Detroit Public Television's American Black Journal

Browse shows on: Poverty, Progress, and the Rise of African-American Businesses and Professionals

The segmentation of the African-Americans into a new middle class and an existing underclass was a major theme in American economy and society during the last quarter of the 20th century. ABJ interviews with black leaders and reformers highlight the ways that the restructuring of the rustbelt economy perpetuated some barriers to achievement as it opened new opportunities to the increasing number of skilled African-Americans.

Colored People's Time 2 (October 23, 1968)
Guests: Stokely Carmichael, John Conyers, Wild Bill Davis, Harry Edwards, Inkster Community Choir, CLR James, John Lewis, Kent Martin, Hal McKinney, Martha Jean Steinberg, Rosalyn Russell, The Brothers of Soul, Lorenzo Wright, William Watson
Host: Tony Brown, Sandy Lawrence, Reginald Wilson
Producer : Gilbert Maddox, Tony Brown
Duration: 01:01:01
Description: This program from the fall of 1968 is interesting for a variety of reasons. It's wide-ranging content mix of news, music, fashion, theater and cultural commentary offers fascinating insight into the concerns and interests of Detroit's African American community of the period. In addition, it provides an enlightening example of local television production style in the late 1960s. Moreover, the program is remarkable for the number of cast and crew members who went on to notable careers in the mass media and academia.

Colored People's Time 2: "Free Your Mind" Public Service Announcement ("Two Selves") (October 23, 1968)
Guests: Tony Brown

Duration: 00:00:00
Description: One of the creative aspects of the show is the incorporation of "Public Service Announcements," that take a satirical look at Black identity. This "Free Your Mind" clip explores the complexity of integrating ones public and private identities. Essentially, at the heart of the message is the idea that Black Americans may feel that in order to succeed in the corporate America they must assimilate and either imitate or adapt Eurocentric characteristics. It is only in private, among family and friends, that the ethic identity can be fully embraced. The clip challenges viewers to question if the two selves can ever be fully reconciled and brought together. Thus achieving professional success while still being true to one's ethic identity.

Colored People's Time 5: "The Making of a Rioter" (October 23, 1968)
Guests: Tony Brown

Duration: 00:12:12
Description: This segment examines public education in Detroit. Highlighting the unsafe infrastructures, lack of adequate resources, and substandard curriculum inner city youth grappled with everyday. The staff reporters interviews students at Northeastern High School to gain insight into their thoughts about the situation. The interview reveals the students' frustration, anger and disillusionment with a system that has all but forgotten them. The students have staged a walkout and formed a Black Student organization to address their concerns.

CPT Episode 3 (October 30, 1968)
Guests: Hal McKinney, Gwen McKinney, Bill Murphy, Earl Grant, George Kirby, Horace Bradfield, Robert Tindal
Host: Sandy Lawrence, Abe Ulmer, Tony Brown
Producer : Tony Brown
Duration: 01:00:15
Description: The program covers community events, entertainment news, and the upcoming presidential election. Includes musical acts such as the Hal McKinney Quintet, Bill Murphy, Earl Grant, and Ernest Fowler and The Voices of Conquest, as well as a performance by comedian George Kirby.

Colored People's Time 5 (November 14, 1968)
Guests: International Gospel Choir, Black Students Association, Arthur Ashe Jr, George Kirby, Bill Murphy, Gwen McKinney, Kim Weston, Marcus Belgrave, Thomas Bowles, Diane Carol, Hal McKinney
Host: Tony Brown
Producer : Gilbert Maddox, Tony Brown
Duration: 56:53:09
Description: The program opens with Hal McKinney's jazz band performing "Freedom Jazz Dance," featuring Hal and Gwen McKinney on vocals. Although they are not individually credited, it appears that at least two prominent jazz musicians, trumpeter Marcus Belgrave and saxophonist Thomas "Beans" Bowles, are members of McKinney's band...

Colored People's Time 5: "Free Your Mind" Public Service Announcement (Skin Lightening Cream) (November 14, 1968)
Guests: Tony Brown

Duration: 00:00:49
Description: One of the creative aspects of the show is the incorporation of "Public Service Announcements," that take a satirical look at Black identity. This "Free Your Mind" clip tackles the issues surrounding the use of beaching and whitening creams. Since the late 1800s Blacks who were unhappy with their skin complexion or thought they could change their social status by lighting their skin, engaged in the process of skin bleaching. Critics of the process argue that internalized racism and self-contempt have caused such individuals to accept degrading and negative images associated with Blackness, thus causing them to over identifying with Eurocentric standards of beauty. While skin whitening is one the most obvious forms of negating Blackness is discussions have also focused on hair styles, chemical process that are used to straighten hair, colored contacts, and cosmetic surgery that alters characteristically African features like the nose and lips. Skin bleaching creams are still sold and used today.

Colored People's Time 13 (January 22, 1969)
Guests: The Contemporary Jazz Quintet, Eugene Eda, William Walker, The CPT Players, Kent Martin, Carmen Murphy, James Catchings, Joanne Robinson
Host: Tony Brown, Sandy Lawrence, Abe Ulmer
Producer : Tony Brown
Duration: 01:01:47
Description: This show features an investigative segment on the black middle class (00:11:12), a piece on black history, a performance by the CPT Players - led by Kent Martin, and dramatic poetry readings. Abe Ulmer delivers the news, and Sandy Lawrence provides a snapshot of Detroit's upcoming events in the Grapevine feature.

Guests include the Contemporary Jazz Quintet, a local group that will be recording a jazz blue note album (00:03:02-00:08:19); Chicago artists Eugene Eda and William Walker; and the CPT Players.

Fannie Lou Hamer (1977)
Guests: Pearl Cleage
Host:
Producer :
Duration: 00:12:06
Description: Clips from several different segments: an obituary of Fannie Lou Hamer, an interview with Pearl Cleage, poetry by Arna Bontemps, a slideshow of black artists and political figures, and a slideshow of African art. None of the clips are complete segments.

Tony Brown (October 24, 1979)
Guests: Tony Brown
Host: Candy Shannon
Producer :
Duration: 00:21:45
Description: Host Candy Shannon and guest Tony Brown discuss the importance of black-focused media outlets and Brown's history with Detroit Black Journal.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1981)
Guests: None
Host: Paul Clements
Producer : Deborah Ray
Duration: 01:00:01
Description: Paul Clements presents a documentary about the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. and his work with the civil rights movement.

Fight for Life (1983)
Guests: Arthur Carter, John Jacobs, Bernard Parker, Coleman Young, Bob Jones, James Woodruff, Marilyn French-Hubbard, Alexis Herman, Erma Henderson, Norton Berman, Mamoyn O. Medani, Dauda S. Kamara, Glenn Wash, Phillip Sims, George Davis, Clegg Watson, Carl Gregory, Haki Madhubuti, Jesse Jackson, Bill Atkins, L.R. Bryd, Walter Fauntroy, Jack Redline
Host: Jim Ingram
Producer : Deborah Ray
Duration: 00:50:31
Description: A special about economic issues faced by the African-American community.

1984 Year in Review (1984)
Guests: Fannie Tyler, Cecil Franklin, Robbie McCoy, Lamaurice Gardner, Shelly Boglin, Carol E. Pearson, Rosetta Hines, Dave Lawrence, Jeanne Findlater, Bill Flynn, Ben Johnson, Ron Milner, Jon Lockard, Dudley Randall, Harold Cruse, Vernon Jordan, Winston Lang, Benjamin Hooks, Haki Madhubuti, Joe Madison, Claud Young, Martha Jean Steinberg, Marion Terrell, S.L. Jones, Erma Franklin
Host: Ben Frazier
Producer : Alicia Nails, Ed Gordon
Duration: 00:57:49
Description: A yearly special with clips of topics covered during 1984.

The State of Black America 1984 (May 23, 1984)
Guests: Robert Woodson, Unita Blackwell, Randall Robinson, Eleanor Holmes-Norton, Arthur Fletcher, Amiri Baraka
Host: Roger Wilkins
Producer : Tony Batten
Duration: 00:59:36
Description: Moderator Roger Wilkins and panelists Robert Woodson, Mayor Unita Blackwell, Randall Robinson, Eleanor Holmes-Norton, Arthur Fletcher, and Amiri Baraka discuss progress made and challenges faced by black Americans.

1985 Forum on Black America (1985)
Guests: Robert Woodson, Ernest Green, M. Carl Holman, Marc Stepp, Geraldine Daniels, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Pendleton, Clarence M., Jr.
Host: Roger Wilkins
Producer : Tony Batten
Duration: 01:32:28
Description: Moderator Roger Wilkins and panelists Robert Woodson, Ernest Green, M. Carl Holman, Marc Stepp, Geraldine Daniels, Eleanor Holmes Norton, and Clarence M. Pendleton, Jr. discuss economic issues faced by black Americans and take audience questions.

Blacks In Corporate America (1985)
Guests: Levi Jackson, Dr. Robert Newby, John Blunt, Michael Carr, Robert Hill
Host: Ed Gordon
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:55:47
Description: This hour-long program from 1985 examines the status of African Americans in America's corporate world, in particular, the barriers that prevent black executives from advancing into the upper levels of corporate management.

Black Voters (1986)
Guests: F. Edward Johnson
Host: Ed Gordon
Producer : Dianne Atkinson-Hudson
Duration: 00:28:50
Description: Host Ed Gordon and guest F. Edward Johnson discuss black voters and political parties.

Boycotting and Civil Rights (1986)
Guests: Arthur Featherstone, Howard Simon, Joe Madison
Host: Ed Gordon
Producer : Dianne Atkinson Hudson
Duration: 00:29:21
Description: Host Ed Gordon and guests Arthur Featherstone, Howard Simon, and Joe Madison discuss whether boycotting is still an effective method of protesting for civil rights.

Dave Bing and Earl Graves (1986)
Guests: David Bing, Earl Graves
Host: Ed Gordon
Producer : Dianne Atkinson-Hudson
Duration: 00:29:01
Description: The search for economic autonomy and self-determination has long been an important concern in the African American community. This 1986 program explores the state of that search through a discussion between host Ed Gordon and two prominent African American businessmen: Earl Graves, editor and publisher of Black Enterprise Magazine, and Dave Bing, president of Bing Steel and a former member of the Detroit Pistons.

Financial Planning (May 19, 1986)
Guests: Keith Mason
Host: Ed Gordon
Producer : Dianne Atkinson-Hudson
Duration: 00:28:31
Description: This show is about financial planning, addressing the lack of understanding on the topic for many. The guest is Keith Mason, a financial planner for IDS American Express Financial Services.

Black Reporters (June 9, 1986)
Guests: Bill Black, Chauncey Bailey, Emery King, Susan Watson
Host: Ed Gordon
Producer : Dianne Atkinson Hudson
Duration: 00:28:24
Description: This program from June 1986 is a fascinating look at the intersection of race and media in the mid 1980s. Host Ed Gordon begins by playing a clip from the previous week's program in which Detroit Mayor Coleman Young criticizes news coverage in the city as unfair and racially biased.

Rev. Charles Adams - NAACP (July 28, 1986)
Guests: Charles Adams
Host: Ed Gordon
Producer : Dianne Atkinson-Hudson
Duration: 00:29:09
Description: Host Ed Gordon and guest Rev. Charles Adams discuss the relevance of the NAACP and its plans for the future.

Black Men (September 15, 1986)
Guests: Chris Wathen, Bobby Calhoun
Host: Ed Gordon
Producer : Ed Gordon
Duration: 00:28:18
Description: Host Ed Gordon and guests Chris Wathen and Bobby Calhoun discuss black men and their role in their families and community.

Mary Wilson (October 27, 1986)
Guests: Mary Wilson
Host: Ed Gordon
Producer : Ed Gordon
Duration: 00:28:45
Description: Host Ed Gordon and guest Mary Wilson discuss her career with the Supremes and her new book.

Arthur Johnson (December 15, 1986)
Guests: Arthur Johnson
Host: Ed Gordon
Producer : Ed Gordon, Trudy Gallant
Duration: 00:28:45
Description: Host Ed Gordon and guest Arthur Johnson discuss the controversial election that led to Johnson's appointment as President-Elect of the Detroit branch of the NAACP and his plans for the next two years as the head of the organization.

Agenda 1987 (1987)
Guests: Erma Henderson, Jim Holly, Imam Talib Karim-Muhammad, Susan Watson
Host: Ed Gordon
Producer : Gallant-Gordon
Duration: 00:28:42
Description: Host Ed Gordon and guests Erma Henderson, Imam Talib Karim-Muhammed, and Rev. Jim Holly discuss issues that will be faced by Detroit's black community in the upcoming year.

Julian Bond (1987)
Guests: Julian Bond
Host: Ed Gordon
Producer : Ed Gordon, Trudy Gallant
Duration: 00:28:53
Description: This program, in which host Ed Gordon interviews civil rights leader and former Georgia state legislator Julian Bond, was broadcast in January 1987 on the national observance of the Martin Luther King Holiday.

Black Presidential Candidate (May 18, 1987)
Guests: Lenora Fulani
Host: Ed Gordon
Producer : Trudy Gallant, Ed Gordon
Duration: 00:28:57
Description: Host Ed Gordon and guest Dr. Lenora Fulani discuss Rev. Jesse Jackson's presidential campaign.

Finance: Mortgages (1988)
Guests: Barry Clay
Host: Darryl Wood
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:27:09
Description: Host Darryl Wood and guest Barry Clay discuss mortgage funding and cash-fast equity ads.

Black Folks (January 4, 1988)
Guests: John Conyers, Joe Wilson
Host: Ed Gordon
Producer : Ed Gordon, Trudy Gallant
Duration: 00:28:17
Description: This show is about the ramifications of recent massive GM layoffs for Detroit.
Guests include congressmen John Conyers; and Joe Wilson, the president of UAW local 15, who was recently laid off.

Interview with Mayor Coleman Young (April 4, 1988)
Guests: Coleman Young
Host: Ed Gordon
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:28:50
Description: A local favorite was the late Coleman A. Young, Detroit's Mayor for twenty years, who appeared on the show numerous times to discuss his efforts to shape Detroit, confront critics, and fight for racial justice. Young's dynamic manner made for several lively appearances, particularly in his early years as mayor in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Les Brown 05/23/1988 (May 23, 1988)
Guests: Les Brown
Host: Ed Gordon
Producer : Ed Gordon, Trudy Gallant
Duration: 00:29:11
Description: Host Ed Gordon and guest Les Brown discuss how the black community can benefit from using motivational speaking techniques.

Entrepreneurship (June 6, 1988)
Guests: Porterfield Wilson, Sampson Mathews, Gerald Davis, Ed Vaughn, Larry Mongo, Thomas Hutcherson, Charles W. Butler
Host: Ed Gordon

Duration: 00:28:24
Description: This show is about relationships between black consumers and entrepreneurs. It begins with a recording of a speech by entrepreneur Porterfield Wilson, and comments from Reverend Sampson Mathews of the Council of Baptist Pastors of Detroit, and Gerald Davis of the Thursday Luncheon Group.

Guests include Ed Vaughn, president of the Thursday Luncheon Group and executive assistant to mayor Coleman Young; Thomas Hutcherson, vice president of the Booker T. Washington Association; Larry Mongo, a Detroit businessman; and Reverend Charles W. Butler, president of the Council of Baptist Pastors.

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.

Airplane Pyramid Scheme (June 27, 1988)
Guests: Susan Watson, Richard Smart, Robert McTyre
Host: Ed Gordon
Producer : Ed Gordon, Trudy Gallant
Duration: 00:28:19
Description: This show is about the pyramid operation that was exclusively black, and whether that's the only reason it gained so much attention.

Guests include Richard Smart, the assistant deputy attorney general for Detroit; Detroit Free Press columnist Susan Watson, who wrote an article about the situation and has been receiving hate mail and threats because of it; and Robert McTyre of the Michigan Chronicle.

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.

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.

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.

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.

GM Lawsuit (February 8, 1989)
Guests: James Kennedy, Larry Kitchen, Dennis James, William Sebastian
Host:
Producer :
Duration: 00:29:09
Description: Host Trudy Gallant and guests Rev. James Kennedy, Larry Kitchen, Dennis James, and William Sebastian discuss a recent lawsuit against GM for discriminatory workplace policies.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

NBMBA (November 5, 1990)
Guests: Gary Dent
Host: Gerald Smith
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:27:49
Description: This show is about the low minority graduation rate in Detroit high schools and how opportunities to change things can be communicated to students, promoting destination MBA seminars. The guest is Gary Dent, the president of the Detroit chapter of National Black MBA Association.

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.

General Assistance Cuts, Part 1 (1991)
Guests: Maryann Mahaffey, Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, Joan Doyen
Host: Cliff Russell
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:29:16
Description: This program from the fall of 1991 is the first of two DBJ broadcasts examining one of the hot-button issues in Michigan at that time - the state's decision to balance its budget by slashing its spending on general assistance welfare.

General Assistance Cuts, Part 2 (1991)
Guests: Sam Chambers, City Councilman Keith Butler, State Rep. Morris Hood, State Rep. David Hollister, State Sen. David Holmes
Host: Cliff Russell
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:28:41
Description: This is the second of two DBJ programs broadcast in the fall of 1991 as cutbacks in Michigan's state budget were throwing 90,000 state residents off of the general assistance welfare rolls.

Matty Rich (1991)
Guests: Matty Rich
Host: Nkenge Zola
Producer :
Duration: 00:20:33
Description: Nkenge Zola interviews Matty Rich about his debut film, Straight Out of Brooklyn.

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.

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.

State of Black America Report (1991)
Guests: N. Charles Anderson, Alan L. Keyes
Host: Darryl Wood
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:30:19
Description: Guest host Darryl Wood and guests N. Charles Anderson and Dr. Alan L. Keyes discuss the recently released State of Black America and its accusations that tax dollars are unfairly distributed.

Us Helping Us (1991)
Guests: Richard Trice, Cheryl Coleman
Host: Lonnie Peek
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:28:45
Description: This broadcast from the fall of 1991 is really a continuation of the discussion in two earlier programs about the impact on welfare programs of massive budget cuts by the state of Michigan. The cuts had thrown more than 90,000 people off general assistance welfare rolls.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Black Governance & Programs (October 17, 1991)
Guests: Lynn Smith, Ron Hall, N. Charles Anderson
Host: Dennis Archer
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:29:13
Description: This show is about what educational, civic, and healthcare are available for young black people.

Guests include Lynn Smith, director of the Youth Advisory Commission; Ron Hall, assistant vice president of New Detroit, Inc; and N. Charles Anderson, president and CEO of the Detroit Urban League.

Blacks in the 90's & Our Environment (November 18, 1991)
Guests: Janice Dickerson, Mary Hollens, Donele Wilkins, Akua Budu Watkins, Marta Salinas, Nora and Jose Gonzales
Host: Regina Benjamin-Steiger
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:28:33
Description: Guest host Regina Benjamin-Steiger and guests Mary Hollens, Donele Wilkins, and Akua Budu Watkins discuss environmental issues, how they affect the black community, and the First National People of Color Leadership Summit.

Black Consumers and Black Business (1992)
Guests: Herschel Richey, Ricardo Solomon, Clifton R. Wharton
Host: Cliff Russell
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:27:145
Description: This program from the fall of 1992 examines the question of collective economics in the black community: Do African American consumers adequately support black-owned businesses, and if not, why not?

Blacks and Social Organizations (February 10, 1992)
Guests: Odell Nails, Cornelius Brown, Lisa Williams, Carolyn Carter, Clarence LeBlance, George Adams, Brian Smith
Host: Cliff Russell
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:28:58
Description: This show showcases vocations that stereotypically aren't associated with blacks for black history month; it also includes a clip of a speech by Alex Haley. Guests include Dr. Odell Nails, owner of the Double O Ranch and Cornelius Brown, also from the Double O Ranch, both of whom are knowledgeable about black cowboys and rodeos; on site reporter, Lisa Williams; rodeo champion, Carolyn Carter; Clarence LeBlance, a professional steer wrestler; George Adams, a coach for the Detroit Hockey Association; and Brian Smith, president of the Detroit chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.

National Minority Cancer Awareness Week (April 13, 1992)
Guests: Zora Brown, Patti LaBelle, Arthur Porter, Edna Batiste, Archilind Franklin, Sheresa Tomlin
Host: Cliff Russell
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:28:51
Description: This show is about how blacks have a higher death rate from cancer and how that can be changed through awareness, early detection, and education. It begins with footage of a speech given by Zora Brown, who was on the National Cancer Advisory Board, National Cancer Institute. She is also the founder of Cancer Awareness Program Services and Breast Cancer Resource Committee. There is also a music video clip and statement from the singer, Patti LaBelle. Guests include Dr. Arthur Porter, the director of Radiation Oncology at Harper Hospital; Edna Batiste of the Detroit Health Department; Archilind Franklin, the director of Minority Health Education for the Michigan Cancer Foundation; and Sheresa Tomlin, a survivor of cancer.

Black Veterans (May 18, 1992)
Guests: Robert Fletcher, James Thompson, Wayne F. Smith, Paul Rease
Host: Cliff Russell
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:31:40
Description: Host Cliff Russell and guests Robert Fletcher, James Thompson, Paul Rease, and Wayne F. Smith discuss challenges faced by black returning veterans in front of a live audience.

Black Enterprise 100 (June 15, 1992)
Guests: Don Barden
Host: Cliff Russell
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:28:53
Description: This show is an interview with Don Barden after he was named one of the 100 most successful black business entities by Black Enterprise magazine.

Rev. Cecil Williams (November 30, 1992)
Guests: Cecil Williams
Host: Cliff Russell
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:22:53
Description: This show is an interview with Reverend Cecil Williams. He founded the Liberation of Glide Memorial United Methodist Church, and is known not only as a minister, but also as an author, activist, and leader.

Civilian Conservation Corps (1993)
Guests: John Roundtree, Johnnie Johnson, William Elum
Host: Cliff Russell
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:27:41
Description: This show is about the problem of unemployment and whether a CCC type government program is necessary and would work.
Guests include John Roundtree, president of the Detroit CCC; Johnnie Johnson, the founder of the Detroit CCC Alumni; and Reverend William Elum, chaplain of the Detroit CCC.

Self Help Programs (1993)
Guests: David Gamlin, Clifton Morton
Host: Cliff Russell
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:28:35
Description: This show is about black entrepreneurship.
Guests include David Gamlin, a board member of Joy of Jesus (an organization dedicated to helping urban youth succeed) and instructor for Detroit Center of Entrepreneurship, and Clifton Morton, a recent high school graduate and student at the Detroit Center for Entrepreneurship.

Wayne County Legal Services (1993)
Guests: Linda D. Bernard, Leon A. Gant, Garland (voice only) Houser, Colley (voice only Bey
Host: Cliff Russell
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:27:46
Description: This show is about legal services for the poor. Guests include attorney Linda D. Bernard, the executive director of Wayne County Neighborhood Legal Services; attorney Leon A. Gant from the WCNLS Community Opportunity Paralegal Services program; the voice of Garland Houser, a C.O.P.S. graduate; and Colley Bey, a C.O.P.S. trainee.

Detroit Auto Industry (January 11, 1993)
Guests: Theresa Jones, Charles Harrell, Mel Farr, Nathan Conyers
Host: Cliff Russell
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:27:46
Description: Originally broadcast in January 1993, the program consists of a roundtable discussion, moderated by host Cliff Russell, between four prominent African American auto dealers from the Detroit area: Mel Farr, a former star athlete with the Detroit Lions, owner of Mel Farr Ford, and chairman of the Black Auto Dealers Association; Charles Harrell, owner of Harrell Chevrolet; Theresa Jones, owner of Northwestern Dodge and former director of nursing at Henry Ford Hospital; and Nathan Conyers, owner of Riverside Ford. This program explores the status and progress of African Americans in the U.S. auto industry as the owners of auto dealerships.

Domestic Financial Affairs (April 12, 1993)
Guests: George Johnson, David Robinson, Wanda Young, Agnes Patterson
Host: Alan Martin
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:29:26
Description: This show is about effective management of financial affairs.
Guests include CPA George Johnson; Agnes Patterson, a small business developer; attorney David Robinson; and Wanda Young, an insurance, life annuity, and mutual fund specialist. Guest host is Al Martin.

Blacks and the Auto Industry (July 12, 1993)
Guests: Mel Farr, Nathan Conyers, Chuck Harrell, Theresa Jones
Host: Cliff Russell
Producer : Carlota Almanza
Duration: 00:28:17
Description: This show is a discussion with local auto dealers.
Guests include Mel Farr, former football player and currently (at the time) chairman of National Black Automakers Association; Nathan Conyers of Riverside Ford; Chuck Harrell of Harrell Chevrolet; and Theresa Jones of Northwestern Dodge.

Keith Butler and Ralph Wiley (November 3, 1993)
Guests: Keith Butler, Ralph Wiley
Host: Cliff Russell
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:28:46
Description: Host Cliff Russell and guest Rev. Keith Butler discuss Butler's time on the Detroit City Council in Part 1 of Butler's interview. Also, Ralph Wiley talks about his new book, and a brief commentary piece from Cliff Russell about the planned closing of the Southwest Detroit Hospital.

Keith Butler and Shrines of the Black Madonna (November 3, 1993)
Guests: Keith Butler, Ayele Bennett
Host: Cliff Russell
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:29:34
Description: Host Cliff Russell and guest Rev. Keith Butler discuss Butler's plans for the future after his resignation from the City Council in Part 2 of Butler's interview. Also, an interview with Ayele Bennett, the manager of Shrines of the Black Madonna bookstore and cultural center.

Berry Gordy (1994)
Guests: Berry Gordy
Host: Darryl Wood
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:27:47
Description: Founder of Motown Records, Berry Gordy is a legend in Detroit and around the country. Broadcast in 1994 as part of Gordy's tour to promote his autobiography, "To Be Loved," host Darryl Wood talks with Gordy about the early days of his career.

New Work for a New Generation (1994)
Guests: Mel Farr, Harold Martin
Host: Darryl Wood
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:27:30
Description: This show about entrepreneurship, focuses on the lives and work of two black entrepreneurs -- Harold Martin, former racecar driver and automotive engineer, now CEO of MVP Footwear, an international African American shoe company Martin founded; and Mel Farr, former football player, now automobile dealership owner.

Black Business in Detroit (January 12, 1994)
Guests: Ricardo Solomon, Richard W. Shealey, Nezaa Bandele
Host: Darryl Wood
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:28:12
Description: This show focuses on business, and considers solutions to inner city problems - specifically a joint venture between a bank and churches trying to spark development.

Guests include Wayne County Commissioner, Ricardo Solomon; Richard W. Shealey, president and chief executive officer of First Independence National Bank; and Nezaa Bandele, owner of Alkebulan Arts, a Detroit store that sells African cultural goods.

Money (March 30, 1994)
Guests: Terry Savage, Jessie Carney Smith
Host: Darryl Wood
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:28:11
Description: This show is has segments on money management and the book "Black Firsts", and includes a tribute to Malcolm X from a 1979 episode.

Guests include Terry Savage, author and personal finance expert, and Jessie Carney Smith, the author of "Black Firsts".

Mel Farr and Susan Taylor (May 4, 1994)
Guests: Mel Farr, Susan Taylor
Host: Darryl Wood
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:28:10
Description: Host Darryl Wood and guest Mel Farr discuss Farr's work ethic and his plan for success. Also, an interview with Susan Taylor about her work as the editor-in-chief of Essence magazine.

Jesse Jackson (3) (1995)
Guests: Lois Williams, Deborah Franklin, Jesse Jackson
Host: Darryl Wood
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:27:47
Description: This 1995 program, most of which consists of an interview of Jesse Jackson by host Darryl Wood, is fascinating because of the light it sheds on the political atmosphere of the mid 1990s.

Leslie Dunner (1995)
Guests: Leslie Dunner, Amyre Makupson
Host: Darryl Wood
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:28:52
Description: Host Darryl Wood and guest Leslie Dunner discuss Dunner's life and his work to introduce younger generations to orchestra music. Also, Amyre Makupson talks about her experiences as a biracial woman in journalism.

Dr. Claud Anderson 01/06/1995 (January 6, 1995)
Guests: Claud Anderson
Host: Darryl Wood
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:30:55
Description: Host Darryl Wood and guest Dr. Claud Anderson discuss Anderson's new book Black Labor, White Wealth and why American public policy by design has created a permanent black underclass.

Dr. Claud Anderson 02/10/1995 (February 10, 1995)
Guests: Claud Anderson
Host: Darryl Wood
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:27:46
Description: Host Darryl Wood and guest Dr. Claud Anderson continue their discussion from the previous month's episode of Anderson's book, Black Labor, White Wealth. In the discussion Dr. Anderson talks about potential solutions to the inequality towards blacks in the economy.

Economic Club of Detroit (October 30, 1995)
Guests: Bill Halling, Edgar Vann, Beverly Beltaire, Jesse Jackson
Host:
Producer :
Duration: 00:59:53
Description: Footage of a speech given by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson at an Economic Club of Detroit luncheon.

Struggles in Steel: A Story of African-American Steelworkers (1996)
Guests: None
Producer: Raymond, Tony, Henderson, Buba
Producer :
Duration: 00:58:34
Description: A special about the discrimination faced by African-American steelworkers.

Welfare Reform 1996 (1996)
Guests: Gerald H. Miller, Beverly McDonald, Derinda Roberts, William Cunningham
Host: Darryl Wood
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:29:46
Description: Host Darryl Wood and guests Gerald H. Miller and Beverly McDonald discuss recent changes made to Michigan's welfare system. Also, a segment on an award given to Derinda Roberts and a segment where Fr. William Cunningham discusses job training.

Dr. Claud Anderson 12/18/1996 (December 18, 1996)
Guests: Claud Anderson
Host: Darryl Wood
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:26:46
Description: Host Darryl Wood and guest Dr. Claud Anderson discuss the response to Anderson's book, Black Labor, White Wealth, and his new book, Powernomics. They also discuss the need for black economic empowerment.

News Forum (1997)
Guests: Vicki Thomas, Desiree Cooper, Cliff Russell
Host: Darryl Wood
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:33:59
Description: Host Darryl Wood and guests Vicki Thomas, Desiree Cooper, and Cliff Russell discuss recent building projects in Detroit, challenges faced by minority-owned contractors, and criticism of the mayor.

Glass Ceiling, Loida Lewis (April 2, 1997)
Guests: Loida Lewis
Host: Darryl Wood
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:27:46
Description: This show is an interview with Loida Lewis about her husband's book and her view of corporate America. Loida Lewis is known as a lawyer, author, industrialist, philanthropist, and motivational speaker. She was also married to Reginald Lewis, the owner of the largest U.S. company to be owned by an African American.

Dr. Wright and Fr. Cunningham (May 28, 1997)
Guests: Charles H. Wright, William Cunningham
Host: Darryl Wood
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:27:46
Description: Host Darryl Wood and guest Dr. Charles H. Wright discuss controversy regarding the new Museum of African-American History and the Museum's history. Also, a segment on the death of Fr. William Cunningham, including an interview done with him shortly before his death.

Finance (June 21, 1997)
Guests: Gail Perry-Mason, W. Howard Morris
Host: Darryl Wood
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:28:17
Description: Host Darryl Wood and guest Gail Perry-Mason discuss investing and financial planning strategies. Also, W. Howard Morris talks about investing in the stock market.

Economic Development (June 25, 1997)
Guests: Anthony Neely, Gill Hill, Eddie Edwards, Charles Adams
Host: Darryl Wood
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:27:46
Description: This show is about the role the black community will play in the economic redevelopment of Detroit.
Guests are Reverend Charles Adams of Hartford Memorial Baptist Church; Gill Hill, a Detroit City Council member; Anthony Neely, press secretary for mayor Dennis Archer; and Reverend Eddie Edwards from Joy of Jesus.

Cornel West (1998)
Guests: Cornel West
Host: Darryl Wood
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:25:49
Description: In this program, from 1998, host Darryl Wood interviews highly regarded African American scholar Cornel West about the publication of his recently published book, "Restoring Hope: Conversations on the Future of Black America." The book explores the meaning of community for African Americans and ideas for building a more hopeful future through a series of interviews with important public figures, such as Maya Angelou, Harry Belafonte, Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Bill Bradley and Wynton Marsalis.

Detroit Casinos (1998)
Guests: Adolph Mongo, John Arnold, Don Barden
Host: Darryl Wood
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:25:40
Description: Host Darryl Wood and guests Adolph Mongo and John Arnold discuss controversy regarding new casinos in Detroit. Also, Don Barden discusses his attempt to bid on one of the casino licenses.

Tavis Smiley: On Air (1998)
Guests: Tavis Smiley
Host: Darryl Wood
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:29:10
Description: Host Darryl Wood and guest Tavis Smiley discuss Smiley's new book, On Air, opportunities for black journalists, and the importance of political activism.

Thurgood Marshall (1998)
Guests: Juan Williams
Host: Darryl Wood
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:30:02
Description: Host Darryl Wood and guest Juan Williams discuss the life of Thurgood Marshall.

Welfare Reform 1998 (1998)
Guests: Samuel Chambers
Host: Darryl Wood
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:30:05
Description: Host Darryl Wood and guest Samuel Chambers discuss recent proposed changes to the welfare system.

Black America: Facing the Millennium (January 6, 1998)
Guests: Manning Marable, Malika Sanders, Thaddeus Jr. Garrett, Carl Upchurch, James Jennings, Glenn Loury, Haki Madhubuti, Willie Sr. Bunton, Unita Blackwell, Unita Blackwell, James Anderson, Milton Jr. Polk, Oliver Mitchell, Faye Anderson, Bill Jr. Fletcher, Robert Bullard, Wesley Bishop, Greg Tate
Host: Lynne Thigpen
Producer : Debra Farrar-Parkman, Juanita Anderson
Duration: 00:56:28
Description: Influential members of the black community discuss challenges that will be faced by civil rights groups in the new millennium.

Roberts vs Texaco (April 1, 1998)
Guests: Bari-Ellen Roberts
Host: Darryl Wood
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:25:39
Description: This show is a an interview with Bari-Ellen Roberts about her legal battle with Texaco and her book, "Roberts vs. Texaco: A True Story of Race and Corporate America". Bari-Ellen Roberts lead the lawsuit against Texaco, which was the largest discrimination suit in history.

Black Women in Business Forum (1999)
Guests: Gwen Wright, Sherry McGee, Gail Perry-Mason, Pam Rodgers
Host: Darryl Wood
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:26:53
Description: Host Darryl Wood and guests Gwen Wright, Sherry McGee, Gail Perry Mason, and Pam Rodgers discuss their experiences as African-American businesswomen.

Deadly Effects of Racism (1999)
Guests: Melvin Williams
Host: Darryl Wood
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:25:40
Description: Host Darryl Wood and guest Dr. Melvin Williams discuss how racial discrimination in cities has an impact on the average lifespan of African-American residents.

Joseph Jett (1999)
Guests: Joseph Jett
Host: Darryl Wood
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:27:17
Description: Host Darryl Wood and guest Joseph Jett discuss Jett's role in the Kidder Peabody trading loss and the book that he wrote about his experiences as a black man working on Wall Street.

Anderson: Case for Reparations (2000)
Guests: Claud Anderson
Host: Darryl Wood
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:27:12
Description: Host Darryl Wood and guest Dr. Claud Anderson discuss the economic status of black Americans and whether reparations should be made in compensation for the economic challenges faced by black Americans.

Black Films: The Need for Black Actors, Writers, and Filmmakers (2000)
Guests: Monice Mitchell, Ryeal Sims
Host: Darryl Wood
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 0:27:11
Description: Host Darryl Wood and guests Monice Mitchell and Ryeal Sims discuss the need for black actors, writers, and filmmakers.

Dr. Claud Anderson Powernomics (2001)
Guests: Claud Anderson
Host: Darryl Wood
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:28:22
Description: Host Darryl Wood and guest Dr. Claud Anderson discuss Anderson's new book and how African-Americans can gain economic power and use it to advance socially.

Tavis Smiley: How to Make Black America Better (2001)
Guests: Tavis Smiley
Host: Darryl Wood
Producer : Tony Mottley
Duration: 00:28:09
Description: Host Darryl Wood and guest Tavis Smiley discuss Smiley's new book, How to Make Black America Better, and challenges faced by the black community.

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