Minorities — United States — Social conditions.
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The Inner city crisis / David Hackworth and Hugh Iltis ; interviewed by Ian Masters.
Colonel David Hackworth, via phone, discusses the growing problems of America’s inner cities, as demonstrated by the 1992 Los Angeles uprising. The people in the inner cities look at the government as the enemy. A bold new vision is needed to address the growing crisis, for there is no oportunity for the minority urban youth.…
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Education, self-determination and racism / Dan Moshenberg ; interviewed and produced by Sue Supriano.
Dan Moshenberg, Professor of English at Georgetown University and one of the founders of the Popular Education Process in northern Virginia, and of the Tenants Support Committee, talks about his work with Central American immigrants and African Americans, the importance of education in self-determination, and the issue of racism.|EDUCATION, SELF-DETERMINATION & RACISM / Dan Moshenberg|…
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Race relations / produced by Ginny Z. Berson ; executive producer Bill Wax ; hosted by Larry Bensky.
Program of panel discussions, listener call-ins and special reports which examine the state of race relations. People in the United States have initiated a reexamination of racial attitudes and stereotypes. |r.1. Intro / Larry Bensky (5:00) ; Community Development in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn (4:00) ; Panel, audiencequestions, and listener call-ins (51:00) — r.2. Introduction of second…
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Drugs and the Contras / Lanny Simkin ; interviewed by Don Foster.
Speech at the Christic Institute exploring the connections between international drug smuggling and many covert CIA operations, particularly as uncovered in the Iran-Contra hearings. Simkin discusses the U.S. involvement in the drug trade, from Cuba in the 1950’s, through Southeast Asia, and into Central America. He also points to the continuing role of Theodore Schackley,…