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- 6 - "Power". . . . which studied powerlessness, discussing problems of housing, employment etc. for people who have no political or social power to help themselves. "Black Power". . . . which studied militancy. "What To Do". . . . which attempted to resolve basic issues dividing and distorting blacks and whites in Detroit. IN YOUR OWN INTEREST provided an excellent example of public tele¬ vision hit in the face with a problem with time running out. . . . and solving that problem with grace and intelligence. WTVS has two other series in the mill at the moment. . . a local version of BLACK JOURNAL tearing up local issues from the two viewpoints of black and white and trying to bring the two somehow closer together. The second series will provide black students from Wayne State University a forum in which to dig into their own thinking about being alive and being black. On employment. . . . WTVS has three blacks on permanent staff. ... a clerk, an engineer and a jack-of-all-trades who is Assistant Traffic Manager, writes continuity, is a camerman, and is being trained in cinematography. CONTACT: J. N. Christianson, General Manager * * * * WOED, Pittsburgh has begun two series and is in production on a third. . . all three aimed at the black community. Item: BLACK HORIZONS digs into Negro life in Pittsburgh. ... it is an exclusively local series, going after the facts peculiar to Pittsburgh's problems and projects. Produced by Negro Ralph Proctor, the half-hour weekly devotes each program to a separate topic. For example, #1 was made up of film segments from the "Black Arts Festival" held on the U. of Pittsburgh campus earlier this year. Other issues are following with gospel music, black youth, child develop¬ ment, Negro survival and other topics. The musical score of the series is original and is composed and played by the Jazz Iconoclasts, a local group. A series of forums has begun co-sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce and CURE. The latter organization, Communicators Urging Racial Equality, is made up of private individuals working in radio, television, news¬ papers and advertising in the greater Pittsburgh area. They speak for themselves alone and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of their separate employers. They are concerned men and women who want to be a part of racial aspects of the urban crisis in their city.