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Speaking with Paint
From: Aaron Golding
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Antonio Davis lost the use of his arms and legs when he was the victim of a shooting. Not willing to just give up, Antonio put a paintbrush in his ...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2010
  • Length: 11:07
My Favorite Things at 60
From: Robin Washington
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March 2021 is the 60th anniversary of the release of John Coltrane's definitive jazz work "My Favorite Things." Winner of the National Association...

Bought by KBEM, RadioFreePalmer, KSFR, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Oregon Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Oct 03, 2010
  • Length: 29:22
  • Purchases: 6
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
Thurgood Marshall: Before the Court
From: American Public Media
Series: American RadioWorks: Black History
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In 1967, Thurgood Marshall became the first African American appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. But Marshall had already earned a place in histor...

Bought by Nevada Public Radio, WGTE Public Media, WMUU-LP, WFAE, KALW and more


  • Added: Nov 19, 2009
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 22
Say It Plain: A Century of African American Oratory
From: American Public Media
Series: American RadioWorks: Black History
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For generations, African American orators have been demanding justice and equality, reminding America to make good on its founding principles of de...

Bought by Mississippi Public Broadcasting, WGTE Public Media, Nevada Public Radio, KLCC, WGTE Public Media and more


  • Added: Nov 19, 2009
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 31
How We Survive: Predatory Mending
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Community Check Cashing in Oakland, CA, Credit: Andrew Stelzer
This week we talk to lenders who are doing things differently and to people who are helping others stave off financial scammers.

  • Added: Oct 01, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
Lady E: Twice A Child
From: Charles McGuigan
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Lady E sings the blues and she knows what she's singing about. Fifteen years ago, her oldest son died. It was sudden, and a freakish accident. Lady...

  • Added: Jul 07, 2009
  • Length: 48:57
Amazing Grace
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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The story of "Amazing Grace"- a piece of music that has an extraordinary impact on American history.

Bought by WVIK, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WJAB, WLRH, WKMS and more


  • Added: Dec 04, 2008
  • Length: 50:34
  • Purchases: 11
Hog Butchers to the World
From: Long Haul Productions
Series: American Worker Series
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Studs Terkel reads excerpts from Upton Sinclair's novel "The Jungle" in this history of African Americans in the packinghouse industry of Chicago.

Bought by WFHB, WORT, Spokane Public Radio, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KVSC and more


  • Added: Nov 04, 2008
  • Length: 28:21
  • Purchases: 12
Study of STEM Program for Improved Retention, Progression, and Graduation: Part 1 of 2
From: WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Series: The Sounds of Progress: The Changing Role of Girls and Women in Science and Engineering
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Norfolk State University (NSU) created a scholarship program to encourage African American students to pursue degrees in STEM. African American wom...

Bought by Radio Newark


  • Added: Sep 19, 2008
  • Length: 12:10
  • Purchases: 1
The R&B Chronicles - Gladys Knight & the Pips
From: WHRV
Series: The R&B Chronicles
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Historical look at R&B Music

Bought by WSGE, KUCB, WNCU, KUT-HD, and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Jun 25, 2008
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 5
The R&B Chronicles - Donny Hathaway
From: WHRV
Series: The R&B Chronicles
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Historical look at R&B Music

Bought by WDCB, KUCB, WFSU, 90.5 WSNC, and WNCU


  • Added: Jun 24, 2008
  • Length: 59:58
  • Purchases: 5
The R&B Chronicles - Stevie Wonder
From: WHRV
Series: The R&B Chronicles
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Exploration of R&B Music

Bought by KMUW, KRZA, KUCB, WFSU, WNCU and more


  • Added: Jun 23, 2008
  • Length: 59:58
  • Purchases: 6
The R&B Chronicles - Tower of Power
From: WHRV
Series: The R&B Chronicles
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Exploration of R&B Music

Bought by WDCB, KRZA, KUCB, 90.5 WSNC, and WNCU


  • Added: Jun 16, 2008
  • Length: 59:56
  • Purchases: 5
Still Talking About Sex
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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The first African American U.S. Surgeon General, Joycelyn Elders, remains an outspoken advocate for health related policies. This is a speech given...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
The Blind Boys of Alabama In Concert
From: WFUV
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The Blind Boys of Alabama perform a live concert at the Cutting Room in Manhattan.

Bought by Prairie Public, KFCF FM, KMUW, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and more


  • Added: Jan 29, 2008
  • Length: 54:57
  • Purchases: 21
Episode 13: The New York African Burial Ground
From: ERIC V. TAIT, JR.
Series: Then I'll Be Free To Travel Home-the Legacy of the New York African Burial Ground
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The Battle to Preserve and Honor the New York African Burial Ground

Bought by WJAB, WDSE, and WNYC


  • Added: Jan 25, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Episode 12. Lincoln's Dilemma: Saving the Union or Freeing the Slaves?
From: ERIC V. TAIT, JR.
Series: Then I'll Be Free To Travel Home-the Legacy of the New York African Burial Ground
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The NY City Draft Riots & The Battle of Ft. Wagner - July 1863

Bought by KLCC


  • Added: Jan 25, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 11. Signs of War: the Abolitionist Split
From: ERIC V. TAIT, JR.
Series: Then I'll Be Free To Travel Home-the Legacy of the New York African Burial Ground
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John Brown, Frederick Douglass & Harper's Ferry

  • Added: Jan 25, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
Episode 10. First-Class Citizenship
From: ERIC V. TAIT, JR.
Series: Then I'll Be Free To Travel Home-the Legacy of the New York African Burial Ground
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Catherine "Katie" Ferguson, the Jennings Family, and the Battle for Full First-Class Citizenship (1830-1854)

  • Added: Jan 25, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
Episode 9. Splits and Rifts
From: ERIC V. TAIT, JR.
Series: Then I'll Be Free To Travel Home-the Legacy of the New York African Burial Ground
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Ruggles, Douglass and the Rise of the Abolitionist and Back to Africa Movements, & the Underground Railroad (1830-1854)

Bought by WDSE


  • Added: Jan 25, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 8. Self-Determination
From: ERIC V. TAIT, JR.
Series: Then I'll Be Free To Travel Home-the Legacy of the New York African Burial Ground
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The Rise of the Black Church, the Black Press and the Fight for Education (1783-1830)

  • Added: Jan 25, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
Episode 7. The Rebellion Within the Rebellion
From: ERIC V. TAIT, JR.
Series: Then I'll Be Free To Travel Home-the Legacy of the New York African Burial Ground
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Huddy and Tye (1775-1783)

Bought by WNYC


  • Added: Jan 25, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 6. The Struggle Continues
From: ERIC V. TAIT, JR.
Series: Then I'll Be Free To Travel Home-the Legacy of the New York African Burial Ground
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More Revolts, "Conspiracies," and Runaways (1712-1775)

  • Added: Jan 25, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
Episode 5. Early Slave Resistance
From: ERIC V. TAIT, JR.
Series: Then I'll Be Free To Travel Home-the Legacy of the New York African Burial Ground
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Slave revolts & resistance: New England / New York 1712, etc.

  • Added: Jan 25, 2008
  • Length: 59:00