Category: Black History
SCOTUS: Dawning Of The Age Of Clarence – October 20, 1991
– ABC World News This Week – October 20, 1991 – ABC Radio News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 20, 1991 culminated a week of contentious questioning and cross-examination over President Bush’s nomination of Clarence Thomas to the bench of the Supreme Court. Riding in on a cloud
October 10, 1991 -Anita Hill Goes To The Hill – The Ever-present Stain Of Harrassment
– October 10, 1991 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 10, 1991 – and the atmosphere around Capitol Hill was going to get very thick with outrage. Days after revelations that Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas was accused of Sexual harassment by a former
Picket Lines In Chicago – A Place Called Howard Beach – September 8, 1987
– September 8, 1987 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September 8, 1987 – Summer vacation was over and the picket lines were forming in Chicago as negotiations between Teachers and the School District were in limbo, with virtually no chance of a settlement before
August 16, 2018 – Aretha Franklin – The Queen Of Soul Passes Away At 76.
August 16, 2018 – BBC Radio 4 – The Six O’Clock News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – BBC August 16, 2018 – Another milestone moment for this August 16th in history. The passing of Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul – who lost her fight with Cancer at the age
July 25, 1966 – Our Summer Of Discontent – Cities On Boil – Going From “Detained” To “Captured”.
– July 25, 1966 – The World Tonight – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Summer in the city and the summer of discontent. A Summer of scarring and scorching, this July 25, 1966. Starting with news on the matter of Civil Rights and the exploding violence and rage in cities
The Rodney King Verdict – Red Sky Over Los Angeles – The First 7 Hours – April 29, 1992
April 29, 1992 – 3:45-4:30 pm – KNX-AM Los Angeles – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 29, 1992 – 4:30-5:30 pm – KNX-AM Los Angeles – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 29, 1992 – 5:30-7:00 pm – KNX-AM/KCRW-FM Los Angeles – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 29,
April 5, 1968 – Death Of Martin Luther King – The Morning After – A Nation On Notice.
Newsfront – Special report/Discussion – April 5, 1968 – Eastern Educational Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 5, 1968 – When Dr. Martin Luther King jr. died in a Memphis hospital at around 7 pm, an hour after he was gunned down while standing on the balcony of