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Back to SearchShelley's Plumbline: Life After Life In Prison: An Interview with Julius Davis
Season 2 Episode 6
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Today’s episode features a 1993 interview with Julius Davis, a man who had just spent 19 years in prison. At 21 years of age, he had …
3 years ago
Shelley's Plumbline: I Love The Skin I'm In
Season 2 Episode 5
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In this episode, Shelley reflects on an interview from 1991 that covers the topic of racial identity. Which is the correct terminolog…
3 years ago
Shelley's Plumbline: Evolution of Black Media Part 2
Season 2 Episode 4
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Today we continue our exploration of the Evolution of Black Media and the role Black radio stations played during the Civil Rights mo…
3 years, 1 month ago
Shelley's Plumbline: The Evolution of Black Media, Part 1
Season 2 Episode 3
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This week we kick off the first of a two-part series on the Evolution of Black Media. In this episode, Shelley tells us about the ear…
3 years, 1 month ago
Shelley's Plumbline: Finding Musical Talent on the Chitlin' Circuit
Season 2 Episode 2
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Today we continue telling the story of Shelley’s life in the world of music as he reflects on his days traveling the south on what wa…
3 years, 1 month ago
Shelley's Plumbline: The Last Interview with Eddie Kendricks
Season 2 Episode 1
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Shelley's Life in Music
Today we’ll begin an exploration of Shelley’s fascinating life in the music world. Over the course of his care…
3 years, 1 month ago
Shelley's Plumbline: Interview with Jim Porter from the NRA
Season 1 Episode 10
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Shelley sat down in 1993 for an interview with Jim Porter, a member of the Board of Directors of the NRA. The arguments have not chan…
3 years, 2 months ago
Shelley's Plumbline: Stories from Drug Dealer #3
Season 1 Episode 9
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This episode concludes our series on youth gangs and drug dealers with an interview of a young man who began dealing drugs at the age…
3 years, 2 months ago
Shelley's Plumbline: Stories from Drug Dealer #2
Season 1 Episode 8
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Today’s episode reaches back to 1986 and was part of a series of interviews Shelley did on Open Mic with drug dealers and youth gangs…
3 years, 2 months ago
Shelley's Plumbline: Teenage Gangs.
Season 1 Episode 7
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In 1989, two gang members from the Birmingham area approached Shelley and asked to be on his show, "Open Mic." They wanted to share t…
3 years, 2 months ago