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Barbara Jordan’s 1976 keynote address to the DNC | Power Of Words

Barbara Jordan’s 1976 keynote address to the DNC | Power Of Words

In honor of Black History Month we present an encore Power of Words: WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with professor, author, activist Barbara Smith about Barbara Jordan’s keynote address to the 1976 Democratic National Convention. Photo: Barbara Jordan speaking at the...

WAMC News Podcast – Episode 270

New York state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli says Governor Kathy Hochul’s first budget proposal carries a “significantly improved outlook over last year,” but risks related to the pandemic remain. That is among the findings of the Democrat's analysis of the executive...

#1751: Jason Mott’s “Hell of a Book” | The Book Show

#1751: Jason Mott’s “Hell of a Book” | The Book Show

Jason Mott’s "Hell of a Book" won The National Book Award in 2021. It is an astounding work of fiction where a Black author sets out on a publicity tour to promote his bestselling novel. The book - always deeply honest, at times electrically funny -- goes to the heart...

#1601: The power of non-profit media  | The Media Project

#1601: The power of non-profit media | The Media Project

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current columnist Rex Smith; former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press...

WAMC News Podcast – Episode 269

In the end, New York state’s Independent Redistricting Commission failed to come up with a set of new proposed maps for congressional and state Senate and Assembly districts before the deadline, throwing the process to lawmakers. We get analysis from Richard Briffault...