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Silent Films Known as Race Films Focused on Improving Race Relations

By WRFI News Staff

Film historian Barbara Tepa Lupack explains how motion picture producer Richard Norman made race films with an all-black cast  to both improve race relations in the United States and find a new niche market for his motion picture productions.  A white southerner, Norman produced the silent movie, The Flying Ace,  in 1926. The Flying Ace…

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Biggest Story of the Year

By Felix Teitelbaum

I’ll get right to the point. WRFI is outgrowing its current location. Yup, you heard me – there are some big changes coming. That makes this fundraising drive one of the most important in history. This is the first time I’ve said this in writing, so it’s kind of a big deal. Ready for it? WRFI is…

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Check Out the 2016 Tee and Tote Designs!

By Felix Teitelbaum

Each year WRFI collaborates with local artists to craft unique designs that speak to our role in the community. This year we worked with Aaron Goldstein who also made our 2016 spring program guide. Get hip and show the world you support community radio! Your donation of $60 or more gets you a tee or tote, $120…

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OCD Awareness Week- October 11th 2016

By WRFI News Staff

Esther Racoosin speaks with Tamie Pushlar, a local licensed clinical social worker and therapist.  They discuss Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, or OCD awareness week, which begins the second week of October.  Pushlar presents information about how the mental health illness is diagnosed, and about cognitive-behavioral therapy, one type of treatment for the disorder.  For more information,…

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