Bagwell, Orlando Rivero, Marita Crippens, David L Barrow, Barbara Jones, Vickie White, Conrad Nicholas, Sallie McGuire Johnson, Henry Loerzel, David Nicholas, Huntley Estus, Boyd Haydock, Roger Izzi, Steve Balhatchet, Tom Correia, Dennis Fairweather, Bill Handyside, Keith Spangler, Jennifer Crane, David Devitt, Douglas Henry, Arthur Hutton, David Kane, Pat Simons, Fred St. Onge, David Muhammad, Askia Wright, Syreeta
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Episode Number: 113Say Brother National edition. Program focuses on the meaning, nature and support of the liberation of African countries by Black Americans. The program's first segment features a film about the African Liberation Day March in Washington, D.C., May 27, 1972, and includes footage of Boston residents preparing for the trip to Washington, D.C., and event speeches by Charles Diggs (Michigan Congressman, United Nations Delegate and organizer for African self-determination) and Elaine Brown (two years before she became President of the Black Panthers). Program also contains Say Brother National segments "Dealin'" with poet and Pan African supporter Haki Madhabuti (formerly Don L. Lee) discussing the nature of Pan Africanism; "Commentary" with Askia Muhammad (poet, activist and journalist) discussing the disparity between United States support of self-determination for nations and its actual practices in Africa; "Information," consisting of a review of the term African Liberation; interview and performance footage of vocalist Syreeta Wright; and segment "breathers" featuring Grover Washington (jazz musician), Tasha Thomas (of musical production "The Wiz") and Fred Cash (of the musical group "The Impressions"). Portions of this program have been edited due to rights restrictions. To see the full episode, please contact the archive. The episode examines the ongoing struggle for African liberation in southern Africa and its importance to African Americans. In the first segment, host David Crippens introduces a truncated version of Henry Johnson?s film from episode 427 of Say Brother, local edition. The film examines the first African Liberation Day that took place in...
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