African American Women

  • The November 10, 1977 CCNY conference: Black and Latin women in art and politics

    Excerpts from the November 10, 1977 conference of Black and Latin women in arts and politics, organized by the Black and Latin Women’s Organization of City College New York. The thoughts of Jill Nelson, June Jordan, and Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm.

  • Interview with Mamie Williams

    This July is WPFW’s tribute to women month, and Upstream is celebrating with programs about “living legends.” This episode is an interview with Reverend Mamie Williams of the Calvary United Methodist Church in Northwest Washington, D.C. Produced by Nikki Jeter and Marie Smith. Program opens with a song “Cosmic Climax”(?) artist unknown and “The Creator…

  • Audre Lorde interviewed by Judy Simmons

    This is a recording of Judy Simmons interviewing Audre Lorde during a late-night show on WBAI in New York. In this recording, Lorde reads selections out of her book The Black Unicorn, and the two women converse with listeners who call in to discuss poetry, differences between men and women, being African-American, and other topics.…

  • Sojourner’s Journal: The role of the Black woman worker

    The role of the Black woman worker. An episode of Sojournour’s Journal produced by Yasmine Pierre. Date unknown. Yasmine Pierre interviews Rosemary Mealy of the Empire State Labor College and journalist Esther Curry about the history of Black women’s work in America.

  • Sojourner Truth : walking to freedom / produced by Darcell King. (Episode 3 of 7)

    This program tells the life of Sojourner Truth (c. 1797 – 1883), African-American abolitionist and women’s rights activist. Prior to the Civil War, Sojourner Truth traveled around the country on foot telling others how she was abused as a slave, how she was sold and exploited, and how she gained her liberty. She began to…

  • The role of the Black woman in America / moderated by Ed Cumberpatch ; produced by Kay Lindsay.

    Four Black women–Peachie Brooks, housewife and mother of five living in Brownsville, NY; Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor, mother, actress, and Temple University and Sorbonne alum who has lived in New York and Paris; Florynce “Flo” Kennedy, attorney, director of Media Workshop and member of the Steering Committee of the Peace and Freedom Party; and Eleanor (Holmes) Norton,…

  • Lena Horne / interviewed by Gene De Alessi.

    “Lena: a sound portrait of a multifaceted lady.” Lena Horne (b. June 30, 1917; d. May 9, 2010) is interviewed at San Francisco’s Fairmont Hotel by KPFA’s Gene De Alessi in conjunction with the release of her autobiography. She was the first black performer to be signed to a long-term contract by a major Hollywood…

  • Women speak out against fascism (Episode 3 of 12, Part 2)

    A panel at the conference called by the Black Panther Party the weekend of July 18-20 in Oakland. Panel speakers are Roberta Alexander, Marlene Dixon, Evelyn Harris, Carol Henry, Penny Nakatsu, and Carol Thomas. Panel is introduced by Marie Johnson. Originally aired during KPFA’s Open Hour, 1969-08-11. Reel two of two.

  • Women speak out against fascism (Episode 3 of 12)

    A panel at the conference called by the Black Panther Party the weekend of July 18-20 in Oakland. Panel speakers are Roberta Alexander, Marlene Dixon, Evelyn Harris, Carol Henry, Penny Nakatsu, and Carol Thomas. Panel is introduced by Marie Johnson. Originally aired during KPFA’s Open Hour, 1969-08-11.