The Black Leaders Summit of 1972 and the 1998 Follow Up: Part I
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An unprecedented gathering of the top Black leaders in 1972 appeared in a live 90-minute special, among the guests: Charles Diggs, Dorothy Height, Vernon Jordan, Albert Cleage, Jr., Dick Gregory, and Elijah Muhammad (...
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...
Throw the Rascals Out
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Retired Florida businessman Jack Gargan, frustrated with the country's runaway budget deficit, countered with the formation of a non-profit organization called "Throw The Hypocritical Rascals Out" or T.H. R. O, a cal...
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...
Is There A New Black Leadership?
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A look at the changing attitudes and faces in America's Black leadership. Guests: Dr. Gloria Toote, Jack Gravely and William Moss. 412
Busing: For What?
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Over the years racial conflict between the races has heightened over the issue of busing for school desegregation. Across the country there is resentment and questioning among both Blacks and Whites. Guests: Art Flemi...
One Woman’s Solution to HIV/AIDS
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Approximately 8,500 people die daily from AIDS and no medical or technological magic bullet is on the horizon. Dr. Loretta Sweet Jemmott, co-director of the Center for Health Disparities Research at the University of...
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 ...
