Podcast appearances and mentions of richard durham

It's one of only a few classic radio shows by African-Americas. Destination Freedom was a weekly radio program produced by NBC radio station WMAQ in Chicago from 1948 to 1950. It presented biographical histories of prominent African-Americans as written by the program's producer Richard Durham. You are going to hear a 1950 episode about the creation of the National Urban League, the nonpartisan historic civil rights organization that advocates on behalf of economic and social justice for African Americans, and against racial discrimination in the United States. Plus a 1949 episode about the founder of the city of Chicago. Jean Baptiste Point du Sable was an African-American trader who established the settlement of Chicago in the 1780s. Get ready for living history, right after this break. More at http://krobcollection.com

Destination Freedom was a weekly radio program produced by NBC radio station WMAQ in Chicago from 1948 to 1950. It presented biographical histories of prominent African-Americans as written by the program's producer Richard Durham. You are going to hear episodes about three tireless advocates for civil rights, diversity and inclusion. The 1948 story of James Weldon Johnson, an attorney, diplomat, writer, and co-creator of the Negro National Anthem. The 1949 story of the legendary educator Booker T. Washington, president of the Tuskegee Institute. And the 1949 story of Mary Church Terrell, one of the first African-American women to earn a college degree. Terrell was a talented journalist and charter member of the NAACP. More at http://krobcollection.com

It's time for Destination Freedom, a weekly radio program produced by NBC Radio's Chicago affiliate from 1948 to 1950. The show presented biographical histories of prominent African-Americans. The show was the brainchild of black journalist and author Richard Durham. This episode is called Dark Explorers, and is about the Moors of New Spain.  More at KRrobCollection.com

In this episode of Podcasting Smarter, we're speaking to Talib Jasir of the Afros & Audio, a podcast festival for and by Black podcast creatives and audio professionals that's coming up this October 22-23rd.  We speak about how he got into podcasting, using his creativity to create audio dramas and supporting community throughout the podcasting medium.    Have you felt any of the following: You haven't been able to find or create your desired podcasting community? You want to support and connect with Black podcasters? You want to find out about in-person podcast events? Then this episode is for you! In this episode, you will learn the following: How Talib got into podcasting, his inspirations from early radio and why he created the Afros & Audio conference What is Afros & Audio as a community, who can attend the conference and why it's such an important community The in-person experience of the conference, connecting with the Black podcaster community, attend panels and network The Afros & Audio Podcast Network, and the scripted fiction podcast, The Fussings: Until One of Us is Dead that Talib created   How we can encourage and support Black podcast creators with support and what that looks like What shows that Talib is inspired by, including as early radio drama called Destination Freedom from Richard Durham in the 1920's and 1930's The living record of our experiences as podcasters and how we're leaving our legacy for future generations Subscribe to our email newsletter to get updates from the team head over to: https://www.podbean.com/email-subscribe You can get in touch with Talib on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram as well as listen to the The Fussings Podcast and find the Afros & Audio Festival here which is coming up this Oct. 22-23, 2022 in Philadelphia, PA.   ... Podcast Smarter is the official in-house podcast by Podbean.  Podbean is a podcast publishing and monetization service, hosting almost 600,000 podcasts.  If you're looking to start your own podcast, monetize your podcast and livestream directly to your listeners, you can set up an account at podbean.com  To contact Podcasting Smarter with questions get in contact at podcastingsmarter@podbean.com 

Three of the country's top board game designers Amanda Milne, Richard Durham and Julia Schiller talk about the enduring appeal of rolling the dice and moving counters, and the kinds of homegrown board games that are hitting the market.

DMV Music Academy founder, percussionist, entrepreneur, freelancer, professor, and performer Donnie Johns stops by to talk about his recent PASIC performance as part of the Colour of Music Orchestral Percussion Section (03:00), his percussion activities with Richmond Symphony, Bowie State, UMBC, and DMV (19:00), growing up south of Baltimore, his extensive musical background, and his baseball and sports background (35:30), his years at the University of Maryland for undergrad (54:05), going to grad school back at Maryland and his decision to leave full-time secondary school teaching (01:11:00), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions, including segments on being an African American in percussion, C.S. Lewis, and Nikki Giovanni (01:20:45).FInishing with a Rave on Muhammad Ali's 1975 autobiography (01:40:10).Links:Donnie Johns' DMV Percussion PageThe Colour of Music PASIC PerformanceLee PringleJauvon Gilliam on the podcastSean Daniels“Adoration” - Florence PriceRaynor CarrollJovon Milford on the podcastThomas Spann, Jr. on the podcastEmmanuel ScottMalcolm JacksonMarcia McCantsLamon Lawhorn on the podcast in 2020Joshua Simonds on the podcastSphinx OrganizationGateways Music FestivalSt. Elmo's IndianapolisJohn TafoyaTony AmesCal Ripken, Jr. highlightsMichael Jordan highlightsBrett Favre highlightsRon BarnettMaryland wins 2002 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship“The Whole Toy Laid Down” - Dave Hollinden“Stained Glass” - David Gillingham“Third Construction” - John Cage“Ionization” - Edgard Varese“And the Mountains Rising Nowhere” - Joseph Schwantner“Rhythm Song” - Paul Smadbeck“Log Cabin Blues” - GH Green“Hangar 84” - Paul Bissell“Sunset Glow” - Samuels/Friedman“Prelude No. 1” - Ney Rosauro“Chain” - Kazunori Miyake“Timpani Concert No. 1” - James OliverioEarl YowellKarli Viña on the podcastScent of a Woman trailerDude, Where's My Car? trailerThe Problem of Pain - C.S. LewisScrewtape Letters - C.S. Lewis“Let's Stay Together” - Al Green“What's Going On” - Marvin Gaye“Gemini” - Nikki GiovanniRaves:The Greatest: My Own Story - Muhammad Ali and Richard Durham

Publisher, activist, civil rights leader, Bennett Johnson has seen it all in his 90-something years of life. Best of friends with Mayor Harold Washington (going back to their days in college). Associate of Muhammad Ali. Good friends with the great writer Richard Durham. You name it, he's seen it. He tells all. Including what happened to Ali's gold medal. Hint--exactly what Ali said happened to it.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Physical games offer an incredible opportunity for people to explore & learn concepts. This can be applied in STEM education! We chat with Richard Durham, a passionate advocate for game design and the Curriculum Development Manager for the Faculty of Creative Arts and Industries at the University of Auckland. This is part 1 of 2 discussions on applying game design to learning environments. Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education More about Richard Durham Richard provides strategic guidance and decision-making in relation to curriculum development and learning design for the Faculty of Creative Arts and Industries at the University of Auckland. His background is in education, degrees in science education, curriculum design and instruction, and a decade of classroom teaching. He also designs serious games and consults for social good organisations, museums, events, and schools, leveraging his passion and experience for play, games, and learning design. Email: rich@wondertree.nz Education email: r.durham@auckland.ac.nz Twitter: @richdurham Hohi 1816  Recent project: an educational board game about Aotearoa's first school, In collaboration with Ruth Lemon of Te Puna Wānanga in the Faculty of Education and Social Work at UoA. https://hohi1816.nz/ Megagames? What is that? A 2015 docu-style playthrough of "Watch the Skies" (Language warning!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN71v9H_gg8 Examples of science teaching games Gutcheck: the Microbe game  https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.2001984 Genius Games' collection https://www.geniusgames.org/collections/science-based-tabletop-games Paved Paradise: a climate change tiny house game http://www.susted.com/wordpress/content/board-games-as-educational-tools_2021_05/ (journal article is readable and covers the basics of games-based learning vocabulary) A game design curriculum: Stone Librande, who has a great curriculum for teaching game design to beginning game designers: Stone's Game Design Curriculum written for Riot Games, (CC-license) for teachers (with links to US standards):  https://www.riotgames.com/en/urf-academy/the-curriculum Stone's GDC video on Designing games for Game designers: https://gdcvault.com/play/1015305/Designing-Games-for-Game Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education With interviews with leading science educators and STEM thought leaders, this science education podcast is about highlighting different ways of teaching kids within and beyond the classroom. It's not just about educational practice & pedagogy, it's about inspiring new ideas & challenging conventions of how students can learn about their world! https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/ Know an educator who'd love this STEM podcast episode?  Share it! The FizzicsEd podcast is a member of the Australian Educators Online Network (AEON ) http://www.aeon.net.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Since he guest hosted the show this past week, you know that donnie l. betts is an activist, storyteller, filmmaker, and producer of audio dramas. So we couldn't help but share a little more of his work, especially since it connects with so many of the themes we discussed on the show this week. "The Tale of the Bullet" explores America's obsession with guns from the perspective of the bullet. He initially released it as an episode of his podcast, Destination Freedom: Black Radio Days, which is a revival of the first African-American radio drama by Richard Durham, and, like its predecessor, tells the stories of people of color and highlights important issues. The full version of "The Tale of the Bullet" ends with a conversation with activists and families who have been impacted by gun violence, which you can find on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Find out more about Destination Freedom: Black Radio Days on donnie's website, and check out the original Destination Freedom show here. Don't miss our daily newsletter, delivered fresh to your inbox every weekday! Subscribe here: https://denver.citycast.fm/newsletter/ And don't forget about the tweets! @CityCastDenver 

"Forget everything else, every fight that has been won or lost before and all of those that will be contested in years to come. Forget every battle of man against man, of mind against mind, of soul against soul. This is the one. This is the greatest.”’ Ali affixed a higher purpose to his fights. His fight wasn’t against the human being in the opposite corner. It was against injustice against his brothers, the forced segregation of his people, the racially charged violence and all the inequities a poor black child born in the hopelessness of the American ghetto has to contend with. His fight went beyond the borders of America too, it stretched into the heart of Vietnam.  https://www.patreon.com/writteninbloodhistory Further Reading/Principle Sources: Ali, Muhammad, and Richard Durham. 2015. The greatest, my own story. Photo Credit: CJDiJulius.myportfolio.com Media Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8ZWZzt0bkQ&list=WL&index=3&t=2486s&ab_channel=reelblack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnY_FsxAChg&list=WL&index=4&ab_channel=JoeyGrabowski https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deNk2qHA3FA&list=WL&index=7&ab_channel=MuhammadAli_GOAT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxczlps5_bg&list=WL&index=8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KbMkzs9gQA&list=WL&index=10&ab_channel=MeMyselfI71 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55AasOJZzDE&list=WL&index=11&t=3232s&ab_channel=LeviJohansen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiD0wfduxKE&list=WL&index=12&t=8s&ab_channel=AlWilson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxuqSzE2mB0&list=WL&index=14&ab_channel=TheDickCavettShow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6DefSfqZ4w&list=WL&index=17&ab_channel=Browithafro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XSliiaDcRU&list=WL&index=6&ab_channel=S%C3%A9bastienCorso Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Audio Drama at its best. 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. Destination Freedom Black Radio Days pick up where the first nationwide Black 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. Using new scripts as well as drawing on archives. Destination Freedom Black Radio Days 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 Black Radio Days, dramatized the lives of great figures in African-American and other people of color past and present.

Remembering the writers, actors and shows that gave African-Americans a voice on radio and helped to make the medium a more diverse place

Welcome to episode 9 of Destination Freedom Black Radio Days Podcast. Black Radio Days brings you a special podcast, a broadcast of The Knock Kneed Man “The Story of Crispus Attucks Freedom Fighter with an introduction by the late great artist-activist Oscar Brown Jr. Destination Freedom Black Radio Days picks up where the first nationwide Black 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. Using new scripts as well as drawing on archives. Destination Freedom Black Radio Days 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 Black Radio Days, dramatized the lives of great figures in African-American and other people of color. 2020 season will examine the issues facing communities of color.  police shooting, immigration, health disparities and gender bias.

Black Radio Days brings you special podcast, my interview with the author of Enrique’s Journey Sonia Narazio Destination Freedom Black Radio Days pick up where the first nationwide Black 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. That boundary-breaking program, Destination Freedom Black Radio Days, dramatized the lives of great figures in African-American and other people of color past and present. The 2020 season will examine the issues facing communities of color. Exploring police shooting, immigration, health disparities, and gender bias. Enrique’s Journey as a beautiful, sad, and inspiring testimony to the power of love and loneliness.   Braving unimaginable peril, often clinging to the sides and tops of freight trains, Enrique travels through hostile worlds full of thugs, bandits, and corrupt cops. Support for Destination Freedom is provided by Bonfils Stanton Foundation, The Eulipions Fund of The Denver Foundation, Arts in Society And now my interview with Sonia Nazario.

Welcome to episode 6 of Destination Freedom Black Radio Days Podcast.  Destination Freedom Black Radio Days picking 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.  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. This season  examines the intersection of law, law enforcement and communities of color. Exploring police shooting, immigration and gender bias. Enrique’s Journey” part 3 of 4 based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Sonia Nazario adapted by Anthony J. Garcia. Garcia describes Enrique’s Journey as   a beautiful, sad and inspiring testimony to the power of love and loneliness.    Braving unimaginable peril, often clinging to the sides and tops of freight trains, Enrique travels through hostile worlds full of thugs, bandits, and corrupt cops.  For more information visit www.nocredits.com and go to Destination Freedom. And now Enrique’s Journey and stay tuned for our community conversation that directly follows. Follow us on facebook at @nocreditsproductionsllc.com, instagram, on twitter @donniebetts and @nocreditsproductionsllc or @blackradiodays. 

Destination Freedom is an audio journey through the Black Experience in America and other unheard voices. Produced by donnie l. betts and No Credits Productions,LLC The original Destination Freedom came to be in 1948 and ended 1950 all written by radio hall of fame writer Richard Durham. I reviled the shows in 1998 and I have been producing the series ever since.  When first produced The series walked a daring line between reform and revolution, and was shut down by its network in 1950, because of its pro Black stance and as McCarthyism tightened its grip on American broadcasting. Destination Freedom Episode two “The Dark Legend of Detroit Blue” written by Hugo Sayles with musical guest Lionel Young. It was nineteen hundred, and thirty-three  in Detroit, Michigan.  Legends can be born, even in  lowly places. Evil needs, create evil intentions This here is the story of a dark soul. Detroit Blue had walked down murderer’s way so many times, on this day it would be his knife. Our killer lives in the darkness of places like this dim hallway, poised for murder   In the dimness of the doorway, and he heard was a soft, “Mmmff,” as he drove his blade home.  Wrong target. Very wrong. He felt a need to be something . . . someone else . . . not a killer . . . never a killer. Never Detroit Blue.  But evil always find evil. Follow us on facebook at nocreditsproductionsllc, twitter @blackradiodays @donniebetts instragram #nocreditsproductionsllc  

Welcome to episode one of Destination Freedom Black Radio Days Podcast. I’m your host producer/director donnie l. betts Destination Freedom Black Radio Days, live radio show/podcast celebrates 20 years 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 Black Radio Days classic) 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; betts now continues in its spirit with all-new scripts. The 2019-2020 season will examine the intersection of law and law enforcement and community of color. Exploring police shooting, immigration and gender bias. Join us Destination Freedom Presents BLACK with a Capital B. BLACK. by Lamaria Aminah After one more young black man dies at the hands of police, a community is shaken. A conversation evolves between two mothers at the vigil – one white and one black. Through their interaction, BLACK. gets to the heart of the matter on communication between races. The cast includes Such as Black, Devra Keyes as white, Kerrie KJ Joy and Andrew J. Betts. Stay after the performance for a robust community discussion led by donnie l. betts and musical guest Monique Brooks Roberts   For more information visit www.nocredits.com and go to Destination Freedom.    

Golden voice narrator Robin Miles narrates a biography of Richard Durham, an African-American radio broadcaster who was posthumously inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame. Durham rose as an intellectual during a period when African-American writing was getting increased attention after WWII, and his story is good listening for history buffs. Robin Miles narrates with smooth transitions, and even sings out some of the spirituals featured in the story. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter on our website. On today’s episode are Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine reviewer Jonathan Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Richard Durham created Destination Freedom which premiered on June 27, 1948 on Chicago radio WMAQ to battle the perception of the African American Society as defined by White Supremacists groups. Durham asked for nothing in return except that the truth get out. We hope you enjoy the 4 episodes we’ve chosen for you today and we also hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Thanks for supporting Brando Classic Old Time Radio.

Feb. 3, 2016. Award-winning radio producer Sonja D. Williams illuminates Durham's extraordinary career in her book "Word Warrior", which draws on archives and hard-to-access family records, as well as interviews with family and such colleagues as Studs Terkel and Toni Morrison. She discussed and signed her book. Speaker Biography: Sonja Williams is a professor in the Howard University Department of Media, Journalism and Film in Washington. She has worked as a broadcast journalist and media trainer in the Caribbean, Africa and the U.S. and has received numerous awards, including three Peabody awards for significant and meritorious achievement. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7193

Destination Freedom was an old time radio program created by Richard Durham telling historic stories of The Black Man’s struggle in a modern Racist society. Destination Freedom used black actors playing real everyday people. I hope you enjoy Destination Freedom

Word Warrior documents the writing, life and times of a pioneering, yet overlooked, African American artist. Throughout Richard Durham's lifetime (1917-1984), this prolific Mississippi-born, Chicago-based writer used his eloquent literary voice and fierce determination to fight for freedom, equality and justice for all.Durham first authored engaging poetry and radio dramas during the 1930s and '40s. He may be best known for his award-winning "Destination Freedom" series featured on Chicago's NBC affiliate, WMAQ, from 1948-1950. The series took listeners on a weekly, half-hour journey through the lives and accomplishments of African American history makers and heroes -- a truly unique series on a medium that barely recognized and usually negatively stereotyped black citizens in a highly discriminatory America.Richard Durham also earned honors as an investigative reporter for the black-owned Chicago Defender. During the 1960s, he edited the Nation of Islam's Muhammad Speaks newspaper and served as lead writer for "Bird of the Iron Feather," a pioneering public television series about black life. Durham wrote Muhammad Ali's 1975 autobiography, The Greatest, and later served as a strategist and speechwriter for Chicago's first black mayor, Harold Washington.Sonja D. Williams is a professor in the Howard University Department of Media, Journalism, and Film. She has worked as a broadcast journalist and media trainer in the Caribbean, Africa and throughout the United States, receiving numerous awards, including three George Foster Peabody Awards for Significant and Meritorious Achievement.The Brown Lecture Series is supported by a generous grant from the Eddie C. and C. Sylvia Brown Foundation.Recorded On: Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Word Warrior documents the writing, life and times of a pioneering, yet overlooked, African American artist. Throughout Richard Durham's lifetime (1917-1984), this prolific Mississippi-born, Chicago-based writer used his eloquent literary voice and fierce determination to fight for freedom, equality and justice for all.Durham first authored engaging poetry and radio dramas during the 1930s and '40s. He may be best known for his award-winning "Destination Freedom" series featured on Chicago's NBC affiliate, WMAQ, from 1948-1950. The series took listeners on a weekly, half-hour journey through the lives and accomplishments of African American history makers and heroes -- a truly unique series on a medium that barely recognized and usually negatively stereotyped black citizens in a highly discriminatory America.Richard Durham also earned honors as an investigative reporter for the black-owned Chicago Defender. During the 1960s, he edited the Nation of Islam's Muhammad Speaks newspaper and served as lead writer for "Bird of the Iron Feather," a pioneering public television series about black life. Durham wrote Muhammad Ali's 1975 autobiography, The Greatest, and later served as a strategist and speechwriter for Chicago's first black mayor, Harold Washington.Sonja D. Williams is a professor in the Howard University Department of Media, Journalism, and Film. She has worked as a broadcast journalist and media trainer in the Caribbean, Africa and throughout the United States, receiving numerous awards, including three George Foster Peabody Awards for Significant and Meritorious Achievement.The Brown Lecture Series is supported by a generous grant from the Eddie C. and C. Sylvia Brown Foundation.

Sonja D. Williams‘ book Word Warrior: Richard Durham, Radio, and Freedom (University of Illinois Press, 2015) connects its subject to some of the most important events and social movements of his time, including what we now call the Civil Rights Movement and the Great Migration. Durham’s life path, like that of many other African Americans born in the early part of the 20th century, goes from the Jim Crow South, to Chicago, where his family builds a solid middle-class existence founded on educational attainment and hard work. Durham’s writing career included poetry, newspapers, radio, television, and a celebrated biography of Muhammad Ali. Durham also played a significant role in the election of the first black mayor of Chicago, his high school friend, Harold Washington. In this engaging interview, Sonja Williams sheds important light on an unassuming man who was most comfortable quietly but forcefully serving the causes he believed in from behind the scenes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sonja D. Williams‘ book Word Warrior: Richard Durham, Radio, and Freedom (University of Illinois Press, 2015) connects its subject to some of the most important events and social movements of his time, including what we now call the Civil Rights Movement and the Great Migration. Durham’s life path, like that of many other African Americans born in the early part of the 20th century, goes from the Jim Crow South, to Chicago, where his family builds a solid middle-class existence founded on educational attainment and hard work. Durham’s writing career included poetry, newspapers, radio, television, and a celebrated biography of Muhammad Ali. Durham also played a significant role in the election of the first black mayor of Chicago, his high school friend, Harold Washington. In this engaging interview, Sonja Williams sheds important light on an unassuming man who was most comfortable quietly but forcefully serving the causes he believed in from behind the scenes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sonja D. Williams‘ book Word Warrior: Richard Durham, Radio, and Freedom (University of Illinois Press, 2015) connects its subject to some of the most important events and social movements of his time, including what we now call the Civil Rights Movement and the Great Migration. Durham's life path, like that of many other African Americans born in the early part of the 20th century, goes from the Jim Crow South, to Chicago, where his family builds a solid middle-class existence founded on educational attainment and hard work. Durham's writing career included poetry, newspapers, radio, television, and a celebrated biography of Muhammad Ali. Durham also played a significant role in the election of the first black mayor of Chicago, his high school friend, Harold Washington. In this engaging interview, Sonja Williams sheds important light on an unassuming man who was most comfortable quietly but forcefully serving the causes he believed in from behind the scenes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

Sonja D. Williams‘ book Word Warrior: Richard Durham, Radio, and Freedom (University of Illinois Press, 2015) connects its subject to some of the most important events and social movements of his time, including what we now call the Civil Rights Movement and the Great Migration. Durham’s life path, like that of many other African Americans born in the early part of the 20th century, goes from the Jim Crow South, to Chicago, where his family builds a solid middle-class existence founded on educational attainment and hard work. Durham’s writing career included poetry, newspapers, radio, television, and a celebrated biography of Muhammad Ali. Durham also played a significant role in the election of the first black mayor of Chicago, his high school friend, Harold Washington. In this engaging interview, Sonja Williams sheds important light on an unassuming man who was most comfortable quietly but forcefully serving the causes he believed in from behind the scenes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This live recording from MAGFest 13 features Juese, Dave, Ben, Darrin DeMarco, six (6) owls, Richard Durham, Sean Lewis, and Caveman Juese. Listen as we talk about virtual reality, running a business, and making video games. Thank you to everyone that came to see the live show!

Juese, Ben, and sometimes Steve are joined by the elusive Richard Durham who came back to the states for a bit from his new home in New Zealand! This episode is filled with some good Rich stories as well as some good ol’ fashioned improvisation!

Baseball Historian presents Destination Freedom May/15/49 "The Ballad of Satchell Paige"The story of the "greatest pitcher of all time." Well done, good radio with excellent singing translations, despite the somewhat over-enthusiastic ranking of Mr. Paige's abilities. Charles Chan (announcer), Dean Olmquist, Elwyn Owen (organist), Fred Pinkard, Harris Gaines, Harvey Hayes, Homer Hecht (producer), Jose Bettencort, Lou Kessler (music), Oscar Brown Jr., Richard Durham (writer), Ted Liss, Tony Parish (narrator).Online Meetings Made Easy with GoToMeeting Try it Free for 45 days use Promo Code Podcast Go To GoDaddy & SAVE!! Use Promo Code Blu19