“Were Angolans The First African Americans?”
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How much do we know about the first Africans to settle in the English colony of Jamestown in 1619? Recently discovered artifacts suggest that the true origin of the first African Americans is Angola. Tom Davidson, se...
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...
Who Was Medgar Evers?
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As of 1984 when this documentary was made, no one had been convicted in the 1963 assassination of Mississippi NAACP Field Director Medgar Evers. This legendary leader’s voter registration and economic boycott drives p...
Jim Brown: Out of Bounds
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This 1989 program features National Football League (NFL) Hall of Famer football player Jim Brown. It has been said by many sports observers that Jim Brown is one of the greatest football players that have ever lived....
New Millennium Music
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Gospel music revenues were 11 percent higher over the industry average last year. Music scholar Eric Christian attributes this growth to savvy imaging, more sophisticated marketing and the emergence of varied ethnic...
America’s Black Eagles: The Tuskegee Airmen — 4-Part Series
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Discusses the Black experience in the military, focuses on the training and participation of Black airmen in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, such as the Tuskegee Airmen of the 99th Fighter Squadron. Also ...
