DEMOCRACY NOW : MAY 24 / AFROCENTRICITY. RACISM IN PHILLY. BURMA IN TURMOIL / Pacifica Foundation| produced by Julie Drizin and Amy Goodman| hosted by Amy Goodman. - A daily election program which takes an in-depth look at the political landscape and interviews visionaries from all walks of life, including members of grassroots organization who challenge the status quo. - CONTENT: pt.1. Discussion about afrocentricity and an excerpt from a speech by Molefi Asante, professor at Temple University who developed the concept of afrocentricity| Asante asserts much of Euro-centric history is based in myth.(15:30) -- pt.3. Guests Kevin Vaughn, Philadelphia Human Relations Commission with Denise Jones, News Director of WRTI in Philadelphia| discussion about the racism in Philladephia, where recently a black woman named, Bridget Ward was the target of hateful and racist vandalism when she moved her children into an all white neighborhood. (19:00) -- pt.4.Interview with Aung San Su Kyi Zarni, Nobel Peace Prize winner and Wisconsin graduate Student with the Free Burma coalition, which has been using the internet to coordinate national and international grassroots activism and boycotts against the Burmese military regime| discussion about the Burmese military's recent crackdown on democracy activists. (17:00) - Satellite, May 24, 1996.
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