Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1988-10-27
Duration: 00:03:01

Subject: Race relations
People: Bolling, Bruce; Davis, Curtis; Jones, Andrew; Jones, Marcus; King, Mel; Stith, Charles;
Geography: Roxbury (Boston, Mass.)|

Clip Description
Marcus Jones reports that supporters of the proposed city of Mandela, Massachusetts, are raising the issue again. Jones notes that voters rejected the 1986 proposal to incorporate the Greater Roxbury neighborhood into a new city. Jones reports that supporters of the proposal have put together a video to educate voters about the benefits of forming a new city. Jones' report includes footage from the pro-Mandela video by Maverick Video. Andrew Jones (Greater Roxbury Incorporation Project) is shown in the video. Marcus Jones interviews Curtis Davis (Greater Roxbury Incorporation Project) about the video and about the Mandela proposal. Marcus Jones reports that the referendum question on Mandela will be on the ballot again this year; he reviews the boundaries of the proposed city and the specifics of the proposal. Marcus Jones notes that the 1986 referendum question received national media attention. Marcus Jones' report includes footage of Davis, Andrew Jones and other Mandela supporters at a press conference in 1986 and footage from an episode of the Phil Donahue Show in 1986 with community leaders Mel King (community activist), Andrew Jones, Charles Stith (Union United Methodist Church), and Bruce Bolling (Boston City Council). Marcus Jones reports that the referendum question has not received as much media coverage this year. He adds that Mandela supporters may try again in the future if the referendum question is defeated again this year. Jones' report includes footage from Say Brother of Andrew Jones talking about Mandela and footage of Bruce Bolling at a press conference.

This edition of the Ten O'Clock News also included the following item:
Members of Boston's African American community voice their support for Bush
African American supporters of Bush

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/6097_02