Walk To Freedom
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June 23, 1963, in Detroit’s Cobo Hall, I intensely listened to Martin Luther King, Jr. deliver his famous “I Have A Dream” speech, for what many historians claim was the first time. Dr. King was in Detroit for the “...
Can One Black College Save Them All?
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The glue that holds the successful, professional class in the Black community together is a black college somewhere in their past. On those campuses, the descendants of slaves, often disadvantaged, have been liberate...
Blacks and the GOP
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The New York Times, in a 6-column headline, concluded that the Republican Party’s efforts to attract more Black votes had come up short. What is it that prevents the Republican Party from attracting a large Black bloc...
Can You Dig It? Black History Quiz (30 min) – Show 2
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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. (4010)
Lionel Hampton: Living History
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Lionel Hampton was born on April 20, 1908, in Louisville, Kentucky. He was an American jazz musician and bandleader known for the rhythmic vitality of his playing and his showmanship as a performer. Best known for ...
Honor At Last
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Tony Brown discusses Black War Veterans finally receive Medals of Honor (1997). Guests: Retired Army Captain Jehu Hunter, President, 92nd Div WWII Assn; and Harry Brown, Master Sgt, 92nd Division. 2002
Uptown at the Apollo
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Richard Pryor, Sammy Davis, Jr., Stevie Wonder and Sam Moore are among the artists who have had their names in lights outside of the legendary Apollo Theatre in Harlem. They appear with Tony Brown when he turns the pa...
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...
