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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...

The Great Debate: Dr. Frances Welsing vs. Dr. William Shockley

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The great debate between Black psychiatrist Dr. Frances Welsing and Nobel Prize winner Dr. William Shockley. Back in the 1970s, a man named Dr. William Shockley embarked upon the mission of proving to the world that ...

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

Is Race a Disadvantage?

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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...

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...

Can The Republican Party Change Its Agenda and Include Blacks?

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On the heels of Republican Sen. Trent Lott’s callous statements lauding the segregationist tradition of the Old South, the question is now: Can Republicans live up to their new promises of racial equality and can the ...

Will Blacks Accept The Bush Presidency?

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Rev. Walter Fauntroy, President of the National Black Leadership Roundtable discusses the Al Gore loss and the George Bush win.  (2403)

The Dollar and Y2K

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This program examines how the electronic payment systems are structured and the affects on the Y2K problem on them. According to currency expert Andrew Gause, there will be inflation, not a recession, as renowned econ...