Old, Black and Alive Program 404 Original Airdate: 10/31/1974 Subject Keywords Afro-American aged Afro-American composers Afro-American women Afro-Americans - Attitudes Afro-Americans in motion pictures Afro-Americans in the performing arts Aged - Alabama Community health services - Roxbury - Massachusetts Mime Oral interpretation of poetry Poetry Poetry - Women authors Television broadcasting of films Subject Genre Public Affairs: Current Events Personal Names Cantor, Frank Jackson, Jacquelyne J. Johnson, Fred (Halim Adbur Rashid) Johnson, Hall, Dr. Shaw, Sarah-Ann Corporate Names National Caucus on the Black Aged, Inc. New Film Company, Inc. Old, Black and Alive (motion picture) Roxbury Comprehensive Community Health Center - Roxbury - Massachusetts Program Description Program features a short documentary film produced by the National Caucus on the Black Aged, Inc. titled Old, Black and Alive. About the living conditions and attitudes of older African Americans, Old, Black and Alive has the stated objective of depicting "both the similarities and the differences" among the aged in Macon County, Alabama. Additional program segments include poetry readings by Sylvia Wright, an interview with composer Dr. Hall Johnson (who, at 81, reflects upon the sources of his work) conducted by Sarah-Ann Shaw, a mime performance by Halim Adbur Rashid (Fred Johnson), an "Access" segment on the Roxbury Comprehensive Community Health Center, "Information" on incorporating a business, and "Commentary" on values by Say Brother Producer Marita Rivero. Producer Marita Rivero Associate Producer Barbara Barrow Director Conrad White Editor Henry Johnson Writer Dighton Spooner Performers Fred Johnson (Halim Adbur Rashid) (mime) Sylvia Wright (poetry reading) Others Boston Art Ensemble (theme music) Lloyd Cogell (still photography) James Cooper (commentary editor) June Cross (community coordinator) Stephen Farrier (community coordinator) Sallie McGuire (production assistant) Dighton Spooner (researcher) Formats Backup master (WGBH program) 2" videotape A2-04303 Master (WGBH program) 2" videotape A2-00980 Master (WGBH program) 2" videotape A2-03294 Preservation master beta SP cassette AB-00043 Preservation master beta SP cassette AP-00457A Preservation master D3 cassette AD3-00541A Viewing copy 1/2" reel-to-reel videotape (item number not yet assigned) Viewing copy 3/4" cassette 2795 The Say Brother Collection Web site is a production of the WGBH Archives. ©2001 WGBH Educational Foundation.