A live audio drama that picks up where the first nationwide African-American radio drama, produced in Chicago by Richard Durham more than sixty years ago, left off. The show walked a daring line between reform and revolution, and was shut down by its network in 1950, as McCarthyism and anti-communism tightened its grip on American broadcasting. As well as drawing on the archive of Destination Freedom (now branded Destination Freedom Black Radio Days, this program illuminates a largely unknown, but important chapter in the history of human rights and tells how radio played its part from the very beginning. That boundary-breaking program, Destination Freedom, dramatized the lives of great figures in African-American and other people of color past and present, continues in its spirit with all-new scripts. This series honors and expands on that theme. Part of the Broadway Podcast Network
https://broadwaypodcastnetwork.com/podcast/destination-freedom-black-radio-days/
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 2 days 19 minutes
Season 2 Trailer
The 2021 season of Destination Freedom Black Radio Days will examine the issues facing communities of color - exploring police shooting, immigration, health disparities, and gender bias.
Season 2 Launch Promo
This is a promo for the launch of Season 2 of Destination Freedom Black Radio Days.
episode 1: Mary McLeod Bethune, One out of Seventeen
Mary Jane McLeod Bethune was 1 of 17 children. She was an American educator, stateswoman, philanthropist, humanitarian, womanist, and civil rights, activist.
episode 2: Ruth Blue Turnquest, “The Angel of Federal Street"
“The Angel of Federal Street” tells the story of the great humanitarian of Chicago, Ruth Blue Turnquest.
episode 3: Interview with Sonja D Williams, professor in the Howard University Department of Media, Journalism and Film
Sonja D. Williams is a professor in the Howard University Department of Media, Journalism and Film in Washington, DC. She has written and produced numerous documentaries for NPR, PRI, Smithsonian Productions, and local radio stations nationwide.
episode 4: The Cleaning Ladies and Bound by Blood
The 2021 season of Destination Freedom Black Radio Days will examine the issues facing communities of color beginning with “The Cleaning Ladies” and “Bound by Blood” by Clinnesha Sibley “The Cleaning Ladies” takes place in Manhattan on February 21, 1965 in the Audubon Ballroom, the day of Malcolm X’s assassination. “Bound by Blood” takes us to the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN, the night of Dr. Martin Luther King’s assassination...
episode 5: The Lesson and The Conk
The Lesson, written by Kenya Fashaw - Racial biases spark a fuse when a 17 year old Black student starts his first day at a new High School named after a Ku Klux Klan grand wizard. "The Conk," written by Kenya Fashaw - Black hair history is provided with this short excerpt about "The Conk '' hairstyle worn by Black men in the 1940s.
episode 6: James Step Back Williams, A Covid Tale
Destination Freedom Black Radio Days examines issues facing communities of color with James “Step Back” Williams. In the early days of Covid 19, some people suffered because of human error and or biases. This is the story of one patient journey who suffered from both.
episode 7: A Letter From Heaven To America from Emmett Till
Destination Freedom Black Radio Days presents A Letter From Heaven To America from Emmett Till
episode 8: The Eclectic - Interview with Deborah Watts
Destination Freedom Black Radio Days presents The Eclectic. We bring you our interview with Deborah Watts founder of the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation and Emmett Till's cousin.