Black women — History.

  • Michelle Parkerson

    This episode of Upstream features filmmaker and poet Michelle Parkerson who talks about the economics of being an independent artist. Parkerson talks about her most recent film, “…But Then She’s Betty Carter” (1980), and how she supports herself as a filmmaker. Parkerson also reads some of her poetry in the second half of the program.…

  • Mary Jefferson

    This episode of Upstream is on Mary Jefferson (1927 – 2002), a jazz and blues singer popular in Washington, D.C. Jefferson talks about young people’s relationship to the blues and how the blues really originated with Black women. Contains listener phone calls. Hosted and produced by Nikki Jeter. Program cuts out early.

  • Black women of achievement: Stephanie Colbert Hopkins

    Interview with Stephanie Colbert Hopkins, president of Star Step, Inc, a public relations firm. Hopkins, a Black small business owner, discusses her professional and personal successes, the current job market for Black people, and the double stigma she faces as a business owner of being both Black and a woman. Contains listener phone calls. Hosted…

  • Miss Black America 1980

    This episode of Upstream features Sharon Wright, Miss Black America 1980. Wright was the thirteenth recipient of the title and after relinquishing the crown acted as spokesperson for Coca-Cola. She discusses her activities of the past year and gives advice to young girls who’d like to compete in the pageant. Hosts and producers Marie Smith…

  • National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs (Girls) Inc.

    This episode of Upstream is on the National Association of Colored Women’s (and Girls’) Clubs, Inc. (NACWC) and includes interviews with several members of the organization. The guests are Otelia Champion, President of the NACWC; Samella Burton, President of the Northeastern Federation of the NACWC; Delia H. Martin, NACWC delegate for New Jersey and Legislative…

  • Women in Washington, D.C.

    This episode of Upstream is on women and dating in Washington, D.C. Topics covered include dating as a working woman, fidelity, and prescribed gender roles. Contains listener phone calls. Hosted and produced by Marie Smith.

  • A woman’s play: One Plus One

    A woman’s play: one plus one. A play about two black women dealing with problems. One woman, Baby Sis, deals with problems that result from internal or personal pressures. The other woman, Cheryl, faces those that result from external, or societal, pressures. From the folio: A surrealistic history of Black women through characters such as…

  • 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.

  • Self help for African American women / Bell Hooks ; interviewed by Josy Catoggio.

    SELF HELP FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN / Bell Hooks| interviewed by Josie Cotoggio. – SERIES: Feminist magazine Author Bell Hooks discusses her latest book, Sisters of the Yam : Balc Women and Self Recovery. She points to its unique political-social approach which is different than most self help books. Hooks traces the impact of historic…