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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...
- Added: Jan 29, 2015
- Length: 22:28
- Purchases: 4
Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson talks about urban planning that has art at its heart.
- Added: Jan 23, 2015
- Length: 28:30
- Purchases: 3
With a new exhibit and catalog-- both titled Represent, the Philadelphia Museum of Art puts its extensive collection of African American art on vie...
- Added: Jan 15, 2015
- Length: 28:30
- Purchases: 3
Marc Steiner Show producer Mark Gunnery shares an appreciation and review of the latest John Coltrane release, Offering: Live at Temple University....
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Dec 24, 2014
- Length: 04:58
- Purchases: 1
Now in its third iteration, the city-wide international art exhibition known as Prospect New Orleans is beginning to feel at home. This Fresh Talk ...
- Added: Nov 20, 2014
- Length: 09:26
In the 19th century, Richmond, Virginia was central to the American slave trade, earning the city more than 4 million dollars annually. A new exhib...
- Added: Nov 07, 2014
- Length: 02:42
- Purchases: 2
November the party is on! Exclaims our vocalist of the hour(s) Luciana Souza. Cedar Walton also appears both as pianist and composer, aiding Art Bl...
- Added: Nov 04, 2014
- Length: 01:59:56
- Purchases: 2
Mosaic artist Daud Abdullah up-cycles pieces of trashed pottery, tile, mirror, and glass to make public art on garbage cans in Oakland and Richmond.
Bought by WXDU
- Added: Nov 03, 2014
- Length: 05:59
- Purchases: 1
In the garage of a house in San Francisco’s Excelsior district, rehearsal is underway. In the space where a car would normally go is a stage set: a...
- Added: Oct 27, 2014
- Length: 07:15
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
Donte Clark stands in the middle of a dimly lit stage. A projected photo of a dilapidated apartment building flickers on the wall behind him. In th...
- Added: Oct 16, 2014
- Length: 12:42
The first segment welcomes back guest DJ John Mueller, bringing his taste in vocalists and US west coast jazz. Sounds then evolve thru Latino rhyt...
- Added: Sep 23, 2014
- Length: 01:59:56
- Purchases: 2
Fabulous funk in Fred Wesley and Jimmy McGriff, genius in soul with a sanctified Milt Jackson appearing each hour. Big bands meet myriad rhythms i...
- Added: Sep 16, 2014
- Length: 01:59:54
- Purchases: 2
A mobile market aims to revitalize a formerly thriving commercial district in New Orleans' historic Central City neighborhood.
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Sep 04, 2014
- Length: 04:37
- Purchases: 1
Within these two power-packed Hacksaw hours hear a continuing tribute to the late blues guitarist Johnny Winter, jazz violinists, great lyrical alt...
- Added: Aug 20, 2014
- Length: 01:59:55
- Purchases: 2
What are the origins of this dance? How did it begin? Who are the rising talents of this subculture based on the West Side of Chicago? And how has ...
- Added: Aug 12, 2014
- Length: 11:57
1 hour conversation with legendary RnB Artist Bobbby Womack. Stories about Sam Cooke, Harry Hippie and the 4 L's. Leadership, Love, Life and Lineage.
- Added: Aug 11, 2014
- Length: 07:20
Freedom Park’s relevance in Atlanta history dates back to the Civil War. On July 22, 1864, Sherman watched the city burn during the Battle of Atla...
- Added: Aug 07, 2014
- Length: 20:12
Two conversations with NEA Jazz Masters. First up, drummer Roy Haynes. He's followed by musician, composer, and bandleader Gerald Wilson.
- Added: Jul 03, 2014
- Length: 29:29
- Purchases: 2
Documentary Theater artist Mike Wiley performs and discusses Dar He, his one-man play about the murdered teenager Emmett Till.
- Added: Jun 20, 2014
- Length: 13:22
- Purchases: 2
Chick Corea speaks with Josh Jackson about Scriabin, Thelonious Monk, and Paco De Lucia. He shares his solo piano inventions from "Portraits" (Conc...
- Added: Jun 19, 2014
- Length: 58:59
Some people drop everything to pursue a dream. Painter Joel Washington, however, keeps his day job to fuel his passion.
- Added: Jun 12, 2014
- Length: 05:34
Choclatt Jared has played his bucket drums on 42nd Street, at the Grammy Awards, the Tony Awards, the Academy Awards, and on Saturday Night Live. H...
- Added: May 29, 2014
- Length: 30:13
This episode features A Subtlety, the first ever public art project by American artist Kara Walker.
- Added: May 29, 2014
- Length: 14:53
This African-American artist and educator is best known for his murals in Houston.
- Added: May 21, 2014
- Length: 01:59
