A Message to Arthur Ashe and Magic Johnson
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The lives of two of America’s most famous athletes, Arthur Ashe and Magic Johnson, are now being threatened by one of the deadliest diseases ever known. Can they be successfully treated for what is currently being ca...
Can You Dig It? Black History Quiz (30 min) – Show 1
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Drawing its questions from the wealth of information on the history and cultural heritage of Black Americans. “Can You Dig It?” was the first (and only ?) African-American quiz show on national television. (4009)
The Shrine of the Black Madonna
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Poetess Sonia Sanchez helps Rev. Albert Cleage, Jr. celebrate African heritage at the Shrine of the Black Madonna in Detroit, c. 1970. (4026)
Gold Is Also Black: The Story of a Black Quarterback
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Sandy Stephens was the first Black man to play quarterback for the storied University of Minnesota football team. In many ways, he was a forerunner of the athletic quarterbacks in the NFL today, scrambling to extend p...
Women, Gifted and Black
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Educator Dr. Diann Jordan, author of “Sisters in Science: Conversations with Black Women Scientists on Race, Gender, and Their Passion for Science,” gives a historical and contemporary examination of Black women in th...
Has the Medical Establishment Failed Us?
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Guests: Dr. William O’Conner, author of AIDS: The Alarming Reality & Gus Sermos, a former public health adviser from the Atlanta CDC. (1216)
The Black Valentino
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The roaring 20s gave birth to the Charleston, bob-haircuts, speakeasies and the movie career of Lorenzo Tucker – The Black Valentino – of race movies. But unlike Valentino, he was one of the few silent film stars Blac...
Dr. Lerone Bennett: His-Story
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His-Story: Black History’s Little-Known Facts. A discussion of little-known facts about the history made Blacks with Dr. Lerone Bennett, Jr., famed historian, scholar, and author of "Before the Mayflower," “What Ma...
Black College Day
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Black College Day, 1980 -- a march and rally held in Washington, D.C. -- is the focus of this program. Issues addressed include the impact of integration on Black colleges and the need for increased public support for...
