Category: Political Studies
Race: The Hidden Political Agenda
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Black journalists are charging that the mainstream press is overlooking Black concerns in the presidential campaign while at the same time paying full attention to the Democratic platform of non-stop appeal to mostly ...
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...
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...
Is Race No Longer Important?
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Educator Annie S. Barnes, author of Everyday Racism: A Book for All Americans, charges that racism is still a pernicious and destructive part of everyday life in Black America. Through personal accounts of daily for...
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...
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...
Is it Racism or Excuses?
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In a Newsweek poll many Blacks believed that the government is responsible for the crisis in the Black community. Can many of the problems facing the Black community be attributed to racism or Black America's inab...
Should Blacks Separate from the U.S.?
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A 1980s discussion on a referendum for Blacks to separate from the United States. Guest: Herman Gilbert, author of "The Negotiations." (634)
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...
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)
