Where Was Rock N Roll 35 Years Ago
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Many people and many styles of music influenced Rock and Roll. The styles included Blues, Jazz, Gospel, Bluegrass, Boogie-Woogie, and Rockabilly. Each was a major factor into the introduction of a new style of music c...
Black Journalists Under the Spotlight
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After the Jayson Blair scandal at The New York Times, many Black journalists working in mainstream media feel they are under attack and are on the defensive. Wayne Dawkins, author of Rugged Waters: Black Journalists ...
Hysterical Environmental Terrorists or Good Citizens?
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Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani of New York City named the critics of his spraying of Malathion, a nerve poison pesticide, on the populace of New York “hysterical environmental terrorists.” Or are they the only respons...
In the Words of Frederick Douglas
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In the 1960s, Martin Luther King, Jr. was the premier spokesman for the Black community, articulating the struggle for freedom and equality. Rev. King carried on the tradition of another eloquent voice for Black progr...
AIDS and Health
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As new reports of patients who were HIV positive but who never developed AIDS continue to show up in medical journals, the validity of the official government's position that the human immunodefiency virus is the prec...
The Legacy of Race Movies
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Before Hollywood discovered the diverse talents of Black actors and directors, African American audiences were flocking to theaters to see low-budget, Black-produced films called “race” movies. These rare and mostly-f...
Is Black-Only Good Science?
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A recent decision by the Federal Drug Administration to approve a prescription drug for self-identified Blacks has been met with mixed reviews. While some established medical organizations approve of the drug’s use, ...
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 ...
Can Blacks Support Themselves?
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A discussion of the economic failures of Black America and some possible solutions. Guest LeBaron Taylor (426)
An American Wake-Up Call
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Can the present middle class maintain its own indebtedness and remain competitive in a knowledge-worker labor force and sustain the American economy as the world’s leader? Guest James Carr, a senior vice president at ...
