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 ...
10 Years After the Rodney King Riots
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Business leader Bernard Kinsey, the former co-chair of Rebuild LA, discusses the impact of the Rodney King riots, where Los Angeles was then, where it is today, and why he believes that it is poised for a period of em...
Does Anyone Care?
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According to human rights groups and Dalit or so-called Untouchable activists, the caste system is an insidious form of discrimination throughout Southeast Asia and Africa. Smita Narula, Human Rights Watch researcher...
Politics: New Black Power? — Part 2
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1984 program examines politics and Black America Guest: Rev. Benjamin Hooks (625)
Black Farmers: A Dying Crop
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A landmark $3-billion court settlement was reached between Black farmers and the U. S. Department of Agriculture to compensate Black growers for decades of unequal treatment. Dr. John Boyd, president of the National ...
The Evolution of Sammy Davis, Jr.
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It's 1983 and Sammy Davis reflects on his television interview with me in 1971. Sammy Davis says, "I’ve survived where other cats would have been down the tubes. A lot of people don’t like themselves. I’ve stopped t...
Western Roots
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OK, you history buffs, get out pen and paper and let’s take a history quiz. (1) What state was proposed in 1890 as the state for Blacks and Indians with a Black governor? (2) The intermarriage between Blacks and India...
Cultural Patterns of Giving
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Are there different cultural patterns of giving among various ethnic groups in America? According to Dr. Eugene Miller, co-author of “Pathways for Change: Philanthropy Among African American, Asian American and Latino...
When The Sisters Came Marching Home
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The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was the only African-American WAC unit to serve overseas in WWII. This unit was responsible for redirecting the mail to the GI's on the battlefield, a Sisyphean feat, cons...
Black Children In Crisis
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An examination of the disparaging situation that Black children are faced with in today's America. 419
