Were Angolans The First African Americans?
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Recently discovered artifacts suggest that the true origin of the first Aframericans is Angola. They settled in Jamestown, VA in 1619. (Curator Tom Davidson and Liz Montgomery) Guest: Tom Davidson, senior curator o...
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 ...
AIDS Counterpoint
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On a previous Tony Brown's Journal program, Dr. Nathaniel Lehrman and Mr. John Lauritsen discussed a link between AIDS and drug usage, especially crack cocaine, and both condemned the usage of toxic chemicals, such a...
The Museum That Saved Chicago’s History
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Who was the pioneer settler of Chicago? The answer is Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable, an African American from Sainte-Domingue, Haiti. Margaret Burroughs, a founder of the DuSable Museum of African-American History in...
Tuskegee Airmen: Pt. 4 – Red Tails and Black Aces
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The mere decision to go to war for their country, a country that deprived them of basic human rights, proves even further the competence and unheralded character of some of the greatest men in American history. The pi...
Is Federal Policy Threatening Black Middle Class?
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Blacks represent barely 13 percent of the population, but nearly 40 percent of the total federal workforce. It has been estimated that this statistic represents nearly 80 percent of the Black middle class. What woul...
Is Alaska a Land of Opportunity?
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The Alaska Black Caucus swears by the Alaskan lifestyle. (1310)
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...
The Henson Saga
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Arctic explorer Matthew Henson’s contribution as the co-discoverer of the North Pole is gaining more national recognition. Recently, the National Geographic Society presented its coveted Hubbard Medal posthumously to ...
