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Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1989-09-12
Duration: 00:03:15
Subject: African American students; Imani Institute
People: Edwards, Ozzie; Kambon, Sadiki; Wang, Deborah;
Geography: Roxbury (Boston, Mass.)|
Clip Description
Deborah Wang reports that 86 African American students attend the Imani Institute. Wang notes that the Imani Institute is a private school where students learn about their African heritage. Wang interviews Ozzie Edwards (Director, Imani Institute). Edwards says that parental involvement is key to a child's academic success. Edwards adds that the students learn about their heritage at the Imani Institute. Wang reports that the school is housed temporarily in the Elliot Street Congregational Church. Wang notes that many students formerly attended Boston public schools and area Catholic schools. Wang interviews Sadiki Kambon (President, Parents' Council). Kambon says that many African American students are not receiving a good education in the public schools. Wang reports that the Imani Institute needs to raise additional funds in order to make it past its first year. Wang's report is accompanied by footage of Imani students outside of the school, in a morning assembly and in classrooms.
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.
