Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1988-10-27
Duration: 00:03:21

People: Bentsen, Lloyd; Dukakis, Kitty; Dukakis, Michael; Jackson, Earl; Jackson, Jacqueline; Jackson, Jesse; Reed, Ed; Thurmond, Janice; Vaillancourt, Meg;

Clip Description
Meg Vaillancourt reports on issues of race in the presidential campaign. Vaillancourt reports that the African American community has traditionally voted Democratic; she adds that Michael Dukakis (Democratic nominee for US President) is not receiving unanimous support from the African American community. She adds that younger African Americans seem open to voting Republican. Vaillancourt's report includes footage of a meeting of the Black Republican Leadership Council. Reverend Earl Jackson (Black Republican Leadership Council) criticizes the Dukakis campaign. Ed Reed (Black Republican Leadership Council) speaks out in favor of George Bush (Republican nominee for US President). Vaillancourt interviews African American voters about which candidate they support. Many of the interviewees support Bush. Vaillancourt reports that some African American voters support Bush because they want to support the eventual winner. She notes that some African American voters are disillusioned with Dukakis for not choosing Jesse Jackson (African American political leader) as his running mate. Vaillancourt reports that the African American community is still a Democratic stronghold, but that Dukakis may be alienating some African American voters in his effort to appeal to more conservative Democratic voters. Vaillancourt interviews Janice Thurmond (Dukakis campaign) about Dukakis' campaign and his appeal to African American voters. Vaillancourt's report is accompanied by footage of Dukakis and Jackson at the 1988 Democratic National Convention.

This edition of the Ten O'Clock News also included the following item:
Curtis Davis of the Greater Roxbury Incorporation Project (GRIP)
Mandela, Massachusetts initiative in 1988

Series Description
A local program aimed at the Boston audience, The Ten O'Clock News debuted on January 15, 1976. Its two immediate predecessors were The Reporters and Evening Compass. A news and public affairs show focusing on neighborhood, local and state issues, The Reporters was produced and broadcast on WGBH from 1970 to 1973. The Reporters was then replaced by Evening Compass, which expanded into a twice-nightly news broadcast during the tense moments of Boston's busing crisis. On the air from 1973 to 1975, Evening Compass found an audience through its in-depth coverage of school desegregation in Boston, which began in 1974. The Ten O'Clock News stood out as an in-depth news program. It strove for a balance between local and national stories, between politics and the Arts. The last The Ten O'Clock News program was broadcast on May 30, 1991.

See also: http://main.wgbh.org/ton/programs/6096_01