Say Brother; Ancient African Kingdoms; 414; Blast From the Past with Jesse Jackson
- Series
- Say Brother
- Program
- Ancient African Kingdoms
- Episode Number
- 414
- Producing Organization
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip-a971ca199a2
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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, "Blast From the Past" features an excerpt from an interview with Jesse Jackson from 1971. Jackson talks about the influence the Black community could have on National political policy if it mobilizes its political might and support to effect change. Overall the program focuses on the history of three of Africa's ancient kingdoms: Ghana, Mali, and Songhay. To accomplish this, Say Brother Producer Marita Rivero and her guest Musa Eubanks (of the Afro Audiovisual Company of Boston) discuss and then introduce a filmstrip created by the Afro Audiovisual Company in conjunction with the Unitarian Universalist Association. The program serves to illustrate that the liberation of African Americans from colonized thinking can only be done so via the reexamination and revised representation of Blacks in Africa -- namely, that Africa had an economic, cultural, and social history before European intervention. Also included are Say Brother segments "Blast From the Past" (featuring an interview with Jesse Jackson from 1971), "The Word" (featuring professor and historian A.B. Spellman's plea for more serious jazz on radio), "Access" (which provides a summary of the work of the New World News Network), the "Community Calendar," and "Commentary" by Producer Marita Rivero. Directed by Conrad White.
- Date
- 1975-02-06
- Asset type
- Clip
- Genres
- Magazine
- Topics
- Race and Ethnicity
- Subjects
- African American politicians; African Americans--Politics and government; Political campaigns; Elections; Voting; Eubanks, Musa; Jackson, Jesse, 1941-; Spellman, A. B., 1935-; Afro Audiovisual Company (Boston, Mass.); New World News Network; 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-ba2311a0baf (unknown)
Format: video/mp4
Generation: Proxy
Duration: 00:01:00:00
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Say Brother; Ancient African Kingdoms; 414; Blast From the Past with Jesse Jackson,” 1975-02-06, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 22, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-a971ca199a2.
- MLA: “Say Brother; Ancient African Kingdoms; 414; Blast From the Past with Jesse Jackson.” 1975-02-06. American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 22, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-a971ca199a2>.
- APA: Say Brother; Ancient African Kingdoms; 414; Blast From the Past with Jesse Jackson. 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-a971ca199a2