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The Secretary of Education’s Plan for Better Schools

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A recent study found that only six percent of Black eight graders could pass the math section of the SAT test.  On this program, Secretary Rod Paige, the first Black secretary of education and the first to hold that o...

The Black Collegian

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A profile of the ten-year anniversary celebration of America's premiere magazine for Black college students, The Black Collegian. (416)

Black College Day

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Black College Day, 1980 -- a march and rally held in Washington, D.C. -- is the focus of this program. Issues addressed include the impact of integration on Black colleges and the need for increased public support for...

Patriot Aviators

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Patriot Aviators. Tuskegee Airmen. They are the first line of defense, the protectors of our fleets and the rulers of the skies against all enemies.  They are the pilots of America’s armed forces, highly skilled fly...

The Brown Decision: A Family Legacy

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She is the daughter of Rev. Oliver Brown, who along with 12 other families, filed suit against a local board of education in Kansas.  Their case made its way to the U. S. Supreme Court and on May 17, 1954 became the l...

The Great Debate: Dr. Frances Welsing vs. Dr. William Shockley

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The great debate between Black psychiatrist Dr. Frances Welsing and Nobel Prize winner Dr. William Shockley. Back in the 1970s, a man named Dr. William Shockley embarked upon the mission of proving to the world that ...

Frederick Douglass: Orator, Statesman, Abolitionist

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Frederick Douglass, the renowned orator, statesman, and abolitionist and a prominent leader in a colony of England, now known as the United States of America, moved our new nation, led by so-called “white” people who...

75 Good Men & Women

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Knoxville College, a historical Black college in Knoxville, Tennessee, survived an almost fatal blow with the help of two talented and dedicated Black women who decided that they were not going to let it fail.  Knoxvi...

Mrs. Norman, We Love You

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Education at its best ( 631) Guest: Mrs. Ruth Stephenson Norman