Category: Historical Figures
Tuskegee Airmen — Clipped Wings – Pt. 1
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The pilots of America’s WWII armed forces were highly skilled flyers who became the stars of war stories and the ingredients of legends. These pilots were and are the first line of defense, the protectors of our fl...
Secrets UnCovered: J Edgar Hoover
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Secrets Uncovered by Millie McGhee discusses the J. Edgar Hoover question that won’t die? By American cultural standards and practices, one drop of Black blood makes an individual 100% Black. So, was J. Edgar Hoove...
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
Gone But Not Forgotten
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They are no longer with us, but their work and accomplishments are still impacting on the lives of the people that they touched. They are the heroes who turn into legends and forever etch their wonders in the annuals...
Gold Is Also Black: The Story of a Black Quarterback
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Sandy Stephens was the first Black man to play quarterback for the storied University of Minnesota football team. In many ways, he was a forerunner of the athletic quarterbacks in the NFL today, scrambling to extend p...
Malcolm X and Judas
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MALCOLM X AND JUDAS: Karl Evanzz, who spent 15 years uncovering more than 300,000 pages of previously classified and hidden information about Malcolm X's assassination, compiled his findings in an explosive new book...
Ralph Bunche — The Lost Hero
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Who was the first African American to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize? The answer is Ralph Bunche. As the United Nations Undersecretary General, Bunche successfully negotiated armistice agreements between Israel an...
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...
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 ...
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 (...
