Black Solidarity Day Program 229 Original Airdate: 6/15/1972 Subject Keywords Africa in motion pictures Afro-American musicians Afro-Americans - Attitudes Music - Performance Police - Complaints against - Boston - Massachusetts Subject Genre Public Affairs: Current Events Personal Names Bayete, Karim Atiba Firman, Marie Nkunta, Joesph Robinson, Jack E. Scott, Arnold Williams, Elinor Wood, Dr. Virgil Corporate Names Black Expo - Boston - Massachusetts (1972) Black Solidarity Day - Boston - Massachusetts (19 May 1972) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Program Description Program addresses a variety of topics via a magazine-format presentation. Host John Slade introduces the following segments: "Performance" with rock/jazz musicians Compost, "Community Events" with Black Solidarity Day organizers Joseph Nkunta, Marie Firman, Karim Atiba Bayete, and Arnold Scott, "Speak Out!" with Jack E. Robinson, President of the Boston Chapter of the NAACP (who talks about the need for adequate police protection in African American neighborhoods and a responsive police force), "man on the street" interviews, in which Slade asks people whether or not they would like an African American officer to command their neighborhood's police district, a "Save Our Cities Expo" review with Melvin Penn (a university student who interviews organizer Reverend Dr. Virgil Wood, Area Chairman of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference), and "African Notes," in which the building of the Volta Dam in Ghana is discussed. Program ushers in a new format that incorporates the interviews and expertise of community members. Producer John Slade Associate Producer Silas Davis Director Russell Tillman Host Melvin Penn John Slade Guests Jack E. Robinson Performers Compost (musical group) Others Barbara Barrow (production assistant) Roy Campanella, Jr. (filmmaker) Henry Johnson (filmmaker) Formats Master (WGBH program) 2" videotape A2-01456 Preservation master beta SP cassette AP-00130 The Say Brother Collection Web site is a production of the WGBH Archives. ©2001 WGBH Educational Foundation.