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Radio Curious brings you an archived interview with Maria Stewart, as portrayed by scholar, Sandra Kamusakiri. Stewart was a free black woman who l...
- Added: Mar 06, 2012
- Length: 29:02
When Vunetta moved into public housing, she discovered what people meant by "the welcoming committee."
- Added: Unknown
- Length: 02:06
When Vunetta moves into public housing, she discovers what people mean by "the welcoming committee."
- Added: Unknown
- Length: 02:05
Cobi is a Dutch nurse liiving and working in a South African township. She helps orphans getting over their Aids HIV stigma and against the violenc...
- Added: Jan 11, 2012
- Length: 10:38
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 90.5 WSNC
- Added: Oct 25, 2011
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
Publisher and author Janis F. Kearney on a special edition of Tales from the South, where Southern writers bring their own true stories to life in ...
- Added: Jul 01, 2011
- Length: 29:00
"Moving in with him was a mistake because shortly after he became physically violent..." Unfortunately these situations are not uncommon and Nayl...
- Added: Feb 04, 2011
- Length: 31:20
In 2003, Carolyn's 15-year-old daughter, Ortralla, was brutally stabbed by her boyfriend in the hallway of Reagan High School in Austin, TX. Caroly...
- Added: Jan 30, 2011
- Length: 24:45
This 55 min piece features excerpts from a Feb.24th tribute to folk singer Odetta at the Riverside Church in NYC. Performing artists include Pete S...
Bought by WSLR, Marfa Public Radio, WNMU-FM, and WETS
- Added: Feb 26, 2009
- Length: 55:21
- Purchases: 4
Ruby Elzy was one of George Gershwin's hand picked leads for the original production of Porgy and Bess. Hailing from the small Mississippi town of...
- Added: Feb 03, 2009
- Length: 58:59
- Purchases: 19
It’s a case that not only made headlines across the nation but also has more questions than answers. Was it self-defense or attempted manslaughter?...
Bought by KVNF
- Added: Unknown
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
Her fouth year in the competition, Dianna says this piece is about Emmett Till's mother. Dianna Harris is 17 years old and was an individual final...
- Added: Apr 02, 2008
- Length: 02:55
Her first year in the competition, Esther says this piece is about being made fun of for talking "white". Esther Ikoro is 18 years old and was an ...
- Added: Apr 02, 2008
- Length: 01:48
- Added: Mar 24, 2008
- Length: 02:16
- Purchases: 1
Billie Holiday writing the song "Strange Friuit" - This poet is a student at Morgan Park High School (Chicago, IL).
- Added: Mar 22, 2007
- Length: 02:47
- Added: Nov 08, 2005
- Length: 27:10
- Purchases: 5
