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Walk To Freedom

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June 23, 1963, in Detroit’s Cobo Hall, I intensely listened to Martin Luther King, Jr. deliver his famous “I Have A Dream” speech, for what many historians claim was the first time.  Dr. King was in Detroit for the “...

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...

Stars on Hollywood

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Sammy Davis, Jr. and Ben Vereen explain being Black in a hostile industry. (623)

Bill Cosby – Part 2

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A Very Critical Justice

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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, author of My Grandfather’s Son, explains, in a rare interview, a drinking habit and responds to Tony Brown’s speculation that he is overwhelmed by religious guilt. Justice Thomas...

Mayor Ed Koch Fights The Odds

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Mayor Ed Koch of New York City (1224)

The Black Leaders Summit of 1972 and the 1998 Follow Up: Part I

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An unprecedented gathering of the top Black leaders in 1972 appeared in a live 90-minute special, among the guests: Charles Diggs, Dorothy Height, Vernon Jordan, Albert Cleage, Jr., Dick Gregory, and Elijah Muhammad (...

Great Men of Color

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Dr. John Henrik Clark discusses J. A. Rogers’ book “Great Black Men of Color” and other important and historical works by Rogers. Rogers spent the majority of his lifetime pioneering the field of Black Studies with hi...

Africa’s Gift to America

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Tony Brown's Journal Clarifies the Impact of J. A. Rogers 🌍 This “Iconic, seminal Historian For All People” …. Joel Augustus Rogers (J. A. Rogers) was one of the earliest popularizers of African and African-American ...

Dr. Martin Luther King

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Tony Brown’s Journal program #2702 is my essay on Martin Luther King, Jr. (TBJ #2702 – “Tony Brown’s Essay on Martin Luther King”) It’s a story of reality, truth, vision, courage and transformation on the one hand an...