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Doing It Her Way
Sarah Harrison, a vice president of one of the top five pharmaceutical companies in the world, and Rev. Barbara Reynolds, an author and award-winning journalist, discuss the triumphs and pitfalls of b...
Episode 2701, Aired in 2004
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Tony Browns Essay On MLK
In an innovative program celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy, Tony Brown shares his historic experience as the coordinator of the “Walk To Freedom” civil rights march in Detroit on June 23, 1...
Episode 2702, Aired in 2004
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The Museum That Saved Chicago
Who was the pioneer settler of Chicago? The answer is Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable, an African American from Sainte-Domingue, Haiti. Margaret Burroughs, a founder of the DuSable Museum of African-Am...
Episode 2703, Aired in 2004
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Ralph Bunche - The Lost Hero
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 ...
Episode 2704, Aired in 2004
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Remembering His Legacy: Frederick Douglas
Frederick Douglass, renowned orator, statesmen and abolitionist is one of Black America’s most celebrated historical figures. His great-great-grandson, Frederick Douglass IV, talks about his ancestor...
Episode 2705, Aired in 2004
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Black No More
Journalist Debra Dickerson has written a controversial book, The End of Blackness, about changing social and political dynamics in the Black community. Dickerson says that “blackness” has forced Afri...
Episode 2707, Aired in 2004
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Did History Miss Emmett Till
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 seg...
Episode 2708, Aired in 2004
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The Black Eagle
Who is Joe Madison? To his radio listeners he is “The Black Eagle” who soars the airwaves on Radio One and XM Satellite One. He is a civil rights activist to those who have followed his career with ...
Episode 2709, Aired in 2004
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50% Black Men Unemployed
A new study by the Community Service Society shows that nearly half of Black men in New York City are not working. The organization’s president, David Jones, discusses this shocking statistic and the...
Episode 2712, Aired in 2004
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Can Black Athleses Score In The Classroom
Black athletes have proven that they are winners on the playing field, but poor school performance has plagued their ability to earn high marks in academics. Dr. Leonard Moore, director of African and...
Episode 2713, Aired in 2004
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