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Miss Black America 1980

Episode Title:
Miss Black America 1980
Series Title:
Upstream
PRA Archive #: 
WZ0255.04
Description: 

This episode of Upstream features Sharon Wright, Miss Black America 1980. Wright was the thirteenth recipient of the title and after relinquishing the crown acted as spokesperson for Coca-Cola. She discusses her activities of the past year and gives advice to young girls who'd like to compete in the pageant. Hosts and producers Marie Smith and Nikki Jeter first discuss the past weekend's Caribbean Festival in Washington, D.C., and end the program with a fundraising pitch.

Original tape box image: 
Station: 
WPFW
Date Recorded on: 
July 20, 1981
Date Broadcast on: 
WPFW, July 20, 1981
Item duration: 
1 reel (45 min.) : 7 1/2 ips. stereo.
Keywords: 
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American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982
Black women -- History.
African American Women
Miss Black America Pageant of Hudson County (N.J.)
Contributor: 
Marie Smith
Role: 
Producer
Contributor: 
Nikki Jeter
Role: 
Producer
Contributor: 
Sharon Wright
Role: 
Guest
Genre: 
American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination
Distributor: 
Los Angeles : Pacifica Radio Archives, 1981
Rights Summary: 
RESTRICTED. Permissions, licensing requests, Curriculum Initiative, Campus Campaign and all other inquiries should be directed to: Mark Torres, Archives Director, 800-735-0230, Mark@PacificaRadioArchives.org
View Folio here (at Archive.org): 
WPFW Folio, July 1981, p. 2
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This recording has been digitally preserved as part of Pacifica's American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 grant preservation project, and is available for research and reference . Please contact the archives via telephone: 818-506-1077 or email:  americanwomen at pacificaradioarchives dot org for information on how to obtain a copy of this program. Thank you.



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