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Say Brother; Men and Women; Nia Anderson performs in The Commitment
Part of Say Brother.
08/13/1976
In this clip Nia Anderson performs an excerpt from the play "The Commitment" about whether or not people should be compelled to share feelings of devotion with one another. Overall the program examines the relationship between African American men and women via a studio presentation of one segment from the for-stage trilogy The Black Dyad. Directed by playwrights Evelyn and Melvin Moore, "The Commitment" deals with whether or not people should be compelled to share feelings of devotion with one another. Play performed is "The Commitment" and features actors Robert Welch and Nia Anderson. Additional program segments include previously aired commentary by professor and historian A.B. Spellman, "Book Beat," a reading of Winifred Oyoko Lovings' poem "Later On" by Producer Marita Rivero, and the "Community Calendar." Produced by Marita Muhammad Rivero. Directed by Conrad White.
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- Series
- Say Brother
- Program
- Men and Women
- Program Number
624
- Title
Nia Anderson performs in The Commitment
- Series Description
Say Brother is WGBH's longest running public affairs television program by, for and about African Americans, and is now known as Basic Black. Since its inception in 1968, Say Brother has featured the voices of both locally and nationally known African American artists, athletes, performers, politicians, professionals, and writers including: Muhammad Ali, Maya Angelou, Thomas Atkins, Amiri Baraka, Doris Bunte, Julian Bond, Stokely Carmichael, Louis Farrakhan, Nikki Giovanni, Odetta Gordon, Henry Hampton, Benjamin Hooks, Jesse Jackson, Hubie Jones, Mel King, Eartha Kitt, Elma Lewis, Haki Madhubuti, Wallace D. Muhammad, Charles Ogletree, Babatunde Olatunji, Byron Rushing, Owusu Sadaukai, and Sonia Sanchez. Series release date: 7/15/1968
- Program Description
Program examines the relationship between African American men and women via a studio presentation of one segment from the for-stage trilogy The Black Dyad. Directed by playwrights Evelyn and Melvin Moore, "The Commitment" deals with whether or not people should be compelled to share feelings of devotion with one another. Play performed is "The Commitment" and features actors Robert Welch and Nia Anderson. Additional program segments include previously aired commentary by professor and historian A.B. Spellman, "Book Beat," a reading of Winifred Oyoko Lovings' poem "Later On" by Producer Marita Rivero, and the "Community Calendar."
- Asset Type
Clip
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Anderson, Nia
- African Americans--Attitudes
- Welch, Robert
- African American women
- Man-woman relationships
- African American actresses
- Moore, Melvin
- Moore, Evelyn
- African American theater
- Spellman, A. B., 1935-
- Black Dyad, The (Theatrical production)
- Genres
- Magazine
- Topics
- Race and Ethnicity
- Creators
- Barrow-Murray, Barbara (Associate Producer)
- Rivero, Marita (Producer)
- White, Conrad (Director)
- Contributors
- Norton, Chas (Lighting)
- Fairweather, Bill (Video)
- Spangler, Jennifer (Audio)
- Barrow-Murray, Barbara (Host)
- Hutton, David (Videotape Editor)
- Bourne, Wendell (Intern)
- Kramer, Sharon (Graphic Designer)
- Sullivan, John L. (Lighting)
- Spooner, Dighton (Researcher)
- Allen, Lydia (Intern)
- Kane, Pat (Videotape Editor)
- Chigas, Basil (Stage Manager)
- Wilson, Bob (Camera)
- Lane, Frank (Camera)
- Rivero, Marita (Host)
- Clarke, Brian (Intern)
- Bundy, Kissette (Intern)
- Hill, Rebecca (Make Up)
- Morton, Wil (Audio)
- Correia, Dennis (Video)
- Smith, Kathy (Switcher)
- Buccheri, Ron (Switcher)
- Mahard, Fran (Scenic Design)
- Cross, June (Production Assistant)
- Publication Information
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- Citation
- Chicago: “Say Brother; Men and Women; Nia Anderson performs in The Commitment,” 08/13/1976, GBH Archives, accessed April 23, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_BB763838CEC04E6B811A2B8135175CD8.
- MLA: “Say Brother; Men and Women; Nia Anderson performs in The Commitment.” 08/13/1976. GBH Archives. Web. April 23, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_BB763838CEC04E6B811A2B8135175CD8>.
- APA: Say Brother; Men and Women; Nia Anderson performs in The Commitment. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_BB763838CEC04E6B811A2B8135175CD8