Programs, Correspondence, 1968, August-December (1968)

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wcny-tv SYRACUSE NEWS RELEASE OLD LIVERPOOL ROAD / LIVERPOOL, NEW YORK 13088 / 315 / 457-0440 For Immediate Release; Sent November 26, 1968 An African dance performed by Syracuse University graduate student Jeff Zwana is the opening segment of the premier program on WCNY-TV*s locally- produced series, "Black on Black: The Afro-American Television Magazine," which will be broadcast bi-monthly beginning December 6 (Friday) at 7*30 p.m. Made possible through the cooperation of the Urban League of Onondaga County, Inc,, the 30-minute programs are produced and hosted by Charles Anderson, Education Director of the Urban League, which granted Anderson release time to do the series, Anderson, who has received undergraduate and graduate degrees in television and speech, has had extensive experience in producing and directing educational television shows in the United States and Africa, Other segments on the December 6 program will include interviews with Rev. Ernest Boston of Boston Automotive Consultants, Inc. and Thornton Jones, owner-president of Ebony Market; a discussion by two Corcoran High School students, Marsha Witcher and Jeanette Sanders, about the "Syracuse Negroes of Today" and slavery in New York State; and a commentary on "The Teaching of Black History" by Ron Walkers, Professor of Political Science at the Maxwell School of Citizenship at Syracuse University, "The objective of the ’Black on Black’ series will be to provide a platform for black people to speak directly to other blacks and indirectly to the community at large...about prime concerns of black citizens; and to provide a cultural showcase for black artists, craftsmen, journalists, and entertainers," said Anderson. "In addition, representatives from community organizations representing a broad cross- section of black opinion will be constantly sought for guest commentary and appearances," he added. -more-