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Author Robert Hicks
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
Caption: McGavock Confederate Cemetery, Credit: Gene Korte
This historical novel brings to life the “Widow of the South,” Carrie McGavock. The bloodiest battle of the Civil War took place on November 30, 18...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2013
  • Length: 09:52
Disney Cartoons and Black Female Doctors -- What's the Connection?
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
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Series host Martha Burk interviews Dr. Myiesha Taylor, prominent emergency room physician and advocate working with the Disney corporation to inte...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Jan 30, 2013
  • Length: 28:23
  • Purchases: 1
The Rich History of Black Women
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
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Series host Martha Burk interviews Dr. Avis Jones-Deweever, Executive Director of the National Council of Negro Women, the nation's oldest coalitio...

  • Added: Jan 30, 2013
  • Length: 28:25
The Republican Party has reached its peak in the South
From: With Good Reason
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Since the 1970s, Republicans have controlled Southern politics, but according to one researcher, the Republican Party has reached its peak in the S...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2013
  • Length: 02:28
The Life, Death, and Rebirth of ACORN
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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It took 40 years to build ACORN, but just a few months to bring it down. Local organizers are trying to rebuild, but how is ACORN’s absence affect...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
Obama 2012: The Lesser Evil?
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Barack Obama’s first term has been a disappointment for many, and leaves open the question for those with a progressive agenda—is voting for Obama ...

  • Added: May 25, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
Unemployment Slamming Public Employees
From: Dick Meister
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Public employees, many of them African-Americans, are being hit particularly hard by today's high levels of unemployment.

  • Added: Dec 07, 2011
  • Length: 04:03
Michelle Alexander on the New Jim Crow
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Michelle Alexander
Professor Michelle Alexander, author of ‘The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness’ makes the case that the US’ criminal ju...

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Feb 09, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Black Porters Led The Way
From: Dick Meister
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The pioneering Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, a leader in the fight for racial equality, should be high on the list of those we honor during ...

  • Added: Jan 28, 2011
  • Length: 04:02
Closing The Wealth Gap
From: Dick Meister
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The wealth gap between African-American and white workers has been growing steadily even as the wage gap has been shrinking.

  • Added: Jul 02, 2010
  • Length: 03:12
BackStory - Black & White: The Idea of Racial Purity
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
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In America, we tend to see race in black & white. But dig a little deeper, and things quickly get mixed up.

Bought by KAZU, WCQS, WGCU, Kansas Public Radio, WYSO and more


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 21
Race and the Space Race
From: Richard Paul and Soundprint
Series: Out Of this World
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The unlikely story of Civil Rights and the Space Program.

Bought by KHNS, KUNM, WKMS, WESM 91.3 FM, WXXI and more


  • Added: Oct 22, 2009
  • Length: 59:18
  • Purchases: 37
The Gospel Truth: The Sam Cooke Story
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
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This is award-winning musical documentary is about the life of Sam Cooke- from his days in Gospel music to his triumph in R&B to his untimely demise.

Bought by Marfa Public Radio, WNCU, WETS, WUAL, and WVAS


  • Added: Feb 02, 2009
  • Length: 03:49:20
  • Purchases: 5
Sprawling of America
From: The Environment Report
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Hour-long documentary on the costs and causes of urban sprawl.

Bought by WRPI, KXOT Public Radio, WBEZ, Iowa Public Radio, WNIJ and more


  • Added: Jun 01, 2007
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 17
Making History in Massachusetts: Governor Deval Patrick, From the South Side to the State House
From: 90.9 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station
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A profile of Governor Deval Patrick, his history making election and his place in the new politics of race nationally.

Bought by KFAI, WCPN, KUT-HD, WFIU, WNPR and more


  • Added: Feb 21, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Dirty Dozen Brass Band - Going on Again: Hurricane Katrina Anniversary Special
From: Tres Hombres Productions
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This new music-intensive one-hour special features the Dirty Dozen Brass Band?s unique tribute to their New Orleans home on the one-year anniversar...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KRPS, KALW, North Country Public Radio, Morehead State Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 01, 2006
  • Length: 59:12
  • Purchases: 17
Voices of Courage in the Civil Rights Movement
From: Janis Shields
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Mary Frances Berry, Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania explores how we can achieve true social and economic justice in American...

  • Added: Dec 04, 2005
  • Length: 30:51