Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1990-02-02
Duration: 00:02:32

Subject: South Africa - Apartheid; Roxbury Community College
People: Mandela, Nelson; Mbere, Aggrey; von Mehren, Jan;
Geography: South Africa|

Clip Description
Jan von Mehren talks to Aggrey Mbere (African National Congress) about apartheid in South Africa. Von Mehren notes that Mbere left South Africa thirty-five years ago; she adds that Mbere currently teaches history at Roxbury Community College. Von Mehren interviews Mbere. Mbere talks about apartheid. Mbere says that the South African government has realized that it must accommodate the opinions of black South Africans. Mbere talks about Nelson Mandela (black South African leader) and his own desire to return to South Africa in the future. Von Mehren's report includes footage of Mbere in class with his students.

This edition of the Ten O'Clock News also included the following item:
Christy George interviews Gabu Tugwana by telephone
Interview with Gabu Tugwana, part 1

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/7057_01