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News Articles: Roots

A Patch Of Woods, Jesuits And A Manmade Cave With Cicada Rhythm

The Grotto in Macon is one of those places that every teenager thinks is their own little secret. That is to say it isn't a secret at all, but it is...

June 07, 2017
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship

New Songs From Justin Osborne of SUSTO

Susto is a disease of the soul that has its origin in Mexico. Think of it as a kind of soul death. Sufferers are said to be walking shells of their...

June 07, 2017
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Andrew Bryant during the 2016 Bragg Jam Music Festival in Macon, Ga.

Field Session: Andrew Bryant

In this Field Session we have a live set from singer/songwriter Andrew Bryant of Water Valley, Miss. You can usually find Andrew behind the trap kit in...

June 07, 2017
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship

Field Session: Dylan LeBlanc

In this Field Session, we give you singer, songwriter and virtuoso of both guitar and lyric Dylan LeBlanc . In this solo acoustic set from the Bragg Jam...

June 07, 2017
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
LeVar Burton (left) as Kunta Kinte in the 1977 version of Roots, and Malachi Kirby (right) in the same role in the 2016 remake.

'Roots' Re-Opens A Painful Chapter In American History

A remake of the 1977 miniseries Roots premiered last week on the History Channel. It has reignited a conversation about the nation's painful past with...

June 08, 2016
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers

On Second Thought for Wednesday, June 8, 2016

We talk with novelist Terry McMillian, who uses a familiar creative device to help many of her female characters face their fears: reinvention. We saw...

June 08, 2016
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee
A scene from the 2016 version of the miniseries, Roots.

Commentary: The True Meaning Of The N-Word From 'Roots'

Has a television show ever had a profound impact on you? Well, one young man in Georgia had a transformative experience at a recent screening of the...

June 07, 2016
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By:
  • Jason Crichton

On Second Thought For Tuesday, June 7, 2016

In the summer of 1989, construction workers in Augusta made a frightening discovery. They uncovered close to ten thousand bones buried in the dirt...

June 07, 2016
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee

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