African American women poets

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PRA Archive #	Title	Description	Genre	Broadcast Date
AZ0642.12	Majority report, December 4, 1982: Barbara Christian	Barbara Christian (1943 - 2000) delivers a speech as part of the lecture series on "Gender...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	KPFA, Dec. 4, 1982
AZ1084	Wanda Coleman interviewed by Opal Palmer Adisa	Poet Opal Palmer Adisa interviews writer/poet Wanda Coleman, author of Mad Dog, Black Lady,...	American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	KPFA, ca. 1993.
AZ1669	In Celebration of Black Womanhood / Aileen Hernandez	Aileen Hernandez, former President of the National Organization for Women, and founder of the...	American Women -- Activists, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	KPFA, February 13, 1982
BB2709.04	Sonia Sanchez / interviewed by David Henderson. (Episode 4 of 4)	Sonia Sanchez (1934 - ), poet and co-founder of the Black Studies department at San Francisco...	American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	KPFA, 24 Jan. 1969
BB3788.12	Conversation with June Jordan / interviewed by Julius Lester.	Julius Lester speaks with poet and activist June Jordan (introduced as June Meyer, b. July 9,...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, 15 Sept. 1968.
BB5133	Sadie and Maude / Jeanette Henderson and Linda Taylor	In this program of poetry, discussion and music dedicated to Angela Davis, two young Black women...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Poetry	KPFK, 8 Feb. 1971.
BC0949.04	Audre Lorde (Episode 4 of 4)	Poet Audre Lorde reads selections of her own works. After introducing herself, Lorde reads the...	American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, 17 July 1972; 28 Aug. 1972.
BC2660	An evening with Maya Angelou / produced by Lin Harris.	Poet Maya Angelou (1928 - 2014) reads and sings passages from her two autobiographies, I know...	American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, 28 Dec. 1975.
IZ0354	The poet's craft / June Jordan ; interviewed by Elly Bulkin.	Interview with poet and author June Jordan (1936 - 2002) conducted by Elly Bulkin. They discuss...	American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WBAI, 5 Aug. 1974.
IZ0670.02	Women's Poetry Reading to benefit Ikon Magazine	The second half of the excerpted version of the benefit reading held for Ikon Magazine on...	American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WBAI, December 11, 1982
IZ1060	The Lesbian Show - October 23, 1978: Varied Voices of Black Women	This episode of The Lesbian Show features a conversation among three of the four women from "...	American Women -- Music and musicians, American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WBAI, 23 Oct. 1978
IZ1061.02	The Lesbian Show: July 15, 1980 - Third World Lesbian Writers Conference (2nd annual)	The Lesbian Show, produced by Donna Allegra, features readings from the 2nd Annual Third World...	American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WBAI, July 15, 1980
IZ1078	The Velvet Sledgehammer: April 22, 1981	Poetry reading by Audre Lorde. Recorded on December 12, 1980 at Barnard College, this poetry...	American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, 22 Apr. 1981.
IZ1349.07	Women and the world in the 1980s: August 20, 1982- Audre Lorde	Episode from August 20, 1982. Blanche Cook interviews poet, essayist and civil rights activist...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, August 20, 1982
IZ1349.09	Women and the world in the 1980s: November 20, 1982-Audre Lorde	Blanche Wiesen Cook interviews poet, essayist and civil rights activist Audre Lorde (1934-1992)...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WBAI, November 20, 1982
IZ1414.01	Sojourner's Journal: November 19, 1981-Black women writers and artists	Sojourner's Journal, a series about Black women. Yasmin Pierre speaks with four Black women...	American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WBAI, November 19, 1981
IZ1427	The Varied Voices of Black Women: an Olivia Records concert	This is a recording of the final concert from the Olivia Records tour "The Varied Voices of...	American Women -- Music and musicians, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Lesbians	WBAI, December 10, 1978
KZ0209	A conversation with Ntozake Shange / interviewed by Clare Spark	Ntozake Shange, the black feminist poet, author of "For colored girls who have considered...	American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	KPFK, 7 Aug. 1977.
KZ1207	Our sheroes and heroes / Maya Angelou ; interviewed by Susan Anderson.	Recording contains Susan Anderson's 1976 interview with Maya Angelou, talking about her new...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Authors and journalists	KPFK, 24 Feb. 1982
WZ0014	Among all this, you stand like a fine brownstone : Gwendolyn Brooks / produced by Taliba Holliday.	Poet Gwendolyn Brooks (1917 - 2000), the first Black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for poetry...	American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Theater	WPFW, 1977; 2 Feb. 1978.
WZ0124	To create love with dry eyes: an interview with June Jordan by Deborah Morris.	Poet, essayist, and novelist June Jordan is interviewed by author Deborah Morris. The two...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WPFW, Aug. 9, 1977.

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