Role of students in the creation African American Studies Programs

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Title:
Role of students in the creation African American Studies Programs
Description:
This clip is an Excerpt from an interview with Dr. Badi Foster, former Afro-studies faculty at Harvard and current lecturer with Harvard's School of Education, on the role of students in the creation African American Studies Programs. Overall the program examines the history, growth, and current status of African American heritage programs at three major Boston-area academic institutions (Harvard University, Northeastern University, and Boston University) with the objective of illustrating the perpetual obstacles Afro-studies programs face. Interviewer George Rivera speaks with Dr. Gerald Durley (a historian), Verdaya Brown (librarian for the African American Institute at Northeastern University), Gregory Ricks (Dean and Special Assistant to the President at Northeastern University), Clifford Janey (of Northeastern's class of 1969), Dr. Virgil Wood (Director of the African American Institute at Northeastern), Dr. Holly Carter (Chairman of the African American Studies Department at Northeastern), Dr. Adelaide C. Gulliver (Department Chairman for Boston University's Afro Studies Program), Professor William Worthy (Director of the dual-degree program in Afro-studies and journalism of Boston University), Dr. Martin Kilson (School of Government at Harvard University), and Dr. Badi Foster (former Afro-studies faculty at Harvard and current lecturer with Harvard's School of Education) about their programs and where they are going. Additional segments include footage of the 1979 Afro Day Rally at Harvard, an excerpt from Dr. Ewart Guinier's (former Chairman of the Afro-Studies Department at Harvard) speech at the rally, and excerpt from a performance by the Harvard Yard Kuumba Singers. (Some footage courtesy WGBH-TV's 10 O'Clock News). Produced and directed by George Rivera.
Director:
Rivera, George
Creator:
Deare, Beth
Contributor:
Izzi, Steve
Contributor:
Demers, Leo
Contributor:
Desmond, Darryl
Contributor:
Beres, Marc
Contributor:
Eong, Evelyn
Contributor:
Fong, Diana
Contributor:
Pugliesi, Joe
Contributor:
Rivera, George
Contributor:
Clarke, Brian
Contributor:
Coleman, Vern
Contributor:
Fairweather, Bill
Contributor:
Crane, David
Contributor:
Smith, Lee
Contributor:
Lewis, Webster
Contributor:
St. Onge, David
Date:
May 11, 1979
Format:
Film/Video
Location:
WGBH
Collection (local):
WGBH Open Vault
Series:
Say Brother
Subjects:
Brown, Verdaya
Durley, Dr. Gerald
Curriculum planning
Wood, Dr. Virgil
Harvard University
10 O'Clock News (Television program)
Cromwell, Adelaide M.
Segregation
Guinier, Ewart
Afro Day Rally--Cambridge--Massachusetts (1979)
African American Institute (Boston, Mass.)
Carter, Dr. Holly
Universities and colleges
Civil rights
Boston University
Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.)
Isaac, Ephraim
Ricks, Gregory
Kuumba Singers
Janey, Clifford
Kilson, Martin
African Americans--Study and teaching
Worthy, William, 1921-
Foster, Badi G., 1942-
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Publisher:
WGBH Educational Foundation
Identifier:
V_E5C63E98F1C34192A82EB6601FFA8947