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 (...
When The Chickens Came Home To Roost — Part 1
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Part I & II. This is a one-hour version of the award-winning 1982 New York stage hit “When The Chickens Came Home To Roost,” written by Lawrence Holder and produced by Woodie King, Jr. It stars Denzel Washingt...
Shackled Immigrants
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An exploratory examination of how slavery and racism impacted the social and economic progress of African-Americans as compared to other immigrant groups. (2203)
Who Was Medgar Evers?
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As of 1984 when this documentary was made, no one had been convicted in the 1963 assassination of Mississippi NAACP Field Director Medgar Evers. This legendary leader’s voter registration and economic boycott drives p...
From The Library of Black History: Black Hollywood
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Before Denzel and Halle won the Oscar. Before Jamie Foxx riveted audiences with his spot-on portrayal of Ray Charles, there was a time when Black actors and actresses were limited in what they could portray in motion ...
“Progress or Peril”
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Keith Alexander, a staff writer at The Washington Post and a contributing author of "Being A Black Man At the Corner of Progress and Peril," discusses a revealing portrait of Black men in American that explores their ...
The Year 2002
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A 1980s look at what life will be like for Blacks and Whites in the 21st century. (307)
