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Say Brother; Ancient African Kingdoms; Blast From the Past with Jesse Jackson
Part of Say Brother.
02/06/1975
In this clip, "Blast From the Past" features an excerpt from an interview with Jesse Jackson from 1971. Jackson talks about the influence the Black community could have on National political policy if it mobilizes its political might and support to effect change. Overall the program focuses on the history of three of Africa's ancient kingdoms: Ghana, Mali, and Songhay. To accomplish this, Say Brother Producer Marita Rivero and her guest Musa Eubanks (of the Afro Audiovisual Company of Boston) discuss and then introduce a filmstrip created by the Afro Audiovisual Company in conjunction with the Unitarian Universalist Association. The program serves to illustrate that the liberation of African Americans from colonized thinking can only be done so via the reexamination and revised representation of Blacks in Africa -- namely, that Africa had an economic, cultural, and social history before European intervention. Also included are Say Brother segments "Blast From the Past" (featuring an interview with Jesse Jackson from 1971), "The Word" (featuring professor and historian A.B. Spellman's plea for more serious jazz on radio), "Access" (which provides a summary of the work of the New World News Network), the "Community Calendar," and "Commentary" by Producer Marita Rivero. Directed by Conrad White.
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- Series
- Say Brother
- Program
- Ancient African Kingdoms
- Program Number
414
- Title
Blast From the Past with Jesse Jackson
- Series Description
Say Brother is WGBH's longest running public affairs television program by, for and about African Americans, and is now known as Basic Black. Since its inception in 1968, Say Brother has featured the voices of both locally and nationally known African American artists, athletes, performers, politicians, professionals, and writers including: Muhammad Ali, Maya Angelou, Thomas Atkins, Amiri Baraka, Doris Bunte, Julian Bond, Stokely Carmichael, Louis Farrakhan, Nikki Giovanni, Odetta Gordon, Henry Hampton, Benjamin Hooks, Jesse Jackson, Hubie Jones, Mel King, Eartha Kitt, Elma Lewis, Haki Madhubuti, Wallace D. Muhammad, Charles Ogletree, Babatunde Olatunji, Byron Rushing, Owusu Sadaukai, and Sonia Sanchez. Series release date: 7/15/1968
- Program Description
Program focuses on the history of three of Africa's ancient kingdoms: Ghana, Mali, and Songhay. To accomplish this, Say Brother Producer Marita Rivero and her guest Musa Eubanks (of the Afro Audiovisual Company of Boston) discuss and then introduce a filmstrip created by the Afro Audiovisual Company in conjunction with the Unitarian Universalist Association. The program serves to illustrate that the liberation of African Americans from colonized thinking can only be done so via the reexamination and revised representation of Blacks in Africa -- namely, that Africa had an economic, cultural, and social history before European intervention. Also included are Say Brother segments "Blast From the Past" (featuring an interview with Jesse Jackson from 1971), "The Word" (featuring professor and historian A.B. Spellman's plea for more serious jazz on radio), "Access" (which provides a summary of the work of the New World News Network), the "Community Calendar," and "Commentary" by Producer Marita Rivero.
- Asset Type
Clip
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Spellman, A. B., 1935-
- Civil rights
- African Americans--Politics and government
- African American politicians
- Jackson, Jesse, 1941-
- New World News Network
- Political campaigns
- Elections
- Voting
- Afro Audiovisual Company (Boston, Mass.)
- Eubanks, Musa
- Segregation
- Genres
- Magazine
- Topics
- Race and Ethnicity
- Creators
- Rivero, Marita (Producer)
- Barrow-Murray, Barbara (Associate Producer)
- White, Conrad (Director)
- Contributors
- Cross, June (Community Coordinator)
- Cogell, Lloyd (Still Photography)
- Spooner, Dighton (Researcher)
- Farrier, Stephen (Community Coordinator)
- McGuire Nicholas, Sallie (Production Assistant)
- Rivero, Marita (Host)
- Boston Art Ensemble (Theme Music)
- Publication Information
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- Citation
- Chicago: “Say Brother; Ancient African Kingdoms; Blast From the Past with Jesse Jackson,” 02/06/1975, GBH Archives, accessed April 16, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_04C9507EFE3A46C2BE8EE17C6855362D.
- MLA: “Say Brother; Ancient African Kingdoms; Blast From the Past with Jesse Jackson.” 02/06/1975. GBH Archives. Web. April 16, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_04C9507EFE3A46C2BE8EE17C6855362D>.
- APA: Say Brother; Ancient African Kingdoms; Blast From the Past with Jesse Jackson. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_04C9507EFE3A46C2BE8EE17C6855362D