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Ten O'Clock News; Boston kids against street violence
02/01/1989
Marcus Jones reports that the Dorchester Youth Collaborative (DYC) provides a safe haven from street violence for young people in the area. Jones reports that some young people at the DYC have formed their own music groups and write their own songs. Jones interviews Robert Bostic (15-year old Roxbury resident) and his friends. Bostic says that he is using rap music to send a positive message. Jones also interviews Al McClain (DYC counselor), who talks about the impact of the DYC on the lives of the neighborhood teenagers. Jones reports that the DYC-member group One Nation has released an album. Jones interviews DeMaul Golson (DYC member) and other members of the group One Nation. Jones also interviews Todd Maxell (16-year old Roxbury resident), who says that teenagers will listen to anti-violence messages from their peers. The report includes footage of Natalie Jacobson (WCVB-TV) and R.D. Sahl (WNEV-TV) reporting on crime in Roxbury. The report also features footage of teenagers at the DYC, footage of the members of One Nation performing on stage and footage from a video produced by teenagers at the Roxbury Boys and Girls Club. This tape includes additional footage of DYC members and a music video called "Stand Back From Crack" filmed inside Back Bay Station.
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- Series
- Ten O'Clock News
- Title
Boston kids against street violence
- Series Description
NIGHTLY NEWS WITH CHRISTOPHER LYDON AND CARMEN FIELDS Began January 1976. Replaced evening news show EVENING COMPASS. Original host: Steve Nevas. Other anchors, Christopher Lydon (1977-91) and Gail Harris (1983). In 1980 - hour long. Ended in 1991.
(PREDECESSORS: Louis Lyons began news operations at WGBH in 1952. The News at 10 began in 1966. The Reporters premiered in 1970. The Evening Compass started in 1974.) Series release date: 1/1976
- Duration
00:09:20
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Rap (Music)
- Urban youth
- African American musicians
- Violence
- Locations
- Dorchester (Boston, Mass.)
- Roxbury (Boston, Mass.)
- Back Bay (Boston, Mass.)
- Genres
- News Report
- Topics
- News
- Contributors
- Jones, Marcus (Reporter)
- Citation
- Chicago: “Ten O'Clock News; Boston kids against street violence,” 02/01/1989, GBH Archives, accessed October 13, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_296BEB5E53104602BD28BAE42981E329.
- MLA: “Ten O'Clock News; Boston kids against street violence.” 02/01/1989. GBH Archives. Web. October 13, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_296BEB5E53104602BD28BAE42981E329>.
- APA: Ten O'Clock News; Boston kids against street violence. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_296BEB5E53104602BD28BAE42981E329