Black Woman Program 259 Original Airdate: 3/29/1973 Subject Keywords Afro-American dance Afro-American photographers Afro-American politicians Afro-American women Afro-Americans in motion pictures Oral interpretation of poetry Photography of women Subject Genre Public Affairs: Current Events Personal Names Bunte, Doris Davis, Tony Fabio, Sarah Fletcher, Leah Higgins, Chester, Jr. Holley, Josephine Lewis, Elma Lewis, Rebecca Mizell, Don Roundtree, Imogene Corporate Names Black Woman (publication) Program Description Program consists of numerous segments illustrating the views of African American women on life, love and marriage, as well as how African American men perceive Black women. The longest segments features a conversation with photographer Chester Higgins, Jr. about his new book of photographs, Black Woman, and a discussion led by Associate Producer Vickie Jones on traditional marriage versus polygamy. Additional segments include performances by a female vocalist, a modern dancer, and a poetry reading by Sarah Fabio, a brief "Information" segment on prominent African AMericanwomen in Boston (Elma Lewis, Director of the National Center of Afro-American Artists, Doris Bunte, Massachusetts State Representative, and Josephine Holley, founder of La Parisienne Beauty Salon), two short film segments (one of Malcolm X talking about women), and interviews with Rebecca Lewis and Imogene Roundtree, both elderly African American women from Boston, who talk about education and employment when they were in their twenties. Producer John Slade Associate Producer Vickie Jones Director Russ Tillman Cinematographer Henry Johnson Host Vickie Jones Bea Miller Guests Tony Davis Leah Fletcher Chester Higgins, Jr. Don Mizell Performers Sarah Fabio (poetry reading) Others Tom Balhatchet (audio) Barbara Barrow (production assistant) Bruce Bordett (studio technician) Ron Buccheri (switcher) Tony Davis (assistant to the producer) Donna Deans (assistant to the producer) Dave DeBarger (floor manager) Barbara Ellis (assistant to the producer) Bill Fairweather (video) Mike Floyd (floor manager) Mike Floyd (cameraman) Brian Freeman (assistant to the producer) Pat Kane (videotape engineer) Tiit Koppel (cameraman) Webster Lewis (theme music) Tom McSorley (videotape engineer) Huntley Nicholas Jr. (sound) Chas Norton (lighting director) John Plausse (lighting director) Steve Rogers (video) Kathy Smith (switcher) Lee Smith (studio technician) Jennifer Spangler (audio) David St. Onge (videotape engineer) Bennett Stein (graphics) Reed Stockton (floor manager) Reed Stockton (studio technician) Skip Wareham (cameraman) Bob Wilson (cameraman) Formats Master (WGBH program) 2" videotape A2-00809 Preservation master beta SP cassette AP-01421 Preservation master digital beta cassette AP-01421A Viewing copy 3/4" cassette (item number not yet assigned) Viewing copy VHS cassette (item number not yet assigned) The Say Brother Collection Web site is a production of the WGBH Archives. ©2001 WGBH Educational Foundation.