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Frederick Douglass, a renowned orator, statesman and abolitionist, is one of Black America’s most celebrated historical figures.  His great-great-grandson, Frederick Douglass IV, talks about his ancestor’s legacy. Discover the most comprehensive and insightful collection of historical perspectives with Tony Brown’s Journal Streaming Service, exclusively at TonyBrownsJournal.com. The entire digitally remastered Tony Brown’s Journal TV series,…

TBJ #2201 – “IN THE WORDS OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS”: In the 1960s, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. was the premier spokesman for the Black community, articulating the struggle for freedom and equality.  Rev. King carried on the tradition of another stirring voice for Black progress, Frederick Douglass. This edition relives the Black struggle to achieve…

Were the Egyptians Black or White?  Are Black Americans linked to the Nile Valley civilization and why is that important?  Are Black scholars distorting history to make Black people feel good?  Richard Poe, former senior editor of Success Magazine and author of “Black Spirit, White Fire,” shares the answers to these questions.

JUSTICE TAKES THE LEAD ROLE A TEAR ON THE FACE OF AMERICA (A REVISED VERSION) Freedom and Hope – two great symbols in our society represent those ideals. The Fourth of July Celebration is a reminder of the greatness and beauty of the concept of freedom. And when you look at the Statue of Liberty,…

Did you know that the most prolific Black – if not the most prolific independent – filmmaker in American cinema, Oscar Micheaux, wrote, produced and directed 44 feature-length films between 1919 and 1948. Micheaux, born on January 2, 1884 in Metropolis, Illinois, the fifth child in a family of thirteen, worked as a shoeshine boy,…

“Asia and Blacks”: Historian and scholar Dr. Runoko Rashidi has researched the African presence globally and the African foundations of world civilizations. Host Tony Brown sits down and discusses with Dr. Rashidi little-known facts about African origins in Asia.    Tony Brown’s Journal, “the most complete and thoughtful record of African-American opinion,” is in the…

“The hunt for ancestral talent or character that might explain the birth of a genius is usually futile. In the case of Benjamin Banneker, however, it has intriguing aspects that refuse to be ignored,” writes Charles A. Cerami in “Benjamin Banneker: Surveyor, Astronomer, Publisher, Patriot.” Banneker’s maternal grandmother, Molly Welsh, was originally identified as a…

          TBJ #2206 – “LEGENDS OF COMEDY” This program features a tribute to comedy with a litany of entertainer giants such as Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor, George Kirby, Nipsey Russell and Moms Mabley.    

Great Black Men of Color featured on TonyBrownsJournal.com … Frederick Douglass, Dr. Khalid Al-Mansour, Medgar Evers, J. A. Rogers and Dr. John Henrik Clarke  TBJ #323 — GREAT BLACK MEN OF COLOR:  J.A. Rogers spent the majority of his lifetime pioneering the field of Black studies with his exhaustive research on the major names in…

Tony Brown’s Journal Streaming service features this week a short clip of an interview I did with President Ronald Regan in 1982 called The President and Black America. www.TonyBrownsJournal.com/The-President-and-Black-America Tony Brown’s Journal Streaming makes available nearly 1,000 pieces of iconic, historical, and original content that award-winning journalist Tony Brown created during his 40 years as…