Black Issues Forum 2010 - 2011

2620 | Penetrating the Old-Boy Network

Life in a small town changes for better when a local DJ takes a stand against apathy. Hear how Leon Gatewood's started a movement with a party and is now CEO of the non-profit organization HOLLA, Helping Our Loved-Ones Learn and Achieve. Also hear from the President of Kate B. Reynolds foundation on funding to help HOLLA fight obesity.

Matthew Lewis has been a resident of Thomasville for over 20 years and even served as a staff photographer for the Thomasville Times after a stellar career as a photographer and Assistant Managing Editor at the Washington Post. groupshot He has photographed every subject from rock stars and presidents to everyday people like a teacher hugging a schoolgirl, and having worked through the era of Civil Rights his photography has captured both the best and worst of America. In this episode of "Black Issues Forum," he shares with Natalie Bullock Brown the stories behind the images and some of his own rich history as a member of four generations of photographers.

North Carolina is replete with both historic spaces whose rich pasts have been beautifully preserved, and those spaces whose preservation efforts never move past a photo album. In this episode we explore what's involved in historic preservation and look at some success stories.

While the idea of creating a lasting monument to the past is a noble one, those who pursue historic preservation and renovation without good information can quickly become frustrated and give up. We're going to try to arm you with some of that good information in today's discussion as we look at several Rosenwald Schools. The Rosenwald Schools were part of a rural school building initiative conceived by Booker T. Washington in 1912 and funded by Julius Rosenwald, an American clothier who became part owner of Sears, Roebuck and Company.

Over the course of 20 years the Rosenwald Fund contributed more than 28.4 million dollars to construct over 4900 schools and other buildings for black children in the South. The program guests are very familiar with efforts to preserve the history of these schools. Our guests include Claudia Brown, Acting Administrator and Architectural Survey Coordinator with the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office in the Department of Cultural Resources. From that same office working in the North East region, we have Reid Thomas, a Restoration Specialist. Addistionally, we have Mrs. Ella Wilder Perry, a 1936 alumna of the Panther Branch Rosenwald School in Wake County, also referred to as the Juniper Level School, and President of the Juniper Level Alumni.

Politics and the Way You Live 2: Education

Reflecting on North Carolina's newly passed 2011-13 biennial budget and cuts in health and human services, state Senator Eric Mansfield and Rep. Nelson Dollar talk with host Deborah Holt Noel about More at Four, Smart Start, Planned Parenthood, Medicaid, and jobs.

It could be called North Carolina's hidden gem among historical sites. A monument to the fascinating story of a young black woman who started with just $1000 and built one of the most renowned preparatory schools in the nation to educate blacks during the Jim Crow era, the Palmer Memorial Institute today still stands in Sedalia, North Carolina. Learn more about Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown and the Palmer Institute as host Mitchell Lewis talks to a former student of the school and the current manager of the historic Palmer Memorial Institute historic site.

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Representative Mickey Michaux, Jr. - graduated from the Palmer Institute in 1948 and is currently serving his 16th term in the North Carolina House of Representatives for the 31st District, Durham County. Rep. Michaux is also an attorney with his brother in the Michaux and Michaux Law Firm.

Frachelle Scott - the Manager for the Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum at Historic Palmer Memorial Institute http://www.nchistoricsites.org/chb/chb.htm. Ms. Scott has managed the institute for two years and has begun to develop a strong outreach-marketing plan to attract more visitors to learn about Dr. Brown's legacy and the school's rich history.

The year 2011 marks the 50th anniversary of the civil campaign the Freedom Rides. In the summer of 1961, a group of courageous young activists endured bloody mob violence, suffered police arrests, and stood down death threats in a fight for human dignity. For the first time ever their story is told in the compelling American Experience documentary "Freedom Riders." In this edition of Black Issues Forum, join host Deborah Holt Noel at the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh for a taped panel discussion about civil rights demonstrations and fairness in public transportation.

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Remembering The Freedom Riders

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Program Description:

The year 2011 marks the 50th anniversary of the civil campaign the Freedom Rides. In the summer of 1961, a group of courageous young activists endured bloody mob violence, suffered police arrests, and stood down death threats in a fight for human dignity. For the first time ever their story is told in the compelling American Experience documentary "Freedom Riders." In this edition of Black Issues Forum, join host Deborah Holt Noel at the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh for a taped panel discussion about civil rights demonstrations and fairness in public transportation.

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Gordon Carey - one of the architects of the Freedom Rides campaign, a former National Director for the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). Carey assisted in planning demonstrations in Greensboro and Durham.

Dr. Mia Bay http://history.rutgers.edu/faculty-directory/56-professors/97-bay-mia - Director of the Center for Race and Ethnicity http://raceethnicity.rutgers.edu/ at the Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis http://rcha.rutgers.edu/ in New Jersey. She is currently a fellow at the National Humanities Center nationalhumanitiescenter.org in Research Triangle Park and is writing a book about the social history of segregated transportation.

Dr. Jarvis Hall Director of the Institute for Civic Engagement and Social Change http://www.nccu.edu/directory/details.cfm?id=jhall at North Carolina Central University and Associate Professor of Political Science at NCCU.

Donna-Marie Winn, Ph.D. http://www.fpg.unc.edu/people/fpg_people.cfm?staffid=1851 - Investigator with the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute

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Deborah Holt Noel

Host: Deborah Holt Noel

Gordon Carey

Dr. Mia Bay

Dr. Jarvis Hall

The year 2011 marks the 50th anniversary of the civil campaign the Freedom Rides. In the summer of 1961, a group of courageous young activists endured bloody mob violence, suffered police arrests, and stood down death threats in a fight for human dignity. For the first time ever their story is told in the compelling American Experience documentary "Freedom Riders." In this edition of Black Issues Forum, join host Deborah Holt Noel at the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh for a taped panel discussion about civil rights demonstrations and fairness in public transportation.

Current Season

Remembering The Freedom Riders

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Program Description:

The year 2011 marks the 50th anniversary of the civil campaign the Freedom Rides. In the summer of 1961, a group of courageous young activists endured bloody mob violence, suffered police arrests, and stood down death threats in a fight for human dignity. For the first time ever their story is told in the compelling American Experience documentary "Freedom Riders." In this edition of Black Issues Forum, join host Deborah Holt Noel at the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh for a taped panel discussion about civil rights demonstrations and fairness in public transportation.

Click Here for the Extended Version

Panel

Gordon Carey - one of the architects of the Freedom Rides campaign, a former National Director for the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). Carey assisted in planning demonstrations in Greensboro and Durham.

Dr. Mia Bay http://history.rutgers.edu/faculty-directory/56-professors/97-bay-mia - Director of the Center for Race and Ethnicity http://raceethnicity.rutgers.edu/ at the Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis http://rcha.rutgers.edu/ in New Jersey. She is currently a fellow at the National Humanities Center nationalhumanitiescenter.org in Research Triangle Park and is writing a book about the social history of segregated transportation.

Dr. Jarvis Hall Director of the Institute for Civic Engagement and Social Change http://www.nccu.edu/directory/details.cfm?id=jhall at North Carolina Central University and Associate Professor of Political Science at NCCU.

Donna-Marie Winn, Ph.D. http://www.fpg.unc.edu/people/fpg_people.cfm?staffid=1851 - Investigator with the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute

Panel

Deborah Holt Noel

Host: Deborah Holt Noel

Gordon Carey

Dr. Mia Bay

Dr. Jarvis Hall

Join Deborah Holt Noel at Union Independent School in Durham as she hosts a panel discussion before a live audience at the launch of an innovative 7 million dollar project called Bridge to Success. The project, created by Dr. Jim Johnson of the Kenan-Flagler Business School and funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundatio, is designed to intervene in the lives of minority males and provide research on constructive ways to help them succeed in school and beyond.

Dr. Jim Johnson, Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC Chapel Hill, and architect of the Bridge to Success project.

William Buster, a Program Officer with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

Dr. Eric J. Becoats, Superintendent of Durham Public Schools.

Loren Harris, Founder of Thinking Man Consulting, based in New Jersey.

Donna-Marie Winn, Ph.D. - a scientist with the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute.