Category: Cultural Studies
Idlewild: The Real Thing
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Dr. Ronald Stephens, author of Idlewild: Black Eden of Michigan and John O. Meeks, an Idlewild entrepreneur, explore Idlewild’s history as an intellectual and recreational haven for African-American families. (2919)
Does Anyone Care?
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According to human rights groups and Dalit or so-called Untouchable activists, the caste system is an insidious form of discrimination throughout Southeast Asia and Africa. Smita Narula, Human Rights Watch researcher...
The Black Code
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Entertainer and educator Bill Cosby created a firestorm of controversy when he publicly criticized poor Black Americans. Black leaders came out on both sides of the issue. On this program, Joe Madison, radio talk sh...
Mixing Civil Rights and Business Success
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Apparel entrepreneur Don Polk turned a college business into a $100-million-a-year conglomerate. He shares one of his secrets to success, mixing business savvy with civic responsibility.(2625)
The Black Leadership Struggle
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Is the Black community witnessing a changing of the guard among its top leadership? The New York Times magazine reported Rev. Al Sharpton as saying that Jesse Jackson’s star has fallen in the Black community, and he ...
Black Contract with America
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Why are an increasing number of leaders in the Black church moving toward what they call the New Black Church? Bishop Harry R. Jackson, Jr., senior pastor of the Hope Christian Church in College Park, Maryland and fo...