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January: Hear African American voices
of social change.
- Heed the call-to-action in our nation's challenging social climate.
- Find out how African Americans are negotiating the new political landscape.
- Unlock your potential to become an agent for positive change.
- Look through the lens of time at civil rights in film and photography.
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February: Examine the legacy of African-American
history.
- Commemorate the lifetime achievements of Frederick Douglass.
- Revisit the Negro Baseball League with one of the African-American
greats.
- Hear sounds of praise blended with the symphony.
- Meet African Americans who walked the migration trails from the South
to the North.
- Discover authentic African artifacts with a professional collector.
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March: Celebrate the magnificent month of Women's
History.
- Read the stories of historical women who forged the paths to groundbreaking
victories.
- Take an intimate look at the lives and careers of Lena Horne and Nancy
Wilson.
- Discover the quiet strength of Rosa Parks.
- Meet soulful writers of mystery, romance, biography anf history.
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April: Examine health issues of concern
to the African-American community.
- Follow the rising star of a drug-free bodybuilder.
- Step into the world of trauma medicine with a top-standard black surgeon.
- Read the inspiring stories of survivors of life-threatening illnesses.
- Get the latest update on breast and prostate cancer.
- Discover a black health club owner's unique approach to fitness.
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May: Come home to the warmth of family.
- Find otu what makes the Wilson Commencement Park a model for national
welfare reform.
- Join people all over the world in commemorating the Day of the African
Child.
- Share the excitement and concerns of first time homebuyers.
- Discover how children bring special fulfillment to the lives of adoptive
parents.
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June: Savor the many flavors of African-American
music.
- Travel back through time to a local woman's days as a famous jazz singer
in Europe.
- Revel in the artistry of an African-American classial pianist.
- Get the real rap on Gansta rap.
- Delve deep into the soul of an African-American spiritual composer.
- Hear the shouts and wails for the great women of jazz.
- Tap the creative source of a cultural institution of music.
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July: Tickle your flavor fancy with this
culinary issue.
- Find out how a local college ties into a global connection of culinary
artists.
- Delight yourself with delicacies from seafood to soul food in sizzlin'
hot dining spots.
- Sit down to dinner African-American style with ethnic food products.
- Attend a backyard barbeque where food and fun are served family style.
- Dine in superior elegance with an African-American restauranteur.
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August: Transcend the portal into world
of thriving black businesses.
- Open the doors of Eltrex Industries, a manufacturing firm with a goliath
vision of the future.
- Announce the birth of your baby with a quality line of products made
exclusively for Afircan Americans.
- Meet the creators of action adventure comic books featuring all black
characters.
- Learn how African Americans are bringing integrity to the banking industry.
- Discover a black publisher who is resurrecting the art of storytelling.
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September: Meet African Americans who
are setting the path to career success ablaze.
- Explore the frontiers of knowledge with our nation's power broker.
- Touch the heart of a friend or loved one with greeting cards created
by African Americans.
- Share a passionate vision of equality for the disabled with an energetic
advocate.
- Take a guided tour of historic and cultural sites with a diligent guardian.
- Find out how regional cooperation plays a key role in a black mayor's
success.
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October: Be at ringside for sports action
and on the cutting edge of technology.
- Salute Rochester's own world champion hurdler, Kim Batten, as she prepares
to take the 1996 Olympics by storm.
- Soar the planes of cyberspace with African Americans who are online
with the Internet.
- Gear up for an "in your face" revival of a college football
team.
- Go around the world in 660 days with a black world-class sailor.
- Meet a DNA specialist who has forensics down to a science.
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November: School's in session and you
can be at the head of the class.
- Learn everything you wanted to know about African-American people and
a little bit more through the poetry of Rochester's own Dr. Beverly A.
Davis, Ph.D.
- Discover how the Black College Satellite Network is boosting educational
efforts to the stars.
- Enrapture yourself in fantastic tales of fact, fiction, and folklore
with award-winning author Virginia Hamilton.
- Re-live moments in history with black men and women who attended the
Million Man March.
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