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- Get Lit: Newbery-centric DCPL PodcastIn honor of the 100th anniversary of the John Newbery Medal, children's staff at the DC Public Library discuss their favorite books that have won the prize, one of the two most prestigious awards for children's literature in the United States. Connect with us!https://www.dclibrary.org/@dcpl on X@dcpubliclibrary on Instagram@dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social on Bluesky17 min
- All Things Creative: I Am More Than My HairFrom 2019. On this episode, author, photographer and filmmaker Alyscia Cunningham joins DC Public Library's Olubunmi Bakare to discuss photography, filmmaking, and her current project I Am More Than My Hair: My Outward Appearance Does Not Define Me. In 2022 I Am More than My Hair was nominated as an official selection for the 30th Anniversary of the Pan African Film Festival. Connect with us!https://www.dclibrary.org/@dcpl on X@dcpubliclibrary on Instagram@dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social on Bluesky43 min
- Special: Celebrating National Library Week with Alysha ClarkA discussion with Washington Mystics Player, Alysha Clark about her love for reading, National Library week, and her appreciation for library staff. Connect with us!https://www.dclibrary.org/@dcpl on X@dcpubliclibrary on Instagram@dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social on Bluesky35 min
- NINTH&G: A conversation with outgoing Urban Libraries Council President and CEO Susan BentonIn this episode of NINTH & G, DC Public Library Adult Services Coordinator, David Quick speaks with an outgoing Urban Libraries Council President and CEO, Susan Benton and DC Public Library Executive Director, Richard Reyes-Gavilan. Connect with us!https://www.dclibrary.org/@dcpl on X@dcpubliclibrary on Instagram@dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social on Bluesky50 min
- All Things Local: Second Chances with Marcus Bullock
At the age of 15, Marcus Bullock was sentenced to eight years in a maximum security prison. Today he is the CEO of Flikshop, a company he founded that helps keep families connected to their loved ones while they are incarcerated. Marcus sits down with host Olubunmi Bakare to discuss what led to his incarceration and his drive to become an entrepreneur.
***This episode originally aired in January 2019 on Full Service Radio
The music used in the introduction is titled High Definition (makaih.com) by Makaih Beats
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49 min - Access This: Slavery & Disability, A relationship that shapes disability in America todayDeborah and Dr. Dea Boster discuss the themes from the historian's book African American Slavery and Disability: Bodies, Property and Power in the Antebellum South, 1800-1860 Connect with us!https://www.dclibrary.org/@dcpl on X@dcpubliclibrary on Instagram@dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social on Bluesky58 min
- The People's Podchive
Black Studies Collection at The People’s Archive
Black Studies digital resources
Buses are a comin' : memoir of a freedom rider by Charles Person, with Richard Rooker
The Griots' cookbook : rare and well-done by Alice McGill, Mary Carter Smith & Elmira Washington
Where is My Place? Experimental Arts Community Building and Re-Building in Washington, D.C. in Dig DC
Pastor Angeloyd Fenrick interview in the Center for Inspired Teaching ‘Real World History’ Oral History Project in Dig DC
April 28, 1968 recording of the Friday Morning Music Club in Dig DC
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21 min - All Things Local: African American Genealogy
Linda Crichlow White, President of the DC Chapter of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS), joins host Olubunmi Bakare to discuss the origin of AAHGS and shares tips for those who are beginning their genealogical research.
***This episode originally aired in February of 2020 on Full Service Radio.
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42 min - DC Public Library Presents: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter from a Birmingham Jail
Music in this episode is adapted from DCPL's American Song database. A complete list of the library's music streaming databases can be found here.
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51 min - All Things Local: Lamont Carey: From Prison to Poetry
On this month's episode of All Things Local, guest Lamont Carey discusses his life growing up in Washington, being incarcerated as a juvenile and re-entering society as an adult. We also discuss his life's work.
NOTE: This episode originally aired on February 20, 2018 on DCPL Radio in partnership with Full Service Radio.
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About DC Public Library Podcast
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Hear book talks, conversations, special presentations, stories about the happenings in the library, the Labs, and Washington, DC, and much more! This show is recorded from the Labs Recording Studio at…
the historic, modernized, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in downtown Washington, D.C. This podcast was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.