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Even in complicated times, we tend to forget the simplicity of, “why we protest” even if the issue is a no-brainer or has complicated edges. We kno...
- Added: Aug 11, 2020
- Length: 07:34
Season 1, Episode 14
Here’s what it’s like when you’re released from prison. You’re given a $20 debit card and a bus ride home. You need housing, ...
- Added: Jul 29, 2020
- Length: 09:21
Our radio adaptation of the film, Let the Fire Burn. Directed by Jason Osder, examines the controversial, 1985 clash between police in Philadelphia...
- Added: May 04, 2020
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
Our radio adaptation of the film, The Murder of Fred Hampton, produced by filmmakers Mike Gray and Howard Alk, provides a glimpse into the life of ...
- Added: Nov 26, 2019
- Length: 29:00
(8/28/2017) There may be nothing more important in the educational life of a child than having effective teachers. But the United States is struggl...
Bought by WMUU-LP, KUER, Georgia Public Broadcasting, KOSU, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more
- Added: Aug 28, 2017
- Length: 52:58
- Purchases: 10
Why are so many of those killed by police young people of color? A recent ProPublica investigation found that a young black male is at twenty one t...
Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and WRIR
- Added: Feb 14, 2015
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
**A MUST-HEAR EPISODE FOR ANYBODY INTERESTED IN THE EVENTS THAT OCCURRED IN FERGUSON, MO.**
Nick visits the town of Ferguson, MO in the aftermath ...
Bought by KVNF
- Added: Aug 27, 2014
- Length: 54:59
- Purchases: 1
Donald Perry was found not guilty--so why is he still in prison?
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Aug 05, 2013
- Length: 05:41
- Purchases: 2
We take a look at the Police killing of Oscar Grant in Oakland, and the debate over who gets to decide when an officer has done something wrong.
Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio
- Added: Jul 15, 2010
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
Who gets to decide when an officer has done something wrong—the police chief or the people? Cities across the country are creating civilian oversig...
Bought by KVSC
- Added: Aug 05, 2009
- Length: 28:56
- Purchases: 1
Winn Dixie recently opened in New Orleans East and while the rest of the area is slow to rebuild, residents are at least able to make groceries. I ...
- Added: Oct 04, 2007
- Length: 05:58
This is an in depth look at one of the many charter schools opening this fall in New Orleans
- Added: Sep 04, 2007
- Length: 12:59
