Posts Tagged ‘TV’
Little Bill: Reconciler
You know Little Bill, don’t you? He’s a cute ball little kid with a cute family: a brother named Bobby; a sister named April; a great grandmother, Alice the Great; Big Bill, his dad; and his mother, Brenda.
Up until a week ago I thought that family was alright. My kids watched Little Bill and there [...]
Goodbye, Senator No
This is an unapologetic goodbye to a man who some deemed to be an unapologetic racist.
I REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME
I first met Senator Helms (aka Senator No) in 1983. I was a high schooler at a camp that taught NC kids about agricultural cooperatives. It was there that my ideas about agriculture in the South. [...]
Traces of the Trade: A PBS TV Event
Just found this post on Global Wire about a PBS P.O.V special on one Rhode Islander’s journey back in time through her family’s lucrative involvement in the slave trade.
From the site:
[Katrina Browne, in her documentary, “Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North”], documents her struggle to understand her family’s past and how [...]
CNN Special Report: Black in America
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When I watched the trailer for the series so many questions came to mind.
What’s it like to be black in America?
Does it really matter?
How’s it different from being white or Asian or Hispanic in this country?
What’s really changed since Dr. King was killed?
Why talk about it now? What’s the use?
Watch the [...]
Meeting David Wilson
Here’s a family reunion story with a twist: a black man from the city in New Jersey meets a white man living in the shadow of a plantation in North Carolina. They have the same name. And, yes, they’re related.
For more on this true story, as told by the brown-skinned David Wilson, at http://meetingdavidwilson.com/ .
