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...
No More Jackie Robinsons
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Shaun Powell, Newsday sports columnist and author of Souled Out? How Blacks Are Winning and Losing in Sports, dissects issues like the reluctance among many sports stars to engage in Black activism or their indifferen...
Exploding Mortgages
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It is estimated that 2.2 million families will lose their homes due to foreclosures over the next couple of years as a result of a wide range of unfair and deceptive practices against borrowers in the sub-prime market...
Education: What Really Works?
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Parents, especially Black parents, have been increasingly drawn to private schools, secular and religious, for a better education for their children. This movement is fed by a widespread belief that the public school...
White, Black or None of the Above
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The social construction of defining race in the United States. (1926)
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...
Can You Dig It? Black History Quiz (30 min) – Show 5
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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. (4013)
Are Girls Different?
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Even in the new millennium, girls are still struggling with gender stereotypes. Recent statistics indicate that girls are more likely to attempt suicide than boys. Why? Can empowering girls help them cope with the ...
