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SPECIAL ISeeU EPISODE: Someday, Will We Ever Be Free? Juneteenth with Opal Lee
From: I See U with Eddie Robinson
Series: I SEE U with Eddie Robinson Specials
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The grandmother of Juneteenth, Opal Lee, joins a special edition of I SEE U and shares her perspective on the commercialization of this cultural ev...

Bought by KECG


  • Added: Nov 30, 2023
  • Length: 53:31
  • Purchases: 1
Bad Blood, Bad Science
From: Distillations
Series: Innate
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The word “Tuskegee” has become shorthand for the Black community’s mistrust of the medical establishment. But what really happened?

  • Added: May 15, 2023
  • Length: 59:05
REPLAY Celebrating American Freedom (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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In 2019, Virginia joined just three other states in making Juneteenth a paid state holiday, recognizing it as a holiday for all Virginians.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WXDU, WHRV, KICI Iowa City, RADIOLEX and more


  • Added: May 26, 2022
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 11
REPLAY Celebrating American Freedom (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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In 2019, Virginia joined just three other states in making Juneteenth a paid state holiday, recognizing it as a holiday for all Virginians.

Bought by KTSW 89.9, WMUU-LP, KXCV, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WTJU and more


  • Added: May 26, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 8
REPLAY Celebrating American Freedom (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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In 2019, Virginia joined just three other states in making Juneteenth a paid state holiday, recognizing it as a holiday for all Virginians.

Bought by Kansas Public Radio, WJCU, Harford Community Radio, WJCT, WFHB and more


  • Added: May 26, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
REPLAY Celebrating American Freedom (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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In 2019, Virginia joined just three other states in making Juneteenth a paid state holiday, recognizing it as a holiday for all Virginians.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KXCV, WNED Buffalo, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: May 26, 2022
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 4
Say It Loud: Black-Pride Soul Jazz
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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Black History Special A one-hour program of jazz music, exploring the black-pride movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Perfect for Black Hi...

Bought by WNMU-FM, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, WNMU-FM, KAZU Seaside, Calif., WMOT and more


  • Added: Jan 31, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Amistad
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Oil painting of La Amistad off the coast of Long Island , Credit: Courtesy of the New Haven Museum
This week on World Ocean Radio: part four of the five-part Slavery: Heritage and Identity series. In this episode we discuss the history of La Amis...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2020
  • Length: 05:30
Preview of Upcoming Special "The Emergence of Otis Redding"
From: Paul Ingles
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A 14:30 sampler of comments and music from an upcoming public radio special on the legendary soul singer Otis Redding. Commentators in this previe...

Bought by KGLT


  • Added: Sep 09, 2016
  • Length: 14:27
  • Purchases: 1
MLK Day Celebration featuring guest speaker Brittney Packnett
From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
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Brittney Packnett gives a passionate speech to honor the civil rights leader birthday.

Bought by WSLR


  • Added: Jan 21, 2016
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 1
Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - Dreaming the DREAM
From: World Footprints LLC
Series: Celebrating Black History with World Footprints
Caption: The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, Credit: Tonya Fitzpatrick
Celebrate and relive the MLK Memorial dedications as we remember the life, legacy and dreams of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with celebrity and news...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2016
  • Length: 59:55
For one teen, Ferguson made anxiety around police more severe
From: Anne Hoffman
Series: Generation Voice
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Since last August, the cultural conversation has centered on #blacklivesmatter, Ferguson and the death of Eric Garner. But it’s less common to hear...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2015
  • Length: 02:43
MLK: Three Landmark Speeches
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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Three key speeches of American civil rights leader and Nobel Peace Laureate Dr. Martin Luther King Junior are excerpted and commented on by two lea...

Bought by KALW, WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Jan 13, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 33
MLK: Three Landmark Speeches
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Three key speeches of American civil rights leader and Nobel Peace Laureate Dr. Martin Luther King Junior are excerpted and commented on by two lea...

Bought by KUHF, WKSU, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WGCU, KICI Iowa City and more


  • Added: Jan 12, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 109
The Other Half Had a Dream Too
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
The historic 1963 March on Washington with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech featured a number of other speakers -- all male. Or...

Bought by KRZA and WSLR


  • Added: Aug 19, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 2
The Dream Before the Dream: Detroit, 1963
From: Zak Rosen
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On June 23, 1963, labor and church leaders organized tens of thousands of people in Detroit for the Great March to Freedom. Dr. Martin Luther King ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WABE, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 22, 2013
  • Length: 07:18
  • Purchases: 3
Rodney King on Forgiveness and Being a Negro
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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"I have been challenged to fight for saying 'can't we all get along.' I’ve had people say I want to kick your ass for saying that." - Rodney King I...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 14, 2012
  • Length: 06:48
  • Purchases: 2
Strike
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
Caption: portrait of Barbara Johns, who led the walkout
In 1951 a group of African American students at Robert R. Moton High School in Prince Edward County, Virginia, organized a strike to protest the su...

Bought by KALW, RadioStPete Florida, KVSC, WFHB, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Jan 09, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 27
This WE Believe - Race
From: Phil Mariage
Caption: PRX default Piece image
3 'This I Believe' essays from older, middle and young generations on Race

  • Added: Feb 05, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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
MLK Was a Working-Class Hero
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A commentary noting that Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the staunchest and most effective supporters working Americans have ever had.

Bought by Prairie Public, WEZU, RadioFreePalmer, KBRP Community Radio, KUT and more


  • Added: Jan 13, 2008
  • Length: 03:11
  • Purchases: 7
P.O.V. - Revolution '67 Filmmaker Interview
From: P.O.V. / American Documentary, Inc.
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Filmmaker Marylou Tibaldo-Bongiorno talks with P.O.V. about the making of her film "Revolution '67"

  • Added: Sep 20, 2007
  • Length: 06:52