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Say Brother; Elma Lewis 25th Anniversary Celebration; Blast from the Past with musician Jerry Iceman Butler
Part of Say Brother.
01/23/1975
In this clip, "Blast from the Past" features an excerpt from an early 1970s Say Brother interview with musician Jerry "Iceman" Butler where he talks about the difficulties for new performers to be given air time, especially African American musicians. Overall the program focuses on the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts, Roxbury, Mass. Host Matthew Goode (education specialist for the Committee of the Massachusetts Department of Education) speaks with Reverend George Thomas (Chairman of the Board for the National Center of Afro-American Artists and Chairman of the 25th Anniversary Committee), Vernon Blackman (Drama Director at the Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts) and Margret Morgan (longtime friend, supporter, and "Honorary Mother" of Lewis's school) to discuss the history of the school, its importance, the community it serves, and the events that will comprise the celebration. Additional program segments include a mime performance by Halim Adbur Rashid (Fred Johnson), "Access" (on the work of the Roxbury Medical Technical Institute), "Information" (on how to purchase safe toys for children), "Blast from the Past" (with an early 1970s Say Brother interview with musician Jerry "Iceman" Butler), "The Word" (with commentary by professor and historian A.B. Spellman), the "Community Calendar," and "Commentary" by Producer Marita Rivero. Directed by Conrad White.
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- Series
- Say Brother
- Program
- Elma Lewis 25th Anniversary Celebration
- Program Number
413
- Title
Blast from the Past with musician Jerry Iceman Butler
- 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 the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts, Roxbury, Mass. Host Matthew Goode (education specialist for the Committee of the Massachusetts Department of Education) speaks with Reverend George Thomas (Chairman of the Board for the National Center of Afro-American Artists and Chairman of the 25th Anniversary Committee), Vernon Blackman (Drama Director at the Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts) and Margret Morgan (longtime friend, supporter, and "Honorary Mother" of Lewis's school) to discuss the history of the school, its importance, the community it serves, and the events that will comprise the celebration. Additional program segments include a mime performance by Halim Adbur Rashid (Fred Johnson), "Access" (on the work of the Roxbury Medical Technical Institute), "Information" (on how to purchase safe toys for children), "Blast from the Past" (with an early 1970s Say Brother interview with musician Jerry "Iceman" Butler), "The Word" (with commentary by professor and historian A.B. Spellman), the "Community Calendar," and "Commentary" by Producer Marita Rivero.
- Asset Type
Clip
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- >Blackman, Vernon
- Spellman, A. B., 1935-
- Thomas, Rev. George
- Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts (Roxbury, Mass.)
- Goode, Matthew
- Roxbury Technical Medical Institute (Roxbury, Mass.)
- African Americans in the performing arts
- Butler, Jerry
- Lewis, Elma
- Morgan, Margret
- African American musicians
- Johnson, Fred (Halim Adbur Rashid)
- Genres
- Magazine
- Topics
- Race and Ethnicity
- Creators
- White, Conrad (Director)
- Barrow-Murray, Barbara (Associate Producer)
- Rivero, Marita (Producer)
- Contributors
- Farrier, Stephen (Community Coordinator)
- Cogell, Lloyd (Still Photography)
- Spooner, Dighton (Researcher)
- Simons, Fred (Videotape Engineer)
- Lane, Frank (Studio Technician)
- Fairweather, Bill (Engineer)
- Crane, David (Videotape Engineer)
- MacKnight, John (Videotape Engineer)
- Koppel, Tiit (Studio Technician)
- Boston Art Ensemble (Theme Music)
- McGuire Nicholas, Sallie (Production Assistant)
- Sullivan, John L. (Studio Technician)
- Balhatchet, Tom (Engineer)
- Goode, Matthew (Host)
- Chigas, Basil (Studio Technician)
- Kane, Pat (Videotape Engineer)
- Smith, Kathy (Studio Technician)
- Plausse, John (Studio Technician)
- Hutton, David (Videotape Engineer)
- Charette, Bill (Studio Technician)
- Buccheri, Ron (Studio Technician)
- St. Onge, David (Videotape Engineer)
- Handyside, Keith (Engineer)
- Floyd, Michael (Studio Technician)
- MacDonald, Greg (Studio Technician)
- Holden, Dick (Studio Technician)
- Wilson, Bob (Studio Technician)
- Thomas, Andrew (Engineer)
- LeCain, Larry (Studio Technician)
- Wareham, Skip (Studio Technician)
- Bordett, Bruce (Studio Technician)
- Cross, June (Community Coordinator)
- Correia, Dennis (Engineer)
- Publication Information
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- Citation
- Chicago: “Say Brother; Elma Lewis 25th Anniversary Celebration; Blast from the Past with musician Jerry Iceman Butler,” 01/23/1975, GBH Archives, accessed April 20, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_E2F117C781FB4840A4FBE846CD709DEE.
- MLA: “Say Brother; Elma Lewis 25th Anniversary Celebration; Blast from the Past with musician Jerry Iceman Butler.” 01/23/1975. GBH Archives. Web. April 20, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_E2F117C781FB4840A4FBE846CD709DEE>.
- APA: Say Brother; Elma Lewis 25th Anniversary Celebration; Blast from the Past with musician Jerry Iceman Butler. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_E2F117C781FB4840A4FBE846CD709DEE