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Year in Review
Stories in the 1995 bundle take an intimate look at the extraordinary
work of Lena Horne and Nancy Wilson, leading interpreters of American song
(March 1995). Witness the growing image of black doctors in emergency medicine
(April 1995), from television's Eriq La Salle in "ER" to the leadership
of Dr. L.D. Britt as head of the Level I Trauma Center in the region between
Richmond, Virginia and Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Celebrate Black Music
Month (June 1995) and revel in the artistry of classical pianist Awadagin
Pratt, who brings tremendous strength to the piano and drama to classical
music, producing sounds that leave listeners with a more orchestral sense
of color than most pianists aim for, much less achieve. Join us for dinner with a tempting African-American flair and flavor (July 1995), and see how African-American culinarians create "cash in the kitchen" with tasty treasures made from the rich cooking heritage of Southern cuisine. Travel faster than warp speed to the other-worldly realm of cyberspace (October 1995) and see what African-American pioneers are producing on the World Wide Web. When one million-plus black men went to Washington, D.C. for the Million Man March on October 16, about...time Magazine was there to report on the spirit of unity, peace, and love found in that historical event (November 1995). In an artistic field where time-in-trying means little and accomplishments determine status, we reported on the 25th anniversary of the Garth Fagan Dance Company (December 1995) and the movements that bring the choreographer's dream into reality.
Rare and Hard to Find Issues
Dr. Betty Shabazz was an intensely private woman. Publicly, she rarely discussed her six daughters or other members of her family. When she spoke in late 1992 at the State University of New York at Brockport, she preferred the role of educator, something she had done countless times on numerous campuses. about...time was in Brockport that day to hear Shabazz talk about her vision and those of her husband, the late Malcolm X. Highlights from her appearance were featured in our cover story from January 1993. Like her husband, Shabazz's life was ended prematurely, the victim, at age 61, of another tragedy afflicting one of Black America's most prominent families. But before she left us, Shabazz left a legacy all her own. In Betty Shabazz: A Woman's View, the about...time reader learned of Shabazz's fondest memory of Malcolm X, how her husband helped her deal with racism and her view of the Spike Lee film "Malcolm X," on which she served as a consultant. In the decades after her husband's assassination, Shabazz earned a master's degree in public health education and administration and a doctorate in higher education administration and curriculm development. At the time of her death in June 1997, Shabazz was director of communications and public relations at Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York. Learn more about this fascinating woman. Simply specify Rare Issue January 1993 on your order and receive this chapter in Black History at the cover price of $2.50. That's almost half of the standing $4.00 back issue price!
Roots/RoutesRochester's African-American History (1600-1984)
Written by Adolph Dupree, Part I took readers back to the Native Land, Native People (1600-1825), the days of the very first Rochesterians--the Seneca Indians. Dupree explained how the Indians mingled with, and married escaped or freed black American slaves. For example, A Route to Freedom (1826-1845), covered the development of Rochester from a village to a city and the freeing of slaves in New York State; In the Shadow of a Giant (1847-1860), provided a study of Frederick Douglass and the previously unknown or forgotten civil rights activists who were prominent during his stay in Rochester; All the Brave Generals (1861-1865), presented the story of Harriet Tubman; and Peace Be Still (1866-1899), followed the progress of local residents after the Civil War and up to the end of the nineteenth century. Part II (1900-1929) introduced a century of hope, growing cultural roots, and a rise in black business development that was dimmed by world powers at war and a national depression. Part III (1930-1939) focused on the post-depression years and found a tremendous investment in the development of youth to prepare them for upward mobility. Part IV (1940-1949) linked black American progress to a strong Caribbean influence as the world plunged into another global war. President Roosevelt's 1941 Executive Order 8802, calling for full participation in the war effort by all persons regardless of race, creed, or color, opened up jobs in defense related industries for blacks in Rochester. Part V (1950-1964) highlighted the distorted image of black Americans as seen by white Americans and the rebellion of a people who endured abuse and humiliation above and beyond all human decency. Part VI (1965-1984) documented the social action agencies that emerged out of the ashes of the Rochester rebellion and efforts to instill pride in native "roots" to achieve new "routes" toward African-American equality. The Supplement (February 1985) printed submissions by black Rochesterians awakened to new levels of positive self-images within their own family and community history; and the Pictorial Composite (February 1989), was illustrated by artist Peter Bibby, who brilliantly summarized the phenomenal story of blacks in Rochester as developed in the series written by Adolph Dupree. Although the research and documentation were based on local people and events, the series was in reality, a history of America! Obtain your own copy of the series, which can be purchased at $5.00 a copy, or save $10.00 when you purchase the 8-book set (a limited number of issues are available) for only $30.00!
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January 1993
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