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Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1990-12-13
Duration: 00:03:12
Subject: African American students; African Americans - Role models; Urban youth
People: Brodie, Pamela; Jones, Marcus; Motley, Keith; Wilson, Delores;
Clip Description
Marcus Jones reports on efforts to provide positive male role models for young African American boys through the Paul Robeson Institute for Positive Self-Development. Jones notes that third and fourth grade boys attend the Institute every Saturday; he adds that 25 men from diverse backgrounds assist the boys in developing their understanding of math, science and history. Jones interviews Keith Motley (Paul Robeson Institute) about the program. Motley says that programs like this one can help to end the violence on the streets. Jones' report includes footage of students and teachers at the Paul Robeson Institute. Jones interviews two African American boys who attend the Institute. One boy talks about what he has learned at the Institute. Jones' report includes footage from interviews with Pamela Brodie (teacher, Holland Community School) and Delores Wilson (teacher, Holland Community School). Both teachers praise the program. Brodie talks about the need for positive male role models. Jones' report includes footage of Brodie and her students in class.This tape includes additional footage of Brodie and her students in class at the Holland School.
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.
