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New Visions, New Voices will use multimedia formats and engage established and emerging talents to produce short-form segments including commentaries, vignettes, and features for public radio. Long-form productions will offer in-depth exploration of topics in pop culture, technology, education, politics, sports and entertainment.

On a Sunday morning like this one, 50 years ago today, four little girls were killed just because they went to Sunday sc...
09/15/2013

On a Sunday morning like this one, 50 years ago today, four little girls were killed just because they went to Sunday school. UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski remembers the tragic bombing of Birmingham's 16th Street Baptist Church. http://www.newvisionsnewvoices.org/listen-shows/moments-of-the-movement-2/76-freeman-hrabowski-2

New Visions, New Voices brings to public radio some of the nation’s most important diverse and emerging voices, offering the rich and varied perspectives needed to reach an increasingly diverse audience.

Young people played a key role in the civil rights movement. For some, their involvement came as an objection to their p...
08/08/2013

Young people played a key role in the civil rights movement. For some, their involvement came as an objection to their parents’ various fears. For a young Purcell Conway, his involvement was a family affair. In the Conway household, an arrest in pursuit of civil rights was an investment for the future and a badge of honor. Find out how that impacted him, in one of the latest installments of Moments of the Movement. http://www.newvisionsnewvoices.org/listen-shows/moments-of-the-movement-2/73-purcell-conway

New Visions, New Voices brings to public radio some of the nation’s most important diverse and emerging voices, offering the rich and varied perspectives needed to reach an increasingly diverse audience.

Founded in the 1960s as an in*******al group advocating nonviolence, the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee shif...
08/05/2013

Founded in the 1960s as an in*******al group advocating nonviolence, the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee shifted its focus to political activism and later in the decade to black militancy. SNCC member Phil Hutchings recalls how his civil rights training helped saved his life years after he had adopted SNCC’s militant position. http://www.newvisionsnewvoices.org/listen-shows/moments-of-the-movement-2/72-phil-hutchings

New Visions, New Voices brings to public radio some of the nation’s most important diverse and emerging voices, offering the rich and varied perspectives needed to reach an increasingly diverse audience.

Rev. Joseph E. Lowery discusses New York Times v. Sullivan, the case in which he was a defendant along with Fred Shuttle...
06/26/2013

Rev. Joseph E. Lowery discusses New York Times v. Sullivan, the case in which he was a defendant along with Fred Shuttlesworth, Ralph Abernathy, and Solomon Seay. Montgomery Police Commissioner L.B. Sullivan sued Lowery et al for defamation over the advertisement, “Heed Their Rising Voices,” a full-page ad that detailed ways in which authorities in the south terrorized non-violent protesters. Here, Lowery talks about the case as it was argued before the Supreme Court, and the unexpected fallout as a result.
http://www.newvisionsnewvoices.org/listen-shows/moments-of-the-movement-2/56-joseph-lowery

New Visions, New Voices brings to public radio some of the nation’s most important diverse and emerging voices, offering the rich and varied perspectives needed to reach an increasingly diverse audience.

The images of the Civil Rights Movement captured by its photographers remain some of its most important and lasting reco...
06/26/2013

The images of the Civil Rights Movement captured by its photographers remain some of its most important and lasting records, thanks to the work of the men and women on the front lines with the camera. Find out about the work of Orangeburg, S.C., native Cecil J. Williams in the latest installment of Moments of the Movement. http://www.newvisionsnewvoices.org/listen-shows/moments-of-the-movement-2/57-cecil-williams

New Visions, New Voices brings to public radio some of the nation’s most important diverse and emerging voices, offering the rich and varied perspectives needed to reach an increasingly diverse audience.

The images of the Civil Rights Movement captured by its photographers remain some of its most important and lasting reco...
06/24/2013

The images of the Civil Rights Movement captured by its photographers remain some of its most important and lasting records, thanks to the work of the men and women on the front lines with the camera. Find out about the work of Orangeburg, S.C., native Cecil J. Williams in the latest installment of Moments of the Movement.

Orangeburg, S.C., native Cecil J. Williams began taking pictures of the nascent Civil Rights Movement in his home town at the young age of 15, and later made national news after taking some key images after the 1968 Orangeburg Massacre.

NV2 contributor Avis Jones-Deweever explains why we might want to curb our enthusiasm as we look toward celebrations of ...
06/04/2013

NV2 contributor Avis Jones-Deweever explains why we might want to curb our enthusiasm as we look toward celebrations of civil rights milestones.

Though the nation is set to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic speech at the March on Washington, contributor Avis Jones-DeWeever says more work remains on the civil rights front.

Too often, Black voices are left out of the immigration debate, says Julian Kiganda, president of African Diaspora for C...
06/04/2013

Too often, Black voices are left out of the immigration debate, says Julian Kiganda, president of African Diaspora for Change. NV2 contributor Avis Jones-Deweever finds out what's missing from the conversation.

Avis Jones-DeWeever speaks with Julian Kiganda, president of African Diaspora for Change, about the often-missing Black voice in the immigration debate.

Ever heard of a MOOC? NV2 contributor Michael Eric Dyson lays out the pros and cons. http://www.prx.org/p/97846
06/01/2013

Ever heard of a MOOC? NV2 contributor Michael Eric Dyson lays out the pros and cons. http://www.prx.org/p/97846

Depending on whom you ask in educational circles, MOOCs—massive open online courses—are either all the rage or a source of rage. They accommodate non-traditional students and offer access to lecturers at prestigious institutions, but, says Dyson, some familiar disparities between well-resourced univ...

Dr. Sampson Davis felt compelled to return to his community and serve as a doctor at the same urban medical center in wh...
05/31/2013

Dr. Sampson Davis felt compelled to return to his community and serve as a doctor at the same urban medical center in which he was born. Michael Eric Dyson finds out why in this installment of "My Mike is Hot."

Rarely do we hear about the nation's health care crisis from the prospective of a doctor in the trenches who is also a product of the urban community that he serves. That’s the unique perspective of Dr. Sampson Davis, an emergency room physician in a Newark hospital and author of “Living and Dying i...

In her Focus Point commentary, NVNV contributor Avis Jones-Deweever questions America's commitment to its children.
05/16/2013

In her Focus Point commentary, NVNV contributor Avis Jones-Deweever questions America's commitment to its children.

Jones-DeWeever says that an honest assessment of America's practices and outcomes shows a questionable commitment to loving and valuing children.

In her Focus Point commentary, Avis Jones-Deweever explores why Black women are being left behind in the economic recove...
05/16/2013

In her Focus Point commentary, Avis Jones-Deweever explores why Black women are being left behind in the economic recovery.

Although the rest of the nation is on its way to a slow recovery, unemployment among black women remains stubbornly high. Jones-DeWeever explores the reasons why, and explains how one economic sector in particular must recover before this group can begin to regain traction.

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