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A Jazz-Age Murder That Toppled Gotham’s Mayor

From: Francesca Rheannon

We talk with Michael Wolraich about his book, The Bishop And The Butterfly: Murder, Politics, And The End Of The Jazz Age. Then, we re-air part of ...

Season 1, Episode 21 - 'Beyond Bars' feat Fox & Rob Richardson

From: Radio 2050
Series: Radio 2050 - Season 1

The need for prison reform in the USA.

Bought by WOJB

865: The Year Of Return / 866: Wintering In The Wild, 1/20/2024

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "The Year Of Return" - 2019 marked the "year of return" to Ghana – attracting visitors from throughout the African diaspora. Now, scores ...

863: Docupoetry / 864: Discovering America's Black DNA, 1/13/2024

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Docupoetry" - Have you ever wished there was a different way to read – or hear - the news? For generations, through wars and political u...

835: Astonishing African Futures / 836: You're Not OK. That's OK., 10/7/2023

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Astonishing African Futures" - The new Black Panther movie, "Wakanda Forever," dominated the global box office. This hour, a literary ta...

EE 23-39: Jessica Wilson talks about what we get wrong when we focus on weight, 9/22/2023

From: WFIU
Series: Earth Eats

“Our bodies aren’t the problem,” rethinking the stories we tell about weight and health with dietician Jessica Wilson.

The Evolution of Multicultural Education: The CUNY Brooklyn College Story

From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends

In this back to school special, we look at the grassroots movement led by student activists with the support of some faculty to establish Africana ...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, RadioStPete Florida, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, WNYE and more

825: Going For Broke: Making Up Our Minds / 826: Growing Justice, 9/2/2023

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Going For Broke: Making Up Our Minds" - In episode two of our three-part series on the care economy: Mental health challenges can push p...

National Writers Series: Geraldine Brooks

From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Four

Anne-Marie Oomen talks with writer Geraldine Brooks.

Bought by WKAR and Michigan Radio

Asian Americans & Anti-Blackness: Truth vs. Fiction on Affirmative Action (August 2, 2023 release)

From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends

Affirmative action's foes worked with conservative Chinese American organizations to sue two colleges over their admissions processes. The result w...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Radio Catskill, RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, WNYE and more

Kashimana Performs Songs About Becoming a Mother

From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles

Caption: Phantom Cries album cover, Credit: Kashimana Ahua

As a grant-supported Cedar Commissions artist, Kashimana created a set of songs about becoming a mother. The songs are now on CD, called Phantom Cr...

781: The Year Of Return / 782: Listen To Your City, 4/1/2023

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "The Year Of Return" - 2019 marked the "year of return" to Ghana – attracting visitors from throughout the African diaspora. Now, scores ...

749: Astonishing African Futures / 750: Thinking With Animals, 12/10/2022

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Astonishing African Futures" - The new Black Panther movie, "Wakanda Forever," is dominating the global box office. This hour, a litera...

Soledad O’Brien on Rosa Parks: The Untold Story

From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends

Rosa Parks is best known to Americans as a national treasure — the little old lady who sat down on a bus and “ended racism.” What we lose in that d...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KWMR, Radio Catskill, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK and more

Kevin Washington and Ra Spirit Combine Spirituality with Diasporic Outlook at Walker West Performance

From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend

Kevin Washington views himself as an artist in the tradition of Pharaoh Sanders and john and Alice Coltrane, of spirituality and healing. Kevin lea...

731: Empathy For Monsters / 732: Growing Justice, 10/8/2022

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Empathy For Monsters" - The American soldiers who guarded Saddam Hussein came to like and care about him. This hour: Should we feel empa...

BIPOC Media: Amplifying Black and Indigenous Collaborations

From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends

How do Black and Indigenous communities intersect? This special feature for Indigenous People’s day explores the forces that have both facilitated ...

Bought by KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, KDNK, and WNYE

The Prophetic Lens: The Camera and Black Moral Agency from MLK to Darnella Frazier

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

This program is a second in a conversation with author Phil Allen, Jr., in which he highlights the prophetic potential of the camera. Its imagery p...

Bought by KCBX

721: The Year Of Return / 722: What's Wrong With Work?, 9/3/2022

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: 'The Year Of Return' - 2019 marked the "year of return" to Ghana – attracting visitors from throughout the African diaspora. Now, scores...

Linda Villarosa: the Dobbs Decision: a Death Sentence for Black Women?

From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends

Is the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health a death sentence for women of color? The overturning of Roe v. Wade not only creat...

Bought by KWMR, RadioStPete Florida, RadioFreePalmer, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KMUN and more

Meet the BIPOC Press- Ibram X. Kendi: How to Make America Antiracist?

From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends

The fight over what can and can’t be taught in schools is shaping up to be one of the most controversial issues in a pivotal mid-term election year...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle and more

Born in Blackness part 2

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

Caption: Howard W. French, Credit: Guardian

It’s just possible that our understanding of history is seen through a distorted lens. We think we know how the modern world was made. But, keep in...

Bought by KVSC and KCBX

Born in Blackness

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

Most of us know very little about the history of the African American. Their contribution to our culture and society is rich and multilayered that...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and KCBX

S. A. Cosby discusses "Razorblade Tears"

From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder

S. A. Cosby is a novelist who lives in Virginia.

603: African Cities Of The Future / 604: Loving Bees, 7/17/2021

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "African Cities Of The Future" - The fastest growing cities in the world are in Africa. We'll take you there with a special TTBOOK from A...

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