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Buildings Speak: Stories of Pioneering Women Architects

From: The Kitchen Sisters

Perfect for Women's History Month programming. "Buildings Speak: Stories of Pioneering Women Architects," a new special from The Kitchen Sisters, h...

Bought by WCUW 91.3 FM, WILL, KALW, WRGY, WKSU and more

House/Full of Black Women

From: The Kitchen Sisters

For some eight years now, 34 Black women from the Bay Area — artists, scholars, midwives, nurses, an architect, an ice cream maker, a donut maker, ...

Bought by KASU, WWNO, High Plains Public Radio, CHSR-FM 97.9, WXXI Rochester and more

Rita Dove: Rara Avis

From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand

Caption: Poet Rita Dove, Credit: Fred Viebahn

Pulitzer-prize winning poet Rita Dove.

Eloisa Diaz-Sanz: One of My Favorite Quotes Is by Malcolm X

From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues

Caption: Eloisa Diaz-Sanz, Credit: Shefik

Freedom - Eloisa Diaz-Sanz is an American creative consultant and fashion designer from New York City, specializing in womenswear. Her experience i...

Edward Harden Peeples Garden of Liberation Part 2

From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand

Edward Harden Peeples V was born to be a racist. It almost seemed preordained. One of his ancestors had owned 250 slaves and his father loathed bla...

Bought by KVSC

A Picture Emerges

From: Josh Swartz

This story explores Michelle Obama's early life, expectations surrounding her ascendency as First Lady, and the impact she will leave on the office...

Bought by WWNO, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WHCP-LP Cambridge, WTJU, CI Dolphin Radio and more

The Jemima Code (Gravy Ep. 6)

From: Southern Foodways Alliance
Series: Gravy Podcast

Caption: Toni Tipton Martin making hot rolls.

There’s a whole lot more than recipes in Toni Tipton Martin’s cookbook collection… It contains a surprising culinary history of African Americans i...

Bought by KVLU, WBHM, WABE, and PRX Remix

Beyoncé Made Me A Feminist

From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions

Teen radio journalist, Lilli Carlsen, traces how her journey to become a feminist directly corresponds to musical artist Beyonce’s lyrics. For many...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Lady Writes the Blues (1-Hour Special)

From: Radio Diaries

Caption: McCoy in the studio circa 1984.

You may not know Rosemarie McCoy’s name, but you probably know her songs. Over 800 of them spanning the full range of American pop music, from Rhyt...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WSKG, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WBEZ and more

Infant Mortality: A special documentary

From: Michigan Radio
Series: State of Opportunity

Infant mortality rates in Michigan are better than they used to be, but still not good enough. Seven out of every 1,000 babies born in Michigan w...

Who Controls Black Women's Bodies? (encore)

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: Rally in support of the Ohio Prevention First Act, Credit: creative commons Flickr user ProgressOhio

Reproductive health services for women are under attack, leaving poor women and women of color lacking access. But a broad coalition of women is st...

Bought by WRIR

A Taste of Sugar: The Sugar Pie de Santo Story (Part #2)

From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show

Caption: Sugar Pie de Santo, Credit: Chess Records

SUGAR PIE DE SANTO is a singer, dancer, band leader and song writer who is responsible for the hit with Etta James "In The Basement". She has recor...

Carmen's Grandmother

From: Jay Allison
Series: Stories From Carmen

Produced in 1992 and originally aired on All Things Considered, this evergreen story chronicles Carmen Delzell's visit to her grandmother in the nu...

Bought by KUT, KUOW, and PRX Remix

The Black Experience

From: West Virginia Public Broadcasting

Dr. Della Taylor Hardman made it her mission to talk to influential and promising African Americans inside and outside of West Virginia. Her interv...

Bought by High Plains Public Radio, WDDE, WJAB, KWMR, WEMU and more

Still Singing the Blues: New Orleans and South Louisiana

From: Richard Ziglar
Series: Still Singing the Blues

Caption: Louisiana blues diva Carol Fran performs at her 76th birthday party., Credit: Photo by Barry Yeoman

Still Singing the Blues: New Orleans and South Louisiana features musicians in New Orleans and South Louisiana who continue to perform the blues—of...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KMUW, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KZMU Moab Community Radio, KCMJ Community Radio and more

The Beat is Tight but the Words ain't Right

From: TEMPO Radio Project
Series: TEMPO

African American Women's Reflections on Hip-Hop

More Than A Teacher

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

A woman who teaches English in African refugee camps finds her students sometimes need more than an English lesson.

Bought by PRX Remix, Marfa Public Radio, and KRUA

The Soul of Chaka Khan

From: Joyride Media

This new hour of music and conversation will feature Chaka Khan's career as one of R&B's leading female vocalists, and her influence on contemporar...

Bought by KMUW, Harford Community Radio, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WJAB and more