The Race and Ethnicity and Digital Audio and Radio teams from The Associated Press produced “This City Was Black,” a six-part narrative audio series that traces Black history in New York City. This edition of Hot off the Wire combines the six parts into a single episode:

• Part one: "Migration."
• Part two: "Housing."
• Part three: "Religion."
• Part four: "Politics."
• Part five: "Entertainment."
• Part six, "Education."

—The Associated Press

About this program

Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate.

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