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- Police shootings, racial profiling, attacks on affirmative action and
increasing economic insecurity are some problems of the day for the black
masses. "A Time for Thoughtful Action" examines the use of lethal
force on unarmed black men by the NYPD. In the midst of the rage generated
by the murder of Amadou Diallo in a hail of "forty-one shots"
and the acquittal of the four officers, an enraged and awakened X-generation
has been touched to the bone. .
- "Activism Revisited" tells
how these young men and women, who only a few years ago walked around with
headphones blasting music to shield their ears and minds from unpleasant
realities, are on the march bringing on a new changing of the guard.
- The X-generation is looking toward a wide range of new leaders who
understand its rage and impatience. Discover how radio and TV commentator
Tavis Smiley has turned normally uninvolved teens and college-aged youths
into change agents.
- Travel the road to NFL glory with the enterprising Roland Williams.
Break barriers to hear what musical genius Bobby McFerrin has to say about
the importance of music education in schools. Sound an alarm with a widening
circle of sisters who are united in the fight against breast cancer.
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