Follow Up Discussion on TV
Immediately following the broadcast of each of the four parts of the Africans in America series, beginning on October 19 and continuing through October 22 (8 - 9:30 PM), WHYY-TV12 will air an original half hour video of a viewer discussion group from the Delaware Valley. Members of the group will share their responses to the portion of the PBS series just broadcast, and also their views regarding how the legacy of slavery is still impacting our society today.
Radio Programming
On two Thursdays (October 8th and 15th) at noon, 91 FM presents "Remembering Slavery." Produced by Jacquie Gales Webb and hosted by Tonea Stewart, "Remembering Slavery" features many recordings of former slaves, gathered by interviewers in the 1930's and enhanced by modern audio technology. Complementing the recordings are dramatic readings of unrecorded interviews with former slaves by distinguished African-American actors Debbie Allen, James Earl Jones, Esther Rolle and Louis Gossett, Jr.
91FM will also be broadcasting a set of special radio features exploring race and American identity. These features, drawing on the "Africans in America" core research and scholarship, will air as part of "Morning Edition" and "All Things Considered" on 91 FM.
Sunday 10/18
PowerPoint 9p-10p
Guest host Ralph Wiley talks with the producers of the PBS TV series "Africans In America: America's Journey Through Slavery."Monday 10/19
Morning Edition 7:33a "Terrible Transformation"
Martin Wells talks with Nona Martin, the Director of Education at the African American Museum, Philadelphia. They'll focus on the growing dependency of the colonies on slavery, and the horrors of the middle passage.Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane 10a-11a
AFRICANS LIVING IN AMERICA-- a discussion on African immigration to the U.S. Guests include Manthia Diawara, author of IN SEARCH OF AFRICA (Harvard, 1998).Voices in the Family 12p-1p
Poet, activist, author of 13 books, and African American studies proponent Dr. Sonia Sanchez (Laura Carnell professor of English at Temple University) speaks with Dr. Dan Gottlieb about her childhood, her artistic influences, and the healing power of words.Remembering Slavery pt.1 10p-11p
Former slaves describe their lives: in bondage, after emancipation, and through the turn of the century.Tuesday 10/20
Morning Edition 7:33a "Revolution"
Martin Wells talks with Jeffrey Ray, curator of collections at the Atwater Kent Museum. They will discuss the revolutionary war and what it meant to slaves and freed blacks.Remembering Slavery pt.2 10p-11p
Former slaves describe their lives: in bondage, after emancipation, and through the turn of the century.Wednesday 10/21
Morning Edition 7:33a "Brotherly Love"
Martin Wells talks with Dr. Bettye Collier-Thomas, history professor and director of the Center for African American History and Culture at Temple University. Collier-Thomas talks about the significance of the new constitution for Africans - and how the language of freedom and equality of the Revolutionary War gets incorporated into their struggle for equality.Paul Robeson: I must Keep on Fightin' 10p-11p
A documentary about the famous 20th century Renaissance man, Paul Robeson. Produced by Elizabeth Blair and NPR.Thursday 10/22
Morning Edition 7:33a "Judgement Day"
Martin Wells talks with Professor Robert Engs from the University of Pennsylvania. He specializes in African American history and the history of the South and the Civil War. They discuss the important issues and the events leading up to the Civil War, what happened locally in our region, the underground railroad, and growing support of the abolitionist movement from white Americans.Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane 11a-12p
AN HOUR WITH ALICE WALKER--Encore presentation of Marty's interview with Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Alice Walker. Her new book is called BY THE LIGHT OF MY FATHER'S SMILE (Random House, 1998).Paul Robeson: A Tribute 10p-11p
The life of Paul Robeson told through the voice of a personal friend. Produced by WBGO, Newark, NJ.Friday 10/23
Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane 11a-12p
THE PSYCHOLOGICAL LEGACY OF SLAVERY--A discussion about the psychological scars the slave trade has left on the psyche of Americans. Guests include Temple University African American Studies Social Psychologist Sonya Peterson Lewis.Rosewood Reborn 10p-11p
Narrated by James Earl Jones, Rosewood Reborn chronicles the 1923 story about racial intolerance and vigilante justice in a small Florida town.