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Drama & Historical Movie Reactions! (Tuesdays) BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY... Visit http://www.liquidiv.com & use Promo Code: REJECTS to get 20% off your first order. Visit https://huel.com/rejects & receive 15% off your order. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/thereelrejects Follow Us On Socials:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/  Tik-Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thereelrejects?lang=en Twitter: https://x.com/thereelrejects Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ Aaron Alexander & Andrew Gordon return for another Historical / Drama Tuesday as they give their First Time Reaction, Commentary, Analysis, Breakdown, & Full Movie Spoiler Review for the Eponymous 1992 Spike Lee Joint telling the life story of Activist & Civil Rights Leader, Malcolm X. The film stars Denzel Washington (Training Day, Antoine Fisher, Gladiator II) as Malcolm Little aka el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz aka Malcolm X along with Angela Bassett (Black Panther, Strange Days) as Betty Shabazz, Delroy Lindo (Da 5 Bloods, Get Shorty) as West Indian Archie, Spike Lee (Do the Right Thing, She's Gotta Have It) as Shorty, Albert Hall (Apocalypse Now) as Bains, & Al Freeman Jr. (Roots: The Next Generations) as Elijah Muhammad, along with appearances from Theresa Randle (Bad Boys, Spawn, Space Jam), Karen Allen (Indiana Jones / Raiders of the Lost Ark), John David Washington (Tenet, BlakKklansman), Christopher Plummer (Knives Out), Reverend Al Sharpton, Bobby Seale, Nelson Mandela, Ossie Davis (Grumpy Old Me, Bubba Ho-Tep), & More. Aaron & Andrew React to all the Wrenching Scenes & Most Powerful Moments including the God is Black Scene, Converting to Islam Scene, Marching to the Hospital Scene, We Were Black Scene, Pilgrimage to Mecca Scene, I Am Malcolm X Scene, Who Taught You To Hate Yourself, By Any Means Necessary, & Beyond. Follow Aaron On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealaaronalexander/?hl=en Follow Andrew Gordon on Socials:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MovieSource Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/agor711/?hl=en Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Agor711 Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ Music Used In Manscaped Ad:  Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ POWERED BY @GFUEL Visit https://gfuel.ly/3wD5Ygo and use code REJECTNATION for 20% off select tubs!! Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/praperhq/?hl=en Co-Editor: Greg Alba Co-Editor: John Humphrey Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ask Us A QUESTION On CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/thereelrejects Follow TheReelRejects On FACEBOOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM:  FB:  https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thereelrejects Follow GREG ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thegregalba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dorian Harewood Broadway: The Mighty Gents, Streamers, Don' f Call Back, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Jesus Christ Superstar. National Tour: Kiss of the Spider Woman, Madame Lily, Miss Moffat. Regional: Purley (Kennedy Center). Film: Gothika, Levity, Pacific Heights, Full Metal Jacket, The Falcon and the Snowman, Against All Odds. TV: "Big Sky, " "Bel-Air," "9-1-1," "Criminal Minds," "Private Practice," " 7th Heaven," "The Practice," "12 Angry Men," "PlI Fly Away," "The Jesse Owens Story," "Roots: The Next Generations." Awards: NAACP Image Awards for Lead Actor in a Drama Series for "I* Il Fly Away" and Best Actor in a Television Mini-Series for "The Jesse Owens Story;* Theatre World Award for Best New Actor for Don't Call Back. Maryann Plunkett Originated the role of Older Allie at Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Fall 2022. Other Broadway includes: Agnes of God, Sunday in the Park with George, Me and My Girl (Tony Award®), The Crucible, St. Joan, A Man for All Seasons, The Seagull. Off-Broadway: Deep Blue Sound, The Sean O' Casey Dublin Trilogy at Irish Rep, The Lucky Ones, Aristocrats, Richard Nelson 's 12-play Rhinebeck Panorama (seen over a span of 11 years, onstage in NYC, on tour around the world, and live on Zoom during the pandemic). Films: Showing Up, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Little Women, MAD, Blue Valentine, The Family Fang, The Rhinebeck Panorama. TV: recurring roles on both "Manifest" and "Dr. Death" ; others include "New Amsterdam, " "The Knick," "Chicago Med," "Law and Order" franchise, "Star Trek: The Next Generation." Plunkett is a founding member of Portland Stage Company and is a coach and mentor. She has performed in Shakespeare, Chekhov, and as narrator with the Britten Sinfonia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dorian Harewood's career journey is anything but ordinary, and he's got three wonderful women (and luck) to thank for it. And after over 45 years, he's back on the Broadway stage as Older Noah in “The Notebook”. He shares what made him want to come back, owing it to his manager who pushed him to audition for the role. With almost 200 credits under his name, he looks back on what got him to performing – from starting as a singer and auditioning for a four-year scholarship as advised by his teacher to moving to New York at 22 and doing a musical with the legendary Bette Davis, who also became his acting mentor. He looks back on his first acting role, “Don't Call Back”, and why even though the show opened and closed the same night, it led him to even better opportunities. Being in an industry inherent to rejection and hardship, he discusses the necessity of having hobbies outside of one's profession and pursuing one's passion to help navigate life's challenges. Aside from theater, he actually has more passions: bowling, pool, and blackjack and shares the importance of respecting passions other than theater, whatever they may be, in order to stay happy and healthy. Currently starring as Older Noah in Broadway's “The Notebook”, he talks about the challenge of keeping performances fresh for the audience and the communal experience live theater offers. With so many accomplishments and lasting legacy to leave behind, Dorian isn't done learning new things. He shares his philosophy of viewing every day as a "birthday" and a new beginning, expressing gratitude for life itself. Dorian Harwood made his Broadway acting debut in the 1971 production of “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”. His additional Broadway credits include “The Mighty Gents”, “Streamers”, and “Don't Call Back”. He pivoted to TV and film for almost the next 50 years, racking up a total of 187 credits on IMDb. His film credits include “Gothika”, “Levity”, “Pacific Heights”, and “Full Metal Jacket”. His TV credits include “7th Heaven”, “Criminal Minds”, “Twelve Angry Men”, and “The Roots: The Next Generations”. He's a voiceover artist for cartoons and video games and is now a Tony-nominated actor for his role as Older Noah in “The Notebook” on Broadway, which also happens to be his first time back on the Broadway stage since 1978. Connect with Dorian: Website: www.dorianharewood.com Instagram: @officialdorianharewood YouTube: officialdorianharewood Connect with The Theatre Podcast: Support the podcast on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast YouTube: YouTube.com/TheTheatrePodcast Threads, Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast TikTok: @thetheatrepodcast Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast TheTheatrePodcast.com My personal Instagram: @alanseales Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with John Rubinstein, Iconic Stage, Movie & TV Star About Harvey's guests: Today's guest, John Rubinstein, is a highly acclaimed, multi-award winning actor, composer and director whose illustrious career and body of work have made him a respected and beloved icon.   He made his Broadway debut starring in “Pippin”, for which he won a Theatre World Award, followed by “Children of a Lesser God”, for which he won a whole slew of awards including a Tony and a Drama Desk Award.  He also starred in “The Caine Mutiny Court Martial”, for which he received a Drama Desk Award nomination, “M. Butterfly”, “Love Letters”, “Ragtime” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”.  Off-Broadway, he starred in “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead” and “Counsellor at Law”, for which he received the Lucille Lortel Award for Best Lead Actor in a Play, as well as nominations for both the Outer Critics' and Drama League Awards.   He's appeared in over 200 movies, TV shows, made-for-TV movies and miniseries.  Some of his most popular feature films are “Getting Straight”, “The Boys From Brazil”, “Someone to Watch Over Me”, “Another Stakeout”, “21 Grams”, “The Candlelight Murders” and “Being the Ricardos”.  On TV you've seen him in dozens of TV shows including “Family”, for which he received an Emmy Award nomination, “Crazy Like a Fox”, “Bureau of Alien Detectors”, “Star Trek Enterprise”, “The Young and the Restless”, “Desperate Housewives”, “Dear White People”, “Claws” and many more.    His TV movies include “The American Clock”, for which he received a Cable Ace Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor, “M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers”, “The Gift of the Magi”, “Norma Jean and Marilyn”, and “Liberace”.   And some of his noteworthy miniseries are “The French Atlantic Affair”, “Roots: The Next Generations”, “The Two Mrs. Grenvilles”, “When we Rise”, “Feud”, and “Headless: A Sleepy Hollow Story”.   He's directed many stage productions, including “Les Liaisons Dangeureuses”, “Macbeth”, “Wait Until Dark”, “Brigadoon”, “Guys and Dolls” and many other shows.  Our guest is also a brilliant composer, which comes as no surprise, given that he's the son of the greatest pianist of all time, in my opinion, Arthur Rubinstein.  And he's the grandson of the renowned Polish violinist, conductor and composer Emil Młynarski.   He's written the music scores for a number of movies and TV shows including “Jeremiah Johnson”, “The Candidate”, “Family”, “The Ordeal of Patty Hearst”, “Johnny Belinda”, “China Beach” and “A Walton Wedding”.  And believe me, I'm just scratching the surface of this man's prodigious body of work. For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com/ To see more about John Rubinstein and the film, go to: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0748270/https://www.playbill.com/person/john-rubinstein-vault-0000020233 #JohnRubinstein    #harveybrownstoneinterviews

Today on The Neil Haley show, Neil Haley interviews Ernie Hudson. As a child growing up in Benton Harbor, Michigan, Ernie Hudson wrote short stories, poems and songs, always thinking that his words might one day come to life on stage. After a short stint in the Marine Corps, he moved to Detroit where he became the resident playwright at Concept East, the oldest black theatre in the country. In addition, he enrolled at Wayne State University to further develop his writing and acting skills and found time to establish the Actors' Emsemble Theatre, where he and other talented young black writers directed and appeared in their own works. After graduating with a B.A. from Wayne State, he was rewarded a full scholarship to the M.F.A. program at the prestigious Yale School of Drama. While performing with the school's repertory company, he was asked to appear in the Los Angeles production of Lonne Elder III's musical "Daddy Goodness," which led to his meeting Gordon Parks, who gave Hudson the costarring role in his first feature film, Leadbelly (1976). Unfortunately, all that followed "Leadbelly" was a year of "bit parts and some harsh lessons about Hollywood," which led Hudson to enroll in another academic doctorate program at the University of Minnesota. He did not complete the program. Through his experience, he learned another vital lesson: "There are those who spend their lives studying it and those who spend their lives doing it." Hudson definitely wanted to be in the second group. Keeping in mind this self-revelation, Hudson accepted the starring role of Jack Jefferson in the Minneapolis Theatre In The Round's production of "The Great White Hope," a role that he put "everything he had into," including shaving his head. A series of starring and guest roles followed on such television shows as Fantasy Island (1977), The Incredible Hulk (1977), Little House on the Prairie (1974), Diff'rent Strokes (1978), Taxi (1978), One Day at a Time (1975), Gimme a Break! (1981), The A-Team (1983) and Webster (1983), as well as costarring roles in the TV movies White Mama (1980) with Bette Davis, Roots: The Next Generations (1979), Women of San Quentin (1983), California Girls (1985), Mad Bull (1977) and Love on the Run (1985). Other feature film credits include The Jazz Singer (1980), The Main Event (1979), Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983), Penitentiary II (1982), Going Berserk (1983), Joy of Sex (1984) and, of course, the mega-hit Ghostbusters (1984).

EPISODE 8 of SEASON 2 on TUESDAY! Bruce B. Gordon is a Consultant/CEO/Director, Producer, Songwriter and Actor for his firm Bruce Gordon Media. He started in this industry while attending UCLA studying economics and interning at Columbia Pictures now Sony and shadowing VPs and executives. He has also worked for Warner Bros. Entertainment. Bruce has also done a number of acting supporting roles, including the ABC prime-time miniseries “Roots: The Next Generations,” produced by David Wolper and the “Partyman” video for legendary Warner Bros. recording artist Prince. Before starting his firm and after graduating he has working in Accounting at Aaron Spelling Productions he has also written comedic scripts and sold them to iconic comedians including Joan Rivers. Furthermore, one of his short films that is well-known “Whole Nother Level” was selected in the Festival de Cannes Short Film Corner in France. We are going to learn more about his background and the advice he gives to students, recent graduates, and people in their 20s who are navigating the film business. https://www.brucegordonmedia.com/Consulting/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/forbs-west2/support

This edition of KVC-Arts is in memory of Charles Weldon. David Fleming speaks with Charles about the short-lived music group, The Paradons, as well as his acting career. Charles went on to appear in St. Elsewhere, Sanford and Son (as a cross-dressing thief), Roots: The Next Generations, and a VERY memorable intense role in Stir Crazy. Look it up. If you've seen Stir Crazy, you'll remember him. He was also in pretty much every TV cop show of the 70's, 80's and 90's; The Rockford Files, Kojak, Law & Order, The Streets of San Francisco... so much more. Charles Weldon passed away on December 7th, 2018, just about six months after this interview was conducted.

On this installment of The PAPER STREET Podcast, Becky and Shawn are joined by acting legend Stan Shaw! Starring in a number of well-known films (DAYLIGHT, FRIED GREEN TOMATOES, and THE MONSTER SQUAD) and television series (Roots: The Next Generations, Hill Street Blues, and Murder, She Wrote), Stan talks about his storied career, background in singing, his martial arts training and instructing, approach to acting, and breathing life into characters. Stan also discusses his scene-stealing turn in Paper Street Pictures' new horror-western THE PALE DOOR, working with directors and fellow actors, playing a lot of fighters on screen, and his pal Sylvester Stallone (who Stan does a pretty solid impression of almost every time Sly's name comes up). Plus, some thoughts on physical media and bonus features, the upcoming Blu-ray release of THE PALE DOOR, a round of Rapid Fire with the guest, Becky's Deep Cut Slasher of the Week, and more! For show notes and more on this and past episodes, please visit paperstreetpodcast.com.

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A detailed look at black, African-American, culture during the "Seventies". (1970-1979) (Bonus Artists: Luck Pacheco)   1979: When MJ Was Black - Spcl. Gst. Ed Mar 1, 2019 Topics: Jimmy Carter, Donna Summer, Michael Jackson, Richard Pryor - Live In Concert, Roots: The Next Generations. 1    "My Sharona" - The Knack 2    "Bad Girls" - Donna Summer 3    "Le Freak" - Chic 1.    Kramer vs. Kramer 2.    The Amityville Horror 3.    Rocky II 1    60 Minutes 2    Three's Company 3    That's Incredible!     1978: It's a Bird, It's a Plane, ...It's Superfreak! - Spcl. Gst. Barbara Feb 1, 2019 Topics: Muhammad Ali, Rick James, The Wiz, Max Robinson (TV). 1    "Shadow Dancing" - Andy Gibb 2    "Night Fever" - Bee Gees 3    "You Light Up My Life" - Debby Boone 1.    Grease 2.    Superman 3.    Animal House 1    Laverne & Shirley 2    Three's Company 3    Mork & Mindy     1977: Going, Going, Gettin' to the Roots! - Spcl. Gst. Barbara, Adam DeCollibus, & Edward Jan 2, 2019 Topics: Roots, by Alex Haley (Social & TV), Which Way is Up?, Thelma Houston / Lou Rawls / The Emotions / The Brothers Johnson 1    "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" - Rod Stewart 2    "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" - Andy Gibb 3    "Best of My Love" - The Emotions 1.    Star Wars 2.    Smokey and the Bandit 3.    Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1    Laverne & Shirley 2    Happy Days 3    Three's Company     1976: Bi-centennial, Make a Friend Y'all - Spcl. Gst. Barbara Dec 1, 2018 Topics: Black History Month, Chaka Khan, Car Wash (film), What's Happening! (TV). 1    "Silly Love Songs" - Wings 2    "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" - Elton John & Kiki Dee 3    "Disco Lady" - Johnnie Taylor 1.    Rocky 2.    To Fly! 3.    A Star Is Born 1    Happy Days 2    Laverne & Shirley 3    M*A*S*H     1975: We Laugh, We Cry, We Get a Piece of Pie Nov 3, 2018 Topics: Urban Literature, Donald Goines and Iceberg Slim, Natalie Cole, Richard Pryor, Cooley High, The Jeffersons. 1    "Love Will Keep Us Together"    - Captain & Tennille 2    "Rhinestone Cowboy" - Glen Campbell 3    "Philadelphia Freedom" - Elton John 1    Jaws 2    The Rocky Horror Picture Show 3    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1    All in the Family 2    Rich Man, Poor Man  3    Laverne & Shirley     1974: It's Pfunky In Here! - Spcl. Gsts. Barbara & Edward (Extra Pfunk to Philip Weightman) Oct 1, 2018 Topics: Black Women vis-a-vis White Women in the feminist community, Funk Music, Claudine (film), Good Times (TV show). 1    "The Way We Were" - Barbra Streisand 2    "Seasons in the Sun" - Terry Jacks 3    "Love's Theme" - Love Unlimited Orchestra 1.    Blazing Saddles 2.    The Towering Inferno 3.    The Trial of Billy Jack 1    All in the Family 2    Sanford and Son 3    Chico and the Man     1973: Party Time! (Yes, Yes, Y'all. You Don't Stop) - Spcl. Gst. Ed Sep 1, 2018 Topics: Dj Kool Herc, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder, Pam Grier, The Mack, & George Jefferson. 1    "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" - Tony Orlando and Dawn 2    "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" - Jim Croce 3    "Killing Me Softly with His Song" - Roberta Flack 1.    The Sting 2.    The Exorcist 3.    American Graffiti 1    All in the Family 2    The Waltons 3    Sanford and Son     1972: New Directions, from Politics to Pimpin! - Spcl. Gst. Edward Aug 2, 2018 Topics: Shirley Anita Chisholm, H. Rap Brown, Diana Ross, Al Green, Superfly, Sanford & Son, & Fat Albert. 1    "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" - Roberta Flack 2    "Alone Again (Naturally)" - Gilbert O'Sullivan 3    "American Pie" - Don McLean 1.    The Godfather 2.    The Poseidon Adventure 3.    What's Up, Doc? 1    All in the Family 2    Sanford and Son 3    Hawaii Five-O     1971: What's Really Going On - Spcl. Gsts. Janice & Edward Jul 1, 2018 Topics: The Black Church, Jessie Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Shaft, & Soul Train. 1    "Joy to the World" - Three Dog Night 2    "Maggie May"/"Reason to Believe" - Rod Stewart 3    "It's Too Late"/"I Feel the Earth Move" - Carole King 1.    Fiddler on the Roof 2.    The French Connection 3.    Diamonds Are Forever 1    All in the Family 2    The Flip Wilson Show 3    Marcus Welby, M.D.     1970: Hello World! Jun 8, 2018 Topics: Black Power Movement, Muhammad Ali, Angela Davis, James Brown, Sidney Poitier, and Flip Wilson. 1    "Bridge Over Troubled Water" - Simon & Garfunkel 2    "(They Long to Be) Close to You" - The Carpenters 3    "American Woman" - The Guess Who 1.    Love Story 2.    Airport 3.    MASH 1    Marcus Welby, M.D. 2    The Flip Wilson Show 3    Here's Lucy

Topics: Jimmy Carter, Donna Summer, Michael Jackson, Richard Pryor - Live In Concert, Roots: The Next Generations. (Bonus Artist: Luck Pacheco)     1979   Snapshots   1.    Jimmy Carter president   2.    Mar - America's most serious nuclear power plant accident at Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania.   3.    Mar - C-SPAN, an American television channel focusing on government and public affairs, is launched.   4.    Apr - On CBS, the final episode of All in the Family is seen by 40.2 million American viewers.   5.    Jun - McDonald's introduces the Happy Meal.   6.    Sep - ESPN, an all-sports channel, launches and becomes the first cable TV channel to be launched as a 24-hour channel   7.    Oct - President Jimmy Carter signs a law establishing the Department of Education. [also responsible for Dept. of Energy]   8.    Nov - Iran hostage crisis begins: 3,000 Iranian radicals, mostly students, invade the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and take 90 hostages (53 of whom are American). They demand that the United States send the former Shah of Iran back to stand trial.   9.    Open Comments:   10.    Popular Music Scene   11.    #1 - "My Sharona", The Knack   12.    #2 - "Bad Girls", Donna Summer   13.    #3 - "Le Freak", Chic   14.    Record of the Year: "What a Fool Believes"-The Doobie Brothers   15.    Album of the Year: "52nd Street"-Billy Joel   16.    Song of the Year: "What a Fool Believes"-The Doobie Brothers   17.    Best New Artist: Rickie Lee Jones   18.    Open Comments:   19.    Popular Movies   20.    #1 - Kramer vs. Kramer   21.    #2 - The Amityville Horror   22.    #3 - Rocky II   23.    Notables: Apocalypse Now, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Alien, 10, The Jerk, Moonraker, The Muppet Movie, Phantasm, The Warriors.   24.    Open Comments:   25.    Popular TV   26.    #1 - 60 Minutes   27.    #2 - Three's Company   28.    #3 - That's Incredible!   29.    Open Comments:   30.    Black Snapshots   31.    Jan - Singer Donny Hathaway dies after falling 15 stories from his hotel room in New York City. According to Hathaway's record company, Atlantic, the singer had been having some psychological problems   32.    Apr - Real People, starring Byron Allen, featured a panel of seated hosts in front of a large studio audience. The hosts introduced pre-filmed segments and engaged in comedic banter about them. Each segment was a visit to someone with a unique occupation or hobby.   33.    Aug - Michael Jackson releases his first breakthrough album Off the Wall. It sells 7 million copies in the United States alone, making it a 7x platinum album.   34.    Aug – “Prince”, the self-titled second studio album from Prince was released. The album was written, arranged, composed, produced and performed entirely by Prince. Singles: “I Wanna Be Your Lover" & "Sexy Dancer".   35.    Aug – TV Debut: The Facts of Life   36.    Sep - Benson   37.    Sep - Sugarhill Gang releases Rapper's Delight.   38.    Nov - The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (Film)   39.    Open Comments:   40.    Economic   41.    New House: 58k   42.    Avg. income: 17.5k   43.    New car: 5.7k   44.    Avg rent: 280   45.    Gas: 0.86    46.    Inflation reaches double digits - 13%   47.    Open Comments:   48.    Social Scene:  Jimmy Carter’s truth-telling sermon to Americans   49.    James Earl Carter Jr. (@ 55yrs old in 1979), Politician and philanthropist. Born and raised in south-west Georgia, Jimmy grew up to be a U.S. Navy Lieutenant, Georgia State Senator, Governor of Georgia, and the 39th POTUS.   50.    On July 15, 1979, President Jimmy Carter went on national television to share with millions of Americans his diagnosis of a nation in crisis. "It’s clear that the true problems of our nation are much deeper -- deeper than gasoline lines or energy shortages, deeper even than inflation or recession. And I realize more than ever that as President I need your help...I know, of course, being President, that government actions and legislation can be very important. That’s why I’ve worked hard to put my campaign promises into law, and I have to admit, with just mixed success. But after listening to the American people, I have been reminded again that all the legislation in the world can’t fix what’s wrong with America. So, I want to speak to you first tonight about a subject even more serious than energy or inflation. I want to talk to you right now about a fundamental threat to American democracy. I do not mean our political and civil liberties. They will endure. And I do not refer to the outward strength of America, a nation that is at peace tonight everywhere in the world, with unmatched economic power and military might. The threat is nearly invisible in ordinary ways. It is a crisis of confidence."   51.    General Legacy   52.    Carter's presidency was initially seen as a failure. Although HE ESTABLISHED THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY  and the  DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, initiated a lot of pro-environment policies, PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN NEGOTIATING A PEACE TREATY BETWEEN EGYPT AND ISRAEL, IMPROVED RELATIONS WITH PANAMA BY GIVING THEM CONTROL OF THE PANAMA CANAL, his  administration was plagued by dissatisfaction from congressional Democrats, high unemployment and inflation, an energy crisis, and most notably the Iranian Hostage Crisis. Carter has said his biggest lesson from his time in office was, "not to ever let American hostages be held for 444 days in a foreign country without extracting them." He added, "I did the best I could, but I failed."   53.    However, Carter’s peacekeeping and humanitarian efforts since he left office have earned him a Nobel Peace Prize, along with a Grammy award, making him one of the most successful ex-presidents in American history. - The Independent wrote, "Carter is widely considered a better man than he was a president."   54.    Open Comments:   55.    African American Legacy/ Appointments   56.    Patricia Roberts Harris: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. The first African American woman to serve in the United States Cabinet, and the first to enter the line of succession to the Presidency.   57.    Amalya Lyle Kearse: the first female African-American circuit court judge   58.    Andrew Young: Ambassador to the United Nations, the first African-American to hold a high-level diplomatic post.   59.    On Obama   60.    Carter has criticized the Obama administration for its use of drone strikes against suspected terrorists.   61.    Carter also said that he disagrees with President Obama's decision to keep the Guantánamo Bay detention camp open.   62.    In July 2013, Carter expressed his criticism of current federal surveillance programs as disclosed by Edward Snowden.   63.    Carter believes the Obama administration “waited too long” to act on ISIS.   64.    When asked about Obama's "success or failures on the world stage," Carter replied: "On the world stage, I think they've been minimal...let me add again, let me repeat, I don't blame him for it, because there's been circumstances that have been involved."   65.    Audio Clip: OPRAH'S SUPERSOUL CONVERSATIONS - Season 7 Episode 620 (Aired on 09/27/2015)   66.    Question: How should black folks think about Jimmy? Friend - Foe - Forgettable   67.    Music Scene   68.    Black Songs from the Top 40    69.    #2    "Bad Girls"    Donna Summer   70.    #3    "Le Freak"    Chic   71.    #5    "Reunited"    Peaches & Herb   72.    #6    "I Will Survive"    Gloria Gaynor   73.    #7    "Hot Stuff"    Donna Summer   74.    #8    "Y.M.C.A."    Village People   75.    #9    "Ring My Bell"    Anita Ward   76.    #12    "MacArthur Park"    Donna Summer   77.    #15    "Fire"    The Pointer Sisters   78.    #20    "Good Times"    Chic   79.    #22    "Knock on Wood"    Amii Stewart   80.    #24    "Lead Me On"    Maxine Nightingale   81.    #25    "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)"    The Jacksons   82.    #30    "You Can't Change That"    Raydio   83.    #31    "Shake Your Groove Thing"    Peaches & Herb   84.    #32    "I'll Never Love This Way Again"    Dionne Warwick   85.    #38    "After the Love Has Gone"    Earth, Wind & Fire   86.    #39    "Heaven Knows"    Donna Summer and Brooklyn Dreams   87.    Vote:   88.    Top R&B Albums   89.    Jan - C'est Chic, Chic   90.    Mar - 2 Hot, Peaches & Herb   91.    Mar - Instant Funk, Instant Funk   92.    Apr - We Are Family, Sister Sledge   93.    Jun - Bad Girls, Donna Summer   94.    Jul - I Am, Earth, Wind & Fire   95.    Jul - Teddy, Teddy Pendergrass   96.    Sep - Midnight Magic, Commodores   97.    Oct - Off the Wall, Michael Jackson   98.    Oct - Ladies' Night, Kool & the Gang   99.    Dec - Masterjam, Rufus and Chaka Khan   100.    Vote:   101.    Key Artists   102.    LaDonna Adrian Gaines, a.k.a. Donna Summer - Disco Queen (@ 31 yrs. old) (past away 2012 @ 63 yrs. old): Singer, songwriter, and actress. Five-time Grammy winner, the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach number one and charted four number-one singles in the US within a 12-month period. She had dance hits in five straight decades; she hit the pop Hot 100 32 times. And her biggest songs altered the course of pop music permanently: Love to Love You Baby, I Feel Love, Hot Stuff, This Time I Know It’s for Real, Bad Girls, & She Works Hard for the Money.   103.    Audio Clips   104.    Open Comments   105.    Michael Joseph Jackson, The King of Pop (@ 21 yrs. old): Singer, songwriter, dancer, and global icon.   106.    "...Raised in the limelight by an infamously strict father, Michael (as a teenager) was painfully self-conscious, worried that he might never be able to shake his child stardom. He didn’t want to merely cling to his family’s fading notoriety. He wanted to break away from it completely. Off the Wall is the sound of that liberation. And he knew exactly what he was doing. On November 6, 1979, just as the album was starting to take off, Michael wrote a note to himself on the back of a tour itinerary, a proclamation of self so ambitious it could make Kanye blush. "MJ will be my new name, no more Michael Jackson. I want a whole new character, a whole new look, I should be a totally different person. People should never think of me as the kid who sang ‘ABC’ [and] ‘I Want You Back,’" he jotted down. "I should be a new incredible actor singer dancer that will shock the world. I will do no interviews. I will be magic. I will be a perfectionist, a researcher, a trainer, a masterer… I will study and look back on the whole world of entertainment and perfect it. Take it steps further from where the greats left off." - by Ryan Dombal Features Editor 2/24/2016 pitchfork.com   107.    Audio Clips   108.    Open Comments   109.    Movies   110.    Richard Pryor: Live in Concert is a 1979 American stand-up comedy film starring Richard Pryor and directed by Jeff Margolis.   111.    In her review of Richard Pryor Live in Concert, Pauline Kael commented, "Probably the greatest of all recorded-performance films. Pryor had characters and voices bursting out of him .... Watching this mysteriously original physical comedian you can't account for his gift and everything he does seems to be for the first time."   112.    Audio Clips   113.    Open Comments   114.    Television   115.    Roots: The Next Generations   116.    Primetime Emmy Awards: Best Limited Series and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special – Marlon Brando for "Episode VII"   117.    Vote: Favorite Pop Culture reference from 1979

Slavery was so pervasive in Tennessee that the city of Nashville owned slaves. Host Allen Forkum (editor of The Nashville Retrospect newspaper) interviews historian Bill Carey about his book Runaways, Coffles and Fancy Girls: A History of Slavery in Tennessee. Using his survey of advertisements in Tennessee newspapers, Carey shows how slavery touched many aspect of everyday commerce and law, such as banks, newspapers, factories, courts and even taxpayers. The ads also provide personal details and descriptions of enslaved African-American individuals, and they reveal the cruelty of the human bondage, from the separation of mothers from their children, to the use of young girls as sex slaves. (Segment begins at 04:50) Nashville purchased 24 slaves in 1830 to work on construction projects for the city government, such as the water works. The next year, two of them, a married couple, escaped. The mayor of Nashville placed the above ad offering a reward for their capture. The ad appeared in the June 25, 1831, National Banner and Nashville Whig. (Image: Tennessee State Library and Archives) This ad offering a reward for a runaway slave was placed by slaveholder, and future president, Andrew Jackson in the Oct. 24, 1804, Tennessee Gazette. Jackson offered extra money for the slave to be beaten. (Image: Tennessee State Library and Archives) “Fancy girls” were young female slaves sold for sex. This advertisement by slave trader Rees W. Porter, who operated a slave mart in downtown Nashville, appeared in a March 20, 1856, Republican Banner. (Image: Tennessee State Library and Archives) Also hear Roots author Alex Haley speak to the Tennessee State Legislature in April 1977. In his speech, samples of which can be heard in this podcast, Haley announced that a new, 12-part TV mini-series was in production, following the success of the record-breaking Roots mini-series. The book and the TV show sparked a surge of interest in genealogical research. In this podcast, genealogist Taneya Koonce discusses her own connection to Roots and the challenges of African-American genealogical research. (Segment begins at 31:00) (Special thanks to Joel Dark) Alex Haley (right), author of Roots, speaks to the Tennessee State Legislature on April 5, 1977. Governor Ray Blanton is on the left. (Image: Nashville Public Library, Nashville Room, photo by Jack Gunter) Alex Haley signs autographs at Fisk University as part of a “Welcome Home Alex Haley” event on May 20, 1977. Haley was raised in Henning, Tenn. (Image: Nashville Public Library, Nashville Room, photo by Dean Dixon) Original caption from the May 21, 1977, Nashville Banner: “Keisha Rutland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Rutland of Nashville, proudly displays Haley’s autograph [on a copy of his book Roots]. (Image: Nashville Public Library, Nashville Room, photo by Dean Dixon) Alex Haley speaks before a crowd of thousands at the Tennessee State University stadium on May 20, 1977, during a “Welcome Home Alex Haley” event. (Image: Nashville Public Library, Nashville Room) In the 1979 TV mini-series “Roots: The Next Generations,”  the characters Jim and Carrie Warner were a fictionalized version of a real interracial couple in Henning, Tenn. Pictured above are Jim and Carrie Turner, and their sons, George, Hardin, and William. Nashville genealogist Taneya Koonce, who is interviewed in this podcast, researched the family, which you can read about here and here. (Image: Sharon Minor) And finally, Allen Forkum reviews some of the contents of the February 2019 issue, including a river catching fire in 1824 and Bigfoot sightings in 1979. As part of Black History Month, there are also articles about a new Ku Klux Klan headquartered in Nashville in 1919, and a personal account of life under slavery by a former Nashville slave. (Segment begins at 02:15)   SHOW NOTES A list of articles relating to this episode that you can find in back issues of The Nashville Retrospect (back issue can be ordered by clicking here): • “Find Your Roots, Haley Tells Youngsters,” Nashville Banner, May 21, 1977 (The Nashville Retrospect, May 2014) • “When the City of Nashville Owned Slaves” by Bill Carey, The Nashville Retrospect, August 2018 • “Sale of Negroes,” Nashville Union and American, Jan. 16, 1858; 16 slaves, from 8 months old to 60 years old, for almost $16,000, (The Nashville Retrospect, January 2019) • “Will be Sold,” Tennessee Gazette and Mero District Advertiser, Feb. 1, 1806 (The Nashville Retrospect, February 2019) • “Stop the Runaways,” National Banner and Nashville Whig, Feb. 6, 1835 (The Nashville Retrospect, February 2019) • “Cecelia Chappel, A Nashville Slave Narrative,” The Nashville Retrospect, February 2019 • “Frances Batson, A Nashville Slave Narrative,” The Nashville Retrospect, February 2017 • “Slavery in Tennessee,” National Banner and Nashville Whig, Nov. 7, 1834; about Tennessee choosing not to abolish slavery with its new constitution (The Nashville Retrospect, November 2011) • “Fort Donelson Falls—Panic In City,” The Nashville Retrospect, February 2012 (excerpts from The Great Panic, a booklet about the fall of Nashville to Federal troops published in 1862) • “The Executions of Henry and Moses,” Nashville Gazette, Feb. 22, 1852; execution of two slave accused of murder (The Nashville Retrospect, February 2010) • “Agents of Abolition,” Nashville Union, Dec. 10, 1838; about a suppressed slave revolt in Williamson County (The Nashville Retrospect, December 2018) • “Caution to owners of Slaves,” Nashville Whig, Jan. 3, 1825; about city laws regulating the hiring of slaves (The Nashville Retrospect, Jan. 2017)   Other related articles and links: • “‘Roots’ Now Landmark In Television History,” Indiana Gazette, Feb. 3, 1977 • “Haley Lauds Growing Up In Henning,” Nashville Banner, April 6, 1977 • “‘Roots’ Search Gains Interest,” The Tennessean, April 10, 1977 • “U.S. historians defend ‘Roots’,” Arizona Daily Star, April 10, 1977 • “Haley Announces ‘Roots’ Sequel With State Aspect,” The Tennessean, April 6, 1977 • “Blacks Must Help Others: Haley,” The Tennessean, May 21, 1977 • "Records, Memories Helping Blacks Build Family Histories," The Tennessean, May 23, 1977 • “Alex Haley Sued For Plagiarism,” The Tennessean, May 26, 1977 • “Alex Haley loses plagiarism case,” Missoulian, Jan. 6, 1979   Bill Carey: Runaways, Coffles and Fancy Girls: A History of Slavery in Tennessee, book by Bill Carey Fortunes, Fiddles and Fried Chicken: A Business History of Nashville, book by Bill Carey Chancellors, Commodores, & Coeds: A History of Vanderbilt University, book by Bill Carey TN History for Kids! website   Isaac Franklin: “Retracing Slavery’s Trail of Tears” by Edward Ball at Smithsonian “Isaac Franklin’s money had a major influence on modern-day Nashville — despite the blood on it” by Betsy Phillips at Nashville Scene “More About Isaac Franklin” by Betsy Phillips at Nashville Scene “Isaac Franklin” by Mark Brown at Tennessee Encyclopedia   Black History Month events: Nashville Conference on African-American History and Culture "Fort Negley Descendants Project" event at Fort Negley Nashville Public Library Fort Negley The Hermitage   Roots: Roots: The Saga of an American Family book by Alex Haley at Amazon Roots: The Saga of an American Family at Wikipedia “Roots” 1977 mini-series at Wikipedia “Roots: The Next Generations” mini-series at Wikipedia Alex Haley Museum   Taneya Koonce: “Taneya’s Genealogy Blog” by Taneya Koonce “Roots and Truth in Genealogy” blog post by Taneya Koonce “Jim & Carrie of ‘Roots: The Next Generations’” blog post by Taneya Koonce   Genealogy: Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Nashville Chapter Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society Ancestry.com DNA testing 23andme.com DNA testing The Freedmen’s Bureau Project The Freedmen’s Bureau Records   Audio excerpts: Alex Haley speaking before the state legislature, April 5, 1977, from the Tennessee State Library and Archives; trailer for Roots (1977) TV mini-series by ABC Music: “Near You” by Francis Craig and His Orchestra (Bullet, 1947); “Quiet Outro” by ROZKOL (2018); “Covered Wagon Days” by Ted Weems and His Orchestra; and “The Buffalo Rag” by Vess L. Ossman

As a child growing up in Benton Harbor, Michigan, Ernie Hudson wrote short stories, poems and songs, always thinking that his words might one day come to life on stage. After a short stint in the Marine Corps, he moved to Detroit where he became the resident playwright at Concept East, the oldest black theatre in the country. In addition, he enrolled at Wayne State University to further develop his writing and acting skills and found time to establish the Actors' Emsemble Theatre, where he and other talented young black writers directed and appeared in their own works. After graduating with a B.A. from Wayne State, he was rewarded a full scholarship to the M.F.A. program at the prestigious Yale School of Drama. Keeping in mind this self-revelation, Hudson accepted the starring role of Jack Jefferson in the Minneapolis Theatre In The Round's production of "The Great White Hope," a role that he put "everything he had into," including shaving his head. A series of starring and guest roles followed on such television shows as Fantasy Island (1977), The Incredible Hulk (1978), Little House on the Prairie (1974), Diff'rent Strokes (1978), Taxi (1978), One Day at a Time (1975), Gimme a Break! (1981), The A-Team (1983) and Webster (1983), as well as costarring roles in the TV movies White Mama (1980) with Bette Davis, Roots: The Next Generations (1979), Women of San Quentin (1983), California Girls (1985), Mad Bull (1977) and Love on the Run (1985). Other feature film credits include The Jazz Singer (1980), The Main Event (1979), Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983), Penitentiary II (1982), Going Berserk (1983), Joy of Sex (1984) and, of course, the mega-hit Ghostbusters (1984).

Melodic Connections: Avery Brooks and Kevin Conroy. Have you ever played Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon? It's a now-classic game based on the idea that any two people on Earth are just six or fewer acquaintance links apart. While Kevin Bacon has become the game's bundled playing piece, it works with other people too … even in the 24th century. In this episode of Melodic Treks, host Brandon-Shea Mutala casts galactic distances aside to put a Star Trek twist on Six Degrees. We challenged the members of The Babel Conference, Trek.fm's listeners' group on Facebook, to come up with the name of an actor to connect to Avery Brooks. The winning choice, submitted by listener Davis Grayson, was Kevin Conroy. These two actors have been in many films and television productions, so we decided to use only movies whose scores were composed by Star Trek composers. Listen on to trace a path from Brooks to Conroy. Chapters Intro (00:00:00) "Suspicions" (from Dynasty "Suspicions," composed by D. McCarthy) (00:03:12) "Haven/Harpies/Gifts" (from Star Trek: The Next Generation "Haven," composed by D. McCarthy) (00:04:56) "Happy Ending" (from Roots: The Next Generations, composed by G. Fried) (00:06:46) "Thicker Fog/Witches" (from Star Trek "Catspaw," composed by G. Fried) (00:07:57) "Suite from The Leap Home" (from Quantum Leap "The Leap Home," composed by V.R. Bunch) (00:09:47) "Pathogen Bomb" (from Star Trek: Enterprise "The Augments," composed by V.R. Bunch) (00:11:35) "End Titles" (from Air Force One, composed by J. Goldsmith) (00:13:33) "Main Titles" (from Star Trek: Voyager, composed by J. Goldsmith) (00:15:29) "End Titles (from Apollo 13, composed by J. Horner) (00:17:35) "Stealing the Enterprise" (from Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, composed by J. Horner) (00:19:32) "Farewell" (from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine "What You Leave Behind," composed by D. McCarthy) (00:22:35) "Revelation/Poloiusized" (from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine "Duet," composed by D. McCarthy) (00:24:28) Host Brandon-Shea Mutala Production Brandon-Shea Mutala (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Will Nguyen (Content Manager)

In this episode, Black Hollywood Live hosts Derrial Christon, Jesse Janedy and Courtney Stewart interview special guest Kristoff St. John. St. John portrayed a young Alex Haley in the ABC miniseries Roots: The Next Generations. He also made a small but notable appearance as Booker Brown on the ABC sitcom Happy Days, as well as a boyfriend of Denise Huxtable on an early episode of The Cosby Show. In his first major role, he appeared as Charlie Richmond, Jr. on the CBS sitcom Charlie & Co., along with Flip Wilson, Gladys Knight, and Jaleel White. St. John's first major soap role was Adam Marshall on the NBC soap opera Generations, the first daytime drama to feature a core African American family from its inception. After Generations was cancelled in 1991, he originated the role of Neil Winters on The Young and the Restless, where he continues to appear to this day. A cast member for 20 years, no African American actor has appeared on Y&R more frequently than St. John. In 1992, he won the