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Congressional Black Caucus Plan: Yes or No?

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Congressional Black Caucus Plan for self-help. Guests: Walter Fauntroy and Carlton Goodlet. (517)

Blacks and the GOP

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The New York Times, in a 6-column headline, concluded that the Republican Party’s efforts to attract more Black votes had come up short. What is it that prevents the Republican Party from attracting a large Black bloc...

Walter White

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During the tenure of Walter White as the second Black executive secretary of the NAACP, Blacks were routinely lynched by White mobs in the 1930s.  White used his Nordic appearance to investigate hate crimes against Af...

Is There A New Black Leadership?

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A look at the changing attitudes and faces in America's Black leadership. Guests: Dr. Gloria Toote, Jack Gravely and William Moss. 412

Another Look At Mississippi

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Segment probes textbook controversy in the Magnolia State. (417)

Why The Congress of the Black Caucus Opposes President Bush

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The 39-member Congressional Black Caucus calls itself the “Conscience of the Congress.”  Representative Elijah Cummings, who represents Maryland’s 7th district, serves as chair of the all-Democratic caucus.  When he w...

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 (...

The Y2K Problem

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In year 2000 the Assistant Secretary of Defense stated that  “we are going to be in the biggest operational test the world has ever seen.” It has become known as the Y2K problem.   2103

Throw the Rascals Out

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Retired Florida businessman Jack Gargan, frustrated with the country's runaway budget deficit, countered with the formation of a non-profit organization called "Throw The Hypocritical Rascals Out"  or T.H. R. O, a cal...

Is America Ready For A Black President?

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Early 1995 speculation on what subsequently happened in 2008. (1827)