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Series: Say Brother
Program: Affirmative Action or Discrimination?
Episode: 804
Date: 1977-10-07
Duration: 00:01:00
Subject: Reverse discrimination in employment
People: Ogletree, Charles
Clip Description
Charles Ogletree, President of the Black American Law Student Association, states his group's opinion on the Regents of the University of California v. Bakke case.
Program Description
Program addresses the isue of affirmative action in Asian and African American communities through an interview and open forum discussion., Host Stephen Curwood and guests Peter Chan (manager of Boston's Chintatown Little City Hall) discusses the recent court mandate in Boston defining African Americans and Hispanics as minorities and Asian Americans as Caucasian, followed by a panel discussion moderated by Melvin Moore. Panel debates the question, "Is affirmative action a policy of reverse discrimination?" with James Kelly (spokesperson for the South Boston Information Center) and Shelia Martin (community advocate for the Massachusetts Social and Economic Opportunity Council. Also present for the panel are journalists John Robinson (the Boston Globe) and William Hoar (the American Opinion Magazine). Additional segments include and interview with African artists Godwin Okoro conducted by Eduardo Diz, the "Say Brother News," with Karen Holmes (including an interview with Black American Law Student Association's national president Charles Ogletree given by Margaret Tarter about the Regents of the University of California v. Bakke case) and the "Community Calendar." Produced by Barbara Barrow. Directed by David De Barger.
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, Byron Rushing, Owusu Sadaukai, and Sonia Sanchez.
0:01:01 Host Stephen Curwood introduces Peter Chan, manager of Boston's Chinatown Little City Hall, and the topic of affirmative action and its policies. Steve Curwood gives a brief history of an affirmative action court-ordered mandate in Boston to integrate the Boston Fire department. The mandate defined African Americans and Hispanics as minorities but Asian Americans as Caucasian. Steve Curwood turns to Peter Chan to discuss the conflict that arose when this mandate was given in 1974.
0:06:36 An advertisement for "The Dick Cavett Show" in which Dick Cavett is perched on top of a building promoting his program.
0:07:26 Host Steve Curwood speaks with Peter Chan about the court order defining Asian Americans as white, what efforts are being made to incorporate Asian Americans into the Boston Fire Department, the presence of Asian Americans in the Boston Police Department, and the way Asian Americans feel about being classified as white by the court.
0:11:58 An open platform discussion centering on the question "Is Affirmative Action a Policy of Reverse Discrimination?" Melvin Moore moderates the discussion and introduces the topic by talking about the Supreme Court case The Regents of the University of California v. Bakke. Melvin Moore introduces the community activist guests, James Kelly, spokesperson from the South Boston Information Center and Sheila Martin, a community advocate for the Massachusetts Social and Economic Opportunity Council. Also present are journalists John Robinson of The Boston Globe and William Hoar of The American Opinion Magazine. The journalists field questions to the two guests who have opposing views on the topic.
0:31:55 Godwin Okoro's African sculptures are shown at the Harriet Tubman Museum in Boston's South End. The sculptor is interviewed by Eduardo Diaz in the museum while his artwork is shown.
0:44:33 Karen Holmes mentions topics that will be coming up in the episode on "Say Brother News."
0:44:50 Community Calendar Current activities and community information is given on the screen.
0:45:59 "Say Brother" news is read by anchorperson Karen Holmes. She talks about a Carnegie Council on Policy Studies in Higher Education study and the results of the study concerning admission decisions for colleges and professional schools and issues concerning the Wampanoag Indians. Eric Sampedro reports on the reelection of Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson. He also delivers a news report in Spanish for the Spanish speaking viewers of the program. English subtitles are given while he reports on local election information and a new Spanish speaking radio station in the Boston area. Karen Holmes reports on the upcoming Supreme Court case regarding affirmative action, The Regents of the University of California v. Bakke. Karen Holmes introduces an interview with Black American Law Student Association's national president Charles Ogletree given by Margaret Tarter about the Bakke case. The news returns to Karen Holmes who reports that the numbers of blacks holding public office in the Southern United States has increased significantly. Sunny Joe White gives an 'arts review' of a recent Ronnie Laws jazz show in Boston.
0:56:58 "Say Brother" credits roll while theme song plays.
