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Crime Novelist Tracy Clark’s FALL (2nd in Harriet Foster Series)

From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk

Tracy Clark⁠ is an award-winning author of 6 crime novels including the Cass Raines Chicago Mystery series. ⁠ FALL⁠ is her newest book and second i...

Three Poems for These Times

From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide

Caption: "When loss and innocence...", Credit: Susan Cook

Three poems of loss, courage and resilience for these times.

With the last of nine base renamings, the Army helps cast aside the myth of the Confederacy

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Retired Lt. Gen. Arthur J. Gregg stands in front of the newly named Gregg-Adams Club at the former Fort Lee, Virginia in April 2023. The club was off limits to Gregg and other Black Soldiers when he became an officer in 1950. Gregg now shares the new name, Credit: Terrance Bell / U.S. Army

Historians said the renamings – like the removal of many Confederate statues in recent years – are part of a more accurate understanding of the Con...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Texas Public Radio, KRPS, WRFA-LP, North Country Public Radio and more

Prince: The Story of Diamonds and Pearls

From: True Tone Media Group

The story of Prince's 1991 album "Diamonds and Pearls," as told through its hits and outtakes, live recordings, and interviews with members of the ...

Bought by WBGO and KSRQ

After defeating affirmative action at most colleges, activists' next target is military academies

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: New cadets line up at West Point for Reception Day June 26, 2023. The military academy's class of 2027 includes more than 1250 people. , Credit: Eric Bartelt / U.S. Military Academy at West Point

In its June ruling outlawing affirmative action in college admissions, the U.S. Supreme Court excepted the nation's military academies. A new lawsu...

Bought by KPBS, WRFA-LP, Texas Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KLCC and more

Girls Are in a Mental Health Crisis. What Can Schools Do?

From: Tradeoffs

Girls in the U.S. are in the midst of a growing mental health crisis, and schools are on the front line of finding solutions. But will Black and La...

Booktalk: National Book Award winner James McBride’s THE HEAVEN & EARTH GROCERY STORE

From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk

James McBride’s newest book is THE HEAVEN & EARTH GROCERY STORE, a novel about small-town secrets and the people who keep them. As the s...

Up Close And Acoustic with Norman Taylor

From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic

Caption: Norman Taylor, Credit: Up Close And Acoustic

Norman Taylor is a Philly-based Country-Blues artist. His style is based around such blues greats as Robert Johnson and Skip James, along with mode...

Bought by KTNA

The Mothers of Gynecology

From: Distillations
Series: Innate

The history of why Black women are more likely to die when giving birth than White women.

Bought by WVTF and WNED Buffalo

Correcting Race

From: Distillations
Series: Innate

"Race correction" is a practice based on the premise that Black bodies are inherently different from White bodies. Medical students are trying to c...

Black Pills

From: Distillations
Series: Innate

If there is no such thing as biological race, why do we have race-specific drugs?

Bad Blood, Bad Science

From: Distillations
Series: Innate

The word “Tuskegee” has become shorthand for the Black community’s mistrust of the medical establishment. But what really happened?

The African Burial Ground

From: Distillations
Series: Innate

Is it possible to study human remains ethically?

THE EMERGENCE OF MARVIN GAYE - E 2 of 2 - [1972 - 1984]

From: Paul Ingles

Music specials host Paul Ingles and a panel of music scholars recall and celebrate the career of Motown music legend Marvin Gaye. This second of 2 ...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KAZU Seaside, Calif., WXXI Rochester, North State Public Radio, WRVO Public Media and more

CRUISIN' WITH SMOKEY ROBINSON: An Appreciation

From: Paul Ingles

CRUISIN’ WITH SMOKEY ROBINSON: AN APPRECIATION is hosted by music specials producer Paul Ingles who is joined by three top music writers and educat...

Bought by WJCT, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WUTC, Prairie Public, KSJE and more

One Doctor’s Crusade to Improve Health Literacy

From: Tradeoffs

Caption: Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick believes plainspoken information from trusted messengers can help shrink health disparities, and some insurers are buying in., Credit: Ryan Levi

Black Americans report higher levels of mistrust in the health care system than white Americans and suffer worse outcomes in everything from matern...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio

A lawsuit alleges a racial disparity in VA benefits and says the VA isn't doing enough about it

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: A VA spokesperson said the agency knows that racial disparities exist in benefits decisions, and it’s studying ways to address them. A federal lawsuit says the agency isn't doing enough., Credit: Adam Fagen / Flickr

Lawyers who filed the suit say agency records show the VA is more likely to pay claims from white veterans than from Black veterans.

Bought by North Country Public Radio, WRFA-LP, KUT, KWMU St. Louis, and KMXT

Confederate names are being removed from bases, but is a KKK image at West Point 'more nuanced'?

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Three bronze panels were mounted on a West Point classroom building in 1965 to display key events in American History. One of the images depicts a hooded Ku Klux Klan member., Credit: Elizabeth V. Woodruff / U.S. Military Academy

The Defense Department is planning to eliminate Confederate names from bases and more than 1100 other things in the military. But it's not clear wh...

Bought by WRFA-LP, KRPS, North Country Public Radio, KPBS, Texas Public Radio and more

Booktalk: Judge LaDoris Hazzard Cordell’s “HER HONOR”

From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk

An American retired judge of the Superior Court of California, LaDoris Hazzard Cordell was also the first black female judge in the northern part o...

Podcast Playlist Presents: Celebrate Pride Month with These Podcasts

From: Podcast Playlist from CBC Radio
Series: Podcast Playlist from CBC Radio Specials

June is Pride Month! Today we have stories to celebrate the history, courage, and diversity of the LGBT community.

Bought by WPSU, RadioStPete Florida, New Hampshire Public Radio, KRVS, KUHF and more

For service members of color, fear of racism in military towns weighs heavily in career choices

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Carlandra "CT" Moss, now retired, served 24 years in the Army. As a service member of color, she said she often had to make tough decisions, weighing the best interests of her family against her military career., Credit: Anthony Bell / Fort Lee Traveller

The report from Blue Star Families found some service members are passing up career-advancing moves because they don't want to relocate to certain ...

Bought by North Country Public Radio, WRFA-LP, Texas Public Radio, KWMU St. Louis, KPBS and more

The Spiritual Edge: Becoming Muslim Special NPR Clock

From: Judy Silber
Series: The Spiritual Edge Becoming Muslim

We explore the motivations and challenges of converts as they carve out a uniquely American path for being Muslim in the United States. We profile ...

Bought by WKSU, Michigan Radio, KJZZ, WUWF, WFAE and more

Brit Bennett's "THE VANISHING HALF"

From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk

Brit Bennett’s “THE VANISHING HALF”, like her first title, “The Mothers,” has been a smash hit in the world of books. ...

Zakiya Dalila Harris’s “The Other Black Girl”

From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk

Zakiya Dalila Harris’ debut novel, "The Other Black Girl," takes readers into the corporate world of publishing where few people of color are empl...

The process of replacing Confederate names on military bases has begun, but likely will take years

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: At a Sept. 14 virtual town hall meeting, Fort Bragg Curator and Archeologist Linda Carnes-McNaughton, Retired Major General Rodney Anderson, and Fort Bragg Garrison Commander Scott Pence listen to comments from citizens about possible new names for the ba, Credit: City of Fayetteville, N.C. via Facebook Live

A federal commission is soliciting ideas to rename Fort Bragg, Fort Hood, Fort Rucker, Fort Lee, and several other military posts named for Confede...

Bought by KRPS, WRFA-LP, KPBS, and Texas Public Radio

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