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Statue of Liberty

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Dr. James Haskins, Professor, University of Florida discuss origins of the Statue of Liberty.   (927)

Blacks In America

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Guests: Barbara Reynolds and Les Payne (1225)

Thomas Jefferson’s Black and White DNA

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In January 2000, scientists and historians at Monticello announced the results of an independent study and concluded that Thomas Jefferson probably fathered at least one and, perhaps, more of his slave Sally Hemings’ ...

Perils of the Presidency

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While opinion polls have long served as acceptable barometers for predicting the outcome of political elections, this program takes an unorthodox approach and asks an astrologer to fill in the blanks.  Bob Marks, who ...

Stockpiling Black Genes

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Howard University, a historically Black institution in Washington, D.C., plans to create the largest repository of DNA from 25,000 African-Americans in order to reduce or eradicate the many diseases that plague the Bl...

Lionel Hampton: Living History

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Lionel Hampton was born on April 20, 1908, in Louisville, Kentucky. He was an American jazz musician and bandleader known for the rhythmic vitality of his playing and his showmanship as a performer. Best known for ...

America’s Black Eagles — Part 3: Jim Crow’s Graveyard

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Discusses the Black experience in the military, focuses on the training and participation of Black airmen in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, such as the Tuskegee Airmen of the 99th Fighter Squadron. Also ...

The Ebonics Controversy

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The Oakland, California School Board’s resolution to incorporate Black English into its curriculum has driven an even deeper wedge between educators and the general public. Seeming to offend as many Black as Whites, h...

A First Hand View of Slavery

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Panelists discuss aspects of slavery in Africa.  (1909)    

Grace & Charm

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At the age of 16, Ophelia DeVore-Mitchell attended the Vogue School of Modeling in New York and began her modeling career, appearing in Ebony Magazine. Aware of how African-Americans were stereotypically depicted in t...