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Say Brother; Hustlers, Drugs and Prison; Superfly
Part of Say Brother.
09/21/1972
In this clip John Slade interviews the actor Ron O'Neal about the recent drug culture film Superfly. Overall, the program focuses on illegal drugs, and the continued effect they have on the African American community via an exploration of the recent drug-culture film Superfly and discussions with local drug rehabilitation employees. Program includes clips from the recent film, an interview with actor Ron O'Neal conducted by John Slade, a discussion among community members who oppose the film (John Chatterton of the Bay State Banner and David Booker and Fred Smallwood of First Incorporated, a drug rehabilitation program in Roxbury that is among the oldest in the country), "man on the street" interviews regarding drug use, and a discussion with South End Community Drug Council employees Joseph Nkunta, Rochelle Lee, and Steve Moss about the specific ways they handle drug abuse in the community. Produced by John Slade. Directed by Russell Tillman.
License Clip
- Series
- Say Brother
- Program
- Hustlers, Drugs and Prison
- Program Number
239
- Title
Superfly
- 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 focuses on illegal drugs, and the continued effect they have on the African American community via an exploration of the recent drug-culture film Superfly and discussions with local drug rehabilitation employees. Program includes clips from the recent film, an interview with actor Ron O'Neal conducted by John Slade, a discussion among community members who oppose the film (John Chatterton of the Bay State Banner and David Booker and Fred Smallwood of First Incorporated, a drug rehabilitation program in Roxbury that is among the oldest in the country), "man on the street" interviews regarding drug use, and a discussion with South End Community Drug Council employees Joseph Nkunta, Rochelle Lee, and Steve Moss about the specific ways they handle drug abuse in the community.
- Asset Type
Clip
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Television broadcasting of films
- African American actors
- Chatterton, John
- Moss, Steve
- O'Neal, Ron
- Lee, Rochelle
- African Americans in motion pictures
- Drugs in motion pictures
- Smallwood, Fred
- Nkunta, Joseph
- South End Community Drug Council (Boston, Mass.)
- Booker, David
- African Americans--Attitudes
- Superfly (Motion picture)
- Genres
- Magazine
- Topics
- Race and Ethnicity
- Creators
- Tillman, Russell (Director)
- Slade, John (Producer)
- Davis, Silas (Associate Producer)
- Contributors
- Johnson, Henry (Filmmaker)
- Campanella , Roy, Jr. (Filmmaker)
- Barrow-Murray, Barbara (Production Assistant)
- Publication Information
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- Citation
- Chicago: “Say Brother; Hustlers, Drugs and Prison; Superfly,” 09/21/1972, GBH Archives, accessed April 18, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_DEE9CB3BD8C8421798482EF40779077B.
- MLA: “Say Brother; Hustlers, Drugs and Prison; Superfly.” 09/21/1972. GBH Archives. Web. April 18, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_DEE9CB3BD8C8421798482EF40779077B>.
- APA: Say Brother; Hustlers, Drugs and Prison; Superfly. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_DEE9CB3BD8C8421798482EF40779077B