Category: Political Studies
Has America Had Five Black Presidents?
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An investigation of five U. S. presidents who were alleged to have Black ancestry, in J. A. Rogers’ book “The Five Negro Presidents.” (Note: If true, Barack Obama would be the sixth bi-racial American president.) G...
2003 Supreme Court Decision and Affirmative Action
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What did Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor really mean in her majority opinion on affirmative action in the University of Michigan ruling? Does it signal the end of affirmative action? Michael Higginbotham, a ...
IOWA: Winners and Losers (1980)
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Segment analyzes the results of the Iowa caucuses and the 1980 presidential campaign. In addition, home viewers of the QUBE two-way TV system of Warner Amex Cable in Columbus, Ohio, subscribers are asked to vote their...
Politics: New Black Power? — Part 2
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1984 program examines politics and Black America Guest: Rev. Benjamin Hooks (625)
Benjamin Banneker: Truth To Power
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Imagine being Black in the 1700s and becoming a self-taught surveyor who played a pivotal role in planning the layout of our nation’s capital. In 1753, at the age of 22, Banneker constructed a striking wooden clo...
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...
Jerry Falwell Talks About Racism
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The evangelist discusses race and civil rights. (627)
A Nation Divided
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This edition examines the causes and effects of the Rodney King verdict, the ensuing riots and America's underlying racial tensions. This round-table discussion also focuses on race relations between Blacks, Whites an...
