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Blast from the Past with FCC Commissioner Benjamin Hooks

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Rivero, Marita Barrow-Murray, Barbara White, Conrad Balhatchet, Tom Spooner, Dighton Fairweather, Bill Correia, Dennis Handyside, Keith Spangler, Jennifer

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In this clip, Summary"Blast from the Past" features an excerpt from a 1972 interview with FCC Commissioner Benjamin Hooks on the need to increase the numbers of African Americans in the television and radio professions. Overall the program is divided into two halves: the first consisting of five dance segments aired in previous programs, the second of news magazine-style segments. Dance performances are by the Dance Company of the National Center of Afro-American Artists (performing the piece "Doogla"), the Dance Theatre of Boston (performing "Black Light"), and Halim Adbur Rashid (Fred Johnson, performing a mime/modern dance piece). Additional segments include "Information" (on preparing for unemployment), "Community Access" (on the work of the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency and its role as a financier of mixed income developments), "Blast from the Past" (with an excerpt from a 1972 interview with FCC Commissioner Benjamin Hooks on the need for increasing the numbers of African Americans in the television and radio professions), the "Community Calendar," and "Commentary" by Producer Marita Rivero (consisting of film footage of an African American couple on a date). Produced by Marita Rivero. Directed by Conrad White.
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Smith, LeeSimons, FredChigas, BasilFloyd, MichaelSt. Onge, DavidMacKnight, JohnHutton, DavidCrane, DavidSullivan, John LBordett, BruceLeCain, LarryMcGuire Nicholas, SallieBoston Art EnsembleKoppel, TiitHolden, DickWareham, SkipPlausse, JohnWilson, BobCogell, LloydLane, FrankCharette, BillKane, PatMacDonald, GregHenry, ArthurBuccheri, RonJones, VickieSmith, Kathy
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Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. African Americans In Radio Broadcasting
  3. African Americans In Television Broadcasting
  4. Civil Rights
  5. Dance Theatre Of Boston
  6. Hooks, Benjamin L. (Benjamin Lawson) 1925
  7. Johnson, Fred (Halim Adbur Rashid)
  8. Masssachusetts Housing Finance Agency (Boston, Mass.)
  9. National Center Of Afro American Artists. Dance Company
  10. Segregation

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