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  • Some Of My Best Friends: Arnold Rachlis, Memorial to Carl Ebert

    Some Of My Best Friends: Arnold Rachlis, Memorial to Carl Ebert

    A conversation about Reconstrucionist Judaism with Rabbi Arnold Rachlis, followed by a brief eulogy for television director Carl Ebert.

  • Career Counciling for Women in the Arts: Ann Kemp and Sherrie Cutler

    Career Counciling for Women in the Arts: Ann Kemp and Sherrie Cutler

    Two interviews conducted as part of the series “Career Counciling for Women in the Arts.” This tape features TV news cinematographer and producer Ann Kemp and architect/designer Sherrie Cutler.

  • Sons of Sappho 1995 Reunion

    Sons of Sappho 1995 Reunion

    The Sons of Sappho (later known as the Sappho Socialites), founded by Yvonne Hudson and Ernestine Medley in 1965, was a group of black lesbians in the South Side of Chicago, dedicated to celebrating their identities and forming community. This video features footage from a 1995 reunion of the Sons of Sappho, including video of the event and interviews with its members.

  • Mississippi, America

    Mississippi, America

    Narrated by Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, this story uses archival footage and on-camera interviews to reveal the little known, but important chapter in US history: how America’s attorneys volunteered to assist Black Mississippians in their battle for the right to vote and political representation in the 1960’s. It is a story of persistence and courage in the face of oppression and life-threatening violence. Broadcast on PBS Primetime television (1996 – 1999).

  • For My People: The Life and Writing of Margaret Walker

    For My People: The Life and Writing of Margaret Walker

    Margaret Walker has been described by Nikki Giovanni as the “most famous person nobody knows.” Walker established one of the first Black Studies centers in the nation, was mentored by Langston Hughes and W.E.B. Du Bois, and her signature poem, “For My People,” set a tone and a level of commitment to which African-American writers have been responding ever since. Narrated by Ruby Dee, this biographical film combines conversations with Walker, readings from her poetry, and commentary from leading scholars to make a powerful argument for the centrality of her work to contemporary American literature.

  • Wholesome Roc, Images of Home: Postcard Art (5/13/88)

    Wholesome Roc, Images of Home: Postcard Art (5/13/88)

    Wholesome Roc Art Gallery and Cafe, an alternative art space opened in Chicago in 1987, provided a place for artists, particularly black queer artists, to display their art and engage with one another. This video centers an exhibit at Wholesome Roc created by the Architecture Gallery and entitled “Image of Home,” which contains a collection of postcards sent from around the world.

  • [Wholesome Roc Performance Art, 5/7/88 tape #1]

    [Wholesome Roc Performance Art, 5/7/88 tape #1]

    Wholesome Roc Art Gallery and Cafe, an alternative art space opened in Chicago in 1987, provided a place for artists, particularly black queer artists, to display their art and engage with one another. This video contains footage from the first half of the Wholesome Roc First Anniversary Show, celebrating Wholesome Roc Gallery and Cafe’s first year in operation and featuring various types of performance art.

  • Wholesome Roc on Channel 19 (outtakes)

    Wholesome Roc on Channel 19 (outtakes)

    Wholesome Roc Art Gallery and Cafe, an alternative art space opened in Chicago in 1987, provided a place for artists, particularly black queer artists, to display their art and engage with one another. This video contains footage taken by Stephanie Coleman, co-founder of Wholesome Roc art gallery and cafe, featuring a news crew filming a segment on Wholesome Roc.

 
 
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