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Is Federal Policy Threatening Black Middle Class?

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Blacks represent barely 13 percent of the population, but nearly 40 percent of the total federal workforce.  It has been estimated that this statistic represents nearly 80 percent of the Black middle class.  What woul...

America’s New Immigration Policy

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Before the terrorist acts of September 11th, America’s immigration policy was primarily focused on keeping out illegal immigrants from Mexico.   The arguments for and against immigration have given way to the question...

From Right to Left: The Politics of Glenn Loury

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Glenn Loury, the first Black professor of economics at Harvard University and a leading Black conservative, discusses his battle with drugs, his ideological evolution from conservative to independent, and his new book...

Politics and Policy: War and Race

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How will the politics and policies of American life change following the devastating events of September 11th?  Will this new alignment create political and cultural unity?  What is the response of the Muslim American...

Race Or Class

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An analysis of the new controversy stemming from the theory that economic class is more important than race. Guests: Dr. Douglas G. Glasgow and Dr. Manning Marable   (321)

What Clinical Definitions Would You Give to President Clinton’s Behavior

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As the nation ponders President Bill Clinton’s fate in the Monica Lewinsky scandal, many are asking the same question: Why?  Why would a powerful and intelligent man risk engaging in illicit sexual behavior within the...

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...

Should Blacks Receive Reparations?

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The Tulsa Race Riot Commission recommended reparations to the survivors of the 1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma race riots.  This program examines the national reparations movement among Blacks in America.  (2304) 

Events That Changed America

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African Americans have historically been on the fringes of society, but they have wrought major changes in this country. This program examines two phenomena that have shaped the course of American history. One was roo...

How Much Do Blacks Pay for Being Black?

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No matter how hard Blacks work or how well educated they become, they cannot close the well-being gap with Whites unless they significantly improve their accumulated investments. That is the conclusion of Professor Th...