Ayana Contreras

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  • Username: ayana
  • Host, Producer, Translator
  • Role: Producer/Reporter: Station-Based

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Reclaimed Soul: Rocket Fueled Soul (13:30)
From: WBEZ

Reclaimed Soul host Ayana Contreras brings us rocket-fueled soul music with outer space themes.
Caption: sonari, as a child.

Sonari is Mixed (04:46)
From: Ayana Contreras

What is "The Black Experience"?
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Reclaimed Soul: The Wonder of Stevie (13:30)
From: WBEZ

They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If that’s the case, then Stevie Wonder should know the feeling of flattery well. His songs have been covered ...
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Practically Speaking: What's in a Name (10:22)
From: Ayana Contreras

Are African-American parents that choose unique or African-sounding names putting their children at a disadvantage? Is society unduly prejudiced against such names?
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Sidney Barnes has a Stone Cold Feeling (03:38)
From: Ayana Contreras

Old record albums are plastic testaments to dreams: sometimes distant, forgotten dreams of their makers. Sidney Barnes wrote a song called "Stone Cold Feeling" in 1971 that ...