New York Public Radio's Community Engagement & Audience Development department presents Community Voices: A series of inspiring and informative interviews, with luminaries in a variety of disciplines, in honor of Black History Month and beyond.

To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, The Greene Space launched EMANCIPATION 150 on January 8, 2013 — a multi-platform series exploring the state of emancipation for African Americans today.

Below, watch the first installment, From Emancipation to the Great Migration, which brought together a renowned group of ...

In a 1962 interview, Leopold Stokowski discusses his founding of the American Symphony Orchestra with WNYC's Seymour Siegel, calling for more emphasis on the arts. 

Jad Abumrad, host of Radiolab and 2011 MacArthur fellow, talks about his favorite Radiolab episodes, how the show gets made, and takes your calls.

→ Bonus: Jad's Picks

1. Follow on Twitter: Vaughanbell, Andrew_zolli; brainpicker

2. BBQ you should eat: Smoke Joint, Fort Greene

3. Music you should BUY: Thao & The Get Down Stay Down

4. Short Stories You Should Read: Anything by Tim Kreider

5. What You Should Drink: Kings County Kentucky Bourbon

→ Episodes, Audio, and More Discussed on the Show

The Mantis Shrimp Chorus

Zelda Quits Smoking

Finding Emile

Take a look back at a year of music, performance and conversation in The Greene Space. From a tribute to Harlem Renaissance writer Zora Neale Hurston to WQXR's Beethoven String Quartets Marathon to WNYC's Women Box — it's a big world in here.

When you can't eat with the ones you love, love eating with the ones you're with. Or something like that, with apologies to Crosby, Stills and Nash.