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The Art of Jon Lockard and African Origins In History

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“After several centuries of living in their new homeland, Canaan, the Israelites took on more and more of the cultural trappings of their Canaanite neighbors. The Egyptian characters accumulated more and more Canaani...

Arthur Ashe’s Whistleblower

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A journalist talks about Ashe’s youth and tennis. (2804)

Did History Miss Emmett Till?

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Author Clenora Hudson-Weems examines the gruesome 1955 lynching of Emmett Till in Money, Mississippi.  She also challenges the widespread belief that Rosa Parks’ refusal to surrender her seat on a segregated bus preci...

The Sister Souljah Controversy: Q&A with Tony

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It all began when The Washington Post quoted rap performer Sister Souljah as saying: “If Black people kill Black people every day, why not have a week and kill White people.” (1523)

The Black Code

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Entertainer and educator Bill Cosby created a firestorm of controversy when he publicly criticized poor Black Americans.  Black leaders came out on both sides of the issue.  On this program, Joe Madison, radio talk sh...

Trouble in Paradise

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 Investigation on a report at Harvard University that charged that its Black students were intellectually ill-equipped. (401) 

MLK Tribute

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Who Really Killed MLK?

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The legacy of civil rights activist Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. is indelibly etched in the fabric of American history. A Memphis jury threw out the lone-gunman theory in Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination and...

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...

Can You Dig It? Black History Quiz (30 min) – Show 6

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Drawing its questions from the wealth of information on the history and cultural heritage of Black Americans. “Can You Dig It?” was the first (and only ?) African-American quiz show on national television. (4014)