Jan 31 News About WFPL Celebrate Black History Month with WFPL All month long, we're celebrating Black excellence and sharing stories of the Black experience. By Staff Jan 31 News About WFPL Celebrate Black History Month with WFPL Staff
Feb 19 In Conversation This Week In Conversation: Black History Month 2021 This year’s Black History Month lands differently. It’s the first one after national and local protests following the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. By Michelle Tyrene Johnson Feb 19 In Conversation This Week In Conversation: Black History Month 2021 Michelle Tyrene Johnson
Feb 1 News About WFPL 2021 Black History Month Programming On WFPL Listen for special programs featuring the work of author James Baldwin, jazz legend Billie Holiday and journalist Ida B. Wells. By Jonese Franklin Feb 1 News About WFPL 2021 Black History Month Programming On WFPL Jonese Franklin
Feb 26 Community Inventor, Businessman, Activist: The Remarkable Life Of Ohio Valley Native Garrett Morgan Garrett Morgan’s inventions — including the gas mask and traffic light — stand out for their contributions to public safety. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Feb 26 Community The Remarkable Life Of Ohio Valley Native Garrett Morgan Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Feb 25 Local News Mississippi’s Tortured Civil Rights History Mississippi occupies a distinct and dramatic place in the history of America's civil rights movement. No state in the South was more resistant to the struggle for black equality. No place was more violent. WFPL will air "State of Siege: Mississippi Whites and the Civil Rights Movement" tonight at 8pm. You can listen to the documentary now. By Todd Mundt Feb 25 Local News Mississippi’s Tortured Civil Rights History Todd Mundt
Feb 18 Local News Getting Equal Access to Transportation Tonight at 8pm, WFPL presents “Back of the Bus: Race, Mass Transit and Inequality," a new documentary about the fight for equal rights on America's roads and transit lines. This program visits communities across America to find out why people of color still struggle for equal treatment in public transportation. By Todd Mundt Feb 18 Local News Getting Equal Access to Transportation Todd Mundt
Feb 22 Shuffle Say It Plain: A Century of African American Oratory Saturday, February 27, 2010 9pm Producer: American RadioWorks Listen Again When the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.’s I Have a Dream speech is broadcast each February to mark Black History Month, the magnetic cadence of his words is almost impossible to resist. Like black speakers before and after him, King testified to how America betrayed […] By Todd Mundt Feb 22 Shuffle Say It Plain: A Century of African American Oratory Todd Mundt
Feb 15 Shuffle Can Do: Stories of Black Visionaries, Seekers and Entrepreneurs Saturday, February 20, 2010 9pm Producer: The Kitchen Sisters Listen Again From The Kitchen Sisters and PRX, a new Black History Month Special with host, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning actress, Alfre Woodard. These stories come from The Kitchen Sisters collection — stories of black pioneers, self-made men and self-taught women, neighborhood heros and visionaries. […] By Todd Mundt Feb 15 Shuffle Can Do: Stories of Black Visionaries, Seekers and Entrepreneurs Todd Mundt
Feb 8 Shuffle Race and the Space Race Saturday, February 13, 2010 9pm Producer: Richard Paul and Soundprint Listen Again The Space Age began when America was going through a wrenching battle over Civil Rights. And because the heart of the old Confederacy was chosen as its base, NASA played an unintended role in Civil Rights history. In this program, we hear how […] By Todd Mundt Feb 8 Shuffle Race and the Space Race Todd Mundt
Feb 8 Shuffle Who Is This Man? A State of the Re:Union Special Saturday, February 13, 2010 8pm Producer: Al Letson (NPR/PRX) Listen Again MLK Jr.’s “I have a Dream” speech has become the shorthand of the Civil Rights Movement– but we might never have heard it, if it were not for another man, who’s largely been forgotten by history: Bayard Rustin. In this program hour, we explore […] By Todd Mundt Feb 8 Shuffle Who Is This Man? A State of the Re:Union Special Todd Mundt
Feb 19 Local News Frankfort Marks Black History Month Kentuckians from across the commonwealth gathered Thursday in the rotunda of the State Capitol for the sixth annual Black History Month celebration. By Stephanie Crosby Feb 19 Local News Frankfort Marks Black History Month Stephanie Crosby