Black and White Music: The Melting Pot Music
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A look at some of the differences between Black and White music. Performances by Santana, George Duke and Billy Joel. Guests: Harold Wheeler, composer, arranger and conductor. Wheeler’s arrangements include such hit...
Thank God: An Aframerican Docu-Opera — Part 3
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"The music of the black religious experience," contends Tony Brown, host of the televised "Journal" that bears his name, "is the primary root of all music born in the United States." (806)
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 ...
The Black KKK First Lady
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In a mixture of fact and fiction, writer Charlene Porter, author of “Boldfaced Lies,” examines the social concept of race, the KKK and the cultural phenomenon called “passing.” (3005)
Legends of Comedy
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This program features a tribute to comedy with a litany of entertainers such as Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor, Dick Gregory, George Kirby, Nipsey Russell and Moms Mabley. (2206)
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...
His Own Man
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As the Pastor of the legendary Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, Rev. Calvin O. Butts, III has been in the vanguard of community activism. His battles against moral corruption are well-documented in the press and ...
Statue of Liberty
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Dr. James Haskins, Professor, University of Florida discuss origins of the Statue of Liberty. (927)
