A Nation Divided
3.14K Views0 Likes
This edition examines the causes and effects of the Rodney King verdict, the ensuing riots and America's underlying racial tensions. This round-table discussion also focuses on race relations between Blacks, Whites an...
The First State to Apologize for Slavery
3.69K Views0 Likes
As the first colony to own slaves, Virginia became the first state to apologize to African-Americans for slavery. Virginia State Sen. Henry L. Marsh III and Delegate Donald McEachin talk about this historical preceden...
Africa in Chaos
2.79K Views1 Likes
Famine, colonialism, civil war, dictators and terrorism have marked Africa’s political and social history. Is there a prescription for addressing Africa’s problems? What is at the core of the continent’s social and ...
Slave Values — Part 2
4.59K Views7 Likes
Dr. Khalid Al-Mansour continues his discussion of Black history and culture. He details the effects of “slave values” on the African-American psyche and says that this slave mentality is the central crippling force i...
Black & Rich: The Inside Story – Part I
4.01K Views3 Likes
Part I & II. On this two-part program, Tony Brown talks to attorney Lawrence Otis Graham, author of Our Kind of People: Inside America’s Black Upper Class. In this riveting discussion about race and class, Graham ...
Pearl: An Underground Railroad
3.06K Views0 Likes
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 ...
Y2K at the Community Level
2.64K Views0 Likes
The Year 2000 Problem -- the programming glitch that prevents computers from recognizing the year 2000 -- guarantees to have a major impact on every area of society. The private and public sectors are wrestling with ...
Tuskegee Airmen – Part 2: The Enemy Within
8.45K Views2 Likes
Criticism of the 99th's overseas combat record was instantaneous and virulent. After only a few months in combat, the Commander of the 12th Air Support Command assailed the performance of the Black pilots. "Officers ...
Lionel Hampton: A Grace Note
4.27K Views0 Likes
Musician extraordinaire Lionel Hampton died on August 31, 2002, at the age of 94. This program chronicles his legacy as a musician, statesman, humanitarian and close friend of the Bush family. Tony Brown also remember...
