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Tune in to Public Radio for Black History Month ‘MOMENTS TO REMEMBER’
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A series of two-minute profiles of black Americans and Africans who played a vital role in U.S. development will air throughout the month during All Things Considered.
Monday, February 7th, 11 a.m., CLASSICALLY BLACK will present “Celebration: Adolphus Hailstork,” a one hour sampler of the music of this African American composer and a glimpse of his creative processes.
Monday February 14th, 11 a.m., tune in for “William Grant Still: A Legacy of Triumph.” This hour-long program celebrates the contributions to American music by the Dean of African-American Composers.
Saturday February 19, 2 p.m., DESTINATION FREEDOM “BLACK RADIO DAYS” presents The Making of a Man: The Story of Frederick Douglass, a one one-hour program on the life of the great orator and champion of freedom.
Friday, February 25th, 8 p.m. check out a one-hour live performance program celebrating Black History Month through music, Black History in Live Performance: A Mountain Stage Celebration! 2005.
Fridays at 6 p.m. throughout February tune in for “Then I’ll be Free to Travel Home: The Legacy of the New York African Burial Ground .” Celebrate Africans who founded the New York African Burial Ground, documenting the contributions they and their descendants made to the survival and development of New York and the nation.
On February 4 the series opens with an overview, tracing the long, historical arc of African Americans' battle against slavery and the ongoing struggle for full, first-class citizenship.
February 11 Sussana Anthony Roberts and Solomon Pieters (1664-1712) are featured. Blacks had access to educational opportunities provided by their Dutch owner-employers, and they could earn or buy their freedom. All of this changed, however, with the British takeover of the colony in August of 1664.
February 18th Self-Determination (1783-1830) studies black entrepreneurship. Chafing under widespread discriminatory practices, blacks formed their own institutions: churches, schools, theaters, insurance and employment agencies, literary societies, magazines and newspapers. Joined by whites, they battled for education, economic progress, and an end to slavery.
February 25th The Battle to Preserve and Honor the New York African Burial Ground
The final program in the series chronicles the return of bodies to the African Burial Ground and how, in a classic David-Goliath struggle of civic activism, a grassroots coalition of people of all races battled the United States General Services Administration to rescue and preserve this sacred, now historical, landmark.
Occasionally airtimes must change. For the most current information visit online at wuwf.org.
For additional press information email lynne@wuwf.org or call 473-7428.
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