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Say Brother; United Nations; Role of Independent African Countries in the United Nations
Part of Say Brother.
02/22/1976
In this clip Dr. Ephraim Isaac, Harvard Professor of African American studies, provides insight into the growing representation of African and other Third World countries in the United Nations. He notes that just over one third of the United Nations membership is made up of Independent African Countries. Overall the program discusses the role of the United Nations, and in particular the changing status of western nations in light of the growing representation of Third World countries. Dr. Ephraim Isaac, Harvard Professor of African American studies, introduces the program and provides insight into the history of the United Nations, the purpose that it serves, the growing representation of African and other Third World countries in the organization, the shift in the United Nations' power structure, and Africa's use of the United Nations as a forum to end colonialism. In addition, the program includes excerpts from educational films from the United Nations' film library and television unit, excerpts from a non-Say Brother interview session with Nigerian Ambassador Leslie Harriman and French Ambassador Louis Guiriangaud (in which the Third World as a voting entity is discussed), and "man on the street" interviews conducted by Associate Producer Vickie Jones on whether or not growing Third World representation will affect the treatment of African Americans in the United States and events in Angola. Original air date estimated. Produced by Marita Muhammad Rivero. Directed by Conrad White.
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- Series
- Say Brother
- Program
- United Nations
- Program Number
606
- Title
Role of Independent African Countries in the United Nations
- 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 discusses the role of the United Nations, and in particular the changing status of western nations in light of the growing representation of Third World countries. Dr. Ephraim Isaac, Harvard Professor of African American studies, introduces the program and provides insight into the history of the United Nations, the purpose that it serves, the growing representation of African and other Third World countries in the organization, the shift in the United Nations’ power structure, and Africa’s use of the United Nations as a forum to end colonialism. In addition, the program includes excerpts from educational films from the United Nations’ film library and television unit, excerpts from a non-Say Brother interview session with Nigerian Ambassador Leslie Harriman and French Ambassador Louis Guiriangaud (in which the Third World as a voting entity is discussed), and "man on the street" interviews conducted by Associate Producer Vickie Jones on whether or not growing Third World representation will affect the treatment of African Americans in the United States and events in Angola. Original air date estimated.
- Asset Type
Clip
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Isaac, Ephraim
- Harriman, Leslie
- Guiriangaud, Louis
- League of Nations
- United Nations
- United Nations--Membership
- Genres
- Magazine
- Topics
- Race and Ethnicity
- Creators
- Jones, Vickie (Associate Producer)
- Barrow-Murray, Barbara (Associate Producer)
- Rivero, Marita (Producer)
- White, Conrad (Director)
- Contributors
- Spooner, Dighton (Researcher)
- Ephraim Isaac, Dr. (Host)
- Cross, June (Production Assistant)
- Publication Information
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- Citation
- Chicago: “Say Brother; United Nations; Role of Independent African Countries in the United Nations,” 02/22/1976, GBH Archives, accessed April 20, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_064FEB0B9280472DB478BFC44153AA53.
- MLA: “Say Brother; United Nations; Role of Independent African Countries in the United Nations.” 02/22/1976. GBH Archives. Web. April 20, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_064FEB0B9280472DB478BFC44153AA53>.
- APA: Say Brother; United Nations; Role of Independent African Countries in the United Nations. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_064FEB0B9280472DB478BFC44153AA53