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The Black Media Archive is a multi-media collection of African and African-American history, including speeches, archival video, movies, music, and more. It exists as a central resource of Black hist... more
FAQs about BMA: Black Media Archive:How many episodes does BMA: Black Media Archive have?The podcast currently has 425 episodes available.
March 09, 2007Episode 21: "Sunday Go To Meetin' Time"In the cartoon "Sunday Go To Meetin' Time" (1936) Nicodemus' woman tries to show him the virtues of righteousness, and drags him away from his dice game on Sunday to the church, but he sneaks away and is soon out stealing chickens again. A blow on the head from a farmyard fence helps him see the error of his ways....more7minPlay
March 01, 2007Episode 20: "The Jackie Robinson Story" (part 2)Movie: The conclusion of "The Jackie Robinson Story" (1950), a biographical film in which Jackie Robinson plays himself, as you follow his life from childhood through his 1949 season with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Ruby Dee is beautiful as Robinson's loving wife, and the film contains great footage of what Jackie could do on the baseball diamond. A great story about the social issues and racial prejudices that Robinson faced while integrating professional baseball....more39minPlay
February 28, 2007Episode 20: "The Jackie Robinson Story" (part 1)Movie: "The Jackie Robinson Story" (1950) is a biographical film in which Jackie Robinson plays himself, as you follow his life from childhood through his 1949 season with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Ruby Dee is beautiful as Robinson's loving wife, and the film contains great footage of what Jackie could do on the baseball diamond. A great story about the social issues and racial prejudices that Robinson faced while integrating professional baseball....more39minPlay
February 20, 2007Episode 19: Malcolm XA speech given titled "Words from the Frontline" (1965) after Malcolm's separation from the Nation of Islam....more15minPlay
February 12, 2007Episode 18: "Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat""Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat" (1941) is a 1940 hit boogie-woogie song and best recognized as the centerpiece of this Walter Lantz Studio cartoon from 1941. A risqué, jazzy tune, the song describes a laundry woman from Harlem, New York whose technique is so unusual that people come from all around just to watch her scrub....more7minPlay
February 07, 2007Episode 17: "Spirit of Youth" (part 2)Movie: "Spirit of Youth" (1938) The dramatic conclusion of story of the rise of boxer Joe Thomas (starring Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis and a parallel of his own life)....more35minPlay
February 04, 2007Episode 17: "Spirit of Youth" (part 1)Movie: "Spirit of Youth" (1938) The story of the rise of boxer Joe Thomas (starring Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis and a parallel of his own life)....more32minPlay
January 30, 2007Episode 16: "New Girl in the Office" (part 2)In the exciting conclusion of this docudrama, tensions erupt at Dennis Industries when they decide to hire a "Negro girl" in the secretarial pool so they can bid on government contracts. This film was produced in the early 1950s by the President's Committee on Government Contracts....more15minPlay
January 29, 2007Episode 16: "New Girl in the Office" (part 1)In this docudrama, tensions erupt at Dennis Industries when they decide to hire a "Negro girl" in the secretarial pool so they can bid on government contracts. This film was produced in the early 1950s by the President's Committee on Government Contracts....more17minPlay
January 18, 2007Episode 15: Muhammad AliA collection of interview clips from 1964 in which Cassius Clay explains changing his name to Muhammad Ali and accepting the teachings of Islam....more3minPlay
FAQs about BMA: Black Media Archive:How many episodes does BMA: Black Media Archive have?The podcast currently has 425 episodes available.