The Soul of a Congresswoman
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She is called the “Warrior on the Hill.” A political pioneer and civil and human rights icon, Eleanor Holmes Norton represents the District of Columbia in Congress. Norton discusses her career and the “fire in her so...
50% Black Men Unemployed
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A study by the Community Service Society shows that nearly half of Black men in New York City are not working. The organization’s president, David Jones, discusses this shocking statistic and the implications for a c...
Who’s on First in Business?
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Twenty years ago, Black businesses were ranked first among ethnic groups in America. Today Latino-owned businesses are in first place; Asians are ranked second, while Blacks are in third place. On this program guest...
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...
Ben and Bert (Ben Vereen)
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Ben Vereen was really hurt by the reaction of some Aframericans to his 1980 Presidential Inaugural blackface performance. He explains, “It’s important that we never forget where we came from because that only makes us...
One-on-One with Andrew Hacker
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Prof. Andrew Hacker, the author of the controversial book Two Nations: Black And White, Separate, Hostile, Unequal, is distressed by White America and its "unearned privileges." In this provocative and candid intervi...
A Can Do Lady
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Facing a monumental crisis in public education today, leaders in various sectors of society are searching for answers to poor academic achievement. Surprisingly, one shining example of academic excellence can be foun...
Tony Brown’s Essay on MLK
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Tony Brown was the coordinator of “the largest civil rights march in history” where the icon Martin Luther King, Jr., perhaps for the first time, delivered his famous “I Have A Dream” speech – in Detroit, Michigan on ...
Can The Republican Party Change Its Agenda and Include Blacks?
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On the heels of Republican Sen. Trent Lott’s callous statements lauding the segregationist tradition of the Old South, the question is now: Can Republicans live up to their new promises of racial equality and can the ...
Dr. Wyatt Walker & The Music Tree
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Parts I & II. The revered Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker, aide to MLK and university scholar, musically demonstrates with a 100-member choir how Black Americans wrote their true history in musical notes and explains how Bl...
