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WorldCanvass: The Rupture of Civil War
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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Historical perspective on the Civil War and its effect on average Americans.

  • Added: Feb 09, 2013
  • Length: 01:51:07
Humankind: Justice Denied
From: Humankind
Series: Humankind Specials
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How could a nation founded on a Declaration that "all men are created equal" permit slavery? Nowhere was this contradiction more stark than at the ...

Bought by KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WUMB, WRGY, KWIT, KALW and more


  • Added: Dec 20, 2012
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 23
Stubborn Roots
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Department of Education logo
American and South Africa’s schools are similar. Both have fallen short of producing an educational system consistent with its national goals of e...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2012
  • Length: 14:46
The Broad Experience 7: Non-white and female at work
From: Ashley Milne-Tyte
Series: The Broad Experience
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In this show we talk to a guy who did not think of himself as an obvious candidate for diversity training (he survived and thrived). Then there's t...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2012
  • Length: 12:01
My Blue Bucket
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2012 ShortDocs: Neighbor Stories
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A simple scene of sharing language, laughter, songs and daily chores with my neighbours in Kigali, Rwanda.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KCUR, KUT, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 4
Blues City 2: Chicago I
From: Gary Pitts
Series: Blues City
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It's a first taste of sweet home Chicago from the early years to the musical rivalry of the 50's between Muddy Water's and Howlin' Wolf.

Bought by KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, KRZA, KHNS, WJSU, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Jul 14, 2012
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 5
Customer Cues
From: The Drucker Institute
Series: Drucker on the Dial
Caption: Ava DuVernay
Host Phalana Tiller talks with retail executive Tony Spring and filmmaker Ava DuVernay about customer-centric sales and marketing. And Rick Wartzm...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
Moyers & Company Show 114: An Optimist for Our Times
From: Moyers & Company
Series: Moyers & Company
Caption: Bill Moyers, Credit: Dale Robbins
Angela Blackwell has spent her adult life advocating practical ways to fulfill America’s promise of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” f...

Bought by WMNF, KBRP Community Radio, WPSU, WXVU 89.1 FM Villanova, KUOW and more


  • Added: Apr 11, 2012
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 17
Diane Watkins Voice of Virginia Union
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A bell tower that has been mute for 70 years at Virginia Union University in Richmond, Virginia is about to get a voice thanks to Diane Watkins.

  • Added: Feb 16, 2012
  • Length: 55:55
The Hidden History of a One Room School
From: Philip Graitcer
Caption: Harrington School, Credit: PGraitcer
When the tiny African American community on Georgia's St Simon's Island set out to save its one-room schoolhouse, it didn't realize that the buildi...

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Oct 09, 2011
  • Length: 05:14
  • Purchases: 1
The Ashford & Simpson Story: (Celebrating the Life of Nicholas Ashford) Part #1
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Ashford & Simpson
The musical story of "ASHFORD & SIMPSON", today plus the celebration of the life of NICHOLAS ASHFORD (May 4, 1941 – August 22, 2011). ASHFORD & SIM...

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, WJAB, and WVAS


  • Added: Sep 26, 2011
  • Length: 57:46
  • Purchases: 3
CRIME AFTER CRIME -- Filmmaker Yoav Potash and lawyers Joshua Safran and Nadia Costa
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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CRIME AFTER CRIME -- Filmmaker Yoav Potash and lawyers Joshua Safran and Nadia Costa on finding justice for Debbie Peagler.

  • Added: Aug 09, 2011
  • Length: 27:16
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
In Bed Stuy, Brooklyn: Old buildings, new residents
From: Cassie Wagler
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There is an effort underway in Bedford-Stuyvesant, or Bed Stuy, to protect the old architecture by turning parts of the neighborhood into historic ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 22, 2011
  • Length: 05:20
  • Purchases: 1
Asthma Epidemic
From: Judy Lubow
Series: Planet Warning
Caption: PRX default Piece image
For reasons yet unknown, more and more Americans each year have been contracting asthma. In spite of the fact that 17% of black children now have...

  • Added: May 26, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
THESE AMAZING SHADOWS -- Filmmakers Paul Mariano and Kurt Norton on their documentary
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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THESE AMAZING SHADOWS -- Filmmakers Paul Mariano and Kurt Norton talk The National Film Registry, censorship, and THE BIRTH OF A NATION.

  • Added: May 09, 2011
  • Length: 19:25
The Economic Trauma of the Great Recession
From: Judy Lubow
Series: Planet Warning
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The Great Recession officially ended in Jun 2009 but the American workforce is still suffering from its traumatic effects.

  • Added: Feb 16, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Secret Advisor
From: WNYC
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The names of many of Reverend Martin Luther King Junior’s associates are well known: Harry Belafonte, Jesse Jackson, Andrew Young. But one of his m...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, RadioStPete Florida, KLCC, Prairie Public, KRCB 104.9 and more


  • Added: Feb 04, 2011
  • Length: 07:38
  • Purchases: 28
Heroes Come in Many Colors - Phillis Wheatley
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Heroes Come in Many Colors
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The contributions of the Black Man—celebrating Black History Month. Recounted in this installment is the life, times, and legacy of Phillis Wheatle...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2010
  • Length: 47:29
A March to Freedom: Martin Luther King
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
Caption: Martin Luther King press conference, Credit: Marion S. Trikosko
On the anniversary of his birth, the life and work of the civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His own voice and words make this a mean...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KVSC, WGHC-LP 98.3 FM Chicago, KCNP, KCNP and more


  • Added: Dec 07, 2010
  • Length: 44:36
  • Purchases: 6
Interracial Marriage
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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A comparative generational discussion about interracial marriage

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi)


  • Added: Sep 22, 2010
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 1
Oscar Grant and Police Accountability
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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We take a look at the Police killing of Oscar Grant in Oakland, and the debate over who gets to decide when an officer has done something wrong.

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 15, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Remembering Dr. Dorothy Height
From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio
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Prime Time Radio re-broadcasts an hour-long special with Civil Rights pioneer Dr. Dorothy Height.

Bought by WCNY, KREV-LP, WTIP, and KZYX


  • Added: Apr 23, 2010
  • Length: 01:00:01
  • Purchases: 4
Promotion In Doubt
From: Radio Rookies
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14-year-old AJ Frazier reports on how higher standards at his middle school impact his work ethic.

Bought by PRX Remix, KUOW, and YouthCast


  • Added: Mar 31, 2010
  • Length: 08:55
  • Purchases: 3
Hustlers, Street Vendors, and Farmers
From: Youth Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
King Anyi Howell visits a farmer's market in Los Angeles aimed at attracting African American customers. The market wants to bring fresh produce to...

Bought by YouthCast


  • Added: Mar 17, 2010
  • Length: 04:02
  • Purchases: 1