BMA: Black Media Archive
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The Black Media Archive is a multi-media collection of African and African-American history, including speeches, archival video, movies, music, and more. It exists as a central resource of Black history in multi-media formats.
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Episode 316: Washboard Sam and His Washboard Band | Washboard Sam (Robert Brown) and his Washboard Band perform "Just Got To Hold You" and "Yes I Got Your Woman" in this recording made in Chicago on August 5, 1940. From the original 78rpm disk. | 6/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoEpisode 315: "Tin Pan Alley Cats" | This episode is the cartoon "Tin Pan Alley Cats" (1943), directed by Bob Clampett for Leon Schlesinger Productions as part of Warner Bros.' Merrie Melodies series. | 5/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoEpisode 314: "Paradise in Harlem" (part 2) | Movie: In the conclusion of the 1939 musical "Paradise in Harlem" Lem Anderson's long-awaited chance to act dramatically vanishes when he witnesses a mob killing and is forced out of town. Finally a chance to play Othello draws him back to Harlem. | 5/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoEpisode 314: "Paradise in Harlem" (part 1) | Movie: In the 1939 musical "Paradise in Harlem" Lem Anderson's long-awaited chance to act dramatically vanishes when he witnesses a mob killing and is forced out of town. Finally a chance to play Othello draws him back to Harlem. | 5/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 313: "St. James Infirmary" | This episode is a recording of the song "St. James Infirmary" recorded in 1930 by the Harlem Hot Chocolates, directed by Duke Ellington. This particular recording was taken from a cardboard record. | 4/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoEpisode 312: "Dark Manhattan" (part 2) | Movie: The conclusion of the 1937 film "Dark Manhattan." A low-level gangster named Curly (Ralph Cooper) determines to let nothing stand in the way of his gaining control of the numbers rackets in Harlem. | 4/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoEpisode 312: "Dark Manhattan" (part 1) | Movie: In the 1937 film "Dark Manhattan" a low-level gangster named Curly (Ralph Cooper) determines to let nothing stand in the way of his gaining control of the numbers rackets in Harlem. | 3/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 311: "Sightseeing Boogie" | In this episode Slim Gaillard and his Boogiereeners (consisting of two pianos and bass) wander around Harlem doing what can only be described as a rap in this recording of "Sightseeing Boogie" dating from September 1945. | 3/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | Episode 310: "A Night-Club Map of Harlem" | This episode is a map of Harlem night life illustrated by pioneering commercial artist E. Simms Campbell. Originally published in 1932 for Manhattan Magazine, this map is focused on the area of Harlem just north of Central Park. | 3/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoEpisode 309: "Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A." (part 2) | Movie: The conclusion of the 1946 film "Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A." Gertie LaRue is a nightclub entertainer from the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. She arrives on the Caribbean island of "Rinidad" to perform as the headliner in a revue. | 3/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoEpisode 309: "Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A." (part 1) | Movie: In the 1946 film "Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A." Gertie LaRue (Francine Everett) is a nightclub entertainer from the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. She arrives on the Caribbean island of "Rinidad" to perform as the headliner in a revue. | 3/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 308: Rev. J. M. Gates | This episode is a recording from the original 78rpm disk. Rev. J.M. Gates and congregation perform a "sermon with singing" on the theme "Death's Black Train Is Coming", recorded April 24, 1926. | 3/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 307: Sister Rosetta Tharpe | This episode is a collection of two recording by Sister Rosetta Tharpe with The Dependable Boys and Sam Price. The first song is "The Lord's Gonna Move This Wicked Race" and the second is "Down By the River Side" both recorded on December 2, 1948. | 2/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 306: Reverend Peter J. Gomes | This episode is a sermon delivered by Reverend Peter J. Gomes at the Memorial Church at Harvard University on Sunday, February 25, 2007 to mark the first Sunday in Lent addressing the subject "Lenten Lessons from Luke: When Opportunity Strikes". | 2/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | ExplicitVideoEpisode 305: "Ganja & Hess" (part 2) | Movie: The conclusion of "Ganja & Hess" (1973) follows the exploits of Dr. Hess Green who becomes a vampire after being stabbed by his intelligent, but unstable, assistant with an ancient cursed dagger then falls in love with his assistant's widow, Ganja. | 2/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | ExplicitVideoEpisode 305: "Ganja & Hess" (part 1) | Movie: "Ganja & Hess" (1973) follows the exploits of archaeologist Dr. Hess Green who becomes a vampire after being stabbed by his intelligent, but unstable, assistant with an ancient cursed dagger then falls in love with his assistant's widow, Ganja. | 2/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoEpisode 304: "Tall, Tan, and Terrific" (part 2) | Movie: The conclusion of "Tall, Tan, and Terrific" a 1946 film starring Mantan Moreland in which a professional gambler attempts to cheat a successful nightclub owner out of his club and his contract with his lead singer and girlfriend. | 2/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoEpisode 304: "Tall, Tan, and Terrific" (part 1) | Movie: "Tall, Tan, and Terrific" is a 1946 film starring Mantan Moreland in which professional gambler The Duke attempts to cheat Handsome Harry Hansom, who owns a successful nightclub, out of his club and his contract with his lead singer and girlfriend. | 2/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoEpisode 303: Godfrey Cambridge | This episode features a clip from the classic television variety show "Hollywood Palace" originally broadcast on October 9, 1965 showcasing humorist Godfrey Cambridge. | 1/31/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | VideoEpisode 302: "Zoot Suit" | In this 1942 RCM Productions "soundie" the glamorous and talented Dorothy Dandridge performs with Paul White the duet "A Zoot Suit (For My Sunday Gal)". | 11/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 21 | VideoEpisode 301: Harlem Globetrotters | This episode features a clip from the classic television variety show "Hollywood Palace" broadcast on February 6, 1965 in which the world famous Harlem Globetrotters made an appearance. | 11/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 22 | VideoEpisode 300: "A Time for Burning" (part 2) | Movie: The conclusion of "A Time for Burning" a 1966 documentary exploring the attempts of the minister of Augustana Lutheran Church in Omaha, Nebraska, to persuade his all-white congregation to reach out to "negro" Lutherans on the city's north side. | 11/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 23 | VideoEpisode 300: "A Time for Burning" (part 1) | Movie: "A Time for Burning" is a 1966 documentary film which explores the attempts of the minister of Augustana Lutheran Church in Omaha, Nebraska, to persuade his all-white congregation to reach out to "negro" Lutherans on the city's north side. | 11/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 24 | VideoEpisode 299: Civil Rights Roundtable Discussion | In a television studio in Washington, D.C. on August 28, 1963, a small group from Hollywood, California gathered to give their opinions on the civil rights gathering that took place on that day. | 10/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 298: Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth | In memory of Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth, who passed away on October 5, 2011, this episode is a lecture he gave in which he discusses his faith and its role in his life's work of activism in the struggle for civil rights. | 10/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 26 | VideoEpisode 297: "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (part 2) | To celebrate the Black Media Archive's 5th Anniversary, we present this episode, the conclusion of the $2 million, 1927 silent film version of the American classic "Uncle Tom's Cabin". Unfortunately, this particular version of the film is incomplete. | 10/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 27 | VideoEpisode 297: "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (part 1) | Today marks the Black Media Archive's 5th Anniversary! To celebrate we present this episode, the $2 million epic, 1927 silent film version of the American classic "Uncle Tom's Cabin". Unfortunately, this particular version of the film is incomplete. | 10/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 28 | VideoEpisode 296: "Jig in the Jungle" | Another "soundie" starring the lovely Dorothy Dandridge in "Jig in the Jungle" with Cee Pee Johnson & His Orchestra (1941). | 10/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 29 | VideoEpisode 295: "Cow-Cow Boogie" | This episode is a classic RCM Productions "soundie" featuring the beautiful Dorothy Dandridge performing "Cow-Cow Boogie" (1942). | 10/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 294: "The Negro in American Culture" | This episode is a segment from an outstanding panel on Black perceptions of the American setting in art, mainly literature and drama, featuring James Baldwin, Langston Hughes, Lorraine Hansberry and Emile Capouya, and Alfred Kazin. | 9/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 31 | VideoEpisode 293: "Baldwin's N****r" | This episode is a 1969 lecture and Q&A session with James Baldwin - with involvement also from Dick Gregory, in London about the black experience in America and how it relates to the Caribbean and Great Britain. | 9/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 292: Rev. Jeremiah Wright | This episode is the sermon given by Rev. Jeremiah Wright after September 11 titled, "The Day of Jerusalem's Fall". This sermon was devilered on September 16, 2001 in Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, Illinois. | 9/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 291: "Move On Up a Little Higher" | This episode is a recording of gospel legend Mahalia Jackson singing "Move On Up a Little Higher", recorded September 12, 1947 in New York accompanied by Mildred Falls on piano and Herbert James Francis on organ. | 9/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 290: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. | On April 9, 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered this inspiring sermon at New Covenant Baptist Church in Chicago, Illinois titled "The Three Dimensions of a Complete Life". | 8/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 35 | VideoEpisode 289: "Congolaise" (part 2) | Movie: The conclusion of the film "Congolaise" (1950) sponsored by the French Government and the Museum of Man, for the purpose of making a lasting record of the native tribes in French Equatorial Africa. | 8/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 36 | VideoEpisode 289: "Congolaise" (part 1) | Movie: "Congolaise" (1950) documents the expedition that shot this Ethno-exploitation film sponsored by the French Government and the Museum of Man, for the purpose of making a lasting record of the native tribes in French Equatorial Africa. | 8/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 37 | VideoEpisode 288: "Little Black S***o" | This episode is the 1935 cartoon "Little Black S***o" produced by Castle Films and U.B. Iwekrs Studio. Based on the children's book, the cartoon was banned in the U.S. after it was originally released. | 7/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 38 | Episode 287: "The Story of Little Black S***o" and "The Story of Topsy from Uncle Tom's Cabin" | Volume II in the series of "The Children's Own Books", this episode is the illustrated children's book "The Story of Little Black S***o" and "The Story of Topsy from Uncle Tom's Cabin" (1908). | 7/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 39 | VideoEpisode 286: Dr. Kenneth Clark | This episode is an episode of "The Open Mind" in which Dr. Kenneth B. Clark sat down with host Richard D. Heffner to discuss the topic of "Brown v. The Board of Education" (1982). | 7/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 40 | VideoEpisode 285: "Roy Wilkins: The Right to Dignity" | This episode is the short documentary produced by the NAACP "Roy Wilkins: The Right to Dignity" (1970, released on VHS in 1982). | 7/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 41 | VideoEpisode 284: The Supremes | This episode features a clip from the classic television variety show "Hollywood Palace" in which The Supremes perform their smash hit "Stop! In The Name Of Love." This episode of "Hollywood Palace" was originally aired on March 27, 1965. | 6/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 283: "I Must Have That Man" and "God Bless the Child" | This episode is two separate recordings of jazz icon Billie Holiday, first performing "I Must Have That Man" with the Teddy Wilson Orchestra (recorded January 25, 1937) in New York. The second recording is the classic "God Bless the Child". | 6/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 282: "Makin' Whoopee" | This episode is a recording of jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald performing the song "Makin' Whoopee" (1959). | 6/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 281: "Trouble Trouble" | This episode is a recording of jazz vocalist Betty Roche, who began her career by winning an amateur contest at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, performing "Trouble Trouble." | 6/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 280: "In The Upper Room" (parts 1 and 2) | This episode is the 1952 two-part recording of Mahalia Jackson performing the classic gospel song "In The Upper Room". | 6/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 46 | VideoEpisode 279: "The Old Man of the Mountain" | Groove along with Betty Boop in the 1933 cartoon "The Old Man of the Mountain" featuring special guests Cab Calloway and His Orchestra. | 6/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 47 | VideoEpisode 278: "Jivin' in Be-Bop" (part 2) | The conclusion of the 1947 musical revue "Jivin' in Be-Bop" starring Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra. The film also features singers Helen Humes and Kenny "Pancho" Hagood, Master of Ceremonies Freddie Carter, and a group of dancers. | 6/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 48 | VideoEpisode 278: "Jivin' in Be-Bop" (part 1) | This episode is the 1947 musical revue "Jivin' in Be-Bop" starring Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra. The film also features singers Helen Humes and Kenny "Pancho" Hagood, Master of Ceremonies Freddie Carter, and a group of dancers. | 5/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 49 | VideoEpisode 277: Benjamin Hooks | This episode is an episode of "The Open Mind" in which Benjamin Hooks sat down with host Richard D. Heffner to discuss the topic of "The Politics of Civil Rights" (1983). | 5/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 276: Interview with Uncle Billy McCrae | This episode is an interview with former slave Mr. Billy McCrae of Jasper, Texas. Interview conducted by Mr. John A. Lomax in October 1940. | 5/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 51 | VideoEpisode 275: Bill Cosby | This episode is a classic 1970s anti-drug public service announcement featuring Bill Cosby. | 5/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 52 | VideoEpisode 274: "The Bill Cosby Show" | This episode is part of a 1969 TV special designed to make viewers excited for the 1969-1970 NBC Television Network schedule. Included in this clip are "The Bill Cosby Show" and "The Bold Ones" starring Leslie Nielsen and Hari Rhodes. | 5/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 53 | Episode 273: "Map Showing the Distribution of the Slave Population of the Southern States of the United States " | The Civil War began 150 years ago in April 1861. In September 1861, in an attempt to raise money for sick and wounded soldiers, the Census Office produced and sold this map that showed the population distribution of slaves in the southern United States. | 4/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 272: Mabel Williams | This episode is part of an interview with civil rights activist Mabel Williams, wife of Robert Williams discussing their lives in Monroe, North Carolina. (August 20, 1999) | 4/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 271: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. | On March 31, 1968, only four days before he was to be assassinated, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered this sermon titled, "Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution" in the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. | 4/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 56 | VideoEpisode 270: "Basin Street Revue" | This episode is the musical variety show "Basin Street Revue" (1956) filmed at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York City featuring a cast of popular African-American performers. | 3/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 269: Paul Robeson | This episode is a collection of three songs performed by Paul Robeson. The songs included are "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" (1925), and "Ol Man River" and "I Still Suits Me" (recorded with Hattie McDaniel) from the 1936 film "Show Boat". | 3/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 58 | VideoEpisode 268: "The Emperor Jones" (part 2) | Movie: The conclusion of the 1933 film adaptation of "The Emperor Jones". Starring Paul Robeson as Brutus Jones, an unscrupulously ambitious man who kills a man, goes to prison, escapes to a Caribbean island, and cunningly sets himself up as emperor. | 3/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 59 | VideoEpisode 268: "The Emperor Jones" (part 1) | Movie: "The Emperor Jones" is the 1933 adaptation of the Eugene O'Neill play. Starring Paul Robeson as Brutus Jones, an unscrupulously ambitious man who kills a man, goes to prison, escapes to a Caribbean island, and cunningly sets himself up as emperor. | 3/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 267: Reverend Peter J. Gomes | In memory of Reverend Peter J. Gomes, this episode is a sermon delivered at the Memorial Church at Harvard University on March 1, 2009 to mark the beginning of Lent. In this sermon, Rev. Gomes addresses the subject of "The Dark Side (Human Sin)". | 3/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 266: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. | Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! This episode is one of Dr. King's sermons on the subject of "Loving Your Enemies". This sermon was delivered at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama on November 11, 1957. | 1/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 62 | VideoEpisode 265: "The Green Pastures" (part 2) | Movie: The conclusion of the 1936 film adaptation of the hit play "The Green Pastures" God, heaven, and several Old Testament stories, including the Creation and Noah's Ark, are described supposedly using the perspective of rural, black Americans. | 1/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 63 | VideoEpisode 265: "The Green Pastures" (part 1) | Movie: In the 1936 Warner Brothers film adaptation of the hit play "The Green Pastures" God, heaven, and several Old Testament stories, including the Creation and Noah's Ark, are described supposedly using the perspective of rural, black Americans. | 1/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 64 | VideoEpisode 264: "The Amos 'n Andy Show" | On December 25, 1952, CBS aired this special Christmas episode of "The Amos 'n Andy Show". "The Christmas Story" is a very worthy tale for the holiday season. Merry Christmas! | 12/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 65 | VideoEpisode 263: Jesse Owens | On April 27, 1960, track and field hero Jesse Owens appeared on this episode of the classic TV show "This Is Your Life". | 9/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 66 | VideoEpisode 262: James Cone | In this interview, author and theologian James Cone is interviewed by Bob Scott from the Trinity Institute (2008). | 9/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 67 | VideoEpisode 259: Malcolm X (part 3) | The conclusion of the 1994 PBS documentary "Malcolm X: Make it Plain", an in-depth biographical account of the man. | 8/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 68 | VideoEpisode 252: Apartheid in South Africa | This episode is a 1957 documentary film that explores South Africa's apartheid policy, focusing on issues such as race relations, political practices, and segregated dwellings. The footage includes several interviews with South African leaders. | 5/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 251: Reverend Peter J. Gomes | This episode is the commencement speech delivered May 16, 2010 at St. Lawrence University by the distinguished Reverend Peter J. Gomes, where he was awarded an honorary degree of doctorate of divinity. | 5/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 70 | VideoEpisode 250: "Cabin in the Sky" (part 2) | Movie: The conclusion of "Cabin in the Sky" (1943), a groundbreaking production for its time. Based on the Broadway musical it starred Ethel Waters, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, and Lena Horne in her first and only leading role in an MGM musical. | 5/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 71 | VideoEpisode 250: "Cabin in the Sky" (part 1) | Movie: "Cabin in the Sky" (1943) was a groundbreaking production for its time. Based on the Broadway musical it starred Ethel Waters, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, and Lena Horne in her first and only leading role in an MGM musical. | 5/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 249: Lena Horne | This episode is an interview with Lena Horne in which the singer discusses her life and career. This interview was conducted by Gene Dealessi, and originally broadcast on April 12, 1966. | 5/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 73 | VideoEpisode 248: "Five Artists" | This episode is the documentary film "Five Artists" (1971) which spotlights the work of five accomplished Black American artists: Barbara Chase-Riboud, Charles White, Betty Blanton, Richard Hunt, and Romare Bearden. | 5/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 74 | VideoEpisode 247: "A Study of Negro Artists" | This episode is a short silent film titled, "A Study of Negro Artists" (c. 1932). The documentary covers some important visual artists during the Harlem Renaissance: Richmond Barthe, James Latimer Allen, Aaron Douglas, Palmer Hayden, and Augusta Savage. | 4/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 75 | VideoEpisode 246: "Queerosities: A Negro Baptism" | This episode is an old short from the silent film series "Queerosities" titled "A Negro Baptism" (date unknown). | 4/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 76 | Episode 245: "The Core of America's Race Problem" | This episode is the short book "The Core of America's Race Problem" (1945) edited by civil rights pioneer Dorothy I. Height. This 'pamphlet' discusses the causes and effects of segregation in American society. | 4/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 77 | VideoEpisode 244: "Let My People Live" | Aimed at African Americans and shot at Tuskegee University, this film instructs viewers in the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis by focusing on a pair of sympathetic siblings, George and Mary, whose lives are altered by the disease. | 4/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 78 | VideoEpisode 243: "Negro Pilots" | This episode is the short documentary titled, "Negro Pilots" (1943) produced by the U.S. Army Air Forces. In Tuskegee, Alabama the 99th Pursuit Squadron, world’s first Negro aerial fighting unit, is girding for its opening sky-joust with the enemy. | 4/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 79 | VideoEpisode 242: "Wings For This Man" | "Wings for this Man" is a short propaganda film produced in 1945 by the U.S. Army Air Forces First Motion Picture Unit about the Tuskegee Airmen, the first unit of African-American pilots in the US military. | 4/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 241: Rev. Jasper Williams | This episode is a sermon given by Reverend Jasper Williams, founder and builder of Lane Avenue Baptist Church in Memphis. In this recording, Rev. Williams delivers a sermon on the subject of "Jesus' Funeral" (1968). | 4/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 240: Tuskegee Institute Singers | This episode is a recording of two gospel songs, "I've Been Buked And I've Been Scorned" and "Most Done Travelling" by the Tuskegee Institute Singers Quartet. This 78RPM selection was undated, but the choir made several recordings from 1914-1930. | 3/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 239: "Old Country Stomp" | This episode is a recording of "Old Country Stomp" by country and blues music pioneer Henry Thomas. Recorded on June 13, 1928, this a square dance tune, which were still popular with rural African-Americans early in the 20th-century. | 3/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 238: "Don't Advertise Your Man" | Clara Smith became a popular blues singer in the early 1920s. She actively recorded throughout the 1920s, including this performance of "Don't Advertise Your Man" on April 23, 1924. | 3/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 84 | VideoEpisode 237: Son House | In this episode, blues legend Son House performs his song "Death Letter" as recorded in England in 1965 accompanied on guitar by Jerry Ricks. | 3/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 236: Rev. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. | This episode is parts of two sermons from the album "Keep the Faith, Baby!: Adam Clayton Powell's Message to the World." The LP was recorded in Bimini in January 1967 during Powell's self-imposed exile after being denied his U.S. Congressional seat. | 3/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 235: Sweet Honey in the Rock | This episode is an interview with the members of Sweet Honey in the Rock (1992), from Pacifica Radio Archives. | 3/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 87 | Episode 234: "Colored People's Blue Book and Business Directory of Chicago, Ill." | The episode is a copy of the "Colored People's Blue Book and Business Directory of Chicago, Ill." published in 1905, and compiled by D. A. Bethea. | 2/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 88 | ExplicitVideoEpisode 233: "Black Fist" (part 2) | Movie: The conclusion of the film "Black Fist" (1975), starring Richard Lawson as a young fighter who is brought into the world of a Los Angeles illegal street fighting ring. | 2/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 89 | ExplicitVideoEpisode 233: "Black Fist" (part 1) | Movie: This episode is the film "Black Fist" (1975), starring Richard Lawson as a young fighter who is brought into the world of a Los Angeles illegal street fighting ring. | 2/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 232: Leroi Jones | This episode is a 1968 interview with poet and playwright Leroi Jones (interviewed by Earl Anthony) about his life and work. | 2/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 231: Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra | This episode is a collection of two songs by Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra, "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "Lawd, You Made The Night Too Long." "Ain't Misbehavin'" was recorded on July 22, 1929 in New York City. | 1/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 92 | VideoEpisode 230: "Black Brigade" (part 2) | The conclusion of the television movie "Black Brigade" or "Carter's Army", which aired as an ABC Movie of the Week on January 27, 1970. A WWII drama, it starred Richard Pryor, Glynn Turman, Rosie Grier, Robert Hooks, Billy Dee Williams and Moses Gunn. | 1/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 93 | VideoEpisode 230: "Black Brigade" (part 1) | "Black Brigade" is re-release title of the television movie "Carter's Army", which aired as an ABC Movie of the Week on January 27, 1970. A WWII drama, it starred Richard Pryor, Glynn Turman, Rosie Grier, Robert Hooks, Billy Dee Williams and Moses Gunn. | 1/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 229: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. | Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! This episode is a recording of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speaking at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary on April 19, 1961. | 1/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 95 | VideoEpisode 228: "Introduction to Haiti" | This episode is the short documentary film "Introduction to Haiti" (1942) which presents a tourist's view of Haiti: its history, tradition, daily life of the people, Port-au-Prince, Cap Haitien and Henri Christophes' Palace. Presented in Kodachrome. | 1/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 96 | Episode 227: "The Negro Problem" | This episode is the book "The Negro Problem: a series of articles by representative American Negroes of today" (1903) with contributions by Booker T. Washington, W. E. Burghardt DuBois, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Charles W. Chesnutt, and others. | 1/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 226: Rev. Jasper Williams, Jr. | This episode is a sermon titled "I'm Black and I'm Proud" (1968), delivered by Reverend Jasper Williams, Jr., Senior Pastor of Salem Bible Church (formerly Salem Baptist Church) in Atlanta, GA, where he has been for over 40 years. | 12/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 98 | VideoEpisode 225: "The Sammy Davis Jr. Show" (part 2) | The second half of "The Sammy Davis Jr. Show" which showcased his talents in this Musical Variety series broadcast on ABC. This episode aired March 4, 1966 with special guests, The Supremes, The Andrews Sisters, Jonathan Winters, and Johnny Hartman. | 12/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 99 | VideoEpisode 225: "The Sammy Davis Jr. Show" (part 1) | A classic episode of "The Sammy Davis Jr. Show" which showcased his talents in this Musical Variety series broadcast on ABC. This episode aired March 4, 1966 with special guests, The Supremes, The Andrews Sisters, Jonathan Winters, and Johnny Hartman. | 12/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 224: Carmen McRae | This episode is an interview with influential jazz vocalist, composer, pianist, and actress Carmen McRae. This interview was conducted by Angela Davis on November 18, 1977. | 12/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 101 | VideoEpisode 223: "Reet, Petite, and Gone" (part 2) | Movie: The conclusion of the film "Reet, Petitie and Gone" (1947) is still all about the music of Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five. Jordan performs 14 songs in this film, including three by his costars - June Richmond, Bea Griffith, and Mabel Lee. | 12/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 102 | VideoEpisode 223: "Reet, Petite, and Gone" (part 1) | Movie: The film "Reet, Petitie and Gone" (1947) was all about the music of Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five. Jordan performs 14 songs in this film, including three by his costars - June Richmond, Bea Griffith, and Mabel Lee. | 12/6/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 222: Mabel Williams | This episode is a short lecture given by civil rights activist Mabel Williams on Martin Luther King Day in Grand Rapids, Michigan (January 15, 2007). | 11/27/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 221: Rev. O.L. Holliday | In this episode, Reverend O.L. Holliday delivered a stirring message titled "Freedom After Awhile" to the congregation of the Second Baptist Church in Baltimore, Maryland (1968). This sermon was dedicated to the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | 11/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 220: Coretta Scott King | In this episode, Coretta Scott King, widowed only three weeks, delivers a speech from her husband's notes, including the "Ten Commandments On VietNam" on April 27, 1968 in Central Park in New York City. | 11/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 219: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | This episode is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speech and follow-up questioning after appearing at a demonstration supporting anti-war activitists imprisoned at the Santa Rita rehabilitation center in California on January 14, 1968. | 11/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 107 | VideoEpisode 218: "The Beulah Show" | This is an episode of "The Beulah Show," (1952) the first TV series to feature an African-American woman in the lead role. This episode titled "The New Arrival" starred Louise Beavers. | 11/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 108 | VideoEpisode 217: "Bubbling Over" | In a Harlem flat, Ethel (Ethel Waters) works night and day, feeding and cleaning up after her loafter of a husband and his exceedingly numerous useless relatives who've taken over the place without ever helping, treating her as their personal maid. | 10/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 109 | VideoEpisode 216: "Zouzou" (part 2) | Movie: The conclusion of the film "Zouzou" (1934), conceived as a vehicle for Josephine Baker, then among Europe's most popular entertainers. This was her debut talking film and a huge success in France upon its original release. | 10/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 110 | VideoEpisode 216: "Zouzou" (part 1) | Movie: The film "Zouzou" (1934) was conceived as a vehicle for Josephine Baker, then among Europe's most popular entertainers. This was her debut talking film and a huge success in France upon its original release. | 10/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 111 | VideoEpisode 215: "Sanders of the River" (part 2) | Movie: The conclusion of "Sanders of the River" a 1935 film co-starring Paul Robeson about a British colonial Officer (Leslie Banks) in 1930's Nigeria who keeps the peace between the African tribes loyal to His Majesty and those loyal to the African king. | 10/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 112 | VideoEpisode 215: "Sanders of the River" (part 1) | Movie: "Sanders of the River" is a 1935 film co-starring Paul Robeson, about a British colonial Officer (Leslie Banks) in 1930's Nigeria who manages to keep the peace between the African tribes loyal to His Majesty and those loyal to the African king. | 10/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 214: Paul Robeson | On June 12, 1956, Paul Robeson was subpoenaed to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC). | 10/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 213: Thurgood Marshall | This episode is part of a press conference with Thurgood Marshall, chief counsel for the NAACP's Legal Defense Fund, who was speaking as a litigator in the case of Brown vs. Board of Education (1954) in which he explains some of what was a stake. | 9/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 115 | VideoEpisode 212: "Close Harmony" | General Motors made this wartime film (1942) to explain to the public why it was taking so long for factories to retool for war production. But even MORE interesting is the stereotypical black character in the barber shop where this film takes place. | 9/27/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 211: Amiri Baraka | This episode is a lecture given by poet, playwright, and activist Amiri Baraka delivered at Binghamton University in February 1993. | 9/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 210: Tupac Shakur | This episode is an interview with an 18-year-old Tupac Shakur (1989) after he was chosen to be the National Chairman for the New African Panther Party. He was interviewed by Bomani Bakari on his radio show on WRFG in Atlanta, Georgia. | 9/17/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 118 | VideoEpisode 209: Kwame Nkrumah | This episode is part 5 of the documentary "Pandora's Box" a 1992 BBC documentary TV series. Part 5 titled "Black Power" is a look at how former Ghanaian leader Kwame Nkrumah set Africa ablaze with his vision of a new industrial and scientific age. | 9/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 119 | ExplicitVideoEpisode 208: "Space Is The Place" (part 2) | Movie: The conclusion of "Space Is the Place," an art film starring and written by Sun Ra, produced by Jim Newman, directed by John Coney, and features Sun Ra and his Arkestra (1972 and released in 1974). | 8/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 120 | ExplicitVideoEpisode 208: "Space Is The Place" (part 1) | Movie: "Space Is the Place" is an art film produced by Jim Newman, directed by John Coney, written by Sun Ra, Joshua Smith and features Sun Ra and his Arkestra (1972 and released in 1974). | 8/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 207: Sun Ra | This episode is an interview with poet, mythical scientist, musician, and leader of Solar Arkestra, Sun Ra (1968). In the interview by Dennis Irving, Sun Ra discusses his mystical view of the world and humanity. | 8/23/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 122 | Episode 206: Universal Negro Improvement Association | This episode is a brochure written and published in 1924 by Marcus Garvey that outlines the "aims and objects of movement for solution of Negro problem". Aimed at White and Black Americans it meant to provide information regarding the aims of the UNIA. | 8/16/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 123 | VideoEpisode 205: "Within Our Gates" (part 2) | Movie: The conclusion of the silent film "Within Our Gates" (1920) which dramatically depicted the racial situation in America. Produced, written and directed by Oscar Micheaux, it is the oldest known surviving film made by an African-American director. | 8/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 124 | VideoEpisode 205: "Within Our Gates" (part 1) | Movie: This episode is the silent film "Within Our Gates" (1920) which dramatically depicted the racial situation in America. Produced, written and directed by Oscar Micheaux, it is the oldest known surviving film made by an African-American director. | 8/8/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 204: James Baldwin | This episode is a classic radio discussion between James Baldwin and R.H. Darden on the plight of Black Americans broadcast on April 1, 1968. | 7/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 126 | VideoEpisode 203: Bobby Seale | This episode is a short clip of Bobby Seale speaking on gun ownership. | 7/27/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 127 | VideoEpisode 202: Malcolm X | This episode is part of a speech given by Malcolm X in Harlem on the topic of housing and self defense (1964). | 7/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 128 | Episode 201: "Never trust a N***** with a gun" | This episode is a piece of sheet music titled "Never trust a N***** with a gun." words by C.S. Libingston and music by J.G. Lewis (1886). | 7/17/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 129 | VideoEpisode 200: "The Amos 'n Andy Show" | Episode 200 is the first episode of the first season of "The Amos 'n Andy Show" which was aired Thursdays at 8:30 on CBS beginning in June 1951. | 7/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 130 | Episode 199: "Wehman's Black Jokes for Blue Devils" | This episode is the book "Wehman's Black Jokes for Blue Devils" (1897). Labeled "Chuck full of darkey fun! Colored philosophy and n****r witticisms ... Fully illustrated with near one hundred pictorial "black jokes". | 7/5/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 131 | VideoEpisode 198: "Hollywood Palace" (part 2) | In the conclusion of this episode Sammy Davis Jr. hosted the hour-long variety show "Hollywood Palace" which aired on ABC (March 15, 1969), including special guests Nipsy Russel and James Brown among others. This episode is complete with commercials. | 6/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 132 | VideoEpisode 198: "Hollywood Palace" (part 1) | In this episode Sammy Davis Jr. hosted the hour-long variety show "Hollywood Palace" which aired on ABC (March 15, 1969), including special guests Nipsy Russel and James Brown among others. This episode is complete with commercials. | 6/27/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 133 | VideoEpisode 197: "The Duke Is Tops" (part 2) | Movie: In the conclusion of this episode Lena Horne makes her film debut as an entertainer who gets a chance at Broadway in the film "The Duke Is Tops" (1938). | 6/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 134 | VideoEpisode 197: "The Duke Is Tops" (part 1) | Movie: In this episode Lena Horne makes her film debut as an entertainer who gets a chance at Broadway in the film "The Duke Is Tops" (1938). | 6/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 196: "How Can These Things Be?" | This episode is an old-style "sermon with singing", recorded in Atlanta on February 21, 1927. Rev. William Ransom speaks on the text "How Can These Things Be?", accompanied by singers. | 6/16/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 136 | VideoEpisode 195: Mahalia Jackson | Mahalia Jackson appeared on "The Nat King Cole Show" on NBC on November 12, 1957 to perform and promote their new film, "St. Louis Blues". This is a clip of her singing the song "Steal Away" as only she could. | 6/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 194: "Big Road Blues" | This episode is the song "Big Road Blues" recorded by blues legend Tommy Johnson (1928). | 6/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 138 | VideoEpisode 193: "Killer Diller" (part 2) | The conclusion of the musical comedy "Killer Diller" (1948), one of the filmed vaudeville shows that played to black theaters in the 40's and 50's. What follows are some dynamite musical and comedy acts including Nat King Cole and Jackie 'Moms' Mabley. | 5/31/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 139 | VideoEpisode 193: "Killer Diller" (part 1) | This episode is the musical comedy "Killer Diller" (1948), one of the filmed vaudeville shows that played to black theaters in the 40's and 50's. What follows are some dynamite musical and comedy acts including Nat King Cole and Jackie 'Moms' Mabley. | 5/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 140 | VideoEpisode 192: Diahann Carroll | This episode is taken from a rare episode of the 50's TV show "Coke Time" (1953) and features a performance by Broadway star Diahann Carroll. | 5/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 141 | VideoEpisode 191: "Plymouth News Caravan" | This episode is a segment from the "Plymouth News Caravan," (April 18, 1955) that was broadcast on NBC reporting on the progression of school integration in the south. | 5/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 142 | VideoEpisode 190: Dick Gregory | This episode is an interview clip with comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory taken from the movie "Letter to the President". (2005) | 5/17/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 189: "Stag O Lee Blues" | This episode is the popular blues song "Stag O Lee" recorded by Mississippi John Hurt (1928). The song's lyrics were based on the murder of William "Billy" Lyons by "Stagger" Lee Shelton on Christmas Eve, 1895 in St. Louis, Missouri. | 5/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 144 | VideoEpisode 188: "The Right Side" (part 2) | In the conclusion of this episode of "The Right Side" host Armstrong Williams interviews Dr. Boyd Graves about his research on the HIV/AIDS virus (2001). | 5/5/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 145 | VideoEpisode 188: "The Right Side" (part 1) | In this episode of "The Right Side" host Armstrong Williams interviews Dr. Boyd Graves about his research on the HIV/AIDS virus (2001). | 5/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 146 | VideoEpisode 187: "The Lost City" | Episode 8 of the 12-part serial "The Lost City" in which Evil Scientist Zolok, located deep in a Magnetic Mountain of darkest Africa, creates distruction all over the world. A lone scientist, Bruce Gordon decides to track down the evil genius. | 4/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 147 | VideoEpisode 186: "The Lost City" | The first episode of the 12-part serial "The Lost City" in which Evil Scientist Zolok, located deep in a Magnetic Mountain of darkest Africa, creates distruction all over the world. A lone scientist, Bruce Gordon decides to track down the evil genius. | 4/23/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 185: "Say Hey: The Willie Mays Song" and "Amazing Willie Mays" | This episode is two songs dedicated to baseball legend Willie Mays, "Say Hey: The Willie Mays Song" by the Treniers and "Amazing Willie Mays" by the King Odom Quartet both recorded in 1954. | 4/17/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 184: "Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball?" | In 1949 this song, "Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball?", written and performed by Woodrow Buddy Johnson became an instant classic. | 4/14/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 183: Septima Poinsette Clark | This episode is part of an interview with civil rights activist and community organizer Septima Poinsette Clark discussing her involvement in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). (July 30, 1976) | 4/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 182: Mabel Williams | This episode is part of an interview with civil rights activist Mabel Williams, wife of Robert Williams discussing their lives in Monroe, North Carolina. (August 20, 1999) | 4/1/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 152 | VideoEpisode 181: John Hope Franklin | On July 22, 1990, historian and author John Hope Franklin appeared with host Richard D. Heffner on the show "Open Mind" to discuss the topic of "The Uses of the Past". | 3/26/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 180: "Won't You Be Kind?" | This episode is a 78 RPM recording of blues legend Hattie Hart singing her classic "Won't You Be Kind?" (1929). | 3/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 179: "You're Gonna Quit Me Blues" | This episode is a 78 RPM recording of Blind Blake singing "You're Gonna Quit Me Blues" (late 1920s). | 3/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 155 | VideoEpisode 178: "Little Ol' Bosko and the Cannibals" | In the cartoon "Little Ol' Bosko and the Cannibals" (1937), Bosko's imagination puts him in the jungle full of cannibal, jazz singing, cookie eating frogs that try to get the cookies he is delivering to his Grandma. | 3/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 177: Alice Walker | In this episode, author Alice Walker reads her short story, "Roselilly" (1973), and describes the story and how she wrote it about her first marriage to a civil rights attorney. | 3/5/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 157 | VideoEpisode 176: "Hi De Ho" (part 2) | Movie: The conclusion of the film "Hi De Ho" (1947) in which Cab Calloway plays himself in a plot about jealousy, night clubs, and gangsters. Cab Calloway and his Orchestra perform several times throughout this musical. | 2/27/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 158 | VideoEpisode 176: "Hi De Ho" (part 1) | Movie: In the film "Hi De Ho" (1947) Cab Calloway plays himself in a plot about jealousy, night clubs, and gangsters. Cab Calloway and his Orchestra perform several times throughout this musical. | 2/26/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 159 | VideoEpisode 175: "Joshua" | In the short film "Joshua" (1969), it’s Joshua’s last day in Harlem before leaving for a college in Texas where he has earned a track and field scholarship. It is a simple story that confrontations between blacks and whites can be constructive. | 2/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 160 | VideoEpisode 174: "All Together" | "All Together" (c. 1970) is a Naval recruitment video narrated by none other than Lou Rawls. This film was meant to lure the young black man or woman who is tired of the limited work opportunities available to him or her. | 2/14/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 173: Joe Louis | This episode is a 1950 interview with Joe Louis by Big Joe Wright at a golf outing in Kalamazoo, Michigan. In this interview Joe Louis announces his return to the ring from retirement. | 2/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 162 | Episode 172: "Behind the Scenes" or "Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House" | This episode is the autobiography "Behind the Schenes" or "Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House" (1868) by Elizabeth Keckley, 'formerly a slave, but more recently modiste, and friend to Mrs. Abraham Lincoln'. | 2/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 171: Malcolm X | In June 1963, Malcolm X delivered this speech concerning the subject "We Want Complete Separation". | 2/1/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 164 | VideoEpisode 170: KRS-One (part 2) | This episode is the second part of a lecture given by KRS-One titled "Hip-Hop Beyond Entertainment" delivered at Temple University in Philadelphia in April 2004. | 1/26/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 165 | VideoEpisode 170: KRS-One (part 1) | This episode is the first part of a lecture given by KRS-One titled "Hip-Hop Beyond Entertainment" delivered at Temple University in Philadelphia in April 2004. | 1/24/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 169: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! This episode is one of Dr. King's sermons on the subject of "Unfulfilled Dreams". This sermon was delivered at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia on March 3, 1968. | 1/18/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 167 | VideoEpisode 168: "A Natural Born Gambler" | Movie: In 1916 the Biograph Film Company signed black comedian Bert Williams to write, produce, direct and star in two comedies. One of the films Williams created was "A Natural Born Gambler". | 1/14/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 167: Bert Williams | This episode contains three songs performed by Bert Williams, a Vaudeville star and the pre-eminent Black entertainer of his era. "All Going Out and Nothing Coming In", "My Last Dollar", and his most famous recording "Nobody" (1906). | 1/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 166: Jesse Jackson | In this episode Jesse Jackson leads demonstrators at Resurrection City in his famous call-and-response poem, "I Am Somebody" (1968). | 1/2/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 170 | Episode 165: "De Lord He Make Us Free" | This episode is a piece of sheet music titled "De Lord He Make Us Free (The Freedman's Song)" composed by Eman. C. Pation (1865). | 12/27/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 171 | VideoEpisode 164: "The Nat 'King' Cole Show" | This episode is a holiday segment from the NBC broadcast "The Nat 'King' Cole Show" (1957). "Although it's been said many times, many ways...Merry Christmas to you!" | 12/18/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 172 | VideoEpisode 163: Jackie Robinson | Jackie Robinson made an appearance in the inspirational segment from the 1950's TV series "Cavalcade of Stars" with clips from his film "The Jackie Robinson Story" (as shown in Episode 20). | 12/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 173 | VideoEpisode 162: "Minnie the Moocher" | This Betty Boop cartoon (1932) is a Max Fleischer classic, and co-stars Cab Calloway and his orchestra playing "Minnie the Moocher". | 12/8/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 174 | VideoEpisode 161: "Broken Strings" (part 2) | Movie: The conclusion of "Broken Strings" (1940). A classical violinist injures his hand. His son becomes a violinist to earn the cash to restore his father's paralyzed hand. To the father's dismay, the son plays swing music instead of classical music. | 12/2/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 175 | VideoEpisode 161: "Broken Strings" (part 1) | Movie: In "Broken Strings" (1940) a classical violinist injures his fingers. His son becomes a violinist to earn the needed cash to restore his father's paralyzed hand. Much to the father's dismay, the son plays swing music instead of classical music. | 12/1/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 176 | VideoEpisode 160: "The Beulah Show" | This is an episode of "The Beulah Show," (1952) the first TV series to feature an African-American woman in the lead role. This episode titled "Beulah Goes Gardening" starred Hattie McDaniel. | 11/21/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 177 | VideoEpisode 159: "The Nat 'King' Cole Show" | This episode is a segment from the NBC broadcast "The Nat 'King' Cole Show" (1957) co-starring the one and only Ella Fitzgerald. | 11/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 158: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | This episode is a speech delivered on June 23, 1963 by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Great March to Freedom in Detroit, Michigan. | 11/5/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 179 | VideoMusic Video: "Barack Obama" | As a contribution to the election celebration (hopefully), this episode is a remixed dubwise video rendition of the unofficial Obama campaign song by Jamaican reggae artist, Cocoa Tea. | 11/3/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 180 | VideoPublic Service Announcement: VOTE NOVEMBER 4TH!! | This is a Public Service Announcement from New America Media (NAM) urging YOU to be at the voting booth on Election Day, Tuesday, November 4th. | 11/2/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 157: Fannie Lou Hamer | In this interview clip with Fannie Lou Hamer, she describes her introduction to the Democratic party, and the importance of the right to vote. | 11/1/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 182 | VideoPublic Service Announcement: REMEMBER TO VOTE!! | This is a Public Service Announcement from New America Media (NAM) explaining why it's important to vote, and urging YOU to be at the voting booth on (or before) Election Day, Tuesday, November 4th. | 10/30/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Public Service Announcement: GO VOTE!! | This is a Public Service Announcement from New America Media (NAM) featuring actor Chris Tucker urging YOU to be at the voting booth on (or before) Election Day, Tuesday, November 4th. | 10/28/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Public Service Announcement: VOTE! | This is a Public Service Announcement from New America Media (NAM) featuring actress/producer Vivica A. Fox urging YOU to be at the voting booth on (or before) Election Day. | 10/27/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 185 | VideoEpisode 156: "Teddy" | The documentary "Teddy" (1971) presents the experiences of a teenage African American, who relates his views of the system, war, revolution, the Watts community of Los Angeles, the Black Panther Party and the police. | 10/26/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 155: Haile Selassie | On October 6, 1963 the Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie addressed the United Nations in New York City. | 10/20/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 187 | VideoEpisode 154: "A Great and Mighty Walk" (part 3) | The end of the documentary "A Great and Mighty Walk" (1996) featuring historian, John Henrik Clarke, a leading proponent of an Afrocentric view of history and culture, renowned for his blend of activism and scholarship on Africa and Africans in America. | 10/15/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 188 | VideoEpisode 154: "A Great and Mighty Walk" (part 2) | Part two of the documentary "A Great and Mighty Walk" (1996) featuring historian, John Henrik Clarke, a leading proponent of an Afrocentric view of history and culture, renowned for his blend of activism and scholarship on Africa and Africans in America. | 10/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 189 | VideoEpisode 154: "A Great and Mighty Walk" (part 1) | The documentary "A Great and Mighty Walk" (1996) features historian, John Henrik Clarke, a leading proponent of an Afrocentric view of history and culture, renowned for his blend of activism and scholarship on Africa and Africans in America. | 10/13/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 153: "Moon Over Africa" (Episodes 1 and 2) | Not much is known about the radio series "Moon Over Africa". Thought to be a South African radio show which aired around 1935 - 1938, the 26 episode serial follows the adventures of Prof. Anton Edwards on his search for Atlantis in the depths of Africa. | 10/8/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 191 | VideoEpisode 152: "African Pygmy Thrills" | This episode is the short documentary film, "African Pygmy Thrills" (believed to be made in the 1930s) which was part of the series "The Adventure Parade" from Castle Films. | 10/4/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 192 | VideoEpisode 151: Patrice Lumumba | In this Universal Newsreel from December 5, 1960, Patrice Lumumba is seized by soldiers of Mobutu and returned to Leopoldville in Congo. | 9/27/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 193 | VideoEpisode 150: "Wheels Across Africa" | In the documentary "Wheels Across Africa" (1936), Dodge (a division of Chrysler Corporation) and adventurer Armand Denis take you on a motor expedition through the colonized African continent. | 9/21/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 149: Malcolm X | This episode is part of a speech given by Malcolm X in 1965 on the subject of "You Can't Hate the Roots of a Tree and Not Hate That Tree". | 9/15/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 148: Malcolm X | This episode is an interview with Malcolm X, recorded at the University of California at Berkeley on October 11, 1963. | 9/7/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 196 | VideoEpisode 147: Gil Scott Heron | This episode is a clip of poet and vocalist Gil Scott Heron explaining and reciting his poem "Whitey on the Moon" from the performance documentary film "Black Wax" (1986). | 9/2/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 146: James Baldwin | In this episode, James Baldwin discusses the topic "Living and Growing in a White World" in a talk with students at predominantly black, Castlemont High School in Oakland, California. This talk was broadcast on June 23, 1963. | 8/28/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 145: 1968 Democratic National Convention | This episode is segment of radio coverage from the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. This program was broadcast live on August 28th. Julius Lester interviews Black delegates who talk about the confusion and corruption of the process. | 8/24/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 199 | Episode 144: "Uncle Tom's Cabin" or "Life Among the Lowly" | This episode is the classic novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" or "Life Among the Lowly" (1852) by Harriet Beecher Stowe. The best-selling novel of the 19th century, this version was re-published in 1900 in children's book form complete with illustrations. | 8/20/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 200 | VideoEpisode 143: "Eliza on Ice" | A cartoon parody of "Uncle Tom's Cabin", in "Eliza on Ice" (1944) Uncle Tom starts a pursuit of Eliza by Simon Legree until Mighty Mouse can come to the rescue. | 8/18/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 201 | VideoEpisode 142: 1964 Olympics Newsreel | This episode is a Universal Newsreel spotlighting the track and field highlights of the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games. | 8/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 202 | VideoEpisode 141: James L. Farmer, Jr. | On November 13, 1992, James L. Farmer Jr. appeared with host Richard D. Heffner on the show "Open Mind" to discuss the topic of his role and reflections on the Civil Rights Revolution. | 8/10/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 140: "Motherless Children Have a Hard Time" | The song "Motherless Children Have a Hard Time" was recorded by Blind Willie Johnson on December 3, 1927 in Dallas, Texas. | 8/7/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 204 | VideoEpisode 139: Mahalia Jackson | On November 12, 1957, Mahalia Jackson appeared on "The Nat King Cole Show" on NBC and sang the song "Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho" as only she could. | 8/3/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 205 | VideoEpisode 138: "Pop-Pie a la Mode" | The cartoon "Pop-Pie a la Mode" (1945) is considered one of the best and worst of the Popeye cartoons. In this episode, Popeye is shipwrecked on an island he thinks is inhabited by friendly natives, but turn out to be cannibals. | 7/29/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 206 | VideoEpisode 137: "American Blackout" (part 3) | The conclusion of the documentary "American Blackout" (2006), directed by Ian Inaba, chronicling the recurring patterns of voter disenfranchisement from Florida in 2000 to Ohio in 2004 while following the story of Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney. | 7/23/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 207 | VideoEpisode 137: "American Blackout" (part 2) | The continuation of the documentary "American Blackout" (2006), directed by Ian Inaba, chronicling the recurring patterns of voter disenfranchisement from Florida in 2000 to Ohio in 2004 while following the story of Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney. | 7/22/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 208 | VideoEpisode 137: "American Blackout" (part 1) | The documentary "American Blackout" (2006), directed by Ian Inaba, chronicles the recurring patterns of voter disenfranchisement from Florida in 2000 to Ohio in 2004 while following the story of Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney. | 7/21/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 136: Fannie Lou Hamer | In this episode Fannie Lou Hamer recalls her treatment while stopping in Winona, Mississippi on June 9, 1963 with a group of young men and women after attending a voter registration workshop. | 7/17/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 135: Coretta Scott King | Coretta Scott King gave this speech on Women's Day (1971). | 7/13/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 211 | VideoEpisode 134: "Let It Burn" (part 2) | The conclusion of the documentary titled "Let It Burn" (1968) which is an hour long interview between Robert F. Williams and documentary film maker Robert Carl Cohen. | 7/7/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 212 | VideoEpisode 134: "Let It Burn" (part 1) | This episode is the first half of the documentary titled "Let It Burn" (1968) which is an hour long interview between Robert F. Williams and documentary film maker Robert Carl Cohen. | 7/6/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 213 | VideoEpisode 133: Political Ads | This episode contains two classic political ads. The first is an ad from Kennedy's 1960 Presidential campaign, and the second is from Ford's 1976 Presidential campaign. | 7/1/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 214 | VideoEpisode 132: "Beware" (part 2) | Movie: The conclusion of the film "Beware" (1946) starring Louis Jordan. Ware College is a small Black college in Ware, Ohio. Once prominent, it is now low in attendance, low in enrollment and low on money. | 6/26/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 215 | VideoEpisode 132: "Beware" (part 1) | Movie: In the film "Beware" (1946) starring Louis Jordan, Ware College is a small Black college in Ware, Ohio. Once prominent, it is now low in attendance, low in enrollment and low on money. | 6/25/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 131: "Hard Times" | This episode is the gospel song "Hard Times" sung by Elder Curry and his Congregation. Recorded on December 16, 1930, Curry, an Elder with the Church of God in Christ, plays guitar on this song. | 6/22/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 217 | VideoEpisode 130: "Three Songs By Leadbelly" | This episode is the short film, "Three Songs By Leadbelly" (1945) performed by blues legend Huddie "Leadbelly" Leadbetter and created by Film Images. This film is labeled as "the only film ever made of the legendary Leadbelly." | 6/19/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 129: "Last Kind Words" | This episode is the song "Last Kind Words" sung by Geeshie (or Geechie) Wiley, (with a second guitar accompaniment by Elvie Thomas) and recorded in March 1930 in Grafton, Wisconsin. | 6/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 128: "He Treats Me Like A Dog" | This episode is the song "He Treats Me Like A Dog" sung by Bessie Mae Smith (who may have also recorded under the name St. Louis Bessie or Blue Belle, among others) and believed to have been recorded on November 6, 1930. | 6/13/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 127: "Mind Reader Blues" | This episode is the song "Mind Reader Blues" sung by Bertha Lee with blues legend Charlie Patton on the guitar. This song was recorded on January 31, 1934 in New York City at Patton's last recording session, as he died two months later. | 6/10/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 126: "Where Is My Good Man At?" | This episode is the song "Where Is My Good Man At?" recorded by blues legend Memphis Minnie. The exact year of this recording is not known, but it was most likely recorded sometime in the 1930s. | 6/7/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 222 | VideoEpisode 125: Dr. Na'im Akbar (part 2) | This episode is the conclusion of a speech on Responsible Black Manhood given by Dr. Na'im Akbar on Octomer 23, 2001, from the Commission on Social Status of Black Males. | 6/2/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 223 | VideoEpisode 125: Dr. Na'im Akbar (part 1) | This episode is a speech on Responsible Black Manhood given by Dr. Na'im Akbar on Octomer 23, 2001, from the Commission on Social Status of Black Males. | 6/1/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 124: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. | On March 16, 1968 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave what proved to be his final speech in the city of Los Angeles at a benefit held by the Men and Women in the Arts Concerned with Vietnam. Dr. King is introduced by James Baldwin. | 5/26/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 123: Malcolm X & James Baldwin | This episode replays a debate that took place on April 25, 1961 between Malcolm X and James Baldwin on racism in America and the student sit-in movement. | 5/21/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 122: Shirley Chisholm | This episode is a speech delivered by Shirley Chisholm in February 1977 at Michigan State University about the threats that she saw facing the American family. | 5/17/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 121: Reverend Ralph Abernathy | This episode is a speech given by Reverend Ralph Abernathy on the Poor People's Campaign at Solidarity Day, recorded at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. on June 19, 1968. | 5/12/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 120: H. Rap Brown & Stokely Carmichael | This episode contains speeches given by H. Rap Brown and Stokely Carmichael, leaders of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) at the Free Huey P. Newton rally held in the Oakland Auditorium on February 17, 1968. | 5/7/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 119: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. | This episode is part of a speech that Dr. King gave in 1964 titled, "My Little Girl". | 5/4/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 230 | VideoEpisode 118: "The Beulah Show" | This is an episode of "The Beulah Show," (1952) the first TV series to feature an African-American woman in the lead role. This episode titled "The Waltz" starred Hattie McDaniel. | 4/29/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 231 | VideoEpisode 117: "The Bronze Buckaroo" (part 2) | Movie: The conclusion of "The Bronze Buckaroo" (1939) starring Herb Jeffries, our singing cowboy as he rides to the rescue of an old friend who's in the hands of shifty scoundrels trying to steal his land. | 4/24/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 232 | VideoEpisode 117: "The Bronze Buckaroo" (part 1) | Movie: "The Bronze Buckaroo" (1939) stars Herb Jeffries, our singing cowboy as he rides to the rescue of an old friend who's in the hands of shifty scoundrels trying to steal his land. | 4/23/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 116: Zora Neale Hurston | This episode includes recordings of three songs and their explanations sung and spoken by Zora Neale Hurston (recorded in Jacksonville, Florida on June 18, 1939). | 4/21/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 115: Interview with Aunt Harriet Smith | This is a part of an interview with former slave Ms. Harriet Smith of Hempstead, Texas (1941). Interview conducted by Mr. John Henry Faulk. | 4/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 114: Reverend Jeremiah Wright | This episode is a sermon of Rev. Jeremiah Wright titled "The Audacity to Hope" (1990). | 4/13/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 236 | VideoEpisode 113: Minister Louis Farrakhan (part 2) | On March 13, 1990, the leader of the Nation of Islam, Hon. Minister Louis Farrakhan appeared on the Phil Donahue show. This is the conclusion of the show. | 4/9/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 237 | VideoEpisode 113: Minister Louis Farrakhan (part 1) | On March 13, 1990, the leader of the Nation of Islam, Hon. Minister Louis Farrakhan appeared on the Phil Donahue show. | 4/8/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 112: Malcolm X | This episode is part of a speech given by Malcolm X about the topic of "Reverse Racism". The date and location the speech was given is unknown. | 4/3/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Announcement: The Center for Civil and Human Rights presents Andrew Young on Auburn Avenue | Andrew Young recalls his history and experiences on one of the most important streets in America. | 4/3/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 240 | VideoEpisode 111: "The Hate That Hate Produced" (part 2) | In 1959, television commentator Mike Wallace, in conjunction with Louis Lomax, a Black journalist, aired the documentary, "The Hate That Hate Produced" that focused on the rise of Black Nationalist groups like the Nation of Islam. | 3/30/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Commercial: HarlemFriends.com (Winter 2008) | Special Promotional Announcement: Enjoy free audionovels and audiobooks at www.harlemfriends.com! Visit the website and subscribe today! That's www.harlemfriends.com | 3/30/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 242 | VideoEpisode 111: "The Hate That Hate Produced" (part 1) | In 1959, television commentator Mike Wallace, in conjunction with Louis Lomax, a Black journalist, aired the documentary, "The Hate That Hate Produced" that focused on the rise of Black Nationalist groups like the Nation of Islam. | 3/29/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 243 | VideoEpisode 110: Cynthia McKinney | This episode is a speech delivered by Cynthia McKinney in 2007 in which she describes her entrance into politics, and her experiences in the Georgia State Legislature and the U.S. House of Representatives. | 3/24/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 109: Barbara Jordan | On July 25, 1974, Barbara Jordan made this speech before the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee supporting the impeachment of President Richard Nixon. | 3/20/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 108: Fannie Lou Hamer | On October 15, 1969, civil rights leader and organizer Fannie Lou Hamer gave this speech on the campus of the University of California at Berkeley. | 3/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 107: Rosa Parks | This episode is a clip of a 1956 interview with civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks. This clip is one of the earliest preserved interview recordings with Mrs. Parks. | 3/13/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 106: "Cocaine Habit Blues" | This episode is the song, "Cocaine Habit Blues" recorded on May 17, 1930 by the Memphis Jug Band. The band consisted of Hattie Hart singing lead, Will Shade on the harmonica, Tee Wee Blackman on guitar, Ben Ramey on kazoo, and Ham Lewis playing the jug. | 3/10/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 248 | VideoEpisode 105: "Clean Pastures" | The cartoon "Clean Pastures" (1937) is a Merrie Melodies spoof starring some caricatures of famous African-American stars of the time including Stepin Fetchit, Fats Waller, Cab Calloway, Jimmie Lunceford, and Louis Armstrong. | 3/6/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 104: "The Man From Harlem" | This episode is the song "The Man From Harlem" by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra. Recorded on November 30, 1932, this song was about the man from Harlem who's got "just what you need," and was considered pretty edgy for its time. | 3/1/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 250 | VideoEpisode 103: "The Quiet One" | This episode is the documentary film "The Quiet One" (1948). This Academy Award nominated documentary deals with the rehabilitation at the Wiltwych School of an emotionally disturbed black boy who is unwanted, misunderstood, and inwardly tortured. | 2/26/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 251 | VideoEpisode 102: Gil Scott Heron | This episode is a clip of poet and vocalist Gil Scott Heron reciting part of his poem "Black History, The World" from the performance documentary film "Black Wax" (1986). | 2/22/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 252 | ExplicitVideoEpisode 101: stic.man of dead prez | This episode is an interview with stic.man, one half of the hip-hop group dead prez, conducted by Tao Ruspoli on September 19, 2006. | 2/19/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 253 | VideoEpisode 100: "The Assassination of Martin Luther King" (part 2) | The conclusion of the documentary "The Assassination of Martin Luther King" (1993) by Dennis Mueller. This film is absolutely the most definitive video in existence that explores and documents the FBI's conspiracy to kill Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. | 2/15/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 254 | VideoEpisode 100: "The Assassination of Martin Luther King" (part 1) | This episode is the documentary "The Assassination of Martin Luther King" (1993) by Dennis Mueller. This film is absolutely the most definitive video in existence that explores and documents the FBI's conspiracy to kill Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. | 2/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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BMA 100th Episode | Thank you for supporting the BMA podcast through 100 episodes! Stay Tuned! | 2/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 256 | VideoEpisode 99: "The March" | This episode is the documentary film "The March" (1963) directed by James Blue on assignment for the United States Information Agency which documents the civil rights protest march on Washington. | 2/10/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 257 | VideoEpisode 98: "We Work Again" | The U.S. government documentary "We Work Again" (1937) produced by The Work Projects Administration of the Federal Works Agency illustrates how in the grip of economic depression, the New Deal benefits unemployed African-Americans. | 2/3/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 97: "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" | This episode is the legendary Leadbelly, king of the 12-string guitar, singing "Where Did You Sleep Last Night". "Where Did You Sleep Last Night," also known as "In the Pines" and "Black Girl," was first made popular by Lead Belly in 1944. | 1/30/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 259 | VideoEpisode 96: "The March of Time" Newsreel | This episode is of "The March of Time" Newsreel No. 2, from 1935 starring the legendary Huddie Ledbetter better known to millions of fans simply as Leadbelly. | 1/29/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 95: "Viola Lee Blues" | This episode is the song "Viola Lee Blues" by Cannon's Jug Stompers. Two takes of "Viola Lee Blues" were recorded during a September 1928 session in Memphis with Noah Lewis on vocals. | 1/25/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 94: Barbara Jordan | On July 12, 1976, Barbara Jordan was the first woman as well as the first African American to deliver the keynote address at the Democratic national convention. | 1/22/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 262 | VideoMLK Day 2008 | Just a minute to reflect...: music production by Seyotho : video editing by Bill Lee | 1/18/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 93: Shirley Chisholm | In this short clip recorded on June 7, 1974, Shirley Chisholm explains why she ran for President of the United States of America. | 1/17/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 92: Malcolm X | This episode is a speech given by Malcolm X titled, "The Democrats are Dixicrats". The date or location this speech was given is unknown, but in the speech he is discussing the upcoming 1964 Presidential election. | 1/13/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 265 | VideoEpisode 91: "Hallelujah!" (part 3) | Movie: The conclusion of "Hallelujah!" (1929) the film that broke the Hollywood mold and told the story of the tragedy-laced life of cotton farmer Zeke (Daniel L. Hayes) and his trials and temptations from a seductress named Chick (Nina Mae McKinney). | 1/8/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 266 | VideoEpisode 91: "Hallelujah!" (part 2) | Movie: Continue the story of Zeke in "Hallelujah!" (1929) the film that broke the Hollywood mold and told the tragedy-laced life of a cotton farmer and his trials and temptations from a seductress named Chick. | 1/7/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 267 | VideoEpisode 91: "Hallelujah!" (part 1) | Movie: The release of "Hallelujah!" (1929) broke the Hollywood mold and told the story of the tragedy-laced life of cotton farmer Zeke (Daniel L. Hayes) and his trials and temptations from a seductress named Chick (Nina Mae McKinney). | 1/6/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 90: Zora Neale Hurston | This episode includes recordings of four songs and their explanations sung and spoken by Zora Neale Hurston (recorded in Jacksonville, Florida on June 18, 1939). | 1/3/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 89: James Weldon Johnson | This episode contains four readings from "God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse" (published in 1927, recorded 1937-1938) by James Weldon Johnson. | 12/31/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 88: Kwame Nkrumah | This speech was given by "Osagyefo" Kwame Nkrumah on March 6, 1957, on the eve of Ghana's independence. Called "The Midnight Speech" it was given on the Old Polo Grounds in Accra and marked the beginning of an independent Ghana. | 12/22/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 271 | VideoEpisode 87: "It Happened to Crusoe" | In the cartoon "It Happened to Crusoe" (1941), Weschester, the vegetarian cannibal becomes Robinson Crusoe's man 'Friday'. Featuring the cloned voice of Jack Benny. | 12/20/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 272 | VideoEpisode 86: "Satchmo Swings In Congo" | This episode is a partial newsreel of October 31, 1960 when as part of his African tour, Louis Armstrong arrived in the Congo, and played for the crowd. | 12/19/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 273 | VideoEpisode 85: "Africa Speaks!" (part 2) | The conclusion of the documentary "Africa Speaks!" (1930) in which explorer Paul Hoefler leads a safari into central Africa and through what was then called the Belgian Congo, in the regions inhabited by the Wassara and the famous Ubangi tribes. | 12/17/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 274 | VideoEpisode 85: "Africa Speaks!" (part 1) | In the documentary "Africa Speaks!" (1930) explorer Paul Hoefler leads a safari into central Africa and through what was then called the Belgian Congo, in the regions inhabited by the Wassara and the famous Ubangi tribes. | 12/16/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 275 | VideoEpisode 84: "Plane Dumb" | In the cartoon "Plane Dumb" (1932), after crash landing in Africa, Tom and Jerry masquerade as Africans in a futile attempt to adapt to a strange environment. | 12/12/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 276 | VideoEpisode 83: "Song of Freedom" (part 2) | Movie: The exciting conclusion of "Song of Freedom" (1936) starring Paul Robeson, labeled "Robeson In His Most Memorable Role!-Cast of Thousands In $500,000 Epic!" | 12/8/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 277 | VideoEpisode 83: "Song of Freedom" (part 1) | Movie: "Song of Freedom" (1936) starring Paul Robeson was labeled "Robeson In His Most Memorable Role!-Cast of Thousands In $500,000 Epic!" | 12/7/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 278 | VideoANNOUNCEMENT: the BMA blog | Announcing the launch of the BMA: Black Media Archive blog available online at: http://thebma.blogspot.com | 12/7/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 82: Fannie Lou Hamer | In the summer of 1964, Fannie Lou Hamer, Vice-Chair of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, attended and spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey. | 12/4/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 81: Bobby Seale | This episode is the speech given by Bobby Seale, Chairman of the Black Panther Party at the Free Huey P. Newton rally held in the Oakland Auditorium on February 17, 1968. | 12/1/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 281 | ExplicitVideoEpisode 80: "The Murder of Fred Hampton" (part 2) | The conclusion of this documentary (1971) highlights the beliefs, work, and murder of Fred Hampton, leader of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party. | 11/27/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 282 | ExplicitVideoEpisode 80: "The Murder of Fred Hampton" (part 1) | This documentary (1971) highlights the beliefs, work, and murder of Fred Hampton, leader of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party. | 11/26/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 283 | Episode 79: "I ain't 'bliged to stan' no n***** foolin'" | This episode is a historic piece of sheet music titled, "I ain't 'bliged to stan' no n****r foolin'" (1897) by J. Frank Walsh. Labeled "the greatest of all coon songs" this song features some startling lyrics. | 11/22/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 284 | VideoEpisode 78: "All The Way Home" (part 2) | The conclusion of the docudrama "All The Way Home" (1957) produced by Dynamic Films, made to demonstrate the impact that integration had on communities across America. | 11/19/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 285 | VideoEpisode 78: "All The Way Home" (part 1) | The docudrama "All The Way Home" (1957) produced by Dynamic Films, was made to demonstrate the impact that integration had on communities across America. The film exposed the property value fallacy and makes an appeal to reason and democratic principles. | 11/18/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 77: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. | One of the great sermons of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. titled "But, If Not". Delivered at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia in November 1967. | 11/15/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 287 | VideoEpisode 76: Robert F. Williams | This is part of an interview with Robert F. Williams, civil rights leader, author, and the president of the Monroe, North Carolina NAACP chapter in the 1950s and early 1960s. | 11/12/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 288 | VideoBMA Music Video: "Awakenings" | "Awakenings" : music production by Seyotho : video editing by Bill Lee : copyright 2007 Black Media Archive | 11/9/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 289 | VideoEpisode 75: "Race Relations in America" (part 3) | The conclusion of this special episode of the TV show "Open Mind" titled "Race Relations in America" (1963). Featuring a round table discussion between guests: Malcolm X, Alan Morrison, Wyatt Tee Walker, and James Farmer. | 11/6/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 290 | VideoEpisode 75: "Race Relations in America" (part 2) | The continuation of this special episode of the TV show "Open Mind" titled "Race Relations in America" (1963). Featuring a round table discussion between guests: Malcolm X, Alan Morrison, Wyatt Tee Walker, and James Farmer. | 11/5/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 291 | VideoEpisode 75: "Race Relations in America" (part 1) | This special episode of the TV show "Open Mind" was titled "Race Relations in America" (1963) and features a round table discussion between guests: Malcolm X, Alan Morrison, Wyatt Tee Walker, and James Farmer. | 11/4/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 292 | VideoEpisode 74: "I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You" | This Betty Boop cartoon (1932) co-stars Satchmo himself, Louis Armstrong and his orchestra playing "I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You". | 10/30/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 293 | VideoEpisode 73: "Go Down, Death!" (part 2) | Movie: The conclusion of "Go Down, Death!" (1944) is the story of a bar owner who attempts to discredit the new preacher with whom he is feuding by framing him with a photo showing him drinking with women with bad reputations. | 10/26/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 294 | VideoEpisode 73: "Go Down, Death!" (part 1) | Movie: "Go Down, Death!" (1944) is the story of a bar owner who attempts to discredit the new preacher with whom he is feuding by framing him with a photo showing him drinking with women with bad reputations. | 10/25/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 72: Interviews with Ms. Alice Gaston and Mr. Isom Moseley | This is a part of two different interviews with former slaves Ms. Alice Gaston and Mr. Isom Moseley, both of Gee's Bend, Alabama (1941). Interview conducted by Mr. Robert Sonkin. | 10/21/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 296 | Episode 71: Slave Auction Broadsides | These are two PDF files of broadsides/flyers/ads for separate slave auctions. The first by the J.F. Moses Company (1859) of Lumpkin, GA. The second by Louis D. DeSaussure (1860) of Charleston, SC (includes a list of slaves' ages and abilities). | 10/17/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 297 | VideoEpisode 70: "The Plantation System In Southern Life" | This instructional film (1950) provides a Eurocentric view of the plantation system and its effect on Southern U.S. culture. | 10/15/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 69: Paul Robeson | This is a short clip of a speech given by Paul Robeson. | 10/11/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 299 | VideoBMA One Year Anniversary! | The BMA podcast celebrates its one year anniversary!! Visit the new website: www.theBMA.org | 10/11/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 300 | VideoEpisode 68: "A Study Of Educational Inequalities In South Carolina" | This documentary (1939) produced by the National Association For the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) on the racial disparities in the education provided in South Carolina public schools. | 10/8/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 67: Booker T. Washington | The famous address excerpted in this recording (1908) - the only known recording of his voice - was originally delivered at the opening of the Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia on September 18, 1895. | 10/4/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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