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Blue Dimensions L27: "The Sorrow Songs" of the Black British experience from Angeline Morrison
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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"The Sorrow Songs: Folk Songs Of Black British Experience," music from folk singer Angeline Morrison about being black and growing up in and living...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KJZX-Austin, Royalton Community Radio, WRGY, KHNS and more


  • Added: Jun 28, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
781: The Year Of Return / 782: Listen To Your City, 4/1/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "The Year Of Return" - 2019 marked the "year of return" to Ghana – attracting visitors from throughout the African diaspora. Now, scores ...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:01
Blue Dimensions K41: Pharaoh Sanders' Most Classic Piece In Its 32+ Minute Entirety
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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"The Creator Has A Master Plan" from the late Pharaoh Sanders, in its magnificent 32+-minute entirety.

Bought by KJZX-Austin, GCR (Global Community Radio), KKRN, KMXT, WOUB and more


  • Added: Oct 05, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
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
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HOUR ONE: 'The Year Of Return' - 2019 marked the "year of return" to Ghana – attracting visitors from throughout the African diaspora. Now, scores...

  • Added: Sep 02, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:01
Blue Dimensions J45: "Pursuance" and "Psalm" from Coltrane's "A Love Supreme: Live In Seattle" and the debut of DeAndre Lettsome
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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The last two parts of John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme: Live In Seattle," new music from pianist Hiromi, and the debut of saxophonist DeAndre Lettsome

Bought by KJZX-Austin, WMOT, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, WJSU and more


  • Added: Nov 03, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Blue Dimensions I44: South African pianist Nduduzo Makhathini's Modes of Communication
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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featuring South African pianist Nduduzo Makhathini's album "Modes Of Communication: Letters From The Underworlds."

Bought by KJZX-Austin, WMOT, Raven Radio, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 28, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
From Oakland to Johannesburg: Can We Reform the Police?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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The United States is three months into a mass movement against police violence. We are the midst of a national conversation about the relationship ...

Bought by WMUU-LP and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Sep 09, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Why We Still Need to Talk About White Supremacy
From: Mateo Schimpf
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It’s been three months since George Floyd was killed by a white police officer in Minnesota. The movement prompted an outpouring from lawmakers in ...

Bought by WMUU-LP and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Aug 26, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Diving with Purpose
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio, part three of the five-part Slavery: Heritage and Identity series, we introduce listeners to Diving with a Pu...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2020
  • Length: 05:25
The Slave Route
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: UNESCO Slave Route: Resistance, Liberty, Heritage
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, part two of the four-part Slavery: Heritage and Identity series, we discuss trans-Atlantic slavery in the con...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2020
  • Length: 05:10
Neddy Smith: Harmonizing Cries of Excitement and Pain
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Neddy Smith, Credit: Shefik
Geography - Neddy Smith is a professional musician and CEO at NedGJean International. He composes and writes his music, not only in a traditional s...

  • Added: Jul 10, 2020
  • Length: 02:04
Exploring White Privilege and Preventing Violent Extremism (29:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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On this edition of PEACE TALKS RADIO, Megan Kamerick interviews Layla Saad, the author of "Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World,...

Bought by WMPG and Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Mar 31, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Full Moon Hacksaw # 1459 (Hour 1 & 2) - 01/15/2014
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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Legendary blues kick into hard funk. Experience freedom in dance, musing and introspection. We'll pay tribute to a recently departed clarinet mas...

Bought by WKAR, WOUB, WVBI-LP, WYAP, and KVRZ


  • Added: Jan 14, 2015
  • Length: 01:59:53
  • Purchases: 5
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine Week Ending January 2, 2015
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: After 55 Years, Obama Acknowledges U.S. Cuba Policy Was a Failure; New Yor...

  • Added: Dec 24, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine Week Ending December 19, 2014
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Coast to Coast Explosion of Protest Confronts Police Violence in Communiti...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine Week Ending December 12, 2014
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Injustice Seen in Ferguson is Rallying Cry for Movement Confronting Police...

  • Added: Dec 04, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
The Rise of Les Sapeurs - Renata Sago
From: WBEZ
Series: Vocalo Presents
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When one thinks of fashion forward countries, the Democratic Republic of Congo usually doesn't come to mind. But Les Sapeurs might make us feel dif...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2014
  • Length: 05:44
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine Week Ending 09/05/14
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
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Threat of Wider War Looms Over Ukraine as U.S. and NATO Accuse Russia of Intervention in Civil War; Could Public Outrage at Michael Brown Shooting ...

  • Added: Aug 27, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
The Taj Mahal Interview
From: Jake Feinberg
Series: In The Land of Giants
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Interview conducted by radio journalist Jake Feinberg with Roots Music Icon Taj Mahal. A discussion about the genesis of roots music and the music ...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 11:13
Mandela's long goodbye
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Nelson Mandela, Credit: omg.com
Sandip Roy believes that Nelson Mandela has yet one more lesson to teach the world.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 02, 2013
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
“Framed, Captured and Gagged: State Repression of Black Radicals in the 1960's”
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
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In this first of a two-part series, The Cutting Edge presents excerpts from a forum presented by the Baruch History Department at their Performing ...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2013
  • Length: 58:01
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
WorldCanvass:Africa
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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The wildly diverse and compelling continent of Africa is our focus on this program from December 2009. Discussion centers on WiderNet and the eGra...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2012
  • Length: 01:37:56
Forgiving the Unforgivable: Community Reconciliation in Sierra Leone
From: A World of Possibilities
Caption: A Fambul Tok fire., Credit: Sara Terry
A look at a new Reconciliation process in Sierra Leone.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Sep 05, 2011
  • Length: 54:56
  • Purchases: 1
No More Rwandas!: Protecting the Innocents
From: A World of Possibilities
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Genocide has claimed the lives of millions of civilians worldwide. Now, in the aftermath of such atrocities, human rights advocates are beginning t...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2010
  • Length: 55:00