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The President and Black America

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Although hugely unpopular among African Americans, one Black person, after seeing the program, stated: “For the first time in my experience, this interview revealed President Ronald Reagan as a real person.” Tony Brow...

Blacks Running for President

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Are presidential candidates Al Sharpton and Carol Moseley Braun, a former U. S. Senator, the best choices from among the nation’s Black leadership?  Will Sharpton emerge as the most powerful Black in the Democratic Pa...

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...

Republicans? Democrats? Neither?

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An examination of an alternative political strategy for Black Americans.  Guests: Dr. Ronald Walters, Eddie Williams, Art Teele, Jr and Hosea Williams.  (422)

The GOP From an Insider Black

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The Trent Lott affair has set off a firestorm of political introspection and soul searching in both major political parties.  Robert A. George, a columnist for The New York Post and a Republican, defended the presence...

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...

Race Wars

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Thomas Chittum, a former soldier of fortune, Vietnam veteran and author of “Civil War II: The Coming Breakup of America.” According to Chittum, America’s non-WASP populations are responsible for turning America into a...

Who Does Illegal Immigration Hurt?

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Educator and immigration specialist Dr. Frank Morris examines the affect of immigrant policy on the African-American community and the position of the Black leadership on this issue. (3011)

The Black Leaders Summit of 1972 and the 1998 Follow Up: Part II

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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 (...