Pearl: An Underground Railroad
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The 54-ton schooner named the Pearl sailed into the history books on April 15, 1848 when 77 enslaved Americans attempted an escape to freedom. Mary Kay Ricks, author of Escape on the Pearl: The Heroic Bid for Freedom ...
Race & Y2K
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Tony Brown and his guest, FBI Agent Tryone Powers discuss that Blacks are way behind Whites and Asians in computer ownership and access to the Internet but are way ahead – by about a 2-1 ratio. Mr. Powers, a former ...
White, Black or None of the Above
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The social construction of defining race in the United States. (1926)
Is Work A 4-Letter Word?
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Work ethic and young people. Guests: Bruce Llewellyn, Madeline Hendricks, Curtis Hartman and Ruth S. Norman. (508)
A Look At The United States From Brazil
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South America's largest country, has the world's second largest Black population outside of Africa. This edition travels to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to find out what its people think of America following the Rodney King...
The Teacher Factor
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In the era of accountability, teacher quality is arguably one of the most significant issues impacting education. Dr. Boyce Williams, Vice President for Institutional Relations for the National Council for Accreditati...
Where Was Rock N Roll 35 Years Ago
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Many people and many styles of music influenced Rock and Roll. The styles included Blues, Jazz, Gospel, Bluegrass, Boogie-Woogie, and Rockabilly. Each was a major factor into the introduction of a new style of music c...
Who Was Jesus?
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Peacemaker or militant? Union Theological Seminary religious scholar and author Dr. Obery Hendricks tackles this question his book title raises The Politics of Jesus: Rediscovering the True Revolutionary Nature of Jes...
Origins (Dr. Khalid Al-Mansour)
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Dr. Khalid Al-Mansour, author of numerous books on Black history and culture, discusses the origin and achievements of the Black African Diaspora. Dr. Al-Mansour traces what he calls an illustrious history that has be...
How Much Do Blacks Pay for Being Black?
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No matter how hard Blacks work or how well educated they become, they cannot close the well-being gap with Whites unless they significantly improve their accumulated investments. That is the conclusion of Professor Th...
