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Additional authors

1. Wolf, John, 1936-
2. Freidman, Stanley, producer.
3. McPhillips, Mary Helen.
4. Haynes, Phyllis.
5. Jordon, June.
6. Bullins, Ed
7. Coombs, Orde.
8. Higgins, Chester.
9. Brown, Roscoe Conkling, 1922-
10. Gault, Ronald T.
11. WOR-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
12. World Institute of Black Communications.
13. CEBA Collection.

Description

1. 1 videocassette of 1 (U-matic) (56 min.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Discusses the black American experience in the past, present and future. First, Orde Coombs and Chester Higgins discuss their book, Some Time Ago: A Historical Portrait of Black Americans from 1850-1950, which provides a pictorial history of black America through the photographs of black photographers. Second, Roscoe C. Brown, Orde Coombs and Ronald T. Gualt discuss the present economic and employment picture for black Americans. Third, poet and novelist June Jordan and playwright Ed Bullins discuss what it means to be a black artist and their responsibility to the black community.

Alternative title

1. Black America, yesterday and today.

Subject

1. African American dramatists > Interviews
2. Black films and programs
3. African American women poets > Interviews
4. African American photographers
5. African Americans > Economic conditions
6. Public affairs
7. African Americans > History
8. African Americans > Employment

Genre/Form

1. Public affairs.
2. Black films and programs.

Call number

1. Sc Visual VRA-60

Note

1. This program forms part of the Communications Excellence to Black Audiences (CEBA) Award Collection, a competition sponsored by the World Institute of Black Communications, Inc.

Credits (note)

1. Hosts, Mary Helen McPhillips and Phyllis Haynes.

Title

1. Straight talk. [Black America, yesterday and today] / WOR-TV, New York ; directed by John Wolf ; produced by Stanley Friedman.

Imprint

1. New York : WOR-TV, 1980-11-20.

Country of producing entity

1. United States.

Credits

1. Hosts, Mary Helen McPhillips and Phyllis Haynes.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Schomburg Moving Images and Recorded Sound

Added author

1. Wolf, John, 1936- Director
2. Freidman, Stanley, producer. Production personnel
3. McPhillips, Mary Helen. Interviewer
4. Haynes, Phyllis. Interviewer
5. Jordon, June. Interviewee
6. Bullins, Ed, interviewee.
7. Coombs, Orde. Interviewee
8. Higgins, Chester. Interviewee
9. Brown, Roscoe Conkling, 1922- Interviewee
10. Gault, Ronald T. Interviewee
11. WOR-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
12. World Institute of Black Communications.
13. CEBA Collection.

Added title

1. Black America, yesterday and today.

Research call number

1. Sc Visual VRA-60 Service copy.
2. Sc Visual VRB-238 Original of: Sc Visual VRA-60.