Content:
01 The Black Panther Party – Bobby Seale and Huey Newton
Bobby Seale and Huey Newton were the original founders of the Black Panther
Party. (1:18:59)
02 The Black Panther Party – H. Rap Brown, Stokely Carmichael, and
Eldridge Cleaver
Other well-known members of the Black Panther Party are interviewed by
Pacifica Radio. (1:17:21)
03 The Black Panther Party – Kathleen Cleaver and Elaine Brown
Hear conversations with well-known women of the Black Panther Party.
(1:10:39)
04 The Black Panther Party – Police Actions
Police raids of Black Panther headquarters in Oakland and Los Angeles end
in gunfire. (1:18:24)
05 The Black Panther Party – Trials and Tribulations
Huey Newton, Panther 21 Jamal Joseph, and Richard Dharuba deal with jail
and the court system. (1:07:12)
06 The Black Panther Party – Legacy of the Panthers
Angela Davis and Bobby Seale speak prior to a documentary on the Black
Panther breakfast program. (1:10:02)
07 Defining Black Power Pt 1
Rosa Parks, James Baldwin, Bayard Rustin and Malcolm X, and Fannie Lou
Hamer. (1:06:37)
08 Defining Black Power Pt 2
Angela Davis Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm X, Kwame Toure, and Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. (1:13:51)
09 Defining Black Power Pt 3
Huey Newton, Eldridge Cleaver, Maulauna Karenga, H. Rap Brown, Leroi Jones,
and John Hope Franklin. (1:13:12)
10 Dr. Cornel West
West is a professor of African American and Theological Studies at both
Princeton and Harvard. (58:36)
11 Odetta
Paying tribute to legendary singer Odetta for her work in American Roots
and African American music. (58:59)
12 Blues Legacies and Black Feminism
Angela Davis explores the musical influence of Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, Bessie
Smith, and Billie Holiday. (58:59)
13 The Souls of Black Folk Pt 1 (58:47)
14 The Souls of Black Folk Pt 2 (58:53)
Alfre Woodard celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the publication of The
Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B DuBois.
15 Dick Gregory
One of the first Black comedians to successfully joke about race to both
White and Black audiences. (59:00)
16 The Campus Campaign and Mumford High School
High school students in Detroit are inspired to create art with Black
History recordings from Pacifica. (58:55)
17 George Jackson and the Soledad Brothers
Jackson’s books written during his incarceration helped spark the Attica
Prison riots and prison reform. (59:00)
18 The Confessions of Nat Turner
Author William Styron, James Baldwin, and Ossie Davis discuss the
controversy behind this book. (59:14)
19 Redefining Black Power in the Age of Obama Pt 1 (29:57)
20 Redefining Black Power in the Age of Obama Pt 2 (29:59)
21 Redefining Black Power in the Age of Obama Pt 3 (26:58)
The dynamics of modern black issues in the context of historical figures
like Rosa Parks and Dr. King.
22 Collected Speeches of Fannie Lou Hamer
A collection of several speeches made by the Civil Rights activist Fannie
Lou Hamer, best known as a leader of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic
Party. (1:01:11)
23 Nelson Mandela – The Noblest Son of Africa Pt 1 (59:31)
24 Nelson Mandela – The Noblest Son of Africa Pt 2 (58:36)
South Africans sharing their experiences of living with Nelson Mandela and
the fight against apartheid.
25 June Jordan - The voices of poet, activist, essayist, and teacher June Jordan. (58:16)
26 The Second Battle of Selma (59 min)
27 The Coltrane Legacy (59 min)
28 Sun Ra (59 min)
29 Sojourner Truth: Being a Sign Unto the People (59 min)
30 The Ku Klux Klan, Race, and Prejudice in America (59 min)
31 Mississippi Freedom Summer 1964 – 50th Anniversary (59 min)
32 Lady Day: Billie Holiday (59 min)
33 Maya Angelou (59 min)