Ralph Bunche — The Lost Hero
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Who was the first African American to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize? The answer is Ralph Bunche. As the United Nations Undersecretary General, Bunche successfully negotiated armistice agreements between Israel an...
What Do Americans Think About Race?
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Tony Brown and David Alpern discuss the perception of race and racism in America. (1809)
Did History Miss Emmett Till?
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Author Clenora Hudson-Weems examines the gruesome 1955 lynching of Emmett Till in Money, Mississippi. She also challenges the widespread belief that Rosa Parks’ refusal to surrender her seat on a segregated bus preci...
Tuskegee Airmen – Part 2: The Enemy Within
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Criticism of the 99th's overseas combat record was instantaneous and virulent. After only a few months in combat, the Commander of the 12th Air Support Command assailed the performance of the Black pilots. "Officers ...
Mixing Civil Rights and Business Success
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Apparel entrepreneur Don Polk turned a college business into a $100-million-a-year conglomerate. He shares one of his secrets to success, mixing business savvy with civic responsibility.(2625)
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...
Inside the Klan
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A quintessential picture of bigotry. Tony Brown interviews Stetson Kennedy who successfully infiltrated and exposed the Ku Klux Klan in his books on this terrorist movement in the United States. (1313)
Race and Justice In The New Millennium
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Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker, pastor of Canaan Baptist Church of Christ in New York City, has a long list of accomplishments as a religious and civil rights leader. He has articulated his concerns for the social and moral fu...
Blacks Running for President
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Are presidential candidates Al Sharpton and Carol Moseley Braun, a former U. S. Senator, the best choices from among the nation’s Black leadership? Will Sharpton emerge as the most powerful Black in the Democratic Pa...
