority established/incorporated by African-American college women., Credit: Quander Historical Society, Inc.
Meet the oldest African-American family in Washington, D.C. - and, perhaps, the United States.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, Radio Catskill, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WABE, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 19, 2011
  • Length: 05:17
  • Purchases: 6
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
The Black Experience
From: West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Caption: Dr. Della Taylor Hardman
Dr. Della Taylor Hardman made it her mission to talk to influential and promising African Americans inside and outside of West Virginia. Her interv...

Bought by High Plains Public Radio, WDDE, WJAB, KWMR, WEMU and more


  • Added: May 27, 2010
  • Length: 01:57:00
  • Purchases: 10
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
No Argument Here
From: With Good Reason
Caption: James Farmer, Credit: Library of Congress
A college professor is following the footsteps of a civil rights icon James Farmer, by training his students in the art of debate. Lydia Wilson, ...

Bought by KUAC, WJAB, WCSU-FM, and WFIU


  • Added: Feb 05, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Gems #1009, Blues, Bluegrass and Old TIme Music
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
The piece investigates the mutual influence of African American and European American on each others' music styles.

  • Added: Jan 27, 2010
  • Length: 08:10
THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG: Disney animators Mark Henn and Mike Surrey talk to Andrea Chase
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG: Animators Mark Henn and Mike Surrey talk to Andrea Chase about the pleasures and perils of returning to hand-drawn anima...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2009
  • Length: 15:03
The Torchbearers of the Tidewater Gospel sound
From: With Good Reason
Series: Folklife FieldNotes
Caption: The Paschall Brothers onstage, Credit: Virginia Folklife Program
The Paschall Brothers of Chesapeake sing four-part harmony in a style with a storied tradition.

  • Added: Nov 24, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
Honeyboy Edwards - blues legend talks about hoboing through the great depression
From: Gianluca Tramontana
Series: Sitting With Gianluca
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Ninety-four year-old Blues legend recalls his almost thirty years as a boxcar hobo and gambler.

Bought by XRAY.fm and KUOW


  • Added: Aug 18, 2009
  • Length: 10:02
  • Purchases: 2
Brother Purham: A Steelworker's Story
From: Ayana Contreras
Caption: the Arcelor Mittal Steel Mill, East Chicago, IN. Formerly Inland Steel, Credit: Ayana Contreras
Recorded by fellow retired steelworker Joe Gutierrez, and produced by Ayana Contreras, this piece was created for Vocalo.org in conjunction with Th...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2009
  • Length: 10:00
More Than A Teacher
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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A woman who teaches English in African refugee camps finds her students sometimes need more than an English lesson.

Bought by PRX Remix, Marfa Public Radio, and KRUA


  • Added: Jan 20, 2009
  • Length: 07:20
  • Purchases: 3
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
Lionel Loueke
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
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guitarist Lionel Loueke performs with Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY


  • Added: Oct 07, 2008
  • Length: 07:02
  • Purchases: 1
Ramsey Lewis
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
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Ramsey Lewis - still in with the in crowd

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY and WEKU


  • Added: Oct 06, 2008
  • Length: 07:50
  • Purchases: 2
Wayne Shorter Jazz Perspective
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
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a short musical journey through the career of Wayne Shorter

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY and WEKU


  • Added: Oct 06, 2008
  • Length: 07:14
  • Purchases: 2
Sitting on the Dock of the Bay: Otis Redding returns to Macon
From: Philip Graitcer
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Otis Redding Exhibit

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Sep 18, 2008
  • Length: 05:34
  • Purchases: 1
The Black Jews of Chicago
From: Eric Molinsky
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Rabbi Capers Funnye leads the black Jews of Chicago.

Bought by Vocalo.org, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WBEZ


  • Added: Jun 09, 2008
  • Length: 07:33
  • Purchases: 3
Remembering Dr. King's Assassination
From: Philip Graitcer
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Seniors in Atlanta Remember Where They Were When King Died

Bought by WABE, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Georgia Public Broadcasting, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 03:22
  • Purchases: 4
Classic Mardi Gras Songs Profiles - Mardi Gras Mambo
From: David Kunian
Series: Mardi Gras Song Profiles
Caption: The Mardi Gras Kongs of Bacchus
This short piece talks with pianist Art Neville and drummer John Boudreaux about the Mardi Gras standard "Mardi Gras Mambo."

Bought by KSLU and KREV-LP


  • Added: Jan 18, 2008
  • Length: 02:54
  • Purchases: 2

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