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Series: Say Brother
Program: Anniversary Show
Episode: 36
Date: 1969-07-10
Subject: African Americans in television broadcasting; Say Brother - Anniversaries; African American actresses; African American dance; African American musicians; African American singers; African American women
Clip Description
Producer Ray Richardson celebrates the one-year anniversary of Say Brother by talking about the goals and objectives the Say Brother production staff and WGBH have developed. The program offers a rich array of segments: musical performances by The Parliaments and Abdalah, a modern dance performance by Joanne Robinson, interviews with Ruby Dee and playwright/actress Alice Childress, commentary by Henry Hampton, and "man on the street" interviews conducted by Sarah-Ann Shaw. Richardson emphasizes that the African American community is still not fully represented: Say Brother staff represents 5 out of 200 WGBH staff members and 2 of 70 programming hours per week; Hampton emphasizes the limits of white sponsored programs, such as Julia (sponsored by CBS and General Foods) and similar programs that perpetuate myths about the African American community. Produced by Ray Richardson. Directed by Stan Lathan.
Program Description
Producer Ray Richardson celebrates the one-year anniversary of Say Brother by talking about the goals and objectives the Say Brother production staff and WGBH have developed. The program offers a rich array of segments: musical performances by The Parliaments and Abdalah, a modern dance performance by Joanne Robinson, interviews with Ruby Dee and playwright/actress Alice Childress, commentary by Henry Hampton, and "man on the street" interviews conducted by Sarah-Ann Shaw. Richardson emphasizes that the African American community is still not fully represented: Say Brother staff represents 5 out of 200 WGBH staff members and 2 of 70 programming hours per week; Hampton emphasizes the limits of white sponsored programs, such as Julia (sponsored by CBS and General Foods) and similar programs that perpetuate myths about the African American community. Produced by Ray Richardson. Directed by Stan Lathan.
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.
