Browse shows on: Trudy Gallant
Graduation is the Bottom Line (1986)
Guests: Cheryl Head
Host: Beth Konrad, Darryl Wood [bio]Darryl Wood hosted the show for ten years from 1988 to 1998 under the title American Black Journal. His shows focused on the skills and talents of many of the nation's leading African-American business people.
Producer : Jay Nelson, Darryl Wood
Duration: 01:28:54
Description: This show is a discussion of what can be done about the high dropout rate in Detroit.
Guests are students, parents, members of the community, school administrators, and teachers.
Guests: Cheryl Head
Host: Beth Konrad, Darryl Wood [bio]Darryl Wood hosted the show for ten years from 1988 to 1998 under the title American Black Journal. His shows focused on the skills and talents of many of the nation's leading African-American business people.
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, Ed Gordon, Diane Atkinson-Hudson, Trudy Gallant, Cheryl Head, Rich MaykProducer : Jay Nelson, Darryl Wood
Duration: 01:28:54
Description: This show is a discussion of what can be done about the high dropout rate in Detroit.
Guests are students, parents, members of the community, school administrators, and teachers.
Casino Gambling (June 13, 1988)
Guests: Lawrence Doss, Helen Kelly, Keith Butler, Michael Jefferson
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Ed Gordon, Trudy Gallant
Duration: 00:28:42
Description: This show is about the allowance of more casinos in Detroit. Guests include Lawrence Doss and Helen Kelly, both of the Casino Gaming Study Commission; Reverend Keith Butler, president of the Alliance Against Casino Gambling; and Michael Jefferson from Citizens for Detroit's Future.
Guests: Lawrence Doss, Helen Kelly, Keith Butler, Michael Jefferson
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Ed Gordon, Trudy Gallant
Duration: 00:28:42
Description: This show is about the allowance of more casinos in Detroit. Guests include Lawrence Doss and Helen Kelly, both of the Casino Gaming Study Commission; Reverend Keith Butler, president of the Alliance Against Casino Gambling; and Michael Jefferson from Citizens for Detroit's Future.
1963 Civil Rights March (June 20, 1988)
Guests: William Ardrey, Edwina Pinson, Mel Ravitz, Maryann Mahaffey, Ken Cockrel, Ruby Turner, Nicholas Hood, William Anderson, James Del Rio, Tony Brown, Claud Young
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Trudy Gallant, Carole Gibson
Duration: 00:28:10
Description: This show is about the march in Detroit with Martin Luther King Jr. 25 years earlier. There are clips of interviews with people who were there, including Reverend William Ardrey of St. Paul AME Zion Church; Reverend Edwina Pinson of West Side Unity Church; Mel Ravitz and Maryann Mahaffey from Detroit City Council; attorney Ken Cockrel; and Ruby Turner, former religion writer for Pittsburgh Courier.
Guests are Dr. Claud Young, president of the Michigan chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; councilman Nicholas Hood, who was active in the 1963 march; civil rights activist Dr. William Anderson; and by phone, Judge James Del Rio and Tony Brown, organizers of the 1963 march.
Guests: William Ardrey, Edwina Pinson, Mel Ravitz, Maryann Mahaffey, Ken Cockrel, Ruby Turner, Nicholas Hood, William Anderson, James Del Rio, Tony Brown, Claud Young
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Trudy Gallant, Carole Gibson
Duration: 00:28:10
Description: This show is about the march in Detroit with Martin Luther King Jr. 25 years earlier. There are clips of interviews with people who were there, including Reverend William Ardrey of St. Paul AME Zion Church; Reverend Edwina Pinson of West Side Unity Church; Mel Ravitz and Maryann Mahaffey from Detroit City Council; attorney Ken Cockrel; and Ruby Turner, former religion writer for Pittsburgh Courier.
Guests are Dr. Claud Young, president of the Michigan chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; councilman Nicholas Hood, who was active in the 1963 march; civil rights activist Dr. William Anderson; and by phone, Judge James Del Rio and Tony Brown, organizers of the 1963 march.
Dr. Hare & Detroit Pistons (1989)
Guests: Julia Hare, Nathan Hare, Jim Holley, Leon Bradley
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 01:04:23
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guests Dr. Julia Hare and Dr. Nathan Hare discuss their new book and the relationships between black men and women. Also, Rev. Jim Holley and Leon Bradley discuss recent criticism of the Detroit Pistons.
Guests: Julia Hare, Nathan Hare, Jim Holley, Leon Bradley
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 01:04:23
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guests Dr. Julia Hare and Dr. Nathan Hare discuss their new book and the relationships between black men and women. Also, Rev. Jim Holley and Leon Bradley discuss recent criticism of the Detroit Pistons.
Erma Henderson (1989)Guests: Erma Henderson
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Trudy Gallant
Duration: 00:28:49
Description: This program, originally broadcast in late 1989, consists of an interview by Trudy Gallant of Detroit City Council President Erma Henderson. At the time, Henderson was preparing to leave the council after her fourth term. Henderson, who was the first black woman elected to the council and the first black person to serve as the council's president, had passed up an opportunity to run for reelection to the council to make an unsuccessful bid to be elected mayor.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee (1989)Guests: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:22:47
Description: Jackie Joyner-Kersee was one of the most successful women athletes of the 20th century, winning a total of five Olympic medals in track and field events spread over four consecutive Olympic Games. The peak of her Olympic career was in 1988, when she won gold medals in both the heptathlon and the long jump.
Joe Clark (1989)Guests: Joe Clark
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:26:53
Description: In this special broadcast from 1989, host Trudy Gallant, presents a brief introduction to an extended (24-minute) excerpt from a speech by New Jersey high school principal Joe Clark. The speech had been recorded earlier during an appearance by Clark at Wayne State University in Detroit. Clark gained national attention for the controversial discipline techniques he used to transform the inner city school into an ordered, violence-free school.
Motown Revue Reunion (1989)Guests: Johnny Bristol, Sylvia Moy, Ian Levine, the Satintone, the Velvelettes
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:25:08
Description: In 1989, a British record producer who had grown up listening to the hits of Detroit's Motown Records during the 1960s decided to bring together many of the old groups together for to make a series of new recordings. In this program, host Trudy Gallant interviews the producer, Ian Levine, and two of the former Motown songwriters - Sylvia Moy and Johnny Bristol - who were involved in the new project.
Old Hastings Street (1989)Guests: Dorothy DeMorcia, Wardell Polk, Siliva Williams, Lyman Woodard
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:27:20
Description: This program from February 1989 crosses a range of categories as it explores the history of Detroit's black neighborhoods in the first half of the 20th century. Host Trudy Gallant discusses that history with a panel which includes two Detroiters who grew up in the Black Bottom/Paradise Valley area on the city's near east side, and the curator of a new exhibit about the period on display at the Detroit Historical Museum.
School Funding End of Tape (1989)
Guests: Ron Brown
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer :
Duration: 00:13:56
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and an unknown guest discuss school funding and upcoming elections. Also, Eastern Michigan University Professor Ron Brown discusses elections in other parts of the country.
Guests: Ron Brown
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer :
Duration: 00:13:56
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and an unknown guest discuss school funding and upcoming elections. Also, Eastern Michigan University Professor Ron Brown discusses elections in other parts of the country.
The Endangered Black Family (1989)Guests: Dr. Nathan Hare, Dr. Julia Hare
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:24:38
Description: The Crisis in Black Sexual Politics, a book by Dr. Nathan Hare and Dr. Julia Hare, is the focus of this program from 1989. The coauthors, who were husband and wife, were both psychologists practicing in the San Francisco area. Nathan Hare had been the original chair of the Black Studies Department at San Francisco State University in 1968, which was the first Black Studies program established at a predominantly white university in the United States.
Tom Barrow (1989)
Guests: Tom Barrow
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:29:53
Description: This show is an interview with accountant Tom Barrow who was running against current mayor, Coleman Young, for his position.
Guests: Tom Barrow
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:29:53
Description: This show is an interview with accountant Tom Barrow who was running against current mayor, Coleman Young, for his position.
State of Black America (January 1989)Guests: Dr. Leon Chestang, N. Charles Anderson, John E. Jacob
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:27:48
Description: This program, broadcast in January 1989, discusses a report recently issued by the National Urban League assessing the economic and social challenges facing African Americans.
Les Brown 01/09/1989 (January 9, 1989)
Guests: Les Brown
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:28:43
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guest Les Brown discuss motivational tips for the new year.
Guests: Les Brown
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:28:43
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guest Les Brown discuss motivational tips for the new year.
Black History 1989 (February 6, 1989)
Guests: Silvia Williams, Dorothy DeMorcia, Wardell Polk
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:28:25
Description: This show is about the history of Detroit, as remembered by citizens Dorothy DeMorcia and Wardell Polk, and exhibited by the Detroit Historical Museum. Silvia Williams, curator of education for the Detroit historical department, is also a guest.
Guests: Silvia Williams, Dorothy DeMorcia, Wardell Polk
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:28:25
Description: This show is about the history of Detroit, as remembered by citizens Dorothy DeMorcia and Wardell Polk, and exhibited by the Detroit Historical Museum. Silvia Williams, curator of education for the Detroit historical department, is also a guest.
Black vs. African American (February 13, 1989)
Guests: Ali Mazrui, John Hendrik (voice only) Clarke, Ed Vaughn, Joe (voice only) Madison
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:43
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guests Ed Vaughn, Dr. Ali Mazrui, Dr. John Hendrik Clarke, and Joe Madison discuss the use of the term "African American".
Guests: Ali Mazrui, John Hendrik (voice only) Clarke, Ed Vaughn, Joe (voice only) Madison
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:43
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guests Ed Vaughn, Dr. Ali Mazrui, Dr. John Hendrik Clarke, and Joe Madison discuss the use of the term "African American".
Special on Schools (February 27, 1989)
Guests: Frank Hayden, Zodie Johnson, David Olmstead, Evelyn Crane
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:57:37
Description: This show is a discussion about where the Detroit school system should be headed and what would make a good superintendent. Includes commentary from Susan Watson.
Guests are Frank Hayden, Detroit school board member and chairman of the Community Relations Committee; David Olmstead, Detroit school board member and chairman of the Finance Committee; Zodie Johnson, superintendent of area a; and Evelyn Crane, assistant superintendent of Detroit public schools.
Guests: Frank Hayden, Zodie Johnson, David Olmstead, Evelyn Crane
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:57:37
Description: This show is a discussion about where the Detroit school system should be headed and what would make a good superintendent. Includes commentary from Susan Watson.
Guests are Frank Hayden, Detroit school board member and chairman of the Community Relations Committee; David Olmstead, Detroit school board member and chairman of the Finance Committee; Zodie Johnson, superintendent of area a; and Evelyn Crane, assistant superintendent of Detroit public schools.
Detroit Pistons Racism (March 27, 1989)
Guests: Jim Holley, Leon Bradley
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:28:36
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guests Rev. Jim Holley and Leon Bradley discuss allegations of racism made against the management of the Detroit Pistons.
Guests: Jim Holley, Leon Bradley
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:28:36
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guests Rev. Jim Holley and Leon Bradley discuss allegations of racism made against the management of the Detroit Pistons.
Young Black Males and Isuthu (March 27, 1989)
Guests: Gordan Patton, Harold and Todd Upshaw, Wendell Anthony, LaGreta (voice only) Blake-Smith
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:28:05
Description: This show is about rites of passage programs for black boys for a smooth transition into
adulthood.
Guests include Gordan Patton, a counselor for the Isuthu program; Todd Upshaw, a current member of Isuthu; Harold Upshaw, Todd's father; and Reverend Wendell Anthony, pastor of Fellowship Chapel and developer of the Isuthu program. LaGreta Blake-Smith, a single parent, joins the conversation over the phone.
Guests: Gordan Patton, Harold and Todd Upshaw, Wendell Anthony, LaGreta (voice only) Blake-Smith
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:28:05
Description: This show is about rites of passage programs for black boys for a smooth transition into
adulthood.
Guests include Gordan Patton, a counselor for the Isuthu program; Todd Upshaw, a current member of Isuthu; Harold Upshaw, Todd's father; and Reverend Wendell Anthony, pastor of Fellowship Chapel and developer of the Isuthu program. LaGreta Blake-Smith, a single parent, joins the conversation over the phone.
University Programs (April 24, 1989)
Guests: Darrell Dawsey, Mikal Ansari, Leigh Smith, Michael Goodin, Robert Lasker
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:31
Description: This show is a discussion of the effects of a protest at Wayne State to get an Africana studies program.
Guests include spokespersons and negotiators for the students Darrell Dawsey, Mikal Ansari, and Leigh Smith, as well as Michigan Chronicle reporter, Michael Goodin. Robert Lasker, editor in chief of South End newspaper (Wayne State's university paper) also joins the discussion over the phone.
Guests: Darrell Dawsey, Mikal Ansari, Leigh Smith, Michael Goodin, Robert Lasker
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:31
Description: This show is a discussion of the effects of a protest at Wayne State to get an Africana studies program.
Guests include spokespersons and negotiators for the students Darrell Dawsey, Mikal Ansari, and Leigh Smith, as well as Michigan Chronicle reporter, Michael Goodin. Robert Lasker, editor in chief of South End newspaper (Wayne State's university paper) also joins the discussion over the phone.
Kenny Cockrel (May 1989)Guests: Dennis Archer, Justin Ravitz, Mike Hamlin, Jack Russell, Ken Cockrell
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Gerald Smith, James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:49
Description: Ken Cockrel was an often-controversial, often-inspirational figure in Detroit politics, from his emergence as a radical black activist and lawyer in the 1960s, through a term on the Detroit City Council, to speculation that he would run for mayor. This program, aired shortly after Cockrel's sudden death from a heart attack in 1989, explores Cockrel's contribution to the city.
Adam Shakoor (May 8, 1989)
Guests: Adam Shakoor
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:44
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guest Adam Shakoor discuss Shakoor's appointment as the Deputy Mayor and Crime Czar of Detroit.
Guests: Adam Shakoor
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:44
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guest Adam Shakoor discuss Shakoor's appointment as the Deputy Mayor and Crime Czar of Detroit.
Superintendent Controversy (May 15, 1989)
Guests: Horace Sheffield, Minnie (voice only) Pearce
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:46
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guests Horace Sheffield and Minnie Pearce discuss the appointment of the Superintendent and Deputy Superintendent of Detroit Public Schools, as well as a proposed millage.
Guests: Horace Sheffield, Minnie (voice only) Pearce
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:46
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guests Horace Sheffield and Minnie Pearce discuss the appointment of the Superintendent and Deputy Superintendent of Detroit Public Schools, as well as a proposed millage.
Older American Month (May 22, 1989)
Guests: Jacqueline Martin, Al Crawford, Mary McDougall
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:46
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guests Jacqueline Martin, Al Crawford, and Mary McDougall discuss issues faced by Detroit's black senior citizen population.
Guests: Jacqueline Martin, Al Crawford, Mary McDougall
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:46
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guests Jacqueline Martin, Al Crawford, and Mary McDougall discuss issues faced by Detroit's black senior citizen population.
Oba Oba (June 5, 1989)
Guests: Olga Marie, Marta Sargentelli, Franco Fontana
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:38
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guests Franco Fontana, Olga Marie, and Marta Sargentelli discuss Oba Oba, a musical that will be opening in Detroit.
Guests: Olga Marie, Marta Sargentelli, Franco Fontana
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:38
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guests Franco Fontana, Olga Marie, and Marta Sargentelli discuss Oba Oba, a musical that will be opening in Detroit.
Dr. John Porter (June 12, 1989)
Guests: John Porter
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:45
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guest Dr. John Porter discuss Porter's upcoming term as the Interim Superintendent of the Detroit Public School System.
Guests: John Porter
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:45
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guest Dr. John Porter discuss Porter's upcoming term as the Interim Superintendent of the Detroit Public School System.
Pistons (June 19, 1989)
Guests: Ben Kelso, Cliff Russell, Ray (voice only) Scott
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:47
Description: This show is about the Pistons winning the NBA championship.
Guests include Ben Kelso, former piston and at the time of interview, coach of the Cooley Cardinals; Cliff Russell, a reporter from WWJ radio who covered the championship game; and over the phone Ray Scott, a former Piston's coach.
Guests: Ben Kelso, Cliff Russell, Ray (voice only) Scott
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:47
Description: This show is about the Pistons winning the NBA championship.
Guests include Ben Kelso, former piston and at the time of interview, coach of the Cooley Cardinals; Cliff Russell, a reporter from WWJ radio who covered the championship game; and over the phone Ray Scott, a former Piston's coach.
Supreme Court and Affirmative Action (June 26, 1989)
Guests: Tyrone Tillery, Zaida (voice only) Giraldo, Carl Edwards
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:44
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guests Dr. Tyrone Tillery, Dr. Zaida Giraldo, and Carl Edwards discuss recent Supreme Court rulings regarding affirmative action.
Guests: Tyrone Tillery, Zaida (voice only) Giraldo, Carl Edwards
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:44
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guests Dr. Tyrone Tillery, Dr. Zaida Giraldo, and Carl Edwards discuss recent Supreme Court rulings regarding affirmative action.
Bill Johnson/Danton Wilson (July 17, 1989)
Guests: Bill Johnson, Danton Wilson
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:26
Description: This show is about "Coleman's Communication on Crime" newsletter.
Guests are Danton Wilson editor in chief of the Michigan Chronicle and former staff of the City of Detroit public information; and Bill Johnson, of the editorial staff of the Detroit News.
Guests: Bill Johnson, Danton Wilson
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:26
Description: This show is about "Coleman's Communication on Crime" newsletter.
Guests are Danton Wilson editor in chief of the Michigan Chronicle and former staff of the City of Detroit public information; and Bill Johnson, of the editorial staff of the Detroit News.
Saunders, Black, Russell (July 24, 1989)
Guests: Nelson Saunders, Bill Black, Cliff Russell
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:36
Description: This show is about how the mayoral race is shaping up.
Guests are state representative Nelson Saunders; reporter Bill Black of WJR radio; and reporter Cliff Russell of WWJ radio.
Guests: Nelson Saunders, Bill Black, Cliff Russell
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:36
Description: This show is about how the mayoral race is shaping up.
Guests are state representative Nelson Saunders; reporter Bill Black of WJR radio; and reporter Cliff Russell of WWJ radio.
20th Anniversary Special (September 25, 1989)
Guests: Tony Brown, Gil Maddox, Abe Ulmer, Ron Scott, Juanita Anderson, George (voice only) Martin
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:59:38
Description: This show is about the history of Detroit Black Journal, and is filled with clips from old shows.
Guests include the first host of the show, Tony Brown, Gil Maddox, who originally wrote the proposal for the show, Abe Ulmer, another host of CPT, Juanita Anderson, former executive producer of DBJ, Ron Scott, former producer and host of DBJ, and George Martin, who worked on CPT and DBJ.
Guests: Tony Brown, Gil Maddox, Abe Ulmer, Ron Scott, Juanita Anderson, George (voice only) Martin
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:59:38
Description: This show is about the history of Detroit Black Journal, and is filled with clips from old shows.
Guests include the first host of the show, Tony Brown, Gil Maddox, who originally wrote the proposal for the show, Abe Ulmer, another host of CPT, Juanita Anderson, former executive producer of DBJ, Ron Scott, former producer and host of DBJ, and George Martin, who worked on CPT and DBJ.
Rich-Johnson (October 16, 1989)
Guests: Wilbur Rich, Bill Johnson
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:28:54
Description: This show is about political endorsements, and how they influence votes. Guests are Professor Wilbur Rich, who teaches political science at Wayne State University; and Bill Johnson from the editorial board of the Detroit News and former campaign strategist.
Guests: Wilbur Rich, Bill Johnson
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:28:54
Description: This show is about political endorsements, and how they influence votes. Guests are Professor Wilbur Rich, who teaches political science at Wayne State University; and Bill Johnson from the editorial board of the Detroit News and former campaign strategist.
Nigeria (October 31, 1989)
Guests: Sadiq Mohamed, Dean Johnson
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:26:06
Description: This show is about Nigeria and American trade opportunities there. Michigan opened an African trade office in Nigeria in the previous year, and set record sales, prompting the discussion topic.
Guests are Sadiq Mohamed, the deputy minister of the Nigerian Ministry of Trade; and Dean Johnson, of the Michigan Export Development Authority.
Guests: Sadiq Mohamed, Dean Johnson
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:26:06
Description: This show is about Nigeria and American trade opportunities there. Michigan opened an African trade office in Nigeria in the previous year, and set record sales, prompting the discussion topic.
Guests are Sadiq Mohamed, the deputy minister of the Nigerian Ministry of Trade; and Dean Johnson, of the Michigan Export Development Authority.
School Proposals (November 16, 1989)
Guests: Gloria Cobbin, Richard (voice only) Headlee, Ron (voice only)
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:28:21
Description: This show is about the school proposals to change school funding that will be at polls the following day. Includes commentary from Susan Watson.
Guests are Gloria Cobbin, a Detroit School Board member and supporter of one of the proposals; by phone, Richard Headlee of Taxpayers United for the Michigan Constitution, who is against the proposals; and by phone, Eastern Michigan University political science professor, Ron Brown.
Guests: Gloria Cobbin, Richard (voice only) Headlee, Ron (voice only)
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:28:21
Description: This show is about the school proposals to change school funding that will be at polls the following day. Includes commentary from Susan Watson.
Guests are Gloria Cobbin, a Detroit School Board member and supporter of one of the proposals; by phone, Richard Headlee of Taxpayers United for the Michigan Constitution, who is against the proposals; and by phone, Eastern Michigan University political science professor, Ron Brown.
Adoption (1990)
Guests: Cheryl Coleman, Scott Damaschkes
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:26:47
Description: This show is about adoption, and whether black children would be better off in black homes.
Guests are Scott Damaschkes, who is bi-racial and was raised in a white home; and Cheryl Coleman, the Family Preservation Committee Chair from the National Association of Black Social Workers.
Guests: Cheryl Coleman, Scott Damaschkes
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:26:47
Description: This show is about adoption, and whether black children would be better off in black homes.
Guests are Scott Damaschkes, who is bi-racial and was raised in a white home; and Cheryl Coleman, the Family Preservation Committee Chair from the National Association of Black Social Workers.
Alvin Poussaint (1990)
Guests: Alvin. Poussaint
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:28:47
Description: This show is an interview with Alvin Poussaint, a psychiatry professor at Harvard and author, about his work with The Cosby Show and psychology.
Guests: Alvin. Poussaint
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:28:47
Description: This show is an interview with Alvin Poussaint, a psychiatry professor at Harvard and author, about his work with The Cosby Show and psychology.
Budget Cuts (1990)Guests: Lavelle Williams, Bill (George Martin) Black
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:28:37
Description: In early 1990, the city of Detroit was facing a major budget crisis. Concerns about the city's finances, which had barely surfaced during the mayoral election in October and November of 1989, had suddenly erupted into an $80 million budget shortfall that prompted Mayor Coleman Young to propose drastic cutbacks in city services.
Highlights of Mandela's Visit (1990)Guests: Margaret Baylor, Paul Hubbard, Susan Watson, Nelson Mandela, Emery King
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Gerald Smith, James Jackson, Trudy Gallant
Duration: 00:53:01
Description: Nelson Mandela made a triumphal visit to the United States in June 1990, after his release from twenty-seven years' imprisonment in South Africa. It was a visit that brought a tremendous outpouring of emotion at every stop, especially, but not exclusively, from African Americans.
Louis Farrakhan (1990)Guests: Louis Farrakhan, Rasul Muhammad
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:29:22
Description: Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam has been an important and controversial leader in the African American community since the late 1970s. A powerfully charismatic speaker, he was the primary organizer of the Million Man March in 1995. While many African Americans found the Million Man March to be a deeply inspirational event, Farrakhan has also been sharply criticized for his organization's separatist ideas and for comments that many considered anti-Semitic.
Miss USA (1990)
Guests: Carole Gist, Joan Gist
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:28:54
Description: This show is an interview with Carole Gist, the first black Miss USA (1990), and her mother about the pageant and their lives.
Guests: Carole Gist, Joan Gist
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:28:54
Description: This show is an interview with Carole Gist, the first black Miss USA (1990), and her mother about the pageant and their lives.
Slave Reparations (1990)Guests: Ray Jenkins, Christopher Alston
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:27:31
Description: In early 1865, shortly before the end of the Civil War, General William T. Sherman began distributing parcels of land confiscated from Confederate supporters to former slaves along the coast of South Carolina and Georgia. He also loaned army mules to the former slaves to help them farm their newly acquired land.
Dress Code (January 8, 1990)
Guests: Kim Snells, Frank Hayden, John Elliot
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:25
Description: This show is about shootings over clothing, and whether dress codes would decrease student violence. Commentary from Susan Watson is included. Guests are Frank Hayden, a Detroit school board member; John Elliot, president of the Detroit Federation of Teachers; and Kim Snells, president of Detroit public schools city-wide student council.
Guests: Kim Snells, Frank Hayden, John Elliot
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:25
Description: This show is about shootings over clothing, and whether dress codes would decrease student violence. Commentary from Susan Watson is included. Guests are Frank Hayden, a Detroit school board member; John Elliot, president of the Detroit Federation of Teachers; and Kim Snells, president of Detroit public schools city-wide student council.
Detroit Public Schools Superintendent (January 23, 1990)
Guests: Lawrence Patrick, John Elliot, Helen Moore
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:30:06
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guests Lawrence Patrick, John Elliot, and Helen Moore discuss the search for a new superintendent of the Detroit Public School System.
Guests: Lawrence Patrick, John Elliot, Helen Moore
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:30:06
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guests Lawrence Patrick, John Elliot, and Helen Moore discuss the search for a new superintendent of the Detroit Public School System.
Wilson/Slocom/Edwards (February 19, 1990)
Guests: Blenda Wilson, Harriet Slocom, Walter Edwards, Dudley Randall
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:42
Description: This show is about the decrease in blacks in higher education.
Guests include Dr. Harriet Slocom, the director of the urban teachers program at Wayne County Community College; Dr. Walter Edwards, assistant dean of the graduate school at Wayne State University; and Blenda Wilson, the chancellor of University of Michigan, Dearborn. There is also a short reading by Dudley Randall, a Detroit poet laureate, from his poem "Booker T. and W.E.B." that is interrupted by various performers reciting the poem.
Guests: Blenda Wilson, Harriet Slocom, Walter Edwards, Dudley Randall
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:42
Description: This show is about the decrease in blacks in higher education.
Guests include Dr. Harriet Slocom, the director of the urban teachers program at Wayne County Community College; Dr. Walter Edwards, assistant dean of the graduate school at Wayne State University; and Blenda Wilson, the chancellor of University of Michigan, Dearborn. There is also a short reading by Dudley Randall, a Detroit poet laureate, from his poem "Booker T. and W.E.B." that is interrupted by various performers reciting the poem.
Blacks and the Civil War (February 26, 1990)
Guests: Dale Rich
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:54
Description: This show is about the role black Americans played in the Civil War. The guest is civil war historian, Dale Rich.
Guests: Dale Rich
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:54
Description: This show is about the role black Americans played in the Civil War. The guest is civil war historian, Dale Rich.
Recall Coleman (March 26, 1990)
Guests: Wendell Anthony, Mildred Gattis, Lonnie Peek
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:33
Description: This show examines the effects the federal investigation of Detroit Police Department and Mayor Young has had on Detroit. Guests include Reverend Wendell Anthony, the pastor of Fellowship Chapel; Mildred Gattis, the news director of WJLB; and Lonnie Peek from WQBH radio.
Guests: Wendell Anthony, Mildred Gattis, Lonnie Peek
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:33
Description: This show examines the effects the federal investigation of Detroit Police Department and Mayor Young has had on Detroit. Guests include Reverend Wendell Anthony, the pastor of Fellowship Chapel; Mildred Gattis, the news director of WJLB; and Lonnie Peek from WQBH radio.
Blacks and Environmental Issues (April 9, 1990)
Guests: Bunyon Bryant, Grace Boggs, Gayle Rocker, Avery Brooks
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:29:18
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guests Dr. Bunyon Bryant, Grace Boggs, and Gayle Rocker discuss environmental issues that affect Detroit's black community. It also includes a clip of the interview with actor Avery Brooks about Ken Cockrel and playing Paul Robeson.
Guests: Bunyon Bryant, Grace Boggs, Gayle Rocker, Avery Brooks
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:29:18
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guests Dr. Bunyon Bryant, Grace Boggs, and Gayle Rocker discuss environmental issues that affect Detroit's black community. It also includes a clip of the interview with actor Avery Brooks about Ken Cockrel and playing Paul Robeson.
Dr. Joseph Lowery (April 9, 1990)
Guests: Joseph Lowery
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:43
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guest Dr. Joseph Lowery discuss his work with the civil rights movement.
Guests: Joseph Lowery
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:43
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guest Dr. Joseph Lowery discuss his work with the civil rights movement.
Census (April 20, 1990)
Guests: Lyn Silas, Juliette Okotie-Eboh
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:44
Description: This show is about the census and why people in Detroit should take part in it. Guests include Lyn Silas, a census awareness coordinator; and Juliette Okotie-Eboh, the mayor's liaison for census activities.
Guests: Lyn Silas, Juliette Okotie-Eboh
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:44
Description: This show is about the census and why people in Detroit should take part in it. Guests include Lyn Silas, a census awareness coordinator; and Juliette Okotie-Eboh, the mayor's liaison for census activities.
Infant Mortality Prevention (May 7, 1990)
Guests: Vernice Davis-Anthony, Edna E. Batiste, Diane Whitney
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:58
Description: This show is about the high infant mortality rate in Detroit, and how to reach a solution.
Guests include Edna E. Batiste, administrator of the Detroit Health Department; Vernice Davis-Anthony, the executive director of the Wayne County Task Force for Infant Mortality; and Diane Whitney, a mother of six and former drug abuser.
Guests: Vernice Davis-Anthony, Edna E. Batiste, Diane Whitney
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:58
Description: This show is about the high infant mortality rate in Detroit, and how to reach a solution.
Guests include Edna E. Batiste, administrator of the Detroit Health Department; Vernice Davis-Anthony, the executive director of the Wayne County Task Force for Infant Mortality; and Diane Whitney, a mother of six and former drug abuser.
School Closings (June 18, 1990)
Guests: Frank Hayden, Gloria Cobbin, Nancy Mallett, Helen Moore
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:45
Description: This show is about the closing of 16 schools in Detroit, and whether or not the quality of education will improve with this consolidation. Guests include Gloria Cobbin and Frank Hayden, both of the Detroit School Board; Nancy Mallett, of the Tappan School Community Organization; and Helen Moore, from Black Parents for Quality Education.
Guests: Frank Hayden, Gloria Cobbin, Nancy Mallett, Helen Moore
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : James Jackson
Duration: 00:27:45
Description: This show is about the closing of 16 schools in Detroit, and whether or not the quality of education will improve with this consolidation. Guests include Gloria Cobbin and Frank Hayden, both of the Detroit School Board; Nancy Mallett, of the Tappan School Community Organization; and Helen Moore, from Black Parents for Quality Education.
Coleman Young (October 8, 1990)
Guests: Coleman A. Young
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:27:46
Description: This show is an interview with Detroit mayor Coleman Young.
Guests: Coleman A. Young
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:27:46
Description: This show is an interview with Detroit mayor Coleman Young.
Organs (October 22, 1990)
Guests: S. Malikha Abdulmutakabbir, A. Williams Shafer, Vivian Tucker, Clive (voice only) Callendar
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:27:46
Description: This show is about the need for blacks to become more involved in giving blood and organ donorship.
Guests include S. Malikha Abdulmutakabbir, the mother of a seriously ill child requiring a bone marrow transplant; Dr. A. Williams Shafer of the American Red Cross; Vivian Tucker, M.S.W., of the NAACP organ transplant committee; and by phone, Dr. Clive Callendar, a transplant specialist surgeon.
Guests: S. Malikha Abdulmutakabbir, A. Williams Shafer, Vivian Tucker, Clive (voice only) Callendar
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:27:46
Description: This show is about the need for blacks to become more involved in giving blood and organ donorship.
Guests include S. Malikha Abdulmutakabbir, the mother of a seriously ill child requiring a bone marrow transplant; Dr. A. Williams Shafer of the American Red Cross; Vivian Tucker, M.S.W., of the NAACP organ transplant committee; and by phone, Dr. Clive Callendar, a transplant specialist surgeon.
Ombudsman (November 12, 1990)
Guests: Marie Farrell-Donaldson
Host: Trudy Gallant
Duration: 00:26:54
Description: This show is about the problems with Detroit city services.
The guest is Ombudsman for the City of Detroit, Marie Farrell-Donaldson.
Guests: Marie Farrell-Donaldson
Host: Trudy Gallant
Duration: 00:26:54
Description: This show is about the problems with Detroit city services.
The guest is Ombudsman for the City of Detroit, Marie Farrell-Donaldson.
One Monkey Don't Stop No Show (November 19, 1990)
Guests: Ron Milner, Ted Lange, Fields, Kim Fields
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:29:25
Description: This show is about the play, "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show".
Guests include playwright Ron Milner, the director of the play; actor Ted Lange, best known for his role as the bartender in the TV series Love Boat; actress Chip Fields, mostly known for her roles in a multitude of TV shows, but also appeared in movies and on Broadway; and Chip's daughter, actress Kim Fields, best known for her role as Tootie on the TV show The Facts of Life.
Guests: Ron Milner, Ted Lange, Fields, Kim Fields
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:29:25
Description: This show is about the play, "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show".
Guests include playwright Ron Milner, the director of the play; actor Ted Lange, best known for his role as the bartender in the TV series Love Boat; actress Chip Fields, mostly known for her roles in a multitude of TV shows, but also appeared in movies and on Broadway; and Chip's daughter, actress Kim Fields, best known for her role as Tootie on the TV show The Facts of Life.
Brig. Gen. Marcelite Harris/Tuskegee Airman Salute (November 26, 1990)
Guests: Marcelite Harris, Alfred Anderson, Gilbert Cargill, Azalea White, Leslie Morris
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:24:48
Description: This show is an interview with Brig. Gen. Marcelite Harris to honor her life as part of the military. It also includes the same "Salute to Tuskegee Airmen" that is on the Danny Glover interview episode, which has statements from Alfred Anderson, Gilbert Cargill, Azalea White, and Leslie Morris.
Guests: Marcelite Harris, Alfred Anderson, Gilbert Cargill, Azalea White, Leslie Morris
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:24:48
Description: This show is an interview with Brig. Gen. Marcelite Harris to honor her life as part of the military. It also includes the same "Salute to Tuskegee Airmen" that is on the Danny Glover interview episode, which has statements from Alfred Anderson, Gilbert Cargill, Azalea White, and Leslie Morris.
Holiday Show (December 1990)Guests: Diane Campbell, Tina Brooks, Lisa Page, Keith Staten, Witness, Yolanda Harris
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:28:20
Description: This program from December 1990 is a Christmas special devoted to gospel music. Host Trudy Gallant introduces two contemporary gospel music acts: a women's quartet known as Witness and solo performer Keith Staten.
36th Annual NAACP Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner (1991)
Guests: Arthur Johnson, Joann Watson, Lionel Swan
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:34:20
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guests Dr. Arthur Johnson, Joann Watson, and Dr. Lionel Swan discuss the 36th Annual NAACP Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner.
Guests: Arthur Johnson, Joann Watson, Lionel Swan
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:34:20
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guests Dr. Arthur Johnson, Joann Watson, and Dr. Lionel Swan discuss the 36th Annual NAACP Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner.
Danny Glover (1991)
Guests: Danny Glover, Alfred Anderson, Gilbert Cargill, Leslie Morris
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:24:18
Description: This show is an interview with Danny Glover about his new movie "To Sleep with Anger" and a salute to Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.
Guests include actor Danny Glover; Leslie Morris, president of N.I.A.; and Gilbert Cargill and Chief Alfred Anderson, former flight instructors at the Tuskegee Institute.
Guests: Danny Glover, Alfred Anderson, Gilbert Cargill, Leslie Morris
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:24:18
Description: This show is an interview with Danny Glover about his new movie "To Sleep with Anger" and a salute to Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.
Guests include actor Danny Glover; Leslie Morris, president of N.I.A.; and Gilbert Cargill and Chief Alfred Anderson, former flight instructors at the Tuskegee Institute.
Les Brown 1991 (1991)
Guests: Les Brown
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:25:16
Description: This show is an interview with motivational speaker, Les Brown about his life and how to be successful in the upcoming decade.
Guests: Les Brown
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:25:16
Description: This show is an interview with motivational speaker, Les Brown about his life and how to be successful in the upcoming decade.
Michigan Budget Cuts (1991)
Guests: Bill Black, David Holmes, Marie Kaigler, Vicki Thomas, Joe Young
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:28:36
Description: This show is about Michigan budget cuts, and whether they are hitting the right departments.
Guests are Bill Black, a reporter for WJR radio; Vicki Thomas, a reporter for WDET radio; Marie Kaigler, a talk show host for WXYT radio; state senator David Holmes; and by phone, state representative Joe Young.
Guests: Bill Black, David Holmes, Marie Kaigler, Vicki Thomas, Joe Young
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:28:36
Description: This show is about Michigan budget cuts, and whether they are hitting the right departments.
Guests are Bill Black, a reporter for WJR radio; Vicki Thomas, a reporter for WDET radio; Marie Kaigler, a talk show host for WXYT radio; state senator David Holmes; and by phone, state representative Joe Young.
Michigan Spending Cuts (1991)
Guests: Joan Doyen
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer :
Duration: 00:27:52
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guest Joan Doyen discuss recent budget cuts made to social programs in Michigan.
Guests: Joan Doyen
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer :
Duration: 00:27:52
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guest Joan Doyen discuss recent budget cuts made to social programs in Michigan.
Minority Engineering Recruitment (1991)
Guests: Howard Walls, Robert Turner, Jamar Holloway
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:28:08
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guests Howard Walls, Robert Turner, and Jamar Holloway discuss recent efforts to get minority students interested in engineering.
Guests: Howard Walls, Robert Turner, Jamar Holloway
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:28:08
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guests Howard Walls, Robert Turner, and Jamar Holloway discuss recent efforts to get minority students interested in engineering.
Older, But Still Vibrant (1991)
Guests: Rosa Parks, Charleszetta Waddles
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:30:07
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guests Rosa Parks and Rev. Charleszetta "Mother" Waddles discuss their work to promote civil rights and charity. Also, a video about the Henry O. Tanner exhibition at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Guests: Rosa Parks, Charleszetta Waddles
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:30:07
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guests Rosa Parks and Rev. Charleszetta "Mother" Waddles discuss their work to promote civil rights and charity. Also, a video about the Henry O. Tanner exhibition at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Patrice Some (1991)
Guests: Patrice Some
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:28:02
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guest Patrice Some discuss Some's childhood in the Republic of Upper Volta and the importance of teaching African history.
Guests: Patrice Some
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:28:02
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guest Patrice Some discuss Some's childhood in the Republic of Upper Volta and the importance of teaching African history.
Ralph Cooper/Amateur Night (1991)
Guests: Ralph Cooper
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:26:15
Description: This show is an interview with Ralph Cooper about amateur night at the Apollo and what it has done to dispel racism. Ralph Cooper was the founder and MC of amateur night.
Guests: Ralph Cooper
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:26:15
Description: This show is an interview with Ralph Cooper about amateur night at the Apollo and what it has done to dispel racism. Ralph Cooper was the founder and MC of amateur night.
Wally Amos (1991)
Guests: Wally Amos, Anna Merritt, Deborah Flowers
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:27:47
Description: This show is about literacy and African Americans.
Guests are Wally Amos, actor, writer, and founder of Famous Amos cookies, he is on the show for his work with Literacy Volunteers of America; and Anna Merritt and Deborah Flowers from Detroit branch of Literacy Volunteers of America.
Guests: Wally Amos, Anna Merritt, Deborah Flowers
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:27:47
Description: This show is about literacy and African Americans.
Guests are Wally Amos, actor, writer, and founder of Famous Amos cookies, he is on the show for his work with Literacy Volunteers of America; and Anna Merritt and Deborah Flowers from Detroit branch of Literacy Volunteers of America.
Minorities in Saudi Arabia (January 14, 1991)
Guests: Sharon Blackmon, Joyce Crutchfield, Osama Siblani, Elizabeth Allen
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:29:02
Description: This show is about the Persian Gulf War and it's impact on local minority communities.
Guests include attorney Sharon Blackmon of the Ad Hoc African American Committee for Peace; Joyce Crutchfield from the Coalition to Stop U.S. Intervention in the Middle East; Dr. Elizabeth Allen, Vietnam combat nurse; and Osama Siblani, editor and publisher of Sada al-Watan, an Arab-American newspaper.
Guests: Sharon Blackmon, Joyce Crutchfield, Osama Siblani, Elizabeth Allen
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:29:02
Description: This show is about the Persian Gulf War and it's impact on local minority communities.
Guests include attorney Sharon Blackmon of the Ad Hoc African American Committee for Peace; Joyce Crutchfield from the Coalition to Stop U.S. Intervention in the Middle East; Dr. Elizabeth Allen, Vietnam combat nurse; and Osama Siblani, editor and publisher of Sada al-Watan, an Arab-American newspaper.
Afrocentrism (February 1991)
Guests: Arthur Carter, Lyn Lewis, James Jenkins, Larry Fishburne, Ann Eskridge
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:29:04
Description: This show is a review of black history month.
Guests include Dr. Arthur Carter, interim deputy superintendent of Detroit Public Schools; sociologist, Dr. Lyn Lewis of the University of Detroit Mercy; and writer Ann Eskridge. Clips contain statements from James Jenkins, the founder of Greystone International Jazz Museum; actor Larry Fishburne, best known for his role in the movie "The Matrix"; and the writers of the play "Black Heroes in the Hall of Fame", Flip Fraser and J.D. Douglas.
Guests: Arthur Carter, Lyn Lewis, James Jenkins, Larry Fishburne, Ann Eskridge
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:29:04
Description: This show is a review of black history month.
Guests include Dr. Arthur Carter, interim deputy superintendent of Detroit Public Schools; sociologist, Dr. Lyn Lewis of the University of Detroit Mercy; and writer Ann Eskridge. Clips contain statements from James Jenkins, the founder of Greystone International Jazz Museum; actor Larry Fishburne, best known for his role in the movie "The Matrix"; and the writers of the play "Black Heroes in the Hall of Fame", Flip Fraser and J.D. Douglas.
Minister Rasul Muhammad (February 25, 1991)
Guests: Rasul Muhammad
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:28:54
Description: This show is an interview with Minister Rasul Muhammad, the Nation of Islam's local leader. Includes clips of a speech by Louis Farrakhan.
Guests: Rasul Muhammad
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:28:54
Description: This show is an interview with Minister Rasul Muhammad, the Nation of Islam's local leader. Includes clips of a speech by Louis Farrakhan.
Homeless 1991 (March 25, 1991)
Guests: John Engler, Otis Green, Maureen Taylor, Olivia Wilcox, Florida A & M Gospel Choir
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:28:46
Description: This show is about budget cuts in Michigan and how it is affecting the poor. The show starts with a statement from John Engler, governor of Michigan at the time; and ends with clips of A & M Gospel Choir.
Guests include Olivia Wilcox from the Coalition on Temporary Shelter; Sergeant Major Otis Green, bed and bread coordinator for the Salvation Army Harbor Light; Maureen Taylor, director of the community based restitution program; "Faith" of the Shepherd House, and some homeless people from the area that aren't named.
Guests: John Engler, Otis Green, Maureen Taylor, Olivia Wilcox, Florida A & M Gospel Choir
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:28:46
Description: This show is about budget cuts in Michigan and how it is affecting the poor. The show starts with a statement from John Engler, governor of Michigan at the time; and ends with clips of A & M Gospel Choir.
Guests include Olivia Wilcox from the Coalition on Temporary Shelter; Sergeant Major Otis Green, bed and bread coordinator for the Salvation Army Harbor Light; Maureen Taylor, director of the community based restitution program; "Faith" of the Shepherd House, and some homeless people from the area that aren't named.
Taxes (April 8, 1991)
Guests: Darlene Richardson, Reinard Davis, Elliot Tabron
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:25:52
Description: This show is meant to provide information about doing income taxes to assist viewers in completing their own. Guests are Darlene Richardson from the IRS; financial planner Elliot Tabron; and Reinard Davis, tax preparation director of the Accounting Aid Society.
Guests: Darlene Richardson, Reinard Davis, Elliot Tabron
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:25:52
Description: This show is meant to provide information about doing income taxes to assist viewers in completing their own. Guests are Darlene Richardson from the IRS; financial planner Elliot Tabron; and Reinard Davis, tax preparation director of the Accounting Aid Society.
Tap Dance (May 1991)
Guests: Lloyd Storey, Paul D. Lee, Wilfred Little, Amani Henry Kashaka
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:29:55
Description: This show is all about tap dancing. It also includes a short reflection on the life of Malcolm X. Guests are Lloyd Storey, a tap dancer famous for his performances at the Apollo Theatre and tours with Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, he formed The Sultans tap ensemble and teaches; Amani Henry Kashaka, a youth tap dancer from Detroit; Paul D. Lee, a Malcolm X historian; and Wilfred Little, a brother of Malcolm X.
Guests: Lloyd Storey, Paul D. Lee, Wilfred Little, Amani Henry Kashaka
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:29:55
Description: This show is all about tap dancing. It also includes a short reflection on the life of Malcolm X. Guests are Lloyd Storey, a tap dancer famous for his performances at the Apollo Theatre and tours with Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, he formed The Sultans tap ensemble and teaches; Amani Henry Kashaka, a youth tap dancer from Detroit; Paul D. Lee, a Malcolm X historian; and Wilfred Little, a brother of Malcolm X.
SOSAD (May 1, 1991)
Guests: Clementine Barfield, Peggy Djurdjulov
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:28:50
Description: This show is about children getting killed in Detroit and how parents can help to stop it.
Guests are Clementine Barfield, founder and director of Save Our Sons and Daughters (SOSAD); and Peggy Djurdjulov, vice president of sales for Frito Lay (at the time Frito Lay was working with SOSAD to improve the community).
Guests: Clementine Barfield, Peggy Djurdjulov
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:28:50
Description: This show is about children getting killed in Detroit and how parents can help to stop it.
Guests are Clementine Barfield, founder and director of Save Our Sons and Daughters (SOSAD); and Peggy Djurdjulov, vice president of sales for Frito Lay (at the time Frito Lay was working with SOSAD to improve the community).
Holistic Living (May 6, 1991)
Guests: Keefa Lorraine
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:29:20
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guest Keefa Lorraine discuss physical, mental, and spiritual wellbeing.
Guests: Keefa Lorraine
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:29:20
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guest Keefa Lorraine discuss physical, mental, and spiritual wellbeing.
Veteran's Support (May 27, 1991)
Guests: Debra Fisher, Murray Warren
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:27:34
Description: This show is about the post gulf war adjustment period, and the impact on the black community. Guests include Debra Fisher of the U.S. Veteran's Affairs Service Division; and Reverend Murray Warren of the Detroit Military Family Support Group.
Guests: Debra Fisher, Murray Warren
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:27:34
Description: This show is about the post gulf war adjustment period, and the impact on the black community. Guests include Debra Fisher of the U.S. Veteran's Affairs Service Division; and Reverend Murray Warren of the Detroit Military Family Support Group.
McGriff/School Year 90-91 (June 10, 1991)
Guests: Deborah McGriff, Gerald K. Smith, Emmett Moten
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:28:59
Description: This show is an interview with the Detroit public schools superintendent, Deborah McGriff, about the challenges and future of the schools. There are two taped segments added into the show. The first includes statements from Gerald K. Smith of the Kellogg Foundation about the Kellogg Foundation's commitment to the schools, and Emmett Moten, the co-chair of Northern Lights. The second clip is from a previous show.
Guests: Deborah McGriff, Gerald K. Smith, Emmett Moten
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:28:59
Description: This show is an interview with the Detroit public schools superintendent, Deborah McGriff, about the challenges and future of the schools. There are two taped segments added into the show. The first includes statements from Gerald K. Smith of the Kellogg Foundation about the Kellogg Foundation's commitment to the schools, and Emmett Moten, the co-chair of Northern Lights. The second clip is from a previous show.
Haitian Refugees (1992)
Guests: Edward Egnatios, Rose Saavedra
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer :
Duration: 00:22:25
Description: Footage of interviews with Edward Egnatios and Rose Saavedra about their work with Haitian refugees.
Guests: Edward Egnatios, Rose Saavedra
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer :
Duration: 00:22:25
Description: Footage of interviews with Edward Egnatios and Rose Saavedra about their work with Haitian refugees.
John Conyers (1992)
Guests: John Conyers
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer :
Duration: 00:21:10
Description: Footage of an interview of Congressman John Conyers about a proposed bill regarding Haitian refugees.
Guests: John Conyers
Host: Trudy Gallant
Producer :
Duration: 00:21:10
Description: Footage of an interview of Congressman John Conyers about a proposed bill regarding Haitian refugees.
