Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1990-06-22
Duration: 00:02:32

Subject: South Africa - Apartheid; African American students; Trotter Elementary School
People: Abdul-Khllaq, Jacob; Bolling, Bruce; Costello, Molly; Dinkins, David; Flynn, Raymond; Grant, Lisa; Jones, Marcus; Lewis, Maurice; Mandela, Nelson; Mandela, Winnie; Purvis, Priscilla; Scondras, David; Sterling, Loraine; Yancey, Charles;

Clip Description
Marcus Jones reports on city-wide preparations for Nelson Mandela's visit. Jones report includes footage of Ray Flynn (Mayor of Boston) and a group of city officials raising the flag of the African National Congress (ANC) on City Hall Plaza and footage of preparations for a rally on the Esplanade. Jones interviews Maurice Lewis (Public Affairs Director, WBCN radio) and Loraine Sterling (senior, Jeremiah Burke High School) about Mandela's visit. Jones reports that more than 4,000 people are expected to take part in a Walk For Freedom from Roxbury to the Esplanade tomorrow morning. Jones notes that students from the Trotter Elementary School will perform for Mandela at a reception tomorrow. Jones interviews Trotter Elementary School students Molly Costello and Priscilla Purvis about Mandela. Jones' report includes footage of Trotter school students rehearsing a musical piece. Students make posters in preparation for Mandela's visit. Jones notes that vendors are selling souvenir merchandise with images of Mandela. Jones interviews Jacob Abdul Khllaq (General Manager, A Nubian Notion) about the books, T-shirts and posters sold at his store. Jones interviews Lisa Grant (resident) about Mandela. Jones' report includes footage of an African American man and boy talking about Mandela and footage from Mandela's visit to New York City. This tape includes additional footage of preparations for Mandela's visit.

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/7353_01