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Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise, Part Three, Keep Your Head Up
directed by Leah Williams, fl. 2013, Sabin Streeter, fl. 2005-2017, Talleah Bridges McMahon, fl. 2003 and Leslie Asako Gladsjo, fl. 1988-2014; presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-; produced by Leah Williams, fl. 2013 and Talleah Bridges McMahon, fl. 2003, Inkwell Films, McGee Media, Ark Media and Kunhardt Films, in Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise, Part Three (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2016), 57 mins
The third hour reveals profound fissures within the country — and within black America — that deepened through the 1980s and '90s, just as African Americans were becoming more visible than ever. Gates visits his old friends Oprah Winfrey and Bob Johnson, who blazed astonishing trails during this era, reaching...
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directed by Leah Williams, fl. 2013, Sabin Streeter, fl. 2005-2017, Talleah Bridges McMahon, fl. 2003 and Leslie Asako Gladsjo, fl. 1988-2014; presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-; produced by Leah Williams, fl. 2013 and Talleah Bridges McMahon, fl. 2003, Inkwell Films, McGee Media, Ark Media and Kunhardt Films, in Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise, Part Three (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2016), 57 mins
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The third hour reveals profound fissures within the country — and within black America — that deepened through the 1980s and '90s, just as African Americans were becoming more visible than ever. Gates visits his old friends Oprah Winfrey and Bob Johnson, who blazed astonishing trails during this era, reaching levels of success that Dr. King would never have imagined possible. Yet he also talks with Reverend Al Sharpton, who recalls the desper...
The third hour reveals profound fissures within the country — and within black America — that deepened through the 1980s and '90s, just as African Americans were becoming more visible than ever. Gates visits his old friends Oprah Winfrey and Bob Johnson, who blazed astonishing trails during this era, reaching levels of success that Dr. King would never have imagined possible. Yet he also talks with Reverend Al Sharpton, who recalls the desperate fight mounted within poor black communities against a terrifying new scourge that was tearing lives and families apart: crack cocaine. Gates learns from Ronald Day, who grew up in the South Bronx, how hard it was to resist the profits of the crack business — a livelihood that eventually sent Day to prison, and fueled the spread of ever-harsher crime laws and policing tactics all over the country. Meeting with former Attorney General Eric Holder, Gates dissects the tragedy of America's War on Drugs, mapping out the dire consequences of an unprecedented prison-building boom set against the dismantling of the country's social safety net — a deadly combination that devastated many of the poorest and most vulnerable black communities. At the same time, Gates shows how many Americans, dazzled by the prominence of black superstars from Bill Cosby to Michael Jackson, and surrounded by compelling evidence of a well-established black middle class, were becoming convinced that racial inequality had been vanquished for good. The era's racial flashpoints called this view into serious doubt, however. The controversial Rodney King and O.J. Simpson verdicts, and the confirmation hearings of Justice Clarence Thomas - which Gates revisits with eyewitnesses like LAPD officer Stephany Powell and Thomas protégé Armstrong Williams - attested to the persistence of the color line in American society, despite the increasing diversity of the black community.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Leah Williams, fl. 2013, Talleah Bridges McMahon, fl. 2003, Inkwell Films, McGee Media, Ark Media, Kunhardt Films
Author / Creator
Leah Williams, fl. 2013, Sabin Streeter, fl. 2005-2017, Talleah Bridges McMahon, fl. 2003, Leslie Asako Gladsjo, fl. 1988-2014, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise
Person Discussed
William Jefferson Clinton, 1946-, Robert L. Johnson, 1946-
Topic / Theme
Civil rights, Race and culture, Popular culture, Gangsta, Million Man March, Washington DC, October 16, 1995, Race and Gender, Late 20th Century (1975–2000), African Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
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performed by Twisted Black (Orchard, 2006), 4 mins
Field of Study
Popular Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Twisted Black
Author / Creator
Twisted Black
Date Published / Released
2006-09-12
Publisher
Orchard
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performed by Shorty (Orchard, 2006), 4 mins
Field of Study
Popular Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Shorty
Author / Creator
Shorty
Date Published / Released
2006-08-15
Publisher
Orchard
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performed by Yo Gotti (Orchard, 2006), 5 mins
Field of Study
Popular Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Yo Gotti
Author / Creator
Yo Gotti
Date Published / Released
2006-05-02
Publisher
Orchard
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performed by indikator (Damage Recordings, 2004), 47 mins
Field of Study
Popular Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
indikator
Author / Creator
indikator
Date Published / Released
2004-07-13
Publisher
Damage Recordings
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There's A God On the Mic: The True 50 Greatest MCs
written by Kool Moe Dee, 1962- (New York, NY: Thunder's Mouth Press, 2003), 356 page(s)
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written by Kool Moe Dee, 1962- (New York, NY: Thunder's Mouth Press, 2003), 356 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Kool Moe Dee, 1962-
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Thunder's Mouth Press
Topic / Theme
African American Music
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Chapter Nine: Industry, Nation, Globe: Hip-Hop toward 2000
written by Murray Forman; in The 'Hood Comes First: Race, Space and Place in Rap and Hip-Hop (Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University, 2002), 302-378
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written by Murray Forman; in The 'Hood Comes First: Race, Space and Place in Rap and Hip-Hop (Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University, 2002), 302-378
Field of Study
American Music
Author / Creator
Murray Forman
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Wesleyan University
Person Discussed
Berry Gordy, Jr., 1929-, Suge Knight, 1965-, Sean John Combs, 1969-, Master P, 1967-
Topic / Theme
Mass media, Popular culture, Racism, Violence, Sexism, Business affairs, Rivalry, Music industry, Performance influences, Concerts, Performance practice, African American Music, Hip-Hop
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(Orchard, 1999), 1 hour
Field of Study
Popular Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1999-06-29
Publisher
Orchard
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(Orchard, 1999), 1 hour
Field of Study
Popular Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1999-06-29
Publisher
Orchard
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performed by Bounty Killer (Blunt Recordings, 1999), 59 mins
Field of Study
Popular Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Bounty Killer
Author / Creator
Bounty Killer
Date Published / Released
1999-01-01
Publisher
Blunt Recordings
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