Series: Say Brother
Program: Nation of Islam: A Portrait
Episode: SPE-2
Date: 1975-10-01
Subject: African American women; African American Muslims; Islam - United States; African Americans - Religion; Poetry - Women authors

Clip Description
Sonia Sanchez on the teachings of the Nation of Islam A Special Edition program, Nation of Islam: A Portrait explores the goals and beliefs of African American Muslims practicing with the Nation of Islam shortly after the death of Supreme Minister Elijah Muhammad in February 1975. Through interviews with members of the Nation Ð- including Jon X. Brim, poet Sonia Sanchez, newly appointed Supreme Minister (and son of Elijah Muhammad) Wallace D. Muhammad, and Marvis X (Director of the University of Islam in Roxbury, Mass. ) Ð- Say Brother calls attention to how the Nation of Islam addressed the spiritual needs of its followers, fostered self respect, and made imperative its mission among followers in the 1970s. Interviews are structured around Say Brother footage of the 1975 Savior's Day Celebration in Chicago and the event speeches of Abass Rasoul (National Secretary of the Nation of Islam), Jesse Jackson, and Muhammad Ali. Program concludes with commentary by Producer Marita Rivero. Directed by Conrad White.

Program Description
Sonia Sanchez on the teachings of the Nation of Islam A Special Edition program, Nation of Islam: A Portrait explores the goals and beliefs of African American Muslims practicing with the Nation of Islam shortly after the death of Supreme Minister Elijah Muhammad in February 1975. Through interviews with members of the Nation Ð- including Jon X. Brim, poet Sonia Sanchez, newly appointed Supreme Minister (and son of Elijah Muhammad) Wallace D. Muhammad, and Marvis X (Director of the University of Islam in Roxbury, Mass. ) Ð- Say Brother calls attention to how the Nation of Islam addressed the spiritual needs of its followers, fostered self respect, and made imperative its mission among followers in the 1970s. Interviews are structured around Say Brother footage of the 1975 Savior's Day Celebration in Chicago and the event speeches of Abass Rasoul (National Secretary of the Nation of Islam), Jesse Jackson, and Muhammad Ali. Program concludes with commentary by Producer Marita Rivero. Directed by Conrad White.

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.

See also: http://main.wgbh.org/saybrother/programs/sb_spe2