Category: Historical Figures
Legends of Music
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“LEGENDS OF MUSIC” This edition features the thoughts and music of some of the world’s most talented legendary entertainers, including Eubie Blake, Chuck Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Lionel Hampton and Charles Brown.
Who Was Medgar Evers?
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As of 1984 when this documentary was made, no one had been convicted in the 1963 assassination of Mississippi NAACP Field Director Medgar Evers. This legendary leader’s voter registration and economic boycott drives p...
His Own Man
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As Pastor of the legendary Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, Rev. Calvin O. Butts, III has been in the vanguard of community activism. His battles against moral corruption are well-documented in the press and a re...
Was Ron Brown Shot?
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A published report stated that a second Armed Forces medical examiner reported that the corpse of Commerce Secretary Ron Brown seemed to have a bullet hole in the top of the head. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reporte...
The Clarence Thomas Affair
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A year after Anita Hill's congressional committee testimony in which she accused then Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of unethical sexual behavior, differences of opinion concerning the televised hearings contin...
The Henson Saga
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Arctic explorer Matthew Henson’s contribution as the co-discoverer of the North Pole is gaining more national recognition. Recently, the National Geographic Society presented its coveted Hubbard Medal posthumously to ...
Dr. Khalid Al Mansour Black Leadership & The Black Community
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Who should take responsibility for the condition of African-Americans? Dr. Khalid Al-Mansour, author of “Betrayal By Any Other Name,” accuses both yesterday's and today's Black leadership. Dr. Al-Mansour says there...
Lionel Hampton: Living History
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Lionel Hampton was born on April 20, 1908, in Louisville, Kentucky. He was an American jazz musician and bandleader known for the rhythmic vitality of his playing and his showmanship as a performer. Best known for ...
Reflections of MLK
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This program highlights Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s contributions through archival footage and interviews with some of his closest associates. 2301
