Say Brother; Senior Citizens; 323; Melnea Cass Interview
- Series
- Say Brother
- Program
- Senior Citizens
- Episode Number
- 323
- Title
- Melnea Cass Interview
- Producing Organization
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip-02a86968424
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- Description
- 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
- Description
- In this clip Topper Carew interviews lifelong Boston community advocate and volunteer, Melnea Cass, about the work of the Council of Elders in providing services for the elderly in the Model City area. Overall the program focuses on the contributions made by, and services for, the elderly of Boston. Host Topper Carew interviews three prominent African American senior citizens: Melnea Cass (lifelong Boston community advocate and volunteer), Lometor Boston (volunteer), and Ralph J. Banks, and talks with them about programs available to seniors, their advice for young people, the cutting of federal programs, and their hopes for the elderly community. Program also contains a poetry reading by Bishop Curtain and a musical performance by Rowena Williams. Produced by Topper Carew.
- Date
- 1974-04-25
- Asset type
- Clip
- Genres
- Magazine
- Topics
- Race and Ethnicity
- Subjects
- African American women; Older people--Services for; Older people--Services for--Massachusetts; Older African Americans; Banks, Ralph J.; Cass, Melnea A. (Melnea Agnes), 1896-1978; Curtin, Bishop St. Clair; Moore, Charles; Williams, Rowena; Boston, Lometor; Civil rights; Segregation
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Duration
- 00:01:00:00
- Credits
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Producing Organization: WGBH Educational Foundation
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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WGBH Educational Foundation
Identifier: cpb-aacip-6ac3cc59474 (unknown)
Format: video/mp4
Generation: Proxy
Duration: 00:01:00:00
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Say Brother; Senior Citizens; 323; Melnea Cass Interview,” 1974-04-25, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed February 6, 2026, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-02a86968424.
- MLA: “Say Brother; Senior Citizens; 323; Melnea Cass Interview.” 1974-04-25. American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. February 6, 2026. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-02a86968424>.
- APA: Say Brother; Senior Citizens; 323; Melnea Cass Interview. Boston, MA: American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-02a86968424