Sixty years following the surprise attack at Pearl Harbor, America relived a similar horror on September 11, 2001. And while the events of December 7, 1941, sent this country to war, the events of September 11 forged a new era of patriotism and turned the spotlight on the veterans who gave their lives for their…
Ralph Cooper: There Was A Time … Ralph Cooper was an icon of the Apollo Theater legacy for decades. He was the founder and original emcee of the Original Harlem Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater in 1935 in Harlem, New York City. This long tradition ended with his death on August 4, 1992. However,…
Separatism never has been the major driving force of Black Colleges. Clearly, these schools were not the evil the Brown versus Board of Education decision sought to eradicate. They were the product, not the cause of the evil identified in Brown v. Board of Ed, that is, the exclusion of Black students from White institutions….
TBJ SHOW #829 – PART II: “THE MUSIC TREE:” Rev. Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker, aide to Martin Luther King, Jr., and university scholar, musically demonstrates with a 100-member choir how Black Americans wrote their true history in musical notes and explains how Black music made American music. The music of the Black religious experience is…
TonyBrownsJournal.com presents “The History of Black Music” as a tribute to the outstanding faculties, staff, and students at the 107 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). During this period of American cultural decline, African-American culture is getting a big boost from Black music at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). This reminds me of back…
“The White Girl” follows the story of a woman named Kim, played by Troy Beyer, who was raised by socially ambitious parents. Despite being Black, her parents do not associate with or acknowledge other Black people. As a result, they raise Kim to identify as a White girl. Kim’s lack of racial identity causes her…
KAREN SMITH, BEGIN TO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE BEEN BLESSED BY THE ALL! “THOMAS JEFFERSON’S BLACK AND WHITE DNA” This edition of Tony Brown’s Journal features author Byron Woodson, Sr., discussing his findings in his book, A President In The Family, with host Tony Brown. The book is the most comprehensive account thus far that…
Frederick Douglass, a renowned orator, statesman and abolitionist, is one of Black America’s most celebrated historical figures. His great-great-grandson, Frederick Douglass IV, talks about his ancestor’s legacy. Discover the most comprehensive and insightful collection of historical perspectives with Tony Brown’s Journal Streaming Service, exclusively at TonyBrownsJournal.com. The entire digitally remastered Tony Brown’s Journal TV series,…
TBJ #2206 – “LEGENDS OF COMEDY” This program features a tribute to comedy with a litany of entertainer giants such as Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor, George Kirby, Nipsey Russell and Moms Mabley.
TBJ #2122 – “LEGENDS OF MUSIC” This edition features the thoughts and music of some of the world’s most talented legendary entertainers, including Eubie Blake, Chuck Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Lionel Hampton and Charles Brown. HISTORICALLY, TONY BROWN IS also … Coordinator of the “Walk To Freedom with Martin Luther King, Jr.” in Detroit (1963), according to the…
