WOWD Celebrates BLACK HISTORY MONTH

WOWD Celebrates Black History Month

WOWD celebrates and practices diversity in its programmers and its programming, and during February takes special note of the struggles and achievements of African-Americans.

Here are just some of the Black History Month features during our February programs:

9 PEOPLE'S FAVORITE THING - Judy plays modern musical theater songs by Black composers and lyricists (2/11)

BLUES HALL OF FAME - Big Boy Little surveys the career of pioneering Black record man Bobby Robinson (2/20)

CHECK-IN TIME - Marika explores the heritage of Carnival in Trinidad (2/13)

CIRCLES - Steve Lorber and Eddie Dean spotlight two unconventional Black musicians from the '60s:  Love's Arthur Lee and Bruce "Mr Tambourine Man" Langhorne (2/5); Brian Horrorwitz spins R&B and Soul 45's from the 50s and 60s (2/19)

GUITAR ARCADE - Patrick salutes the Women of Soul (2/26)

HI-FI DINER - Lis plays Hip-Hop (2/19) and Funk (2/26)

HIGH-n-LOW - DJ Urbanowa plays Motown (2/12) and Black indie artists (2/26) 

INDIE PENCHANT - Sara P features Black indie artists (2/22)

LOST TREASURES - DJ Bookish spotlights Sun Ra (2/3); DJ Mackie speaks with filmmaker and "New Thing" founder Topper Carew (2/10); DJ Mackie spotlights Houston drummer Bubbha Thomas (2/24)

MELODY DIVAS - Violetta presents women artists from the civil rights movement (2/18)

MUSIC MATINEE -  DJ Total plays music from films directed by African-Americans (2/15)

MUSICAL REMEDIES - The Night Nurse delves into Afro-Futurism (2/29)

MUSICAL TRADITIONS ENCOUNTER - Dave Eisner surveys influences of Black music on American music in general, from boogie woogie to protest songs  (2/4)

RIDE WITH CLYDE - The DJ Driver assembles playlists of Black artists during the first hour (2/5, 2/12)

RISE UP - Olivia celebrates African American artists who make music for kids of all ages (2/3)

ROADSIDE ATTRACTION - Eddie Dean, sitting in for Brian McGuire, spotlights Charlie Pride and lesser-known DC Black musicians (2/17, 2/24)

ROOTS & WINGS - Becky & Chris spotlight Black artists in folk, folk-rock, and country music (2/17)

ROOTS ROCK REGGAE - "Reggae Is Black History" is Soul Rebel and Ebony's theme (2/10, 2/24) 

RUDIE-PATOOTIE - DJ Rae spins all-Black ska music (2/8)

SOUND OF SOUL - D'Nicole includes a Black History Month segment (2/4, 2/18) and airs an interview with Jean Carne (2/18)

TAKOMA CABARET - Peter and Maureen play Black singers from classic Broadway shows (2/18)

TALK OF TAKOMA  -  Eric Bond talks with David Nicholson, author of The Garretts of Columbia: A Black South Carolina Family from Slavery to the Dawn of Integration (2/11)

TUESDAY MORNING MIX - Steve features Nina Simone (2/20) and plays R&B from Atlantic Records (2/27). 

WHAT YEAR IS THIS - Brandon Weatherbee spotlights Black music releases from 1964, 1974, 1984, and 1960 (2/8, 2/15, 2/22, 2/29)